9818/Firework

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Firework
Date of Scene: 29 October 2019
Location: Concourse Plaza Multiplex
Synopsis: Doug and Jubilee go out on a date.
Cast of Characters: Cypher, Jubilee




Cypher has posed:
8:00 PM movie. The one with the evil clown. Doug waits politely, sitting on the front steps outside of the school, his car parked nearby. He flips through his phone, absently surfing it with light taps of a techno-organic finger against the screen. He's dressed in jeans and a gray Xavier's School sweatshirt against the chill fall air.

Jubilee has posed:
Heading outside is Jubilee, who actually threw on something 'nicer' for a change instead of her usual romping about town ensemble. Wearing a pair of snug jeggings and a new white sweater with a pink stripe across her midsection, she looks 'fashiony' tonight. "Hey, I'm here! Sorry if I'm late!" Is that a bit of lip gloss on as well? She has a shine to her lips and most likely it tastes like strawberries. "I was trying to figure out what to throw on." She is all grins though. "I'm pretty stoked. I wanted to see this movie for awhile."

Cypher has posed:
"You're full of surprises." Doug says, getting up. "I didn't think you'd be the 'evil clowns' type." He beams brightly, and then adds, "You look nice!" He's dressed pretty ordinarily -- he combed his hair, but then his hair is always great, isn't it? He cheerily opens the passenger side door, before he climbs in, and starts the car with the press of a button. "Passenger picks the music."

Jubilee has posed:
"Whaaaat? You don't think I'd be into evil clowns? That's hilarious. Doug, we fight real monsters. There is no way I'm gonna be scared of a clown chasing kids with red balloons. This is more like a comedy." As she climbs into the car, Jubilee gives him a bright smile. "Thanks. You look good too. Love the hair." She notices! As she sinks in and buckles up, she goes to poke at the radio once it turns on. "I can pick the music, huh? Can I put on the KPOP station?" She teases.

Cypher has posed:
Doug quirks his mouth, and says, "You know who you're talking to, right? Of course you can." He pulls out, and heads down the long drive, techno-organic hand on the wheel. "Well I mean you never know, right? I've seen Sam fight parasitic aliens but clowns freak him the heck out. I'm planning to doctor one of his danger room exercise scenarios so all the mooks are replaced by Pennywise."

Jubilee has posed:
"Oooh my God. That is amazing and I want to be in the control center when that goes down. Sam is too funny. How the hell can he be this manly country boy and be scared of clowns? Doof." Jubilee says as she puts on the station and giggles at the music. She doesn't understand Korean, but she loves the upbeat tempos of the music. "You wanna know what always creeped me out? Those old SAW movies. Those are scary because it's like psychological horror. Anyone can kidnap you and stick you in a trap that causes you to hurt yourself or worse. Ew."

Cypher has posed:
"Yeah, really puts guys like Arcade into perspective." Doug says, "Though... for some reason, the thought of torture doesn't frighten me as much as it might've once." Doug... is a fast driver. Both hands on the wheel, but fast. And he sings along to the songs Jubilee picks... in Korean. "I love this." He says. "He's saying such beautiful things."

Jubilee has posed:
"Oh, yeah, totally. I love how he's singing about .. girls .. or .. a club or something." Jubilee says jokingly as she straightens up a bit as the car takes a hard, fast corner. "I don't even speak Chinese, so I really have no clue what's going on. I just love the sound of it. The kinda stuff I would love to go dancing to." Her brows lift upwards, giving a glance over to the speed limit briefly.

Cypher has posed:
"He's singing about meeting a girl in a club he really likes." Then he says, "I haven't gone dancing since I quit working at Club Evo, being shot'll do that to you though!" Doug seems to treat the speed limit as... more of a guideline, really. Then he gives a bright grin. "Also my dating life's been kinda--crazy. I was seeing Illyana for a little bit, but we were just too *busy* with our own stuff. You know?"

Jubilee has posed:
"Yeah, yeah. I know. I hear you." Jubilee says as she gives him a grin. "I seem to mostly be stuck in friend zone situations with all the guys here. That's what I get for being the annoying bratty firecracker while we were all kids. It's all good though. Just means more ice cream for me." She bobs her head along with the music, fingers of her right hand drumming along the windowsill. "Hey, you are doing okay, right? I mean, you know, being alive and all, which is /awesome/ and totally better than you being dead. But, on the realsies, just you and me and KPOP. You are okay?"

Cypher has posed:
"Well." Doug says, "It's like I told Illyana. I was dead for two years. That's two years of living and learning that I missed. I don't know what it's like to be in love. Not really. I can't make people false promises." The lights of the plaza where the theater is located glitter in the distance and get closer. "I need to learn how to be in love, just like these kids do. You know? And... sometimes that's tough, when you're *not* a teenager anymore. But am I OK? Well, Sam and I had a come to Jesus meeting about me exhausting myself with work so I wouldn't have to face the tough problems on my mind."

Jubilee has posed:
"You're also speeding and taking corners pretty quickly. Leads me to believe that death has gave you a new lease on life and you're kinda pushing yourself now to new limits, maybe feeling a bit more reckless?" Jubilee asks as she bumps his shoulder gently. "I don't know what it's like to be in love either, Doug. I thought I came close a few times but those were just really cute guys on TV that I crushed on." She jokes. "But, relax a bit, yeah? Sam could be on to something. You're one of the smartest people in the world. You have .. a second chance to be a big nerd."

Cypher has posed:
"I like going fast. Understanding the pattern of how the vehicle works, the... language of the rubber meeting the road. It's a thrill." Doug says, quietly. He pulls into the plaza, and parks, neatly. "I am a big nerd." He agrees. "But I have amazing hair." He says. "Fights me every morning."

Jubilee has posed:
Once they are stopped, Jubilee turns to face him with a grin. "You are a big nerd with great hair. Just don't burn too much rubber." She unbuckles and then leans over, kissing his cheek. Mwah. "Thanks for coming out with me though. This is cool." She says as she hips the door open and climbs out, taking in a deep breath of the crisp cool air.

Cypher has posed:
Doug turns away as his cheeks turn scarlet. "Yeah, it is cool." He says, before he gets out, and shuts the door behind him. He offers his arm to Jubilee, as he strolls inside. Once inside, he buys two tickets for the Evil Clown Movie, and then he springs for an extra-large popcorn. "Hey." He says, "You want the white cheddar cheese powder, or the orange cheddar cheese powder?" He orders an extra-large diet coke for himself, for maximum having to fight the urge to pee at the end credits.

Jubilee has posed:
"Neither! I'm a au'natural butter kinda girl. Drown it!" Jubilee says as she reaches for a cup to fill up an extra large Coke Zero in Cherry flavor. "But if you want the cheese powder, I'll buy a medium for myself or something so you can spice up your popcorn life." She stuffs her pockets full of napkins, enough to maybe hide the sweet treat that she is sneaking in for her nerdy buddy tonight. Once everything is paid for and they are walking down the aisle, she sneaks out a pack of caramel squares and slips them into his hand. Wink.

Cypher has posed:
Doug springs for the extra-large popcorn. "Extra butter, please." He holds up the bucket, and then then grins, sidelong, as he curls techno-organic fingers around the candy, and then once they're in the theater and seated, he boldly tosses one up into the air and catches it in his mouth. "You know, this is nice." He says... "Though I kind of wish these were the old-school theater chairs. The recliners always seemed a bit much to me."

Jubilee has posed:
"Not me. I love this." Jubilee says as she pushes a button on the side to have the seat recline back so her feet can stick out. "This is super cushy and they got butt warmers. Butt. Warmers. Dougie. During the winter, your cute butt cheeks can be toasty as you watch Evil Clowns devour dumb kids who run into the woods instead of the heavily fortified house with the weapons." She snags a handful of popcorn and crams it into her mouth. Chomp. Chew. Swallow. "This is nice though. You wanna do it again sometime, like maybe with some dinner action?"

Cypher has posed:
"Well that might be nice. I'm the fittest IT guy in the world. Because I've been on a tailored exercise program and metabolically-perfected diet since I was fifteen." Doug says, before he tosses some popcorn up into the air and catches in his mouth. Showoff. "I thought we WERE getting dinner after. Sushi?"

Jubilee has posed:
"Oh! We are doing dinner too? Coooool... yeah, /sushi/ is amazing. Sure. I'm totally down for night sushi. I'm sorry, I thought this was just a movie." Jubilee laughs as she gives him another big smile. "Got a place in mind that you really are into? I like Haru's if you're into that old school sushi. They have good calamari too." She is practically buzzing now as she takes some more popcorn, blushing.

Cypher has posed:
Doug smirks, and then says, "...What, you thought I wouldn't feed you?" He says. Then the movie comes on, and he sits back, watching.

...It's terrible. A cinematic tour de farce. It's so bad, that about halfway through it, Doug starts throwing popcorn at the screen.

Jubilee has posed:
Giggling, Jubilee lobs more popcorn into her mouth. "This kinda counts as food." She admits, then quiets as the movie comes on.

It's terri-bad. The type of movie that will be seen on Rifftrax. She loves it. She is laughing so hard at the scary parts, wiping tears away from the corner of her eyes.

"Holy crap, this is a pile of dogshit. It's amazing." She says as she leans into his shoulder, plopping her head on to it.

Cypher has posed:
Doug says, "Yeah, it's amazingly BAD. I didn't think movies this terrible GOT theatrical release anymore!" He says. He can't help it, he laughs aloud at at extended, melodramatic scene where a man sneaks up on his closet and opens it, only for the clown to come out of the *bathroom* and melt him with a seltzer bottle with acid in it.

"Oh, boooo, BOOOOOOOOOOOOO~"

Jubilee has posed:
Laughing harder now, Jubilee can barely breathe. In fact, between laughs, she slams another handful of popcorn into her mouth, then immediately starts to choke as she sucks a kernel down the wrong pipe.

Hacking, she slams a fist into her stomach a few times until she pops it up, then immediately grabs her soda for a quick sucking as she squints her eyes shut, still giggling.

"Ooof. That was unlucky." She says with another snort. "You wanna just walk out and do something else or stay to the end?" She laughs.

Cypher has posed:
"Oh no," Doug says, "We're sticking this out. This movie is so bad, I have to see it all the way through."

Then they get to the big twist where it turns out that 'comedy' is what kills the evil clowns, and Doug says, "...You know how I said we'd stick it out all the way to the end, Jubes? I'm eating my words." He says, before he silences himself with another mouthful of popcorn.

Jubilee has posed:
"You should eat the box when you're done with it too." Jubilee laughs as she parks her head on his shoulder again as they wait until the credits start to roll. The clown was defeated and the 'hot girl' and the young kid survived to the end.

Dipping her hand into the popcorn again, she is still giggling. "I'm going to keep the ticket stubs as a reminder of the most painful night of my life."

Cypher has posed:
"Well I admit the kid did use part of a GREAT Rodney Dangerfield bit to kill the clown, so there's that. Though uh... jokes about your wife cheating on you out of the mouth of a ten year old fall a little flat." He gets up and stretches, before he puts one hand on the small of his back -- then he reaches down to help Jubilee up. "So." He says, "Dinner? My treat."

Jubilee has posed:
Snagging him by the hand to yank herself up, Jubilee uses her free hand to brush some kernels off her sweater, then lobs her drink into the empty bucket of popcorn. She can sure throw it down. "Dinner!" She says as she winds her fingers up in his as she picks up the bucket to carry out for the trash. "I think the script just tried way too hard. Stephen King is rolling around in his grave right now."

Cypher has posed:
Doug exhales, and says, "Stephen King is still alive, Jubes." He strolls with her. "He's old, but he's still alive." He grins, and says, "It's been a long time since I got to sit down and watch a really *bad* movie. They're almost a lost art these days."

Jubilee has posed:
"Are you sure he's not dead? I thought he.. ooooh, wait, that's Hawking. Not.. King.. Ha. Holy shit I'm stupid sometimes." Jubilee says as she rolls her eyes upwards and to the side. "See, I could be a character in a bad movie. I say dumb things like that out loud." She says as she swings their hands a bit as they walk for the main doors. "We should have a day where we just kick it on the couch and just watch cheesy movies from the eighties."

Cypher has posed:
Doug makes a face. "Just none with Anthony Michael Hall in them. Sam and Berto used to tease me by calling me that. I *really* hated it." He glances at Jubilee, sidewise, and then says, "I'm having a really great time. Thank you. I think I really needed this."

Jubilee has posed:
"I am too! I'm really glad we did this, even if I was just lobbing it out as a joke. I didn't think you'd take me up on the offer seriously, but I'm glad you did." Jubilee says as she gives him a bump of the shoulder as she looks up at him. "It's kinda cool to feel normal once in awhile, huh? I know I sure appreciate it. So, sushi and then head back?"

Cypher has posed:
"Heh. Yeah." Doug says. He scratches the back of his head. "Turns out popcorn just makes me hungry." Then he beams again, and says, "Well, I mean, it's just in my nature to show a pretty girl a good time--" He snap-points, and then pauses. "Ah. Uh."

Jubilee has posed:
"Oh. It's just in your nature, huh? You're a totally nerdy hot playboy, I see." Jubilee laughs as she gives him a playful poke in the side with her finger, then pauses them in their walk. Turning, she gives him a wider grin, then leans in to press her lips to the corner of his mouth for a kiss. "Thanks for saying I'm pretty, Doug. That's legit of you."

Cypher has posed:
Doug turns a furious shade of scarlet, and then says, "Well, I mean, you are." He says, before he smiles. "You really think I'm cute? Honestly when the two other guys in my clique are *Sam* and *Berto* it's pretty easy for girls to overlook you sometimes."

Jubilee has posed:
"Are you kidding? When Berto opens his mouth I usually want to put a fist into it because he's obnoxious. He's hot, don't get me wrong but when we were teens, he was a total loud mouthed doofus and now he's kinda a corporate big wig. Sam? Well .. I mean .. Sam is Sam. He's everyone's big brother. I'd only want to see him naked in a clinical way." Jubilee smirks at him as she waggles her brows at him. "You though? You like video games, you love different food, you love crappy movies and you can teach me how to speak Chinese so I won't be a walking twinkie my entire life. Annnnd.. you got cute hair. You're fine, Doug. You're a total chick magnet, trust me. I'm not in your league."

Cypher has posed:
Doug tilts his head and says, "...Why would you say that? You're fun. You're spontaneous. You love 80s movies and New Wave music... you're fearless, and you've got a kind heart. If anything, Jubes," He says, as he strolls out of the theater, "I'm not in YOUR league."

Jubilee has posed:
"Ha-Ha. Okay, we're not in each other's leagues. Let's get married. I know an Elvis chapel down the street. He's fantastic. I've sat in on five of his sermons so far. He has the /best/ hip sways." Jubilee says as she grins cheekily at him. "I'll make sure Rogue is my maid of honor and Dazzler can be the wedding band."

Cypher has posed:
Doug somehow manages to turn even redder. "Not funny jubilation," He says, "We haven't even progressed to the first kiss yet--!" Then he closes his mouth with a click. "I just... I don't..." He says, "You're really great, and I've had a great time, and it'd be awesome to keep having a good time, but *I* am worried I'd make you promises I'm not in a place to keep-- so how do I not do that?"

Jubilee has posed:
Pausing in their walk, Jubilee lifts her brows upwards, looking confused. "Doug, it was an obvious joke." She scrunches her face up for a moment. "So, what's going on here? Did I upset you?"

Cypher has posed:
"No, no." Doug says. "I just forget sometimes my mutant powers don't even make me infalliable. I was just wondering if there was going to be a *second* date, or if this was just a one-time only good time." He says, before he pauses. "Uh. I mean--"

Jubilee has posed:
"I mean, are you going to ask me out on a second date?" Jubilee asks as she looks up at him. "That's up to you. I'm having an awesome time. I think it's cool hanging out with you." She rubs the back of her neck with her fingers.

Cypher has posed:
"I just... yeah. I think I'd like that." Doug says, grinning a little bit. "It was just -- this was sudden, but I had a great time." He shrugs, once, and then says, "...So yeah. Second date. In the city, next time. I'll take you dancing." He shakes his shoulders out. "Whoo! That's a load off my mind!"

Jubilee has posed:
"Usually it's us ladies that freak out about this sorta stuff." Jubilee says with a twist of her lips up at him. "And I'd love to go dancing with you. I hope you can keep up with me." She says as she reaches for his hands, tugging him closer by them. She stares up at him and gives him a grin as she hooks his hands around to her waist. "Thanks for overthinking this stuff. It means you care."

Cypher has posed:
Doug lets his hands -- ordinary left, black and gold techno-organic right -- rest on Jubilee's hips. "Well of course I care!" He says. "I could keep up with Kitty on roller skates, I can keep up with you in rollerblades." He gives a little smile. "Overthinking things is what I do -- at least, till I don't."

Jubilee has posed:
Curling her arms around him in return, Jubilee steps into his embrace, then leans forward to give him a hug. "Yeah? Annnd, what are you thinking about right now?" She says with a giggle as she looks up at him, thin brows lifting upwards. "And you can't keep with me in rollerblades. I would smoke you."

Cypher has posed:
Doug considers that, and then he says, "That I'd kiss you before we went to dinner, and see where things go from there -- but no matter what happens, let's stay friends?" He says, before he mutters, "If I was on a skateboard, you wouldn't."

Jubilee has posed:
"We'll always be friends, Doug. That's not going to change." Jubilee says as she gives him a big smile. "And I'd still smoke you, even if you were on a skateboard. I spent my entire mall rat life on blades. I was a magician on eight wheels." She says as she leans back against his car, giving him another squeeze.

Cypher has posed:
"I used to ride a rocket-powered Warlock skateboard." Doug says, "I'm unbeatable on anything with four wheels." He says. He leans a little bit and then pauses. "Ah." he says, "...I think..." He says, "I'm going to practice delayed gratification," In a papery whisper, "...And ask you out on a second date instead?"

Jubilee has posed:
"Request for a second date accepted." Jubilee gives him a smile as she listens to him whisper. She brushes her fingers against his back gently, tracing a couple of circles here and there. "I would absolutely love to go dancing with you."

Cypher has posed:
"...Good." Doug says, "...It's a date." He beams, and then steps back. "Now... let's go to dinner." He offers his hand. "Kay?"