10952/Juggs, Thugs, and HotDugs

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Juggs, Thugs, and HotDugs
Date of Scene: 29 April 2022
Location: Central Park
Synopsis: Rien, Gabby and Cain run into one another around the hotdog vendor. After some mild catching up and hotdogs galore they part on good terms.
Cast of Characters: Cain Marko, Gabby Kinney, Rien D'Arqueness




Cain Marko has posed:
It's not always fun being The Juggernaut! Just most of the time. However, when one is forced to take an 'L', so to speak, it can dampen ones spirit. Example:

Recently, Juggernaut has found himself in the employ of AIM, acting as their muscle for several low-stakes efforts of theft and property damage that would grant a good paycheck and give him a chance to smash things and show the world how powerful and unstoppable he was. It's the small things that matter, especially when one's ego is the size of Cain's..

Then Superman showed up and Killer Frost made off with the goods and their fight was interrupted by an irate immortal alien warrior woman. Not exactly a resounding finish.

Next, AIM was back for repeat business. The targer: One Doctor Banner. The Hulk. A job Juggernaut almost took for free. A fight that was going his way until...Hulk started speaking in full sentences, escaped out of a collasping mesa and buried Juggernaut in it. When the red behemoth emerged, Hulk was gone. AIM was gone.

So no more working for AIM...and the giant of a man is currently cutting a sour looking glowering expression as he lumbers his way through Central Park like some massive boulder rolling down a narrow path. People are wise and..get out of his way. All the charm of a meandering earthquake and a category five hurricane with a frowny face in the clouds. That is until a nearby Hotdog vendor catches his attention and the giant pauses.

Yes. Hot dogs. That's sure to turn that frown upside down.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
It had been... Awhile, since Gabby had reached out to Rien again after recent events. Not just because she was getting her emotions sorted out, but because she'd found herself with a vast new opportunity in front of her that was going to require a lot of her time, dedication, and effort. Yet she didn't want to vanish completely from the lives of those that were important to her. So she'd suggested an outing to Central Park, where she knew of this awesome hotdog vendor that Spiderman himself had introduced her to.

Poor guy got great business, but on occasion it was from the weirdest of people.

The little pink barrettes she usually wore are gone completely and replaced instead by a yellow headband that kept her hair entirely swept out of her face. A new look. A small change. Nothing that would make her impossible to recognize but a nod to her reflection in the mirror that things were changing for her. Dressed in leggings, and a sleeveless hoodie, she makes her way through the park along a path all too familiar.

"Really the dogs are the best. The Chicago one is great, but so is the chilidog..." She prattles only to pause as she spots another familiar figure. Breaking into a grin she throws her hand into the air to wave. "Cain!"

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
Rien is always happy to hear from Gabby, especially given what's passed between them recently, so when the suggestion is offered to get hot dogs in the park, Rien is all too happy to agree! She's casual in skinny jeans with knee high boots and a simple peastant's blouse under a hand-woven poncho in blue, black, and cream. Her golden mane is left alone, attempts at taming it never seem to end well so she simply leaves it alone.

Strolling through the park, Rien smiles across at Gabby and gives a nod, "I believe you, you've had nothing but excellent things to say about him for the last twenty minutes! You've made me hungry just talking about his hotdogs."

The call out to Cain has her looking forward, one brow lifting in bemusement at the sight of the Juggernaut getting hot dogs from New York's most famous vendor.

Cain Marko has posed:
No matter the what, where and why..Cain Marko cuts a figure that looks like it should be facing down the entire defensive line of the regional football conference. Alone. He's currently dressed somewhat casually with a tee-shirt sporting a grinning Godzilla stretched across his 'Yikes he's insanely big' torso and jeans and brown heavy soled workboots finishing off his casual fare. In short, it's no surprise Gabby recognizes him even though he's more unkempt then normal with unshaven hair and the slow growth of an unkempt red haired mullet crowning his brutish features. Don't mind the hot dog vendor as he starts quaking in his boots as Cain's immense shadow and presence falls over him.

For his part, Cain doesn't seem particularly interested in much more aside from simply 'existing' at the moment and he studies the vendors offerings with curiosity and a gnawing desire to just eat something - a paradox considering he doesn't require food but such is life as a crazy avatar-thing.

Gabby's voice breaks through to him though and he blinks a few times and then flickers his gaze in the direction of her voice, peering over dark shades in her direction with some surprise and then the slow creak of a bemused close lipped smile despite his sour mood. His attention pulled away does give the vendor a moment to sigh in relief.

"What's goin' on, Gabby?" Cain's deep voice rumbles with that usual token-brawler drawl to it. "You aint trying to sneak into any more super villain hangouts are ya?" His gaze drifts past her to look at Rien and his eyes squint in search of recognition. It takes a moment but it soon clicks. "..Huh..You again?"

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Nah, I'm good for now. I know a merc bar they let me hang out at on occasion," Gabby offers over in response to Cain's question of her bar hopping practices. And though it might get wide eyed stares from just about anyone who saw, she marches right up to the impressive-even-out-of-costume Cain to throw her arms around him in a hug. Granted she pretty much only comes up to his ribs, and her arms don't make it all the way around, but that doesn't mean she DOESN'T give him a hugging squeeze.

It lingers a bit longer than she usually might, even for her. Hugs were good. Hugs were really good. "Had a long week," she utters quieter before she does hop back and flashes him a grin. Half-turning away she gestures towared Rien indicating she ought to come closer. Perhaps cautiously so given the run-in at the bar, but none the less. She's trying.

"Oh, yeah, I don't think I got to properly introduce you last time. This is Rien, my older sister."

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
Rien offers a quick and easygoing smile towards Cain, winking at him, "Hey there, big guy. Sorry if we upset the apple cart at the Bar. But really, it was just Gabby and I, we had nothing to do with the others." She tucks a lock of hair behind one ear and doesn't hesitate to amble on up to the pair, offering a hand towards Cain. "Rien D'Arqueness."

She flashes a grin towards Gabby, "I'm pretty sure I'm currently the oldest out of all of Logan's children with the help of the portal from Hell." Looking towards the vendor, she smiles, "These guys are on my dime today, whatever they want, they get... as long as it can come out of your cart, anyways." Looking back to the pair, Rien smiles, "There. So! What's everyone getting?"

Cain Marko has posed:
Having met and gotten to know Gabby has filed some of the edge off of the fact that Logan has children running around and that Cain seems to be destined to keep running into them.

But that doesn't mean he'snot still mildly flabbergasted at both Gabby's introduction and then Rien's further explanation of the matter.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute.. -Another- kid?" He pulls his shades off now and peers at Rien with confused eyes and then looks to Gabby and then back to RIen again. "...What....another clone? How many kids..copies..does that guy have??"

Cain pockets his glasses now and then grunts, "..Anyway..listen.. Bar with No Name aint my place. THeir rules after all. But somma us like being able to hang out under the radar and if it got out that two of Wolverine's kids were just hanging out there..somebody mighta gotten ideas.. No skin off my back. If you just want to hang out there..just let me know before you just pop up. Don't want somebody like Sabretooth hanging out there, you know?"

He glances back to the vendor and then shrugs and gestures for Rien and Gabby to go ahead of him.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney holds up her hand to flash a good three fingers toward the hotdog vendor once Rien states that she's paying. Heck yeah she's getting some food. "One chilidog and tow Chicago's with the works, please! Spiderman apparently just likes his with mustard but I think he's missing out on some serious yumminess that way." With that little factoid given she flashse a grin at Cain.

"Oh, no, no, Rien isn't a clone. She's..." Here Gabby pauses to turn and regard Rien with a silently questioning expression. Just in case she gets it wrong. "Uh, she's legitimate. In that regard. That I don't want to think about our dad having done at all EW god it's in my head now!"

Tongue sticking out she clasps her head in both hands doing a quick about-turn and stomp a time or two with several 'ews' and 'OH GAG' as she fights off the mental thought of Logan and sex. EW. EW. EW.

Thankfully the topic has changed a bit, and she glances over her shoulder, "Oh I already met Sabertooth once. Gave him a hamburger."

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
Rien lets out a rich laugh and shakes her head, "I'm not a clone. My mother slept with Logan and I was made in the old-fashined way. Mostly. There was magic involved too, but that's a whole other thing to get into. Suffice to say that I am a 'natural' Howlett." She stays pretty simple, getting a hotdog with ketchup, mustard, and relish with an unsweet iced tea to wash it down. "Technically I think Daken was born first, but I went through the timeline twice, which gives me the edge on age."

Turning back towards Cain, she flashes a grin, "Also means that I'm a halfbreed. I am a mix of Homo Magi and Homo Superior.. a Magi-Mutant."

Because THAT isn't a terrifying thought. A Wolverine with magic. "Oh, and I'm French." Is that better? Or worse? She takes a bite of her dog, chewing on it with a smile before swallowing and offering, "I don't have my father's hangups, if there's going to be an issue with mea nd Sabertooth, it's going to be on his end."

Cain Marko has posed:
"Ugh.."

Well that was a bit of information overload. From both of them. Cain shakes his head and pinches the brow of his nose before snorting a few times like some sort of annoyed ox or bull attempting to get itself back in the game.

"Right.." he finally rumbles, "Well ... I guess on a ...meter of strange things this is probably a bit mundane. Sure, why not? Why can't Wolverine have had a kid. Two. Sure, three, Daken. Why not."

The talk of magic does perk his interests as well though and he arcs an eyebrow thoughtfully before shaking his head once again, "MIxin' mutants and magic sounds like a disaster in the making to me but I guess you've been doing well for yourself so far eh?"

It's a slow begrudging acceptance but ultimately Cain seems to simply deal with the randomness of it all and he offers a slow bemused smirk, "...As far as Sabretooth goes.. He's basically a mean half drunk alley cat. You probably got nothing to worry about."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney holds up a finger a moment when Rien starts to explain. "Can... can we not do details? Before food?" Bleh. It doesn't stop her from accepting her hotdogs though. No way was she not going to eat, she had an appetite still even if the thought of Wolverine and kids and... "I meant to ask about that, actually. Howlett?" It wasn't a name she was familiar with. Then again Logan rarely if ever spoke of himself.

Biting into one of her dogs she gives a little side to side shimmy, a little happy dance, at having something tasty to eat. Even with all the distractions some things were just too good not to thoroughly enjoy.

"I dunno, he'd pretty much been killing people by the time I ran into him. That's why I gave him a hamburger so he wouldn't be hangry."

"I might be effectively immortal-ish but rather not test it out in that case."

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
"James Howlett. James Logan Howlett? Wolverine? His name... or at least, that was the name he was using when he met my mother. It was on his tags from the war." Rien carefully doesn't mention WHICH war. There's been a few. She eats on her hot dog for a minute, then washed it down with the tea and flashes a grin towards Cain, "It's infinitely more complicated than it seems. That was the simple version."

She also doesn't elaborate on anything else to save Gabby's appetite, merely turning a a quick grin towards her before finishing off her own hot dog. There's a chuckle for Cain's description of Sabertooth. "If I weren't already seeing someone, I would say he sounds like a fun time."

Cain Marko has posed:
"Huh?"

This seems to be a theme for Cain, at least tonight or where daughters of Wolverine are concerned.

"Say what? He was out killing people and you gave him a -hamburger-? What...was he hungry or something? I mean..sure being hungry can put someone in a bad mood but I feel like you're not telling the whole story. Granted, last time I saw him he was getting itchy for spillin' blood with a bunch of off limits refugees around him."

Cain looks on at Gabby with a look that manages to mix confusion and bemusement but then he looks back over to Rien and just ends up laughing, "The runt's got a lot of names it seems.. And I don't know if you'd want to date someone like Creed." He pauses to consider things and then adds,"Well..I don't know you well. Maybe you would. Folk are into different things, right?"

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney blinks owlishly at Rien a long moment as she lists off those names only to give a nod of apparent understanding after a moment. "Oooh. See he never mentioned that. Or like, his name at all. I think most people at the school just think his name is 'Logan' and nothing else." There's a slight pause where she contemplates her hotdog again thoughtfully. "Then again, I think he might think that, too. If Laura, him, and Wade are any indication then having massive head trauma can cause us to lose our memories even with the healing factor. Good to know. And glad I wear bodyarmor usually." A solemn nod is given.

As for giving Sabertooth a hamburger? She can only shrug. "Technically I threw it at him while I was in a tree eating my lunch. Anyway."

It seems like she might say more. But something causes her to glance down at her shoes breifly with a frown. Oddly it's around the time that Rien mentions she's seeing someone. Rather than say anything else the rest of her chilidog is stuffed into her mouth to chomp on.

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
"I don't know that I would want to -date- him, but he sounds like he'd be wild in the sack. Besides, I'm not exactly into reforming anyone. Not my gig, I leave that to the people in the big house masquerading as a school." Rien lifts a shrug and shakes her head lightly. She seems to follow along well enough, though even she looks a little confused with how murder equates to a hamburger. Clearly things happened, but Gabby seems fine with it, so she'll assume it wasn't something she needed to worry about.

She nods to Gabby and smiles, "Not sure if he even remembers it. When I found out it was... 1944? 45? somewhere around there. So, entirely possible that he's forgotten that between then and now." Rien sighs softly and mutters, "I wish I could get memory loss from head trauma.... noooooooo, I have a -magic- brain and I have to try to sift through 14 billion..." Pausing, she looks up and clears her throat, "Sorry! Sidetracked."

When Gabby goes quiet, Rien reaches out and wraps her up into a tight, two-armed hug. "Sorry." She's released soon after, however, and Rien looks back to Cain, "I'm definitely into different things."

Cain Marko has posed:
The change in mood is noticed. Hard to miss it, really. Cain studies Gabby for a second but says nothing as Rien speaks up and his attention is pulled back to her. His eyes narrow slightly in thought as mention of the years comes up but he files that away for later and instead watches as the two sisters embrace.

"Everything alright? Seems like yer dating life might not be sitting well with everyone.."

The comment about the school that is actually a prison house does cause him to bark out a laugh. Now there is a subject matter he seems to be able to get behind. Raggin' on the Xers.

"You talking about up there with Charles folk? Tth..yeah a prison is one way to put it. Ol'Charley's got a real Arkham Asylum up there. Don't get to comfortable hanging around them..."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney closes her eyes at the hug and apology. It takes a moment but she gives a quick nod and swallows down the rest of the hotdog she'd tried to chomp in one go. After chewing. Even she could choke though it wouldn't have quite the same lasting effect as on someone else. "M'fine," she mumbles allowing herself a bright smile again. "Oh, it's no big deal," she assures Cain as she focuses her attention on her second hotdog, carefully adjusting the placement of the jalapeno ontop of it.

"I had a crush on the guy that started seeing her, but it's okay, I don't want to be with someone that doesn't like me anyway so it's for the best. These hotdogs are really good aren't they? Spiderman introduced me to the guy once. Nice guy. For a spider guy."

As for the school she can only roll her eyes. "Oh god. Okay. They helped me get situated a lot, I've got some friends there, but the *staff* are like... Nooo, Gabby, you're too yooooung. I've got more experience in combat and working with teams than most of them do! But no. This is why I don't spend much time there anymore." A small pause before she adds, "Most of the good ones graduated already. The ones that trusted me."

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
Nodding to Cain, Rien smiles faintly, "Nothing you need to worry about. Just some... sister stuff. We had to work things out. We're still working them out." She leaves it at that and just smiles at Gabby. Like she knows that Gabby is the one doing the favor.

Then it come sback around to the X-Mansion and she chuckles, "Look, as individuals, there's a lot I like about plenty of them. But as a whole... they're training a child army and that's just wrong. I don't care what the motivations are, or if the intentions are good... -child army-." She nods to Gabby, "And then there's the favoritism and exclusion amongst or against certain people so like... I don't know. I get along with them alright but I also give them a pretty wide berth."

Cain Marko has posed:
"Huh. That aint Charley's point of view, that's for sure but I aint about to start throwing around my opinion on it." and he's got them. A few in fact. "I don't mind helping The Brotherhood out from time to time though but that's all I'm gonna say on it. Still, pretty harsh critique there." Cain grins a little bit, sound amused but then turns away from Rien to look to Gabby, "Eh, don't worry about it. You got the experience and opportunities to put it to use will come. People can be stuck in their ways and old ways of looking at things.. Best to just move past them when they do.." His voiec trails off in thought before he shrugs again and then noes, "And you gals are hanging out with SPiderman eh? Should I be watching my back?"

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney allows herself a grin as she tries to ease back out of those other thoughts. Thankfully the distraction worked! Sort of. A shake of her head comes along with a laugh. "Nah, that was ages ago. Like a year or more. I don't know-know him, we just ran into one another when there was a car crash. Chatted a bit, grabbed a dog, and he was on his way. Still. Nice guy." A solemn nod is given as she chomps down on the last of her hotdog and pauses with hand hovering over her leg. Rather than wipe her hand off as she was about to do she switches direction to snag a napkin. Like a fucking lady. Yeah.

"I've got other opportunities as it is. With people that are a bit more understanding.

Rien D'Arqueness has posed:
"I'm... more than a 120 years old. I will call them as I see them. You pick up children from broken homes, pile them in one place, teach them how to use superpowers and combat skills for the express purpose of acting against others? That's a child army. If we were talking about the Rat King and not Charles Xavier, nobody would be arguing the point." Rien lifts a shrug and turns a grin towards Cain, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. I should know. I go there pretty regulalrly."

She looks back to Gabby and grins, "Sounds like a decent kid. Glad he turned you onto this place, that hotdog -was- great." She looks back to Cain and shrugs, "I haven't met him. I tend to run with a more 'mystical' crowd."

Cain Marko has posed:
"Heh. Being old don't make your perspective right it just means you've had longer to think about it, be it right or wrong." notes Cain but his tone softens abit as his smirk returns, "But hey, you do you, Rien. You won't hear me defending Charley. I got my own reasons to be critical of them." The talk of running with a more mystical crowd does cause him to grow more curious on that front, "..huh...sounds fun. We'll have to trade notes.." he grins at her and then Gabby as well, "See you two around. Still think I need to clear my head abit more.."

He turns abit and then waves a big arm as he starts to head off down the path, "You girls ..have fun out there.."