12205/Ice cream, Sunshine and Rainbows!

Ice cream, Sunshine and Rainbows!
Date of Scene:	28 July 2022
Location:	Harbor Road and Post Road
Synopsis:	Megan and Thomas have their first official date.
Cast of Characters:	Thomas Blake, Megan Gwynn

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Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake eventually finds the commercial district or what passes for it. A Rainbow store provides scarves and he buys Megan a green one seeing how happy it makes her. Across the street is a creamery Sweet Delights. It takes him a moment to realize it sells ice cream. there is window to let people outside order and he doesn't feel like sitting, he feels like getting some air and maybe walking. The beach is nearby, and the pool. Even if it closes he can jump the fence... you're with a Faerie who flies, dumbass. She can even port you in.

He orders a double scoop of cherry, no sugar added. He really has no taste for sweets. He watches to see what his date will order, holding her hand.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
It is hot, very hot. And that was a good excuse as any to drag Thomas out for ice cream and call it a date. So Megan had insisted on him giving a tour of Happy Harbour while enjoying some ice cream and whatever else they might find out here on a hot summer day. Oooh, and of course there's a new scarf to be bought! And she even brought her swimsuit after hearing rumours of a beach, so yay! Today, she's dressed in a blue v neck tshirt and denim shorts, hair pulled back in a high shirt ponytail.

And soon enough, there's a cute green scarf like the one she lost, and she orders a cherry cheesecake ice cream with extra cherries (naturally!) and giggles as she tries to keep it from melting. "Ooh, this place is so great, Thomas! Thanks for showing me around your neighborhood!" she skips along beside him, apparently never running out of energy.

Sugar=good!

Thomas Blake has posed:
She kind of has to skip to keep up with his long strides. But energy is not a problem. He frees up her hand so she can eat.

He never saw someone so happy. He isn't sure how to relate to this ball of energy. Yes she is with me. He starts walking to the beach. The sundae he ordered is long gone by the time they pass a trash can. So his am goes around her slim waist, after getting past the wings. He'll have to get used to those. "Not a problem. I don't really know the place that well yet. I'm glad we found a 'creamery' do they really call it that?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn seems to have no trouble keeping up, adjusting her strides, and even then, she never really seems to run out of energy. How many sweets does she eat on a daily basis anyway? Probably better not knowing, really! She takes her time eating those three big scoops, pointing out interesting landmarks and other buildings of interest along the way and asking a slew of endless questions, and even her wings seem more rainbow coloured today, although she keeps them mostly flattened against her back so they do t poke him when he slides an arm underneath them (What are they, anyway? Like mood rings or something?)

"Wow, this is such a niiice neighbourhood! I've heard of Happy Harbour, but it's my first time visiting. Soo much better than Gotham! How long have you lived here?" she giggles as she presses against him, taking a bigger bite than usual of her ice cream, and by the look on her face, probably got one of those annoying brain freezes. At least long enough to get her to shut up for a minute or two.

And then they're heading to the beach and her eyes widen, "Ooh, so there it is! I don't remember the last I e I've been to a real beach." of course she can port anywhere in the world, but lately she's been busy with training and trying to work a real job and being an official superhero. It's a lot of work!

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake turns to look down when she stops talking. Ah brain freeze. Well he has a trick some women like. Without asking he rubs her head, thumbs on er forehead, fingers rubbing her temples. So pretty... so close.

He kisses her forehead to warm her up a little.

"Eat slower. That's a lot of cold stuff. Maybe wrap your scarf around your head. Would you want me to do it the way we wear them in Africa? Need me to warm you up further?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks slowly, blushing as his little trick works. Especially the tender kiss at the end. "Oooh! How did you do that?" probably one of many times she'll ask him that. "Oh you're just full of surprises!" she giggles, giving his hand a squeeze. As for wrapping the scarf around her head, she just smiles and shakes her head, "Nah, it's ok, then I'll get too hot!" she grins, wrapping the scarf loosely around her neck instead.

"You talk of Africa often, do you miss it? It must have been sooo hot! Waay hotter than here." she tries to imagine what it feels like to be hotter than right now. But hey there's a beach and that ought to be cool!

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake he squeezes her hand back. "It was so hot, I had to sleep by day and hunt at night. I drank water from elephant footprints, and was glad elephants have big feet. For all that, I was reborn there in a way. You're... Welsh? You go home a lot? That spell is pretty useful. I mean you can go anywhere right if you have sufficient knowledge? Wow. You want to go for a swim?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks, "Wooow, I couldn't imagine that, and like, wrestling with lions and stuff?Thats sooo scary. I hear even rhinos and hippos and giraffes and elephants can be dangerous." she arches a curious brow, "Was it really worth it in the end..?" Soo many question, so little time.

Megan beams and nods as they head to the beach, "Pretty much, I just need a map and a general idea of the place. But yeah, I've ported to places I've never been to before. It's kinda exciting! Maybe we can visit Africa sometime together.."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake just squeezes her hand and nods. "100. It was the making of me. I was a fat emo failure. I had to go into witness protection for informing on a talking gorilla. I was a total loser. Now... well you be the judge. We can visit Africa. There's elephants and giraffes and rhinos where I made a home. No hippos buuuuut... hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal. There are hyenas you need to watch out for those too. Lions mostly bother livestock. Humans taste lousy. I have no idea how faeries taste. I could nibble on you to find out." He arches an eyebrow.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks slowly as she peers at him, hanging onto every word he says. "Oh, Woow. That sounds kinda exciting but scary, but.." she bites her lip. "Soo was that when you did a 360? I mean...You're basically a hero now, right?" really she doesn't know his history that well. He's hinted before that he's trouble, but..

The little tease causes her to giggle, playfully elbowing him. "Oh you're sooo silly! If you got a mouthful of faerie dust, you might just go nuts you know? But yeah, I'm all sugar and spice and everything nice!" she finishes the rest of her ice cream, and focuses on the beach now. No doubt at some point she bought a brand new swim suit precisely fir this occasion..And she can't wait to show it off!

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake doesn't correct her. "I'm no hero. I'm more a fee agent let's say. When I see something I don't like, I do something. I'm a survivor." He remembers to oof when she elbows him. Even though she might hurt her elbow. He looks at the waves. "The water looks great. You want t port home and get a suit? I'm good. Do faeries float?" He squeezes her arm a little as if judging how dense she is. "Hmmm. You fly. How much could you weigh?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn smirks, "Suuure, if you say so. But the way you risked your life to save those kids? I don't think I could have done that. And I'm supposed to be like, a professional hero. You just don't give yourself enough credit, I think!"

She just laughs at the question and nods, "Of course! I can swim, I can float too! I'm pretty light, you could probably pick me up with one hand." she nods and winks, holding up a finger, "Good idea...Be right back..Sihal Novarum Chinoth!"

She vanishes in a swirl of pink light, returning some five minutes later dressed in a simple but cute mint green swim suit with frills along the arm straps. "Ta-Da!" she does a little twirl. "What do you think?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is quite at a loss for words for a few moments then says, "You look great." He was wearing a suit under his shorts or what he usually wears around the house for that matter. Then he says, "Let's see if I can pick you up with one hand. Want to find out?" He has a nice build. With his shirt and shots off the many fine, healed wounds of survival are apparent, not just the trademark < < < on his chest.

He notes usually by now the 'date' was over and he'd be call blocking some. But he holds his hand out. "One handed you said? You can't weigh more than a gazelle."

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks and blushes some more, clasping her hands behind her back, "Ooh you really think so?" now her wings have turned bright red! And she giggles so,e more, "Hee thanks!" when he challenges to pick her up, she laughs, "Umm really? You think you can do it? I guess..Go for it!" she blushes some more at his ripped chest, wondering how many lions he had to wrestle to get that strong. But the scars worry her too, reaching out to touch one without thinking. "Those look like they hurt.."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake looks down at her hand. He shakes his shaggy head. "Not anymore. At the time, hell yeah. Well okay now let's see." He considers her for a moment then throws his arm around her upper thighs. With a smooth motion, barely straining he lifts he onto his shoulder and begins running over the sand into the water, up to his chest before stopping, enjoying the cold.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn meeps as she's swept up, clinging tightly to him as he runs towards the sea, giggling, "Ooh you really are strong, are you sure you pre not a meta of some sort?" either that or he's really really skilled, like Batman. She reaches a hand down to trail in the water and shivers, "Ooh it's nice and cool!"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake gives a roll of his shoulders that drops her in his arms.He holds her out of the water, mostly, the wings are big.

"I think I'm supposed to throw you into the water now. Isn't that what guys do? Now wait... you're held pretty securely. I am that strong. And I can keep you from saying more than 'sihal' a number of ways." He tosses her lightly. Is he meta?

"I can dunk you really fast and get it over with."

He bends closer till he's nose to nose. "I can kiss you and we can just sink in slow. Now... I prefer the kissing method, because... you really are beautiful, quite apart from being a Fae or a Mutant, just by being Megan. So what will it be? I kind of have you trapped. Villains do that." He bends closer as he speaks until his lips are almost touching hers.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn smiles, adjusting her position, wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling, wings still flattened against her back like a cape as she leans in to nuzzle him playfully, "Mm, you sure are a charmer, aren't you..But I like it..Nice and slow.." she closes her eyes, leaning in to press a slow deep kiss against his lips. With all this close quarters holding, let's hope some of that fairy dust doesn't brush off on him and give him some crazy high..

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is true to his word as he slowly sinks them into the water, up to their necks at least. He isn't taking chances with that dust. He notices she already learned the technique she liked.

"I'm glad this water is so cold... because you're really making me overheat. I have poor impulse control. I don't want to hurt you. But sometimes I'm out of control, like with the demon. Only, being too happy triggers it too. I mean, you've seen what I do. How are you interested in me, let alone attracted? I... I'm not always law abiding. Let's say. I also did something you might not like... about your Yakuza." He moves to kiss Megan's neck while he waits for her to reply.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn smiles, clinging to him skill, being careful with her wings which are less effective when flattened against her back and even less so in the water that would dilute whatever oils she has in the base of her wings. It's really only when those oils mix with the chemicals on her wings and are spread like a pollen that they can be potentially interesting or easily spread.. but never really dangerous.

"Why should y I be attracted to you? You're brave and straight forward, and daring and a little bad and kinda exciting. I'm tired of everyone thinking I'm just some silly harmless little goody goody who isn't much of a threat. I look up to you in many ways you know.." she smiles, caressing his cheek gently..

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake seems mollified. "That means a lot to me. Anyway, I'm trying to contact the Foot Clan about getting a line on those Yakuza. figure they must not like each other, be n competition and if we hurt the Yakuza, the Foot will benefit. Till someone shuts them down. But its a sort of let dog bit dog strategy. That feels good." He looks around at the water, then her.

"As far as you being judged by your looks... You ever hear of Oswald Chestefield Cobblepot?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks slowly at that. "Huh? Is that wise? Do we want to draw more attention from either side? I'd rather not have any ninjas coming after me." even so, it may be too late for that. She sighs, glancing around, "I suppose, I still have that piece of armour that is needed to locate the other pieces. I'm probably a nice big target for them if they ever find out where it went. And what I'm planning on doing with it..Which means I gotta act quickly." of course she has something in mind..

As for Oswald she arches a curious brow, "Huh? Who is he?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake shakes his head. "The ninjas will deal only with me. Your name is not coming up. I'll know soon enough."

He smiles a bit at her question. "He was a short fat kid with a big nose. His dad got caught in a storm and died of pneumonia and due to that his crazy mom made him carry an umbrella everywhere. She also dressed him like he was going to the opera. Needless to say guys like me beat the shit out of him everyday in school. Girls hated him. He took issue with this. He took all the things people teased him for and made them his strengths. He learned martial arts capitalizing on his odd form. He kept the clothes fancy to make people think he was a fussy fop, till he kicked in their chest. His umbrella... sometimes it shot bullets, sometimes it spewed fire or acid. Too this day Gotham cops will tell a perp to drop an umbrella. Oswald is better known as the Penguin. So... let them think you;'re harmless and silly, till it's too late."

"I don't think you're harmless. There's a difference between harmless and meaning no harm. Rasputin means me no harm. He can be very harmful."

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn frowns, "I don't like this idea..You're only involved cuz I dragged you into it all. It's only fair that we confront them together. Besides I still have this.." she holds up the silver scale, a piece from the legendary mystical samurai armour that the Yakuza are apparently after. "I just need to create a proper tracking spell then I can find the rest of that accursed armour..But if the Foot find out about it, they'll want that evil weapon for themselves.." it would be a risky gambit to be honest.

As for Penguin, she just laughs a bit, shaking her head, "Wow, that villain with the umbrella? Geez that's kind of sad.." she smiles and nods, "Well I disagree on the silly part but I guess I can take some people by surprise at least.."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake frowns. "Well you obviously have this thought out. I'll retract the feelers. But, I'm going to help and where are your friends from that school? One person against the Yakuza... we should go back to the house and do some training! You go get your X-Men costume and meet me there. The tiger is in his pen. I'll grab my clothes and run back and meet you. Sound good?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn hmms, "I kinda just stumbled on this on my own..I can use all the help I can get and yeah, I should talk to the Xmen about this. Or perhaps JLDark would be better given it's a magical matter." she smiles and nods, "Well I've seen your mad skillz in action?.I could really use your help in becoming stronger. Am I still your cinnamon?" she smiles and winks playfully.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake smirks. "That was just to build confidence. You did well. You want me to call you Cinnamon? You do add spice to life. Anyway, get your uniform with the shin guards and arm bands and meet me in my basement. Think fast!" He flings Megan up into the air. Port fast!" He yells as she reaches the top of her arc. Then he's running for the beach.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn meeps as she goes flying in the water, but really she enjoys the feeling and lets herself splash in the water, enjoying the feel of the cool,liquid on her skin. "Heey wait a sec, what's the big hurry? It can wait..?" but seems he's long gone and she sighs, trying to enjoy the swim back. She's learned long ago that being lazy with porting and flying makes her other abilities wither. And if she's gonna improve her strength and endurance, what better way than by swimming?

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is getting his shorts on when he sees a wet Megan emerge from the waves. He feigns fear at her wrath about being dunked and tosses his t-shirt at her before running for his house. He doesn't run nearly all out. He just maintins his lead until he gets to his front door. then he fiddles in his shorts for the key. "Oh drat! Oh, mad Mutant girl! Hot, mad hot Mutant girl. Forget I said anything." He throws his arms out to accept his fate, eyes closed.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn doesn't look mad at all. In fact she's grinning ear to ear, waving at him. "Heey wait up!" she yells, and then yelps as that tshirt gets thrown in. her face. "Ack!" it's enough of a distraction for him to get the lead on her, but that's totally fine, she has ways of cheating. "Bah! Sihalnivarumchinoth!" she yells, vanishing from sight. Yup. She cheated, maybe, but where did she go anyway?