15101/Fun and Games on the Island of Coney

Fun and Games on the Island of Coney
Date of Scene:	08 June 2023
Location:	Beach and Boardwalk - Coney Island
Synopsis:	Shazam and Koriand'r meet over hot dogs and Hamburgers at Coney Island.
Cast of Characters:	Billy Batson, Koriand'r

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Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam has come to enjoy New York's tourist attractions since moving here. With the exception of having no decent cheesesteaks or egg creams and of course the Mets being a poor substitute for the Phillies the city had a lot to offer. Yankees? Victor would throw him out were he to have anything Yankees related. So a warm spring morning finds the hero pondering refreshments.

Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs. Thank you Solomon! He circles once and then drops down to a few claps. New Yorkers. They're hard to impress.

Koriand'r has posed:
Who didn't like a treat? Especially one that was quite easy to find slathered in mustard. Truth be told, she was almost certainly known to the cart. Given the lightning show, it wasn't realy a suprise that people had been looking up, but it seemed that today was a double feature when a streak of green plasma across the skyline. This source wasn't a magically enhanced however, but it was certainly well recognized. After all, she -was- a supermodel, emphasis on the super.

Touching her way down into the line, she was even still in her rather revealing purple costume.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam turns around as the Tamaranean touches down. He smiles waves and motions for her to join him further up on the line.

"Heyyy, Flash -no cuts!" a man says.

"I'm not a Flash."

"Who a' ya?"

"... Captain Marvel!" Shazam snaps. Rude or not the man has a point. The hero resignedly walks to the back f the line to join Koriand'r. "Good morning!" He sort of is based towards aliens, but the ones he knows are kind of hard to pick out of a line up. Wow. This is a big alien as it happens.

Koriand'r has posed:
"You are not the Captain Marvel that I know," Koriand'r offers lightly as she lifts a hand, a little grin on her lips. "But then, there are plenty of heroes that have shared the same name. You should see how many Robins there have been!"

A bright smile on her lips, she sprung forwards excitedly, folding her arms under her bust. Given her height? Well, Starfire almost certainly stood out.

Billy Batson has posed:
And then some. Shazam rubs the back of his head. "I'm actually called Shazam. There already was a Captain Marvel when I came along. But I always liked the name. Nice to meet you. I know a couple aliens. It's been a pleasure meeting you guys so far. Welcome to Coney Island. Let me treat you, in the interest of interstellar relations!" He sticks his hand out. Perfect gentleman. He wonders when teenage hormones will trump the Wisdom of Solomon, especially with Hercules and Zeus sitting on him.

Koriand'r has posed:
"I have met her. The two of you look quite different!" she offers lightly before she moved up closer. Already she could see that they were filling the hotdog bun with her usual order. A certainty in indicators of how often she'd been out this way. Tamaranian metabolisms, they were already loading up a second bun. "That is sweet, but I prefer to pay for my own. It is part of the reasons to why I have a job."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam nods in agreement, "That's why I picked her. It was like a joke, is was being a smart aleck." He gets his order: two hamburgers, onion rings and a large diet coke. The man who denied him cuts looks at him disdainfully.

"What? I've had hot dogs here before. The hamburgers are really good! The cheesesteaks... I'll go to Philly for mine -no offense. Hey man you want to live my life, go fight Brainiac."

"This is my lunch hour!" the man complains. He heads off with his hot dogs.

Koriand'r has posed:
"I have not seen this steak made of cheese," Kori offers between bites of her meal, a shrug of her shoulders. "Perhaps I will have to try it." The orange-skinned alien tilts her head to the side before she comes to find herself a small electronic device on her hip. No cash could really fit in her costume after all, but a 'tap' like a card or smartphone was easy enough!

Billy Batson has posed:
Hunh. He should get Sunny one of those. For his part, the sash around his waist holds some bills. He retrieves a twenty to pay. "It's actually thin steak and cheese on a toasted roll. We omit the 'and'. Some places have special sauces. You should check out Philadelphia sometime. It's a beautiful city." He pulls his phone out of the sash. He brings up pictures of himself (Shazam) posing by the Rocky statue, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.