15871/Ghosts and Gardens

Ghosts and Gardens
Date of Scene:	16 September 2023
Location:	Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Synopsis:	Daniel and Mary Jane chat at the garden.
Cast of Characters:	Mary Jane Watson, Daniel Ketch

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Mary Jane Watson has posed:
It wasn't often she had a chance to go to the gardens. They were't the real thing - but Mary Jane had always been a city girl. So this was as close as it came. She was here over in the gardens, watching one of the large venus fly traps being fed. Fed large chickens - for such was the size of it as it had quite a few too many of them to be capalbe of just getting around by small bugs whirring about.

Daniel Ketch has posed:
Speaking of city people, local Brooklyn boy Danny Ketch used to like the gardens before he got too old and started hanging out with bikers and other cool types. In fact, it has been years. But today he came in a whim, perhaps trying to delay the usual aimless bar hopping of his Saturday afternoons.

But it was perhaps a mistake. He came here with his family, and they are no longer around. Cheerful memories that make Dan gloomy. And distracted, which makes him almost run into Mary Jane (and chickens). "Ack, sorry," he mutters, birds scattering every direction.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson is currently watching and humming a song. She's not paying particular attention to where seh's going, so when Daniel's going to stumble towards her she would ack at the impact. "No harm done. I should've been paying attention. Guess lunchtime tends to distract all of us." She would gesture towards the near POison-Ivy scale venus fly trap being slowly fed like the once a month nibblings of a snack.

"You okay there?"

Daniel Ketch has posed:
"Yeah, sure," replies they young man distractedly. Carnivorous plant? Kinda cool, but that is not what is bugging him. He focuses in Mary Jean. A beautiful redhead? Now, it is distracting, but not the way he is feeling.

Oh. Even in the Botanic Garden... it is the eerie feeling of a supernatural presence at the edge of his awareness. That is distracting, and he steps back. "Hmm. You okay yourself? No problem with murder-trees? Or anything?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would glance over at Daniel, "Everything okay? You looked like you kind of spaced for a moment. Allergies?" She would inquire plasantly . "I'm lucky. Guess there's enough smog in hte city it's kind of deadened me to anything. And just came in here to wander, had a few hours to myself and it's a bit nicer here than Central Park."

Entirely unaware of the presence going along with Daniel.

Daniel Ketch has posed:
Daniel sighs, "no... well, maybe allergies," that is the easiest explanation, even if it is a lie. Or no, maybe he has allergies to supernatural things, which would explain much of his life.

"Wandering?" He murmurs, looking at MJ again. Doesn't look the wandering type, but what does he know. "Well, yeah. Gotta use the last few good summer days, right?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Yeah. Soon enough we'll be into fall. Could be tomorrow, could be the day after.. No reason to not enjoy it. Then to the fall when the leaves turn and fall.. There's not much of it here in the city but we can pretend, I guess. Then we have Halloween and all that entails."

Daniel Ketch has posed:
Daniel grimaces at the mention of Hawlloween, "yeah, all that entails. Well, hmm..." he offers his hand. "Daniel Ketch. Sorry for startling you," even if maybe he didn't. "I am from the neighbourhood. It has been a while since I visited the Gardens, but I think I remember where everything interesting was. Buy you a coffee?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "No harm. I'm the one that wasn't paying a ot of attention. I'm the one who should be watching where I'm going. Nice to meet you, sorry it was face to face." She would chuckle and offer her hand over to shake in apology.