4371/Bake sale for up and coming Superheroes!

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Bake sale for up and coming Superheroes!
Date of Scene: 11 December 2020
Location: Downtown Manhattan
Synopsis: The bake sale was a huge success! Lots of money was raised for up and coming superheroes in New York City! Well it was a huge success other than the VERY obviously fake Doc Oc imposter in a poorly made, paper machet and one piece spandex suit, with dime store goggles trying to rob the money box.. his brief and failed heist ended after he lost his temper and punched Drax with all of his might... right in the stomach. With a very broken hand, the would-be criminal cried, and wept all the way to the hospital! Kamala Khan's donated sweets are also a huge hit! It was a good day and the money will reach the heroes who need it!
Cast of Characters: Doreen Green, Albert Rothstein, Kamala Khan, Drax, Nicole Adams




Doreen Green has posed:
It's a sunny day in New York City! Social media was ablaze, at least in circles closer to Doreen, about a bake sale being held today to raise funds for up and coming superheroes. All proceeds will go them. There is a line, nothing that would draw a whole lot of attention, and people don't have to wait long to make purchases. For the most part a line forms, people buy things, then there is some trickle, and a bit later a line forms again.

Doreen is standing behind the counter, squirrels working around the clock to sort desserts, and keep everything neat! Doreen is taking payments. The entire operation is very efficient! Tippy-Toe is keeping watch for dishonest shenanigans, although she isn't obvious about it.

Doreen hands a large homemade brownie to a customer, which had a meager price tag of $3.25, "Enjoy!" She's in her full hero garb, although it does nothing to hide her face, and everyone knows who she is. Her goggles are resting on top of her head.

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein is not in his hero garb, but the fact he is a seven and half foot man built like a line backer, might be a clue that he does more. He comes walking down the street, and seeing the bake sell, he will head over to check it out. The big man looks over the food, and raises a brow at the squirrels.

Kamala Khan has posed:
Kamala is an avid follower of most Super Hero centric social media, so she'd definitely heard about the Super Hero GOFUNDME bake sale. What's more, she'd been watching Doreen's Nuts and Boots youtube channel for a while! So this was no small deal for her, one might actually say she's vibrating with excitement. Wearing merch she'd bought off Squirrel Girls page, a Tippy-Toe hoodie and an officially licensed Avengers T-shirt, the young woman had a plate of basbousa she and her mom had made.

It had been a work of great effort to get Abu to let her come, but when she said it was for charity... he seemed more inclined. She just hadn't mentioned that it was a charity for super heroes!

It wasn't a lie, right?

Nor did she know whether there were donations of more desserts.. but Kammie really hadn't brought a whole lot of money, because she doesn't have any, so she figured she could help in another way! "Oh man, I can't wait to meet Tippy-Toe." Beaming bright smile, she's conversing with some lady in line who honestly just wants a Snickerdoodle.

Drax has posed:
Drax doesn't have a phone, or a tablet, or a twitter account, or...He does have a nose though and eyes.  These come in handy when being lured to some kind of gathering with foods he's never seen before.

The giant oddly colored and marked...bald guy?  Does he have eyebrows?  Wearing no shirt and only pants and boots in the middle of winter?  Anyways, he wanders right in and walks up to what looks like it might be pizza.  It's 'desert' pizza.  "People, is this pizza?" he asks no one in particular with a most intense expression.  Serious questions.

Nicole Adams has posed:
     A bake sale was always a pleasant distraction from the hustle and bustle of normal, everyday life. After monthly expenses, Nicole wasn't often left with wads of cash, but there was just something about homemade baked goods that always appealed. Clad in crisply pressed black slacks, a puffy black parka that looks to have been lovingly cared for, and a black beanie hat, she's waiting her turn in line to peruse the assortment of sweet treats available. "Is there any baklava at all, do you know? I haven't had good baklava in forever."

Doreen Green has posed:
The line moves and the recent arrivals will find themselves at the counter! Monkey-Joe is on top of the bake sale's little canopy with a small megaphone. He has already had to chitter loudly at people trying to cut in the line, which was quite a sight for a lot of people. But rules are rules!

Doreen is all smiles and sunshine! Tippy-Toe can be easily seen by Kamala now that she has moved locations and is now watching the surrounding area from the opposite side of the table, near the cash register.

In response to Drax's question, Doreen happily replies, "It's cherry cream pie! It's kind of like pizza.. which is actually a pie too!"

To Nicole, Doreen nods excitedly, "Yep!" She points at the baklava, "It's my first time making some! But the taste test passed!"

Kamala will also see that there is plenty of room to donate her desserts!

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein will look through the desserts a bit longer, and will look over and asks "Got a cardboard box or something to put together a few things in?" He asks, as he turns and blinks a moment as he realizes he was talking to a squirrel

Kamala Khan has posed:
"Oh my Gosh!" Kammie sees Tippy-Toe right there by the register, which means she'll be within touching distance of the adorable pink-bowed squirrel... not that she would ever reach out and touch the squirrel... She might, but probably not. She's just here to donate delicious treats!

Once they've made it properly up to the counter the tray of desserts she'd brought is presented out to Doreen, "I.. uh.. I didn't know how to get in contact with you to ask if I could bring some baked goods, but I really wanted to help.. and Abu has cut off my allowance, so I figured the next best thing is to tell my mom that I needed baked goods for a study session, which is sort of true but not entirely true, and then bring them here.." The words are so rapid fire.

Monkey Joe with his megaphone.

Guys, seriously, Monkey Joe with his megaphone.

You'd think Kamala had just seen Superman for how excited she is.

"Best. Day. Ever."

Drax has posed:
"But pi is not this.  Where did you put the cheese?"  Drax demands with concern as he approaches Doreen with one of these so-called cherry pies in his hand.  He doesn't seem weirded out by the oh-so-smart squirrel action.

Nicole Adams has posed:
     Nicole smiles to Doreen, taking a moment to enjoy the aroma of the various baked goods that not even the crisp chill of winter could freeze into nothingness. Picking up a couple squares of baklava and a few brownies, she sets them aside for her purchase. She fishes about in her pockets for a little bit of cash, smiling as she spins a quarter on the tip of one finger. It almost looks as if the coin is caught in slow motion.

     "How much will these come to, then?"

     For all Doreen was a known superhero, it didn't seem to matter. For now, she was just someone trying to do their part, in the same way anybody else could.

     The squirrels, on the other hand, do get a raised eyebrow from her, and a somewhat bemused smile. Would wonders never cease?

Doreen Green has posed:
One of the squirrels nods with determination at Albert and squeak churs as she drags one of the boxes the desserts were brought in towards the large man. Doreen smiles, "Take your time!"

Doreen then offers another happy smile at Kamala, not finding Kamala's quick, excited way of talking strange at all, "Of course! We've sold enough that there's plenty of room for donated desserts! Just set it over there." She points at an empty spot on the table where other desserts are sitting. Monkey-Joe paces at the top of the canopy, megaphone still in hand, ready to turn into a drill instructor at any moment.

When Nicole purchases baklava, squirrels start shifting the wrapped sweets towards the cash register as the couple of squares are taken by Nicole. Efficiency! Doreen cheerily says, "$2.00 even!" The squares are a decent enough size but small enough that they aren't pricey.

The squirrels are unpacking more desserts in the mean time, preparing them to be shifted over as the counter clears more.

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein will grab a few pastries, some things that will last a bit, and a small cake, as well as some fudge and such. The big man is buying enough for him to have snacks for a couple days when he gets it back home. He does look at the squirrel and says "Um thanks." It is odd talking to a squirrel but he has seen some odd things himself. He looks over and waits in line to get a chance to pay for his stuff.

Kamala Khan has posed:
No less excited, quite the oposite when Doreen talks to her, Kamala beams a bright smile and moves over to the designated area to drop off her plate of treats. Her attention, at least most of it because there's so much to unpack going on at this bake sale, is on the squirrels. Particularly Monkey Joe and his megaphone looking so much like Lee Ermey ready to stat shouting at maggots, even if it would sound more like Chip than the famous drill instructor.

"You are absolutely adorable and I really want to get a selfie with you." Said up to the mostest intense of the tiny helpers. She dare not just take the photo, however... that's how you lose an eye!

This brings her pretty close to Drax over there looking for pizza. "I love your markings!" All smiles to the very very very very very big man. Fearless.

Drax has posed:
Drax just stands there, staring at Doreen harder among all the chaos and industrious squirrel activity.  Then suddenly, his eyes get wider.

"I must be invisible.  So powerful.  I must exercise caution."  Drax moves slowly out of his statue state so as to not 'startle' anyone, like this very excited human.  He looks over the Kamala, monitoring her reaction first.  He can't help himself though.  "Excuse me," he says as he tap-taps her on the shoulder with a meaty finger.  "Are you okay? Things get faster when they explode," timers, people talking about explosives, escapes!  It's true!  "Are you going to explod-" and then suddenly she's complementing him.  "What markings?  Rocket."  It must be Rocket.

Nicole Adams has posed:
     "There were a few brownies, too, miss," Nicole adds, though even she is temporarily distracted by the squirrels running about. It was all a bit, well... squirrely. One might even say a little bit nuts.

     She grins at Albert, her eyes going almost as wide at the sheer volume of treats as they did at the squirrels. "Stocking up?" Seeming to consider for a moment, she reaches back towards the offerings down the table, and plucks up a few pieces of fudge, adding that to her small order. "And these," she says to Doreen.

     But what was all this fuss just a few feet away? Both brows loft as she looks over at Drax and Kamala, struck to silence for a moment. All that ink -had- to have hurt! "There's some pizza places pretty close to here if you really wanted."

Doreen Green has posed:
The squirrels finish shuffling the desserts, and Albert is given another quick nod by the squirrel who helped him. Doreen does indeed forget to ring up Nicole's brownies! "Oh right.. those are the smaller ones! They're a $1.50 each! So $6.50!"

Monkey-Joe realizes that Kamala is talking to him. Seeing that the chaos had died down, the squirrel is able to oblige the eager Miss Khan, and so hops down to pose, a few serious chirps, and megaphone in hand keep him from looking soft to would-be line cutters wanting to take advantage of his temporary break.

Doreen sees Drax! But that's when an almost comicly dressed robber arrives... dressed in a terribly designed Doctor Octopus costume. It's all wrong.. the tentacles are cut from paper machet, and the goggles are clearly from a local hardware store. Otherwise the desperate, would-be villain is dressed in a one piece yellow spandex suit. The obvious imposter pushes through the crowd, grabs one of his tentacles in one hand, and "slams" it on the counter, producing little more than a light thwap sound, "I am the terrible, scary, and very strong Doctor Octopus! I have robbed many banks! I will end ALL of you if you don't hand over all of the money in that metal box!"

The squirrels stop working and... just stare. Doreen is still smiling, "Oh! You're supposed to be Doc OC? Man.. I know someone who can do that costume a little better.. and no offense but.. your cosplay dialogue needs a bit of work..."

It's kind of awkward now...

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein will turn and looks at the man. While Albert may not be in his hero gear, he does look like a biker you would not mess with. He will look down at intern squid, and runs his hand over the red mohawk atop his head. "Your kidding right?" He asks not seeming to be taking the robbery seriously either.

Kamala Khan has posed:
"Ex...plode? No..." Kamala blinks quite a few times at Drax's question, but there's a photo op sitch over here, so she is, quite understandably, occupied! Grinning like a goofball, she kneels down to get a few quick snaps with the megaphone wielding Squirrel! "Thank you soooo much!" Clutching her phone directly to her chest. At first not catching on that Cosplay Oc is /actually/ trying to rob the bake sale...

"Oh, he's serious?" Rather quite loud. Squirrel Girl is here, afterall... the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is about to earn her name! "Well, I suppose you get an A plus for effort?... Are those foam arms?"

Drax has posed:
Closer up, it is easier to see that there is a raised quality to the elaborate tattoos that sweep the guy's upper body.  With all those muscles, does he work out more than he thinks?

Drax looks to Nicole.  "No.  I have had the perfect pizza already."  But these had different toppings.  He speaks in /facts/, not opinions.

Drax's attention boomerangs back to Kamala, something he seems even more concerned about than this new human delicacy.  "Oh good.  I thought maybe I would have to find a sea into which to throw you.  I cannot remember where it is."

Kamala's attention swinging to the newcomer has Drax look over too, just in time to hear the proclamation, see what the guy is wearing, and then erupt into a real guffaw (yeah, he earned that word).  "What are you supposed to be?  You are not scary.  I could squash you just by sitting on you and lift you with my pinky."  Of course it is bookended with even more laughter.

Doreen Green has posed:
The Doc Oc imposter is almost quaking at this point, all of the mockery, all of the laughter.. is he going to take it? No! The man spins around, paper machet tentacles swinging everwhere, and the undried paper machet goop flies in all directions. Some squirrels get hit and... well they aren't happy. Tippy-Toe is now in position since the robber is.. well clearly a robber. Or at least a really mean, if delusional wannabe.

The man is shouting, "I'll show you how scary I am! No one insults Doctor Octopus and gets away with it!" The imposter leaps mid spin and tries to land a sucker punch on Drax, aiming for his stomach.

Doreen just.. blinks, "Oh! He's serious!" She looks down at the money box, "Hmmm.. can't leave this alone." Squirrel Girl may not be able to leap into action this time.

But the squirrels? They are waiting to see what Drax does before they do anything. That and Doreen hasn't given the word yet..

Kamala Khan has posed:
Usually Kamala wouldn't get involved since there's a real life hero here to handle it! Not to mention the big muscly Drax who is already threatening to pinky shame ImpostOC. Nevermind that she's not got on her clever disguise (seriously, just a bandana with holes cut out for the eyes).

So she stands back a whole step with her arms crossed over her Tippy-Toe jacket, holding herself. She's not scared, but... "Don't knock over the baked goods!" Said suggestively helpful! Since Drax is a big fella and DocPoster is throwing wet gobs of newspaper in plaster everywhere.

One OVERLY SIZED hand slaps a goopy ball from hitting the brownies. "NOT IN MY HOUSE.." Like a basketball player she saw onetime!

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein will cross his arms and waits watching. He will let the other big guy handle the guy since he jumped that way. He does reach into his box and starts unwrapping one of his pastries, and munches a bit for a snack with the show.

Drax has posed:
Drax could retaliate in oh so many ways.  He could outright punch him out of the air, he could pluck him out of the air by the throat and slam him on the ground one-handed, or worse.  There's so many choices, but all of this is like taking a magnifying glass to ants to Drax.  So Drax does nothing.  He just stands there, more solid than a brick wall as the robber's assault crumples against him like a big bloated honeybee slamming into a window.  Drax doesn't move a muscle till he starts to laugh again, and offers the guy a hand up.

Kamala Khan has posed:
"That did not go as expected." Kamala points out, actually pointing out at Drax.

Doreen Green has posed:
Barely a sound is made when the man's hand smashes against Drax's body... except his wincing.. and the crack of his hand breaking. The imposter just... falls to the ground. He then yells.. loud.. in pain. Yeah it hurts so bad that he doesn't even notice Drax's helping hand. There's now paper machete everywhere..

Doreen just.. keeps blinking. The squirrels are watching bewildered and the bake sale has temporarily ground to a halt. The scene is so comical that no one has even bothered to call the police yet. People are just.. laughing.

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein looks over towards the man, and says "Ok, dude. let me tell ya a few things. first don't jump a guy three or four times your own size, two never copy another's gimmick, a hero might beat the snot out of you, but what do ya think Doc Oc will do if he hears your messing with his rep? " He watches Drax offering the ma a hand up, and says "Take this as a lesson, your not cut out for a life of crime."

Kamala Khan has posed:
Right there with everyone else, Kamala's just watching this train wreck with a bemused, if slightly embarrassed, expression on her face. Turning for a little an aside to Monkey Joe, "It's like a Ben Stiller movie." Quietly, "Humorous, sure, but then you get that weird cringy feeling in your gut when things go sideways and suddenly he's milking a cat."

Blink.

Two fingers point out to Albert. "Like in Wrestling. Steal another wrestlers gimmick and you're definitely going to have some backstage heat." She's staying on her side though. Drax has this taken care of. She is whipping out her phone to dial up five oh, however. Oh wait, nope, recording it for WORLD STAR.

Doreen Green has posed:
The fake Doc Oc is still writhing on the ground, he is still in too much pain to get up, "Ow! Ow! Ow! Someone call my mommy!! Please call her!" The guy can't be younger than like.. late thirties or early forties, "Gyaaaaaah!!" He is soon in the fetal position, rocking himself.

Doreen finally snaps out of her mystified awe, "He literally hurt himself.. it's not even a case of self defense. That guy literally broke his own hand!" Tippy-Toe gives a high pitched singing note of agreement.

Monkey-Joe gives Kamala a serious nod and a chirp, totally agreeing, because yes squirrels watch movies! Monkey-Joe has clearly had enough of the confusion and delay! The little megaphone is back to his mouth, and he's chittering loudly at everyone to clear away, or get back in line!

Doreen glances around to see if anyone will even buy anything at this point and... people are definitely flocking to the bake sale now!

Albert Rothstein has posed:
Albert Rothstein sighs and will walk over and grabs the poor thug by the back of his waist bane, and pulls the rest of the Doc Oc fakery off. He looks over to Doreen, and says "You wanting to press charges, or you want me to put him in a cab, and send him to get his hand x-rayed?" He looks down at the man, and just shakes his head a bit.

Kamala Khan has posed:
With all the excitement ended, Kamala goes back to shopping for sweets to take back home for Abu and her mother. She doesn't have very much money, but anything she has she's more than willing to spend on her parents! "Thank you so much for this, Ms. Girl. Your squirrels are so very adorable! I can't wait for your next episode." Waving happily, the excitable teen starts for the door carrying a small bag of the cheaper treats.

Drax has posed:
Drax doesn't really have much to add to anything said.  He's still nearly erupting with laughter when he calls out to Doreen as he walks away.  "I do not have your money, but I will try to come again and buy this pie you say is pi is pizza...I will tell Quill and Rocket," and well, he can be heard getting a kick out of it for a decent amount of time, before he settles into a merry grin.

Doreen Green has posed:
Doreen is able to respond to Albert, even amidst the huge influx of customers who have appeared after the entertaining, and comical failure of a robbery, "Just get him a cab to the hospital! I think he's had enough!" The squirrels are back at it! Shuffle, unpack, shuffle, unpack. Monkey-Joe continues to chitter angrily at line breakers, and anyone causing more shenanigans. Tippy-Toe remains vigilant and Doreen doesn't get even a tiny bit stressed out!

Kamala's donated desserts end up being a huge hit, selling out quickly, followed by everything else by the end of the evening. Lots of money has been raised for the up and coming heroes of New York City!

The Doc Oc imposter puts aside his brief and failed life of crime, going on to take care of his aging mother, swearing never to do "anything bad.. ever again.."