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Conner Kent Running a giant armored wheel-thing through the rather narrow streets of the village was pretty bad for the neighbourhood. Crushed cars, broken windows, streetlights torn out, etc, etc. It is a miracle no one got seriously injured. The 'wheel' ended up topped at a junction with the Sixth Avenue, blocking one of Manhattan main streets. The traffic jam extends all the way to Central Park.

Conner offered to move the whole thing to the nearby Washington Square Park, but the cops said they had to wait for the evidence recovery group to finish and Damage Control to assess the damages. At least another hour.
Mary Jane Watson It's one of those days in New York. Where the weirdos have come out. Mary Jane is just letting out a sigh at everything being backed up. That includes the subway and any forms of taxi. Texting work to let them know she'll be late because of supervillain attack, Mary Jane is just jogging along towards the park while stopping to stare at the remnants of the Big Wheel.

"Is it bad that I want to say I'm not phased by this anymore?"
Conner Kent Conner is sitting on the remains of the wheel, his leather jacket rather battered, but otherwise he seems find despite having the vehicle running over him. A cop has finished listening (and recording) his statement, so he spots the tall redhead right away, just outside the police cordon.

Momentarily free, and the reporters have yet to get him, Conner slides off the fallen wheel and walks Mary Jean, smirking at her comment. "Could be worst. In Gotham there would have been a crazy clown at the controls and a dozen victims."
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would nod at Conner, "Gotham sounds.. Bad, every time I hear what's goign on. At least New York tends to have a funtioning civil administration.." Of course, that just might be a stereotype about Gotham thatthe out of towners tended to have.

"Evey city seems to have it's own weirdness on the east coast."
Conner Kent "Yeah, and it is always night in Gotham," beat, "-and- raining," adds Conner. Because laughing at Gotham is better than the alternatives. "Are you okay? You didn't have your car flattened or anything, right? I tried to stop the wheel without using much force, but it didn't work very well." He shakes the dust from his leather jacket with a hand. It is not helping much, it has been a new casualty of super-villainy. Conner loses about one a month.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would shrug, "well, it could be Bludhaven. Or Hub City." At least by reputation, for better or worse. "I suppose you could have it be spinning on while the driver was singing 'the wheels on the bus' with a group of kids in the back."
Conner Kent "Right. So New York is better," concludes Conner. "Are you a native? What is your name?" He asks with some curiosity. The redhead doesn't seem a fan, but she is taking the presence of the fallen machine that almost ran her over very calmly. "I am actually from Metro, migrated recently from Hawaii."
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Not quite a native, but spent a lot of my life here. Mary Jane. Mary Jane Watson. Lovely to meet you Superboy." She would offer a hand out for him to shake. "You really make a big difference in this world."
Conner Kent Conner takes the offered hand for a light handshake, "nah, just trying to help a little while trying to get a life in the Big Apple," he replies with a smile. "You are lovely, and it is a pleasure to meet you. There is going to be more cops to ask me questions soon, and then maybe I will be asked to move all this thing somewhere where it is less disruptive, but if you are going to hang around..." he lets her figure out what he is suggesting.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would shake the hand, "Appreciated. And I'm going to be stuck here until things clear out anyways so I'm not in any rush. I was going to take the sbuway but there's a bit of a backup so I'll have an hour or two to kill before it'll be running again. And sure."
Conner Kent "Backup? You mean an outage?" Conner glances back at the wheel, wondering it is related. Did it run over major power lines? "Damn, downtown is going to be hellish all the afternoon. I am going to get roasted in the news reports," he half-smirks. "Or maybe they will blame Spider-Man. It usually happens."
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would pff, "No, I mean there's going to be a ton of people in line because traffic's backed up this much. Then the police have to help redirect things and cars clear out. Then everyone in line can go back to the subway, which will take a few loads before it smooths out."
Conner Kent Conner nods, looking relieved. "Well, it is not so bad. Subway is what sane New Yorkers use when they can, I have learned. All those," he waves at the many, many cars waiting on the Sixth Avenue, "tourists," he decides.

Most are not tourists, but they probably deserve the hours waiting for driving a car through Manhattan. It is Karma.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "Oh, rubberneckers. And you have to admit a giant wheel stands out a bit even by the standards of this town. So I think you can excuse them. And.. Tourists are tourists. I'm sure you have people going to Gotham for all the wrong reasons too."
Conner Kent "Giant wheel is not much compared to an invasion of winged Lord of the Ring extras," points out Conner. Happened a few months ago! "And since there is no good reason to go to Gotham, yeah... I got nothing."

He glances back to the wheel. "My fault, I guess. I should have thrown the whole thing into the Hudson River the second it fell down and told the cops it might have exploded otherwise." No idea MJ is a 'cop' too, obviously.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would shake her head, "Well, that was an apotcalyptic level event. That had a district wide evacuation. This was just a supervillain with a weird gimmick by supervillain standards. And that's a high bar given there's.. How many Alice in Wonderland themed supervillains? How many time themed ones? How many grammar themed ones?"
Conner Kent Pop quiz questions! "Hey, you should ask Robin about that," protests Conner. "I bet a lot, a bunch and maybe a few... grammar themed supervillains? Wait, I think there are a couple guys called Double Negative out there. Or maybe that was Impulse joking." Conner met a few weird ones when he started. Just don't ask about Mighty Endowed.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would just quirk a brow, "I'm not sure I want to know. I mean, all you guys and girls do a great job. Still all those things completley weird me out. It's a real weird world."
Conner Kent "I probably should un-learn about a few of those, yes," admits Conner, grinning. "Sanity is scarce among the bad guys side, and dumb names all too common." And he shouldn't talk about it with a name like 'Superboy'. But sometimes the newspapers are cruel and dumb with young supers.

"It is a weird world, but at least it is not boring," he looks at the wheel again. "Sometimes it is silly, too. What are you doing in New York, Mary Jane?"
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "Well, I moved here. Lived with my aunt awhile. Doing the whole job thing part time whiel I try and find something for acting. Work as a model. One of a million looking for 'the next big break' thing. Not quite there yet and probably hav awhile. I'm kind of doing the off-brand Shakespeare not in the park."
Conner Kent "I can see you as a model," blurts out Conner. "I mean, you are gorgeous," he grins. "And I am grateful you are talking to me. Used to happen in Metro, but I have noticed New Yorkers that are not cops prefer to stay away from costumed vigilantes. And most of the police do too, now I think about it."

It is not easy to get a good working relationship with the police, compared with Metropolis and Hawaii, at least. Then again, there are like 500 costumed vigilantes in New York.

"So, hmm... where are you acting? Can I go watch?"
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Well, I'm kind of at the poin tin life where it's just jumping. Work a part time job weiht weird hours to pay the rent, look out for something having auditions, run there.. Ify ou can find somewehre looking for an extra in the background, grab that. I get a lot of 'girl randomly walking around in the background of commercial' routines. So I'm working my way up through the world."
Conner Kent "Ah, I thought you were in some off-off-Broadway place," admits Conner, smiling back. "I am a college student..." he starts. Wait, what about his not-very-secret identity. He can almost hear Tim lecturing him.

"I mean, when I am not wearing the big S," he explains. "Getting a decent job in New York is not going to be easy, in a couple years I'll have a title but not much experience."
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "Oh, it's kind of tricky to get those. It turns into having to put lots of effort in and you spin the wheels. I'm hoping I can get a backup part sometime in one. I don't have a great singing voice so I'll probably just be in one of the background roles. Maybe with a few lines even. And you have to start your way from the bottom and work your way up."
Conner Kent Conner nods. And he is lucky he could live in a cheaper city and fly to New York every day, if necessary. "I have the impression you will make it work," he decides. "And... looks like the police is back and want to talk with me. Hey, could I meet you again? Maybe next weekend?"
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Sure, I'd like that. Just I tend to have things happen at the last minute. I can sometimes find an open audition with just enough time to run to the subway to get to it in time. So if I have to cancel with no heads up I'm sorry."
Conner Kent "I get it, I am the one that dumps my friends half the time because someone is robbing a bank the other side of the city, or a giant wheel is loose in the streets," he pulls out a Starkphone, miraculously still working after him being run over by the Big Wheel. He notes the screen is cracked, though. Oh well. At least it still works.

"Smile," he asks, taking a quick picture of the redhead.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would laugh and go to hold her arm out to pose playfully, "Cheese!" One arm lifted up and over into the air and a leg lifted up and over against an ankle, posing in an exaggerate,d playful style of pirouette.
Conner Kent Conner laughs, "good reflexes. You are bold! Now, can I get a phone number to go with the picture?" He asks, still grinning. "I should get going and get all this shorted out with the law. But I'd love to see you again, seriously," there is a small group of policemen coming, most of them are older, non-uniformed. Detectives, maybe Damage Control engineers, city hall people too.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would go to reach into a pocket, "This one.. No.. This one.." Fumbling around over and pulling out an older cell phone, "Sure, you have a number I can put into my contacts list? Err.. I guess something for non work as I totally don't want to interrupt you while you're saving the Earth from a meteor crashing into it.."
Conner Kent "Er... not right now," the battered Starkphone is his 'work' phone, linked to the Outsiders network, too. "But give me a couple days and I will send you a message from a valid number," he offers. Lame, but at least he has to verify MJ is not a Hydra agent or alien invader before giving her his phone number. Otherwise Tim will kill him. Or Batman will do it.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would go to take out a piece of paper (who carried those still?) anda pen and go to jot down a New York area code number. "Sure, here you go! Get in touch wiht me and we can figure something out whenever is good for the both of us."