Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet [CLOSED]

[centralsgreatest]

WHO: The Flash and Kat
WHERE: A small Indian restaurant downtown
WHEN: Valentine’s Day, 12:30pm
WARNINGS: None
SUMMARY: Wally/Jailbait you know you ship it
FORMAT: Prose

Wally was not nearly as nervous for his dates as he might have been had the girls been older and more attractive. Not to say that they weren’t attractive, they were both very beautiful young women, they just didn’t quite live up to people like Wonder Woman or Fire. What could he say? He had a type, and it was way out of his league, so to speak.

Being less nervous, as it turned out, made dates a whole lot more fun. There was no pressure to perform well because he had no intention of taking his relationship with either of them further than a meal. Kat, at least, didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives for going out with him. They were going to have a good time, enjoy lunch together, probably get stared at, and that would be the end of it. No boyfriends involved.

The Flash waits outside a small Indian restaurant (friendly to imPorts, of course – he had helped them out once when a couple of kids decided to try to rob the joint) and tries to look relaxed. He got there a touch early and he has never been particularly patient with waiting.

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[centralsgreatest]

"Could be," he mused. Maybe it was an out of body experience, or any of a number of other possibilities.

"You ever wanted siblings?"

[redshifting]

"Huh," she says thoughtfully, picking up a menu and tapping it against her chin. "You know, I never thought about it before. That I remember, anyway. I was kinda busy for the most part in Hekesville."

[centralsgreatest]

"I always wished I had a little sister," he confided with a small smile.

"I think I'd make a pretty good big brother, don't you?"

[redshifting]

Her expression brightens. "I'm not sure what a good brother is like, but yeah! You seem like the sort of guy who'd really be good at that sort of thing!"

[centralsgreatest]

"Hey, thanks!" He laughs, genuinely pleased despite the uncertainty of the compliment.

"You need help figuring out what to order?"

[redshifting]

"I... guess?" She looks unsure of herself. "I've never heard of any of this, so..."

[centralsgreatest]

"Well how spicy would you like your food?" There was a wide variety to choose from, but he would always pick curry for someone new to the kind of food.

[redshifting]

For a moment she thinks, and then smiles. "Let's go spicy! I've never had it before, so might as well try something hard, right?"

[centralsgreatest]

"Well in that case, you have to try the spicy curry. You'll love it." At least, if she liked curry and spicy things she would love it. There was always the chance neither of those things were true.

[redshifting]

"Great! I'll try that then!" Kat, at least, is up for something new, even if she's never tried it before. "So... what is it?"

[centralsgreatest]

"It's like... well there's rice, and there's this sauce, and there's some other stuff too." It was difficult to explain without the dish right in front of him.

"It's great."

[redshifting]

"Oh, great!" She couldn't really imagine anything more than the general idea from his suggestion, but she looked excited anyway. "I'm really looking forward to it!"

"What're you getting?"

[centralsgreatest]

"They have this spicy fish thing that I love," he informed her enthusiastically, scanning the menu for the item at super speed.

"Here it is, it's called Masala Machchi."

[redshifting]

"Oh that sounds good, too!" She was just very enthusiastic about the whole thing, really. "Can I have some? I don't know if I've ever tasted fish before."

[centralsgreatest]

"Yeah, sure!" He had to get more food later anyway, with his appetite. It wasn't that much of a sacrifice for a date.

[redshifting]

"Great, thanks!" She beamed. "I'm looking forward to all of this!"

"So where'd you get your costume?"

[centralsgreatest]

"Would you believe I made it?" At this subject change he really went off, not giving her enough time to comment. "It's a special polymer I designed myself, aerodynamic and tear resistant so it doesn't get torn up when I wear it. The boots were the hardest, the first time I ran my shoes basically disintegrated. Took a couple of tries but these babies survive explosions now, with or without the barrier that comes with my powers. It's not bulletproof but it's lightweight, compact, and just about indestructible from daily wear and tear."

[redshifting]

Judging by the blank look on her face when you start talking about polymers and aerodynamics, Flash, you've kind of lost her. "That... that sounds great!" she says after a moment. "Um, it seems like your shoes disintegrating would be... bad, if you're running really fast."

[centralsgreatest]

"Yeah, I mean, my feet would be fine but some places won't serve you without shoes, and running makes me hungry."

[redshifting]

"Haha, that's silly," she chuckles. "Why wouldn't they serve you if you don't have shoes?"

[centralsgreatest]

Wally chuckles too. He can think of a few good reasons.

"It's just the rules."

[redshifting]

She looks thoughtful for a moment. "That makes sense. You know, this place is kind of weird but I think I like it."

[centralsgreatest]

"Yeah? It's a pretty good place." He's not sure what's weird about it, but he's glad she likes it. Now if they could only get their food already, he would be happy.

[redshifting]

She nods in agreement. "Yeah! There's a bit too much solid ground than what I'm used to, but it's not like that's a bad thing. You don't need to worry about falling off the world."

[centralsgreatest]

"Is that a big concern where you come from?" He raised an eyebrow. That sounded... dangerous, but he supposed if you could control gravity it might not be a problem.