2014-07-19 Pizza Prank
This scene is rated Everybody
Warning: N/A
2014-07-19
Players: Loki, Melinda May, Phantasm
GMed by Who GMed?
Title: Pizza Prank

This is a typical downtown Domino's location. They all seem to look the same with little variation in the decor other than a few local bits to give it flair. At least the franchise has given up the Noid mascot, though the teenager in the chicken costume outside doesn't seem much better.

Regardless of how much crap is going on, one must make time to eat. This is why places like Dominos Pizza exist. To fill that need for the poor folks who can't cook better. Or, who are too damn tired to cook.

Dressed down, wearing a hooded jacket that is once more from the low budget offerings of a local Goodwill, Mike does not look like his normal star-like self. Which is good because he can't have the hood up when he's in the building. He waits in line, waiting for the person in front of him to finish purchasing their order.

Loki woke up on Mike's couch with a wicked case of the munchies, and ended up coming down to find someplace to acquire something to munch. He isn't a big fan of pizza, but this place has other things that he does like, so he falls into line. "So this is where you got off to, is it?"

Regardless of how much crap is going on, one must make time to eat. This is why places like Dominos Pizza exist. To fill that need for the poor folks who can't cook better. Or, who are too damn tired to cook.

Dressed down, wearing a hooded jacket that is once more from the low budget offerings of a local Goodwill, Mike does not look like his normal star-like self. Which is good because he can't have the hood up when he's in the building. He waits in line, waiting for the person in front of him to finish purchasing their order. (re)

Loki woke up on Mike's couch with a wicked case of the munchies, and ended up coming down to find someplace to acquire something to munch. He isn't a big fan of pizza, but this place has other things that he does like, so he falls into line. "So this is where you got off to, is it?"

Mike turns his head as Loki speaks to him, not quite expecting for Loki to make the trek from the apartment to here so soon after he left. "Yeah, felt like a walk. Seemed a good distance." He pauses, eyeing the Asgardian's expression, "Feeling better?"

May is actually not a fan of pizza, at least not cheap fast food pizza like this place slings. But, the agents she's ferried here demanded food, and as they're all busy setting up the surveillance post for whatever mission they're on, she reluctantly agrees to bring them dinner. They voted for Dominoes. Heathens. So, Dominoes they get. She'll stop by the Dim Sum place she saw on her way here and get some /proper/ dinner for herself.

Stepping into the pizza place, her eyes habitually scan everyone and everything, then snap back to the tall, strangely-clad man. Her eyes narrow as she studies him, thinking some of the decorative stitch-work on his green coat resemble somethign else she's seen before…

"It was nothing a good nap couldn't fix. I'm much more resilient than people think I am, you know." Loki says, frowning slightly. "I still don't know how you can stomach pizza more than once in a great while. I swear I threw up for a day after the last time." He turns around and sees May there, smiling cordially. "Hello there."

That's because you're not used to our food." Mike points out, looking back to the menu listings, "And I was actually thinking about just getting breadsticks and a pasta dish." Hearing Loki greet another, the underdressed rocker's glance switches back to the woman. He gives a nod in greeting to her before glancing back to the menu. He is next in line after all. Best figure out what he wants so as not to be THAT guy.

May is dressed casually enough in jeans and a long-sleeve shirt, so nothing distinctive here. She offers a simple nod back to the green-clad man when he says hello, making mental notes about everything that the tall — Asgard! His clothing resembles Thor's armor — man's companion is saying. It fits the conclusion her brain just came up with. She's very careful to keep all of this mental calculation from showing on her face, adopting a slightly bored demeanor. Thankfully the team she's buying for are the not-at-all picky sorts.

"They can hardly be called sticks, they're more like inconsistent lumps of bread. And yes, we don't have pizza or pasta in Asgard, but I would wager Volstagg would enjoy it quite a bit." until he threw up all over New York, that is. Loki mentally makes a note for something to do for later…

Mike gives a bit of a grimace, looking to the person at the register, stepping up to place his order of pasta and breadsticks. Loki's opinion be damned.

Loki rocks back and forth on his heels and toes, hands clasped behind his back. "You're awfully quiet tonight. Snake got your tongue?" He flicks his fingers behind his back and the breadsticks of the patron in front of him turn into a bunch of illusory snakes. That ought to liven things up a bit!

May waits seeming patiently, trying to not visibly react when the green-clad man proves her right by mentioning Asgard. She knows better than to speak up and prove that she's been paying attention to the coversation of the others, and to kind of enforce her seeming lack of attention, she pulls her phone from her pocket and pretends to check for text messages. In reality, she's looking over the pizza order that the others kind of hollered at her willy nilly — mostly a list of what they did not want to see on a pizza.

Having gotten his order in, Mike is reaching into his pocket to pull out the necessary funds to pay for his food. This task gets hindered as the other patron gives a shriek as he throws his snakesticks across the lobby. "The f-" Mike turns to look to the screamer and then over towards the breadsnakes. He sighs and puts in another order of breadsticks to replace what the other guy lost. "I was ordering, Loki." He explains, looking over to the lost food with a bit of a sad look as he fishes out the money for the order, "And it's been a long week. With them camped outside the building and all."

Loki raises his eyebrows, smirking in a guilty fashion. "You were ordering me? You can't order me on a pizza!" He laughs, looking back at the woman behind them with a grin. "Oh stop being such a pooper, Mike! You must learn to have fun now and then." Hopefully May doesn't know Loki is susceptable to electricity and tazer him.

May starts at the shrieking and without thinking steps into a combat ready stance, but then hastily straightens up again and watches Mike's weary reaction. Asgard, mean-spirited prank…. crap. Double crap. This is LOKI standing in the 'Order Here' line of the Domino's Pizza place. Could her luck be any worse? Hopefully to Loki she simply looks shocked at what just happened and not like she recognized the Aesir sorcerer. But just in case… she slips her phone back into her pocket and palms the cigarette lighter-sized tazer unit she 'borrowed' from Coulson.

Mike gives a bit of a defensive look. "I have fun." He protests, "It's just…" He pauses, taking his change and stepping aside so Loki can order, "It's been. A long week." When the first order of breadsticks is passed over, he moves over to the startled patron and hands it to him, giving him an apologetic smile before moving next to Loki again.

Loki jumps when May starts, but recovers his grin. "Relax, Mike. It was just a bit of fun. Oh, go ahead of me, fair maiden. I still need a few minutes to decide what I'm going to order."He bows and steps aside, gesturing cordially for herto go ahead.

May looks at Loki for a moment in completely sincere suspicion before stepping around him and approaching the counter. She starts rattling off an order for no less than four pizzas with varying combinations of toppings, doing so at a pace intentionally just fast enough for the cashier to follow easily without it seeming like the teenager at the point of sale were being patronized. She pays the final sum for the food, then accepts a cup offered for while she waits and steps aside to give Loki his chance to order. (and of course so she can eavesdrop some more while these two keep being oh so unsubtle.)

Mike steps back, giving May her space as he looks over to Loki, "You heading back to the mansion after this? You're much closer to there than my place."

"I suppose…" Loki says, moving his fingers behind his back and making sure May gets a bit of a surprise when she picks up her order. He can't help it. He has been trying to hard to be good but he is still Loki, and Loki must be Loki. "Are you inviting me over for a date, Mike?"

May fills her glass with water, then moves to claim an unoccupied table to wait for those pizzas. She is completely unaware that Loki has a prank already in the works for her or she'd at least try to retaliate. Drooling into the carpet has always been a good look on obnoxious people…

"No." Mike's answer is short. But definite. "Just wouldn't make sense for you to come all the way out here just to turn around and go back to the apartment. Plus I imagine your place is much more comfortable for you."

The toppings on her pizzas will turn to bugs when the lids are closed, and he has something in store for her drink as well. The water will turn into some sort of sludge after the first drink. But Loki looks so cute and innocent talking to Mike that he couldn't POSSIBLY be responsible! He looks at Mike , rolling his eyes. "Yes, I know. It was a Joke, Mike."

May takes that first sip of her water, of course unawares, but when she lifts the cup to take a second drink she pauses and frowns and looks at the container, then hastily sets it back on the table. Supressing the urge to give away what she knows by glaring at Loki, she pushes the cup further away from herself. That's just… wrong.

"Sorry Loki." Mike apologizes, "My humor's kind of gone for the moment." He frowns, watching as another order of breadsticks gets made, "By the way, have you figured out what you're getting?"

"I haven't decided yet! I suppose I can try the past-aaaaah if you think that is good. I won't be on Midgard for long, I must report ba-" He puts his fingertips to his temples. "Erm…I must report back to Asgard,but I will return before too long."

May can't stop herself from looking toward Loki when he reaches for… his own temples. Okay. Beverage is ruined, but at least the Asgardian trickster is apparently leaving. That she can handle.

Mike's frown deepens, turning to face Loki, as his voice lowers, "That thing again?"

Looking up, Loki shakes his head. "No, not that thing again…" he lies. "I just happened to have a headache."

May pulls her phone again to check the time and to conceal that she's paying even CLOSER attention now to what the two men are saying .

There's a look of concern passing upon Mike's features, "Regular headache or from that other thing?"

"Hmm." Frown deepening but hearing that his order is finished, Mike moves over to the counter to retrieve his items before coming back over to Loki. "Come on. Let's get you back." Without getting another order in, the pair are free to head out.

May watches (without actually watching) as Mike gets his order, then leads Loki out of the establishment. Not to much later her own order is ready, and she takes it back along with her Dim Sum that she picked up along the way. And … it's the surveillance team that ends up freaking out when they open the pizza boxes and BUGS go scattering everywhere. EW.

Maybe next time they'll do May's suggestion. Hmmph.

~Fin~

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