Last Call at Chaney's

[bana-grace.livejournal.com]

The doors are flung wide open and all of the lights are on.

A familiar form leans up against the bar, a pint glass held loosely in one hand.

Chaney's is open for business for two special reasons tonight -- firstly, to collect funds for rebuilding Metropolis.

But also to give the heroes a chance to relax and unwind, before what's bound to be a tough fight.

And Grace Choi is back to bartend.

"Cash only tonight, ladies and gentlemen. Everything goes to get our town back up and running. So drink up!"

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

"Oh. Wow. Thanks."

This is fancier than she was expecting. Flamebird makes vaguely menacing gestures toward Plaz with one of the plastic swords.

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

A small buccaneer appears on Plaz's shoulder to do mighty battle with that plastic sword, while Plaz himself looks squarely at Grace.

"I seem to remember handling your weapons well enough, darlin'," he says, with a bit of a waggle.

[bana-grace.livejournal.com]

Grace laughs, deeply.

"You handled my weapons like nobody else, Stretch." She snags a plastic sword for herself and pokes at him with it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

Flamebird eats one of the peach squares and then prods at the Plaz pirate on his shoulder with the plastic sword. She chuckles softly at the byplay between them.

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

A sword pops out of his finger, and he's now fighting a two-front battle to swash the buckles.

"I've been around a few thousand years, and you're still the first girl to wear me as a bra for a week."

[bana-grace.livejournal.com]

Grace stands to her full height and then takes a bow, coming up with a wide grin.

"That's what I get for not askin' who I was getting lingerie from in the first place. But hey, once we had our little... discussion, things worked out pretty good."

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

"I don't recall much in the way of discussin', but I remember a hell of a lot of cussin'. You've got a hell of a mouth on you, darlin'."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

Flamebird arches her brows at that.

"Uh-huh."

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

A quick look to Bette.

"I gotta hell of a mouth on me, too, hot pants. Any chance we get to find out what kinda mouth you got?"

[bana-grace.livejournal.com]

"Weren't just cussin' going on there, I gotta say. It took a few days for that window to get replaced. And I was picking glass outta the carpet for weeks."

Grace is busily pouring herself another beer, letting the foam build up just the way it should be, a good capper on an excellent brew.

She's also keeping an eye on Bette, gauging her response to Plaz's question.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

"Depends on what you're asking."

Flamebird grins faintly, "Either way, there are people here you could ask." A sip is taking of her drink. Mmmmm. "It is certainly a challenge keeping up with this crowd, though."

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

"No kidding. I still can't believe Stewart was the guy to discover that ol' Wondy was a crackable nut, if y'know what I mean."

[spirit-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"I do have to wonder what you mean by that..." The voice comes from behind them, laced with laughter.

Diana is standing there, dressed comfortably in jeans and a sweater, one hand tapping her chin as she looks at Plastic Man.

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

To his credit, Plaz barely misses a beat.

"You ARE the Wonder Woman," he quips. "As in 'everybody wonders what it takes to get you in a smoochy mood,' and nobody has ever known ever. I thought Hippolyta might've mystically removed your libido after a while, y'know?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

Looking at Wonder Woman, Flamebird takes a large sip from her drink. It, unfortunately, gives her a moment of brain freeze. The faces she makes for the next few moments are not flattering but certainly funny.

[spirit-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"My mother and I have had our disagreements in the past, but she has yet to go quite that far. And besides," Her smile deepens. "You seem to have forgotten my ties to Aphrodite. She can be... kind."

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

"Everybody forgets your ties to Aphrodite, because it's impossible to flirt with you," he quips back, wryly. "There's the whole 'truth in bondage' thing you've got going, which scares away the timid folk, and then there's the 'even though I'm wearing the hottest outfit imaginable, if you think an untoward thought about it, I will break you' aura you wear right along with it."

Yeah, he's had a few drinks.



"Look, I'm the most exquisite beauty anyone in the world has ever seen. Touch me and die. Tee-hee!"

[spirit-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Touch me and die? I do not think so." She smiles up at the woman behind the bar.

"Hello, Grace. Sparkling water, please." Turning back to Plaz and Bette, Diana continues.

"Rest assured that those who would touch me inappropriately would be dealt with. However, I enjoy romance and all things that come with it just as much as the next person."

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

"Riiiiight. Then tell me, Miss Independent, why you never so much winked at a guy, aside from your little... whatever it was with ol' Batsy... until John worked up his chutzpah? I thought you'd be championing femininity everywhere and asking people out yourself!"

It's part teasing, part honest curiosity. He'd really thought she had some vow of chastity going on.

[spirit-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"I suppose that I just never had time to ask anyone out." She actually looks a little puzzled by it.

"If I had asked you, would you have gone?"

She appears to be avoiding the Batman question.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

Flamebird was taking a sip of her drink when this conversation started. Then there was brain freeze. And now there is a blank expression as she looks toward Wonder Woman, with Plaz talking beside her. "......."

Blink. Blink.

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

That almost gets him, but he catches his jaw before it drops with reality.

"If you had asked any man in the entire world, even the gay ones, we'd have gone."

[spirit-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"I will have to keep that in mind should I ever be single again, then. And perhaps I will start with you."

Taking a sip from her glass, she looks over to Bette and gives her a wink over the rim.

[plazmania.livejournal.com]

He catches that wink.

"Wait now... are you flirting with me or her?!"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bird_of_flame_/]

Flamebird looks like she may not only have forgotten how to breathe but also also completely forgotten to keep doing it anyway.

Now would be a great time to say something witty...

The blonde remembers to pull in a breath, finally, and replies, "Is there any good reason she can't do both?"