Late April Catch-All

[schrodingersghost]

WHO: Danny and Anyone
WHERE: All the cities
WHEN: Anytime in Late April
WHAT: Exploring the cities
WARNINGS: Watch out for puns

A. It had been a month since he'd arrived here. Again.

Danny figured it was about time he got out of Nonah and got to know some of the other cities. And how better to do it than from the air?

In one city after another he takes his time flying at the level of the rooftops, mapping out the streets and keeping an eye our for anything interesting. 

B. Danny was in no hurry to get anywhere. He takes his time exploring as a ghost, occasionally even flying low enough to be easily spotted by people on the street. 

If he was really lucky, he'd survive the entire trip without getting on the wrong side of any ghost hunters. And if not?  Well is someone started shooting at him at least he'd know they were there.

C. Occasionally he changes back into a human to explore the cities in a more traditional way. On foot. He can sometimes be caught hanging out in parks or getting lunch at local fast food places.

 

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[crapbearer]

Against his better judgment, Max had braved the boardwalk burger joint during the lunch rush. The crowd was thick as ever, and he'd lost some time signing a few autographs, but what was a little time lost when that sweet, savory burger and seafood fusion awaited him at the end?

Did he say end? Maybe not. Because at this point, Max was pretty sure he was caught in a möbius strip of waiting in a shack of tantalizing smells behind the jerk in line who would never, ever let him have it.

Behind the counter, the girl at the register meekly shied away from the problem customer, looking visibly frightened and uncomfortable as she quietly apologized for this and that and whatever horrible crimes had been committed against his burger -- which, Max noted, was nearly completely eaten.

After a solid minute of nonstop verbal abuse, hungry and sick of the guy's attitude, Max chimed in just as the man asked how she could get his order wrong — "Hey, maybe she doesn't speak asshole!"

The man whirled, and Max suddenly had second thoughts about getting on the bad side of a college-age beach bodybuilder, but he'd bluffed his way out of bad situations before. Fake it 'til you make it, right?

Max turned to the black haired teen standing right behind him in line. "It's all about tone. He's got a very thick asshole accent, probably from the Entitled Jerk region, don't you think?"

[schrodingersghost]

Danny was just here for the food. He wondered how it was that he always got dragged into situations like this. It never failed.

On the other hand, he never missed a chance to give a jerk a hard time. He raises an eyebrow at the jerk as he starts to play along.

"I don't know, sometimes its hard to tell entitled jerk apart from jerky loser."

[crapbearer]

"True, especially considering they have a history of cultural overlap," Max mused, stroking his chin in thought. "Historically, there's a strong correlation with people who bother to pay for three hundred dollar designer shades and guys who berate fast food workers just to feel important."

Yeah, beach bodybuilder wasn't looking too happy. That was quickly confirmed when the dude grabbed Max by the shirt; Max was quickly having several regrets, but he was nothing if not a master at masking his panic. If he can face down Skullmaster without dissolving into panic, keeping his cool against this is nothing at all.

Max raises his eyebrows and offers a flat smirk, disguising his panic with practiced ease. "Hey, and he's assaulting children! We're three for three so far!"

[schrodingersghost]

"Hey! Dude, drop the kid, okay?" Danny hastily steps forward to interfere.

"Seriously? Are you actually trying to be a cliche?"

The kid at least seemed to be doing okay. Or at least he hadn't lost his sense of snark. That was nearly the same thing.

But honestly? Danny was so 100% done with dealing with bullies. Sometimes he swore they all followed the same script.

"Look, how about you put him down, you get your food, and we all go our own ways having learned some kind of valuable life lesson. Or something."