Il Pollo, Friday evening

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Leave it to Johnny Storm to keep himself busy. Class was cancelled earlier, so he took a trip out to DC and actually stopped a guy from trying to rob dinosaur bones from the Smithsonian. Come back and boom, time for a date. He showered, Axed himself up - LIKE YOU'RE SURPRISED BY THAT, you liars - and dressed all nice before making his way to the restaurant for some food and conversation and hopefully palpable sexual tension that could be cut later if he were lucky.

But for now the focus would be on the food and the conversation and, most importantly, the girl.

"I'll be completely honest, I thought this place was for sick horses until two days ago," Johnny noted. Because he could afford to start a date like that. It was self-depricating. It worked.

[OOC: For Minako! And definitely not sick horses.]

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"What does it mean, anyway?" Minako asked cheerfully, and if she was happy to let him show off his smartz, well, she was nice like that. "I mean, yeah, I'm pretty good with my English - at least I like to think so - but I have no idea what it's supposed to mean."

...probably 'cause it's not English, Minako.

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"It's something about chicken," Johnny said. "I'm guessing it's Italian, but it could be something else just to confuse us."

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"Chicken, huh? I hope that means that chicken is on the menu, and not, like, the staff are all secretly chickens or something like that," she replied. "Because, well, Fandom."

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"If we find out that the staff is chickens, I think we have to stick around and at least have appetizers," Johnny said thoughtfully. "It would be rude to do anything else."

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"Well, that means we should pick an appetizer or two to start, right?" Minako suggested. "I mean, we totally don't want to be rude!"

Garlic bread? Err... no. Minako was totally thinking ahead on this one.

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"I think I probably have to check out other restaurants around here to see if there are going to be any surprises, just to be ready," Johnny joked. "How about the bruschetta?"

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"You're just saying that for an excuse to eat out and not at the school cafeteria. Does that mean all those American teen movies are right, and boys are bottomless pits?" she teased. "Maybe we should get two bruschetta!"

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"I have it even better than that," Johnny said. "Fat is the fuel for my flame, so I have to make sure to eat up. It's what makes me as awesome as I am."

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Minako blinked at him in astonishment. "So, like, enhanced metabolism? Like a superhero in manga? That's so cool! If I had one of those, my mother couldn't lecture me about how much junk food I eat!"

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"Well, for one thing, she's not here, so enjoy it," Johnny said with a chuckle. "But you also clearly take care of yourself. I mean, you're kind of super hot, in case you didn't know. Whether that's working out or a crazy metabolism of your own, well done."

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AHHHHHHH HE CALLED HER HOT!

"Well, you are looking at the captain and star player of the Shiba Koen Junior High School volleyball team!" she said proudly, tossing her hair over her shoulder. "Which, it is super-sad that this school doesn't seem to have any real sports teams, but I managed to find a city-based team to join in Baltimore. Track, too, but volleyball is my favorite."

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"That would explain it," Johnny said. "I've never been that big into sports or anything, but sometimes specific athletes will catch my eye."

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"You'll have to come to one of our games sometime," Minako decided. "Maybe you just haven't found the right sport yet? I mean, it's always different watching rather than playing. Playing is way more fun!"

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"Just let me know whenever you have one," Johnny said. "But I think I'm happier on the sidelines. I prefer different kinds of action and exercise."

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"Well, you do have the option of flying for a workout," Minako sighed enviously. "That must be amazing..."

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"It really is," Johnny said. "After this, we could go for a quick flight if you want. It's not the most comfortable thing since I have to watch what parts of me are on fire so I don't set parts of you on fire, of course, but still."

[beautifulsenshi.livejournal.com]

Johnny, you just flew your way into Minako's heart.

"Really?" she asked, lighting up. "That would be so beyond cool! We could try spraying me with flame retardant, but I don't know if that would help, since you get so hot."

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"No need for that," Johnny said. "I'll just leave my arms unlit, and if you don't mind holding hands, I can carry you like that. Just for a minute or two, though, then your arms will get sore from hanging like that."

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"I don't mind holding hands," like, at all. "--but I wouldn't bet on me getting tired if I were you." Minako flexed her own rather well-toned arm. "Volleyball requires loads of upper-body strength. I am the queen of stamina."

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"Not bad," Johnny said. "Okay, we can see how it goes. Because it really is so much fun."