Chilly Boulder, Sunday

[geniuswithasmartphone]

When the children of the baddest crew on this side of the Atlantic decided to steal Chilly Boulder, it was only a matter of time before they did exactly that.

The coup, when it happened, was swift, if not entirely bloodless. The smoke bomb Spike had assembled had worked perfectly, sending all the workers out of the building in a fit of coughing. The trio, with (perfectly coordinated, thank you Joey) scarves pulled over their mouths and noses had snuck in during the chaos and started putting Phase II into action. Spike had gotten Ada into the shift manager's office where she'd started hacking into the inventory to cover their tracks, while Spike and Joey started loading their newly 'liberated' supplies onto the rickshaw that Spike had obtained and they'd wheeled inside.

The first wrinkle came from the shift manager himself, who--against all reasonable expectations--decided that he absolutely had to brave the smoke to get to the timecards and make sure that no one was getting paid for this unexpected break. He was very surprised to stumble into Joey, who immediately began running a beautiful grift, pretending to be scared and lost in the smoke. That might even have worked if Spike hadn't come out with an armful of ice cream vats and an economy-sized bag of sprinkles.

"You absolutely must get us earbuds from your Papa!" Joey called before taking the shift manager down with a right hook that her father would be proud of--and her mother, too, because she'd delivered it without even chipping her nail polish.

"Hurry up, Ada!" Spike had said, sticking his head into the office. "We're blown! But if we take what we've got now, we can still--"

"Nope," Ada said, looking at the second wrinkle in their plans on the screen in front of her. She hadn't been able to change the inventory because someone else had already been doing that and it had taken all this time just to see the extent of it all. "Change of plans. We're moving to Plan C. Spike, you start putting the stuff back that you stole. Joey!" Her sister came running in. "You go outside and start the grift. Talk to the remaining workers and tell them this." She outlined the new plan and within a few words, her siblings began to grin.

***

"So we all clear on what's going on?" Spike asked, beaming under his new Chilly Boulder visor. "No questions?"

The staff of Chilly Boulder shook their heads. "And no problems with what's been decided?" Joey asked, voice a little sharper. The staff shook their head a little more vigorously, not wanting to get on the bad side of the little girl with the mean fists.

"Really?" Ada asked, suspicious. "Nobody? I mean, we're basically framing your boss." Except for how it wasn't really framing, considering the records that she'd accessed earlier.

"Uhh, nobody really like him," one of the staff said. "He was pretty mean," another spoke up. "Yeah," said a third. "Like, if you were one minute late, he'd round to the nearest fifteen. We'll be glad to see him gone."

The trio exchanged glances again and shrugged. Okay. That sure made things easier. "Then let's get ready to open," Ada declared. Joey gave the shift manager another judicious lovetap, just in case he was even thinking of waking up and then dragged him into his office, where Spike had already removed the phone and the computer, just to make sure the guy couldn't contact anyone for help. Ada pressed a button on her laptop and the electronic signboard lit up.

"SUNDAE" SPECIAL! ONE DAY ONLY!
ALL YOU CAN EAT ICE CREAM! NO CHARGE IF YOU'RE UNDER THIRTEEN OR ACCOMPANIED BY A MINOR!
~*Courtesy of the Leverage, Inc. Junior Interns*~

[Open for delicious and tasty treats!]

Comments

Talk to the Junior Interns

[geniuswithasmartphone]

They're here, digging into sundaes as big as their heads.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[my2dads.livejournal.com]

Was there anything better than celebrating a perfect plan (only a few minor glitches, really!) with free ice cream?

Ada didn't think so. Life was pretty great.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[giveherahand]

Mara was being dragged into the shop by an extremely enthusiastic redheaded boy.

"You can't have one of everything," she said immediately. Ben frowned hard.

"Chocolate," he said. "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease."

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[my2dads.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" Ada asked, giving the little boy a bright grin. "It's all free today!"

Because she certainly didn't think there was anything the matter with shoving all the ice cream and toppings into the face of a small child!

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[skycrawlers.livejournal.com]

"Tummy aches," Ben said sagely.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[glacial_queen]

Hey look, space-redheads at the ice cream store. Color Karla incredibly surprised.

"Hi Ben!" she said, not realizing that this was almost certainly a different Ben than she'd met before. "I see you found your Mom. Gonna get a Special?"

Because when you had a damn sundae named after you, you ate it.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[glacial_queen]

After breakfast, Della insisted that she still had room for ice cream, so the family headed over to Chilly Boulder to grab a few cones.

Karla raised her eyebrows at the sign, but, hey, who was going to argue with free ice cream?

"Okay, who wants what flavor?" she asked. And then, "Nommy, let your sister go first. She's littler."

Nommy closed his mouth and stepped back. "Only this weekend," he muttered.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[stoleafamily.livejournal.com]

"Hello, ma'am," Spike said, grinning brightly. "Hi Della! You need to try the strawberry! It's really really good. Do you want it in a waffle cup?"

The perils of ingesting sugar were right there in front of you, Della.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[glacial-kidlets.livejournal.com]

Della looked up at Karla for permission, then nodded and smiled at Alex. "What's a waffle cup?" she asked. "And can I have whipped cream and a cherry?"

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[stoleafamily.livejournal.com]

Spike was enjoying the Chilly Boulder visor, and explaining to people that yes, the ice cream was REALLY FREE don't you think mint chocolate chip would go well with chocolate mint? Plus some whipped cream? And some nuts?

Plus trying to come up with new combinations like butter pecan and mango sherbet. MMMMMMMMMMM!

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[my2dads.livejournal.com]

Ada was a little shit-stirrer, apparently. Because once Spike had finished talking to Della, he'd turn around and see his little sister looking at him. And grinning.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[stoleafamily.livejournal.com]

"What?" Alex.... Spike smoothed down his shirt in a move he had to have learned for Hardison, it was that not-suave. "I was being polite!"

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[hitorgrift.livejournal.com]

Joey was maybe a little buzzed and excitable. She'd gotten to hit someone! Who deserved it! And she hadn't gotten yelled at or sent to the principal's office for it, yet!

She was sitting perched on the end of the counter with a big wafflecone full of cherry ice cream with chocolate bits in it, and keeping a sharp eye on all the patrons. Just in case someone else needed to be taken down.

What? It could totally happen. . . .

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[my2dads.livejournal.com]

"Joey! Hey Joey!" Ada hissed to get her attention. And then pointed to where Spike was talking to the pale girl from last night. "Look!" she giggled. "Spiiiiiiiiiiiiike's got a giiiiiiiiiiirlfriend!"

Having siblings was the best. She was gonna ask for some when she got back home.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[hitorgrift.livejournal.com]

Joey looked over and grinned. "Awwww," she cooed. "Little brother's growing up so fast!"

She'd long since learned not to try and talk her parents into having another kid, but maybe she could keep an eye out for one to steal them, like Spike had.

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[vdistinctive]

So it had maybe taken a little too long past "oh thank god it's finally quiet" to get to "where the hell are the kids?!" but Leverage proper did get there eventually, and after some discussion, split up to go look for them. Eliot had his phone (okay, Hardison's spare phone, thanks Joey) out the moment he spotted the sign at the Chilly Boulder, and texted the others a picture.

They conquered the ice cream shop. In case we needed more evidence they're some version of ours

"Alright," he said, walking in. "Who wants to explain all this?"

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[stoleafamily.livejournal.com]

Spike paused, and said, "Okay. This looks bad."

Always quote the classics to give you time.

"...or possibly awesome."

Cover those bases!

Re: Talk to the Junior Interns

[vdistinctive]

"Uh huh." Eliot crossed his arms, giving no indication as to which way he was leaning. "That's not an explanation yet, kid."

Mod Your Ice Cream

[geniuswithasmartphone]

In case you wanted to enjoy your free ice cream with your own friends and family!

Re: Mod Your Ice Cream

[icecoldfrost]

Emma had gotten a phone call. Which meant she was up and had booked a portal and was here and Jack was going to be sleeping on the couch for a week.

Emma had a calendar. She knew what week it was.

Hence why she was keeping an eye out for a trio of familiar blonde heads, and not, say, anything else.

Re: Mod Your Ice Cream

[anotherwolfcub.livejournal.com]

Which was why a single head of blond curls was able to come up and attack her with a hug from the back. "Momomomomomomom hiiiiiiiiii."

Dorian's other parent hung back, smirking just a bit as he anticipated the show that was to come.

Re: Mod Your Ice Cream

[icecoldfrost]

Emma froze. STRANGE CHILD.

"If you're looking for Sookie or Karla, one is off being a superhero and one is over there with her other children," she managed, not moving least she end up with it glued to her. It was small, small ones were often sticky. IT WAS A RISK OKAY.

OOC

[geniuswithasmartphone]

This had to be done. It had to be. Second generation Leverage team!

Re: OOC

[wildandbrave]

Oh my god, this post is basically the greatest thing.

Re: OOC

[my2dads.livejournal.com]

Thank you!