Virgil and Katou's Hot Date (Semi-Closed RP, Backdated to right after Katou gets settled)

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Since Katou had friends in the park Virgil was sure he'd want to hang with, he waited a few days to let Katou get settled in before he decided to make good on his promise of a date. But he didn't have much going on himself, so a couple nights later he prepared to go meet Katou. He first went for the civilian clothes, but decided instead to go for his jeans as well as a white button-down over his Static t-shirt and the worst tie he could find. Then, he collected a bouquet of flowers and knocked on the door of the auditorium.

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Katou opened the door. "Who the hell are -" he started, then took in Virgil's skin colour and his hair, and then tried very hard not to laugh. "Virgil?"

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Being not too far away in the theatre, Setsuna had gone to answered the door as well, then saw Katou got it and was talking to someone carrying...flowers.

"Oh wow, Katou! You work pretty quick. Who's your date?"

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"You must be Katou's dad," Virgil said, grinning. "Don't worry," he added. "I'll have him home before midnight."

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"Don't listen to her," Katou said, gesturing towards Kira. "She's going through a midlife identity crisis of some sorts, right dad?" he asked Setsuna. "She's very confused. Identity crisis and all that."

Katou grinned. Either way was going to be amusing, but he also remembered the Asami incident and knew that Virgil had been there and had witnessed it.

Which actually, was kind of embarrassing.

Nonetheless, he was willing to play his part in this, so he took the flowers, sniffed them, and said, "Are these for me? They're beautiful."

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"Oh, I see," he replied. "Well, it was lovely meeting you, Mrs. Katou," he said politely to Kira. Yeah, after the Asami thing there was no question which of the two was going to be Mrs. Katou. Not that Virgil thought girls were less capable; to the contrary, his own mother had probably been much tougher and comfortable in dangerous situations than his father. But he just couldn't help poking fun at Kira after seeing him cower from a young girl with a piano wire.

"Picked especially for you," he replied. And obviously inexpertly put together after being taken right out of the ground, too.

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Setsuna found himself laughing at them all, then wrapped his arms around Kira tightly. "It's okay, dear. I'm sure Virgil here will take good care of your little boy. And if he doesn't, he'll answer to me."

He might have pretended to give Virgil a promising glare right then, but instead he snickered, shaking against Kira with repressed laughter.

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"Yep," said Katou. "Hey, do you know if the pizza happens to be on a metal tray?"

It would be so cool to see Virgil stick the pizza in the oven and turn on the oven and all that with super powers. So very, very cool.

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"Yep!" Virgil said. He always cooked with powers when he could, it made things so much easier. "Check this out!"

Waving his fingers considerably more dramatically than was necessary, he slammed open the doors to the walk in fridge and then a second or so later a large pepperoni pizza zoomed towards them. Virgil stopped the pizza in midair in front of them and was about to start the oven when he grinned.

"Hey, check this out," he said, juicing up the pizza and spinning it around, cooking it like a microwave. He'd totally done this before and it'd sort of worked! In fact, the pizza was almost done when suddenly the cheese started to bubble and then exploded, splattering cheese and tomato sauce. "Uh." Virgil said. "That so works usually. Sometimes. I can get another one."

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"Holy shit," said Katou, throwing his hands in front of his face to stop probably-really-hot-cheese from splattering all over him. Then, he cracked up, doubling over.

"Je - Jesus," Katou said between laughs. "I - I don't know how much I - I trust yo-you with my well-being and sa-sa-safety." He wiped a tear from his eye.

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"Hey, I'm a professional," Virgil protested, laughing too. "I'll use an oven, though." He summoned another pepperoni pizza, opened the oven with his powers, and levitated the pizza inside. Then, he closed the door with a wave of his hand and manipulated the timer until it set at 20 minutes.

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Katou managed to collect himself, and he took a deep breath in. "That's really cool, despite the fact that you suck as a microwave. What else can you do with your powers?"

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"See, the real question is," he said smugly, "what can I not do with my powers? It's your all-purpose electricity powers," he said. "There's the basics, you know, shooting bursts of electricity at the bad guys..."

To demonstrate, he blasted a light stream of electricity across the room. "I can also pick things up and manipulate them as long as they conduct well. Metal and wires and stuff is easiest, rubber and wood is nearly impossible. Then you've got my Static cling," he added with a grin, zapping Katou's foot. It shouldn't hurt, but if he tried to move it, he'd find that it was stuck pretty effectively to the ground.

"But there's way more stuff if you're creative about it! I can manipulate electronics, drain or charge things, a few times I've been able to alter chemicals and gasses by manipulating the electrons, but you kinda gotta know your chem to do it safely, aaaand I can totally listen to CDs without a player."

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Katou raised his eyebrow when Virgil zapped his foo. He didn't feel anything, and he couldn't see what was so great about static cling. Were his socks going to stick to his shoes now or something?

"That's a lotta shit," Katou said. "Not as much as say, Superman, but a lot none the less.

"Wanna go sit down?" he said, nodding towards the tables. Then he turned to walk towards them. He stumbled, fought for his balance, and then hit the ground face first. He had been so caught off guard that his fucking foot was stuck to the ground that he hadn't thought to catch himself.

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"Well hey, we can't all be from Krypton," Virgil said. "And sure, we have some-- whoa!" He turned as soon as Katou fell and winced. "Sorry!" he said, obviously trying to stifle a laugh. "I told you! My Static cling! Need a hand?"

He offered his hand to Katou and at the same time, zapped the foot so it wouldn't stay stuck.

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Katou laughed, and hopped into the car. "I suppose that is a plus," he said, grinning. He looked around. "They sure tried their hardest to make this place look..." he couldn't think of the right word, though he tried. "Shiny," he finished lamely.

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"Space age..y?" he suggested. "It looks pretty good, even if it is kinda old school." He closed the safety bar, and then the ride took off. It began slowly, climbing a steep hill, and once they reached the top of the hill Virgil threw his arms up in the air.

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"Yeah, that works," said Katou. He frowned a little at the safety bar - he wasn't a child, but didn't say anything. And, when the ride began to really go, Katou let out a scream of delight and threw his arms up with Virgil.

He turned his face to the ceiling, and grinned. He hadn't seen stars since he had gotten here, so these were nice, even if they were only fake.

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Dude, Katou, you have the wear the safety bar on the ride. Virgil laughed along with Katou, enjoying the ride. The lighting made it extra fun, because you couldn't see the tracks as you came and everything threw you off guard.

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"This is fucking awesome!" Katou yelled over the wind. "Does this thing go any faster, I wonder?"

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"Maybe?" Virgil said. "I could speed it up with my powers, but that probably isn't the best idea..."

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"It isn't?" asked Katou. "And why isn't that such a good idea?"

He didn't forget the pizza incident. He was just... conveniently putting it in the back of his head.

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"Sometimes I can't...quite control it," he admitted.

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Katou followed. "Star Tours?" he asked. "I'm assuming it has something to do with Star Wars. What is it?"