[drabble][DCU, JLI, PG] City Pride
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ajremixI was at my dad's recently an watched a couple Food Network shows about pizza. Of course this would be the result!
Title: City Pride
Fandom: DCU
Rating: PG
Word Count: 736
Characters: Ted, Barda, Dinah, J’onn, Scott, Booster, Max, Guy
Summary: You stick a Chicagoan in New York City and this would happen eventually.
Only in New York, Dinah thought, could a team of superheroes get kicked out of a pizzeria. Scratch that, only with Ted could a team of superheroes get kicked out of a pizzeria. She scrubbed a hand over her face and attempted to not look like part of the group as Ted continued to rant at said establishment what had kicked them out. He, in fact, had built such a hate-on for their (according to him) pansy, floppy, barely-snack-worthy cardboard that he continued to rant and flail even when Booster clapped a hand over his mouth.
“If you ever feel the need to include me on another outing,” J’onn told her lowly as Scott attempted to flag down a taxi before someone decided to call the cops on Ted, “I will bring this night up and tell you most emphatically ‘no’.”
Dinah gave an almost-laugh. “Believe me, it won’t happen again.”
~*~*~*~
The moment they arrived at the embassy, Booster made a hasty beeline for the first bathroom, holding his spit-coated palm out as if his hand were contaminated. The rest of the group trudged in wearily afterwards, all except for Ted who was still fuming and, strangely enough, Barda who was frowning at the world at large.
“You said we were going out for dinner,” Ted accused no one in particular. “That? That was an insult! New York-style pizza is to food what a penny is to Fort Knox!”
“I find myself compelled to agree with the bug,” Barda said suddenly. Everyone stopped to stare at her. Even Ted.
“Um, dear?” Asked Scott cautiously. “Are you sure about that?”
“Is this not a team of warriors?” She asked, drawing up to full height and voice booming loud enough to draw Booster, Max, Oberon, Guy and Captain Atom out into the foyer. “Warriors should be fed something with heft, something with substance .”
Ted looked up at her with bright eyes and an even brighter grin. “You’re absolutely right!” That automatically made everyone else eye him warily. They knew Ted was up to something and only time would tell if it were no good or not. He whirled toward the others and his excitement did nothing to quell their fears. “You want a pizza, I’ll give you a pizza!”
~*~*~*~
Well... it certainly had substance but it was like no pizza the rest of them had ever seen. For one thing, it was thick. Probably an inch thick. For another, it was so packed with ingredients it looked more like-
“Oooooooh,” Booster said suddenly. “That’s why it’s called a pizza pie.”
“That’s all Chicago-style, baby,” Ted said proudly, hands sweeping out over the deep dish spread like Vanna White over a car.
“It’s very warm,” J’onn noted pointedly. A brow ridge rose even more pointedly. “Did you take the Bug to Chicago just to get pizza?”
“Pfft, no. I used the tubes.”
J’onn and Max looked at him with disapproval. Guy, however, cut in with, “What the hell’s with the knives and forks? That ain’t how ya eat pizza!”
“Hey, you wanna origami your pizza, there’s an entire city right here you can do that in.”
“Enough!” Barda snapped, reaching for a pan that looked loaded with everything. “We shall see if this is truly fit for a warrior!”
~*~*~*~
“If anyone told me I’d get full from one slice of pizza,” Dinah said, fork pushing around the last of her crust, “I would’ve called them a liar.”
Guy patted his belly with something almost like contentment. “Alright, Bug, I’ll admit. That wasn’t half bad.”
“I dunno, I think I’ll stick with the thinner pizza, myself.”
Ted turned to glare at Booster. “We are no longer friends.”
“Aw, c’mon!”
“I’m with Booster on this,” Scott said, not at all bothered by Ted suddenly glaring at him, too. “That was a bit too much for me.”
“It was indeed a warrior’s meal.” Barda gave Ted a smile and he beamed back, the culinary betrayal of his two friends immediately forgotten. “Well chosen.”
Max shook his head, pulling the napkin from his shirt collar and discreetly loosening his belt a notch. “If you all get this worked up over pizza, I’d hate to see what would happen when someone brings up barbecue.”
“Pulled pork.”
“Wet ribs.”
“Dry rub.”
Eyes narrowed and jaws set in challenge. Max tossed his napkin in the air in defeat. “Why’d I say anything?”
Title: City Pride
Fandom: DCU
Rating: PG
Word Count: 736
Characters: Ted, Barda, Dinah, J’onn, Scott, Booster, Max, Guy
Summary: You stick a Chicagoan in New York City and this would happen eventually.
Only in New York, Dinah thought, could a team of superheroes get kicked out of a pizzeria. Scratch that, only with Ted could a team of superheroes get kicked out of a pizzeria. She scrubbed a hand over her face and attempted to not look like part of the group as Ted continued to rant at said establishment what had kicked them out. He, in fact, had built such a hate-on for their (according to him) pansy, floppy, barely-snack-worthy cardboard that he continued to rant and flail even when Booster clapped a hand over his mouth.
“If you ever feel the need to include me on another outing,” J’onn told her lowly as Scott attempted to flag down a taxi before someone decided to call the cops on Ted, “I will bring this night up and tell you most emphatically ‘no’.”
Dinah gave an almost-laugh. “Believe me, it won’t happen again.”
~*~*~*~
The moment they arrived at the embassy, Booster made a hasty beeline for the first bathroom, holding his spit-coated palm out as if his hand were contaminated. The rest of the group trudged in wearily afterwards, all except for Ted who was still fuming and, strangely enough, Barda who was frowning at the world at large.
“You said we were going out for dinner,” Ted accused no one in particular. “That? That was an insult! New York-style pizza is to food what a penny is to Fort Knox!”
“I find myself compelled to agree with the bug,” Barda said suddenly. Everyone stopped to stare at her. Even Ted.
“Um, dear?” Asked Scott cautiously. “Are you sure about that?”
“Is this not a team of warriors?” She asked, drawing up to full height and voice booming loud enough to draw Booster, Max, Oberon, Guy and Captain Atom out into the foyer. “Warriors should be fed something with heft, something with substance .”
Ted looked up at her with bright eyes and an even brighter grin. “You’re absolutely right!” That automatically made everyone else eye him warily. They knew Ted was up to something and only time would tell if it were no good or not. He whirled toward the others and his excitement did nothing to quell their fears. “You want a pizza, I’ll give you a pizza!”
~*~*~*~
Well... it certainly had substance but it was like no pizza the rest of them had ever seen. For one thing, it was thick. Probably an inch thick. For another, it was so packed with ingredients it looked more like-
“Oooooooh,” Booster said suddenly. “That’s why it’s called a pizza pie.”
“That’s all Chicago-style, baby,” Ted said proudly, hands sweeping out over the deep dish spread like Vanna White over a car.
“It’s very warm,” J’onn noted pointedly. A brow ridge rose even more pointedly. “Did you take the Bug to Chicago just to get pizza?”
“Pfft, no. I used the tubes.”
J’onn and Max looked at him with disapproval. Guy, however, cut in with, “What the hell’s with the knives and forks? That ain’t how ya eat pizza!”
“Hey, you wanna origami your pizza, there’s an entire city right here you can do that in.”
“Enough!” Barda snapped, reaching for a pan that looked loaded with everything. “We shall see if this is truly fit for a warrior!”
~*~*~*~
“If anyone told me I’d get full from one slice of pizza,” Dinah said, fork pushing around the last of her crust, “I would’ve called them a liar.”
Guy patted his belly with something almost like contentment. “Alright, Bug, I’ll admit. That wasn’t half bad.”
“I dunno, I think I’ll stick with the thinner pizza, myself.”
Ted turned to glare at Booster. “We are no longer friends.”
“Aw, c’mon!”
“I’m with Booster on this,” Scott said, not at all bothered by Ted suddenly glaring at him, too. “That was a bit too much for me.”
“It was indeed a warrior’s meal.” Barda gave Ted a smile and he beamed back, the culinary betrayal of his two friends immediately forgotten. “Well chosen.”
Max shook his head, pulling the napkin from his shirt collar and discreetly loosening his belt a notch. “If you all get this worked up over pizza, I’d hate to see what would happen when someone brings up barbecue.”
“Pulled pork.”
“Wet ribs.”
“Dry rub.”
Eyes narrowed and jaws set in challenge. Max tossed his napkin in the air in defeat. “Why’d I say anything?”
Tags:
- chara: big barda/barda free,
- chara: black canary/dinah lance,
- chara: blue beetle/ted kord,
- chara: booster gold/michael carter,
- chara: green lantern/guy gardner,
- chara: martian manhunter/j'onn j'onzz,
- chara: maxwell lord,
- chara: mister miracle/scott free,
- drabble,
- group: justice league international,
- series: dcu
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Date: 2010-09-05 08:31 am (UTC)the deep dish spread like Vanna White over a car.
Superb line.
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Date: 2010-09-05 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-05 09:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-05 11:33 pm (UTC)I'm also a New York Pizza girl, but I'll admit a slice of Chicago Deep Dish can go a long way.
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Date: 2010-09-05 11:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 05:01 am (UTC)One of the best things about the internet is that it allows me to argue about food with people from not just all over the country but all over the *world*. I'm pretty sure that a universal human trait - you put people who grew up eating different things into the same space, and someone is going to start a fight. ^_____^
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Date: 2010-09-06 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 05:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 07:14 am (UTC)"No, no- rice cakes are soft and moist, not that dry Quaker stuff. You know. Cake-like. But with rice."
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Date: 2010-09-06 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-02 09:47 pm (UTC)*flaunts Conan's Pizza shirt*