A loss of goodness causes trouble (Invite needed)

Middle of the day in Los Angeles not bad even though it was winter time, it was a bit chilly depending where you were from but Ryuu was okay, he was from the northern parts of America so this was hardly chilly to him especially with the sun shining down on him. All he needed was a sweater jacket and some jeans to keep the cold away for the most part, occasionally he needed more when he was sleeping outside since he had no place to stay. Today the young mutant was going to spend the last of his money on a treat that he seldom got because well he didn't have money very often, he didn't look like the homeless type as he wasn't grungy or nasty looking, this was because usually he broke into houses that had no one in them and used their showers because it was quite easy especially when he had certain powers. Sometimes he would take money from the houses but often enough he felt like a hot shower was enough, his special treat was a strawberry milkshake one of his favorite things in the world, he couldn't remember the last time he had one actually now that he thought about it. Just the thought of one made his mouth water and he licked at his lips hungrily, there were a lot of things he could have spent his money on instead but Ryuu wasn't exactly a rational thinker anymore thanks to an experimental drug.

So right now the only thing that was on his mind was the strawberry milkshake he was abut to get at the fifties restaurant that was right around the corner from him. His pitch black hair looking wild and unusual as always, it was like his hair had a mind of it's own spiking out in multiple directions regardless of how he combed it, hands in his pockets and the sweater jacket covering his body hid the toned body that he had built up over the years though it was far from perfect it did the job so far. He heard the bell ring as he opened the door and he saw the old style seats light blue and red together it just did not go well together at all, ah the almost too small counter stools so people could sit at the counter instead of a table or booth. He chose the counter stool at the end near the corner so he could use the reflective surface of the window to check who came in and out of the restaurant, always had to be on the lookout for those suits after all he thought to himself as he gave a rather crooked smile to the waitress who asked him for his order "strawberry milkshake please" he said in a smooth charming tone. Ryuu was a decent looking guy perhaps even attractive to some with a good voice so he could draw in the ladies if he wanted to his main problem was that nice guy charm couldn't last forever due to instability.

He got his milkshake just as two men began to yell at each other "what the hell you talking about the chargers suck?!?" said one while the other pushed him back some "I didn't stutter now did I? the chargers suck ass and so do you punk" the other guy yelled in his face before pushing back now. Ryuu had absolutely no interest in the fight that drew the attention of all the other patrons in the restaurant, he chose to simply ignore the two and bring his lips to the straw to taste the heavenly goodness that was his strawberry milkshake. It seemed that lady luck did not want him to get his treat though as the man defending the chargers team pushed the trash talker with more strength now, he stumbled back and just before Ryuu's managed to get a taste he felt the solid thump of a body upon his back. The impact sent him lurching forward knocking the milkshake over onto the counter and Ryuu's chest as he hit the counter, the man pulled himself away "gonna whoop yo ass now bitch" he said defiantly as he strode towards the other man. While they continued their pushing Ryuu's hands went to the spilled milkshake gathering the cold tastiness into his hands before clenching them tightly making the pink goo spill through his closed fists as they shook. "I get one thing to eat today with only a bit of money and what happens some jerkoffs knock it over" he said to no one in particular as he spun around to face the men now who took no notice of him.

The milkshake remains dripping from his fingers as he stood up now "you two are going to pay for this" he said with a cold and disappointed tone, standing there with milkshake covered his chest and dripping from his hands he hardly looked intimidating. He closed his eyes for a split second activating his power, in that split second Ryuu's entire body turned silver drawing the attention of the patrons now, Ryuu's eyes opened and he strode forward. The two men fighting now took notice of him and perhaps they were just too pumped with adrenaline right now or maybe they were just stupid but neither seemed to be concerned with his appearance, "what the fuck you want?" one said while gripping the others shirt still. "I want" he spoke slow "My" the volume growing suddenly as he yelled "MILKSHAKE!" angrily. Before either could think of what to say or do Ryuu's head drew back and suddenly snapped forward slamming his silver forehead into the guy's nose viciously, he released the man's shirt and stumbled back blood spilling from his nose as he screamed into his hand. The other man stood still wondering what to do but Ryuu wasn't waiting instead he drew back his leg and slammed it upwards in between the man's legs hitting him right where every man in the world was oh so sensitive dropping him instantly as he released a sound only little girls might make.

The man holding his nose should have run away especially with the mood that Ryuu was in but instead he let go of his bleeding nose and swung at Ryuu's face. Ryuu didn't even bother to block the attack he let it hit him right in the face, there was no sound of impact though instead the man's fist sank into Ryuu's face as if it were made of rubber, as the man pulled his fist back with a look of disbelief which didn't really make sense to Ryuu since something was definitely different about Ryuu since he was silver and that was not the natural color of people Ryuu's face was molded into the shape of his fist. His face came back to normal easily and Ryuu had felt nothing from that strike "I just wanted some strawberry goodness" he said in a sad tone before kicking the man in the chest and sending him to the ground, with that done he sighed unhappily before going back to his stool and hunching down as he stared at what was left of his milkshake. The waitress was holding a tray against her chest as if to protect herself from something before managing to speak up quietly with a slight stutter "I ca-can get y-you another one s-sir", Ryuu looked up at her like a child who just learned they weren't getting the present they wanted "I don't have anymore money......" he practically wailed at her before dropping his head onto the strawberry milkshake covered counter.

Lincoln was taking a break, relaxing, and drinking a nice milkshake. He had come into this restaurant only because of it's looks. It was what he believed the "hipsters" were calling "retro" nowadays. Which in his opinion made about as much sense as throwing your last grenade and forgetting to pull the pin, for heavens sake the nineteen fifties were dusty now, but not archaic, he wouldn't be surprised if this place had been here since then and was only now getting attention thanks to the crazy moods of the masses.

Regardless, this "hip" place did remind him of a good time in his life, not the best but good nonetheless. And that's why he came in here. Sadly unlike back then, their wasn't a way to get alcohol in every restaurant. Upon the waitress informing him of this however he was disappointed, perhaps this wasn't the best place to go after all. Fortunately he didn't need to voice his concern or even decide what he could possibly order other than whiskey. The women he was unintentionally staring blankly at was quick enough to recommend their famous strawberry milkshakes. And Lincoln being a fan of most dairy products was obliged to purchase something from the "old" establishment after all.

However while he was drinking the sweet, soft nectar a small squabble that he was previously successfully ignoring began to escalate. Apparently he wasn't the only one to notice this, because a scowling man made some sort of inaudible string of angry voiced complaints, before frankly pounding the other men until they shut up. Well that was one way to handle a fight at least. The fight was not what caught his attention however, and it wasn't even the man's own odd powers, no it was something else. Strange as it sounds, this guy reminded him off one of his grandchildren. Lincoln couldn't help but feeling bad for the guy.

After the man had sat down, apparently ignoring all the terrified faces glaring at his metallic physiology. He wasted no time in sulking further, admitting that he was flat out of currency. He himself not needing it in the least he decided to help the boy, Lincoln walked over intruding upon the startled waitress and the pouting colossus.

Sitting down on the red leather stool directly beside the man he interjected his own thoughts, extending an olive branch in a way. "Maim, if it ain't any trouble I'll cover this fella's here cost, bring us both a milkshake if you would." Smiling at the women, she blinked and hurried off promptly after he finished talking, no doubt happy just to get away from the silver man and the oddly generous, cowboy looking man. He of course had one last thing to say. Putting his hand on the kid's shoulder he voiced his concerns to him.

"Well, boy you sure did a number on them their thugs didn't ya. But the fightings done finished now, so I think it'd be best and I have no doubt that the people will agree that you should power down now son. And just enjoy the milkshake the kind ladies bringing ya. We don't want these fine people here getting worked up now do we? " Taking his hand off his shoulder Lincoln took out his wallet and readied the money for the two milkshakes, that were now hopefully on their way.

Ryuu might have been made of a liquid metal right now but the spilled milkshake was still cold upon his forehead as he kept it there sulking over the loss of his strawberry goodness, for someone who was so paranoid that they never trusted anyone he let his guard down quite often like now he hardly noticed any movement around him if there was any. It wasn't until the man decided to sit directly beside him that Ryuu bothered to move and even then it was his head moving to the side so he could see the man and give him a questioning look with his metallic face. 'He looks like someone who stepped out of the old west' Ryuu thought to himself as he listened to the man speaking of getting them milkshakes which did give him a slightly confused look as well there was no reason for this guy to get him a milkshake unless perhaps he was trying to bribe Ryuu into doing something or perhaps he was one of the suits that was looking for him. Though he didn't dress like the normal suit so perhaps he wasn't a suit or maybe that was the trick to make him not look like one so Ryuu wouldn't think he was one, but wouldn't they expect him to expect such a trick so maybe this wasn't a trick after all, or was it he questioned himself rapidly over heating his own brain as usual. Then came the hand to the shoulder which made Ryuu's body tense as he expected the polite man to do something though Ryuu didn't strike first because well it would be awkward to strike the person if they were really just a nice person offering him the strawberry goodness he wanted so badly.

He sat up now as he listened to the man speak about powering down, a bit of the cool melted milkshake running down his nose now, "a number on them?" he glanced back at the men who were still trying to recover from his sudden assault. "The worst they have is a broken nose and maybe the other can sing soprano now" his voice a bit deeper now with a hint of metallic echo to it "lucky they caught me on a good day or they would be dead for spilling such wonderfulness over something so silly". He now looked around at all the other startled people before shrugging "they are just going to have to leave if they don't want to be startled then" he said before turning his attention back to the man buying the milkshakes "I don't get to decide when it turns off, just like I don't get to decide what power I get" he explained calmly enough. There was that wishy washy instability of his again, he was still paranoid about what this man might want yet he had just revealed his ability to him without hesitation like it was an everyday thing. "Now tell me kind sir, if that's what you really are" he raised a single eyebrow up in a comical way as if this would make him more detectivey, was that a word? no, yes, no, whatever he was going to us it for now "do you work for the suits or the uniforms?" he asked in a curious tone. "Or do you work for the privates?" he asked in the same curious tone, now there was no way to really understand what Ryuu was asking unless you were Ryuu because to him these were simple and easily answerable questions.

"You ever wonder why they called it a chair?" he suddenly asked out of the blue as if changing the topic so drastically wasn't a problem, "I mean why a chair exactly? who just decided that they were sitting in a chair? they could have named it anything yet they went with chair" he said softly. "I mean would you have called it a chair if you didn't know what it was called?" he asked as he wiped the milkshake from his forehead with a napkin he grabbed up from the counter "me personally I don't think I would have, it just doesn't scream chair to me, not sure what I would call it though perhaps I would have called it sign though" he said almost confidently now. "Yea I mean that sounds right to me, here sir have a sign, oh sorry this sign is taken already, don't sit in that sign it's a bit wobbly" he said out loud for everyone to hear just how unstable he really was. "What about you? you think that sounds right?" a confused look crossed over his face now "wait did you answer my questions from before?" he asked while still looking confused.