Hey, a bank robbery. I smell a cliché. [Micheal Atterius]

At the counter was a dark skinned lady, polite from what he could glean of her mannerisms and that was always good for tips. Spellstone went first, and his order was quite the mouthful, something that Michael barely cared to follow, let alone remember. Something about whipped cream with sprinkles and something else that he could not quite keep track of. It appeared that he had made this order multiple times, while Michael…well he was not too much of a coffee guy himself. Sure he knew the basics, but nnot anything that sounded as complex as that. As far as he was concerned, the male might as well have spoken something in reverse Latin. ”Yeah, I’ll have….” he paused for a moment looking over the selection, eyes running over it swiftly before finally deciding what he wanted. ”yeah, I’ll have the Chai tea.” He said with a small smirk, stepping back next to Spellstone and simply waited for his drink, which would take a few minutes to finish.

Both drinks came about the same time, though Michael was left to foot the bill while the other male simply took the drinks and walked away. Grumbling lightly to himself, Michael pulled a few crinkled bills from his wallet and placed it down on the counter and was given the proper change. With that done, he followed Joshua to his seat, accepting the invitation and sitting down; grabbing his drink as he sipped lightly on it. Taking note of the slight hint of joking within the males tone but ignoring it for the most part, if only because he was in a good mood. He didn’t really need the invitation, since he bought the man his drink in the first place, Michael finding himself slightly irritated before calming down. ”yeah, it’s a personal favorite of mine. Not as…extravagant as whatever it is you have but I like it.” He noted simply sipping on his drink once more.

”Interesting.” He said with a slight snigger, taking note of the small amount of cream that had made home on Spellstones upper lip. Part of him wanting to wipe it away, though then again humans were known for misunderstanding many things. A simple kind gesture could be taken for an attempt to court them, and Michael never had the patience for it. Didn’t want to end up like his dads, granted his control over his energy was complete. The question that got him was when the guy asked him about himself, and it usually ended up with family being involved. ”I live in Chicago, been here for around a month.” He sipped lightly on his tea, some of it clinging to his top lip, though it was quickly cleaned with his tongue. ”Can't say there's much to say about me though, have a pretty normal family, grew up out of country.” As far as he knew, most human families only had one father and he had two, which seemed to be weird among the population, minus the fact that they were ethereals. ”Wait a sec.” Not allowing a slight obsessive tick bug him, Michael produced a small paper towel and reached over, whipping away the cream that lingered along the young mans upper lip, perhaps drawing a strange look. ”Was bugging the hell out of me.”

Okay, he was lying totally on the part about his family being normal, considering that his father on one side used to be king of a hell dimension and the other ruled an isle of immortal beings that wielded energy thought forbidden. Michael smirked, the guy issuing a small thank you as he crumpled up the little napkin and tossed it into the nearest trash bin thingie. ”No prob.” he said smirk briefly spanning into a smile before subduing itself, Michael letting his fingers intertwine for a moment before palms were pressed against the table top. Finally the guy gave the ethereal a name to refer to him by, one that wasn’t a lame superhero moniker, so they were somewhat on equal footing in that regard. ”Well it’s nice to finally know your name.” Not that the question was on his mind often, Michael found that information all too important considering that he was just that nosey. He sipped on his chai tea again. ”So, tell me about yourself Josh.” He said mirroring the tone that Spellstone used to ask the question.

Michael raised an eyebrow waiting for his question to be answered, and of course it would be. Unlike his story, it seemed that his friend was able to divulge more about himself, considering that he was not some kind of soul fueled being that never aged. The male was from a family of magic users, and that meant that he had some magical knowledge along with that power, which would make him possibly not the worst company that Michael could keep about him. If anything that made him slightly interested, if only because Michael found mages more interesting than humans, their connection with magic making them perhaps more powerful in some respects. ”I’ll keep that in mind Joshua.” he said with a slight smirk playing across his lips, winking as he took a deep sip of his chai tea. ”Chicago must be lucky to have such a powerful hero looking over it.”

This was easier than Michael thought, the whole making friends thing. Granted he could do so ever since he was young, humans were always easier to deal with than ethereals in many regards, but then again either were not too difficult for him to understand. ”Yeah, humility is way over rated.” He said agreeing. ”Wouldn’t mind working with someone of your caliber either, it would be fun.” Michael smirked widely, half expecting that to be the appropriate response to being winked at, though the gesture was somewhat new to him. Usually those he hung out with did not really do anything remotely flirtatious, if only not wanting to risk some kind of wrath from Ouroboros. Sure Shael would wink occasionally, but that was just him being mischievous and it was no way in the manner that was perhaps being thrown about. ”Wouldn’t mind working as some kind of super duo.”

Michael chuckled lightly, enjoying the idea of making light of any hero really. If he was to be a hero, he would be the best among them, or something like that. ”A cool name huh?” Michael mused outloud, rubbing his chin lightly as he thought over a name that would work. ”I would say The Dynamic Duo, but that sounds lame.” Michael noted smirking widely, not really making a joke but more amusing himself. ” Or the Arcane Asskickers? No, not cool enough.” He mused outloud, rubbing his chin lightly. "You have any ideas?"

Joshua seemed to like his idea, which pleased Michael slightly. While he was not known for his creativity when manipulating someone was not involved, it was nice toi know an occasional suggestion worked. ”It does sound pretty kick ass doesn’t it?” Michael drained his Chai tea, feeling slightly annoyed that he didn’t have any more. ”It could work.” he finally admitted letting the smirk that was brewing form fully across his face as he thought over the possibilities. Being a hero might be slightly annoying, but he was sure the ass kicking perks always outweighed the negative. ”So unless either of us have a better name, I think Arcane Asskickers could work.” Michael made sure not to speak loud enough that everyone else could hear him, blinking lightly as his eyes turned to their new natural color; a dark purple.