Haly's Circus: New York City!

[daringyoungman]

 It's a quick stop between Metropolis and Gotham City. New York is what John Grayson calls a Red Pin town - big shows, and dangerous tricks, but it's smaller than Metropolis and is a warm up for the big shows in Gotham.

Dick waited until the punters were beginning to show up then grabbed a moment between rehearsals to run into the bar and collect his friends. So many people had said they hadn't been to a circus in too long, and that had to be fixed.

Also, he feels that if having access to a magic bar is going to do something, it might as well bring an audience to the circus.

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Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

Aang waves halfheartedly as Dick makes his exit, he's far too distracted by...well, everything. It reminds him of the Solstice Festivals he used to go to in the Fire Nation with Kuzon.

He wanders off and eventually comes to stand in front of one of the many food carts, or at least he thinks that's what this is.

One of these days he really has to learn how to read English...

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

Tumnus comes up beside him and says,

"They sell cotton candy, funnel cakes, hot dogs and deep fried pickles."

The way he walks is awkward but he's trying to not be too obvious. Sharing a funnel cake with X helped make him more comfortable and give him a dusting of confectioner's sugar.

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"Are any of those good?" he asks before turning to look at Tumnus and giggling. "You're covered in powder."

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

"The funnel cake is delicious but messy. Oh dear, I am, but its not as messy as it could be,"

He starts to try and pat it off, this just creates a cloud around him. The clothes do keep it from getting caught in his fur.

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

Aang looks around them to see if anyone is paying attention.

"Hold still," he says with a smirk, and then airbends both the cloud and resulting sugar into the nearest trash can.

It'd be rude to litter, after all.

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

"Thank you. What would you like?" That's a useful type of magic.

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"I don't know. I really don't recognize any of these. What'd you have?"

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

"Funnel cake, that was where all the sugar came from."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"What's a funnel cake?"

It certainly sounds promising.

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

"Do you see where the dough is being twirled about over there? That will be a funnel cake."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

He cranes his neck to get a better view of the whole funnel cake process.

"Woah....neat! He's just dropping it into oil and frying it!"

Re: Before the performance

[friend_of_lucy]

"Then he covers it with sugar, lots of sugar."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"This sounds like the best idea ever."

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

"Your world does not have food?"

X slips up to stand next to him, attempting to look at what he is looking at.

"Like this."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"It has festival food, sure, but not exactly like this."

Aang is eyeing the rack of corndogs.

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

"I am allowed to ask?"

X tilts her head to study Aang, just a little.

"What it is like."

Beat.

"Or what you are looking for?"

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"Festival food? It really kind of depends on where in the world the festival is being held and what the festival is. The nations all have their own traditions. My people specialized in fruit tarts and pies."

There's nothing here that looks anything like a fruit pie or tart.
Heck, there's nothing here that looks like fruit at all.

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

X does not bite her lip, though she does remain silent for a few long minutes, studying the same menu that Aang is regarding.

Eventually --

"They put fruit on the waffles. Strawberries. If you ask. But I do not think it is like a pie."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"Are waffles good? Or...more importantly, do they have meat in them? I should probably ask that first."

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

"That is relevant?"

X is just checking.

"They do not have meat. In them."

She pauses, considering his question. At the same time her nostrils flare, checking the odors nearby.

"Eggs are okay? And milk?"

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"Eggs are okay. So's milk if it's cooked."

He's looking around for what she's smelling, seeing if he can catch sight of it before she does.

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

"I think it is. In waffles."

Maybe not in cereal, but that is not being served here.

"You will need to ask for it without whipped cream. That is cold. And not cooked. But powdered sugar is okay."

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

Powdered sugar is okay.
You say that now...

Aang reaches into the pocket of his blue jeans and retrieves some of the money that Bar had given him. Paper money is kind of weird, but wow is it a lot lighter than the coins back home.

"Okay, if I bought one of those how much of this do I give him? OOooh can we haggle? I'm great at haggling!"

Re: Before the performance

[cutting_edgex23]

"You can try," X says, looking a little dubious. "Some people do not like it."

She'll help him sort out the indicated payment, regardless.

It only seems fair.

Re: Before the performance

[12goingon113]

"Which part? The haggler or the haggled?"