Title: Movie Date
Author: FrostedMerry
Spoilers: AU from Season 2 'The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition' but no particular spoilers for BBT, possible spoilers for Deadpool (and Boondock Saints if you've never seen that) though!
Summary: I finally saw Deadpool last night and I couldn't help but write this drabble. Sheldon and Penny see Deadpool and discuss. :) This story is within my Costumer Conundrum AU world, but is so far past where I am currently in the story that it should be able to stand alone.
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters contained herein. I'm not making any money from this and no one else is either.
Status: complete
Rating: G
"Ah ah, don't say it Sheldon." Penny started as they exited the theater. "I know you're gonna try to explain why the physics doesn't work and how they couldn't have done that spinny shooty thing. And why did that metal guy stay metal the whole time, when in the other movies he goes back to regular people."
"Er, no. I was simply going to inquire as to whether you enjoyed the movie." Sheldon surprised her.
"Oh." She smiled brightly at him, "I did. It was kinda gross but, I mean, I liked Boondock Saints and that's pretty gnarly too. At least this time they didn't kill the cat."
"Although," Sheldon said, brow furrowing, "I really don't think that Vanessa would have survived that long without some damage from a lack of oxygen to her brain..."
Penny nodded, "Yeah I kinda thought that too. But it's like, what's it called 'suspension of disbelief' or whatever right. You just gotta imagine it could really happen right."
"Indeed. If you spend too much time trying to figure out how they did it, you miss what they did. We can save that for the dvd!" He responded happily.
They dropped their rubbish in the bins as the approached the exit and Sheldon held the door open for Penny to walk through. Then he gallantly took her hand in the crook of his arm and they walked back to her car.
"I think that Suicide Squad trailer looked pretty cool though, right? Can we go see that?"
"Certainly, but don't forget that Batman Vs Superman and Captain America:Civil War both come out before Suicide Squad." Sheldon reminded her gently.
"Well I just can't see Ben Affleck as Batman. It just seems wrong somehow. Hasn't he already been a superhero before, what was it, uh..." Penny trailed off trying to remember.
"Yes he was Daredevil, but Penny, if that is your only reason to dislike him in the role, remember too that Ryan Reynolds was also Green Lantern and played an alternate Deadpool in the Wolverine origin movie." Sheldon lectured but was keen to know her true feelings on it. He was not looking forward to Affleck as Batman. He was certain to bomb the role.
"I don't know Sheldon. I just can't see it. I'm certainly no authority on Batmans, I was keener on some of the villains in the franchise. I liked Jim Carrey as the mystery guy," she giggled. "But Arnie was terrible as that snow guy!" Sheldon shook his head, as usual he was baffled by how Penny could reduce such complex subjects to simplistic statements.
They entered the car and the conversation stalled a bit as it made Sheldon uncomfortable when she took too much of her attention off the road while driving, especially at night. They drove in fairly comfortable silence, until they approached the ice cream parlor that they frequented, that was still open. "Sheldon, ice cream?" Penny grinned at him.
"Certainly. I think it would be a nice way to end the evening." He grinned back, but not a scary kill Batman grin, something a bit more human and solely reserved for Penny. It was one of her favorites. She enjoyed bringing out real smiles in him. They made her feel very warm and tingly inside.