Sitting at a cozy little table two restaurants away from the comic book store - the food there was alright and the atmosphere wasn't completely dismal, but with a waitress' salary, Irene could only afford so nice a joint between rent and other living expenses - Todd and his date were just staring at each other. They had already ordered their dinner and were now just waiting to be served.
"So, Iris," It was the first time that either had opened their mouth since the waiter had taken their orders, and probably the third thing that they had said to each other since leaving Atomic Comics. "Do you read comics?"
A tad redundant, given her place of employment, and coupled with the fact that that wasn't her name, Irene was getting a lit bit annoyed. "It's Irene. And I dabble. I know its not really the same as reading the comics, I read summaries online, when I can find them."
No, it really wasn't the same, but at least she might have some idea of what he was talking about. Assuming that this date went went anywhere. "What Earth is home to Helena Wayne?"
Irene scoffed. "That's kid stuff. Obvious she's from Earth 2."
From that point on, Todd began to quiz Irene on various facts and issues and dates and characters and artists, and basically everything possible, until he knew exactly what the extent of her comic knowledge was. It was nothing to his own, but it was still considerably more than what Dave's and Marty's girlfriends knew. As if that was hard to beat...
And a quick thanks to "Guest"! Even the nameless I care about! But seriously, I'm not a big DC fan in the slightest. Marvel, bitch! Sorry, I'm having 'Vampires Suck' withdraws... Anyways, Looking forward to giving you guys another micro-chapter!
Kick-Ass is the property of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Irene Wallis is mine.