Food Truckin'
Disclaimer: I had this come to me originally for a Smallville idea (which I'll still do) when it occurred to me to also do this for Arrow. And all thanks to a comic book about Food Trucks.
Summary: After Prison, Oliver gets the idea to do a Food Truck.
Many hadn't been expecting it after the man got out of Prison, much less for any of it to actually be good. But lo and behold, Oliver Queen's Food Truck, 'The Green Bowl', had become a hit in a short amount of time. So named because Oliver primarily served bowls of Chili and said Chili was practically out of this world. Not being able to have a traditional job due to his time in Prison, not really having the mind for big business or wanting to deal with the stress of it, and not wanting to just sit around at home all day and as well as trying to avoid putting the suit on again, Oliver had gotten the crazy idea to start a Food Truck where he'd sell his specially made Chili to anyone who wanted some. And Thea decided to help him out with the use of her access to the Merlyn account funds, thinking it'd be a great way to make use of the money. Along with thinking it would've annoyed the Hell out of dear ol' Malcolm that his money was being used for something like that. The Media had had a field day with the whole thing and there was some thought from a few detractors that it wouldn't last.
That it was just a PR spin of some kind and Felicity was among those who had her doubts. But as time went on and the whole thing proved to be a success, those detractors, though mostly Felicity, had started to change their minds. Plus, not only did his Chili have fans from Earth-1 but other Earths like Earth-38 as well thanks to how damned good it was. Leading to Kara to try and talk Oliver into expanding the brand over to her Earth. "Kara, come on, I'd have to hire some help for something like that and I'm sure the IRS would want to know where I'm getting the additional cash from. Plus, I'd have to teach someone how to make the Chili and I dunno about that. Its a closely guarded secret after all."
Of course, that last part was him just messing with her. "Well, you clearly do well enough to be able to hire someone! And as for the IRS, we'd just set up a bank account on my Earth so its not an issue! And it is SO NOT a closely guarded secret."
"Sure it is. Great Grandma Irene Dearden said so."
"Do you even have a Great Grandma Irene Dearden?" Asked Kara skeptically.
"I'm pretty sure there's one. If not on this Earth than somewhere else."
Kara groaned, getting Oliver to chuckle in amusement. "Look, I'll think about it, alright?"
"That's all I ask for. But don't be surprised if I don't let up about this." Warned the Blonde.
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind." He replied somewhat dryly as his lips quirked.
Chili, gotta love it.
Author's Notes: Well, that was fun.