"...you what now?" the man in the gray suit asks Bar after receiving a napkin note instead of the Ogden's he ordered.
ZIP There's a martyr-ette at his side. "Something wrong?"
"Apparently, she's decided we have to earn our keep." Dryly: "How unfair is that?"
With equal dryness: "Totally."
And so it comes to pass that there are two unassuming superhumans behind the bar, putting up a specials board themed around famous novas:
Tequila
Boom-BoomFlaming
ConfederateThe DragonThe Fireman's Sour
GeishaLashTequila
MatadorDr.
ShockerSliderSloppy JoeSummer
SplashSpooky Juice
Black
thorn Choice of discounts:
a) Demonstrate paranormal powers and your first alcoholic drink is free*
b) Conceal your powers, or admit to not having them, and your first non-alcoholic drink is free
* Underage paranormals get a free ice-cream sundae instead
"Roll up! Roll up!" shouts Michael in carnival tones.
[Closed timelike tinytag: Val von Doom]