16352/Second First Date

Second First Date
Date of Scene:	07 June 2024
Location:	Angel Grove Youth Centre, Angel Grove
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Pink Ranger, Green Ranger

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Pink Ranger has posed:
How long has it been since they last dated? It seems like years, maybe forever. Some times life is just like that..Either way, it seems fate has brought them together once again. And somehow, Kimberly is nervous, like this is a first date or something. But maybe things are different now. They're both grown up and no longer teenagers.

And now she has her own place too. It's not much really, pretty small and not very fancy. But there's a nice quiet balcony into the alley, some windows facing the sunlight and of course Kim has kept it as tidy as possible.

The place has been decorated a bit. She wanted the night to be special, and being a hapless romantic, she had opted for candles although not much else in the way of fancy, other than a Dee pink table cloth with lace trim on the tiny table. The smell of roast chicken and garlic warts in from the kitchen, looks like dinner will be ready in 20 min or so.

As for Kimberly, she's dressed in a cute rose pink cocktail dress with a frill at the slightly flared skirt that ends an inch or two above the knee, and puffy off shoulder sleeves.

Green Ranger has posed:
For his part Tommy is also rather nervous, spends by far more time than he usually would on getting his hair just right, pulled back in a perfect tight pony tail. Brand new diamond stud ear ring in his left ear. Black suit with a green tie and vest as he arrives at Kim's apartment, he too has his own place now, and no his place is not fancy either. But he's here now and he raises his fist and knocks at the door taking a deep breath looking at the Pink bouquet of Roses and Carnations.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly swallows a bit at the knock. Why is she so nervous? It's not like she doesn't already know or like him, but..It's been awhile Afterall. Still, she checks her lightly tousled hair in the mirror, touching up her lip stick before she draws a breath and opens the door. The sight of roses and carnations - naturally her favorite - causes her to break out into a smile, reaching out to hug him. "Oh my gosh Tommy, they're beautiful!"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles and kisses her handing the bouquet to Kim. "Glad you like them babe." He says with a playful smile. "So what are we having for dinner sweet heart?" He asks and once in he closes the door behind them.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly giggles, kissing him back and lingering a bit before taking the flowers, placing them in a vase on the table. The ones that were already there were dried up anyway. She inhales the sweet scent, smiling nostalgically. Some things never changed. He still remembered her tastes. "Well, dinner is still in the oven..Nothing fancy, roasted chicken and garlic, mashed potatoes and veggies." very basic. "Want to take a grande tour of my humble place?" she smiles, stepping up to him, strengthening his lapel. "You look really smart..You should dress up more often.l"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver laughs and shakes his head. "Nah casual suits me just fine, this is only for special occasions." Tommy says with a grin on his face. "Sounds like quite the good meal babe." He offers his arm. "I'd love the tour of your place next time maybe we can do this at my place." Tommy grins adjusting his jacket.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly chuckles, "Hey, you look good in practically anything, but this is still a nice change, and nit something I get to see often enough." she smiles and winks playfully to him before twirling around,causing her cute dress to flare around her a bit. "Hmm well this is pretty much it. We're standing in the hallway. The closet is further down next to the front door, there's the washroom further down and at the end is my tiny bedroom." she points down the rather short hallway. Really, it's tiny enough that no walking is required, everything can be pretty much seen from here,although the bedroom door is closed.

"To your left is the kitchen." more like a kitchenette, furnished with a mini oven, a mini fridge and a bar table in the middle which doubles as a dining table. She must have worked hard to dress this tiny sad little hole in the wall. "Finally the carpeted area is the living room." it's pretty much part of the same room as the kitchen, separated only by a change in flooring, furnished with a tiny plush pink sofa on a pale pink carpet, and a tiny tv against the wall opposite the sofa. "Finally we have the balcony, which opens out into a big but *usually* peaceful alley." she smiles sheepishly. "Well that's it, it's not much but it's home. And it's mi e."

She will leave it up to him if he wants to sit on the sofa, explore the bedroom or maybe get some fresh air out on the surprisingly large and spacious balcony.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smirks and comes up behind her wrapping his arms around Kim. "Doing the Marilyn Monroe thing for me babe?" He asks with a laugh. "So Kim does that mean you want me spending the night with you in your bedroom tonight?" He asks with a playful laugh "So come tell me what's on your mind sweet heart?" Tommy asks as he adjusts his tie. "I think you need some..." He trails off. "Just a moment." Tommy heads out the front door returning a moment later with a bag he'd stashed and comes back in handing Kim the bag.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly stiffens just a bit, maybe surprised at the sudden closeness. It's not like they hadn't been close before but they were innocent naive teens at the time..

She smiles, blushing a bit, leaning in against him. But they're adults now, maybe some things have changed but some things have stayed the same.

"Maybe.." she smiles, a playful tone in her voice. "If you play your cards ri--?" and then he vanished for a moment and she blinks at the bag. "oh? what's that now?" she is equal parts curious and amused.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver laughs and shakes the bag at her. "Open the bag and find out Kim." He says with a laugh. "It's of course a gift for you, but three things in the bag are for us, one of them is for you alone."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly arches a brow, tugging at the bag. "Ooh, Soo mysterious..What did I do to earn gifts?" she chuckles but opens the bag peering inside curiously.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles. "You're you love that's what you did." Tommy says with a grin, inside the bag is a 4K DVD of the first movie he took her too back when they were kids in Highschool. Also two large rectangular white boxes, and on long thin rectangular black velvet box.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly laughs, moving to hug him. "Ohh Tommy, that's too sweet..Soo we're doing a movie night? Trip down memory lane?" she peers at the DVD, before peering at the other boxes. "Snd these?" but she is already prying them open one by one."Wow if I didn't know better I'd say it's my birthday!"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles. "Yes a movie night, you know our first date back in highschool was dinner and I took you to see this flick." He says smiling, as she opens the smaller rectangular box inside it is a matching necklace and bracelet set both with with pink heart charms hanging from them, her name engraved upon the hearts but dotting the I on each pendant is a small emerald stone.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly's eyes widen at the jewelry set, "Ohh Tommy. this is gorgeous!" of course he knows her taste that well, which shouldn't come as a surprise really. "Really, you're going all out today...Will you do the honours..?" she turns around, pulling up her hair so he can affix the necklace around her neck.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles and he clasps the necklace upon her kissing Kim's cheek. "I never forgot the things you like, and Ill bet you didn't think Id remember what our first date was did you?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smiles fondly at memories, leaning in against the kids and sighs. "To be honest, I wasn't sure we'd ever get back together, I mean, I'm thrilled, just..For awhile there it looked like we would walk separate paths.."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver chuckles and shakes his head. "We could never truly walk separate paths." He says taking her hand and putting the bracelet on her as well. "You gonna open the other boxes?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smiles, glancing down at the bracelet, fingers brushing thoughtfully over the emerald I." You think with? You think we're...Soul mates?" she blushes at the thought, but being a hapless romantic herself, it's not such a wild idea.

"you know..I kinda like the idea..And I plan on sticking around this time.," oh right, the other box.

She chuckles, picking it up, examining it before opening it slowly. "You really went over and beyond for this date..And I didn't even get you anything.." she pouts a bit.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver laughs and shakes his head. "Of course I think we are soul mates, was there any doubt?" He asks with a chuckle. "You'd better stick around this time, you run away again Ill chase you all around the world." Tommy says with a grin. "You mean Boxes." Teasing her as she opens the box and finds a bottle of fine red wine.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly blinks, knowing Tommy knows her favorite type of wine. "ooh, you're spoil me rotten, sooo romantic. Wait is there another third box?!"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver laughs and taps the third box that looks almost identical to the big box and is still in the bag. "Well I don't spoil you, I'm just treating you like a princess."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly makes a face, "Ooh, you do like to tease me don't you? I dunno if you can surprise me anymore than this..Let me guess, a gorgeous evening gown to wear tonight?" she chuckles as she opens the last box..

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver laughs as she opens the box and finds a fine champagne too. "No babe, I don't think an evening gown would fit into that box." He says with a laugh.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly chuckles, and mock pouts, "Awwe, it would have been nice but this is more than enough.." she leans over to give him a chaste kiss on the cheek.

"Now I won't run out if alcohol for days, or was it your plan to get me drunk silly all along?" she playfully winks at him and that's when the bell rings.

"Oooh dinner is ready! hope you have an appetite. my turn to treat you!"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver chuckles and slaps her backside as she goes off to get dinner. "Well not that I need to get you drunk, for us to have a good time. But it might be plenty of fun to get you drunk." He says with a laugh. "Oh youre gonna treat me are you? Well than I look forward to it!" Tommy says with a grin as he gets up and moves to the table.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly chuckles, taking his hand and leading him to the table. "Well yes, yes I am..Just wait right here, I'll be right back!"r
She winks playfully to him before skipping to the kitchen. Moments later she returns with the roasted chicken garnished in cranberries and garlic sauce, and steamed broccoli dipped in melted cheddar cheese. Not super fancy but it smells delicious and came from the hart so to speak.

"I hope you're hungry, otherwise I'll be making chicken sandwiches for the rest of the year! Bon appetit!"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver grins and shakes his head a bit as he takes a seat. "It looks and smells delicious Kim! And of course Im hungry when am I not hungry babe?" He asks with a playful wink. "And trust me there wont be anything left for you to be making chicken sandwiches...Ooohhhh on second thought we should save some and make it into chicken salad for sandwiches!"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smirks, pouring herself a glass of wine. "Yeaah, I guess it takes a lot of food to power all that energy you throw around." she winks playfully at him again as she digs in to her meal. She may look petite but all that jumping around and gymnastics does take up a lot of energy too.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver chuckles and leans in kissing Kim softly before leaning back and pouring himself a glass of wine as well, taking a sip. "Ill totally throw you around." He winks at her playfully before he also digs into his meal scarfing but doing so in a gentlemanly way.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly arches a curious brow at that. "Is that so..? Are we talking rough sparring or..?" she smirks, considering her glass before raising it to his. "How about a toast. To our future..Together?"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles and laughs. "Take it to mean whichever you think it means." He teases back raising his own glass. "To our future together." Tommy says clinking his wine glass with hers.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly arches a brow. "My aren't you an imp..I'm sure you had this whole night planned out huh, get the girl drunk and sleepy..Tease her silly with gifts..Make her feel like she's died and gone to heaven..Make her feel like she's falling in love all over again.." she smiles fondly, lowering her glass, working on her food.

"With any luck, Rita and her minions went back to..Wherever they came from and we can go back to living normal lives. Do you ever think about that? I mean life is difficult enough without worrying about if she's gonna try and build a new craft monster, or..Or turn one of us against the others again.."

She chews her food thoughtfully, knowing that's a sore spot for Tommy, but also knowing they've all moved on. Heck, things have been quiet, maybe a little too quiet, in Angel Grove lately..

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles at Kim and raises his glass taking a sip of his wine as he leans back. "I don't do those things, I'm no imp." He teases back playfully. "As far as Rita goes she'll do what she does and we will continue to do what we need to do." He says softly. "I don't see us ever being able to go back to a fully normal life, we've been through too much, seen too much, and helped too many people. I think that this is our calling."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly hmms and nods thoughtfully. "Oh, I'm not saying I don't want to be a power Ranger anymore, far from it..I mean it feels totally great to be able to help people, and knowing the things we know is amazing.."

She shrugs, trying some Brussels sprouts, washing it down with more wine, perhaps drinking more wine tonight than she's usually does.

"Im just saying things have been unusually quiet, maybe Rita has finally given up and we can relax...We'll except for that weird guy at the rec centre the other day.." she frowns thoughtfully..

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver shakes his head as he eats more of his meal, taking another sip of wine washing down it down. "I don't think the evil space hag is giving up, I think shes trying to lull us into a false sense of security my love." He says honestly but the mention of a weird guy at the youth center has his brow raising and Tommy puts down his fork. "What weird guy at the Youth Center, what the hell did I miss Kim?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly shrugs, "Oh it's nothing, I was just catching up with an old friend and some weird dude dressed in a long hooded coat bumped into me, must have caught me off guard because I felt to the floor, but it's nothing really. Only thing weird about it was his weird coat and how I couldn't see his face, but like, whatever, no harm, no foul right?"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver shakes his head and grunts. "No not no harm no foul, that's really suspicious that he had a coat on and his face covered." He says taking another long drink before he speaks again. "Which friend were you catching up with babe?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly shrugs again, a little surprised he's taking this so seriously, "Just some girl visiting in town, name's Angelica. Only met her once or twice. Oh and there was a guy there, super fast reflexes, picked up the. milkshake before it could spill on me. Pretty impressive really.."

She blinks a bit then, clutching her head, looking a bit disoriented all of a sudden. "Oooh..."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver sighs. "Angelica hmmm..." He says simple before looking about. "A guy with super fast reflexes? Hmmm....and that didn't strike you as odd, or that he could be a villain?" Tommy asks rolling his shoulders as he sees what's going on. "Hey hey Kim you good? What the hell is wrong babe?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly shakes her head and smiles, "Relax..The fast guy..I dunno, maybe he just has good reflexes or he's a meta of some sort but he checked up on me, and if he was a baddie wouldn't he let the milkshake spill on me?"

She chuckles a bit, her cheeks a bit red. "I'm okay, really..I'm sure I just drank too much wine..Or maybe I'm just catching a cold or something..Felt a but fuzzy the other day too but I'm sure it's nothing. Maybe I just need to slow down.."

She chuckles, trying to shrug it off like nothing. "Soo? How was your dinner?" she seems just about done herself.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver shakes his head looking at Kim. "Or he could have been trying to make you feel safe and like he was a good guy to get in close to us and be able to take us out. Remember the reason Rita chose me Kim, I was a good Martial Artist and was becoming friends with you all. Being trusting of him because he caught a milkshake and checked up on you is a bit silly love." Tommy says honestly. "Uh huh its happened twice in a few days, and you're saying it's nothing? I don't think you getting fuzzy headed twice in a few days is nothing Kim, that's a bit concerning." He says with concerned smile. "Dinner was good how was your wine?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly frowns. "Maybe..Maybe not. I mean sure we can keep an eye on him if he returns to the Rec centre..But keep in mind there are a ton of metas around these parts anyway, some good like us, some evil.."
    She shrugs, reaching for a glass of water, looking a bit less red. "Really, it's nothing. I'm fine...Soo..How about that movie Hmm?" she smiles, climbing to her feet. "I'll warm up some apple pie, we can have some later for dessert. come on, relax.."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver finishes the first glass of wine and pours himself another glass. "Kim that's kind of my point, the only ones we should be truly trusting fully are ourselves, especially with this guy being a complete stranger, Im surprised you weren't suspicious of him." He says simply. "It's not nothing Kim, you've never had dizzy and fuzzy feelings regularly love. Don't try and play it off please, take it seriously." He says getting up with his wine and moving to grab the movie. "Flick sounds good Kim."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly hmms, "Well I have in the past, occasionally when I really push myself. I've been sick, had the flu..Maybe I just need to slow down hmm? And can we really only trust each other? What about the Justice League? The Xmen? Do we really need to just automatically write them off as bad guys? Isn't it better to be cautious but not paranoid?"

She sighs, shaking her head. "Come on, let's just try to have fun and not worry too much tonight..Okay?"

She wastes no time in fumbling with the DVD player, pushing the dvd in and beckoning him to join her on the sofa. "oh you're gonna love my new tv, it's really got good picture and sound.."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver shakes his head with a laugh. "No The X-Men and Justice League are already established as known hero organizations, but some random guy with know known affiliations no we shouldn't trust that hes a hero, I've seen what Rita and others can do to try and get close to take down those we hold dear. So yes Id say we should trust our team only how do you know this punk wasn't in league with weird coat guy?" Tommy asks with honesty. "But fine we will stop talking about this."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly shakes her head, "Not saying we should automatically trust him, and you're right maybe he *is* in league with weird coat guy, who knows? we just need to be cautious if we see either of them again but not jump to any conclusions until we know more.."

She does seem a bit tired..Either of the way the conversation seems to beheaded or just in general..Maybe she is coming down with the flu?

"Come on, I just wanna have a nice night, we can talk and query about those two tomorrow..Please?" she offers him her hand as she settles o. the sofa. waiting for the movie to watch. Knowing Kim it's probably some sappy romantic comedy. Although she curls up on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn hoping Tommy will join her and relax a bit.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver sighs and moves to sit on the couch. "I'm team leader Kim its my job to look at the big picture and keep us safe, that's all, I didn't mean it like you were wrong in not jumping down his throat, just saying we need to err on the side of caution." He says with a chuckle. "Hey now we are going to keep on eye on this fuzzy headedness of yours." Tommy grins and takes a sip of his wine.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smirks and shrugs, "I'm fine, really, just a little tired..Got a bit too excited and drank too much wine, but, maybe it's getting pretty late for you to go home now too, hmm?" she wriggles her views at him playfully, leaning in against him with a tired sigh.

"I know you're team leader and I trust your judgement, just saying let's not be too hasty but I'll follow your lead, whatever you think is best. Always have, always will.."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver chuckles and puts an arm around Kim taking another sip of his wine. "If its happened another time without you drinking Kim, than its not the wine hun. It could very well be sickness but even so we should keep an eye on it." He chuckles and ruffles her hair. "Anyway who says I was planning on going home in the first place?" Tommy winks at her. "Well my gut, says that we shouldn't trust him, and that we should keep away from him when able to."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly bites her lip and nods with a little tired sigh as she curls up next to him. "I-mean it would be just our luck that this is no coincidence..But I was hoping to be optimistic for once.." she pouts a bit, shaking her head. "But I'm determined to make the most of this fate, Dammitt!"

As for him staying over she just smiles and blushes. "Ooh, were you now? And where exactly were you planning on sleeping?" she is clearly teasing him or testing or both.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver chuckles. "Ever the optimist to my realist Kim, trust me I want to believe he's not bad and Im just being over cautious, but as fun loving as I am I keep my eyes open." He grins and kisses her softly. "Yes and I was planning on sleeping in your bed beside you, holding the woman I love."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smiles, a slightly playful sparkle in her eyes, "Well, one of us has to be the good cop to your bad cop, different point of views are always important for teams to work well, right?" she sighs, resting her head on his shoulder, "But enough shop talk, I want to enjoy our night.."

She blushes a bit at his insinuations. They were close before, but never took their relationship to the next level. "Really? You're ready for that? To be serious with me..?" she seems..Nervous, more than reluctant, but the sparkle in her eyes remains, nestling closer to him.

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles and pulls her into his lap kissing her. "Listen Kim of course I want to you know take the next step. Yes I'm ready for it, are you? And when have I ever not be serious abou you?" Tommy asks with a soft smile.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smiles, wrapping her arms around his neck as she crawls into his lap. "You know I'move always wanted it to be more than just..Secret kisses under the bridge, or going to see a movie or holding hands." she peers into his eyes intently, stroking his face fondly, thoughtfully, "I always hoped that life would settle down for both of us to take it to the next level..But do you think it'll be okay now..?"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver nods his head thoughtfully. "Yes of course Kim, if we live our lives forever afraid to take that step because of villains, or monsters we will never move forward with our lives, never be able to be happy, to be us, to have those moments we both so desperately want to have." He says sincerely, as he wraps his arms around her waist. "It's up to us to make this the life we want."

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly smiles and nods, "Youre right..Although it's not just the heroics. We tend to travel a lot too, pursuing our own interests, your martial arts, my gymnastics." she sighs thoughtfully, "You know it's always been my dream to compete in the olympics..If I had to travel a lot and be away from home for long periods of time, would you really be okay if it became a long distance relationship..?"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver smiles and looks her deep in the eyes. "Or we can set road schedules to compliment each other, so we are off to the same places at the same times." He says with a grin. "Or would you get too sick of me for that?" Tommy presses his forehead against hers softly.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Kimberly chuckles, shaking her head..And instead of answering his question, she just pulls him in closer, pressing a long, deep kiss against his lips, running her fingers in his hair as she cozies up in his lap. She pulls back briefly, peering up at him as she rests a hand on his cheek. "Does that answer your question?"

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy Oliver kisses her back just as long, just as deep, pulling her closer to him with a chuckle. "Yes that definitely answers my question that I asked." He teases back pulling her closer to him.