Female who wants to see Morbius in IMAX.

This story is dedicated to the memory of the great Gilbert Gottfried.

With a smirk, Liam hit post on the Craigslist message. He'd give his sister a chewing out tomorrow for bailing on Morbius, but right now, he was hoping he could make the best out of a bad situation.

It had been... a while since Liam's last proper date. But right now, Morbius tickets were rarer than gold dust, with superhero fans and cinephiles alike chomping at the bit to take in a screening of April's hottest release. He knew that the tickets, as well as the mysterious groundwork he'd done in his post, would easily get him some female company.

Tucking his phone away with a smile, the young man entered the Krispy Kreme just a couple blocks down from the cinema, and made for the counter.

"What can I do for you, Hon?" the girl behind the counter, a bored looking Latina (not too thick, but her height was borderline for his taste) asked.

"You're asking me? Heh." Liam began, with an air of practiced nonchalance, sure to intrigue the barista. "I'll have a coffee, black." he paused here, to allow her to be impressed by his order. "And... an Egg-Static."

"Sure thing." she responded. As she worked on his coffee and doughnut, Liam resisted the urge to check his phone.

"So hon, what you doing tonight?" the waitress asked absentmindedly, just trying to make a little conversation. Clearly, with a Panera Bread and a Cinnabon within a couple of blocks, this place wasn't seeing as much traffic as some other locations.

"Oh, not much." Liam said, smiling on the inside. He knew what he was about to say would raise his social capital drastically. "Just going to see Morbius... in IMAX."

"Morbius? Oh my god!" the Latina said, practically soyfacing. "Y'know, if I weren't covering for my coworkers out with COVID, that's where I would be right now. Jared Leto, que guapo!"

"I've gotta admit." Liam began, smiling ruefully. "When he was first cast, my first reaction was like, fuck this Thirty Seconds to Mars prettyboy. He thinks he can hang in a Marvel movie? Are you kidding me? But then the first trailer dropped, and he killed it."

"Totalmente." the barista agreed. "Total Heath Ledger moment."

"Here." she continued, sliding his coffee and his Egg-Static over to him. "enjoy the movie, hon."

Liam took his order, and hustled over to a booth. Taking a sip of his black coffee, and trying not to grimace at the bitter, burned flavour, he tore his doughnut into quarters and popped one in his mouth, appreciating the seasonal flavour of his order.

Tonight really was golden. He hadn't even checked his Craigslist post, and already, he'd had a successful interaction with a female! It would seem the Living Vampire's dapper charm was rubbing off on him.

He checked his phone. 8.15 and no replies. Most curious. He'd at least expected some Men for Men timewasters.

He decided to trust in the allure of the tickets. No film buff could resist Morbius, the spring's hottest movie.