Hellooooooo

[gothams_joker]

"Y'know, it's been a while."

He holds up an arm to his eyes, sniffing theatrically.

"Locked away with all the other voices, condemned to not cause even a smidgen of mayhem, or a soupcon of evil!"

The arm shoots down and he straightens, hands behind his back.

"But I forgive you, mundane, I really do. Why, I'm the soul of gentility. Heh heh, for a given definition, anyhoo. Let's strike a deal, you and me. To let me have my little furloughs. Sheesh, getting out of Arkham's easier than your brain, bucky-boy."

He steps forward, adjusting his lapels.

"I'll have my sport, you get the privilege of writing it all down, and the whole thing ends with screams and sobs and glorious, glorious fun."

He leans forward, grinning, voice dropping to a dark near-whisper.

"You know you want to see. That horrible fascination. Let me out. Let's see what glories there are to be had."

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[notsomedumbblonde]

[She can't get in here fast enough, rocketing through the headspace like an over-excited hyena puppy, complete with a lot of high-pitched noises.]

PUDDIN-! [And these are Harley's arms locked around your neck, Mister J and these are Harley's lips leaving sticky black kisses on that pale cheek of yours. Were you trying to be all dark and scary because she has definitely arrived to put a sugar-cute kink in that little plan. Or try to. She missed you.]

[gothams_joker]

His entire countenance takes on a glower for a long moment. Like a ring master who has just taken his bow and heard the ripping sound from his trousers.

But then the moment passes and he straightens, grinning. You might need Harley around, after all. Besides, if it isn't your plan all along, make it look like it is.

"Why, pum'kin pie," he says, working to peel her away. "It's been a dog's age!"

[notsomedumbblonde]

"I was worried you wouldn't get out this time." She says, giving him a squeeze. "Mean ol' mun, keeping my puddin' locked up." She pouts dramatically. "But you're out now. What'd'ya wanna do first?" She asks, completely ready to hop in their old convertible and drive off into the sunset.

[clampett_clown]

Tim Curry does the scary clown act better. That's right, I said it! Whatcha gonna do about it?!

Oh my giddy aunt a Slapstick.

[gothams_joker]

He blinks for a second, then smacks the side of his head with a chuckle.

"Woo, adjust the vertical hold, folks. I guess those new meds were more powerful than I thought, heh heh."

He just grins at what he is, for once, isn't entirely sure isn't a hallucination.

"Y'know, I could paint a black hole on the street and wait, but gotta check sometimes what's real and what ain't around here."

Which is why he draws a gun and opens fire without any other provocation whatsoever.

[hawkish]

[Never mind the young woman with her face illuminated by the glow of an energy mace.]

It's time for you to stop talking now.

[gothams_joker]

"Hey," he says, rubbing his chin, "don't I know you?"

He waits a moment, then snaps his fingers.

"That's it! I nearly made your boyfriend into a cadaver, didn't I?"

[arkhamscoldest]

Your Mun is clearly as unsound as you are to let you loose, clown. My supposed villainy at least has purpose, grounded in logic and science.

Ah, the other person who plays Victor, and far better than I ever did.

[gothams_joker]

He laughs, turning to him.

"Logic? Science? Here I thought you were just mad because your wife was a popsicle. Silly me."

Awwww, thanks! To be fair I could never do the Joker justice so point to you. :)

[arkhamscoldest]

If Victor is irritated by Joker's words the armoured man gives little sign, beyond one fist tightening by his side slightly.

"My wife is no concern of yours, Joker. Though her revival is important to me. You merely revel in the meaningless and absurd and worse, you brought a young and promising doctor and made her your 'puddin'. At least Professor Crane, Doctor Isley and I have what you would term method to our madness."

[trashlordofthesith]

To the untrained eye, his stance is stoic. But perhaps the Joker, with his keen eye for human frailty, can pick up that Vader's formidable frame, imposing though it may be, is tense.

It's the voice, you see. So familiar, and yet saying such heinous things. Vader isn't sure how to react.

[gothams_joker]

He also picks up that it's a seven foot armoured man, which is of more pressing concern than the tense part. He's getting images of "Mac" McMurphy and Chief Bromden.

These are not the best thoughts to have, but even Joker has an instinct for self-preservation, sometimes.

"Well, this is new."

[bodysings]

I still don't understand why none of the Batfam have killed you yet. I mean come on. Todd at least has to have the balls to off a third-rate like you.

[gothams_joker]

He tilts his head this way and that, then shrugs in a theatrical aside to a non-existent camera.

"Ok, nope, not ringing any bells. I've killed a lot of Todds, but..." he pats himself theatrically. "Pretty sure none have gotten me."

"As for you... Two-Face fangirl? Though there really ought to be two of you..."

[ultimate_thrill]

You know, I like a good thrill and adventure myself, but I'm not sure you're ever the kind of adventure I'd be looking for.

[Shockingly, even Roxy apparently has her limits. She wants to have fun, not destroy people's lives.]

[gothams_joker]

Probably for the best, really. For him, destroying the lives is frequently merely the last part of what he does to people.

"Haha, oh look, it's the New Firm. And here I thought my metaphors were unsubtle sometimes."

[mightiestgreen]

On the scale of introvert vs extrovert, Bruce Banner is way over on the opposite scale from the Joker. Just a quiet cold unimpressed look is all Bruce can muster at the moment in the way of a response.

[gothams_joker]

And Joker just gives him a long deadpan in return, letting it linger for a long moment.

"Look," he finally says, shaking a finger, "this is not how you ask people for change in these parts. There's a politeness to these things, so you don't get shoved in the can."

He pauses, grinning. "Or into several, really, heh heh."

[mightiestgreen]

Yeah...Bruce already has the idea this character is a few french fries short of a happy meal.

"Anyone ever tell you you've got a sick sense of humor?"

[andrea_beaumont]

You! There won't be any getting away this time, you'll pay for what you've done!

[gothams_joker]

"Oooh, this again. If I'd known you were coming, I'd have worn my sunday best!"

He grins, adjusting his lapels busily, turning to face her.

"So, best two outta three?"

[beyourrock]

This all sounds so ominous to the Gem, and just the way he talks about all this 'fun'. It's unsettling, which is apparent in the small tremble that travels through her frame. And that smile of his! He's got red flags all over him. But she tries to stand tall and undettered.

"Something tells me there was a reason for your mun to suppress your voice."

Oh, gosh, she is my favourite on the show and doesn't deserve this conversation.

[gothams_joker]

He turned, hands behind his back, and tilted his head at her.

"Well what do we have here? Something new, by the looks of things. And y'know, they do. And the best part about being me is that I frighten them just a little bit, too. Heh heh, pretty good when they've got the ol' kill-switch on you, isn't it?"

[orions_shadow]

My mun recognizes you.

Wonders if you ran a gameshow of horrors once.

[gothams_joker]

[He chuckles]

You'll have to be more specific there, bucko. I've done a lot of funny things to a lot of deserving people, heh heh.