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[laughingalltheway]

Let me out! Out! OUT!

Rrrrgh! It's too stuffy, too cramped, too terribly boring I tell you! You're like to drive a man mad in here, positively bonkers for sure! There's nothing funny about any of this! Lock me up? Lock me, me of all people, up!? I haven't heard such a bad joke in all my life! Stop it, I said stop it!

Abandoning all of them, sure, fine, that's one thing, but you can't just cast me aside! You started this little act, this ridiculous performance, this fraudulent show...! You can't just pull the curtains before the final act; you're not even planning a final act! Step up, be a man, rrrgh!

Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable!

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[olympic_lion]

[Go ahead, have some laughter.]

You're so much funnier in a cage.

[laughingalltheway]

Hah, hah. Only because you know what happens when the cage door opens, don't you?

I'm all for the building tension, the unbearable suspense, but this is none of that.

Bah!

[olympic_lion]

Nowhere near what you hope, thanks to the laziness of your mundane and the prevalence of hero-folk in all these places? No, it's just amusing to watch you bouncing impotently off the bars, lad. Your frustration is the punchline, can't you tell?

[He will have to give Joker credit, though; it's a rare breed these days that can say 'Bah!' and truly mean it. The clown can actually pull it off quite well.]

[neverwantedthethrone]

[Side-eying the Joker right about now]

And people call me insane.

[laughingalltheway]

... I'm hardly funny locked up like this. I didn't think you hero-types to be so easily amused, especially when it took so long for Batman to crack a smile.

[ He's looking especially subdued now, looking strikingly unlike his usual self. ]

[laughingalltheway]

[ Side-eying Loki right back; especially if that horn helmet is anywhere in sight. ]

Insane? Hardly.

[neverwantedthethrone]

[Hey, the horned helmet is the very epitome of fashionable armor on Asgard]

I find the make up to be highly curious.

[laughingalltheway]

[ Sounds like Batman would be right at home in Asgard with those little spiky nubs on his head; he might feel a bit inadequate, though. The Joker, meanwhile, thinks they look mighty clunky. Meanwhile, he's just all smiles; his own smile distorting the red one he wears. ]

Oh, this? I could tell quite the tale about this, see, quite the clever story, a fascinating narrative, a positively captivating epic. Would you care to hear it?

[neverwantedthethrone]

[There might be a few 'horn size' jokes thrown his way if he ever showed up.

Loki's eyes narrow down to suspicious slits when the 'clownish' man offered to spin him a tale]

If it's a long tale - not particularly.

[laughingalltheway]

[ The Joker would kill to be there to see his face. ]

Your loss, I assure you.

[ He pauses, turning away. ]

You seem like the fun sort, either way.

[olympic_lion]

When you stop raging about the fact of it? Less inherently funny, mayhap. Yet then I think of you lacking plans, lacking pawns, lacking any capacity to influence those around you, having nothing to do with all that twisted genius... And the laughter simply starts bubbling up all over again.

[Herc's never had any problem finding the humor in a situation, after all- unlike some people. And hey, the Joker looking so unJokerlike is a scene not to be missed.]

[wickedthiswaycomes]

[ An ability of hers? To pass through any and all walls. Right now? She sits on a hole she made in the 4th wall. ] Temper, temper...

Now. Searching for a way out, are we?

[neverwantedthethrone]

I am Loki, of Asgard.

[That name is said with quite a bit of smug pride in his voice. He certainly thinks highly of himself

[laughingalltheway]

Rrrgh. Rrrgh.

It's one thing to lack, to lack all those sorts of things, to lack having my hands right in the middle of things, fiddling with all the, ah, inner workings... But this, this, this! This is different. It would seem that I have strings attached, a little man behind the curtain, an utterly infuriating lack of control. I could have all the plans in the world, but nothing at all to get to that one. The one that is the problem.

[ This is all such a joke, but it's not one that the Joker's about to laugh at. ]

[laughingalltheway]

[ The Joker pauses, turning back slightly. The prideful tone isn't lost on him. ]

A fairy tale sort? Oh, oh dear; it would seem my first impressions of you were far too optimistic. Is that all? Please tell me there's some sort of humorous twist involved, won't you?

[laughingalltheway]

[ Oh, when did you get there, lady? Either way, the Joker's not going to worry about how you snuck up on him. What he's more concerned about is that she mentioned an escape. ]

Ah, I might be, oh yes. Are you implying there's an exit i've gone and overlooked? I won't forgive you if you intend to keep it a secret from me, see, especially now that you've come to visit.

From an AU where Harry Potter was raised as Dick Grayson.

[dickandharry]

Personally, I think this hilarious. You're like a little yappy dog in a cage.

[neverwantedthethrone]

[Loki stiffens visibly. Was this pathetic mortal mocking him?] There happens to be quite a difference between myth and fairy tales. I am the god of trickery, a master lie smith, and considered quite chaotic.

[wickedthiswaycomes]

[ She rests her head on her hands, interlacing long fingers delicately. ] Not quite, not quite. [ That would be far too generous of her, especially if she's not offered anything in return. ] Somtimes ways must be chiseled out bit by bit. If not in a game, there are other things to do in the meantime. Things that may bring more inspiration to your mundane.

[laughingalltheway]

[ And now the Joker's facing Loki again, quickly taking steps towards him. ]

Trickery? Lies? Chaos? Oh, from you? You expect me to believe you? Take me as an example of chaos won't you? You knew, see, from the very first look, oh yes, what sort of man I am. It took you but a glance, a single passing eye and you understood. You? No, no. Not one little bit, not at all.

[ The Joker's face twists into a scowl, distorting the red smile upon his face; Loki's claim clearly having rubbed him the wrong way. Proof lies in actions, not in empty words. ]

You're disappointing.

Re: From an AU where Harry Potter was raised as Dick Grayson.

[olympic_lion]

[See? The kid GETS it.]

[laughingalltheway]

[ He longs to be free, and none of those things fulfill that need. A game would bring further entrapment, though more than enough pawns and tools for him to entertain himself. The options bring a scowl to his face. ]

I'd rather cut the strings, hmm? Move free, see, of my own accord, tied to no one, trapped in no place, such fun that would be, hm? Free to mix and mingle with all, and of course to terrorize.

[laughingalltheway]

[ Well, the Joker's just going to stare. ]

I must say I disagree entirely, see.

[wickedthiswaycomes]

Come now, why the frown, why the seriousness? [ Aaand she sits up from her perch, deciding to float down towards him. She may be subtle in many ways, but entrances are certainly not one of them. ] There is plenty of freedom... if you do not look for it.

[dickandharry]

Well, you're completely insane, so your opinion doesn't really matter, honestly.

[laughingalltheway]

[ Oh, floating, that's something that has his attention almost immediately. There's more to this girl than he originally thought, and for that he's right back to smiling. ]

... That is most certainly an intriguing trick. Tell me, what do you know of the freedom you speak of?

[laughingalltheway]

So many are so very willing to call me insane, see, but is it really such a hard concept to grasp that I love being what I am, free? Hah, hah. I do what I want because I choose to, you know, I don't need any of those silly rules and limitations that all of you have.

[ He pauses, seemingly deflating after he says it while a frown slowly spreads over his features. ]

Hee... No, I can't even manage a laugh, see. It's just not the same.

[wickedthiswaycomes]

It is nothing so spectacular, I'm afraid. The life of a Hermit- without attachments- has no chains; that is all. [ HAHA no it isn't. ]

[olympic_lion]

[Doesn't stop Hercules from laughing though, not by a long shot. Now HERE'S entertainment!]

It offends you so, to be the monkey dancing to the music? You, who once made so many step to your tune? Now this is rare merriment indeed, and you a successful clown at last.

[Because didn't you know? It's a clown's JOB to make people laugh at him!]

[laughingalltheway]

[ He's been staring a lot lately, and this is no exception. ]

You're quite the bad liar, see.

[wickedthiswaycomes]

Saa, saa. I find it more often others are horrible at producing proof.

[kukulcan]

Yeah!!!

Being cooped up'll make anyone crazy! This state of being isn't acceptable at all!

[laughingalltheway]

Then you should be no exception, hmm? Do you have proof that you're telling the truth? Why, that would certainly silence me right out, wouldn't it?

[laughingalltheway]

Precisely, precisely; we all long to just be free, see.

[kukulcan]

Mm-hmm!

So do you have any plans, any ideas? I can help!

[Said with all of the self-importance of a twelve year old who wants to be a Big Kid.]

[dickandharry]

Yep, what a sad little Pagliacci you are.

[wickedthiswaycomes]

A hermit does not need proof. [ She says it so proudly, too, floating around him blissfully. ] What we speak of is all metaphorical, after all. The reward cannot be quantified.

[ She omitted some information, yes. But she didn't lie. ]

[inmateincharge]

I've heard a joke that's much worse than that! Stop me if you've heard this one before: a man, dressed up like a bat, thinks he can stop crime!