The "SAVE THE ORPHANS" Charity Ball ; part 4/4

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[time has been given for everyone to de-cape, de-cowl, tattle on their friends... and now, it's time for the punchline to this little joke of his.

the lights in the room once more dim, and the spotlight on stage sets the attention to Mistah J - he grins victoriously, something gleeful and manic in his eyes as he steps aside, letting a projector screen fall from the ceiling behind him.]

You're all so kind, Paradisa... but some of you are a little too... late in your lives to offer the recompense these poor orphans deserve. You'd know all about that, wouldn't you...

Brucey Bruce?

[his eyes fixate on Mr. Wayne, and he opens his arms, gesturing Bruce on stage. after a moment's consternation, Bruce reluctantly agrees - looking badass despite his cane and carrying that Batman-esque hard set of his jaw.

once he reaches the Joker's side, Mr. J flings an arm all buddy-buddy over his shoulders.]

Thattaboy, Brucey.

Now, how about we introduce ParaDIsa to Gotham's most notorious orphan and his menagerie of failures?

[the spotlight dims; the Joker turns, guiding Bruce to do the same as the projector reel begins playing. there is a crudely drawn stick figure version of each of the batkids - one for each of them. Damian, Dick, Steph, Cass - etc, all the way to Batman himself. Drawn by Harley. In lipstick.

there are a few photos - all various failures the batlings have orchestrated in their lives (in his canon; he just makes up random shit for the rest of them it's tl;dr don't make me write this).]

But the biggest failure of all, Batman... is also the best joke you've ever inadvertently told. The passing of one Bruce Wayne... the inheritance of Gotham's most notorious orphan, from you...

[he snaps his fingers; the goonies around the room abruptly begin firing into the crowd - they're missing, purposely, scaring people as they begin to usher them back out towards the doors, some holding children hostage as they direct everyone to LEAVE THE PREMISES if they aren't with the VIP party - the Bat family.

I REPEAT: GET OUT UNLESS YOU AREN'T WITH THE BATFAMILY, OR WE'LL KILL KIDS.

meanwhile, a familiar face is making his way out from the curtains...]

...Damian... Wayne.

[ooc: MINUTE TO SET UP THREADS OKAY GO

reply here with fleeing outside the comedy club. THERE WILL BE "PEOPLE" (player characters) firing toxin into the crowd as people leave; those who are getting FATALLY or NON-FATALLY gassed can start posting as much in the appropriate thread below. ENJOY.

P.S - you can just reply to the post if you're fleeing for your life or otherwise outside of the club!]

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THE BATFAMILY

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[Mistah J is laughing maniacally as everyone exists, save his VIP party.]

THE BATFAMILY

[heirdom]

[And there's Damian.

He's looked worse for wear before, that's for sure, but he's still pretty roughed up; he's missing his gear, his hair is a mess, he has a whopping bruise on his temple, and his face is covered with fading red and green smears. He looks exhausted, too, but he's on his feet.

And he looks furious.]

THE ROOF ABOVE THE CLUB

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[You know who you are.

hm, the shots seem to be coming from the roof... but you can't see anyone!

stop these guys, won't you? if you can, that is...]

[balancethebooks.livejournal.com]

[breathes in slowly as he starts to hear commotion coming from inside]

Here it comes.

[he's not even going to tell the other two that he hopes they're ready - he made that clear enough, earlier. simply raises his gun, aims into the crowd, and takes his first shot]

[azarath.livejournal.com]

[FLOATING ABOVE THE ROOF, LOOKING REALLY PISSED OFF]

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan glares at the roof, looking for a way to climb up. Has he mentioned lately that he really misses having wings?]

FATAL VICTIMS

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[you've been shot with some sort of dart- oh, god, it's Joker toxin. hope you're in a laughing mood...]

[lilblackdevil.livejournal.com]

[she manages to raise one hand to her neck at the sting, but it's too late...and now she's laughing the hardest she's had in this lifetime]

NON-FATAL VICTIMS

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[you've been shot with some sort of dart - luckily for you, you won't be laughing yourself into the afterlife. this time.]

Re: NON-FATAL VICTIMS

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[asdfl;k gas! As soon as it hits Nine and he recovers from the initial shock, he switches on the respiratory bypass mode and makes a dash for the TARDIS, piloting her to anyone who needs rescuing!]

[endthem.livejournal.com]

[this was fascinating. Legato sweeps out of the club with the others, but doesn't go very far. He stops a little ways away, steps into the protective shadows of one of the other buildings, and just...watches.]

[hammerismywhat.livejournal.com]

[Rushes out of the club because he DOESN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEAD ORPHANS WHAT'S A SUPERHERO TO DO!!!! and finds complete chaos!]

[Hammer's going to pause a moment to look about him for a moment and then rush the first slightly-evil person he sees ...

... even if they don't have anything to do with the Joker.]

[disillusory.livejournal.com]

[... dude what are you doing. He takes a step back then to the side.] Who are you?

[olbustedhotness.livejournal.com]

[Kay didn't attend, since he felt that the mob of heroes that had gathered in the lobby earlier had things pretty well in hand. but once he starts hearing chaos break loose, that's a different story]

Goddammit. [looks up from the journal at Jay] We better get down there, Kid. Gonna need some gas masks...

[and no sooner has he said it than they show up. grabs one and holds out the other as he gets to his feet] Let's go. Car's down in the garage.

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

[Nods and grabs the other gas mask] We gonna go split some wigs?

[farnese.livejournal.com]

[she was going to investigate what was going on, since there was quite a commotion going on there ... and she hadn't gotten an invitation, not living in the castle. so she was checking out the area very skittishly ... until things started being shot everywhere and people started coming out and things started exploding and w;lkjLEJLWRKJWRLKJWRLKWR

SO she's frozen, scared, trying to get herself to move and get out of there ...]

[excalibured.livejournal.com]

[If nothing else, she definitely stands out in a crowd of modernly dressed people. And everyone who's supposed to be there, generally isn't about to stand around looking like a deer caught in the headlights. He'll make his way over to her because she's just going to get killed like this]

You! What are you doing? Get out of here!

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

[OH GOD THE PANIC. Subaru's trying to keep his cool, but it's quickly wearing thin; He's got to find Luna and get out, fast DDDD8]

[lunarlocks.livejournal.com]

[Don't worry man, she's running right behind you. No clinging this time, luckily, but she's worried and she's trying very hard not to show it. After all, this must be nothing compared to suffering of the other kids that were kidnapped. She's absolutely disgusted by the Joker, and this rage is driving her right now rather than worry.]

Hoshikawa-kun! Lead the way.

[onlyanapple.livejournal.com]

[He's going to just saunter off. Heroics aren't his style when there are this many spectators. Besides, too many cooks spoilt the broth]

THE BATFAMILY

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[Mistah J is laughing maniacally as everyone exists, save his VIP party.]

THE BATFAMILY

[heirdom]

[And there's Damian.

He's looked worse for wear before, that's for sure, but he's still pretty roughed up; he's missing his gear, his hair is a mess, he has a whopping bruise on his temple, and his face is covered with fading red and green smears. He looks exhausted, too, but he's on his feet.

And he looks furious.]

THE ROOF ABOVE THE CLUB

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[You know who you are.

hm, the shots seem to be coming from the roof... but you can't see anyone!

stop these guys, won't you? if you can, that is...]

FATAL VICTIMS

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[you've been shot with some sort of dart- oh, god, it's Joker toxin. hope you're in a laughing mood...]

[lilblackdevil.livejournal.com]

[she manages to raise one hand to her neck at the sting, but it's too late...and now she's laughing the hardest she's had in this lifetime]

NON-FATAL VICTIMS

[jokerish.livejournal.com]

[you've been shot with some sort of dart - luckily for you, you won't be laughing yourself into the afterlife. this time.]

Re: NON-FATAL VICTIMS

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[asdfl;k gas! As soon as it hits Nine and he recovers from the initial shock, he switches on the respiratory bypass mode and makes a dash for the TARDIS, piloting her to anyone who needs rescuing!]

[endthem.livejournal.com]

[this was fascinating. Legato sweeps out of the club with the others, but doesn't go very far. He stops a little ways away, steps into the protective shadows of one of the other buildings, and just...watches.]

[hammerismywhat.livejournal.com]

[Rushes out of the club because he DOESN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEAD ORPHANS WHAT'S A SUPERHERO TO DO!!!! and finds complete chaos!]

[Hammer's going to pause a moment to look about him for a moment and then rush the first slightly-evil person he sees ...

... even if they don't have anything to do with the Joker.]

[disillusory.livejournal.com]

[... dude what are you doing. He takes a step back then to the side.] Who are you?

[olbustedhotness.livejournal.com]

[Kay didn't attend, since he felt that the mob of heroes that had gathered in the lobby earlier had things pretty well in hand. but once he starts hearing chaos break loose, that's a different story]

Goddammit. [looks up from the journal at Jay] We better get down there, Kid. Gonna need some gas masks...

[and no sooner has he said it than they show up. grabs one and holds out the other as he gets to his feet] Let's go. Car's down in the garage.

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

[Nods and grabs the other gas mask] We gonna go split some wigs?

[farnese.livejournal.com]

[she was going to investigate what was going on, since there was quite a commotion going on there ... and she hadn't gotten an invitation, not living in the castle. so she was checking out the area very skittishly ... until things started being shot everywhere and people started coming out and things started exploding and w;lkjLEJLWRKJWRLKJWRLKWR

SO she's frozen, scared, trying to get herself to move and get out of there ...]

[excalibured.livejournal.com]

[If nothing else, she definitely stands out in a crowd of modernly dressed people. And everyone who's supposed to be there, generally isn't about to stand around looking like a deer caught in the headlights. He'll make his way over to her because she's just going to get killed like this]

You! What are you doing? Get out of here!

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

[OH GOD THE PANIC. Subaru's trying to keep his cool, but it's quickly wearing thin; He's got to find Luna and get out, fast DDDD8]

[lunarlocks.livejournal.com]

[Don't worry man, she's running right behind you. No clinging this time, luckily, but she's worried and she's trying very hard not to show it. After all, this must be nothing compared to suffering of the other kids that were kidnapped. She's absolutely disgusted by the Joker, and this rage is driving her right now rather than worry.]

Hoshikawa-kun! Lead the way.

[onlyanapple.livejournal.com]

[He's going to just saunter off. Heroics aren't his style when there are this many spectators. Besides, too many cooks spoilt the broth]