[Thread] A Bored Harley is a Dangerous Harley

[thedoctress]

Characters: OUHarley Quinn, OPEN
Where: The Bank
When: Sometime in the evening
Summary: Harley's wandering around and missing the Joker... A lot.
Warnings: Harley's being...well, Harley. Meaning she's switching emotions around so fast, you might get whiplash trying to keep up.

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[corrupted_steel]

Ed was having a bad day, actually.

First there was his brother, then some odd...spell that knocked him out, then his brother again. He had no idea why the boy was so taken with the idea of making him happy, when frankly, he couldn't care less. he just wanted to fight and be done with, that was all.

He paused. Someone was...throwing quite the tantrum. He listened for a while before stepping out of the shadows, amused smile on his face.

"Screaming at the cuff, unfortunately, wouldn't cause any fireworks."

[thedoctress]

Harley looked momentarily ecstatic, before her face fell into a depressed sort of pout.

"You ain't Mistah J." She accused, as though it was somehow the other's fault. With a quiet huff she hopped gracefully onto her feet and brushed herself off.

"Who are supposed ta be anyhow?" The woman asked, hands on her hip and head tilted arrogantly to one side, giving the impression she was looking down on him... despite being a good two inches shorter.

[bodycountrising]

Anna had been wandering around, still trying to get used to the weirdness that made up this unusual place, when she had heard screams. At first she ignored them, but soon, when there was another yell, she stopped and turned to frown at the noise.

Wait... Did they say blow something up?

The familiar phrase almost made her smile. Anna stepped towards the sound, soon making her way to the front of the bank. Someone was slumped on the ground in front of it. She moved closer and answered clearly, eying the costume she wore wearily. "I'm not...whoever that is."

[thedoctress]

Harley pouted. Damn! "'Course not." She replied sulkily. "Mistah J's much better lookin'."

Sighing, she stood, hands resting idly on her hips. Why did this girl seem familiar...?

"Hey... Don't I know you?" She asked, leaning in slightly, eyes narrowing suspiciously.

[bodycountrising]

She blinked, and tilted her head to the side, ignoring the woman's first comment. Now that she mentioned it, Anna knew she had heard this voice lately. It took her only a moment to connect the speech to a name. "...You Harley-san?"

[thedoctress]

Harley practically beamed. "Ann, right!?" She laughed and clapped once, "Oooh, I'm so glad ta see you! How've ya been, toots?"

Well, she was feeling a bit better now- at least it was someone she'd talked to before!

[tomo_boshi]

Tomo was hurting, but he couldn't sleep. Lingering remnants of Quatre's retaliatory attack kept him from resting peacefully, along with the ache in his jaw from Dick Grayson's fist. And together, both had given him a first class headache.

So a walk was in order. As usual he wore his full makeup and opera regalia. Just because he felt bad didn't mean he shouldn't look good.

An annoying, high pitched cry of anguish broke through his thoughts and he decided to go see what exactly was going on. A distraction, hopefully, at least.

He paused as he watched the girl in the makeup and odd clothing flail about. Not since Kefka had he seen one like this. He approached rather casually, flipping his feathers as he waited to be noticed.

[thedoctress]

She noticed him almost right away- honestly, he was a bit hard to miss.

"Woah!" She flinched a bit, startled and hopped to her feet. "Huh, and they say my make-up's over-kill!" She joked, laughing a bit, before trailing off in a sigh.

"...Nope, just not the same." Harley murmured, crossing her arms over her chest and sulking in Tomo's general direction. "What do you want, suga?"

[tomo_boshi]

Suga?

He ignored the makeup crack. "I was just attracted by your caterwauling," Tomo explained with a wave of a well manicured hand before slipping it into his pocket.

"Not the same as what?" he asked.

[thedoctress]

"Caterwauling!?" Harley shrieked, looking angry a moment, before she realized anger was just draining more of her energy and she gave.

"It ain't the same makin' fun of people without Puddin' here..." She gazed away with a wistful, depressed look.

"It ain't the same without Mistah J hittin' me around..." Oddly it was the worst things she missed about the Joker.

[darker_alice]

It was always darker in the day opportune for prowling, and Alice had always made that a personal belief. She'd had poor luck getting together with any of her roommates, so she simply didn't stay in the dorm today. She really didn't mind: there were always odd sorts of people outside anyway, and there was little Alice enjoyed more than a conversation, although killing an enemy and some good English tea ranked just as high on the list.

Upon going near the bank, she came upon a rather curious person: a girl, dressed in the manner of a harlequin, seemed to be doing some kind of strange dance accompanied by yelling. That was certainly something to look at: was she from some sort of circus and was upset because she'd been pulled from there? How ridiculous. Would the Indegio start recruiting lion tamers and trapeze artists next?

"What's going on then?" Alice asked. "Who is this 'Mister Jay?'"

[thedoctress]

Harley pouted- she definitely wasn't the Joker.

Heaving a sigh, Harley rose and brushed herself off. "Mistah J's the Joker of course! The Clown Prince of Crime! What, have ya been livin' under a rock or somethin'?"

Honestly, what was with people not knowing who he is? Different worlds or not, she was sure her Puddin's name would be famous across all worlds! And if it wasn't, it should be!

[darker_alice]

Alice managed a secret smile. "The Joker? What a funny name! I have to admit, I really haven't heard of a person like that where I am from, and I assure you, I've seen many odd things in my time. Is this Joker also a part of your clown troupe?"

Not that this idea was really gaining ground. No, with how the girl was reacting, it was more likely they were some sort of criminals, and this mode of dress was a theme. In any case, Alice found it all interesting.

[brainiac5ive]

Brainiac 5 meandered from his Nyi level room, activating his flight ring the moment he exited the building. He would patrol today, knowing that not only did very little happen in the early evening but he didn't really think he'd be able to handle a vampire, or a super powered fiend like Naoki today, even despite his upgraded form.

He flew over the buildings, swooshing around the bank's old clock tower, he laid his his purple metallic hues downwards, only after hearing "Blow something up." He peered down, only to see a woman in a jesters uniform. Mistah J? Was that..

He narrowed his eyes, floating over head, scanning history files, then scanning the recent posts on the econtra comm.

"Harley Quinn, I presume.."

[thedoctress]

Harley jumped slightly, not expecting him to be above her.

With a soft, "eep!" she sprung up and took a few steps back, gazing up at him.

"What's with all these people knowin' my name? Just who are you?"

You know, aside from not being who she hoped he'd been. it was a bit disappointing, really.

Crossing her arms over her chest, she regarded the floating--flying?-- boy--alien?- with a kind of curious, suspicious air. "How are you doin' that...?"

[brainiac5ive]

Brainy crossed his arms over his chest, gleaming down at the villain of lore and history files. The notorious Harley Quinn, second hand to the most dangerous of Gotham's rogues. He smiled smugly at the woman inquiring about him, which made him feel a little extra bold.

"Brainiac 5." He said before slowly floating to the ground, landing on his feet. "And that's my secret. I know you because you're the sidekick of the Joker. I've read the history files on you..."

A beat.

"And before you ask, yes.. I come from your future. The thirty first century, in fact."

[thedoctress]

Well, this...actually wasn't anything new. She'd met a lot of people who'd met her before, but this was... different.

"Mah future? Really?" She was quiet, thoughtful a moment, before grinning slyly. "The future? Really? My reputation proceeds me that long? What's the future like?" She asked, taking a step closer to him, her smile innocent.

She'd milk this opportunity for all it was worth.