*There is a long period of silence. Just breathing. When the Joker finally does speak, his voice is low and sonorous*

I'm not mad.

I just wanna know who did it. That's all.

I just want to know.

*But there is a certain thickness to his voice-a barely contained rage that empaths and similarly sensitive people (or just the particularly astute) are ( Read more... )

( Private | Unhackable (written in the Lexicon) )

[There is a slight pause as the feed clicks on, and it's almost as though he doesn't realize he's turned the thing on at all.

He coughs, sniffs, and it's almost blatantly apparent that he's been drinking.]

Y'know? This place ain't so bad .. [He's slurring his speech, but just enough to be noticeable.] If I get this gig with the night watch, I'm ( Read more... )

It's funny how holidays aren't really just one day, the celebrating goes on and on before it even happens. It feels like it's here already, with all the decorations up and the candy on sale, and there's still so much of it left. I've got some time left to get the flavor just right, for candy corn ice cream.

[Which he's doing on his kitchen counter ( Read more... )

[ It sounds like she's only a few feet from the ocean, and the waves are hitting rocks pretty hard. She's not exactly worried about being hurt.

She sounds calm. ]

Getting off this island-- anybody who tries it dies, right?

Do they come back or are they back in their world? [ Pause. She doesn't want to ask this but-- ]

Or are they gone forever?

[The video flickers when sudden impact against the face of a grandfather clock jolts it on. There is a sudden sound of a little girl's wailing that permeates through the speakers, and eventually, if you stare enough at the screen and keep your eyes to the left-hand corner, there is a little shaking bundle scrunched up against the far wall. Red and ( Read more... )

All right, citizens!

[Quietly, a mutter, something that sounds like, "Man, talk about having picky tastes."]I'm guessing it's part of the delayed culture shock here, from technically being in a new country and all. I mean, the folks at home don't really request this stuff - the most complicated order I've ever gotten is black with no sugar and ( Read more... )

[The first thing you hear is the sound of rock music playing in the background mixed in with lively conversation. Major’s is packed tonight from the sounds of things and everyone sounds like they're having a good time.]

Sir, I think you’ve had enough tonight.

[There’s a groan followed by a slurred “pleeeassshhh beybah”]Sir, please refrain from ( Read more... )

[there is a bit of rustling in the background as it comes into view, a little out of focus as he tries to get a good grip on his NV, cursing at the thing. something about having to push the record button three times before it starts recording anythingit's dark, but for the most part, his face is clear -- more so, the flash of ice-blue eyes as he ( Read more... )

*Joker is sitting elegantly in a bean bag chair. Real men own bean bag chairs.So the other day I stabbed a guy who knew a guy who knew a guy who knew a guy who worked for the police and he said the "Newcomers" were freaks around here. All these months and I hadn't noticed but I s'pose I shoulda, since Quicksilver had a similar experience, aye ( Read more... )