Costume Gala

[broken_brushes]

I have to admit, I had wondered whether I was tempting fate by hosting a party on Halloween. Sure, the last Halloween had been mostly harmless and Tony and Pepper's party had gone off without a hitch. But I'd been on the island far too long to trust in its benevolence

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[slowspeedster]

Bart was working very hard to do his best brood in the shadows Robin look. That the cape got in the way even after practicing for hours with Cissie, and there was no helping the sequined shortpants and pixie boots. He was just glad he didn't have goosebumps on his too-bare legs.

But the Robin look was probably ruined by the plate of food and the slight smirk as he looked around at other people in uncomfortable costumes. He couldn't really help eating, it was a speedster's habit.

[OOC: Bart is dressed as the original Robin in pixie boots and scaley panties. Feel free to mock or commiserate as suits. He's even tried to dye his hair temporarily black for the occasion.]

[curiously_cora]

"Okay, I'm sorry but you're going to have to go home and change. This is just embarassing," Coraline said, crossing her arms over her R emblazoned chest. Coraline knew Robin was the coolest superhero on the planet (alongside Spider-Man) but she hadn't expected anyone else to dress up as Robin. Coraline hadn't dyed her hair for the occasion but was sporting a rather long blonde ponytail which made her look more like Steph than Dick.

[slowspeedster]

Bart looked down at her, and couldn't help the smirk this time. "You'll have to pass that one by Wonder Girl and Arrowette. They chose the costume, I'm just the guy wearing it. I know Rob wouldn't mind."

And he wouldn't. The only person he'd ever minded in the costume was Damien, and he wasn't here. "You could always switch to Batgirl like the Robin you look like did."

[curiously_cora]

"Which one?" Coraline asked curiously. Out of the two she had met, it was Dick that had the softer spot for Coraline and she was sure he really wouldn't mind her wearing it. And that she could have twisted him around her little finger even if he did. "No, I'm Robin. Robin is so much more cooler than Batgirl. You know this party is going to get confusing if everyone dresses as Robin."

[slowspeedster]

Bart shrugged a little, resettling the cape. "You can't possibly be asking for me to spill just because you're in a uniform, are you?"

He wasn't going to give that much out for free. "Out of the five that I know of, I've met four, and worked beside two. My Robin wears red."

[curiously_cora]

"Yes, yes I am but now my nefarious plans have been foiled yet again." Coraline said smacking a closed fist onto an open palm. Coraline grinned indicating she was joking about the nefarious plans. Really, everyone knew who Robin was. The island had some of the worst kept secrets ever. "You've worked with them. That means your a superhero. Really? Which one? Wait, I shouldn't ask that should I? Are you cool? Really cool?"

Coraline shook her head, trying to subdue the excited questions. "One was like my big brother but he disappeared. He used to wear this. He was brilliant."

[slowspeedster]

"Robins don't have 'nefarious' plans. Only bad guys do nefarious," Bart corrected. "Your plans should be convoluted or something."

But he just smiled at the questions. "My grandpa is the really cool one. I hope someday to be as good as he is."

[curiously_cora]

"Maybe I'm a bad guy Robin pretending to be a really awesome cool one. I don't think Di-erm Robin has ever had a convoluted plan. I don't even know what that means," Coraline said, wondering if Adam would know what it meant. "Really? That's cool. I don't what my grandparents did but I bet they weren't secretly superheroes."

[slowspeedster]

"My grandma is a historian," Bart said. "But convoluted means twisted, like a maze. So that only you know where the plan is really going and everyone else is just plain lost."

[curiously_cora]

"Really? My dad is a spy and my mum is like not a superhero but like an action hero. She's really cool. What do historians do anyway?" Coraline said thinking about Adam and Sarah now instead of her real parents at home. "Well, I'm plain lost just thinking about that word. I think that's more Batman though than Robin."

[slowspeedster]

"Really depends on the Robin," Bart said, crossing his arms into his best Boy Wonder stance. "A historian is someone who talks to people and reads a lot and tries to find out what really happened during important points in history."

[curiously_cora]

"Well you can be the convoluted Robin and I'll be the cool, cute Robin." Coraline said putting her hands on her hips. Coraline wondered if they were having a stance off. If so, she was totally winning. "Oh, really? That sounds... I'm going to be a Doctor. And save children so I don't have to set any more souls free."

[slowspeedster]

"Doctors are good, too," Bart agreed. "Y'know, when Rob stood like that, it used to be child's play to lift his birdarangs off his utility belt. Wonder if that was part of why he switched."

[arrownomore]

Cissie grinned at the sight of a Robin shoveling in the food and wandered over to join him, nabbing a plate of her own. She admit to admit Bart looked pretty good, unRobin-like actions aside.

"Hey Boy Wonder," she teased. "I thought urban legends didn't need to eat."

[slowspeedster]

"Urban legends don't usually work up an appetite defending their right to exist, either," Bart said, trying hard not to smile. "You look good. Even without the wig."

[arrownomore]

"Defending your right to exist? Have you been getting into trouble without me?" Cissie asked curiously, after first scarfing down some chips.

She ducked her head at the compliment. "Thanks. Cassie let me wear what she had when she got here so I could skip the wig and all of that. I like this version much better, I have to say."