We're all gonna die party!

[revvinguptheharley]

Who: Harley Quinn and YOU! She only invited the healthy but even sick kids can crash the party. Doctors too!
What: A rooftop party at Tribute Tower for anyone not sick and dying.
When: Week five of the arena
Where: The roof.

Harley had been relatively well behaved since the lockdown which was a surprise to herself as much as anyone. Sure she might have encouraged the hallucinations of some patients, and she may have sent get well soon cards to a few people who weren't actually sick to make them paranoid.

But all and all she had kept to herself and watched the arena with fascination.

Tonight however, with some assistance from the Tribute Tower kitchen and a team of Avox working as staff she had thrown a surprise party and was kidnapping anyone who didn't currently have a fever or a lab coat to come join her.

There were some dancing themed video games off to one side, a karaoke machine, food and music. All classics of any good capitol party. And who could ignore the giant projector screen that was displaying the arenas up to the minute footage?

Harley had even cobbled together some makeshift bubble machines using dish soap and personal fans, so the air was filled with brightly colored bubbles that bounced off peoples heads without popping. She cheerfully demonstrated that if you caught them in your mouth you could pop them with your teeth and they tasted like fruity candy juice.

As the crowd gathered on the roof Harley took the stage to inform everyone of the reason for tonights festivities. She needed no microphone to be heard.

"Hey all you miscreants, misfits, and misbegotten mongrels!" She greeted them before adding "And you too mentors." She snickered.

"So things are a little gloomy downstairs. Our fun loving tower has been turned from reality TV party house into a sick ward and it's making it a little hard for us to do what we do best." She explained.

"By which of course I mean waste time and pretend we're not all going to die again soon." she paused for laughs but continued on even if she got none.

"So lets live! Like there's no tomorrow! And if this sickness isn't stopped that could very well be a fact. Drink! Eat! Make some mistakes and sleep with someone you'll regret tomorrow! Why not Zoidberg?"

At the collective laughter or groans of disgust she sprang from the stage and the music started again.

Comments

[shedevilwithsword]

This place was loud, bright and annoying. Sonja had no idea what half of these machines are, what they are currently doing. As far as she was concerned it was all the work of sorcery. Still, why not start off by trying to avoid the clown on stage and look for the alcohol? It would be a good start to try and drain out all of the outside distractions...it won't exactly help her focus though.

Ah, whatever, she wished to drink, then drink she shall.

[revvinguptheharley]

"Jello shots!"

Said loud annoying clown was dancing through the crowd with a platter of little shot glasses filled with colorful wiggling goo. She moved with surprising grace arriving at Sonja's side and offering the platter.

"Well hey there Ginger! Great job back in the arena! Real fine considering it was your first go round!"

[shedevilwithsword]

The red head sighed, it seems as though she was too slow! as the blond had already taken notice of her. Though in truth Sonja was not entirely certain if what she had said was a compliment or an insult. Either way the woman looked rather displeased right now. She was hoping for a drink in peace, not be hounded by some clown girl. And it showed on her face, while those muscles visibly tensed.

"I am uncertain if you are insulting me, jester."

[revvinguptheharley]

"That's part of the fun!" She declared with an unstable giggle. Skillfully plucking a shotglass from the platter she had it dance over her fingers before thumping it down in front of Sonja. The contents were green and gelatinous.

"Here you go muscles. A little jiggly wiggly alcoholic fun to get the night started. Come on I'll have one with ya." She took one for herself and twirled it on a fingertip making the purple contents appear to stretch from the force.

[shedevilwithsword]

Was it a part of the fun? Sonja did not think it to be so funny, and once again her face showed it. Still, aside from being loud, the clown lady had done nothing to really set her off...yet. Though exactly what was that that she was drinking? Er, slurping? It appeared to be some form of chemical concoction of un fathomable origins.

Whatever it is, it is most certainly not Chimarian beer. Sonja just could not smell that level of alcohol within it.

She stared at the small,offered cup with suspicion. It couldn't hurt to try, she supposed. This, the red head made to...copy the blond. "...what is this?"

[revvinguptheharley]

"Jello shots!" She explained happily. "One of the sweetest ways to deliver precious alcohol into your body so that you can enjoy those wonderful effects."

Taking another shot she promptly flipped it over and pounded it to the counter so the jello would pop out of the glass and they could watch it wiggle and jiggle.

"Plus it's just fun to watch." She added wide eyed.

[shedevilwithsword]

"Is it?" She had no idea what was so enjoyable at watching it. Perhaps this woman was a bit touched in the head? And not in the crazy way either. Nor could she really say that she cared all that much if it was sweat or not. Alcohol was meant to burn when it down. That was what makes it alcohol in her brain. The horrid, bitter taste and the terrible burning sensation.

Sure some went down more smoothly than others. But they all seemed to share those characteristics nevertheless.

Now this stuff? This stuff Sonja was not certain if it was enjoyable. If anything she kind of thought that there was pretty much no alcohol towards it.

[revvinguptheharley]

"Well sure, look at it jiggle! It's almost hypnotic!" Harley prodded the ball of goo making it tremble and ripple before grinning at the obviously unimpressed woman.

"I mean if you're looking for the hard stuff that can be arranged too, but I like to blend my poisons with sugar you know? Put some uppers in my downers. Some hyper activity into my depressants."

[shedevilwithsword]

"...."

She has absolutely no clue what you were talking about there Harley. However she does understand the part about the hard stuff. "I believe I would like something far stronger than...this." Whatever this is.

[oredinary_hero]

Lurking on the edge of the party Rokk idly scanned the crowd for familiar faces. It wasn't his idea of fun but he could appreciate the sentiment behind it. Trying to cheer people up wasn't a bad thing, though the organiser's speech could have used a generous dose of tactfulness. But so long as it got people to relax it wasn't so bad.

He just needed to figure out when to make his escape. At least no one here really knew him so there was less chance of getting cornered before he could. Figuring he was safe, Rokk began to weave his way through the crowd towards the elevator. He thought he was going to get away unnoticed until he ran smack into another body.

"Ow! Watch it!"

[revvinguptheharley]

"Watch it yourself teen heart throb." Harley yipped playfully as she danced a quick circle around him to avoid stumbling from the crash. It didn't work as well as she'd hoped though and she ended up doing an awkward sort of hop and skip before grabbing at the back of his shirt to keep upright.

"Good to see one of Green Gene's pals is here. Didn't we meet in the elevator once?" She asked before adding "You were in your underpants?" The crowd around chuckled at the lewd image.

[oredinary_hero]

Trying to get a look at someone while they were hanging off the back of his shirt wasn't the easiest thing but despite this Rokk was fairly he'd never met this woman before. For no other reason than he was certain he'd remember someone like that.

"I- what?" Heart throb? Underpants?

'Green Gene' had to be Brainy but-

"I have no idea what you're talking about. I've never seen you before. And I definitely don't wander around in my underwear. Ever." There was really only one other person he could think of that would be classified as Brainy's 'pal', though why Lyle would've been wandering around in his underwear was anyone's guess.

"...You have me confused with one of my teammates I think."

[revvinguptheharley]

She laughed a ear splitting sort of laugh, "Oh did I? Well it's reasonable. Stack you two wannabe villains next to a Brainiac and you kinda look like henchmen. And speaking as a professional henchmen I should know." She joked as the crowd stopped paying attention.

"So which one are you again?" She added with a bow. "I'm Harley Quinn."

[oredinary_hero]

Professional henchman. Great. That coupled with the name Harley Quinn nagged at him. It sounded familiar, like he had maybe heard of her somewhere but couldn't pick where.

"I take offence a being classed as a 'wannabe' anything," he retorted mildly. "I'm the one you haven't met before. Rokk Krinn."

Grife, where had he heard that name before?

[revvinguptheharley]

"Rocky!" she declared in an instant nicknaming. "Well it's great to meet you Rocky." She reiterated in case he didn't get it the first time.

"So how'd you meet The little big Brain?" She inquired curious to know more about the boy. "In my time we had one of the earlier models and he was no fun at all."

[oredinary_hero]

"Rocky?" It was a little better than 'Rokk-head' as his younger brother used to call him but only just. Maybe he could still escape it? "Most people just call me Cos if anything."

"Brainy and I are both part of the same team of villains. I'm guessing you're from the same time period as the original Brainiac then?" That helped narrow down where he might have heard of her from. It just left the entirety of the late 20th/early 21st centuries to choose from.

[revvinguptheharley]

"Ya got that right." As villainous as Brainiac had claimed she still hadn't seen anything particularly unforgivable out of him. Perhaps she just hadn't been watching the right broadcast.

"Maybe you've heard of The Batman? I was second in command for his arch enemy The Joker." She explained in possibly the most straight forward version of her history she'd ever offered.

"And I have ta say, I am HIGHLY unimpressed that I'm not infamous in your time period. I'm not even asking to be famous just a little recognition would be nice. I mean I've saved the world too before."

[hit_girl_mindy]

Mindy shot Harley a withering look when the mention of a certain alien doctor came from her lips. She was already in the corner having a drink. She was determined that she wasn't going to have a fight with anyone this time.

She is shockingly quiet today.

[revvinguptheharley]

"Well aren't you a little ray of sunshine tonight."

Harley's voice was calmer and gentler then it had been on stage. Her "Dr. Quinnzel" voice as it was dubbed.

"Don't tell me you're still pouting about that fight with the viking girl you mentioned?"

The fight (if you could call it that) had been a short story in the tabloids for less then a day as it had been handled so swiftly and the loser was so new they had barely distinguished themselves to the public at large. But trust Harley to find such a small story and immediately track down Mindy to all the dirty details.

[hit_girl_mindy]

"I never did ray of sunshine too well," she said, which was a lie: she could probably have managed it fine if her dad were still alive, or if she were forced to go to school.

"Pfft, that? Nah, I WON that fucking fight. I just looking through some of the battles. A few friends of mine got it really bad. Really make you puzzle over this whole thing."

[revvinguptheharley]

"You may have come out on top, but as I recall you were pretty ticked that you were interrupted."

The last remark drew a puzzled expression from the parties host.

"Puzzle over it? You seemed pretty resolute in your opinions before. What's to puzzle over?"

[hit_girl_mindy]

"Well of course I was! What kind of assholes end a fight in a bar? That's just annoying."

That was a good question.

"Maybe...maybe I got pulled out too early. A part of me kinda just wants to watch over them, as stupid as that sounds. All I can do is send them food and first aid and hope they don't get too fucked up. But some of this shit is insane. I hardly had to deal with the monsters, and new people keep popping up."

[revvinguptheharley]

"Batman." Harley sighed longing for the good old days of Gotham once more.

Listening to Mindy lament Harley nodded thoughtfully then spoke up.

"Sounds to me like you're feeling a bit ineffective. You're the type of gal who learns from experiencing things first hand. You're not a auditory or visual learner you're a kinesthetic learner. And that also means your much more comfortable taking an active role in a project rather then supervising." She waved over an avox and plucked a plate of sushi from his trey before he left again.

Popping a roll of smoked eel into her mouth she chewed and swallowed before continuing.

"But here's the thing kid, in the two arenas you were in how much did you help others, and how much were you fighting for yourself? The arenas have a way of separating you from the people you're trying to protect. Even if you team up with someone in there somehow you're still always alone. And maybe that's just because deep down we all know only one can win."

Another sushi roll into her mouth before she added "Except in my round, we had four winners but that was special."

And in her opinion, unsatisfactory.

"I mean you could always go back into the arena I suppose. Tick off the Capitol as much as that french kid did. But do you really think you'd make more of a difference in there then up here?"

[hit_girl_mindy]

"Oh come on. Wouldn't he be busy going after actual villains, not a bunch of idiots solving their problems with their fists?"

She groaned. "Oh, you are telling me. 'A little bit ineffective?' I feel like I've been fucking spayed. There was barely a rest before they threw another shitty arena down our throats, except I have to sit here talking to people ad making deals while people die or get eaten or whatever fucked up thing they throw at people. And you never know all the stories unless you're there."

Mindy reached over and grabbed a piece of salmon sashimi, savoring the taste. That always was her favorite fish, raw or cooked.

"I...well, I guess you have a point. I palled around with a few people, but in the back of my head there was all this shit, you know? I had to get a reputation, I had to go the extra mile to let them see me. I couldn't play it safe. I don't know if you guessed, but I sort of thought something was going to stop me. So it really came down to the question: how bad did I want it?"

She shook her head. "No. I'm not doing the bullshit he did. If they put me back in because they're assholes, fine. I'm not going to do it on purpose. That's not my thing."

[revvinguptheharley]

"No crime is too small for the caped ruiner of good times." Harley teased holding her fingers up to the sides of her head to imitate Batman's cowl.

As for the rest of it she nodded approvingly "See you're a smart kid. You just spent all your life living one way and doing things a specific way. Now you're becoming a young woman what with the things growing and emotions and not murdering scumbags regularly."