[OPEN] Leave that old record spinning~

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and you!
What: Grand Opening Week of Descendant Karaoke Bar and Lounge
When: Week of November 28th
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A for now. Will edit if needed.

[Throughout November, you may have seen posts across all the major social media platforms about a new Central City karaoke bar opening up. They even include some nice professional photos of the interior taken by Mark Bryant. Or maybe you’ve heard vague rumors in the criminal underworld about a new safe haven for discussing and doing some illicit business.

Meanwhile in Central City, the renovations of a two-storied building with a basement and an attic were being done swifter than any legally permitted construction project. The owner made sure it was good work done too.

And now at the tail end of the month, there’s a newly opened karaoke bar and lounge known as Descendant. Everyone is welcomed, regardless of their meta status or if they’re part of any guild.


Descendant’s entrance door is relatively innocuous. As soon as you step into the building though, you’re in the security check area and met with bouncers holding metal detector wands. No one’s allowed further in until they get checked. Once you check your weapons, you’ll receive a key labeled with the number of the locker your weapon(s) are in.

In a nod to Ascendant, the previous bar that attracted some of Central’s criminals, much of Descendant’s interior basic layout is similar but now with a speakeasy-esque decor. Once you walk through weapons check, you’re greeted with the first floor being an open space for mingling, drinking, and eating. The walls are visibly brick and the tables and chairs aren’t too fancy. The first floor is also where the bar is.


Further towards the back of the first floor are private rooms for guests to enjoy if they reserve ahead of time and pay extra. The cheapest karaoke rooms are simple and while the most expensive are more luxurious.


One room that makes Descendant unique is the reading room everyone is welcome to use. You're free to drink and enjoy some quiet reading time. Take a book for keeps or donate a book! Quiet conversation is welcome, but overly noisy patrons will be kicked out.


On the second floor are a couple of arcade machines, pool tables, and a stage for live performances. There are plush lounges for people to sit and enjoy the shows, or to take a break between rounds of pool.

With the exception of the reading room and the employee-only areas, you’ll hear music throughout most of the building. It’s either coming from the karaoke machines or from a separate playlist.

Whatever you decide to do, the owner and other attentive employees hope you enjoy your time at their establishment.]

((OOC: Mingle post! Enjoy yourselves. More information about Descendant is here and here, including an opt-in form for the BatFamily to spy on your character.))

Comments

[atypical_echo]

Yeah. There was this fad dance about him I think?

[Maybe she didn't mention it as much, but it's out there.]

He's supposed to be based here in Central I think.

[torchbearer]

Right.

Anyway, he's from my world.

[atypical_echo]

[Well that's interesting. And sorta cool.]

I hear some people don't come through alone, sorta. Not sure there's anyone else from my Earth, but I live with that.

[torchbearer]

That's probably for the best. Though it can be lonely.

[atypical_echo]

Really lonely.

[And trusting people was hard because of that.]

Any chance you know that Batman guy? Like, then you have friends here?

[torchbearer]

There are a few acquaintances around, but I wouldn't call them friends.

And Batman is a superhero, which I'm not.

[atypical_echo]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a normal guy. I'm mostly a normal guy too.

[A hero? Or a vigilante? Mark doesn't even know.]

[torchbearer]

Oh, I'm not complaining.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark smiled at the other man. That's fair. Not complaining is good.]

That's fair. So far as I can tell I can only do what I did at home.

[He has no clue about his energizing touch at the moment.]

[torchbearer]

Which is?

[atypical_echo]

I mimic? I guess we really never did come up with a term back home. Someone here called it mirroring. I can copy some powers.

[torchbearer]

[ huh. ]

Sounds like a tough power to handle.

[atypical_echo]

It can be. But I've been lucky. It doesn't ping off of things like magic, so that's a relief. I can sometimes tell if people around me are Metas, and it isn't a constant thing. But, like, it isn't something you can use as a hero.

[torchbearer]

Can't you? I would think it's possible.

[atypical_echo]

I'd be required to always be paired with someone else, and in the right situation to make sure I can use the power.

[Thirty feet. How is he supposed to always be in thirty feet of a useful power?]

[torchbearer]

I guess it would work best with a team.

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, but too many powers can mean they work together in weird ways. Dangerous ways.

[torchbearer]

How so?

[atypical_echo]

[Oh boy, that's a damn question wasn't it?]

Okay, so, imagine you've got someone who can control sound waves, and thus hurt people with really painful noises. And then you've also got someone who is made stronger by sounds. Like, stores the energy of them and releases them. Imagine the feedback.

[torchbearer]

Okay, but isn't that incredibly specific? Powers don't always cancel each other out or worse.

[atypical_echo]

I know. But I have a lot of experience with the way powers mix. And it could be dangerous. Really dangerous, in ways I couldn't control.

[torchbearer]

[ hmm. ]

I see.

[atypical_echo]

And when you mix in new powers that I'm not expecting or haven't touched before...

[He finishes his soda and laughs.]

I accidentally started flying once. I got lucky, the guy I was copying it from, he didn't know he could fly. But he had good reflexes. He caught me before I could fly away. And then, when the power would have passed, I could have fallen and gotten hurt.

[torchbearer]

[ this guy has been through the ringer. ]

No wonder you're so cautious.

[atypical_echo]

Bingo.

[There's more to it than that, but he's not doing a full trauma dump. He's trying to explain some stuff. But damn, dude has a good face and is a good listener.]

Fortune may favor the bold, but caution gets you through the day, right?