[OPEN] Summer lovin’~ Had me a blast~

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and you
What: Various antics throughout August, including aftermath from the Downburst event
When: Throughout August
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A for now. Will edit if needed.

Descendant:

[Now that Mechanima and the Society have lifted their control over Central City's borders and the teleporters between various American locations are properly working again, it's easier for visitors to come by again.

As usual, Descendant Karaoke Bar and Lounge is open for business and now hoping that they can have more customers again. Civilian or criminal; temporarily depowered or not; people will want a drink and/or blow off some steam.

This month's popular songs include hits such as It's Not Right But It's Okay, Escape (The Piña Colada Song), Don’t Stop Believin’, and Summer Nights.

The Coyote Ugly Nights were successful despite previous travel restrictions so now these events are happening at least twice a week, depending on which employees are available to dance or do extra security. The social media posts advertising the business and showing off performances are still in full swing as well.

Or you can just drop by during a normal day/evening. As Descendant's official owner, Jason can be found doing things like bartending, serving particularly close attention to the VIPs, or just in the reading room taking a break.

Mind Descendant’s shadier customers.]

Happy(?) Birthday (In-game date: August 16th):

[It's Jason's birthday and it… might be a mixed bag for him. Previous birthdays have wildly varied from depressing, bittersweet, and for a short while, actually happy. This year things with his family could be better but they could also be worse. There's also no doubt that this year he has people he genuinely cares about and who would care that it's his birthday. It gets confusing having so many ambiguous feelings.

In the hopes of minimizing potentially awkward conversations, he's taking a day-off from Descendant, sleeping in a little and perhaps going out later in the day to treat himself to a new book and his favorite foods.

Maybe you can catch him when he's out and about]

Wildcard:

((OOC: Got something else in mind? Hit me up! I always welcome new CRs as well. My contact information is on this journal's profile and I'm in the game's Discord server. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns as well. I also have a feedback post.))

Comments

[purplexing]

Only a few, huh.

[Donnie smirks as he pulls his goggles back up, springing to his feet.]

You want anything while I'm over there?

[robintohood]

Nah. I'm good here.

[Jason holds up his chili dog before taking a big bite out of it]

You can just come back here and eat.

[purplexing]

[Giving Jason a salute, Donnie turns to go and head across.

Eventually he comes back, carrying a pizza box in front of him. He plops himself back down on the bench, licking his lips as he rubs his hands together.]

[robintohood]

[Jason just about done with his chili dog by the time Donnie comes back]

You guys must've hit up every pizzeria in the city by now.

[purplexing]

How else are you going to know which one's got the best pizza?

[He picks up a slice, having opted for classic pepperoni and cheese.]

Of course, as a true New Yorker I must still say that nothing beats home.

Want any?

[robintohood]

Yeah, I'll take a slice.

And yeah. Nothing beats the northeast when it comes to pizza. Jersey's got some good places to.

[purplexing]

Eyew, Jersey...

[It's practically a kneejerk reaction at this point.

Donnie holds out the box so Jason can grab a slice.]

That where you're from?

[robintohood]

[Jason snorts. The rivalry between New Jersians and New Yorkers is as natural as cats versus dogs]

Jersey of course.

[purplexing]

That by choice?

[He starts packing away that slice. So much better than that donut.]

Know if this world's iteration has enough similarities or if it's super different? It's been weird living in...Michigan of all places but I'm not sure how I'd feel about going to a different New York...

[robintohood]

Born and raised so I guess I'm stuck with it now.

[Jason takes a big bite out of his own slice]

And yeah. I get it. Michigan was never on my travel list but I think it'd be weird living in this version of Jersey too. I'd be expecting everything to be the same, you know?

[purplexing]

Right? Bad enough being in some city you never really expected to be in, especially when I've never been anywhere outside of New York before. But... I don't know, when I first got here I thought maybe I'd find something familiar about it, but then I realized it still wouldn't be the same.

If anything it'd probably make me feel more homesick.

[robintohood]

[Jason nods]

Exactly. It's bad idea knowing you don't know when you'll be back home.

[purplexing]

...yeah.

Ugh, what a bummer. Let's not talk about home anymore.

Hey, what do you do here anyway? You're always in and out of the penthouse, I figure you keep a busy schedule aside from work. I get it, I like keeping busy too.

[robintohood]

Yeah, it's mostly because of work. Plus I like working out.

[The answer comes out easily and it's well-practiced. Jason's cover as just a civilian bar owner is a role he's developed and gotten comfortable with for nearly a year now]

It's a lot of work when you're a bar owner. Gotta make sure everything runs smoothly.

[purplexing]

Ooh, that sounds like it could be fancy or shady. Like, is it one of those upscale places or those holes in the wall?

...I've actually never been in a bar before so my idea of them is solely based upon their depiction in media.

[robintohood]

It's somewhere in-between. We care about how we look but we want people to feel comfortable and relax too. Think of it almost like a nice speakeasy with karaoke.

[Nevermind that some of the clientele are criminals the BatFamily staff spy on]

[purplexing]

[This pizza is almost gone. At least he remembers to hold out the box to see if Jason wants anymore.]

A speakeasy? Oh, that sounds amazing. So you just manage or do you actually do the fancy drink serving and stuff?

[robintohood]

[Jason helps himself to another slice. He does so much physical activity on a daily basis that he could burn it off soon enough]

Both. It depends on what's needed for the day. I get pretty busy but it's worth it.

[purplexing]

Variety sounds nice though. Is it hard doing drinks? I bet it's kind of like chemistry.

[robintohood]

Like drinkable chemistry and a lot more faster pace because you can't have customer wait too long either. Some recipes are harder than others. It depends on what the customer wants too.

[purplexing]

Oh yeah, guess that's true. Still, sounds like it could be interesting, not that I drink.

[robintohood]

Cooking and mixology are basically chemistry you can drink and eat. You ever done either?

[purplexing]

Nnnnegative! And Mikey's the cook of the family. My kitchen experiences mainly involve whatever you can load into the microwave, toaster or coffee maker, or stuff between two slices of bread.

[robintohood]

Got it. No food science for you then.

[purplexing]

Ugh, I know it basically is but how dare you use 'science', it's like you're taunting me now.