[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

[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.

[robintohood]

[It's absolutely Jason taunting Donnie as he knows him well enough to know Donnie is a science geek]

What? Is that not what it's called?

[purplexing]

Technically you're not wrong but I feel like this is a challenge. Are you saying I can't do food-related chemistry just because I don't cook?

[robintohood]

No one's stopping you from trying.

[purplexing]

[It's your kitchen, Todd.]

.....................

[robintohood]

[Jason takes another satisfying bite of his pizza]

Just sayin'.

[purplexing]

[Not at all angry-sulk-munching what's left of his slice.]

Know what? You're on. I mean, Mikey does it all the time, how hard can it be?

[Conveniently forgetting his earliest kitchen crimes but they've probably all lumped together with his other brothers' but that was years ago so it should be fine now!]

[robintohood]

It might be even a bit fun for you. The very basic principles are same. You're just using different parts and tools for this.

[purplexing]

I know, I know! I understand the basic idea of cooking. I guess the most immediate quandary would be in deciding what it is to try and make first.

[robintohood]

Pick something simple first, see how that turns out, and work your way up from there.

[purplexing]

[That blank look is probably not very reassuring. Simple? Does Jason know who he's talking to?

Donnie at least takes a moment to consider.]

...but more complicated than toast or grilled cheese, I'm assuming.

[robintohood]

[Oh boy...]

Check if you're capable of not burning anything while you're making grilled cheese first. It's kinda like needing to know basic math first before you try to move on to calculus.

[purplexing]

Hey, I can do grilled cheese just fine! You just put the cheese on bread, set a toaster on its side, slide it in and put the other slice in as usual, and then when they're done you slap them together.

[robintohood]

[Ummm....]

I guess that's one way to do it but there are better methods.

[purplexing]

Are you questioning my grilled cheese method?!

[robintohood]

[Without missing a beat]

Yup.

[purplexing]

[If he had pearls he'd be clutching them right now.]

Gasp! You say that now but you'll be thankful if all you find yourself able to use to make anything is a toaster!

[robintohood]

But until then, I question your methods.