[OPEN] Maybe not a literal monster mash

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and you. Also a mingle!
What: Various antics at Descendant Karaoke Bar and Lounge during October
When: Throughout October
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A for now. Will edit if needed.

[There may be some changes to the timeline now but Descendant Karaoke Bar and Lounge is still open for business. There are always people looking to have a good time drinking and blowing off some steam with a good song. It doesn’t matter if they’re ordinary civilians or some of Central City’s more... colorful characters. Just be nice to the bouncers and check your weapons by the entrance first.

To reflect the fall season, Descendant has included seasonal drinks like pumpkin beer, apple cocktails, and spiced maple bourbon.

Meanwhile, some of this month's most popular songs seem to be reflecting Halloween, such as Highway to Hell and Monsters. Or maybe you want to do a more classy number like Witchcraft? Descendant looks like a speakeasy after all. And in a total coincidence, Time Warp has also shown up on the popularity chart.

If you drop by at Descendant on a Coyote Ugly Night, you’ll find the atmosphere considerably wilder and wetter. You might’ve even already seen some of the social media posts and videos of the employees performing. They certainly look like they’re having a good time.

Perhaps you’re coming in during a more normal time. Come by for a drink. Maybe rent a private karaoke room or karaoke on stage in front of others if you’re feeling brave. There are some bar games around too.

You can always just people watch as well. Those who are especially observant might notice that some of Descendant’s customers are a bit... furtive as they keep their heads low or quickly scurry to one of the private rooms.

There’s always the reading room too for those who want a more quiet ambiance.

And then there's the very select few who are allowed upstairs in the attic apartment.

Whatever the case may be, Jason will be around. As Descendant’s owner, he’s a busy guy with plenty he has to do]

((OOC: Jason will be around but feel free to mingle! My contact information is on this journal's profile and I'm in the game's Discord server. Also feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns as well. I also have a feedback post.))

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David Alleyne | Open [Bonus Points for Batfam who will hassle Tim for this]

[helpdesk_hero]

Descendant Dash Delivery

In a way, this decision was made even more wonderful in his mind by the looks security had given him when they had asked to inspect the bag David had brought with him. Hopefully they would approve of it later when they got their own pieces of the larger of the two trays of food.

David heads right to the bar, as one security guard suggested, and offered a smile as he put his large bag down on the counter.

"Hello," he smiles at the first employee who pays him attention, "I'm looking for Tim, or someone who knows him well."

[robintohood]

It's Jason who's bartending when David puts down the two trays of food and asks for Tim. Jason remembers David from talking to him once last year at one of Loki's parties. It was a good conversation but nothing that would've cued Jason to thinking David would randomly show up with a lot of food and asking for one of his brothers.

"What's that? Some presents?" Jason asks, staring at the trays.

[helpdesk_hero]

David offers a smile to the bartender. He looks almost familiar. A party then? One of Loki's probably.

"One is for Tim, because he said he was eating enough," he says, and his tone says 'and I don't believe that'. "The others, well, to make sure the employees here have something to eat so that he doesn't go home without a full casserole."

[robintohood]

Jason snorts. David's tone and answer suggest he's known Tim for a while now. He's even more curious now.

"That's very generous of you," he says. "What'd you make?"

[helpdesk_hero]

'Known' might be a stretch. Worked together? Yes. But Bart had specifically called them out on how similar they had been. And David knew exactly what those words would mean from him.

"Well this one," he taps the one on top with an envelope taped to it that had the recipe, an ingredients and allergy warning, and reheating instructions, "is for the employees here. It's my Four-Cheese Truffled Macaroni and Cheese. Really lovely. Very rich. I'm sorry if anyone is lactose intolerant. For Tim I made a Picadillo Beef Casserole with Corn-Scallion Biscuit Topping. Very savory, a good meal, covers various food groups. If he takes reasonable portions for someone his size, it should last about eight meals."

[robintohood]

Jason whistles and takes a sniff at each tray. He's impressed so far.

"Fancy. And here I am lucky if I can make a half-decent lasagna from the box," he jokes.

So far the food smells good but Jason's wondering if he should get Sleeper to do a quick taste test just in case.

"You a professional chef or something?"

[helpdesk_hero]

"My father was," he says with a smile. "It's just a thing I like to do."

And he was good at it. Clearly.

"Will you make sure the casserole for Tim goes home with him? I can't ask Bart to make sure of it for me."

[robintohood]

"Sure," Jason replies. "How do you know them anyway?"

Because knowing Tim and Bart and knowing they're friends would suggest David already knows what kind of lives they pair have.

[helpdesk_hero]

"Bart and I are old friends," he says with a smile. This guy might not know that Tim is a Meta. That Bart is a Meta. So he's respecting it.

"Bart asked me once to check in on the guy. This is me doing that."

[mostdangerousbird]

Oh hell, the streams really are crossing. Tim hustles to intercept David and the busboy, because nobody gossips like bar/restaurant staff, and this particular employee is dating one of the line cooks, who's best friends with one of the bartenders...

"He's mine," Tim says loudly to try and shoo them off and then immediately cringes. "I mean, he's here for me. Dropping something off, not as support."

[helpdesk_hero]

Oh, there he is. David smiles at Tim. There he was.

"I'm really not yours," he says with a chuckle. "But I did bring something for you. Like I said. Scared that I'll talk to a coworker?"

[mostdangerousbird]

"David, can you please work with me here? The language is mutable. The rumor mills are not, and, yes, I'm at the mercy of what you say to my coworkers. They will absolutely roast me for anything you say." Oh, not the busboy. It's who the busboy's game of telephone will eventually reach, namely Dick and Jason, that is the real issue. "You didn't have to bring me anything. I thought I said that."

[helpdesk_hero]

"Language is indeed mutable, but I am seeing a wonderful man," he says with a smile. "So accuracy can be useful."

Coworkers roasting him wasn't David's concern really.

"You said that. But as Bart noted, we're a bit alike. And if I said something like 'I'm eating enough' I would know that I'm lying. It's the wording, you know?"

[mostdangerousbird]

"That's why I self-corrected. Really, I'm less worried about them suggesting I'm seeing you, and more concerned that they're going to report on everything else."

Things like needing casserole delivery - because that's how it will be perceived - lead to assumptions exactly like the one David already (accurately) made. He hates having to come up with reasonable excuses, and it's so much harder to get them believable when the other person has taken his measure. "Do you have an alternate wording?"

[helpdesk_hero]

"You could try honesty," he says with a soft smile. "And eating properly. Though I'm a hypocrite to suggest that."

He needs his boyfriend to remind him of that sometimes.

[mostdangerousbird]

"I'm like the Washington Post: accurate, but cultivated." He doesn't quite consider it editorialization - he's not opining; he's curating. "Sometimes, I get caught up in reading and work. I've always had tunnel vision."

Which he's learned to use to escape from thinking about other problems. Again, curating. It's not any less true abridged. "What did you make?"

[helpdesk_hero]

David chuckles at that. What a hilarious thing to compare oneself to.

"Tunnel vision has been a shortcoming of mine too. My boyfriend has to chide me all the time."

As for what he made, he taps one of the casseroles. "For you, picadillo beef casserole with a corn-scallion biscuit topping."

You know what this is

[definecat]

Sleeper was hanging out near the security check, and couldn't help being curious at someone attempting to bring food into a bar. So they hopped up on the bag search table to take a sniff.

"Maybe I should take a taste to check for unusual substances. Like getting unwrapped sweets on Halloween..." they suggest. "Wouldn't want anything to happen to Tim, or anyone else, family or otherwise."

Oh I do

[helpdesk_hero]

"And you can sample the one for the employees if someone heats it up for you, but you'll have to ask Tim to sample his," David tells the symbiote without hesitation. "Anything else would be rude."

[definecat]

"You really think I'm too incompetent to run a microwave? And why should I assume you're not trying to poison us all with...okay, well, most people wouldn't waste actual truffles on a last meal." Sleeper has a nose and the ability to use it. Even cool, there's enough to pick out certain scents.

[helpdesk_hero]

"No, I think it's better when warmed in an oven," he says with a shrug.

He doesn't point out that truffles would be a good decoy then, but he doesn't.

"Good nose. There's no chocolate though. Sorry."

[definecat]

"I have a memory for chemicals. And I can handle an oven, if I have to. Just requires a slightly different shape," Sleeper points out. It's not like they're hiding what they are. If they're open about it, and not obviously parading about wearing someone as a suit, it tends to make them seem less dangerous. Or so it seems so far.


"I think everyone knows to feed this cat chocolate. I'm good."

[helpdesk_hero]

Well, that's fair enough he supposes. He didn't know if Venom had ever been partial to such things of course. He was less aware of symbiotes than he knew other things.

"I've seen people talk about it online. I could make you something, you know. Triple chocolate brownies?"

cw: cannibalism-adjacent talk

[definecat]

"I think that would depend on your motives for doing so. I personally find chocolate to be an adequate substitute for certain less-socially acceptable foodstuffs."

No, they're not going to straight out say that they eat certain organ meats. They only indulge when circumstances permit.

cw: cannibalism-adjacent talk

[helpdesk_hero]

Okay, now here was something that he had always wanted to know. Was it wrong to ask? Was it wrong to consider? Damn.

"Mind if I ask you something about that, actually? It's something I always wanted to know, but I was never personally near either of your fathers back home."