[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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[fightcoded]

[ That's Midnighter—a toucher of touchy subjects; a fly in the ointment; a monkey with a wrench; a pain in the ass. ]

Good thing I'm not tied down then. And don't need to sleep. [ It's not exactly an answer, but he's curious what these birds are looking for in their staff that's outside the direct Bat sphere. ] Wouldn't hurt to have an income consisting solely of singles either.

[ Then he nods toward the bar counter where Jason—one of them—is leaned over it in a skimpy red crop top. ]

Why's he get special dress code treatment?

[mostdangerousbird]

For laundry machines, strip clubs, or annoying poor minimum wage cashiers?

[ And there’s the look that Midnighter might’ve expected at the singles comment. ]

Like I said, tonight’s a pain. The rule’s whatever makes packs the crowd in and keeps them happy.

[ So things can get a little crazy. Sometimes neon cowboy hats are involved. ]

Besides, he’s the owner’s twin. He could wear sequined jodhpurs. I’m not gonna stop him. Do you want to tell him to get changed?

[fightcoded]

His self-satisfied grin is answer enough to what a man can get up to with a roll of singles as big as a pork roast. But really, it's the laundry and vending machines he's truly excited about. Standards get pretty low when you volunteer for the homeless life.

If I thought he'd let me watch. [ It's said with a straight face and for the sole purpose of bothering Tim. Then, like whiplash, Midnighter changes the subject abruptly with another question. ] Does everyone have to dance if they're on shift?

[mostdangerousbird]

[ Rolling with the punches is one thing, but apparently working in the bar for nearly a year hasn’t inoculated Tim against every possible casual remark about his brothers and friends.

The combination of it being another vigilante - who knows them - and Jay of all people is enough to fluster Tim out of snappy comebacks. What’s he supposed to do, tell him the worst Jay can say is no and setup a potential pseudo friendly brawl?

(No, god no. He wants to stay far away from either Jason’s love life even in thoughts.)

Ignoring that, despite feeling the best on his face. ]

Have to? Probably not. I can’t see anyone being forced if they’re dead against it. But if you’re only uncertain, you’re going to end up there. Why do you think I’m straightening the rooms?

[ A brief pause, as a tangent presents itself. ]

Besides, Dick, Jason and female presenting staff being in more tips.

[fightcoded]

Oh, I know. [ His grin is arrogant as it always is when he's in know-it-all mode. ] It's why I grabbed you for a "chat."

You're also up against the bubblegum pop equivalent of acrobats. Everyone's gonna be left in the dust. I can lick my own elbow, dislocate my shoulders, and fold into a pretzel, and I'd still come up short.

What if you went the Catholic school girl route? This place already has two "bad boys," so fill a new niche.

[mostdangerousbird]

And here I thought it was because I've got more dirt than Dick and a sunnier personality than Jay.

[ Not to say that Dick is uninformed, but he just got back from 1985 and he sleeps twice as much as Tim. ]

I've given up comparing myself to Dick. It's not healthy or fair, unless you grew up on sawdust and sequins. And I'd look awful in the uniform by now, I hope. Long wigs itch.

[fightcoded]

"By now." [ That certainly pings his sicko attention. Not the feminization—that's not his bag—but the dedication to achieve success by any means necessary. It reveals a lot about a person. ] Damn. Daddy did a number on you.

[mostdangerousbird]

[ There's a sigh. He also doesn't have feminization on his dance card, and Tim's not particularly interested in experimenting with gender (with all the things he does fit into his life and training, something had to give and so gender expression is fairly off-the-rack and unexamined.

(Is he actually going to defend this?)

(Dammit, yeah.) ]

In his defense, it was a student nurse uniform, because while a 16 year old male can't pass as a 21 year old man, apparently I made a highly acceptable young woman.

[ Meaning: he got hit on. ]

I'm the one who told him I wanted more practical experiences with disguises. Someone had to get into the morgue.

[fightcoded]

There are plenty of ways to get into a morgue that don't involve padding. But you and Dick like to do everything the complicated way. It's cute.

[mostdangerousbird]

Dick wasn't involved in that.

[ Although Tim's pretty sure that Jason was the only one escaped things. ]

And I don't overcomplicate things. There are certain instances where stealth isn't suffficient, so undercover is a necessity.