metalogs | open-ish.

Who: Bruce Wayne/Batman

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What: a halloween-themed housewarming
When: end of october
Where: primarily central
Content Warnings: TBD but let's just say Bruce being Bruce is always likely

It's Friday October 27th when this housewarming shindig happens at the townhouse in Central he's recently purchased for himself and with it being so close to Halloween, he decides to decorate it a little. Or maybe a lot. He's still trying to get the hang of this whole Bruce Wayne thing.

Either way, the lower floor of the five-story townhouse is decorated for the spooky season and the one floor he'd prefer people to stick to since he's not the only one who lives here. There's food and refreshments available with something hopefully for everyone and if you're in the mood for something a little more spooky for a drink, there's this little guy lined up along one of the tables to be enjoyed, the flavor being a tart pomegranate with a touch of sweetness to it. Yes, it can also be alcoholic and yes, he has someone stationed there to ensure those of age to drink are the ones taking the alcoholic version of that.

On your way in or out, don't forget to say hi to the concierge for the night and feel free to take your complimentary pumpkin bucket filled with candy he has for guests. Don't worry about checking the candy for trackers. It's not like he would ever do such a thing. 😇 Happy Housewarming Halloween.

ooc notes: just a stupid little housewarming mingle thrown together where bruce makes an attempt to Do Something for his kiddos and friends he has here. Diana also lives within the townhouse and so friends of hers are welcome to stop by as well if she'd invite them. whoever the kiddos want to bring along with them are also welcome to stop by but please stick to the first floor where the shindig is or else bruce is going to be Disappointed aka i'm still figuring out the rest of the floors.

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[ Arrival

It's not that Nico came here to stir up shit. He came here to be the other half of Tim's you-be-me and I'll-be-you costume plan, with his shaggy hair spiked up like an anime hair style. Tim has shorter hair and he's not cutting his. But the jacket is a decent fit.

Nom nom
He also came for the food, of course. Free at Tim's ... whatever this one's related to him party is different than free at Jason's place or free at school.

No, it's the cutesy Halloween decorations that do him in - and the golden skeleton most of all. He keeps looking at it as he loads up a plate of food, picking over the reasonable healthy options until he has a dinner that better resembles a summer camper's contraband stash.

I don't know her.
A little later, the golden skeleton is gone. Don't worry, it's not missing. That nice new skeleton is shoving it in the coat closet. My, but it is realistic, isn't it? ]

Edited 2023-10-24 22:43 (UTC)

[Jason had been on and off observing Nico and Dylan during the party to see if they were comfortable. So far things seem okay. Eventually Jason walks over to Nico, still dressed in his Wonder Woman costume and his brown leather jacket]

Enjoying yourself?

[He’s also noticed one of the Halloween decorations being gone…]

I guess.

[ It’s an adult party, with no games or blasting music and too many people he doesn’t know well. Fun isn’t the first word that comes to mind. ]

The decorations get a B. Too many jack-o-lantern cookies.

And not enough witch’s hats or skeletons?

[The comment is thrown out only casually]

It’s a Halloween party. You can never have enough witches or skeletons.

[ Nico flicks his eyes towards the open closet door. He’d wanted to have the skeleton take the gold one’s place, but doesn’t dare bring it out in front of Jason. ]

Or black. What’re you supposed to be?

[Jason mentally notes where Nico’s eyes go to but pretends he hasn’t noticed for now]

Wonder Woman, sorta. She’s a major hero in my world. And the Confluence dropped her here last month.

I still don’t get why all the heroes need fake names and bright uniforms. Just get a good cuirass and a helmet.

[ His jeans offer more coverage. Sheesh. ]

Nobody needs to know their name.

Code names are just easier to use than stuff like “the one in the red cape” or “the one in the black mask.” And it depends on the kind of work the hero does. The costumes aren’t always bright.

[ Nico rolls his eyes and stuffs an entire cookie into his mouth in one shot. ]

Sounds like another reason to work alone. Don't have to figure names out, don't have to yell at someone because they've decided to take on an entire century through the power of running. And bonus. Black.

Sometimes, it’s about the theatrics and making an impression too. Depending on who your audience is.

[ His other (costume) half did his best to make his hair look more Nico-ish, but he ran into the opposite problem, really. Not enough hair. He thinks the black shirt he's wearing under Nico's jacket was probably a good touch, though.

He notices Nico eyeing the decor as he stops by.] Bruce kind of goes all out. I bet he hired someone for the decorations.

[ Nico thinks Tim did a pretty good job, really, and is relieved he didn’t deck himself in the face with a powder puff of pale makeup.

But he has to take the decorations in again at that. ]

He does things like this all the time?

[ Dylan sees the Suspiciously Realistic Skeleton shoving its golden counterpart in the closet. He gives them a brief eyebrow raise but keeps walking.

Later, when he spots Nico, he grins and says quietly: ]

Nice of you to set your skeleton friend up with a date. They going to a nice romantic pawn shop later?

[ Nico smirks back at Dylan. ]

It’s trick or treat. I don’t know what to do next, but I’ve got two skeletons in the closet now.

( jason, unfortunately, chose to dress very similar to other jason, but it's a little too late to go back and pick out something else and he's not giving in first. junior can change first.

in the meantime, he's going to step up beside nico as he loads up his plate full of food, and reaches past him to grab onto a few pieces of fruit to shove into his mouth. )

Nice jacket.

( you know, given he'd put it together and stuffed it full of hidden pockets. )

[ Nico rather impatiently twisters his arm under Jason because how dare he block the black tortilla chips before Nico’s done creating a burial mound of chips and hummus on his plate. ]

Hi Jason.

[ And then the realization that it’s again the other Jason. ]

Tim switched with me for the party.

[ Nico looks around for the more familiar Jason. Did he have them mixed up from the start? ]

Was dressing like someone else the theme?

It wasn't.

( far as he can tell, the theme was just bruce trying his best which is clearly the right time for jason to step in and be obnoxious. unfortunately - )

Who knew being damn near the same person'd mean having similar tastes. ( it's not even phrased as a question, because he's already plenty aware of it and plenty pissed off about it. not over this. over other shit. arms cross over his chest as he leans a hip back against the table. doesn't block off nico's access to the chips any longer, but stays close enough he can snack on whatever. )

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