15555/The Rose and The Clown

The Rose and The Clown
Date of Scene:	02 September 2023
Location:	Iceberg Lounge, Central Heights
Synopsis:	She left after droppping a bomb
Cast of Characters:	Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Catwoman

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Poison Ivy has posed:
The Iceberg Lounge is mostly a club for losers, but when it's a loser you're hunting, you gotta go to the losers' den and hope you have a hot enough shower at home to wash the stink off when you're done. For this trip, she's busted out the one-piece made of leaves, but with green leggings because Cobblepot keeps the joint WAY too cold. Every little bit helps.

So, dressed for work, Ivy looks around at all the mobsters and low-lifes heere to beg for favors from the dude with a prosthetic nose--at least, Ivy assumes it's prosthetic, because otherwise he could have had work done on it years ago--and picks a guy who looks likely enough. Some dude with a metal plate where his lower jaw should be and a pinstripe suit that looks like it's begging you to please please PLEASE think of Don Corleone, a guy flanked by two toughs who probably need to be reminded to use toilet paper when wiping. Ivy has been in prison enough to know what to do to the toughest-looking guy in the room.

He sees her coming, which is fine for Ivy. His goons--cavemen in expensive jackets--step in front of her as she walks toward him, which is even better. They start to grunt a warning or maybe beat their chests and throw their poop at her when her hands lash out and up, grabbing each goon by the chin. Blisters instantly form in the shape of her handprints, and red starts spreading up their faces and down their throats at an alarming speed: they fall back and then down, wheezing, unable to breathe through rapidly closing throats.

Easy peasy.

Ivy closes in on Don Metalmouth and greets, "Hey fuckstick, someone stole a truckload of fertilizer from me and I'm here to find out who knows what. Lie to me and that--" She jerks a thumb over her shoulder toward the strangling henchmen. "--happens to you.

"Now what do you have to say to me?"

Harley Quinn has posed:
The Man Gives a Huge nervous chuckle. " Ivy.. sweetheart, Honest, I dunno what yer talking about. An't none of my gang that did ya dirty ". You would notice him looking towards the normal club security who are making their way over towards the pain somebody talking to a radio to report to the big cheese what's going on.

     What happens next isn't what you expect, though. One of the guys walks over " Mrs ivy, The owner would like to talk to you in the real club ". He motions with his hand for ivy to follow him. " He says the person who took your fertilizer wants to talk to you " .

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy sizes up the security with narrowed eyes, then says, "Sec." She walks back to the men whose thrashing has stopped, and gives each one a quick slap on the cheek. The upsetting dark red color begins to drain out of their faces, but they don't start moving.

"Poison's gone. Brain death doesn't usually set in for a couple of minutes. You can give them mouth to mouth if you want." Or don't. None of her problem either way. She turns her back on the loser with the bad jaw and nods at the security dork.

"Lead the way." This one won't be dumb enough to let her touch him, and neither will the guy who falls in behind her to sandwich her in case she makes a move, but that's fine. She has other tools ready. So, straight-backed and square-shouldered, Poison Ivy prepares to meet with the owner.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Your taken first in a cheezy sense, but it's penguin, so it's not a big surprise but you're taken through the kitchen.. and into one of the freezers.. then a big block of ice is moved by a huge guy at the door.. Inside is a very, very plush elevator that is complete with some girl in a tiny penguin outfit.

     You're taken to another club .. it's pretty similar to the one above. The biggest difference in typical male owner style.. the girls wear less. There are ALOT more higher-end criminals here, and booze and drugs are clearly being handed out in equal amounts!

     Your lead over to a private area where a very familiar blond is leaning back. The goon gives a bow " Queen, your guest.. " She nods and flicks her hands " shoo shoo " .

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy's face is usually set in a permanent glower, but at the sight of Harley it just goes blank, as if she can't even comprehend what she's seeing. In Harley's expert experience, it's usually followed by a facepalm and a rising growl of frustration. Give it a second.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Lifts an eyebrow " Well well, look who left the glass house.. I heard you were sniffin around mah score.. what do ya want with that blastin powder anyways.. it's no food fer yer plants " .

     She leans forward," ah figured you'd be ignoring the whole world for another few years and not caring about anything at all " .

Poison Ivy has posed:
There is the light slapping sound of a palm finding a forehead, and a low growl of frustration escapes Ivy's throat to rise in volume. "Harls..."

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Cocks her head slowly to the other side " yes? ". With that big no idea what your gonna say next look .

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy's palm drags down her face, stretching her eyes and mouth into something Halloweenish for just a moment before they snap back into place as she growls, "You stole a truckful of ammonium nitrate fertilizer? And also you're running the Penguin's limpdick club? What the cinnamon toast fuck do you need with a truck of fertilizer if you have this kind of clout?"

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Lifts an eyebrow. This is new. This isn't the ivy that blew her off or ignored her or told her to go find somewhere away from her for a long time.

     She lifts an eyebrow and flips right in front of ivy and pokes her chest " Ah, don't have it.. I'm going to get it so ah can finish my other plan, WHATS IT TO YOU, though you didn't care if I end up dead in a DITCH! " .

     She flails her hands " This is penguins club, But I'm the queen of Gotham Crime.. Got it. Ya would know that if you ever came outta yer room " .

Poison Ivy has posed:
"Oh, you mean like right now, like how I'm not there right now but you're still yelling at me for doing the thing I'm clearly NOT--" She cuts herself off and lifts her hands in a warding gesture, shaking her head, eyes squeezed tightly shut. When she speaks again, her voice is much more measured, albeit tight. "No, you know what? I'm not letting you sidetrack me. Ammonium nitrate is an ecological nightmare that ruins the ground and water in the exposed area for years, and I don't know if you knew this about me, but stopping that stuff from happening is kinda sorta my whole fuckin' thing!" She throws her hands up into the air in exasperation.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Her eye's narrow " Really I had no idea " yep lots and lots of sarcasm " I wasn't paying any attention to the girl I was in love with.. or what she's about .. I had no idea " she puts her hands on her cheeks and throws her own hands into the air " That's why I was grabbing it to make it into something handy like a BOMB "

     Yep people stop to stare at them before she turns " BUTT OUT " She growls and snaps her fingers.. that's when you hear and see bud and lou.. walking out growling, and you swear they got bigger! But ti works. People go back to their own business.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle seems to be falling back on old, bad habits as she finds herself spending more and more time at the villainous iceberg lounge lately. She may not be as villainous as she used to be, but truth be told, ever since she split from Batman, she's occasionally falling back into old habits, no longer needing to prove herself.

So she finds herself here once more ordering a good stiff whiskey and soda as her emerald eyes scan the tables for a free spot to sit..

Poison Ivy has posed:
"Harls--" Ivy cuts herself off again and forces herself to speak in a more measured tone. "Harls, a bomb made of ammonium nitrate is still made of ammonium nitrate, but instead of fertilizing some shitty government corn farm, it spreads out for miles through the air--because BOMB--and taints a much larger area. So while I'll give you credit for trying, making it into a bomb isn't reeeeeeeally as environmentally friendly as you might think, okay?"

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Lifts an eyebrow " And your plans are what to take care of your plants and go back into your room and disappear for a few more months? " She miffs . This is the inner club of the lounge the real club.. where all the criminals and big wigs are.. enjoying drugs and all the things they can't have in public.

     She crosses her arms and sniffs. " I'm not with you anymore you left, remember.. if I wanna blow it up I'll blow it up " .

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle takes a slow sip of her drink, peering around and pausing as she hears some familiar voices...Waaait, that sounded like..Aha! There they are! With a slight smirk, she steps towards the pair, offering a slight wave, "Hey, you two..How's it going? Ivy..Long time no see..Where you been?"

Poison Ivy has posed:
That hurt; but before Ivy can respond to Harley, there's Selina. And for some reason, having this fight in front of a bunch of knuckle-dragging extras from a Scorcese film doesn't bother Ivy but having it in fron of Selina does. It's like she gives a shit what Selina thinks, or something. So Ivy folds her arms and turns away from Harley to look at Selina. "Hi. Been working on some personal stuff. How've you been?"

It's not her friendliest tone of voice, but with Ivy, you do have to adjust your expectations.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Switch yep.. harley is like that, going from miffed and hurt to " BESTIE," She says brightly, moving to tackle hug Selina and wrapping her arms around her. " Came ta hang out did ya? " she asks brightly her brain already having switched away from what was going on.. but that's harley for you .

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle smiles warmly at Harley, hugging her tightly, "Hey kid, how you been?" she ruffles her hair affectionately before glancing at Ivy cautiously.

"Hey there, It's been a while, Ivy...I hope you have been well.." there is slight caution in her tone although she does seem happy to see a dear friend, even if their viewpoints have differered in the past.

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy nods shortly. "Sure, I'm great, why wouldn't I be great? Nothing to say about me, so just tell me about you already. Because..." Her throat tries to clamp the words shut, but she forces them out. "...I might have missed you, or whatever."

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Glares back at ivy. " You can miss people? " The words have so much dripping sarcasm it sizzles when it hits the ground. This might feel a little familiar to Selina. The two have clearly been fighting, and once again, she's in the middle as Harley clings to Selina while she glares at Ivy.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle arches, peering back at Ivy with a slight air of amusement. "Ooh, did you really miss me Ivy? Why, I'm flattered. And here I thought you never wanted to see me again.."

She smirks, clearly enjoying this, "And just so you know, I'm not longer dating Batman, so it's not like you have to...'behave' in front of me or anything..To be honest I got tired of rules, as I always do.." she arches a brow at Harley as she invites herself to their table without question..

"Whats wrong? Ohh, did I catch you two in the middle of a tiff..?"

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy continues her conversation with Selina like she didn't hear Harley's barb. "So you broke up with Batnarc? Is that the only thing going on in your life lately?" Her still-folded arms and her cocked hips are pretty aggressive, and her tone of voice isn't much better, but Ivy's trying to make small talk. She's putting in an effort.

It's just, you know, a bad effort.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Eyebrow twitch... how do you make harley make mistakes?.. easy to ignore her.. never a good idea cause she tends to go from 0 to 1 million in half a second.. " Yeah, we were cute. All three of us, wern't we selina? " She asks, giving a smirk to ivy. How do you like that look on her face.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle shrugs to Ivy. "I loved him but..I hate being controlled.." at Harley's comment she flushes, and seems to tense visibly. "I also don't like sharing.." it sure didn't help things. "Anyways, that also means I'm no longer required to watch my every step and...'behave'. I follow my own rules now. I live for myself only."

Poison Ivy has posed:
Ivy massages the bridge of her nose as if she feels a headache coming on. "Cool. Selina, I'll catch up with you later. Harley, I love you, but I swear to god when I find that truck I'm going to destroy it, so decide right now what it's worth to you."

With that, she turns on her heel and stalks out the way she came. She trusts no one is dumb enough to try to stop her; not after the display she made upstairs.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Harley Quinn Blinks " Wait what? " She wasn't expecting those words they gob smack her!