"Just listen to him! Isn't he great?" exclaimed Joker, as he and Trickster sat playing a video game together.

"Yeah, he's got you down," agreed Trickster, nodding. "The guy who voices Batman has got him down too."

"He does, doesn't he?" asked Joker. "You know, normally I'm very protective of people impersonating Bats, but I'll let Kevin slide because he just gets him. I'm sure Batsy approves too."

"Is this all we're going to do today?" demanded Harley Quinn, entering the room with a tray of snacks. "Sit around and play video games? Again?"

"I just enjoy watching my Trickster enjoying himself," sighed Prank, who was draped over Trickster. "As long as he's happy, I'm happy."

"And I'd be happy with a lot less of your nagging," agreed Joker, not taking his eyes off the screen.

"Women, what are you gonna do?" sighed Trickster, grabbing the plate of snacks from Harley.

"All I'm saying is I'm a little tired of being cooped up in the hideout, and I'm sure Bats is also feeling ignored," said Harley. "It's been three days without you causing trouble out in Gotham – I'm sure he's wondering where you are."

"I thought Johnny and Pammie were vying for his attention," said Joker, taking the bowl of popcorn from Trickster. "I'm sure he's not feeling neglected."

"Yeah, but you of all people know that Johnny and Red just ain't got your style, or your flair for crime, and they just don't get Bats the way you do," continued Harley. "I'm sure fighting them is fine for him, but he's feeling like something's missing. He's got an itch that only you can scratch."

"That's true," agreed Joker. "Batsy and I have got a special and unique relationship."

"Probably like me and Flash," said Trickster. "You know, he's got lots of other enemies in Central City, but there's just this connection between the two of us. I mean, he's got a sense of humor too, so I think we bond over that."

"With Batsy and me, it's less obvious similarities," said Joker. "And people probably think we're more different than alike, but the truth is we're almost identical. I mean, I'm better looking, of course, and I don't have his silly objections to killing people, and I'm, y'know, happy. But we both have obsessive personalities – we just obsess over different things. And one day he's gonna snap just like me, you mark my words. I just have to keep pushing."

"Which you're not doing sitting on the couch playing video games," finished Harley. "Now c'mon, Mr. J. You've had a nice break, but you really don't want Bats to get lonely, do ya?"

"Nah, I guess I couldn't do that to the poor guy," sighed Joker, putting down the controller. "Lemme just go get dressed and we'll head out."

He left the room with Harley smiling after him. "See, I was a shrink," she said, taking his seat next to Trickster and smiling at Prank. "Which sometimes comes in handy for getting my man to do the things I want him to do."

"I don't need to play silly games like that with my man," retorted Prank.

"Games aren't silly, Prank," snapped Trickster. "Honestly, you've been with me for how long and you don't get that? At least Harley understands J's love of fun and games."

"I understand that too, honey," said Prank. "I'm just saying I don't manipulate you the way Joker's girl does, and isn't that nice of me?"

"It's not because you're nice, it's because you're probably not as smart as her," sighed Trickster. "I mean, she was a doctor, Prank – that's pretty impressive, you've gotta admit."

"Probably got that way by sleeping her way through school," muttered Prank.

"Don't confuse me with yourself, sweetheart," retorted Harley. "Of the two of us, you're the one who's slept your way to the top, which is probably the only reason you're with Trickster, for his fame and notoriety, such as it is. I mean, why else would you date a guy who dresses like that?"

"Mark said he liked my outfit," retorted Trickster. "And if Mark likes it, that's all that matters."

"Ok, so I'm thinking some kinda amusement park plot," said Joker, re-entering the room in his purple suit. "Maybe with a funhouse hall of mirrors, something that's still a joke theme, but has an interesting subtext if you're the kinda nerd who wants to analyze jokes. What do you think, Tricky?"

"I'm up for anything," said Trickster. "But Gotham City does seem to have an unusual number of abandoned amusement parks, so maybe we should take advantage of that."

"Yeah, they keep building amusement parks, and then some handsome maniac mysteriously sabotages them, and lots of people get hurt in apparent accidents," sighed Joker. "You'd think people would learn, but on the plus side, it does give me a lot of places to hang out."

"And lots of places for apparent accidents to occur," added Prank lightly, glancing at Harley.

"Try it, toots," retorted Harley. "Mr. J always calls me an accident waiting to happen, so I ain't afraid of any accidents you can cause. And speaking of afraid, maybe we can still go with the amusement park idea, but have the scheme take place in the haunted house or ghost train or something. Y'know, for Halloween."

"I like that," said Trickster, nodding. "It could be a Trickster treat, get it?"

"Yeah, we could maybe re-open the ride for one night only to maim and murder some trick-or-treaters!" exclaimed Joker. "And then, in the event they survived that, hand out candy laced with Joker toxin!"

"That's good," agreed Trickster. "I like the part where people get hurt."

"Me too," agreed Joker. "Well, let's go scout out which amusement park we wanna crash. That could take a whole day in itself."

"Hang on a second," said Harley, as she switched the input from the game console to the TV, which had the news on.

"…in other news, while you might have enjoyed seeing lots of them at this weekend's Comic Con, reports are coming in that some actual superheroes are visiting Gotham City this week – there have been reported sightings of not only our usual caped vigilante, Batman, but also a few other members of the Justice League, namely the Flash and Wonder Woman. At this point we are unsure whether their visit has any connection to the Comic Con, or if they're in town for unrelated reasons, but any viewers who have footage are being asked to send it in…"

"Flashy's in town?!" exclaimed Trickster, beaming. "This changes everything, J-man – we gotta involve both our nemeses in the scheme too!"

"I agree," said Joker. "But why don't we switch things up? I'll kidnap Flash, and you can try Batsy, Tricky. And you gals can take Wonder Woman."

"Why do you think it would take both of us to kidnap Wonder Woman?" demanded Harley. "I can do it on my own."

"Yeah, I definitely don't need her help with anything," agreed Prank.

"It might give you two a chance to bond, and put aside this silly petty rivalry you seem to have," retorted Joker. "It is silly, since you're basically the same character – you should be friends, like me and Tricky."

Both women instantly started objecting loudly at being described as the same character. "I am nothing like that sorry tramp…" they both began.

"Jinx! You owe each other a soda!" exclaimed Trickster. "Gee, they really are similar, J, using the same phrases and everything. I gotta say though, I think my girlfriend is hotter."

"Well then, you're blind, because Harley is clearly hotter," retorted Joker. "I only have the best."

"Aw, thanks, Mr. J," said Harley, beaming at him. "With you and Johnny, that's two votes for me," she said, sticking her tongue out at Prank.

"There's nothing either of us can do about the opinions of morons," retorted Prank. "But there is an objective way to decide which one of us is the better henchwench at least. I'm betting my reputation that I can kidnap Wonder Woman before you can."

"I don't think your reputation is actually worth anything," retorted Harley. "But I'll take that bet anyway."

"Ok, well, you gals have fun," said Joker, heading for the door. "I need to think of a way to capture a really fast guy."

"And I need to think of a way to capture a guy in a Halloween costume," said Trickster. "Shouldn't be too difficult."

Joker was about to contradict him when they heard the sound of smashing glass, and something came flying through the window. It was a brick, with what looked like a rudimentary bomb attached.

"Aw geez, not another one," said Harley, picking it up and hurling it back out the window, where it exploded. "Mr. J, when we're done with this caper, we really need to figure out who this mad bomber is, and why they're targeting our hideouts."

"It's on my to-do list, ok?" demanded Joker. "Geez, nag, nag, nag! I'm betting Prank doesn't do that! As long as we're swapping nemeses, maybe if Prank proves more effective than you at kidnapping Wonder Woman, me and Tricky can swap henchwenches permanently!"

Joker and Trickster headed out the door, leaving Harley and Prank alone to glare at each other in loathing. "Ok, toots," growled Harley. "Now it's personal."