Carnival part 10
We finish our treats while I wonder who the lady in red was with the pale make-up. We approach a large boisterous crowd cheering and laughing. The joker cracks a knuckle and sneers. "Want to take a look Sssselina?" he asks. Curious as your average cat, I reply "SSsure!" and give a tiny laugh. As the crowd starts to part I can make out 2 dunk tanks with two men soaked with their backs towards us. The sign read $ a dunk . Dunk your local police officer, proceeds go the the Gotham inner-city youth program. The joker has on a sinister smile over his ghostyl complexion. He slowly hands me a bill folded up oragamey style of a cat. I pull it apart and find two dollar bills.
I grab a ball and toss it back and forth to prepare for my deadly curve ball allowing my prey time to adjust. His saggy hat is weighted down over his face and his trenchcoat bellow up to the surface. His lips form a toothey grin, he reminds me of my old friend Dick. I let my curve go and hit the mark causing the man to plummet into the watery box spitting and coughing. I turn around and took a bow for and chimed "tahh dahh!" The joker claps loudly "Bravo! Bravo , my dear!" I hand the other bill to the joker and say "your turn!" The jokers eyes grow large, his pupils dilate. He eagerly grabs the ball and hop scothes into position. He stands motionless for a moment waiting for the other man to stop wiping his face and rubbing his eyes. The joker warms up for the pitch. Its slow motion and he slowly winds his arms in huge elaborate circles while cocking a leg out slowly and freezing. The audience laughs. The man in the tank yells "What are you scared?" The joker whispers "No, but you should be !" With lightening speed he thrusts the ball , I mean that thing was on fire! It hit with such impact that the perch collapsed so quickly the man fell in head first, disoriented and waving his arms underwater. Someone yelled "Comm..and Nooo! He kicks his way up and stands soaked against the wall. If looks could kill we would be taking a dirt nap 6 feet under. We scurry out of the crowd and onto the next attraction.