~Harley~ I spun around in Mr. J's chair to occupy myself since I couldn't talk until my jaw was healed. Doctor's orders. Normally I'd be next to him trying to figure out what was with all of the tickets. Mr. J explained that she used her stick to release a fog and when it cleared there were tickets scattered around the room. They were gold and had "Cirque de la Mort" written across them in black cursive. "Is this some kinda joke? Am I supposed to be laughing at this?" Mr. J yelled at some poor henchmen who was studying the tickets just thrown in his face. "Harley!" He yelled to me. I stopped spinning and tried to focus on him. All three of him. "Go see how the body count is coming and get back here." He ordered. I could only nod and try to stand. I steadied myself as I left the room. A group of guys were walking down the hall talking about her. "Did you even see her?"
"Nah man, I was lookin for her but its like she wasn't even there man!"
"Some guys tried to jump in me saying I was her!"
They were out of hearing range quickly. I started walking the other way.
When I got back Mr. J wasn't interested in the body count. He was on his couch tuned into the news
"That's right Bob! The Cirque de la Mort is in town this weekend only!" Vicki Vale, the news anchor with the worst sense of humor ever, gushed into her mic. "Sadly, the tickets for the tonight only once in a lifetime show are sold out." Being that we no longer had a remote due to last week's news incident he simply got up and turned it off. "Harley, how do you catch a greased pig?" I thought for a moment and shrugged when I couldn't think of an answer. "Heh. Whatever the hell it is," he said as he produced a gun from the inside of his jacket. He cocked it and aimed it at the T.V. "It's worth a shot." With that he shot the screen multiple times and started laughing.
~Ringleader~ Me and Stu sat across from each other at the table eating the breakfast I made when I woke up. It was silent for a majority of the meal. "Why did you come back for me?" Stu asked quietly staring down at his half eaten plate. I thought for a while and looked straight at him. "I needed help. You're the only person who entertained me while I was there. Everyone else agitated me." I explained. More silence. "Why did you help me escape?" I asked him, still looking at him. He looked in my eyes and opened his mouth to respond but the doorbell rang rhythmically. A rhythm that meant only one person was on the other side. Jester barked happily as we raced up the stairs to the door. I threw the door open and was immediately pulled into a tight hug. It was Rai, my best friend, and her cat Sully, who was the only other animal Jester wouldn't try to rip apart. Rai pulled away and stared deep into my eyes. "I'd love to stay and chat but I gotta get back before they realize I'm gone." I stated back at her a d nodded. I looked down a Jester and Sully "Keep an eye on Stu. If he tried to follow us attack him but don't kill him." I instructed as I started pulling Rai towards the back. I pulled her into my room and locked the door. "Nice place ya got here" She said sitting me down on a couch in the corner and putting her bag on the table next to me. She tied a strip of cloth around my bicep and put a small stress ball in my hand. "Yea thanks. Pammy found it for me." I smiled. I'd have to break her outta Arkham soon.
Rai went in her bag and pulled out some viles and a couple of long skinny syringes. She picked up the vile with the red liquid and the corresponding syringe. As she filled it she decided to start up a conversation. "So who's the cutie you left at the table?" she grabbed my arm and squeezed it a little telling me to flex. "His name is, ugh..." I drifted off a little when the warm liquid entered my bloodstream. "Come on, Rinae, gimme his name." she prompted using her thumb to massage the injection site. "Stu." I told myself more than her. "Stu? How did you meet him?" she asked filling the second syringe with a green liquid. "Harley got me." I giggled. This stuff always made me feel high. "Did you leave the tickets?" She asked squeezing my arm again. I flexed it and said "Yea. Will you be there?" She nodded as the green stuff took my high away. "Ugh! Do you have to do that so damn soon Rai?" I snapped at her as I crashed. "Go ahead and speed up your heart rate Rin. It's not fully circulated yet." she warned packing her empty viles and the needles. "You need to go eat something. This show's gonna be to die for!" She exclaimed untying the fabric from my arm. "I know. Hey, by the way do you have any extra tickets? I just need one really." I asked her getting up to unlock the door. She was searching her bag until she stopped and pulled out the golden ticket. "Will I bee seeing Stu there?" she asked closing her bag and getting up to leave. I waved the ticket at her as I walked her to the front door. "So I'll see you tonight then!" she said. Stu looked up in time to see me close the door. He ran toward the stairs, scooping Sully up on his way. "Wait! She forgot her cat!" Jester instinctively latched onto Stu's leg and pulled him back down the stairs. When he dropped the small cat Jester let go. The little kitty mewed and stumbled back over to Jester, who's main priority was protecting me and Sully. "Rule one: don't take Sully away from Jester." I said coming down the stairs and finishing my food at the table.
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