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leo is (stormless) wrote in rooms,
@ 2015-05-12 22:41:00

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*journal, helena wayne, leo carroll, oswald cobblepot, stephanie brown

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I never see a bat signal in the sky. There's barely any blimps, either.

[Private to Oswald C.]
[He makes sure not to private it to "Penguin."]

Hi, I was wondering if you had any openings for music acts at the Iceberg Lounge. I went there last night and I really like the feel of it. I played piano over at Gionni's Restaurant a few nights ago, but I can do more modern stuff, too.

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Re: steph/leo.

theblondebat
2015-05-13 07:27 am UTC (link)

Sometimes the people who don't belong here are exactly who are supposed to be here. [Blink.] And people like that don't make it half the time. Why is he very, very, very Gotham then?

There used to be. For a long, long time. But things are messy now. A real clusterfuck. [...] And yeah, I'm upset. It makes it feel less like my city. My home. Among other things that make it feel less like home.

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Re: steph/leo.

stormless
2015-05-13 07:32 am UTC (link)

We'll see how long it takes a mobster to kill me with my own piano wire. [...] He's ambitious, brutish, rude. Really funny. Cares too much about everything. Mean and hates that he's mean. Wants to save the world. Can't apologize for anything.

If it makes you feel better, this place is probably never going to be my home. My home is in Seattle with my family and most of them are gone.

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	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 07:38 am UTC (link)
	Morbid? Actually you might fit in her perfectly. [Blink.] Oh, fuck yeah, he sounds like he could be part of the crowd I'm around. Not that we'd get along, but there is some machismo out the ass in this place. [Blink.] I'm sorry. I know how hard it is. I keep losing people, too. [...] Do you have anyone here at least? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: steph/leo.

stormless
2015-05-13 07:44 am UTC (link)

I like to think of it as accepting of the circle of life. [...] Yeah, he's going to try to vigilante and I'm going to have to yell at him. And I never yell. [...] Mikey is in Marvel and I think that's the best place for him. If Donnie gets here she's probably going straight for the Dr Who door or something.

Mikey. He's like a giant golden retriever. [...] What do you do here? A cop?

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	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 07:47 am UTC (link)
	And your circle is death by piano wire? That's gotta be on 1000 Ways to Die. [Blink.] He'll have a hard time here. It's more dangerous than usual for vigilantes. [Blink, blink.] And you think this door is the best for you? Not to be with the family that is here? Does he wag his tail a lot. [Blink.] Doctor, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 07:52 am UTC (link)
	I'm a musician, it'd be poetic. [...] Raph really, really doesn't care. He'd rather "die a bad ass than live a whimp." [...] It's sad here. I like sad. Mikey would be miserable if he lived here and I'd be missing out on good music. The fake throwing a tennis ball works on him almost every time. [...] That makes sense. Do you like your work? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 07:57 am UTC (link)
	And morbid. [Blink.] Yeah. He sounds like he might get along with my brothers. [Blink, blink.] Why do you like sad? Because it's poetic? Oh god yes. That sounds just like my actual golden retriever mutt. He's your brother? [Blink. Smile.] Does it? [...] I do. I love it. Helping people is the one thing I know I'm still good at. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:00 am UTC (link)
	You're literally the first person who hasn't picked up on my family naming scheme. Or you're being polite? [...] Sad isn't something we completely understand. It's darkness. Like swimming to the bottom of a pool without knowing how deep it is. Somehow. We're nothing alike. [...] Well with good doctors, maybe there doesn't need to be bats? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:03 am UTC (link)
	[Blink! She finally gets it after a pause.] Oh for fuck's sake! Now I feel dumb. Thanks. [Blink.] You are gonna love this place. Sadness everywhere. We're all sad. I'm sad, my friends are sad, my family is sad. You'll be like a sad vampire, feeding off our woe. Siblings are like that. [Blink.] Ha, yeah right. In a dream world, yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:09 am UTC (link)
	You could lie and tell me you're being polite. I don't mind. [...] I take sad and play it back for people, so it'll be a sadness loop. No one here seems to want them. Seen the graffiti? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:15 am UTC (link)
	Nah, I'm giving in my nerd card now officially. It's been revoked for a long time, but I thought I'd hold onto it just in case. Alas... [...] Quantum sad loop. [Blink.] Yeah. I have. It's [...] worrying me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:18 am UTC (link)
	You're not anti-bat? I read some old news reports about The Bat and how he murdered people. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:20 am UTC (link)
	No, I'm not anti-bat. That was [...] a different man. The one who did those things. ~~My brother~~ I could never be anti-bat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:32 am UTC (link)
	You don't want to tell me why. [...] I won't bother you about it anymore. [...] You should come hear me play sometime. I'm trying for a gig at the Iceberg Lounge to give my brother a heartattack. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:34 am UTC (link)
	It's not that I don't, it's just- it's complicated. And I think you could get hurt if you knew? [Blink.] Oh yeah? Penguin's a trip, maybe I'll have to stop on by. What kind of music do you play? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:41 am UTC (link)
	I understand. [...] I saw him once when I was scouting the place out. I like the way he tries very hard to seem aristocratic. [...] I play all kinds. Depends on the mood of the place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: steph/leo.

theblondebat
2015-05-13 08:45 am UTC (link)

[Blink, and she acquiesces a little.] I'm involved with the bat side of things. I have been for a real fucking long time. So there's a little- no, I guess a lot of baggage. [Blink, blink. Subject change!] He's younger here than the one I know. Been really quiet too, so maybe he'll be tame. [Blink. Smirk.] So if a Gotham rogue came in and asked for a pun-filled boppy tune, you'd do it?

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	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:50 am UTC (link)
	~~Are you close~~ ~~What about the one who~~ [He doesn't ask anything else.] Yes. [...] My sister was having a hard week at school once so I wrote her three songs about computers in 8-Bit style. It was really hard, but it was fun. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:51 am UTC (link)
	[Thank god for small blessings. Smile.] So, then what if I asked you to write a song for me then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 08:53 am UTC (link)
	It's not a party trick. I have to believe you really need it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 08:56 am UTC (link)
	Touche. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. stormless 2015-05-13 09:00 am UTC (link)
	Come hear me play. I'll find a song you'd like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: steph/leo. theblondebat 2015-05-13 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	You'd be embarrassed to be around me if you knew what was on my iPod, Mr. Songwriter. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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