( open to all ) all the world's a stage

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Open to All
What: Party @ The Opherium
When: August
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A



( i. here for your entertainment )

[ most people would see the strange arrivals as an imposition. and loki does to some degree. that being said, he’s more than willing to turn that problem into a business opportunity. show that he’s open and welcoming. throw in a little extra money to establish the theater as a prominent spot in this world. the doors are open, fees are reduced. and if you’re not interested in catching a play, you might want to stop by the steps where there are a few vendors selling cotton candy, ice-cream sandwiches and beer to passersby and there are a few street performers there to catch your attention, whether they’re juggling fire balls, doing magic tricks or simply playing a pianoforte on the steps of the opherium. ]

( ii. the curtain rises )

[ for this month, loki is running a bunch of shakespearean plays. hamlet, macbeth, the twelfth night . . . you name it, it’s probably running. during the intermissions, there’s an open bar for you to rub elbows with the other patrons, maybe discuss your favourite part of the play. enjoy the arts so to speak. if you catch the really late night shows, you might find that your favourite plays might . . . turn out a little differently. like the trees are real in macbeth. that the ghosts move through the audience, sending chills down your spine. but the experience is still worth it. or is it?

or perhaps, you might need some alone time after a show, wanting to catch the infamous view of the city from the opherium's balcony. the choice is yours. ]

( iii. something wicked this way comes )

[ the theater keeps up odd hours. its productions run late into the night. and sometimes, you might feel the urge to linger and explore. after all, it’s strange to hear that a god of mischief is running a theater these days. almost suspicious even! so you might be wandering the halls, ears and eyes peeled to hear anything that might be unusual.

and you might just get your wish. a ghostly murmur, the flicker of a shadow against the pane of glass, statues that seem to be unnerving with their gaze upon you . . . is there something really there or are you just imagining things? ]

Comments

[torchbearer]

Why is it surprising?

[robintohood]

I'm not exactly what anyone would call Justice League material.

[torchbearer]

Yeahhhh, you're still not.

But Donna and I still do Titans stuff. Donna, more than me.

[robintohood]

[Nods]

Donna was always good so that makes sense.

[torchbearer]

Being the last Green Lantern means I had to cover a lot of areas. But Donna — [ kyle hesitates. ] — and I are close, so I help out.

[robintohood]

[Jason doesn't miss that hesitation but he'll leave it be for now]

The other Lantern's still around?

[torchbearer]

Only recently. Parallax took them all out and OA was lost so we didn't get very far before.

[robintohood]

We teamed up before he came back then?

[torchbearer]

I don't think so. Titan stuff was under my radar at the time.

[robintohood]

Huh... Things were desperate enough to even rope me in?

[torchbearer]

[ kyle is getting the feeling there is a lot jason doesn't know. ]

Sometimes we need all the help we can get. It's about more than just power.

[robintohood]

[Kyle is correct. For Jason, it's already jarring for him to talk to (and somewhat get along with) younger siblings/other Gotham vigilantes that he wasn't aware of before the Confluence. Talking to someone who's way outside of that circle who also knows another version of him is another level.

There's a short pause before Jason responds]

Yeah. Contrary to what some might think, I can look past my usual priorities.

[Jason gestures towards the rest of the city]

Recent events for example.

[torchbearer]

It's not that contrary.

You've always cared.

[robintohood]

I do. I just don't usually use the most agreeable methods.

When you'd you get dropped here?

[torchbearer]

A few days ago. Not long.

[robintohood]

Met the welcome committee yet?

[torchbearer]

No. Who would that be?

[robintohood]

The fine completely reasonable non-meta people of Central City. It's just a matter of time before they start using pitchforks and torches.

[torchbearer]

I just assumed it was your usual discrimination.

[robintohood]

I've been here for awhile and the place was always rougher on metas. This week has been worse though with angry mobs popping up all over the place.

[torchbearer]

The police haven't involved themselves?

[ not that it's hard to figure out which side they'd take, but he's curious to know if they have already. ]

[robintohood]

Maybe some small stuff but meta business is mostly being taken care of by the guilds and other metas.

[torchbearer]

That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[ a familiar one too. connor and kyle had dealt with something similar. ]

[robintohood]

[Nods]

It's probably just a matter of time.

[torchbearer]

There's probably someone pulling the strings. Does it feel organized?