13520/Interview with a Harley Quinn

Interview with a Harley Quinn
Date of Scene:	06 December 2022
Location:	Warner Bros, Hollywood
Synopsis:	Harley goes to Hollywood and ropes Jinx in on bein' a tv star
Cast of Characters:	Jinx, Harley Quinn

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Jinx has posed:
There's a VIP pass hanging from Jinx's shirt. This is new. Also Bill Murray is sitting next to her. This is very strange indeed. "So.."

"Yes. I am really a Ghostbuster," he says cutting her off.

"I was going to say Ground Hog Day is an underrated movie. But yeah, Ghostbusters is cool too."

Bill smirks a moment and says, "Awww.. I don't have to take that sass from you. I'm a big star movie guy."

Jinx can't help but smile a little as he puts on an act of indignation. "You know what's really going to bug you though Mr. Murray? I know what you say at the end of Lost in Translation."

He scoffs, "You do not. They had the mics turned off."

Jinx leans in and whispers in to his ear softly and he pauses, then looks at her. "How..."

A runner opens up a door and says, "Mr. Murray they're waiting for you on sound stage 5"

Bill smiles at Jinx and waggles a finger, "You're trouble. I can tell. But I'm impressed. You're going places."

Jinx gives Bill a double thumbs up, "Well you know, they say never meet your idols."

Bill double takes as he walks away, glancing back at Jinx, not quite sure how to take those parting words.

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The casting producer sits with his advisors and looks across at Harley, "Ms. Quinzel, yes? Well, Jacob Ainslie insisted we table read with you to see if you'd be a good fit in this movie. Given he's one of the stars he carries a lot of weight. So, we're going to run some lines with you, if you're ready for that."

Harley Quinn has posed:
VIP passes for everyone! Turns out that Harley was indeed -serious- about having a Hollywood gig going on. Who knew a vampire movie producer would actually come through with the offer? Sometimes you just gotta trust or something... At least as much as one can get to trusting a vamp.

Speaking of vamp though, Harley is clearly vamping it up today. All dazzling clothes for the audition, large, round sunglasses on her eyes that make her look like a diva. Hair in majestic pigtails. Tossing 'darlings' here and there.

Yep, a total vamp.

And right into the hollywood spirit! "Yes, yes. Jacob is a daaaarlin', you wouldn't believe if I told you how we met." pearly-white smile wide on the clownette's expression.

"I am always ready for some lines.." she assures the producer with a wink wink, nudge nudge. Yep, clearly in the Hollywood spirit....

Jinx has posed:
The producer stares for a moment at Harley and replies, "He told me it was at a night club in New York. So I think I would." This man has no sense of humor.

There's a knock on the door and it opens to reveal Kevin Bacon. "Hey, Phil, did I hear you're looking to recast one of the vampi..." He pauses and looks at Harley, then thumbs toward her, "Is this she?"

The producer nods his head and says, "It's not a done deal but if you want to read with her then go right ahead."

Kevin smiles and offers his hand, "Harley Quinn. You know I was part of a table reading for a movie about you but the studio thought it was a bit too edgy and real. I'm Kevin." He picks up the script and then sits on the edge of the desk like a cool kid. The producer shifts his chair so he can see past the guy.

"Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult," he says and then rests his hands in his lap waiting for Harley to respond.

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Jinx curls her toes in the sneakers she's wearing. The shoes are comfortable but it represents a lack of her connection to her magic. That's never great. Someone sits down next to her and she looks over. Her eyes widen a moment. "Ryan Reynolds?"

Ryan motions for Jinx to keep her voice down, "Hey, yeah, don't make a big deal about it but on the down low - is it true you turned up here in a car with a supervillain? Because, I gotta tell you - that's high up on my bucket list."

Jinx's expression changes to one of confusion and then ever so slowly realisation. "Wait didn't you just buy a football team in Wales?"

Ryan smiles and this his face goes serious again, "I can tell by your accent may be you're not a fan of Wrexham. But if we could just slide on back to the whole supervillain friend thing..."

Jinx raises an eyebrow and then her face drops, "Bollocks you idiot Jinx.." She stands up from the chair as it just dawns on her Harley Quinn is _THE HARLEY QUINN_ from Gotham. A bounty hunter and an ex-villain. She eyes the exit and Ryan misreading it places a hand on her shoulder.

Jinx looks at him as there's a flash of energy transferred to him, "Oh mate. Listen. You're about to have the most pants day ever now. Don't spend any money."

Ryan pulls back his hand and looks confused, "Sorry? Okay look clearly this is interaction isn't going well - so - I'll just go talk to security and they can show me the footage."

Jinx grimaces a moment, "Yeah. Right. You go do that Ghost of Christmas Present."

Harley Quinn has posed:
Woah! A producer without a sense of humor! This is gonna go soooo welllll. Harley clears her throat as if getting ready to go through the lines. Just before she pops the gum she has been chewing on. She gets nervous, see?!

It's also strawberry flavor. And she likes strawberry. Because who doesn't?

"Anyway, who am I gonna do lines--" pause. Rotate. Stare.

"OMG, F ME SIDEWAYS IT'S KEVIN BACON!" big fangirl apparently!

"Oh gosh I loved ya on Tremors. Were you scared of the underground worms? I slept on the roof foh a week aftah seein' that movie." a big wide grin on her expression.

But then ..., lines. Lines! Another pop of her gum.

"And what constitutes evil, real evil, is the taking of a single human life. Whether a man would die tomorrow or the day after or eventually... it doesn't matter. Because if God does not exist, then life... every second of it... Is all we have."

Yes, it's said with that Brooklyn slash Gotham accent of hers.

Jinx has posed:
Kevin Bacon spreads his hands, always appreciating a fan unless it gets too weird. "Hey, it's acting," he says of Tremors.

The producer stares a little longer and his aids start to write down notes. He holds out a hand over one of the pads to dissuade them from writing too much too soon. "Could you run another line. May be this time try to get in to character for it."

Kevin gives Harley a slight 'eek' look that the producer is being a hard arse. "You're doing great," he says with encouragement. "Okay next line - And I realized that I'd tolerated him this long because of self-doubt" Kevin looks between Harley and the producer feeling a vibe that simply isn't there.

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Jinx watches as Ryan first semi-burns his hand on the coffee machine, then drops his phone and smashes the screen. She sighs and says, "Stop. Bloody hell. Ryan just ... just sit. Okay?"

Jinx approaches the door and knocks on it, then opens it up in time to hear Harley's next lines. She gives a smile to Kevin Bacon and then says, "So Ryan Reynolds is outside and bleeding a bit and swearing. I didn't know Canadians knew how to swear. Anyway. Someone should probably get him first aid and also, Harley, he wants to meet you."

She looks back outside, then back in to the room, "Never mind. He's gone. Hopefully he doesn't kill himself by accident." She says it rather flatly as she stares a little too intensely at Harley Quinn. How did she not put two and two together until now? super strong, super pale, super weird name... she has Gotham Villain written all over her and no doubt far more famous than Jinx is.

Awkwardly, Jinx shuts the door having interrupted the flow of things and sits herself back down on the chair.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Get in character for it?! Baby, Harley is all character! Hmph .... But fine. Harley reaches up to take the gum out and sticks it on the underside of the producer's table. It's a reflex, really! She doesn't even seem to notice it because she doesn't even say she's sorry. She just focuses and ---

Bam, Jinxie at the door! "Jinx, babe! Why don't you come in? She does magic, you know? The real kind..." eyebrows waggling.

But then .., lines. Again. With character. She mulls it over a little. They say actors use their own experiences to really get the feelings out. And she has a lot of feelings to bring out.. Specially after that gauntlet April and Babs made her run through to try and get over Joker.

Her eyes go a little wider, "I love you still, that's the torment of it. Lestat I never loved. But you! The measure of my hatred is that love. They are the same! Do you know now how much I hate you!"

Each part of that delivery feeling like a gut punch. To herself and to the audience!

Jinx has posed:
The casting director doesn't look terribly impressed. "Honey, can you.. do a different accent?" His aids are furiously scribbling in to their notepads. "Have you even done any acting before? Look I just think this movie is a bit out of your league. I know you're some big shot in Gotham but this is Hollywood baby."

Jinx isn't sure about staying but then hearing the casting director say that against Harley she frowns and rises back up off the chair and steps in to the room. "Hey.. jerk."

She motions to Harley, exhibit A, "This chick picks me up on the side of the road, knows nothing about me, and she's been nothing but kind to me. If Hollywood is about being a stuck up fuck wit then bollocks to that shit, she can do better than the likes of you and your cronies."

"No offence Mr. Kevin Bacon sir," she says indicating she meant the managerial types not the legendary actor from such movies as Footloose.

Kevin Bacon starts to slow clap and nods his head as if he's just seen something that no one else has. "Now that -- that was acting. These two are a pair."

"Kevin," says the director with a huff, ".. I think we're done here. Sorry you came all the way out here for nothing but there's no way I'm going to cast you - or her - for a part in this movie. Not even a non-speaking background part."

Jinx presses her lips together tightly. She really REALLY wants to screw this guy over with some bad luck. But she's meant to be turning over a new leaf. Now is she supposed to do that if she goes about giving every jerk who upsets her bad luck.

Harley Quinn has posed:
A different accent?! Harley looks scandalized. It's all natural Brooklyn accent baaabyyyy! She does a little pouty look with the big blue doe eyes that would make the puss in boots proud. She's such a victim!

"I got the acting chops..." she says with a tiny voice that is verging on defeat. All until Jinx steps in, making Harley beam at her in happiness. "I have done a lot of acting, I will let ya knoooow that I got a onlyfans account. Me and April. She's my buddy. And let me tell ya we do a looot of cosplay." wink wink nudge nudge.

"But anyway, Jacob won't be happy ya turned me down. But you do what ya gotta do, don't blame me if you disappear in the night someday because he can be really fang-y when he wants to!" she looks at Jinx. "Come on, let's get outta heah..." a grin over to Kevin Bacon. "A pleasure ta meet you. Take my card." she proffers it over to the actor. "And call me sometime!"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx points fingers to her eyes and then points them back at the casting director as she backs out of the room. Kevin looks entertained but the assistants look concerned.

Jinx flips the room the bird and then as they are heading down the stairs out in to the parking lot she says to Harley, "Fuck those guys and their bullshit standards." It seems Jinx may be has a chip on her shoulder about 'the man' but then she grew up without a family and when she was adopted it was in to a clandestine criminal organisation.

As they're heading back to the car Kevin Bacon runs out after them, "Hey wait. Listen," he says catching up. "I got a buddy and he's been looking to do a reality tv show. I reckon he'd love you two. If it's okay with you I'll give him your card and he'll call you?" He flicks the card Harley gave him with his finger tips.

Jinx looks a touch impressed that Kevin Bacon himself would run out to try and smooth things over. Her anger subsides a little bit as she hops in to the passenger side of the car. "wait, what have I got to do with it?"

Kevin waves his hand, "The both of you, your friends, whoever - you're a whole class act. I love it and I know he will to."

Jinx looks dubious and shrugs to Harley. It's her call after all.

Harley Quinn has posed:
Off they go! Harley doesn't seem -that- down about being refused though. Big smile on her lips. "That was fun." she announces. "And also..." one of those slender arms goes to wrap up around Jinx's shoulders as they walk out, squeeeeezing her, "Thanks for havin' mah back. Ya really meant what you said?"

They are continuing to walk out towards the car until Kevin Bacon comes running. Big blue eyes go wide at the offer. "Holy cow! A reality show?!" she shakes Jinx with her arm, who's still wrapped by the shoulders.

"Ya hear it? Our show!" she grins back at Kevin, "Well, if ya read the card you will see I am a bounty huntah, and this heah is my bounty hunting pahdner Jinx." wait, what?

"We gonna have sooommeeee fuuuuuunn."

Another squeeze! Poor Jinx.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx half coughs and does a double take, "Wait what now?"