3311/TROUBLE comes knocking!

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TROUBLE comes knocking!
Date of Scene: 10 September 2020
Location: Exterior - Titan's Tower
Synopsis: Karolina and Angelica save the Titans tower gate from getting smashed in by Smiley! And they get a friend in Harley with their genuineness.
Cast of Characters: Harley Quinn, Karolina Dean, Angelica Jones




Harley Quinn has posed:
It's just been one of those weeks for Harley. It started great, in fact it was fan-fuckin-tastic, getting into a new bounty hunting venture. Genius really, getting to have all the violence and fun while still on the right side of the law along with helping hobos in need that afterall were only bums. Well, details..

But then Vorps had to go and be a inconsiderate friend and send her a video in case he went missing or died. And made sure to hit her right in the feels...! And noone does that and stays laughing for long. So she has decided to go to the most obvious place to find answers.

Titans Tower!

The figure that arrives at the gates is dressed in typical Harley fashion. Shorts, a white t-shirt. The pigtails all prim and ready, the makeup that shows that hint of deviousness and a large hammer resting on a shoulder. Smiley came out of retirement for this..

She is buzzing the front gate without stop, looking up and then frowning. Some gestures with her hands and then getting her hammer ready. She is prepared to go in one way or another! (Well, more like *try* to go in)

Karolina Dean has posed:
    Maybe it's because the elevators take so damn long to arrive, it does take a little bit for the front doors to finally open. And who should it be? One of the newest members of the Titans. The tall blonde steps out, sees the hammer, and blinks. "Oh! Hey! Whoa! Hi!" she laughs uneasily. The tall blonde is clad pretty casually, barefoot and jean shorts with a halt-tank reealing her arms and midsection. She's got a few bracelets on one forearm that have all of the colors of the rainbow, and a silver medic-alert chain on her other wrist.

    "Can.. can I help you?" she asks, not used to answering the door for the Titans. And even less used to finding heavily armed women awaiting her when the door DOES open. At least it's not someone landing on the roof and triggering all the alarms ever, right?

Harley Quinn has posed:
The hammer stops mid-swing, eyes squinting as she regards the newcomer. "I don't know ya." tone matter-of-fact. "And good, didn't wanna it ta be short-stuff answerin' tha doah.." is she talking about Damian? Maybe!

She places the head of the hammer down on the ground, it appearing to be rather heavy for someone of her size. "I am Hah'lee." she tipping an imaginary hat at the girl, eyes taking her in until they finally linger for a second longer on that bracelet..

"I am heah because of Vorps. Wheah is he?" she asks, bringing the hammer back up to rest on her shoulder and wandering inside with the door being opened up.

"Ya new heah?"

Angelica Jones has posed:
"WHO IS IT KARO?" A voice from above yells down, a head with the most glorious red hair sticking out into the wind from the window, which really should not be opened. It's a security risk. But she's new here and hasn't figured out all of the things yet.

She looks down, sees the hammer, and gets this cute little defensive little frown on her face. "Oh, gonna get pissy with our team are we?" she says, much more quietly. Then she vanishes from the window and....

Appears to be using the stairs to get down. When she does emerge, and it's a good 20 seconds til she does, she does so with her left arm in a sling, her body in a cute little yellow dress, and her right hand on fire.

One imagines that might get the attention.

Karolina Dean has posed:
    Karolina's shoulders slump as she sighs. Getting hit in the face with a giant carnival hammer was not on her list of fun things to do. It's not on any list of hers, in fact. She has a bewildered expression, though, "Ah... short stuff?" she asks, thinking of all of the Titans. She's pretty tall herself, and can't really pinpoint anyone exactly who would bear such a lovingly bestowed moniker.

    Angelica's outburst makes her look straight up, "No,wait, it's fine she's--!" too late. Still, the hammer is down safely, and the girl's talking. So breaking and entering averted?

    "Harley?" she asks, having lived in New York long enough to discern the 'R' in there with the various accents around the city. "Karolina," she greets warmly. And then the other question comes, and her expression darkens a little. "Vorpal? He... um... hmm. Are you two friends? He went missing..." she explains. "..and... yes... I'm new here..." and when the door opens, she casts a smile back at Angelica, "...so's she. Hi."

Harley Quinn has posed:
"Ya know..." Harls exaggeratedly gestures to her knee as if whoever she is speaking about wouldn't be taller than that. "... Short, grumpy. Bossy?" a fingertip tapping on her lips repeatedly and then she appears to be satisfied. "Yea, think that's pwetty much what I got about him." but she shrugs. She isn't here because of that one! "But anyway...!" and she snaps her fingers a couple of times. "Lets keep focused heah, shall we? Vorps!"

Which then she veers off-course when the other woman says her name. "Delighted ta meet ya!" a manic little grin on her expression. "And yes, a good one. I got a video o' him with a lot a nonsense about dyin' or missin' so..., I am heah foh answahs.."

Which is when Angelica comes down. A brow shoots up. "Yoh hand is on fiwah, guhl!" she starts digging into her backpack quickly.

Angelica Jones has posed:
Not...the responses she'd been expecting. Angelica looks from one person to the other and back again, noting that there's a certain amount of confusion and a certain amount of rummaging occurring. She lowers her right hand, uncertain if she's about to get attacked or hit with a cow.

"Should we call upstairs?" she asks Karolina, her right hand still on fire. The sling on the left arm is new, but not why we're here. "Lady, we're both super new," 'What was her name again?' (whispered to Karo) "And we probably don't know a lot," 'I don't know anything, can I help?'

The fact that she can be heard by anyone trying with half a try is likely noticeable, but she hasn't got a lot else on her tool palate yet. :/

She does pause though, the look on Harley's face making her...concerned. "Oh lord. You're actually hurting."

Karolina Dean has posed:
    The team mom is trying to figure out how to defuse things, because she's not sure either if Harley is going for a weapon, or a cow. "No, we should be able to take care of our guest," Karolina says gently, resting a hand on Angelica's good shoulder. Maybe in an attempt to get her to douse her hand, too. She has that expression of concern, though, seeing that sling, and gives a squeeze. "Harley, I think she knows some of the other Titans. Vorpal for sure," she says with a sigh.

    "He's not here," she says again. "He's not dead," she says, firmly. "He's just missing. Everyone's working themselves nine-tenths to death trying to help search for him, and the others..." she says quietly, lip quivering.

    "...if.. you want me to take a message up to one of the senior members, I can do that... but Vorpal's gone..." she breathes in sharply, "...for now."

Harley Quinn has posed:
I mean ..., there *is* a gun in there, the handle even showing while she rummages inside. But nope! What comes out is a bottle of water just before she notes that the girl isn't actually screaming due to that hand is on fire. So she just sighs, opening the bottle and taking a swig before offering it to the girls. "I was gonna offah some watah foh the fiwah but ..." she shrugs, then nods towards the sling on the girl's arm. "Was the towah attacked oh somethin'?" she inquires. Apparently she doesn't seem to have many answers just yet either.. Three blind girls trying to find their way! It makes Harley grin deeply.

When Karolina says Vorpal is not dead her deep blue eyes widen considerably. She approaches the girl and reaches up to place her hands on her shoulders if she lets her. "Ya pwomise he ain't dead?" even with all the antics there is a worried look under all of that makeup.

Angelica Jones has posed:
Angelica looks confused. "They're alive? I missed the meetings..." she asks them, then shuts her yap. Not helping. But she does see one way she can help after all.
Angelica looks at her hand. At the water, and then at the obviously let-down look on Harley's face. She sighs, then says as dramatically as she can, "Oh no, oh no, I am on fire. Please someone help me, am I doing this alright? I've never been on fire before and it's...." she stops, looking at Harley with a real, warm smile appearing on her face.

"Go ahead Harley, it's cool. Douse me." She leans back, left arm turned a bit to keep it dry, and closes her eyes.

It's not much. It's all she's got. And on no, she IS on fire.

Karolina Dean has posed:
    "Was the tower attacked..? No, no... um..." she blinks, bewildered. "...Forgive me for asking, Harley, but have you been watching any of the news? Metropolis was under siege... there was a big alien invasion..." Karolina explains quietly, making a surprised sound when those hands grab on her shoulders. She isn't quick enough to stop her, but she also isn't pushing her away. Angelica's confusion makes her blink, and she nods at the redhead. She even laughs, seeing the girl offering to take the fall for good humor, or to make Harley smile.

    But it's that demand from Harley that gets the bigger reaction, "Yes, they're alive! Of course they're alive! If anyone can get sucked through a wormhole and come back alive, it's our friends!" she actually shouts, emotions welling up with tears starting to form in her eyes. She tries to blink them back only to have them stream down her cheeks. It's her hands on Harley's shoulders now that grip firmly.

    "Vorpal, and the rest, are alive..." she begins, calmly, eyes closed and voice sounding like she's struggling to keep it even. "...the Titans sent the War World packing, but four of them were on another ship when.. something happened.. black hole, wormhole, warp drive, I don't know, I don't know astrophysics. I just know what I saw, and I know that we'll find them, and they'll be back. So yes, I promise they're alive."

    She's saying those words as much for Harley and Angelica as she is for herself. Hope.

Harley Quinn has posed:
"Pffft, who d'ya take me foh...? O' couse I saw the news.." Maybe. Doubtful. Noone needs to know the truth! But Harley seems to take Karolina's genuine expression at face value. "I believe ya." it's simple enough for Harley. Besides, all those years as a psychiatrist help in reading people, no matter how insane she can be these days.. "Ya heaht is in tha right place.. But we need ta woahk on ya openin' the doah ta someone ya don't know who's wieldin' this fuckin' huge hammah.." she admonishes.

And now with the tale on how they fully disappeared it seems that Harley is more determined than ever, she nodding her head. "Seems like I came at the right time. Ya can consideh me an honorary titan ta help get 'em back." she announces. And yep, it's official now. By Harley law! She is a titan.

As for Angelica. Eyes squint, "Ya yankin' mah chain, aren't ya?" even if she indulges into sprinkling some water from her bottle to the girl's hand. It's mostly to see what will happen! "I give ya a 3 / 10.. We need ta woahk on ya game face! And I still gotta know yoh name!" she shakes her head at the two of them.

"Ufff, I got so much woahk ahead o' me turnin' ya into heroes." yep, real heroes! But it also seems the two of them have gained a friend in Harley...

Angelica Jones has posed:
Well that's gonna get a pout. Hand barely sprinkled upon, Angelica douses her fist with a thought. She's starting to get the hang of that. "I'm Angel....fire," she says, wincing as she tries to cover for her slip. "Wait, do we tell our real names? I think I just named myself some really old computer program from the fifties or something."

She gives herself a little headshake, then looks Harley over. Glancing back to Karo, she adds, "You opened the door without checking first? Hon, your life is worth more than that, we have enemies now. Also there's totally a camera on the door frame." She leans over, one-arm-hugging the blonde. Karolina I mean. Though she looks like the type who'd hug Harley too.

Which is proven a moment later, when she places a hand on Harley's shoulder, same as she did with Karo a moment earlier. "Hey. Thank you. I don't know how much help any of us is, but thank you for trying." She absolutely, totally means it. She'd be a truly crappy liar with that face.

Like, horrible.

Karolina Dean has posed:
    Karolina sighs, the tears still streaking her cheeks. She'll be ok. But she's definitely hurting. All of this has everyone hurting and coping in their own ways. "I checked!" she sighs at Angelica. "I opened the door because I didn't want her smashing it with that hammer. I can take care of myself..." she explains quietly, looking to Angelica, then to Harley. "...I mean really.. she's.. on fire.. and I.." the blonde glances down at her bracelet. "..have a penicillin allergy.." she gives a lopsided smile.

    "I don't... I mean... how do you want to help? We're still new here... I'm just bringing people food because they're forgetting to eat... and.." she sighs, wrapping both arms around Angelica now, hugging her gently. "...I need to ask this one what she did to her arm..." there's a sideways smile again, and she sniffles a bit to clear her nose.

Harley Quinn has posed:
"Hey, second angel ah met this week." And Harley even says it with the most natural of expressions. Is she speaking the truth? Or just too good a liar? Or maybe she just BELIEVES she met one! "And no need foh real names if ya don't wanna. But no wowwy, I ain't no snitch.. Snitches get uh..., missin' limbs from wheah I come from."

She totally believes what Angelica says after too, even giving her a wide grin, eyes glinting with just that brush of insanity to them.

"We ain't heah ta try, but ta get 'em back. There's no way in heaven oh hell that I am gonna let Vorps get the last laugh." the earlier worriedness seems to have been fully forgotten, or maybe she is just hiding it too well. Regardless, she pats Angelica's hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner before her focus goes to Karolina.

"Ya wouldn't be heah if ya couldn't handle yohself. Doesn't mean ya can't improve." She says, watching the hug. "And ah know people, that's how ah can help. And Smiley heah does some miracles too." With Smiley being her hammer, of course.

A sigh, "Ah think I'm gonna have ta speak with Shorty... Just ..." and she lowers her tone now, leaning closer to the two girls. "... don't tell Nightwing I am heah, yea?"

Angelica Jones has posed:
Hugged, and patted, and cried upon. This is where Angelica's most at-home, with tears staining her top and the yellow stained with salt. "I...fell," she says, that awful lying face showing its ugly head, but she doesn't want to talk about it right now, so she instead leans toward Karolina and presses her cheek to the other girl's, whispering, "It's okay, hon. It's okay. I promise, it's alright." For all her fire abilities, she's a mushball inside.

And she looks past Karolina to Harl, and nods gently. "Shorty's watching the monitors," she says. She doesn't KNOW, but she...well, he just is. "I think he'll expect your call, Harl. Or you know, meet you someplace...wouldn't put it past him."

She offers Harley a hand to squeeze, since she's only got the one. And Karolina has her wrapped up in arms and tears.

Karolina Dean has posed:
    Karolina isn't going to correct Angelica. She can introduce herself however she wants. Secret names and whatnot. 'Lucy in the Sky' is more of a silly nickname than a codename for Karolina anyway. "Just make sure you eat, too, ok? It's.. a full time job making sure everyone up there," she gestures to the tower with a nod, "...gets fed and finds time to rest their eyes.." she smiles. The tears aren't flowing anymore but her unnaturally pretty face is a little red.

    "There's a lot going on, but thank you. We'll let you talk to people as it goes. Is... there anyone here you want us to leave a message with? Aside from..." she laughs, "...Shorty?" She hasn't really let go of Angelica, though, still gently hugging the girl. She'll eventually let go, though, "...send me a text sometime, I'll bring you something to eat, too," she smiles at Harley.