watch me dance, I'm a puppet, you can almost see the strings

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

[This latest arrival is an unusual sight. This place certainly gets a lot of those, but this one is a little... Unique. It looks like an Axel. In fact, it may have been an Axel at one point. His hair, though, is green, and his face is painted white. Around his lips and tracing mottled scars that leave him with a permanent smile is red. Bright green eyes look sunken due to the black make-up around them, but they're flicking around actively, taking in these new surroundings.]

What is this~? Not what I was going for but neither an unwelcome diversion.

Goood evening, ladies and gentlemen...

Comments

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

I think I will like it very much. [Nod nod.]

The entire suit? But you're just cards. What good are you as weapons? [Not doubting you, just curious.]

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

You will be among the few who do.

We can become larger than the standard playing card size, and move independently to hurt an opponent. [pause.] And we are also edged by razorblades. Our former wielder had a disgusting habit of using us to shave.

[and you can see the revolted look on his face from remembering that.]

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

[Arches a brow] Blades, you say? And that's a shame, the shaving bit. He sounds like a prick.

I certainly wouldn't be so disrespectful to such a lovely tool...

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

Blades, indeed. [leans back a bit, steepling his fingers. of course there's no reason to get off the floor, or anything.] If I agree with the others on anything, it is that he was a bit...uncouth.

[curious look.] Oh?

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

Indeed. You and I, we understand eachother, right? Now, for people like us, it's hard to find that...

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

It does seem that way. Sometimes I wonder if people even try to understand... Alas. [shrugs.]

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

[Shakes his head, green spikes swaying.] They don't, they don't try. It's too difficult for them. We scare them too much, they're afraid they'll turn out like us...

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

Well then I suppose they lack the intellect to understand if that is the mindset they choose to adopt. A pity; fear has been the source of many a downfall.

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

I could build an empire on fear if I wanted... With the right assistance.

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[raises an eyebrow. he's intrigued.] Is that so? Go on.

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

I'm just one man... Chaos, while it happens naturally, is a lot of work for one man. And there are plenty who wouldn't like what I was doing. They'd try to stop me...

Could I, perhaps... Meet the rest of your suit?

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

You make valid points. I haven't observed many around here would be overly fond of chaos.

All of them?

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

Yes. Unless you think I shouldn't...

am I going to have to spam with /all of them/? I totally will.

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

I have no objections. Some of them, perhaps, might.

Only if you want to. It's up to you, really~

[jokeraxel.livejournal.com]

Bah, I can handle opposition...

...I think I'll do that then- ONE/FOURTEEN

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

One moment then. [from somewhere inside his coat he produces the rest of the suit and sets them down. they'll just be a minute.]

2/14 oh god

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Ace, ever the outgoing one, just gives both of them a grin and a wave. somewhere deep down he's cringing at the thought of two nutcases hanging around, though. deep, deep down.]

3 :|

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[this one...isn't even paying much attention. you get a nod before he decides to rifle through his pockets instead.]

4 :|||

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Three here is going to beam at the Joker because he really likes people. he'll just try to ignore the...considerable insanity.]

5

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Four just keeps back behind Two and Three, mumbling a greeting before folding his arms and looking at the Joker suspiciously.]

6

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Five is mute, and a complete bastard. he doesn't even take out his handy notebook to write a hello, just appears and stands there looking bored already.]

7

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Six appears, eyes the Joker with a raised eyebrow, and leans back against the wall because this conversation is not interesting unless it involves ladies. :|]

8

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Seven. he doesn't want to be out here because oh god, this Joker is more disturbing than their Joker, and he'll just smile warily and busy himself playing with a pair of dice from his pocket.]

9

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Eight would be the main proponent of this 'opposition'. already he's glaring.]

Bloody wanker, wot the hell is this.

10

[upthesleeves.livejournal.com]

[Nine is curious about this green-haired man; if there's recklessness and possibly violence involved, he is so in. but for the moment he's hanging back and waiting for the others to tell him what's happening.]