[network] @gravedigger; video; All that cold, cold, wet day [open] - morning 143

[harlequinofhate]

[The video clips on and shows the Joker looking down at the tablet from beneath a wide-brimmed, flowery hat.

He wipes blood from his lip with his sleeve and scowls.]

Yanno, I am really not in the mood for you people.

If you're gonna go around picking fights with poor, old clowns at least have the decency to do it indoors.

[He rolls his eyes.]

Otherwise I have a tendency to get a little frisky.

[The tablet swings around and shows a mound of snow. It looks like a human form has been buried beneath it by hand. One foot is still visible.]

That there is my dear Watson.

I'm in a giving mood so he's still alive. Better hop to it, though, lovelies, 'cause he won't survive the night.

[He turns the tablet again and looks down at the camera, waving a finger.]

No, you aren't getting any clues. You should all know from last time that I'm not the dang Riddler. And forgive me I'm not too fussed about letting someone die.

Toodles!

[The feed ends.]

(ooc: Since this a fairly last minute thing the rescuers are already agreed to be Natasha, Tony, England, America, and Ginger. I still encourage people to search if they want to!)

Comments

@milkevoli; voice; filtered from @gravedigger

[brokethefirst]

[After a HORRIBLY awful sobbing sound at the sight of Watson's body in the snow, Luna draws herself up with as much composure as she can muster. If that is John, and if he IS still alive, then time is of utmost importance.]

H-he's somewhere in the residential area! Q-Quark and I, we just saw the Joker leaving the tunnels three days ago, heading towards the school...

House, if you can hear this, I need to know where you are! Please!

@hotstud_xxx; text

[rubikscomplex]

got away from him at the school yesterday
he's been jonesing to head south to check out the town entrance
probably went that way after he busted out of the room i shoved him in

@milkevoli; voice

[brokethefirst]

If he still has access to snowdrifts that large, then he can't be in the tunnels just yet unless he's right near the entrance...

[She swallows hard, trying to tone down her panic.]

Are... are you okay? [It's said with some hesitancy. That fakeout makeout from before still has her reeling a bit.]

@starspangledhero; voice; private

[fifty]

[Serious America is here, though mostly he sounds tired.] So, you want your stuff back now?

@Ecks | text; filtered from @gravedigger

[ecks]

[NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE]

Doctor Watson to go to clinic. He to tell me, we to talk night. Joker to be school.

I to go to find.

Others to go to find!!

[True to her word, she's leaving the color house right the fuck now. Too bad that means any further communications with the other potential rescuers will be hindered by the fact that she's on the move.]

FILTERED FROM JOKERS: @zd; text

[swatsflies]

[ Shit. Ecks you JUST CAME BACK YESTERDAY ]

Safe to stay.
Be to careful.
Keep to updated?

permatext, permafilter

[ecks]

I to know Joker to be danger
I no to go to fight Joker
I to go to find Doctor Watson
We no to know if he to return if he to die

@itsybitsy; audio

[redrooms]

If this is a game, you need to give us a bit more than that, or else none of this will be very fun for you, will it?

[harlequinofhate]

Watching people scurry about on the Network like we don't all die in the snow on a freaking weekly basis is plenty fun for me, thanks.

A bit simple but this is a dull place, what can I say? I've learned to appreciate the little things.

[redrooms]

A bit too simple, I think. I'm surprised you didn't think of a more intelligent way to amuse yourself.

@guardian; video

[phaseshifter]

[ Okay. She and Rhys are nowhere near the right area to search, according to House - so. There isn't much Angel can do.

Apart from be a shit and try to get more hints, anyways. So it's with infinite boredom that she utters an unimpressed -- ]

Meh.

@gravedigger; video

[harlequinofhate]

[A flash of annoyance. How dare people not be impressed by his brilliance? He is showing the world he is not a man to be messed with. Of all the-

Oh, well.]

I am certain he'll be touched by your concern.

[phaseshifter]

Oh, it's not that I'm not concerned or anything, I guess? But other people have that covered. I just got a little distracted by how uninspired this is. Like you're phoning it in, or something.

Um, sorry. I don't mean anything by it. Growing up with Handsome Jack just gave me high standards for this kind of thing.

[ She offers an apologetic smile and everything! SO SINCERE. ]

@zd; audio

[swatsflies]

[ That... sure if a foot. ]

How do we even know he's actually there? That you didn't just steal his frickin' boot to make it look like you got him?

[ After the whole bomb, one can't really be sure if the Joker is messing with them or not. ]

@gravedigger; voice

[harlequinofhate]

Maybe that's exactly what I did.

In which case nobody's in danger, eh?

@zd; voice

[swatsflies]

[ But he could also be telling the truth. Either way, Zell is too far away to do anything about it. Again. If a reaction is what the Joker is craving, a reaction he's going to get. ]

Dammit! You frickin- [ And the message ends so he can go punch invisible enemies. ]

@IAmLegend; audio

[definingfuture]

So that's it? You didn't even give him a chance?

@gravedigger; voice

[harlequinofhate]

Give him a chance to do what?

He punched me in the face, you know. More than once. Very scrappy for such a little guy.

audio; @dickcheese

[headjacked]

[ The key here is to not panic. Let people who can help do so.

Step 1 is horrifically difficult, which is why the Joker gets no video. His face betrays his emotions. ]

Were you not given enough attention as a kid or something?

@gravedigger; voice (cw: domestic violence)

[harlequinofhate]

No...

No my pop used to ignore me. Until he drank, then he'd beat me quite mercilessly.

@SceptredIsle; voice

[keepscalm]

If we ever cross paths, you're as good as dead.

[Past England's clear voice is the sound of the wind whipping. He's already outside, searching.]

@gravedigger; voice

[harlequinofhate]

Who's this?

@milkevoli; voice, private

[brokethefirst]

...Please be careful.

[There's no plea in the comment. She knows not to ask him to stop now. America had sounded just as fierce when she was in danger, and since Watson was England's citizen...]

Myself, House and Wilson are all nearby. If you find him and need assistance, please, just let one of us know.

@starspangledhero; voice

[fifty]

Don't you complain about people not getting enough stuff done to figure out what's going on here? This is the opposite of helping. [America is upset, of course, but he's on Ginger watching duty so he gets the double upset of Joker's Joker and England being out searching around alone.]

[harlequinofhate]

It's a teamwork exercise.

Miller gets it.