http://motherflocker.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] motherflocker.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2011-12-12 07:57 pm

I'll just live on in the Dark

WHO: Anyone heading to the Iceberg Lounge
WHERE: At a damn fine building downtown
WHEN: 12/12; Night
WARNINGS: Will be edited if necessary.
SUMMARY: Opening night!
FORMAT: Whatever you want! Tag yo'selves in!



Walking into the bar is like walking into a wide open room, but the dimmed lights never seem to be bright enough to catch every detail in one swoop. To the far right wall is the bar, and a long bar it is, with bartenders lining it spaced by about five feet or so in between. Nobody actually sits at the bar, of course. The bartenders are there to make drinks for the servers. While both the bartenders and server girls wear tuxedos, the women's are made for the intent to actually catch the eye, of course. Fishnets replace slacks, dressshirts cut much lower than necessary, and tophats on each woman's head. They grin, and flirt, and make their way, but the moment a hand drifts too far, there's the legion of bouncers who line the walls, watching for any infraction. The Penguin is, after all a chauvenist, but he is no pig.

The middle of the wide area is devoted to tables, an endless sea of white clothed tables, each one a unique and different ice sculpture in the center. Each one unique, lit from beneath with a light that lets an almost wet light radiate from each table.

And of course to the left is the stage, performers that never cease to move, or sing, or whatever is up for the next part of the night. Breaks between each are sparse, quick, and the music never becomes too loud. And the stage, it is lined with penguins. A bit of irony, perhaps, but Penguin wouldn't begrudge his prior career as a gotham rogue. Perhaps he even reveled in the reminder. Out there for everyone to see.

Regardless, there would be no grand plots or schemes tonight. Just a party.
hexappeal: (smarmy.)

[personal profile] hexappeal 2011-12-15 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Why, who is this dashing stranger (who she has never seen even once before in her entire life)? She feels compelled to speak to him -- and at great length.]

You might've. Depends on who is asking and why.
nottheanswers: All icons by <user name=kingrockwell> (Vic: tip of the hat)

[personal profile] nottheanswers 2011-12-16 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[It must be such a terrible mystery, of course.]

Perhaps with...Well, now I want to say a top hat... Ah! You're that magician, aren't you?
hexappeal: (i'm not trolling.)

[personal profile] hexappeal 2011-12-18 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's eating away at her!]

The one with the name that sounds like a bad Italian dish, yeah.
nottheanswers: (Vic: i'd like to hear)

[personal profile] nottheanswers 2011-12-18 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[She'll never guess the answer, she doesn't even know the question.]

Surely it couldn't be bad if it shares a name with so lovely a woman as you.
hexappeal: (every little star.)

[personal profile] hexappeal 2011-12-19 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She'll just have to learn to live with herself.]

Zatanna Zatara. [She tries to make a show of it, subtle and genuine enough that no one around her would suspect it's anything but real.] And you are?
nottheanswers: (Vic: right this way)

[personal profile] nottheanswers 2011-12-19 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He's clearly impressed as he offers a hand for hers.]

Stefan Kinley. I'm afraid I'm not accustomed to interacting with celebrities, so I hope you'll forgive me if my manners seem lacking.
hexappeal: (smarmy.)

[personal profile] hexappeal 2011-12-19 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[With a name like hers, it's difficult not to be! She takes his hand in her own and gives it a stern but gentle shake before returning it to her hip.]

You're doing just fine for a man not used to it. In fact better than some people I know. [A vaguely hollow chuckle, but there's nothing suspicious about it. Oh, her friends!]
Edited 2011-12-19 15:32 (UTC)
nottheanswers: (Vic: is that so)

[personal profile] nottheanswers 2011-12-20 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm certainly never been so uncouth as to participate in smarmy smirks and unfortunate puns, gladly. [Not that anyone ever does, gross.]