New Management....Again [Open]

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During his time in Arkham, there had been one place he often thought of. Amusement Mile at one time had been his....and he missed the bright lights and piped in warped carnival music that played over the loudspeakers 24/7.  He did his best thinking here and in result created some of his best exploits were hatched.  He recalled sitting on the brilliant blue horse of the merry-go-round when he conceived a plan that to this day is one of his crowning achievements.

He stood at the gate and chuckled tapping his phone and watched the old footage feed of the hidden cam he'd set up to record his arch-enemy's reaction when he blew up the brat. He sighed and put away the phone, "Ah, good times.  *aheehee*" 

Earlier that day he had made an arrangement to meet with the owner of Amusement Mile at their lofty office in the spires of Gotham.  The park had fallen on hard times and was on the verge of going bankrupt.  The crowds just weren't there anymore, and with the head count of crazies in the city who would expect one?  An amusement park in a city where the most wanted criminal is a clown?  One would have to be insane.

The meeting went well, for The Joker anyway. He hammed it up with the owner at gunpoint. He stressed how disappointed he was that they had let his beloved park fail so miserably. he decided he would make an offer the owner couldn't refuse and take over the park once again.  Some forced paperwork signed and it was his again.  He showed his deepest gratitude to the now former owner with a quick handshake.  The meeting ended with a charred blackened body sitting at the desk and the Joker walking out spraying those in the waiting area of the CEO with bullets via silencer.

The moon shone over head, giving everything an eerie purplish blue hue as he unlocked the gate and thrust it open with a broad grin.

"Hello kiddies. Daddy's home. *HAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!*"

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Within Amusement Mile lies the Tunnel of Terror, a boat ride through the annals of horror and all things diabolical. Halfway through the ride is what appears to be Hell and Satan's throne room. The Joker decided to set up his base of operations here. he had been working to set up his booby traps and surveillance system alerting him when unwanted "rodents" came about.

He had decided to take a break and sat in the Devil's throne staring at a hand of cards intently. The former occupant of the throne, an animatronic of the Devil was strung up by the neck and dangled overhead lightly swaying. he was accompanied by other animatronics in the area of his demons and lesser devils. In their stead were numerous clown dolls.

"Go Fish."

The Joker sat wearing nothing but a wifebeater, his boxers and a jester's cap. Across from him sat a life sized clown doll who was stripped down to his clown pants. The hat matched the colors of the clown doll's clothing. It seemed a game of strip go fish was well under way and the Joker was barely winning.

He looked up suddenly, "What? No, I don't. I said GO fish! I don't HAVE a seven. Are you calling me a cheater Mr. Jingles? That's IT!"

in a growl he leaped from the throne, the jester's hat flying off his head as he dove attacked the doll and started punching it wildly, "I am sick and tired of your badgering me! First the wiring was wrong then the mixture of the exploding pies was off and now......"

He reached and grabbed for his gun and held it under the doll's chin, "Say i'm sorry. SAY IT! No? *aheh* Okayyyyy."

BLAM!!

Stuffing flew everywhere and the Joker stood up and threw the lifeless body into the water and watched it float away slowly.

"I didn't have a seven. I had TWO of them."

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The television nearby was just running with the usual prime time television, news, forensics dramas, and more of the same. An ad or two went up, but then one stuck out. A very heavy Texan accent came over as the voice over while shots a very well put together music venue and night club.

"The Troubador: Gotham's newest name in entertainment opens soon. Drinks, music, style, and a little bit of Texas style hospitality are all packed into one place. Are you ready for a real shindig, Gotham?"

The ad was simple but effective. The place had many lights and colors, full of life and culture. There was a single shot of the owner at the end as she asked "Are you ready for a real shindig, Gotham?" she tipped her hat, revealing the eye patch over her left eye and smirk on her face.

Then the next ads came on and then went back to regular programming.

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Azrael was out on patrol when he had heard the rumors. He had heard that the Joker was back in Gotham and was ready to party. If the rumors were true and Batman's greatest enemy was loose among the streets then Chaos would soon follow.

Jean-Paul needed more information on the mad man before going out and blindingly search for a maniac in a city already filled with crazies and wackos.

Before he could even begin to look it seemed lady luck was shinning on him as he saw a man trying to break into a house using the fire escape. 

"TELL ME WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MAN KNOWN AS THE JOKER!!!!" Azrael screamed at a thief he had just stopped from breaking into a house "I don't know nothin" said the lowlife "You're lying" Jean-Paul said as his flaming swords extended from his wrists "I swear I dont know much except he is crazy and has a thing for the old amusement park Amusement Mile."

He had heard of that park before and he figured it was the best place to find a clue on the Clown. 

"Your help was appreciated, now I bid you goodnight and when you wake up say hi to the police department for me" and with that said Azrael as he knocked the thug out and left him hanging by his legs.  

Moving as fast as he could towards the nearly abandoned park he could only wonder what the Joker was up to.

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The exterior of Amusement Mile would give the appearance of it being closed. The gates were sealed up tightly and locked, and nothing out of the ordinary stood out.

Within the Tunnel of Terror he sat fiddling with something mechanical that appeared to be part of something even larger. Above him hung still the automatron dummies of Satan & his demons who were the previous tenants of the Tunnel.

His television blared loudly and he half listened to it as he worked only pausing as a Gotham Breaking News Report interrupted his program. The anchor failed to identify themselves and the Joker found that rather odd.

"Tonight what was to be the grand opening of the new night club, The Troubador, has met in disaster. An apparent hold up has left several dead and wounded. there have been reports of an explosion but this is unconfirmed. Our on the scene reporter attempted to speak to the club owner, Rooster Stone, but is now being transported to Gotham General Hospital with injuries sustained by being pummeled by Ms. Stone who seemed in no mood to talk. We will have more as details become more clear. Now back to your program."


The Joker smirked and gave a chuckle looking forward to his share of the plunder. He started to hum to himself as he continued his work.

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He had enjoyed watching the coverage of the bombing on TV and frowned when he saw that Gordon's pet, Lt Harvey Bullock was shown on camera, injured but still alive barking out orders. When the second explosion went off, The Joker rubbed his hand together and gave a chuckling sigh.

"My turn!"

He grabbed some supplies,changed clothes putting on jeans, a white tshirt, a blue denim jacket and a ball cap. He popped some chewing gum in his mouth and made his way into the garage area when a taxi can had been hot-wired and stolen. He put his gun in the passenger seat and supplies in the floor board. The engine came to life and he left to make his way to Gotham HQ. In the back was a dummy made to appear he had a passenger so he wouldn't be hailed down.