Both The Joker and The Queen

[sweetcandygirl]

One definitely can say that when Harley Quinn has a mission in mind, she puts all her passion and dedication into it, and gets things achieved that seemed impossible.

Take today for example. In the last few hours, in the middle of the plaza, Harley has been setting up several different poles, and securing them. She whistles to herself as she sets up a mini stage underneath where the poles sit. And then even climbs the poles to secure aerial silks to the top of each one.

There is a moment of connecting a sturdy interconnecting chain link between the poles, that might attract people to what is about to happen on the stage before.

For those who have never seen her do one before -- Harley Quinn is going to perform an aerial silk dance.

Right in the middle of the plaza.

Once everything is set up and secured, and a safety check is done. Harley sets up some lights, and some music, to attract even more people to the mini stage.

And then after a quick little costume change, into a silky white garment, Harley takes to the center of the stage. And for the next 30 minutes performs a breath-taking aerial piece, with plenty of twists and turns in the silks, with jumps that send her across from one silk to another, and drops that have her so close to the stage itself that people gasp with wonder if she would catch herself in time.

Harley always does. Each graceful move, every twist and turn on the silks, is done with purpose. It is poetic and speaks to an emotional state of Harley's mind that some might never see again.

And when she is done, she sits on the stage, wiping her sweat away, with another little happy whistle.

She glances up over the structure, that she will soon tear down, and glances over to someone close by.

"You would think as a hired mercenary one gets used to death. I never think about it myself, when I am on a mission. Until I get home and I realize who didn't make it back. Ya' think my tribute to the fallen is a little over the top?"

"Do you think they would appreciate it?"

[OOC: musical inspiration -- "The Joker and The Queen"]

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[itmeanstruth]

It was an important warning for a young man whose first instinct was to leap and then look. Minoru caught himself before actually jumping. He swung back and forth a couple times - gently - to better grab onto the second silk.

“Poetry in motion, huh?”

At best, the short movements were a haiku - Abbreviated, not very showy. He wasn’t really sure what to do while holding on. Could he secure his legs enough to let go with his hands? Could he flip upside down?

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley could see him thinking about what he should try, and smiled. "Remember, I am here to catch you. If you want to try something... go ahead. Just take it slowly, and you are more likely to succeed."

[itmeanstruth]

Minoru had managed a decently high climb by this point.

“Okay… “let’s see if I can…” he hooked his feet as well as he could and let go of the silks with his hands. He leaned backwards, putting that core strength to good use. Arms wide, he looked like an inverted eagle, maybe even an angel, as he hung there.

At least until a foot slipped and he unrolled a few feet.

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley moved to get into a position where she could catch him, as he unrolled. But it looked like Minoru had at least secured enough silk to use as a safety catch.

"If someone didn't know better, they would say that is a good drop..." She grins.

[itmeanstruth]

“Thanks!” He laughed once he’d successfully caught himself. “We both totally know better.”

He sat himself back up enough to grab onto the silk with his hands again.

“How do you do a drop for real?”

[sweetcandygirl]

"You had a good start... with ensuring there was enough silk wrapped around you to be your catch. You sort of have to consider the silk as your safety net."

"So keep the secure holding as low as you think you want to drop to, drape the silk and safety around your body. Make it a dance. A cocoon in a way. And then... like a caterpillar, when you free yourself, you will drop down, but still catch yourself with your secure holding."

[itmeanstruth]

“…huh.” Minoru thought for a moment. He held onto the silk, and tried to gather more of it up from below him, wrapping it around his body a few times.

He’d seen Harely do some pretty amazing tricks, including one that started kind of like this. He wasn’t as flexible in the hips as she was. He couldn’t completely straddle the silk, or get his leg up nearly as high. But he did get it up and out of the way enough to windmill himself down.

The drop lacked precision and control, but Minoru managed to hold onto the silk enough to keep from unraveling himself completely. Though he was basically in Harley’s arms when he stopped spinning.

“Whoops.”

[sweetcandygirl]

"I should say something along the line as... what a nice gift you have given me. All wrapped up too!" Harley winks, and makes sure that Minoru is untangled properly before placing him on the ground safely.

[itmeanstruth]

He laughed happily, righting himself in the ground once more. “Thanks for letting me try them out! You're the best!”

He made a mental note to ask Balthazar about getting some silks for that back room in the Angel’s Retreat. It had a pole, after all. This would fit right in. (And yes, he did know what the room was supposed to be used for, but the pole made for some good exercise before the exotic dancers arrived.)

[sweetcandygirl]

"Hey you know me, by now. I am good for any fun times." She winks at him.

[itmeanstruth]

“Don’t I ever!” Minoru laughed.

Very few people could move like Harley. On silks, on wheels, she was a joy to watch and so much fun to work out with.

“I’ll catch you later! Good luck at the derby!” He waved, before heading on his way.