Remembering the Dead

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley Quinn is seated on a large rock in the Nexus today. She seems to already to be in the Halloween spirit, as the colorful young woman is dressed as a circus ringmaster. But despite her colorful costume, her usual energetic spirit seems to be missing today.

She has a bouquet of flowers in her hand. And takes one of the flowers, then slowly removes the petals of the flower one-by-one, scattering them underneath her.

"This year is going to be the first time that I am not in Arkham, during a death-a-versary. And I am not really sure what I should do?" She bites her bottom lip for a moment. "How do you remember those who are gone, without letting the memories overwhelm you?"

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[sweetcandygirl]

"Ya wanna come with me, Doctor? It might do you some good."

[not_the_question]

"Oh, no... You don't want me around. I'm the opposite of what you call 'life of the party."

Unless he's jammin'. Then sometimes it turns out okay.

[sweetcandygirl]

She smiles again. He just gave her too good of an opening. And her Brooklyn accent drops just a little, because she is being honest from the heart.

"I always want you around. You are my 'life of the party' Doctor."

"Don't worry. I won't ask you to dance. You can just watch, if you like..."

[not_the_question]

"No, no, no... Don't do that. Don't sentimentalise me."

He sounds positively disgusted to be the life of anyone's party.

"Better not. But if everyone is on their very best behaviour, I might play."

[sweetcandygirl]

"You play?" Harley beams a bright smile. "Then you have to come. Play me a song."

[not_the_question]

He rolls his eyes.

"I don't have to come. I don't have to play."

He goes quiet.

"But, I will come and I might play, if everyone behaves themselves."

[sweetcandygirl]

"I will try really hard to do that. But I can't control any of the others." She can have fun, without getting wild.

[not_the_question]

"Well, then we'll just have to wait and see how it goes."

He debates what to do next and after a moment he offers her his arm. He can be a gentleman sometimes.

[sweetcandygirl]

"Live for the moment." Harley accepts his offer. And leads the gentleman to the Halloween party