Villain Party!

[sailorgenerous]

The Villain Party Meme

Guess what? The Villains' Annual Convention is in town. It's a time for villains of all walks of life to meet, compare evil schemes, steal take notes on one another's inventions, and generally be dastardly together. The panel schedule's done for the day, so it's time to head to the local eatery for food, drinks, discussion, and maybe a bit of mayhem.

Fortunately, there's a restaurant very close to the convention center: the White Top.

If You're A Villain:

Come in, sit down, converse! Find a table, head to the bar, talk about today's panels or your latest foolproof scheme to conquer the world, whatever suits your fancy. This is your convention, after all. A word of warning, though: the manager of this restaurant has hired some additional security. Get too rowdy and you might find yourself in a fight.

If You're A Hero, A Neutral, Or Just Not Villainous:

You can still play too! I suggest you dabble a bit on the AU side and work in the restaurant - a busy night will always need servers, bartenders, hosts, and cooks. There's also added security, if that's more your speed. Otherwise, if you were ballsy enough to get a table in this end of town during the Villains' Con...good luck? Just take the fighting outside.

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Now, get in there and have fun!

Comments

Manager's Thread (Any restaurant staff/security/etc can comment here)

[sailorgenerous]

[To be honest, Rarity is nervous. There have been multiple large events during her time as front end manager of this restaurant, yes, but none quite like this. This one had the potential to get rough very quickly, and she wanted to head off as much of that as she could right now.]

As you all know, there is a convention in town this weekend, which means we'll likely have some...interesting patrons. I do ask that everyone remain professional and polite, no matter how trying your tables get. If things get to be a bit too much to handle, come get me or another manager and we will take care of it. If it escalates beyond that...well, I'm sure you've noticed the new faces at this meeting. I've hired a bit of additional security for this weekend - go on, raise your hands - thank you - and they will take care of any...unfortunate developments that will hopefully not arise.

Should we all get through this weekend with minimal incidents, drinks are on me.

[heavenlytiming]

That time of year again, huh? Let's hope we don't have a repeat of any of last year's incidents.

[Despite how little he's trying to show it, Aphrodi's nervous too. He's seen some of the uglier things that could happen, and... well. Drinks will definitely be needed after the weekend's through, that's for sure, whether they're on Rarity or not.]

Drinks at the bar post-Femme Fatale panel.

[womanwhobeatyou]

[Irene has just left the Femme Fatales: Avoiding Death panel, and has decided to come up to the bar for a drink, because who wouldn't need it after THAT.]

A very strong Sazarac, please.

Fallen Angels Meetup

[webweaver]

[If fallen angels can't meet up here, where can they? Besides the lake of fire.

Lasciel has managed to turn the restaurant's outdoor seating area into a pool and poolside lounge/bar. Fallen angel party, yes?]

Ansem/Xehanort's Heartless || Kingdom Hearts || EVERY PARTY NEEDS BILLY ZA-- er

[returntodarkness]

[Ansem is in a rather good mood, of course. He'd successfully run a panel on possession and manipulating your host to the desired end (that being the aforementioned possession), and now he's simply kicking back and relaxing. He's not here to drink, but for the atmosphere. He can be sociable himself when in a good mood, after all. Though he's not here for food or drink--can't eat human food, after all. He'll be trying to take up as little room as possible so those actually here for that can get it.]

[letxequalnull]

[Now there's a face that Xemnas can't help but recognize. How much he may truly care for Ansem is anyone's guess, but he figures he can at least manage to be passingly polite. Besides, it not like he doesn't have time to spare for a brief conversation.]

Divine | Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's

[twokarmicdeaths]

[Divine's picked a rather out-of-the-way table to seat himself, and he's currently entertaining himself with some sort of book. Occasionally, he'll take a sip or two from the glass of water he has.

He won't object if anyone decides to join him.]

Judas Liz | Atop the Fourth Wall/Pen and Paper Corner

[ironxtraitor]

[In all honesty, Judas Liz has little interest in the convention, nor in this dinner party. For her, the whole affair was merely a business call; she knew she would have a share of clients here. After all, sticking out a thumb for jumps to other dimensions was no easy matter - or cheap - now that the Champion had commandeered Vyce's ship. Hell, if she was lucky, maybe she could get a ride along with a job.

She sat by herself at the edge of the bar, Frostmourne strapped to her back. She kept tabs on the activity behind her in the corner of her eye, but kept an air of indifference. It never did well to show too much interest in this atmosphere.]

((OOC: For those who don't know her canon, Judas Liz is an assassin. So, if you need anything from the lady with a big sword~:D))

welp

[sailorlaughter]

"Hi!" The bartender was there instantly, beaming at Judas as she spun a bottle of something green around on her nose. Technically, Pinkie wasn't supposed to be tending bar. Actually, she wasn't meant to be within 100 yards of alcohol, but there she was nonetheless. "What can I getcha?"

King Bradley/Wrath || Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[incensement]

[Bradley may not look like a villain at first glance, the man is just sitting at a table drinking tea and watching the crowd. The panel on how to stay alive despite facing normally fatal odds went rather well actually and now he's unwinding while watching the rest of the place.]

[barebacking]

Mmn, I do feel if I had known what you taught that I might have been able to survive a little longer than what I did. Either way, it was lovely to hear.

Post "Supervillains versus Villains: Stylish Evil For THe Up And Coming Villain" Panel

[megamind]

[That was a smokin' hot panel!]

[No, literally. Megamind's had to take the cape off his mantle and stamp it the edges of it where it set on fire after the pyrotechnics demonstration. Once he's sure it's out, he passes it over to one of the brainbots trailing behind him.]

Woo, that was fun! God, I need a drink and something to eat...

[ Time to find a table and rub elbows, swap ideas, network. Team ups were for chumps, he always said, but there was never any harm in finding another villain to rob, dupe, or otherwise get hornswaggled so he could have something even BIGGER in store for his nemesis later...]

[soangryicouldtinkle]

So, now that you showed us what not to do, where's your real presentation?

Dr. Albert Wily | Mega Man Megamix/Gigamix

[phdinfailure]

[Ahhh... A meeting among like-minded fellows, and everything's gone (mostly) smoothly. Technical difficulties seemed to strike at the worst possible times, really. However, it was better than Light's foolish boy crashing things.

Wily's currently seated at one of the central tables, waiting for his food to show. Hopefully it won't be too much longer...]

[the_plan_must_continue]

Mind if I take a seat, Doctor?

A little conversation between intellectuals would do me some good.

*Thankfully, ditching the Sorcerer-Lich Xykon was easy; Redcloak simply pointing out that he wanted to get a decent meal was enough for the being with no taste buds to not follow.*

Evangeline A.K. McDowell || Mahou Sensei Negima || Post-Panel

[high_on_daylight]

*Anyone who looked at the ten-year-old girl now sitting at a table along one wall of the restaurant, sipping tea in a formal fashion, would probably think her out of place. Especially if they'd seen her having to explain to the management that, yes, her ID that listed her as around a millenium old from Wales was, in fact, legitimate.

However, most of the audience here tonight, being a con crowd, would at least have heard of the panel she helped to host on "Optimal use of Mind Control in your schemes". She'd respectfully declined to run a panel on "Controlling powers that can turn you insane if you don't control them", mostly by virtue that a certain boy in her canon had paid good blood for learning that. You had to have an appropriate payscale for this sort of thing.

Also fortunately, no one had caught on that the 'hypnotized maids' who had accompanied her the entire day were actually just classmates who were using an illusion trick or two to look the part. Well, the hypnotized part. No way Evangeline Anastasia Katherine McDowell was letting anyone fake a maid outfit in her presence.

Talking them into going to a different restaurant for the evening hadn't been difficult. After all, talking business tended to be boring to anyone who wasn't involved in that business. And tonight? The vampire intended to be all business.

... And tea. Who would've guessed a pony restauranteur would have so many different styles?*

Xellos | Slayers

[trollsdragons]

[Have a fellow off to the side, quietly observing the others in the establishment and sipping at a cup of tea periodically. He seems content to keep to himself, but he's watching for the best chance to rile up some poor soul...]

Re: Xellos | Slayers

[banditkiller]

... As if today weren't bad enough.

*Lina Inverse had been more or less conscripted into hosting six different panels on the general theme of "Giant explosions." Her sheer reputation as one of the greatest causes of destruction on her world had gotten her invited to what she would argue is the worst possible place for someone as beautiful, mighty, and pure of heart as her to be.

But then she'd acquiesced. Eventually. And now here she was, tired, hungry, and staring at Xellos.*

How'd that panel with that Hazama guy go?

Sebastian Moran | The Hound of the D'Urbervilles

[sebasher]

[Moran has just ducked out of a "right hand man" panel, and a great lot of good that panel had done. Most of those men were lucky enough to have commanding officers who filled them in on the entirety of the plan before ordering them to strike. Well, bully for them.

Feeling cross with his own situation, he took a seat at he bar and ordered himself a stiff drink. God, did he need it.]

Adelaide | Hanna is Not a Boy's Name

[batsass]

[She has time between the "Ladies of the Supernatural" and "Antagonists: One Step Below or a Whole Different Villain?" panels so a drink sounds like a marvelous idea. Hopefully the bar has something fresh.]

Yaha | Drakengard 2

[barebacking]

[ Hm. Yaha does not feel like much of a villain -- horribly misunderstood, at best. Still, he does not mind talking on the "good" that he has done. It's nice to find those that are equally seen in a light that is not so favorable. Poor friends. He hopes that he can ease their hearts a little bit. ]

[thesametrick]

[Jia Xu isn't sure what possessed him to turn up here, either: he's not even, strictly speaking, an antagonist. But Guo Jia had asked for the cliff notes, and he'd done worse for Guo Jia than sit through some dull lectures amid dubious company. So there he is now, leafing through the programme with a look of faint disbelief on his face that slowly turns into a look of wild disbelief.]

'Kicking the dog' - 'how to show that you're beyond redemption' - what do dogs have to do with it? [he mutters and, pokes the page almost hard enough for the pen to go right through it.]

Pyramid Head | Silent Hill 2

[doyouknowwhattimeitis]

[ Oh don't mind him. He's just sitting by himself at a window seat with a cup of tea and the daily paper. He ran several panels earlier in the day (somehow. without speaking?) and relaxing for a bit with a coffee and a treat is just the best, you know? ]

really just showing some love for PH rn

[scaretaker]

[Jack didn't know much about panels or conventions outside of what he'd researched for getting published (like that was ever going to happen if Wendy didn't stop nagging him about every God damn thing), but this had definitely gone above and beyond anything he'd been able to glean from magazines.

The metal guy. Butcher guy? With the big pointy helmet. There was a guy who could command a room. Jack wasn't sure what his points were, couldn't recall the topics he'd gone over, couldn't even remember his name, but he felt like he'd buy anything he'd put out. So when he catches him at the window seat, well...it's just two guys having a chat, isn't it?]

This seat taken?

Kronk | The Emperor's New Groove

[squeak_squeaker]

[Kronk was trying to find Yzma, but that wasn't easy with half the room resembling her in one way or another! He ran into Cruella twice already.]

...lots of purple women. Weird.

[fuhgottaboutit]

[Osaka's carrying a tray of hors 'de'fours, or however you spell that, and offers it to a nearby guest! ... That's you, Kronk.]

Cocktail weenie?

Rufus ShinRa | Final Fantasy VII Compilation

[fearmongering]

[Okay, so a few people might thing Rufus ShinRa would be a terrible panel host for 'So You Want to Run An Evil Corporation', but hey, he's still standing and making money despite almost ending the world once or twice, okay? He would call it an overall success, despite the loudness of the panel next door. (Here's to looking at you, 'Perfect Your Evil Laugh' guys.

But anyway, Rufus has kicked back at a table in the middle of the place, a drink in his hand and white suit making him obvious. But really, who was going to try anything at a time like this unless it was the ninja princess?]

[klutziness]

[Ninja princess my ass.

Oh wait.

So Rikku is technically a hero, but there's always a grittier side to the Al Bhed, namely, the thieving side. So she's dressed in red, trying to catch everyone's eye as she takes a seat at a table close to him. She pulls a compact out of her clutch and pretends to check her make-up, when in reality she is casing the place, looking for an easy target.]

the master; doctor who

[ex_malefic327]

[The Master's only here for a drink, not that he can get drunk. And, yeah, he's going to try to avoid socializing with the other patrons, if he can.]

Re: the master; doctor who

[jennyration]

[Of all the people to be in the same place as The Master is a young girl who looks so very much like one of his old friend and adversary's incarnations.]

Hi!

[She smiles brightly at the man that she has no idea is her father's friend and enemy.]

Discord | MLP: FiM

[fruity_puppeteer]

[So much decorating to do!

...actually he wasn't on the payroll to do this. But screw the rules, if he wanted to decorate the place with trollface balloons and inflatable mushrooms, he would. Just the perfect level of annoying this place needed.]

[magicalrealist]

(Dammit, why did she have to pass by his table? All of these shady characters were bad enough, but Discord? Here? Twilight wanted to help Rarity with all of this, of course, but this was just one customer she really couldn't deal with. Just gonna...try and sneak on out of here. Maybe he'll be too busy with his redecorating to notice her...)

Doctor Doom /// Marvel Universe

[thiscloakisgreen]

[Has a small table to himself at the corner. Sipping wine that is as red as blood (but I can assure you, isn't), Doctor Doom himself simply collects his thoughts as he enjoys his rather expensive meal. He plans on ordering more in just a moment, too.]

[big_laundry]

Hey!

[He totally knew the guy.]

Hey I totally know you!

[Doof the narration just said that...whatever, Doofenshmirtz already takes a seat with Doctor Doom. Sorry, Doc.]

You're that Lowkey guy, right? Yeah, I saw your work!

Dr. Ivo (Eggman) Robotnik | Sonic the Hedgehog | Open

[giant_talking_egg]

[This certainly had been a great convention! The Doctor was quite pleased with the results. He'd offered an excellent lecture on ups and downs of being an evil mastermind and he had enjoyed listening to fellow like-minded individuals' opinions and whatnot.

For now, though, he'd be sit down to enjoy a nice meal. Feel free to bother him, food wasn't here yet anyway.]

Re: Dr. Ivo (Eggman) Robotnik | Sonic the Hedgehog | Open

[thiscloakisgreen]

[Having bad luck with company, the green doctor has chosen the available seat next to ol' Eggman. At least, someone with comparable intelligence was good...er, company?...]

Pardon me, Doctor. [Sits.] I take it you will not mind my glorious visage at your table? I shan't think such a golden opportunity would be turned down by one of your intellect. I have brought the finest wine, after all. [Stuff that would cost more than one hundred times the amount for your average Yellow Tail, as a matter of fact.]

The Joker | Batman: Arkham Asylum

[inmateincharge]

[The Joker tends not to be invited for these sorts of things - nobody knows when he'd decide to gas the place for shits and giggles - but this time, he's been invited as a guest speaker for a panel on "Cheating Death for Fun and Profit", given his long history of doing so. Not that something like that will stop him from acting out, but giving him a captive audience and a chance to brag should distract him until the end of the party.

Otherwise, he'll just be wandering around, bothering anyone who looks too serious. Or anyone, really.]

OMG OMG

[harleygirl]

[Harley doesn't have to be by his side 24/7. But her eye is always on him, when he's in the room; even when she's just watching for movement out of the corner of her eye, never quite able to turn her back on him completely. Whether this is out of affection, or worry that he might stab her in the back with the broken stem of a wine glass - again - or both - is anyone's guess.

She waits for him after the panel, clapping hard enough to make her pigtails bounce. Perched on one of the banquet tables - the place setting and placard shoved carelessly to the floor - she beams at him and waves as he comes off stage.]

Puddin'!

[Her wave is enthusiastic enough that she nearly overbalances, falling on top of the broken crockery.]

Ghirahim | LoZ: Skyward Sword

[evilisfabulous]

*Ghirahim is resting after giving a little panel of his own, mostly on the importance of minions and psychological warfare against heroes. (Invasion of personal space is quite an effective tactic!)

He can be spotted lounging on a window seat, sipping this amazing new "tea" stuff. It calms his nerves, and he did get a bit carried away... Oh well. They certainly got the point.*

[fractured_white]

*Minions weren't really Albedo's style-he much preferred manipulating people who thought they controlled him for his manpower-but he was interested in seeing other people's takes on psychological warfare. And he'd found that this person shared some of his ideas. So sure, he'll come pester him after the panel.*

An amusing little presentation you gave.

au!molly hooper | 'molliarty' | bbc sherlock

[anatomist]

[Molly (but that isn't always how she introduces herself, and the rumours are going around the convention already, the murmurs of Moriarty) should look almost adorably out of place here- but she's shed her tendency to make herself smaller. Instead, she positions herself with an easy and absent minded confidence, smiles readily. Makes eye contact. It means that her usual dowdiness comes off more as don't care. She's wearing black, in deference to the occasion and to the image of Moriarty, though Jim has really always been the smoother public face. In deference to her own tastes and sense of humour, she's also wearing far too many cheap, matchy-matchy pink and gold accessories.

She's holding a glass of rather good red wine, perched on a bar stool looking politely attentive and watching everyone around her with the attitude of someone harmlessly curious, perhaps even wide-eyed and sweet- a joke, but only one she's having with herself.]

[autcaesar]

[ He doesn't much care for her pink and gold accessories, but the wine he does care for, raising his own glass of cheap one. ]

Do they reserve those for the ladies?

Heinz Doofenshmirtz | Phineas and Ferb

[big_laundry]

[Doofenshmirtz read about this and was...disappointed, really. These guys knew nothing about villainy! He had to fix this.

How? By putting up his own panel 'Inators and You'.

...pretty empty so far.

He kinda hoped someone read his flyer outside.]

Re: Heinz Doofenshmirtz | Phineas and Ferb

[greatevillaugh]

[Jack read the name of the panel, and squinted at it in confusion.]

Inators?