2014.02.09 - Happy Birthday Flash

Happy Harbor, Rhode Island. Wally as spent the past couple of weeks breaking into the long abandoned secret sanctuary He and the old team used to call home. Mount Justice was the base of operations for the team that would eventually lead to the team known as the Titans. 
Wally has been working on getting the computer and the systems operational. He just about has the place working again and decided the best use of this place is to throw himself a super birthday party. The sanctuary is decorated with banners streamers and ballons. There are tables set up with a spread of many pizzas of nearly every topping combination, giant subs cut into smaller pieces for guests, tacos, chips with several crazy meat based dips and some not meat based aswell. Sodas and drinks of every desecription aswell as a mountain of Surge just for him. There is a table full of "fast food sushi" Epic meal time style and a table full of cakes and desserts. 
Wally managed to also find a deactivated Red Tornado, he dragged him out to the living area and waited for Tony stark to arrive to reactivate him and program him to be the host of the party. 
Wally then got out on the computer and sent messages to all the guests he wished to invite telling them of the party and where to find their nearest zeta tube.
Wally has been working on getting the computer and the systems operational. He just about has the place working again and decided the best use of this place is to throw himself a super birthday party. The sanctuary is decorated with banners streamers and ballons. There are tables set up with a spread of many pizzas of nearly every topping combination, giant subs cut into smaller pieces for guests, tacos, chips with several crazy meat based dips and some not meat based aswell. Sodas and drinks of every desecription aswell as a mountain of Surge just for him. There is a table full of "fast food sushi" Epic meal time style and a table full of cakes and desserts. 
Wally managed to also find a deactivated Red Tornado, he dragged him out to the living area and waited for Tony stark to arrive to reactivate him and program him to be the host of the party. 
Wally then got out on the computer and sent messages to all the guests he wished to invite telling them of the party and where to find their nearest zeta tube.'
Hmm. Rain doesn't have much in the way of party wear. Not really. But she does have a nice dress shirt, black slacks and a fancier, cleaner black and purple version of her duster coat. She's a fashion hopelessness. But she has made her way over, likely first on broomstick, then landing near a zeta tube or however this tube business works (english people? Help?). Nevertheless, by hook or crook, Rain will make her way in, gift and all. It is, after all, Flash's birthday. Although, the tubes mean that Captain, the orange tabby in a trenchcoat is less than amused for a bit. And indeed, when the duo arrive, his fluff is dialed to 11. Even his tail.
"Hey, it's fine." She reassures Captain and will see where to put her gift.
Gar's probably first there besides Wally, all jeans and Hawaiian shirt over turtleneck when he's not been some thing or other, alternately trying to help and sort of getting in the way or getting completely distracted by food. When people start arriving, the green once-and-future Titan's clinging to the Flash like only a baby monkey can, arms and legs and tail curled around the man's arm and shoulder, his green-ness no doubt clashing with everything.
How did the mutant hero known as Iceman hear about this party? Well, that's not exactly clear. He met the Flash in passing a long while ago but he isn't one to pass up a chance to party. And since he ran into a good friend of his along the way to the beam-spot, he brought him along. After a quick stop to buy a gift, the icy-armored hero arrives with a grin. "Woo, wild ride. Right?" he asks Keith, finding a spot to set the gift down.
It's been a rough two weeks for Black Canary, and a quick read of her face shows it: she's pale, looking especially reflective, and perhaps a little extra guarded. Truth was, Dinah had frequently dismissed and side-stepped much of the activities of the JLA and their associative ultra-powered circle of friends, mostly, for the last six months, as she hunkered down into her own misadventures via Oracle. Much of her JLA experience, the memories, still felt very fresh to her--it was an important time in Dinah's life, a time where she was tested to her limits. In fact, it had been half a year since she'd even *used* a Zeta Tube for travel. Though she'd been worse for wear of late, she did manage a few fantastic tasks, not least of which was making national news by apprehending a 11-victim serial killer terrorizing Gotham. Not normally the big-party type, Dinah did always deeply appreciate Wally, especially his earnestness, and felt as long as she was taking downtime *anyway*, honoring her friend's birthday made perfect sense. Besides, she had a few faces she was hoping to see.
Dinah quietly made her way into the main party room--she was dressed in her typical hero-duds for no reason other than it seemed to make sense, and she took a long, slow glance over the room. Like a tractor beam, she felt psychologically-magnetic force instantly draw her towards the sushi table.
J'onn J'onzz comes wandering in, green as ever. He isn't wearing a suit this time, but rather his costume. This is a birthday party, not a formal dinner, after all. Spotting Dinah, he makes his way over towards her. He hasn't spent nearly as much time with the Canary as he'd like.
Hawkgirl flew up to where the party was to be held and found the entrance inside. Much easier to be dressed as her alter ego, Hawkgirl, she does her best to keep her wings in as she looks around the room at the people she doesn't really know too well. She did meet the Flash while fighting beside each other in the Arctic Circle. That counts for something.
She smiles nonetheless and holds onto the pretty gift she has in her hands. The gift is wrapped in blue and brown paper, something manly. A white ribbon is tied around it to keep it from being opened just yet.
It is a nice flight up from Metropolis for Power Girl, just enjoying the New England coastline, some might consider it a little cool, but the Kryptonian physiology is hardly troubled by the weather extremes. A few slows to let the GPS catch up with her location, the on to where Wally's directions pointed. Karen settles outside and then proceeds on to the entrance.
Terra was out surfing on her rock and looking for trouble she might assist with, but upon spotting Power Girl flying about, she moved instead into covert mode! Well, as covert as flying on a rock can be, but she kept her distance while following Power Girl, and just before Karen gets to the entrance, Terra closes the gap and calls out, "I just found your secret lair!"
Fun fact: Vorpal has never actually met The Flash. So, all in all, he is fairly surprised to have been invited at all. The only way he can explain his name ending up on the list at all is that some misunderstanding must have occurred- like that movie with Peter Sellers in it where he blows up a movie set by accident and he is put on a Hollywood Blacklist- except that through a mistake his name gets written on the list for the wrap-up party? Yeah, probably something like that. 
Nevertheless, the Cheshire is not going to say no to a chance to meet the birthday boy and make an acquaintance. More than half a year ago, he was homeless in Morrisania eating tuna tins in an abandoned factory and patrolling at night. He was anything if not grateful for such opportunities. 
"I'd say..." he says to Bobby. He zips up his vest up to his neck and checks himself to make sure all of his costume is where it should be. He hadn't time to switch out of into civvies for the party, and so he was sporting his new look. Loud as it may be. 
He carries a package under his right arm, neatly wrapped (He had a store clerk do that for him. He is hopeless at this sort of thing) "Wow, I actually don't know anybody here--- wait..." he tilts his head "I spot something green," he says to Bobby with a grin. "And he's with our host. Should we go up and introduce ourselves?"
Dinah lit up with a warm smile the moment she noticed the martian approaching. Quickly swallowing down some unagi, she greeted him with a step closer and a wave, which soon became a hug.
"J'onn," Dinah began, beaming a kind of reassured warmth a trusted old friend might. "It's great to see you. Wasn't sure you did 'social'," she said with a little laugh. "How've you been holding up? How's the team been?"
Dinah took a moment to gaze away, looking around the room as all the attendees began appearing. She thought it surprising how timely everyone was.
"Hey Gar so what do you think I did good getting this place fixed back up huh?" Wally says acknowledging his little green friend clinging to him. 
"Everybody put any gifts by the couches and Thank you sooo much! please help yourselves to as much of whatever catches your fancy I got a ton of food because I'm me but I'm holding back so that everyone can have their fill" wally addresses the assembled guests.
"Green?" Bobby perks up, for a moment wondering if someone he wanted to introduce to Vorpal was there. Not spotting who was in mind, he blinks when he sees Gar. The grin comes back and he nods to Vorpal. "Sure, let's see what the Beast-Dude's up to with the Birthday Boy."
Rain smiles a little. Captain seems to be chilling out a little, although - sushi! He hops down from Rain's shoulder, as Rain goes to place a gift. And indeed, Captain's path takes him towards Dinah and the sushi. Time to put on his best Puss in Boots impression while Rain is distracted. Ahem. He's a kitty in a trenchcoat. Give him some sushi, yes? :3 You can totally see him making that face.
Rain beams at Wally. "Hi-- both of you!" And why not? Even if Rain has no idea who or what a Gar is, primates are intelligent, social animals. "Thank you. Happy birthday," Rain offers to Wally.
"You did a freaking amazing job, Wally," the little green monkey on the Flash's back says in admiration. "Like I mean I know you can cheat and all, but that's only with time taken, right? Not with ability. You're still a hotshot, bro." Then he climbs up a little to sit on Wally's shoulder and hang on with an arm around his head. "Hey, cool! You invited Keith? Rockin', I just met the guy. Oh hey, is Iceman his date?"
"Well enough." J'onn shakes his head. "Sometimes I do social. It depends." He's actually feeling a bit out of place here. Just hanging out? Not easy for the Martian, sometimes.
Power Girl spots that she is spotted just before enter, actually, she hears it first. A look to the door, then a look to the landing Terra, "Oh, secret hideout?" Karen looks to the door, her lips pulling to the side as she considers something, then looks back to the young woman. A grin, "Yepp, sure did.. Now the rules are clear, if you find a secret base. I have to let you in, but then.." The voice is way too amused to actually come off as ominous. She presses the door open, then makes an after you gesture to Terra. 
Karen Starr follows inside in short order, checking out the spread The Flash put up for the party, another glance to Terra, "You found the ultra exclusive party, actually. But you are welcome to attend as my plus one." She leans a little closer, "Long as you don't tell them I didn't know I had one." the voice dropped a little in a mock conspiring aside. 
Then her eyes scan the room, "Happy Birthday, Flash." she calls out when the sees the birthday boy, adding a wave. A nod is given to J'onn as well, afterall, everybody knows J'onn. 
Wally offers gar a fist bump. 
"Oh Hi Rain! hhoooh Look at the kitty he's wearing a little trenchcoat! that's amazing! Thanks for coming! and Thanks for the birthday well wishes!" 
Wally then looks back at Gar "Oh yeah I invited a bunch of people I pretty much invited everyone I know plus whoever the computer could get a hold of. Guy seems Fun!"
"You have to let me in if I find your secret base?" Terra looks genuinely surprised and a bit confused, "I didn't know that. Is that a special surface rule?" Terra asks Power Girl inquisitvely, before taking a few cautious steps inside, wary about a potential trap as she holds her arms as if they were rifles, pointing them to and fro, before finding all the people inside and freezing in her spot, blinking. "It's not very secret if so many people know about it," she points out to Karen.
When Power Girl explains to Terra what she actually stumbled upon, Terra blushes faintly, "you'll let me be your date to a party? That's so nice of you! I wanted to see what a party is like on the surface!" Not really knowing anyone, however, she keeps mostly close to Karen, who at the very least is nice.
Hawkgirl walks closer to the Flash and echoes what already has been said, "Happy Birthday!" She raises the gift up a moment then continues on to where the others have placed their gifts so she can add hers to it. Then her eyes merely observe the others. She is her typical quiet self even when she sees Captain. The amusement though is on her face.
Dinah holds a smile as to keep social grace, as looks onto the party-goers while she speak to J'onn. Her voice, however, reveals a slightly more troubled tone. "There's something I want to talk to you about--but now isn't the time," she says, suggesting a later meeting. Oh, Dinah, always business. Maybe that's another reason she likes J'onn so much--they're on the same level like that. She shakes off the urge to update him with her various superhero pet projects, and changes her tone to a more happy-go-lucky one. "Do you remember the last time there was a party here? People spent the whole time trying to get Batman drunk."
Wally waves with a big smile "Hey Karen! Thanks! I'ts Great to see you!" Wally shouts accross the room at the Kryptonian and her friend. Wally was already happy as can be now that Karen was here and he seemed relaxed enough to not completely dork out at the site of her. 
Wally then gives Hawkgirl and big hug. "Thanks HG great to see you, never got to tell you you were awesome up north! thanks for coming. "
Well, then! Captain is gonna have to step it up a notch. The Puss in Boots face isn't cutting it at the sushi table. "Maaaaaao," He tries asking nicely! His tail flicks a little.
Rain smiles at Wally, amused by him fistbumping Gar. "He is." Captain was the kitty Rain had last time. "He says thanks, I think. Or he's fishing for sushi. I can't tell," Rain admits. "Thank you for inviting me. I'm glad to be here. And hee... I see." Wait. Is that a Vorpal? And some other familiar faces. Although, others are unfamiliar. But she seems quietly amused as Wally does his thing. With that, Rain will commence drifting.
"Well, then let's show some manners!" Vorpal says and deposits his gift on the couch before heading over to the forming crowd.
~Whoa, look at all of these people. That's Power Girl over there, and that's the Mar--~
~Yeah, must have been a computer error, inviting a C-lister to a bash like this~
~...I really hate you sometimes, you know?~
~That's my boy.~
~I want a divorce.~
"Hi! Thank you so much for inviting me- and happy birthday. I'm Vorpal... or Keith, whichever works for you." Vorpal says. "I see you've got a monkey on your back. Hey, Gar!"
His ears twitch as Black Canary mentions someone trying to get Batman drunk. The one and only time he had met the Dark Knight, he had spent thirty minutes hissing and screaming at him. He shudders to think of what he might be like drunk.
They probably need to get Superman.
"Rain!" Keith says, grinning. "Nice to see you here!"
"Oh wait no, no, Iceman's dating that green-haired girl, Lorna I thi--" Gar's saying, more or less to Wally as he returns the dap, but kind of more to himself, as he watches the cat and the popsicle approach-- but then he's got a prime P.O.V. to check out Rain, and Kendra-- though for that hug he clambers on top of Wally's head as an even smaller primate-- and Dinah, and Karen, and Ter--
--Gar shrinks down on Wally's head a little when he spots Terra, almost getting lost in orange hair. Well. Except for the exuberant green-ness. He whispers from his spot as Wally's hat, "Keep your voice down! Terra might see me."
Bobby whistles as he looks around at all the guests. He can't help but check some of them out. He's taken, not blind or dead. "Happy Birthday, Flash-dude. Iceman," he introduces himself and offers an icy-armored hand. Gar gets a nod of greeting. "Hey, Beast-Dude. How ya been since the last party?"
"I appear to not be the only green person here." The only green shapeshifter, even, and a quick testing tendril of thought goes to Gar. Nope. Metahuman. It was highly unlikely anyway. To cover, J'onn claims a tiny pear and brie puff pastry from the hors d'oevres, noms it in one bite.
Hawkgirl chuckles softly giving Wally an embrace back. A very surprised look is on her face. One that has her cheeks rather red from blushing and it is readily noticable since the blush goes down to her chin. She clears her throat before stepping back so Wally can chat with his other guests. A moment later she chuckles again when she notices how Gar has hidden himself.
Surface party, hmm. Well, Karen is pretty quick on the draw. "Well, the first thing you have to do is be introduced to the guest of honor. Or get a drink, so lets get a drink while you tell me how to intoroduce you." The bobbed blonde offers to Terra, the offers another smile to Wally before guiding her 'date' to the drinks, "Then, after that, usually there is eating in some fashion, for me, likely a slice of pizza and some of the sub. You like cola?" 
A few other nods to those Power Girl recognizes, and a few look overs but smiles and nods as she tries to catch names on the others. 
Aww. Rain has to smile at it all. She'll probably drift towards the refreshment table. She politely smiles and waves to the green monkey. It's good manners! She smiles, waving to Keith, too. "Hi there! Good to see you, too. How are you? I hope you feel better." And really, last time they met was a little awkward. Captain is alas, being shameless and giving eyes now at people near the sushi. C'mooooooon.
Seeing that Gar is hiding from someone, and that someone being a female, Vorpal can only imagine what must have happened. 
"I'm doing fine, Rain. How's that mirror you got?" He steps to the side to let Power Girl and her guest room for introductions, moving to Rain's side.
Wally blushes at Karen smiling back at him. "oh sorry you may want to find a better hiding spot Gar, I'm sorta gonna want to spend some time with Karen if you know what I mean." 
Then to Vorpal and Bobby "hey thanks man nice to meet you and hey Iceman thanks for coming! help yourselves to anything and cut loose guys!"
Terra is unaware of Gar Logan trying to hide from her, but then she's also hadn't noticed him yet. Her full attention is on Power Girl as she learns the ways of surface parties. "So there's a guest of honor? Is he a King?" Terra asks curiously while following Power Girl to get herself a drink, "you can introduce me as Terra! Champion of Good! And justice!" Terra seems rather pleased with her self devised title for introduction. "I don't know cola, so I can't tell if I like her." It's rather cute how she keeps close to Power Girl like a puppy, following her around, and soaking up important knowledge about the world of the surface at the same time.
"You know I'd go green right now if I could," Dinah coyly remarks at J'onn with a smile. She takes a step forward, but stops and looks back to J'onn. "C'mon, let's save our well-wishes to 'Flash' before we look too stuffy and old," she remarks, and moves in the direction of the gathering around Wally. In truth, she'd only met half the people here, and wondered what the new faces were like--she sized them up, one by one, trying to guesstimate their skills. She nudges her way Bobby and Hawkgirl, trying to make room for both her and J'onn, and gives Wally a look. A look that says: I am about to talk to you. And then she does:
"Wally," Dinah says with a commanding, yet friendly smile. "I'm so glad others appreciate you like I do. Happy birthday." After a second, moves to hug him.
... Poor Captain. He even meowed at Dinah and it's not working! He hind-end quarter waggles. C'mooooooon. Rain smiles to Vorpal, then winces. "I had to put him in the living room. I think I am being punished for my sins in all lives, past, present and future. That I am unworthy and must be cleansed by adversity. Or something. I don't know," Her expression is simultaneously amused and pained. "Captain, she's busy..." She sighs.
Rain moves to pick up a small piece of sushi for her feline. She steps aside for introductions, uncertain. Rain pauses at J'onn. "He seems familiar."
Bobby quirks a brow when he notices Gar hiding. He glances to Keith to see if he knows what the deal is. He offers a quick smile and wink to Rain as a greeting before looking back to Wally. "Cut loose, huh?" he asks, flashing a mischievous grin. The icy mutant moves so that he can get a look at Wally from some other angles. Noding, he pats Keith's shoulder and then cracks his knuckles. "Then watch this," he says, moving towards the drinks. He points at the mountain of Surge and fires off an icy beam. Within a few seconds there's a life-sized ice sculpture of Wally among the sodas. It's a detailed statue and it's even holding one of the cans. "Ta da."
Hawkgirl hears a voice that is rather interesting, even the first time she met Terra but that was in her Kendra form. She shifts her wings back to lean away as Dinah and J'onn pass. Her own steps take her near Power Girl and Terra. "Hello? How are you?" asking them both.
New hiding place. Right. The tiny primate waves at Rain, then scrambles down Wally's arm and falls off, turning into a ladybug and going to land, very decidedly, on Vorpal's head. "I," the bug tells Keith in a tiny voice as he climbs down the side of his head and lands on the cat-man's ear, "am gonna hang out here for a while if it's no trouble."
Things JARVIS is handy for: Building suits of weaponized power armor, coordinating millions of individual StarkPhones, and telling Tony where the parties are.
Especially superhero parties.
When Tony finds out that not only is there a birthday party for The Flash, who Tony has actually worked with on one or two occasions, but that he indeed has an invite, he takes it upon himself to prep the party wagon. Literally. Tony, dressed casually, is pulling into the place a little red and gold (He appreciates The Flash's fashion choices) Radio Flyer wagon which appears to have been heavily modified, upon which are two or three cases of wine, a case of scotch, and various other bottles of viscous demented liquors. Pulling it around, "Ok, who's ready for a party?" he calls out, smiling.
"Dear, you are not unworthy. Who cares what a stuffy half-insane old witch thinks? You're a witch, one way or another, you just need to know what your strengths are..." he pauses at Rain's interjection. "That's the Martian Manhunter, with Black Ca---" 
Bobby's stunt gives Keith a good chuckle. "Nice job, Icey. Just make sure it doesn't melt too quickly."
Keith's ears twitch when LadyGar speaks. "Sure thing..." he says to the air, not specifying. After all, Gar's hiding out, right?
"Mr. Stark!" the Cheshire says, rising an eyebrow at all of the booze. "Wow."
J'onn J'onzz waves to Mr. Stark as he arrives, with...more booze. Although he doesn't seem to have brought Asgardian mead. Thank goodness. "Mr. Stark. I see you have decided to make sure everyone gets drunk tonight," he greets with wry amusement.
Rain smiles. Then pauses. Vorpal has a - is that a lady bug? Rain looks confused. But it is cute! And then there's Tony Stark. "Huh, wow." Rain is glad she didn't bring that toaster along. And then the ice thing! "That's pretty neat," She quirks a smile again. Then Rain looks to Vorpal. "... she's one of my family. And almost all of them feel the same way." Since Captain is a bit miffed, Rain kneels with a piece of sushi. "And really? Neat. I think I've run into him before. If I remember, he's a pretty nice fellow."
Karen ponders what to say. First there is a faint coloring the cheeks and a lift of her left brow. Super hearing can be a pain, sometimes as bad for a Kryptonian as the green rocks. "Oh, this is cola." she says and points at a bottle, "Still, I am going to go out on a limb here." she states, pouring a cup of Code Red. "Try this." Karen offers, getting a bottled water and pouring it over ice as well, just incase she picked wrong, "Got it Terra.. If you don't like that, you can have the water instead." She comments, and then draws a little closer, chin motioning to Flash, "He is the guest of honor, the celibration is the twenty-seventh anniversy of his birth. Humans really like making it through another year of life, so they celibrate it. Oh, he is also the fastest person on the planet, they call him the Flash." 
Power Girl gives a moment for Terra to digest it and choose from the available drinks she was offered. "Well, time to meet." She says and starts towards Flash. then there is Tony Stark, Power Girl leans towards her new friend and motions to the new arrival, "He is a little closer to a King, name is Tony Stark, but you don't have to bow to him or anything." 
Wally smiles from ear to ear and gives Dinah a firm hug "Thanks Canary that means a lot coming from you" 
Wally is so happy that almost starts to well up a bit then looks at the ice statue and is just over joyed this moment is quiickly broken up by the arrival of Tony Stark. Wally rubs his eyes quickly and reacts "TONY TONI TONE! Thanks for coming now we can really get started. hey if you don't mind doing a little hack job on ol' red tornado here that'd be great." 
"Computer music please" witht hat command the intercom system starts playing Kool and the gang "celebration"
Making sure that he doesn't move his head too much and dislodge the Ladybug, Keith looks at Rain. "Rain... who gives a f---flying circus about what your family thinks? Let me tell you something..." he puts an arm around Rain's shoulder, "Family is an accident of birth. You can't choose it. Sometimes you luck out and get a good one, sometimes you get one that sucks. And the kind of family who would tell a relative that she is unacceptable because she was born one way or another is the kind of family you're better off without, in my opinion."
All throughout history, cats have been giving their opinions loud and clear, regardless of whether anyone could understand them. "Better the family that you can choose. Sometimes that's what we have to do."
~Stop lecturing the poor girl, you're not Frasier Crane.~
"In fact... you could take this opportunity to make new friends." He grins and gives her a gentle nudge, "Go say hi to a complete stranger and charm them like you usually do?"
"Oh waw! Did you see that!? Did you see what he did!?" Terra alerts Power Girl to Bobby Drake's ice scuplting skills, "I can do something similar, but not with ice!" When Hakwgirl approaches, Terra turns to look at her and repeats, "hello," before pointing at herself, "Terra." With enough distraction, at least Gar is safe from being recognized for the time being. Although truth be told, it might be someone else taking the form of a tiny green primate or a ladybug. Could happen.
Terra looks at the bottle that Karen shows her, "that's cola? It doesn't look like much." Handed a drink, which Terra couldn't tell one from the other anyway, she takes a very cautious sip before her eyes light up. "It's sweet! I like sweet! It tickles too." She then proceeds to drink the entire cup in one gulp. Following Power Girl after being given an explanation about humans' habits with birthdays, she looks curiously at the Flash, "happy birthday guest of honor!" Terra calls out to the Flash, and then goes right out and bows to Tony Stark even though Power Girl explained it wasn't necessary, "very pleased to meet you Majesty! You're the first surface king I got to meet!"
Instead of waiting for a response from Power Girl and Terra, Hawkgirl turns to view Tony. Only having met him on a mission she has heard all the rumors about the playboy millionaire. She gives a bit more room to the others in case bodies starts dancing. Her wings can easily get in the way.
"Vorp, dude," Bobby gives Keith a mock-offended look. "I'm the Iceman, not Meltman. What do you take me for," he gives his friend a little playful shove to the shoulder. The arrival of Tony Stark and his booze-mobile gets a whistle. "Well well...need that put on ice?" he offers, thinking about snagging a glass for himself.
He has a lady! Totes has a lady bug. Rain seems amused. "... I do, I lived with them and cared ..." She admits. She looks pained. Rain smiles to Vorpal. "But I appreciate it. And thank you." She seems quietly amused. "Nah. Most people don't even respond to me, even when I go up to them. So ... since I dropped off my present and I think Captain is trying to get someone's attention." She seems uncertain. "There's so many important people." She feels rather small. "... yup."
Dinah watches Wally move around the scene with a smirk, laughing at the hyperactive fella. When Tony arrives, her first instinct (which she had the self-control to not say outloud): 'Who's this asshole?' She knew the man better as Iron Man, and wasn't one to read up up on celebrities sensationalized lives. But when people start saying the name, 'Stark', she catches on quickly. After all these years, Dinah hadn't really palled around much with the Avengers, and had never actually met the infamous Tony.
"Tryin' to intoxicate a buncha minors, are we?" she said with a wry grin, both playful and condemning.
Not waiting to hear his response, Dinah begins the process of introducing herself to various assembled people nearby. She starts by giving a gentle little wave to Rain, Keith, and Bobby, in turn. "I don't think I've met any of you--" she says, "--I'm 'Black Canary'," she says in a friendly tone, saying her name with an inflection that might suggest she was somehow quoting someone else.
Tony Stark makes his way through, and laughs when J'onn remarks on his cargo, "J'onn, I am required by law to show up with far more booze than is required so that the guest of honor keeps the rest. Plus, it makes sure I get invited back /next/ year too. But..I was thinkin' of ya, though." he reaches into the wagon and pulls out a deluxe bag of Oreos and hands them off, "I know they're you're favorite."
Continue to make his way through, he hears Wally and throws up an arm in greeting, "Flash'ma'tazz..I come bearing gifts!" when he gets to where Wally is, he takes a couple of minutes to unload the boxes, saying "I'd be happy to, but before I do, let me introduce you to your present." he slides the handle into the wagon and push a button. In a couple of seconds, the wagon has become a portable bar. Stocking it with the contents of the boxes, he grins up at Wally, "I had some extras, used to throw one of these in with big DOD contract." explaining as he stands, "So, Red Tornado hack? That's doable."
And then there's Terra bowing to him and calling him Majesty, and he smiles. "Okay, okay, SO not a King, but you're not far off. I dig the Majesty thing, though. Keep her around. And please, for the love of god, I'm not in a boardroom so please call me Tony!" his tone is festive. He smirks at Dinah and winks, "I brought the bar for the guest of honor, who he shares it with is his business." - That's Tony -- always a way out. He then takes his phone out and starts hacking the Red Tornado.
Keith looks determined after Rain says nobody responds to her. He grabs her by the arm - corteously- and grins as Dinah as she introduces herself. "It's really a pleasure to meet you, Ma'am. I'm 'Vorpal'... and this is my friend Iceman, and of course this..." he says, nodding to Rain "Is Rain, a very dear friend as well. She does magic, Bobby does Ice, and I do trouble."
^ LOG NOTE: Bobby=Icey
J'onn J'onzz laughs. "I *should* set a good example and eat real food first." Somehow, the oreos disappear, apparently into his cape. Pockets in the cape? Well, he doesn't have anywhere *else* he could put them in that outfit.
Wally walks up to Terra and Karen "Thanks, I feel honored now the Call me Flash but you can me Wally" he says offering Terra had shake. Wally then looks puzzled. "your majesty, a king? who told you tony is a king? please don't say stuff like that to him we'll never hear the end of it" Wally says in a bit of mock panic. 
Wally then turns attention to Power Girl. Wally gives a small wave as he turns a few shades mor red and sheepishly says "Hey Karen, I'm really happy you came. your friend seems nice. " It's his 27th birthday but in front of Karen he is seems no older than 14. a 14 year old approaching the girl he likes at the schoo dance to make idle chatter in a vain attempt to woo.
Aw, Wally. Rain seems amused by it all. Then a wince and a blink at Keith. "I was going to get back," She admits quietly. "Pleased to meet you, ma'am," Rain nods to Dinah, Captain hopping back onto her shoulders. The orange tabby in the trenchcoat curls a bit, now that he has a sushi in his kitty mouth. Seriously, kitty cheeks are just the cutest.
Power Girl was a little distracted, but when Terra speaks with Hawkgirl, Karen turns that way and gives a "Hello," to the moving on Hawkgirl, oh well. Karen likes fun, but she can get distracted in parties herself. 
A wince followed by a grin as she watches Terra's display to Stark, "Mr. Stark." She greets, then motions to Terra for the benefit of both Stark and Wally, "My friend here is, Terra: Champion of Good and Justice." 
Double intoduction done, she turns her attention on to the birthday man, as is only proper, a right hand is extended, "Congratulations on the birthday, Wally." If he is going to just use the out of costume term, it is his party. 
Dinah Lance has disconnected.
"Wally? But she said you're the Flash, I don't get it. Which is it?" Terra seems genuinely confused as The Flash introduces his real name, not quite familiar with the concept of codenames. She does shake hands with Wally, before looking back and forth between him and Tony, "isn't he a king? He likes to be called Majesty, kings are like that!"
When Wally tells Karen that she seems nice, Terra calls out, "I am not nice, I am a Champion of Justice! I'm a hero!" It seems like she was almost offended for being discarded as merely nice when she has such an important undertaking on the surface world. Terra absolutely beams as Karen introduces her properly, or at least as she likes, "see!?" She calls out to Wally, "she knows!"
Iceman arches a brow at all the introductions but offers his trademark grin. "Pleasure to meet you, Canary. And Rain," he says, offering an ice flower to each of them. "Vorp does more than trouble too. He does fuzzy," Bobby teases.
Dinah Lance goes to: Global Anywhere Rooms.
Dinah Lance has left.
Hawkgirl slides out a rather small cellphone from somewhere in her costume. She looks at the screen then raises her wings up. A couple of flaps to let the breeze go towards the crowd. She tells the Flash, "I have to get going. A friend from the street is in need of my help." She pulls her wings back in then bows to him formally. "I hope to see you again on the battlefield." Not many would notice her eyes are not green right now, they are brown. An indication that she is not exactly Kendra underneath but Shiera's full consciousness is very aware. She doesn't wait for a reply before she makes her way out of the building flying off to Gotham.
Wally smiles "Yes they Call me the The Flash, but that is my hero name just like Karen is Power Girl, but my name is wally. Also I mean no offence by calling you nice I mean only that you seem kind and friendly it has no bearing on the fact that you like most people here are a hero and a champion for good." Wally offer Terra a firm handshake. 
Wally then shakes powergirl's hand when she gives it. "thanks again, you like the food?" 
Wally turns to Hawkgirl on Thanks for coming HG!"
Keith seems very amused by Terra. He finds her charming. After Dinah takes her leave to refresh herself, he says to Rain, "You've just got to be bold, dear. You're not insignificant. Everybody here started out a rookie at one point or another." Of course, he doesn't mention that A-listers tend to be the vey top. As a C-lister himself, he's very aware of the fact that it's a long climb, and sometimes an impossible one.
But he doesn't want to depress his friend, so he doesn't say it.
He sticks his tongue out at Bobby's quip. "Ah shaddup... why don't you go and help Mr. Stark with the booze. I only request that if you get drunk, please leave the trunks on, okay?" 
He approaches the group again, picking up on the tail end of Flash's conversation. "Well, SOME are, Flash. Some of us are just up to no good." He gives one of his trademark Cheshire grins.
Rain smiles a little. She looks to Keith. "We'll see. I have to make sure nothing's popped up in the basement. I check a few times a day. And honestly, I am insignificant. It's a bit cruel, but it's the truth. Not everyone gets to be special," She admits. There's something of a hint of being resigned to it. "So... don't sweat it, alright? Thank you for the advice and helping me, though." For that, Rain seems happy. She does smile at the goings on around her. "Aw, thanks!"
"Nice to meet you, too," She lowers her head to Iceman. "And it's true." She carefully accepts the ice flower.
Tony Stark chuckles, "Terra: Champion of Good and Justice." he seems genuinely amused. "That's so cute, you should meet Superman. You two would get on famously." he says, tucking his phone away, "Done and Done, Walls." he snags a tumblr out of the bar and pours himself a drink: Scotch, neat. "Sorry I was late, man, had to keep an eye on a situation in Asgard."
"No promises, Vorp. Cover me with those powers of yours," Bobby teases his friend. He's going to be on his best behavior of course...not wanting to mess up what he has going on with Lorna. He gives Keith a quick side hug before strolling over Tony's way. "Hey, Iron Man," he greets with a quick finger-gun greeting. Snagging a soda for himself despite the tempting booze, he arches both brows. "Somethin' going on with Asgard -again-? Didn't they just have Snap, Krackle, and Pop's evil cousins running around trying to kill us all?"
Red tornado turns on "Greetings I am Red tornado. Happy Birthday Wally West. Party hard." the robot speak in short to the point statments. then starts Blaring "thrift shop by macklemore" over his and the cave's sound system. 
"No worries how are Thor and Sif is everyone ok" Wally say to Tony with real concern for his vriends in his voice.
Karen steps a little back from Wally after the handshake, she seems to have taken it on herself to help Terra, maybe it is just a sort of understanding of what it is like to try to fit in with humans. "Thank you for the invite, we haven't gotten as far as trying the food yet, but it smells and looks great." Power Girl returns to Wally, then recalls she hasn't even gotten her water as far as her lips and raises it for a litte drink. 
Tony gets a little eye thinning when Karen hears the comment about her famous cousin. It doesn't last though, she is soon on to looking for other people, J'onn is regarded a moment, but she doesn't want to abandon Terra at the moment. Bobby is know of, but the one Iceman speaks to is not so much, so Vorpal gets a little of her attention while she herself is still working on the who is who of this party. 
Back to her new friend though, "Umm, are you hungery, Terra, have you ever had pizza? If not, I bet you are going to love it.. And yes, you can call me, Karen." Wally already did. "That's what my good friends call me." 
"You mean the Slart... Svartfllrm..... the Slartibartfasts? The elves? One of those buggers nailed me with one of their daggers, I almost died. Again." Keith says to Bobby. He catches Karen's look and gives her a friendly smile and a little wave, but doesn't intrude since he sees that she is giving Terra the tour. Maybe she girl is an alien of some sorts, with ways different to ours? Well... another alien, that is. Much newer.
"It's good to see you again, Mr. Stark." He nods towards Tony, since the last time they had seen each other was at the Expo. And then Vorpal had gotten kidnapped by cat-worshipping aliens and had gone MIA for months on end.
Sometimes he felt that Woody Allen was scripting his life.
"Thor should be alright, I saw him last week--" he doesn't mention that Thor and Sif were having a tense moment in their relationship when he spoke. Or that Thor nearly fried him with lightning for doing the Sassy Gay Friend advice at him.
"Hero name!" Terra looks amazed by the concept, "waw! That is great!" She then looks at Power Girl in surprise, "you have a hero name too! Power Girl! Karen! Power Girl! Karen!" Her eyes grow wider, "does that mean, waw! I have a hero name too! It's Terra!" She seems mighty pleased with herself at that realization. When Wally offers Terra a firm handshake, she returns one in kind, with perhaps a little too much force.
When Tony suggests she meets Superman, Terra nods solemnly, "I am willing to meet all friends of good and justice, and crush down the forces of evil!"
At the question of whether she's hungry, Terra turns to look at Power Girl with a big smile on her face, "I am hungry enough to eat a kryatoplozous!" Terra announces, before realizing she's on the surface world and smiling sheepishly at Power Girl before explaining, "yes! I am hungry!" Tilting her head to the side and squinting her violet eyes, Terra seems uncertain, "I never heard of pizza...where does it grow? Or has it already been picked?"
Rain is a little overwhelmed. She just blinks and looks between them. There's a frown. "Did the dark elves come back?" She looks to Keith. "They went after Loki a few times... and um," Wow. Huh. She smiles politely to Tony, and glances to poor Vorpal. "I guess I should sneak out. I'll see you around. I'll try to see if I can find out anything."
Tony Stark sips his drink, "Thor and Sif are good," he says, confirming for Wally since that situation he actually took a swing at the Thunderer, "it's Thor's brother Cap and I are taking exception to at the present. I tend to frown on fire elementals in the arts district." if Tony registers the eye thinning from Karen, it doesn't show. He probably has never met nor knows that Karen is Superman's cousin. He waves to Keith, giving him a warm smile, "I don't see you since the expo and you Mr. Stark me? C'moooon..."
And Tony's words alarm Rain. "Again with the fire elementals? Geez."
"Yeah, those asshats," Bobby replies to Keith. "Couple people I know were mentioning them," he says, leaving out that it was his students. Not mentioing the whole 'sort of a teacher' thing. He glances at Rain and Wally with slight surprise, not knowing either of them knew the gods. Tony's answer gets a whistle. "Fire Elementals? Damn, gimme a call next time those are around, Iron Dude. I'll take 'em out," he says with a grin.
"What IS a kryatoplozous, other than very large?" J'onn asks, with apparent genuine interest. He assumes large, from her using it as an example of something one would eat while extremely hungry.
Dinah Lance enters from: Global Anywhere Rooms.
Dinah Lance has arrived.
"That's great to know I hope things clear up I was hoping to see them here." Wally says to Tony. 
"oh Karen do try the food I went all out." Wally says with a big smile. Wally looks at tony then back at Karen and wonders what the deal is. 
Wally takes tony by the arm and takes him aside "Hey what's going on why is PEEG eyeing you like that?, also do you have any tips on how to be charming? I was kinda hoping to work up to asking her out tonight"
"Well..." Keith looks a little flustered "Er, sorry, force of habit," he says to Tony. "You'll want Icey for the elementals, he can put them out. How is Miss Potts doing?" Yeah. He can't bring himself to call Pepper by her first name, either.
He looks at J'onn and smiles at him. "Hello-- I saw you at Thor's wedding a while ago, but I didn't have a chance to introduce myself."
"Pizza is sort of a composit. People make it from a lot of sources. It is just something they like to do." Karen says as she leads her over to the table. Again, Power Girl makes with the guesses, pointing to a Hawaniian style pizza, "Try that one and see what you think." She takes up her own peice of cheese pizza. "Just pick it up like this and eat from the pointy side towards the curve." A little demonstration is given. 
Karen notes how close J'onn is, "Hello." She offers, not certain yet how he wants to be called here, "This is my new friend, Terra. She is a champion of good and justice.. And apparently, like us, not from this neighborhood." 
Tony Stark looks confused when Wally takes him aside, "Wait, hold on, who is Peege and why is she eyeing me like what? Wait, is that the one who was bowing -- look, I wasn't trying to cruise on your turf, man, the whole--" he mimics the bow, "'Your Majesty' thing really threw me off." he pauses, "I don't think she's really the one for you, now the blonde? If you were gonna ask HER out? Well, m'man, if I were you I'd just be confident and ask her. Don't be like some twitchy teenager. You're not just Wally West, man, You're the freaking FLASH. Just..be you. Go ask her out like you're not afraid of the answer." he pats the younger man on the shoulder, "Look, I'll totally be your wingman."
Rain might be on her way along. But she does smile a little at Wally working up his courage. You can do eet, Wally! Rain looks to Keith, "I think I'll take Captain and sneak along. But I am glad I got to see you again."
Terra turns to look at J'onn when he asks what a kryatoplozous is and giggles a bit, before answering, "it's a huge feast! We only do it in celebrations!" Terra then turns to Karen, learning about the mysteries of pizza. "As a brave hero, I will try this pizza!" Terra announces boldly, as if she just announced she will be taking on the entire armies of evil everywhere. Reaching carefully to take a slice of the Hawaiian pizza, Terra sniffs at it carefully, and then sticks out her tongue to touch it lightly, before eventually taking a bite. As she chews, her face lights up jovially, "it's good! I like pizza!" She then proceeds to eat at a much faster pace, stuffing her mouth and chewing enthusiastically. While Karen introduces her to J'onn, Terra remains silent, mostly focused on consuming pizza at record pace.
The tiny ladybug almost glows from Rain's praise, but mostly he hangs out behind purple fur or ear-- and the closer Vorpal gets toward Terra, the more panicky the ladybug gets. He whispers directly in Keith's big ear, "Dude I gotta go she's getting closer!!" and scuttles down his head into his jacket collar. And then very suddenly, there's a bright green parrot flying up out of Keith's jacket like some kind of crazy unexpected magic trick, possibly a little drunkenly. "Wally!" the bird yells down from the top of the big monitor bank. "I gotta go
The tiny ladybug almost glows from Rain's praise, but mostly he hangs out behind purple fur or ear-- and the closer Vorpal gets toward Terra, the more panicky the ladybug gets. He whispers directly in Keith's big ear, "Dude I gotta go she's getting closer!!" and scuttles down his head into his jacket collar. And then very suddenly, there's a bright green parrot flying up out of Keith's jacket like some kind of crazy unexpected magic trick, possibly a little drunkenly. "Wally!" the bird yells down from the top of the big monitor bank. "I gotta go but man this is SOME PARTY I will probably be back in a little bit MAYBE BUT hey something came up and maybe Peej'll punch me into orbit so I'm outtie! Oh hey Dinah! Woah--" That's his voice. Terra is gonna-- Gar flapflapflaps awayyyy.
Dinah had spent the last ten minutes picking out a fine class of champagne, resigning herself to getting at least a hair tipsy. It'd be a while since she'd drank... not much time for it. Making measured but friendly efforts to introduce herself to the group, she'd eventually made mention that she'd been based in Gotham recently, and no, she hadn't been particularly active with the JLA recently. It was only with Gar's change then that finally noticed him... as a parrot.
Head craning upward, she said in a quiet tone: "Hai, Gar." It was her way of trying to act like she wasn't ignoring him, as Dinah wanted to make this party an opportunity to connect, or in this case re-connect, with heroes should could very well one day--at least potentially--be out in the field with.
Karen chalks up her second victory in introducing human cuisine to a fellow outsider. Her own attention picking up as Terra explains, sort of, what a kryatoplozous is. "See, I thought you would like that one." Karen says as she watches the young woman work on her food. Another bite of her own slice and a little of her water as a chaser. 
Dude becomes parrot, okay, that is enough to steal away Peej's attention for a second. Even enough to have her scanning the bird outside and inside, just to see how well it conforms to other avians of the type she has seen about. Karen also catches the name on Dinah and offers her a nod, well, once the bird takes flight in more ways than one. 
"What on---" This sort of thing happens to Keith all the time, really. A few seconds later, his phone vibrates and he takes a surreptitious look at it. And grunts. He swipes across the screen and puts the phone back in his pocket. "All right Rainy, you take care of yourself, okay?" He says.
Well, so much for reconnecting. "Bobby, see if you can get me something with a punch. Before any more wildlife decides to spontaneously manifest out of my clothing."
J'onn J'onzz snags a slice of pizza. Before Terra eats them all. "Well, this is a party. Not much difference between that and a feast, I suppose."
"Peeg is power girl." Wally sighs "The blonde one." Wally takes Tony's words to heart though. 
Before he works his way back around to Karen wally looks up and waves to Gar "you don't have to run if you don't want to but if you are busy thanks for coming it was beyond great to see you again! we need to hang out more!" 
Wally goes back over to Dinah deciding though tony did give sage advice he should likely ask a lady for more insight "Hey dinah I want your advice I want ask out Karen but I'm just getting awkward around her, I managed to talk to her a little before but now I'm striking out again I think" 
"I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT MR STARK INSTALLED A KARAOKE APP IN MY PROGAMMING FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!" Red Tornado announces "LET ME DEMONSTRATE" 50 Cent's in the club starts playing 
"Go, go, go, go, go, go" 
"Go shawty, it is your birthday" 
"We are going to party like it is your birthday" 
"We are going to sip Bacardi like it is your birthday" 
"And you know we do not give a explitive deleted, that it is not your birthday"
Upon hearing the voice of the crazy green shapeshifter who attacked her out of the blue, Terra turns her full attention towards the parrot, eyeing it suspiciously as it flies away. "Did he attack someone called Peej?" Terra asks curiously, quipping, "he's a vicious one."
It seems Karen did a supremely fine job, as Terra continues to stay silent for the most part, chewing down her pizza if not outright devouring it. Once she swallows it all down, Terra does a thumbs up at Karen, "you were right!" Edging closer to Power Girl, Terra asks in a whisper while tugging at her leotard, "so if Power Girl is your hero name...what do you call Karen? What kind of name is that?"
Tony Stark almos spits out his scotch. Almost. Tony never wastes a drop. He does, though, point at the machine. "I did not hack you so you could be family friendly." he states. He shakes his head and takes another drink, eyeballs the amount in his glass, before adding more. He is a party of one, and is content to chill by himself after Wally hurries away.
After some time, Dinah finally decides to make more formal introductions to The Starkman, since he was perhaps the guest she'd expected the least.
"Flash never mentioned that he knew you, but I guess it's a small world," she remarked, offering him a handshake. "Black Canary. Dinah," she said, giving him a look like she was trying to size him up. "You should invite all of us over when someone like Hulk has a birthday," she mused. Dinah had only known the Hulk from the aftermath of his 'visits' to the streets of Metropolis, e.g. the wake of destruction.
"Trust me," Dinah adds, seeing Red Karoke Tornado chime-up. "You do not want me to sing."
"Sure thing, Vorp," Iceman calls to Keith. The parrot-escape got a laugh from the Iceman but no comments just yet. Once he gets Vorpal his drink, Bobby's just going to start making more Wally ice-sculptures around the room in various poses...some normal and some comical.
Turning her attention to Wally, Dinah just gives a smirk-filled little headshake. "Women respect bravery." She gives him a push, nudging his shoulder sharply. "At least she'll know."
The Cheshire cat waves at Rain as she makes her exit, and then looks around. He gets his drink from Bobby, and once the Iceman cometh and goeth to make sculptures around the room, he saunters over to the food table and picks out a couple of small things for himself. He watches the goings-on in the room, his colors washing out a little and becoming less bright as his subconscious takes over his power of illusion. He doesn't know it, but this happens every time he goes into obsever mode. Something about shifting his focus unto others
Tony Stark takes the offered hand, smiling, and allowing himself to be sized up. "Ah, so /you're/ the one. Black Canary. Pleasure to finally meet you aside from first hand accounts. Please, call me Tony." he sips his scotch, "Wally and I have worked together a couple of times in the past. Beside that, he's a great guy." he clears his throat when Hulk's birthday party gets mentioned, "I'm not sure you'd enjoy yourself all that much. Hulk birthdays are pretty solemn occasions. Lots of meditating and keeping a lid on a seething pot of anger. Now, Cap's birthdays? Those are a bit more festive, mostly because he's had a lot of practice at them." -- Tony laughs at at Dinah's statement to the karokebot, "I've heard you've got quite the set of pipes."
"No, he didn't attack, Peeg. That is me. It is just the first sounds of the words Power Girl. What people call me when they don't want to say the hole thing." Karen tries to explain, but it even has her frown a hint. Again, it is just a brief gesture, "Karen.. It is a name I go under when I am doing other things. Or with my close friends. It is kind of complicated, but you know.. When you are doing heroic things, sometmes the bad people get away.. Well, you have this other name, and these other clothes. It blends with normal humans so you can sleep and do stuff, and not get attacked." 
Karen looks towards Wally, then takes a drink of her water. Yea, sometimes, better not tohave the super-hearing. A nervous smile to him and.. Oh good, there is more pizza to eat. Doing that now seems like a great idea.
While not having superhearing, cat hearing is almost as good. Since he's close enough to the food (and therefore Terra and Peeg), Keith picks up the bit about the special names.
Sometimes that option isn't available. But he doesn't mention that- because it'd be rude. Most of the time Keith's hearing picks things up that he wishes he didn't- that's when the cat pretends not to hear. It'd be nice to turn some of his senses on or off.
He wonders about Terra, though. Where did she come from? Gar was obviously terrified of her, but she seemed like such a nice woman. Power Girl certainly seemed to think so.
He suspected there was an embarrassing story behind it for Gar, and he planned to squeeze it out of him next time they met. Consider it revenge for the whole Looker Inc. fiasco.
"Oh, so it's like a cute way to say Power Girl?" Terra asks Karen with a smile, "I'm glad he didn't attack you! He's dangerous!" She considers the explanation about the other name, and then motions for Karen to lean down towards her, and if she does, she'll reach to whisper in her ear, "I also have an other name...it's Atlee, but I didn't know I could use it, because I'm a hero. Thanks for telling me about Hero Names." But after having divulged that, Terra adds a bit louder with a pout, "but I don't have other clothes...how do I get clothes to blend in with humans?"
When Karen goes after more pizza, Terra goes right along with her, this time taken a slice in each hand as she starts to eat with voracious appetite.
"Whoa I love all the statue's man!" Wally says to Iceman enjoying his work! "Dude do more, wait I have a great Idea for later if people want." Wally looks Iceman in the face with a serious look and in an epic tone proclaims "feel the rythmn, feel the rhyme get on up. IT'S BOBSLED TIME!" 
Wally looks over at Karen, he knows that if she cared to Karen probably knows what wally has been asking people about. she probably has her mind made up nothing he can really do but he still needs a few moments to work up his courage, he grabs some fast food sushi, and a can of surge and lingers around Icemand and vorpal for a few.
"Flash... what's going on?" The cat says, suddenly the colors returning to him. And he's totally clueless about it. "You look about as jumpy as a virgin at a prison rodeo... the party is fine." He says reassuringly. Hopefully he will not be chastised for using Golden Girls quote.
What? He used to watch it with his grandma.
Leave him aone.
Bobby grins and puffs out his chest as his work is admired. He likes showing off. He smirks at that epic proclamation. "Oh hell yes. I can so make that happen," he says, rubbing his hands together. Keith just gets a look at the quote though. "Seriously?"
"Well, Mister Stark," Dinah starts to say, her voice upticking in volume slightly, "I think it's time I head out," she finishes her glass of drinkie with a final gulp, and her cheeks flush slightly, almost instantly from the alcohol. "I've got to dig out my entire apartment and flower shop tomorrow with a fine-tooth comb--bombs, drugs, or bugs." She pauses. "Long story." She takes a casual step but stops to say, "I'm a Gotham resource if you end up needing one. Lord knows Bats is hard to reach sometimes," she says, rolling her eyes. 
Taking a few more steps back, she gives a hearty wave to the closest gathered heroes and declares, "I've got to go--long day tomorrow! Goodnight, everyone. Especially you, Wally!"
She heads closer to the Zeta Tube exit, but turns towards J'onn to give him one final knowing nod. She takes a half-second, hoping nobody notices, to slip a present onto the couche with the others: it was a slinder, long, retacular box wrapped in silver. And soon, she was gone.
A couple of bites down, Karen does lean closer to her. A couple of nods and and she states "Well, I can pick you up some that will blend better. There are places to get them, I will take you to good ones.. You just have to have the right type of money. I can help you out there too." Power girl says, "It is a kind of substitute trade good." 
Power girl looks over towards Dinah, "Good night." She adds in polite fashion with a little wave. Vorpal's proximity gets him a bit more attention, even a greeting, "Hello, I am Karen." She offers the feline humaniod, "This is my friend, Terra." 
"Me? I'm alright I'm just like this product of the super speed" Wally says to vorpal with a perplexed looked. "really dude? golden girls? meh i can't judge I like my little pony and preachy teen dramas." 
"Good night Dinah thanks so much for coming!" 
"Yeah Iceman I'm down if anyone else if we will be bobsleding" Wally says witha pat to Bobby's shoulder then with a gulp takes a few steps towards Karen. This is it.
"Karen, of course, it's a pleasure to meet you." The Cheshire says, and nods to Terra. "And nice to meet you too, Terra. I'm Vorpal... well, thats my codename. I also go by Keith- I don't have a secret identity because I look like a giant eggplant wherever I go." He grins.
"Say... this party could use a little livening up. It's such a shame to waste the karaoke, wouldn't you say?" he says, with a little glint in his eye.
Tony Stark raises his glass to Dinah, as she makes her goodbyes and departs. "I'll keep it in mind," he says, of her saying he now has more resources in Gotham. Alone again, naturally. He sips his scotch and continues to chill. He casually takes out his phone, checking things. Some things make him frown. Other things, more so. He drains his scotch quicky and refills. It's like that, so it is.
"Really!? You will do that for me!?" Terra gushes at Karen after she's finished with the two slices, it really is impressive the capacity Terra has for eating, considering how relatively small she is. Terra gives Power Girl a big hug out of the blue, "you're the best, Power Girl!"
When Vorpal comes over to make his introduction, Terra extends her hand for a handshake, "nice to meet you too, Vorpal Keith."
The invitation Brynn received was vague, but mentioned a teleport function transporting to Rhode Island. She snorted and shook her head, asked for specifics of the location. Sure it's classified though, and she's not -supposed- to know and all. She picks up her gift and just rolls her eyes. She's late because she was still working on it. When she -does- get the location, as it turns out she was wrong and it's not all -that- classified... she summons energy and folds space psionically. A small burst of golden energy signifies her arrival in the middle of... whatever is going on. She has a small gift wrapped box. About the size one might use for a dress shirt, or light sweater.
Vorpal drains his drink for courage. "Right... Flash said 'cut loose'... one cutting loose coming right up."
~Why not? I'm a little tired of being the wallflower.~
He grins at Terra and Power Girl and puts his drink down."
The Cheshire cat goes over to Tornado, makes a selection, and then grabs the mike. 
"Alright people. There's too much talking and not enough dancing. This is a party, do you wanna make the birthday boy sad? No. You don't. So I had better see some booties shaking. Or I'll sing ANOTHER song after this one."
With the ultimatum delivered, the music begins to play and... his clothes change. There's fishnets, and high heels, and leather vests and... yeah. As the strains of the song begin, Keith takes the mike up to his mouth and sings- in a rather frighteningly good Tim Curry impression...
~How you do, I see you've met my... faithful HANdyman...
He's just a little brought down because when you knocked...
He thought you were the CANdyman...~
And the song is off. Keith has watched this movie quite a few times, so he's got the movements down.
So of course... this is the moment where Brynn enters.
Tony Stark looks up.
Tony Stark drains his scotch. Refills.
Tony Stark looks dow.
"A pleasure to meet you, Keith." Karen offers as she makes the breif exchange of meeting. then suddenly there is karoake brought up. There is a way to scare the Kryptonian. Good thing there seem to be plenty others to do it. 
Another bit of her water and she looks back to Terra, hoping to delay explaining karoake, just letting the woman come to understand it through observation. "Of course I would. It is actually fun to do, sometimes." There is a pause, but it is only brief, "So, can you tell me what it is like where you come from, Terra?" 
Then, Rocky Horror Picture Show.. Karen swallows a little bit as her attention falls on the singing Cheshire. Oh, that.. Power Girl is fairly certain, for all her gifts, explaining that would remain way way beyond her capabilities. 
"It's very different," Terra answers Power Girl, her full attention drawn to the extravagant karaoke show put by Vorpal. She stares rather blatantly, but doesn't move or speak otherwise. So it worked out for Power Girl, at least for now, she doesn't need to explain it to Terra quite yet.
Wally was about to say something but in that moment was struck dumb and mute as Vorpal's antics and Brynn's entrance come together to basically leave him in a state of shock and awe. 
After a few moments Wally just completely floored by the sureal situation finally is able to talk with no hint of nerves or timidness. "Well that just happened. so i guess yeah anything goes. Karen I like you, you are seriously the most beautiful woman in the universe I will stake my life on that claim. I really enjoyed talking to you and you are such that I would just be completely unsure how to even exist around you. But when I finally did talk to you. you were just as cool as I had hoped even more so. I have been completely terrified of you and trying to do this but a purple cat person just did rocky horror picture show in fishnets and everything so all arguements are invalid including the ones i use to keep me from having the courage to look you in the eye tell you I like you I'm interested in you and I want to take you out. soo Karen I like you, I'm interested in you and I would like to take you on a date sometime."
And... the music hits Brynn's ear. She cringes and asks aloud, "Is someone strangling a..." and then she looks towards the mic... sees Vorpal there and swallows the rest of her comment unspoken. She shakes her head and walks over to tap Wally on the shoulder from behind, holding the gift out his way with a raised brow. Yeah, she's all dressed up. If you consider bluejeans and a Harley teeshirt... dressed up.
"Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week. Just for the record: I've got about four lives left, so just keep that in mind when you reach for the pitchforks." Keith says into the mike, his clothes returning to normal as he drops the mike on the stand and goes back to the table.
Next to Terra, and he waves at Brynn as he reaches for some food.
For a second, Karen's expression is just sort of frozen. Then, oh look, Wally, the birthday boy. WWBD? (What would Batman Do?) Nah, that is kind of out. What to say? Even not meaning, she does sort of leave that hanging in the air and staring at the birthday boy like he just grew another head. 
Karen's hand reaches behind her to rub at the base of her neck. A brow quirks, a breath taken. Say something.. 
"Um, thank you." That is a tone not many people have heard from Power Girl, nervous, ackward, a little lost. "We can go out, Wally. Sure. Sometime soon." What now, have to say more. "Great party, Wally." If she were a turtle, she'd have a shell to sink in. Wide eyes, a gritted teeth sort of nervous grin. 
J'onn J'onzz has, for his part, settled to people-watch in a corner. Of course, being a Martian, he's probably watching quite a bit of the people, as it were.
Terra looks at Wally with a frown as he makes his confession of his feelings to Power Girl, "Karen is taking me to get blending human clothes! You can't steal her away from me before that happens, understand?" She crosses her arms and looks a bit upset, not quite realizing that Wally asking Karen out has little or no bearing whatsoever on Karen's offer to take her shopping. She then turns to look at Karen, "you don't have to cancel taking me out just because of him if you don't want to, I can say you're the most beautiful woman in the universe too!" Sulking, Terra takes one more pizza with her, "well...I guess I have to go now," Terra grumbles and hurries outside.
Wally acknowledges Brynn for a moment and takes the gift she hads him "thanks for coming Brynn" Then looks at Karen and realizes in his impulsive move did put her on the spot. That's not fair wally looks visibly upset with himself and ashamed. 
Wally gently tries to take Karen aside "I am so fucking sorry Karen I was a totall ass just now putting you on the spot like that." Wally is sighing and groaning in deep embarrasment with every breath. "Please forgive me I was so wrapped up in my nerves and trying to work up the courage to say that to you that I completely missed out on your point of view and how you would feel being put on the spot like this. "
"Darn, it's Late O'Clock." Keith mutters to himself, looking at his watch. "Great party, Flash! Thank you so much for inviting me- don't worry I can find my way out, toodles everybody!" The Cheshire makes for the exit, now that Flash and Power Girl are talking, it's best that he exit so they can straighten things out a bit.
He hoped Flash didn't back down on the date, though, now that he had gathered his courage. Suddenly the jitters he had seen earlier make sense to the cat.
He leaves his card on his gift, just in case Flash ever needs to contact him. A longshot, but as Booster told him- network, network, network.
And amid all this Tony just continues to check his phone periodically and sip his scotch like this kinda thing happens all the time. Because for him? It actually kinda does.
Once he's close enough, Keith's getting grabbed by Bobby for an affectionate hug/hair ruffle. "Dude, what was that?" he laughs about the song. Of course as Keith leaves, Bobby gives him a hug. "Keep your phone charged, man. I wanna hang later," he says. Then he's scouting for locations for bobsled tracks.
Karen sort of watches the rest happen in slow motion, which is to say even a little close to human perception speeds. Terra is leaving, that worries her a little but all she can manage is a wave and hope she catches up to the stranger in a starnger land before somethig bad happens. 
When the bue eyes manage to see Wally again, she exhales faintly, having to stop herself from a danger level of hard sigh. There is a little laugh and she shakes her head, "It is going to be okay, Wally. Yes, we can go out sometime.. Just, don't ever do it like that again. It is all good. Slow down. We talk something over when we meet for coffee, okay?" A hand reaches out to pat him on the shoulder gentle. "Birthday freebie. All, clear." A few waves to the others departing. 
Wally gives a small smile "Ok if you say so. Let's have some cake and open presents and try to put this moment in the rear view mirror" 
"Tony Make me something strong and smooth!" Wally says turning back to go cut some cake fo the guests. 
Red tornado starts playing and singing Happy Birthday.
Tony Stark looks between Wally and Karen, then back to Wally, "Eh, don't worry about it, man. I was, uh, actually hoping you'd wait until not the middle of your birthday party..but to each their own. One strong and smooth coming up." Tony promptly pours Wally a scotch, neat. "If you're going to start talking to women like a man, Mr. West, you're going to have to start drinking like on. That's Oban, eighteen year old sctoch. It's gotta be older than at least three or four people that were here earlier." he nods, sagely.
Wally is headed over to the bar, all better now, another slice of the cheese pizza, then inch and slide, "Happy birthday again, Wally." Karen offers, looking towards the door, then she has to slip out early. Tennis match she has to lose to win a vote on her company's board for a special project.
Pepper Potts has spent the past couple of hours trying to track Tony down, and thanks to those nice little software upgrades he put on her phone just the other day she finally managed it. Of course, the resulting answer was ... wow. "JARVIS, do you know how to...?" 
"Of course, Miss Potts. Are you prepared?"
"Um, yes?"
Pepper arrives in this strange place and looks rather rattled by it. She's clutching her teal shoulder bag rather closely.
Wally takes the whiskey and look then looks to see who is arriving and catches PowerGirl making her escape "Bye Karen sorry again and thanks for coming." Wally is a little disappointed to see her go but can't blame her. 
The new Arrival is the lovely Pepper Potts whom wally greets with a big smile "Hey pepper welcome to the party!"
Tony Stark sees Pepper arrive, and now he's the one that looks like a puppy caught somewhere other than the newspaper. "Oh boy, here comes the assassin of joy." he says as his person assistant draws near. As Karen leaves, Tony waves, "See ya 'round! And hey! Tell your friend I liked the Majesty thing. That was good!"
Pepper Potts takes a breath, then offers Wally a smile. "Hi, thank you. I'm here to ... " She looks at Tony and sighs faintly. "Nevermind. It can wait until tomorrow."
Wally sips his drink and watches what's about to happen.
Tony Stark sips his drink, "Which one, Pepper - Lex Luthor running around in my knockoff gear, or the fact that the Avengers are about to square off with the First Family of Asgard?"
Tony Stark looks apologetically at Wally, "Stuff's kinda been happening in the last little while. It's why I didn't hit on Dinah more."
Pepper Potts blinks at Tony. "Neither. I got a bill from Argent Biomedical and wanted to ask you about it before I just paid it." She opens her bag and pulls out a folded piece of paper.
Tony Stark blinks, "Oh. Then ignore the other two things I just mentioned. Um. What's the bill for?" - oops.
Wally chokes on his drink. "Lex Luthor in knock off armor? I thought that was War machine being colorful" Wally shakes his head again "so you and pepper arent an item?" Wally pauses for a moment. "I would say I wish I knew but nah Karen wins."
Tony Stark cuts Wally off a little too quickly. Like a little too soon in denying that him and Pepper are a thing, to which he responds with a rather fixeed, "No." - and then address the other with his phone, "He outted himself today while a bank heist got busted. Did all but called me a filthy capitalist pig, and painted himself as a patriot. An Iron Patriot. For the world." - Tony's tone and demeanor has dropped, with the number of partiers present. As the number drops, the more "Party Tony" disappears and "Real Tony" comes out. Voice lower, tone darker, speech slower. "But no. Pepper and I are /not/ an item." - and there is nowhere and nothing that can hear the "not yet, anyway" but those who choose to hear it are more than welcome.
"I haven't looked at it yet." Yes, Pepper's still got enough scruples to not open letters addressed to Tony. She sets the paper and a letter opener down for Tony to take if he wants. But then Wally asks if they're an item and she can only stare at both men, a bit shocked by Wally's forthrightness. And by Tony's abrupt reply. Very abrupt. Like, ouch abrupt.
"EWW i fought beside that guy at the north pole" Then Wally looks at pepper. If an expression could convey a hug , wally was hugging pepper with his eyes and facial expression right now. 
Wally gets up and shows pepper to all the tables of food and drink. "I got plenty of stuff here if you want to help yourself. (yeah holy crap I'm sorry, Pepper.)" Wally says then whispers the last bit.
Pepper Potts blinks rapidly for a second, then nods and follows Wally over to the tables. "Thank you." She reaches to claim a glass of whatever manner of carbonated beverage might be on hand, Wally's apology getting her to pause and look over at Tony again. Almost like she's realizing something.
Tony Stark has heavy things on his mind right now. His mind is in the same place Pepper used to see it when he were devising weapons. He's planning, plotting, over his glass of scotch. He's not drunk. He's not beligerant. He's /working/. Right there in front of them, and so few realize it.
Pepper Potts tries to offer Wally a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it. Not the first time I've heard that question." Then why did it bother her so much THIS time?
Tony Stark glances at Wally, and a expression comes over him. "So hey, You're JLA, right? Let me run a hypthetical past you and see how you do with it."
Wally gives Pepper a nod, then looks over at tony "Sure shoot Tony"
"Doooon't mind me!" comes a voice from one of the tubes, as Vorpal makes his re-entry. "I left my phone here- expect I'll lose my head next, you know." The Cheshire comes in and, sure enough, his phone is on the food table, hidden by napkins. "I hope I'm not interru--" he pauses, looking around. He wasn't expecting the party to be over just yet. He does notice someone who wasn't there when he left. "Miss Potts!"
Tony Stark nods, "Okay, you got the Avengers on one side. On the other you have the Asgardians. Thor, Sif, Loki, Odin, the whole show. How does a battle like that play out
Pepper Potts starts to take a sip from her beverage when Vorpal arrives. She smiles and waves hello to him then goes to take another sip of her drink, just in time for Tony to ask Wally that 'hypothetical' question. She nearly chokes on her drink.
Wally thinks a bit "hhmm well you are giving up some of your more powerful assests in that Thor is on their side not yours. given that your are down your key power guy, and that asgard has an army. I don't love your chances." 
Wally then looks at Pepper "careful Pepper." Wally says with a smile.
".........kittysayswhat?" Vorpal says, his eyes growing wide at having come in at just the right spot for that question.
"... what was that?" the Cheshire says meekly, going up to the group.
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