#techyocjoker

[techycatartist]

Ka, who received the news with the rest of his parkmates, vows to stay with them for as long as his body will permit. But it's clear that he's declining, even if demolition hasn't begun yet.

Green Lantern had already chosen to retreat into her Charging Station by this point, as it would make the process easier on her body and she didn’t want to stick around any longer.

Toro immediately goes into a "It should've been me" mentality upon hearing the news; all the survivor’s guilt he felt for Rolling Thunder has returned stronger than ever.

Nitro is immediately appointed leader, and while she was helping Ka with his leadership for years, she's on her own now. Nitro nearly froze the entire park when The Chiller twins were removed in a desperate attempt to keep them from being demolished. While she's matured since then, she feels hopeless at the prospect of helping everyone else (and herself) through losing Ka and Green Lantern. That, and she doesn't want to drag Flash down (emotionally) when her coaster opens next year.

Joker, who is no stranger to dark comedy, can't bring himself to make a joke about all this. All he can think about is his partner Harley, and how they've been at the park far longer than he has, how the park could easily get away with taking her coaster out bcs enthusiasts wouldn't care as much…

Superman, who has historically struggled with anxiety, has a panic attack for the first time in years. He thinks about how his coaster had issues running on the park’s power grid this season, and wonders if that could become a convenient excuse to get rid of it in the future. Superman retreats to his apartment, vowing to read through his entire collection of comics-- an escapist path that will consume most of his waking hours.

Runaway Mine Train devotes herself to being Ka’s caregiver for as long as he remains alive, even if she personally disagrees with his choice; she believes that this will only cause Ka to suffer more physically (and her + the others emotionally).

[techycatartist]

With the recent announcement of “The Flash: Vertical Velocity” on his mind, Joker has already come up with a way to mess with the ride’s associated Coasterdroid.

“Hey Harley-- You’d know what would be funny?”

“What?”

“When Flash opens, we should give them a baby doll to hold”.

Harley smirks, knowing where this is heading.

“What are they going to do with the baby?”

“Well, I don’t know if you can believe it…but we’re gonna ask them to place the baby in a microwave!”

Joker can’t stop himself from laughing.

“Best part is-- they’ll have NO idea what they’re doing! The look on their face is gonna be epic!”

“Actually,” Skull Mountain interrupts; Joker and Harley turn their attention to him.

“Wouldn't it be funnier if they had seen the movie beforehand? That they were in on the joke?”

“Nah, man! That would ruin the whole point. It’s funny because it’s unexpected!”

“I feel like they won’t be as endeared to you two as you think they will after this stunt”.

“Oh, we’re not doing this to endear them to us-- it’s just to amuse us. Mostly me”.

Skull Mountain is unimpressed; “Yeah, I figured so-- why did I even try to help?”

[techycatartist]

Silly (non-canon) story time…

Batman, Skull Mountain, Superman, Toro and Joker go on a “guys trip”. Not wanting to rely on taxis or a ride-hailing app, the group decides to rent a car.

At the car rental place, Toro has to deal with an issue relating to the group’s chosen accommodation— he leaves the rest of the group to choose their car, confident that they’ll pick something within the budget.

Ultimately, the group is able to secure a car for a relatively cheap price; it’s a fairly new car, so it has the usual modern safety features and phone connectivity. Toro is happy to recieve a text from Batman that states these things— but Batman crucially doesn’t say what kind of car it is. This is deliberate on his part, and the group knows that Toro is gonna chew them out for it (of course, Joker finds this hilarious and struggles not to burst out laughing when he hears Toro approaching). “Sounds like you guys found a good car, I’m so glad we’ll be able to drive around without having nothing left to spend-“

Toro gets a good look at the car.

“You MOTHERFUCKERS!”

It’s a red Kia Soul.

Needless to say, Toro despises every second he has to spend in the car that inspired the park to wrap a gaudy advertisement over his coaster’s “B” train for over a decade.

[techycatartist]

Let’s get back to the Great Adventure AU designs! This week, we have The Joker as “Total Mayhem”. For those unaware, this S&S 4D Freespin was announced as “Total Mayhem” in 2015, sporting a black/orange/red color scheme and essentially had no theme. However, Great Adventure decided in early 2016 to retheme the ride to The Joker, the coaster now spotting a green/purple/black color scheme. This design is a more noticablw change compared to previous AU designs I’ve showcased. Since TM didn’t really have a theme, I decided to give him a “casual” pirate outfit based on the vague aquatic/pirate theme that the area the coaster is in (Lakefront). TM is quite similar to his canonical persona, still winning over Blackbeard (who keeps her original name and design), being engrossed in “meme culture”, and graffiti-ing shitposts to the sides of building for his amusement. The only difference is that he only has a passing knowledge of the world of DC comics (but still likes to get on Batman’s nerves— TM likes annoying the ppl he knows he can get a rise out of).

But If you wanna hear more about my Great Adventure AUs, I have a whole document up on my Toyhouse page that talks about this design (and many others)!

(Also, a small disclaimer; I used the Photoshop Express app’s “heal" feature to remove some noticeable pencil marks from the drawing. Outside of that, the drawing is unchanged.)