@bloodiedcapes asked: "Awww, you do have a heart, Lexy! I knew you'd come around to inviting me. I'm absolutely flattered, really!" Joker is instantly at the metropolis moguls side, patting his bald head and grinning at him. Had he actually received any welcome to said event? No, but it was obvious he could attend.
The moment he hears that obnoxious laughter, Luthor knows it’s already too late.
This doesn’t stop him from slowly edging towards the nearest exit, though he’s forced to abandon the ( admittedly futile ) endeavor when the Joker calls out to him and makes a beeline for the mogul. The other attendees look at the two with expressions ranging from confusion to concern — and those who recognize the clown show fear — but do little else, and Luthor can feel his jaw begin to ache from having subconsciously clenched his teeth.
Mercy had better be dead or dying to have let this fiasco happen.
“I can assure you I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he manages to grind out while maintaining a veneer of nonchalance. The grip on his wine glass, however, tightens with each head pat as though it were the Joker’s neck.
“Security, please escort this lunatic off the premises. Now.”