Event start!

[plungeintofire]

Let the Cirque du Vrai begin!

OOC: The event starts today. It affects Attleton. Players can make their own posts and have fun with it or they can reply to this post with top levels and have fun that way! Up to you! There will be a separate log posted for the Showstopper on the 29th. If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Showstopper, please check out the event details and remember that sign-ups for the Showstopper close tonight at 11:59pm PST.

Please note that if your character tries to enter the circus without a mask and costume (cannot be something your character already owned because it's not a disguise if it's theirs), they'll be prevented from getting in one way or the other. Don't try to get around it and don't try to be like WELL NO ONE CAN STOP MY CHARACTER!! If your character goes right past them they'll find themselves in the field the next day the second they go past the gates, capiche?? No cheating it's not fun for anyone.



As the sun sets in Attleton, a strange haze seems to glow over the barrier for a few moments before in the distance, a sequence of lights flickers on. The entrance sign first, then tents and merry-go-rounds and booths and all manner of dizzying fun illuminate just as darkness falls. It doesn't take more than a few seconds for the sounds of cheers and fun to fill the Attleton air. It almost seems like it's calling to you, inviting you in. As you approach, a man on stilts greets you. He explains that the flyers that have been floating around town with the wind and on the walls were all for this, the Cirque du Vrai! Become someone else to become yourself, step right up! You don't need to buy a ticket, you just need to buy a costume.

"There's a costume shop right next to the entrance for those who aren't prepared, and a master mask maker who will create any mask you desire, or leave it up to him once he decides what he thinks suits you. If you brought your own, that's fine too! The Cirque is here for days, there's time to spare! Don't let reservations drive you to despair! You'll miss out on fun if you let your life run all over the mystery we've so prestigiously spun. Test your skills, test your wills, find your chills, thrills, and pills. Here it is, the moment you've been waiting for is just beyond the gate! Accept who you are and you'll need none to commiserate!"

The man laughs, leaving before you can ask what that means to invite another in, and the game begins. Welcome to the Cirque du Vrai. Enjoy.

Comments

K2SO | OTA

[k2so]

The master mask maker had not only given Kay a proper outfit to wear but also transferred a copy of his memory core to a hyper-realistic android body. That way, he can enjoy the Circus and move around with more ease. He's still tall for a human-looking individual and wears black clothing combined with a white mask with red markings. His voice hasn't changed one bit either. Curiosity got the best of him and he's exploring the Circus as well as testing the advantage and limits of his new body. He can be found all over the place;

|1.♠ Food Madness |

The new android body has realistic nerve feelings and tastebuds. While food doesn't really do anything for him, Kay's cybernetic brain is able to process the taste. Which is the reason why he has lifted his mask a bit and is currently trying to have a taste of any food available. Kay, however, it's not savvy about what goes with what, so he's currently pouring ice cream on top of his french fries. Some culinary advice would be nice.

|2.♠ F for Fite Me |

A combat droid wants what a combat droid was designed to do: fighting. It's something the Rebellion barely let him do since they valued his strategic analysis skills more than his ability to punch a hole through someone's chesta wall. Shame, because Kay is now more than willing to start a fight or throw someone across the room. He might have just punched a poor clown that was pestering him and accidentally pushed the guy on top of the nearby passerby, who knows.

|3.♠ Not all who wander are lost |

Except, in this case, he is. Kay has never been in this part of the Circus and the people and things around him don't look familiar. Help, please?

3!

[klutzette]

[It may be of little comfort to Kay to see a young woman who looks equally, if not more, lost than Kay does. Colette is walking around in green and gold dress and cloak with a gold mask to hide part of her face. She's biting her lip worriedly as she looks around, very clearly unsure of her surroundings.

She spots Kay down the path, who seems just as lost as she is. Probably not the best person to ask for directions, but maybe they could help each other out and become friends and she could see what was under that mysterious mask and-

She shakes her head, not sure what's gotten into her recently. She'd never been so into that kind of stuff till she got here. The energy of the circus, she supposed.

She walks up to him, waving shyly as she does.]

Um. Hi. You look lost. I'd offer to help, but I'm lost, too. But maybe we could find out way out... together?

[k2so]

[Kay looks down at the young girl, again regretting the necessity of wearing mask all the time. He feels the urge to keep it on but at the same time it makes recognizing people and spotting dangers harder than it should be. Her voice sounds familiar, though, and he nods.]

Greetings. I am lost too, yes. I got distracted and didn't pay attention to where I was heading. Together? [Kay voice lowers after pondering that, a smile appearing on his face. Having a mouth is so fun.] They do say that misery loves company...I'd like that.

[klutzette]

[Huh. His voice sounds familiar. A little like Kaytoo's. Could it...? She shakes it off. There's no way. This guy is human. Colette smiles shyly and begins to walk with him.]

Are you enjoying the circus?

[She hesitates before taking his hand. A bold move, for her at least.]

[k2so]

[For a wide definitions of 'human'. He's still all wires and circuits underneath but now he has lot more sensors that send interesting electrical signs to his synthetic brain.]

I think so, yes. It's the first time I've been in a Circus, I didn't know what to expect. I want to try all the things.

[He looks down at their jointed hands, taken aback. Not only by the bold move but of the pressure and feel of her fingers around his hand. It's fascinating and Kay gives her a light squeeze back.]

he's human to her!

[klutzette]

[ Colette blushes at the squeeze. That's a good sign, right? It means he likes her? She very much wants him to like her. ]

It's my first time, too. I've been to an amusement park before, and they had some of the same games there, but it was mostly really different.

[She has no idea where they're heading, but hopefully one of them will recognize an area sooner or later.]

Is there anything that you haven't tried yet that you'd like to?

Awww she's so nice

[k2so]

[It's definite not a bad sign. If Kay were unhappy with the contact he would have pulled away. He's frustrated at his failed sense of direction but not too worried about being lost, the Cirucs isn't that big, they will find a familiar place eventually.]

Mostly I've been trying things that involved food. Some of the attractions are really curious, I'm not familiar with most of them. Do you have a favourite?

do circuses even have ferris wheels I'm just making shit up now

[klutzette]

[ She nods excitedly. ] I like the ferris wheel a lot. Everything looks really pretty from way up there. And it's really romantic.

I think there was a kettle korn vendor by the line to it. Have you tried that yet? It's really yummy.

Haha no idea....this one has it now, because

[k2so]

Ferris wheel? Is that giant circle that moves, right? I haven't tried it, or the kettle korn. But that's a good reference point, it's big enough that we can use it to find our way back.

[And sure enough Kay is looking up and around to see if he can spot the Ferris wheel.] There', to the south.

Sycamore used it too so I'm calling it official

[klutzette]

Yeah, that’s the one! [She gives a nod.] Oh, that’s a really good idea! I hadn’t thought of that. [In that case she could just fly up and take a look around to find the path back, but then she’ll lose time with her mysterious handsome stranger.

She follows his line of sight and sure enough, there it is! ]

Come on! Let’s go get you some kettle corn to try, and then you have to go on the Ferris Wheel. Unless… you’re not afraid of heights, are you? It goes really high.

Work for me o7

[k2so]

[Kay would be surprised to see a human flying. Back in his world they need to be using jetpacks for that. But since Colette is not leaving his side, that surprise will have to wait for another occasion.

Kay smiles at her and then shakes his head before starting to walk.] Not at all, that would be a problem for a pilot. It's not my official job but one I do a lot.

[klutzette]

[Likewise, flying ships and jetpacks would certainly come as a surprise for Colette. There's only one machine she knows that can fly.]

A pilot? Do you have a reihard here?

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[black_black_heart]

Tannusen, having found out he couldn't just use his old mask from his tight-rope act days, literally just grabbed and threw on the first dumb thing he'd found. A grim reaper costume. Robes, hood, goat-skull-looking mask...

He's even carrying a fake scythe because it amuses him.

The pooka pauses upon spotting the food travesty going on, however. Well... maybe this guy knows what he's doing? Don't people mix fries and shakes? Maybe not literally...

[k2so]

Kay's thought process went as follows: He learned that liked ice cream. He also liked fries. Sure the two combined would make an amazing meal, right?

Wrong.

Only half of his face is visible but it's clear that after he takes a bit of the covered an ice-cream french fry he's making a disgusted expression. How dare you betray him like that, food?

"Yuck."

[black_black_heart]

"Not having much luck, are we?" Tannusen found this amusing enough to slide up next to the stranger.

The circus could require all the costuming it wanted.

All the masks.

It would never conceal that ever-present purr of the tiger Faerie's voice.

[k2so]

Kay looks in the direction of the new voice. The mask still covers half of his face but his unhappy pout is very much visible.

"I thought this would taste twice as good, given that each one of the ingredients is very tasty on its own. I suppose food doesn't understands maths." Just as Kay doesn't understand food.

[black_black_heart]

"New to food, are you?" What a strange thing, encountering this sort of thing in the Autumn World. Not impossible, to the Faerie -- merely strange. "I hear some people are quite fond of mixing sweet and salt."

[k2so]

"It's very obvious, I take it? I didn't even have a mouth this morning." That explanation probably needs some more context to not sound completely creepy, but here's Kay not realizing how weird it is.

"Maybe I messed up with the quantities. Is that what you like? I'm curious about the different tastes now that I can actually sense them."·

[black_black_heart]

This... still isn't that odd to the tiger, weirdly enough. He could easily be speaking to a chimera who's having its first romp through the mortal realm.

"Mm, I've taken up some cooking outside of my usual realm of expertise," because he lives with two people who don't know how to feed their damn selves, "but I haven't tried that, no. I'm more of a..."

And he bent a little, trying to peer under Kay's uplifted mask.

"...meat aficionado, by choice."

[k2so]

Bless Tannusen and his weird particular life, at least he's not annoyed by Kay's ignorance about basic food etiquette.

"I haven't tried any meat yeat." Given that Kay is fairly tall for a human and that the mask only covers half of his face, Tannusen shouldn't have a lot of trouble catching a peek. "I should, I've heard is pretty good. Any suggestions about what to try first?"

[black_black_heart]

Tannusen doesn't make a joke about long pig for two reasons. One, he's not sure if this guy is a human? And he doesn't suggest, even jokingly, that humans eat human.

And two, this fucked up carnivale would probably produce some. Fuckin', human kebab, step right up...

"Beef," Tannusen answers instead, grinning under his own mask and hood. It can't be seen, but it can be heard in that purring voice of his. "Preferably steak. Rare, if you're wanting actual flavor."

[k2so]

It's a good thing he doesn't because, while funny, it would go right over Kay's head.

"I'll have to try it, all I care about is the taste now, food doesn't really give me any nutritional benefits." Fries and icecram forgotten, the man has all of Kay's attention. He seems familiar, in a way Kay can't fully place until he notices the purred reply.

"Do I know you? I don't look like my usual sale but I'm Kaytoo."

[black_black_heart]

"Really?" Tannusen's impressed, immediately. "Can I poke you? You don't look so... metal, at the moment. Do you have a chimerical form now, or something?"

A distinct possibility, to Tannusen. After all, Jethro's mortal form is that of a motorcycle. And if he was looking at a chimerical version of someone he... wouldn't immediately know it. So immersed in the chimerical side of reality, he is, as a Faerie. He doesn't see the whites in his own eyes when he looks in a mirror; never sees his own skin without the stripes, anymore.

"I should say you do, I'm Tannusen." Purring voice, and all!

2,3/ up to you!

[anewhero]

[Have a terminator human under another metal mask making his way over to the strange other human.]

Do I know you?

3 it is then

[k2so]

[Kay turns, confusion all over his features for a moment. It's odd, being able to actually show emotion now that he has a face, but it's even odder to be unable to control it. Some reactions just happened, such as getting started. Or frowning to himself when he realized he had no idea where he was.]

Ah, I'm not sure...? The name's K-2SO. And you are?