Genessia Carnival
The week of the carnival has arrived! With the combined effort of paid workers, volunteers, Azura, and those Azura decided were going to help her (Looking at you Fam), the setup has gone without a hitch. Those who come by the large park in Genessia City during the morning and afternoon of the 16th will see the carnival in various stages of completion. It isn't the sun starts to set and the sky begins to burn the colors of pink and orange with a topping of blue that the lights on the carnival tents and other structures come to life.
THE CARNIVAL IS ON.
It's clear that the carnival takes up almost all of the park; it's setup done so that the rides, attractions, booths and other assorted portions of the carnival are setup around ponds and lakes and take advantage of paths in the park. At the entrance are a myriad of food stalls, while the bigger rides are further in the back. In between are smaller attractions like games, but more importantly this is where all of the booths for the residents are set up. Several rows deep, the offerings here are wildly different and each engaging in its own way. Lastly, the larger attractions of the Carnival are organized in the large central portion of the carnival where a large area has been cleared and sectioned off in 4 large rectangles to house each with plenty of room.
Carnival Fare
- Food And Drink - There are so many smells that sometimes your nose might be confused. From the scent of roasting meat, to the smell of sugary sweet cotton candy, the myriad of scents mingle throughout the whole carnival. There's an entire section of picnic tables for carnival goers to take a load off and eat their fill. The admission ticket even paid for complimentary drinks! However, there are plenty of stalls that are offering much more interesting options, including alcohol (for adults only!). Food ranges in price of course, and unfortunately there are a few stalls that might be overpricing their food...
- Rides and Attractions - The carnival isn't complete without classic carnival rides. There's a ferris wheel, teacups, several different merry-go-rounds, as well as a SUPER ROMANTIC Tunnel of Love. For the more adventurous there's even a few smaller sized roller coasters as well as an interesting looking magically powered water slide that's powered by a couple of local wizards and a "Doctor". One of the most popular rides seems to be the bumper cars, where each car has the chance to change shape on impact. Lastly for those who are brave enough there's a 2 story haunted house of mirrors full of jump scares and atmospheric music.
- Games and Stalls - THIS is where all of those stalls that were signed up for are. Of course, they make up the bulk of stalls, though the ones that are food oriented border the area mentioned earlier. Other booths such as shooting ranges, pingpong ball toss, fortune tellers, toy building booths and even a couple of booths where you can fish up your own little fish pet are here. Careful though, some of these booths are lowkey ripoffs, since they were largely built by volunteers. Should you get scammed it's wise to try and find security rather than handle it yourselves.
Main Attractions
- Randomized Plays - These plays are held nightly, but they're not your traditional plays. Participants are chosen from the audience who paid admission! On top of that, the roles are randomly assigned. You never really know what you're going to get, so in the end the plays come out a lot like improv. They're also largely hilarious, unintentionally or otherwise as often the two plays wind up intermingled! Once, Rumtumtugger wound up playing the part of Belle, while Gaston had to do a solo song all on his own... In the end, it'll be up to you what role your character plays, but it's never quite what's expected. Behind the scenes must be a riot no matter what!
- Obstacle Course - One attraction at the center of the carnival seems to weave around the other three, and out into the grounds itself. It's a complicated series of obstacles, from a pit of inky, oily water, to slippery bridges and swinging portions that need to be dodged. Portions of the course are even quite vertical, offering a strenuous climb as part of the challenge. This course is not for the faint of heart, and many will find themselves having to give up halfway through, or even being disqualified by being knocked out of the course. Those who choose to work together might make it farther but in the end only one can win. Be prepared for betrayal if you take that route...
- Eating Competition - There's not just one eating competition during the week of the carnival. Instead, several are held throughout the week. Hotdogs are first, followed by pancakes, then burgers. After that, towards the final three days of the carnival the bigger competitions start.
- Hotdogs - how many can you eat in 5 minutes?
- Pancakes - how many can you eat in 5 minutes?
- Burgers - how many can you eat in 8 minutes?
- Whole Chickens - You have 3, can you eat them all in 12 minutes?
- Whole Turkey - You have an entire turkey, how much can you eat in 10 minutes?
- 6 Tier Chocolate Cake - Finish the whole cake to win. (Hour Time Limit)
Those who have supernatural abilities are given an extra challenge to make things fair. For those who eat themselves sick there is a medical tent nearby, and of course plenty of room for a crowd of spectators.
- Jousting Competition - The colorful, campy and overall cheesy look of this jousting competition almost looks like a childish version of the competition. However, the prizes are real. Instead of the prize for the winning "knight" the winner of each match will be able to earn a fair sum of redbills! It's enough to cover the entry fee paid for the competition and then a couple hundred on top of that. Each participant chooses their weapon, but they all have different strange additional abilities depending on their color...
- Yellow - sparkles on impact
- Red - screams upon impact
- Green - slimes whatever it hits
- Blue - freezes what it touches for 3 seconds
For this competition special abilities beyond that of a normal human are dampened by special units hidden in the ring. Disabling them would of course, wind up in the participant being disqualified.
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At first, he just explores the carnival, getting an occasional snack to munch on as he wanders around.
Roland eventually gives the various games a try (he's a surprising crack shot with a water pistol, has good balance and footwork for a tightrope-style game, and is much stronger than he looks when it comes to the "test your strength" style games), but he gives away most of his prizes to the people around him (especially kids, whom he has a soft spot for, though he'll try to win a prize for just about anyone if they ask).
He also tries his hand at a couple of the eating competitions throughout the week; he doesn't have any delusions about winning, but he can't turn down free/very cheap hotdogs and hamburgers.
And maybe Roland should have attempted the obstacle course before participating in the eating competition for that day, as perhaps his overstuffed belly and less-than-athletic clothing have a role to play in him slipping and falling from a wall about halfway through. He takes it in good humor, though, breaking out into laughter once he realizes what's happened.
After all of that, he winds down with the randomized plays, though whether he succeeds at that or ends up being picked for a performance remains to be seen.
Find Roland up to his own devices above, or start something of your own! (Maybe you can talk him into a ride?)
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Though when he seems to offer her a prize, she holds up her hand, forgetting for a moment what it will look like.
"No, gracias."
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"Oh! Are you alright, Miss?" Is she sick? He doesn't register exactly what it is he's seeing, at first.
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"Sorry about that. I haven't spoken to many dead people before." 'Many' dead people? Is he just using understatement for effect, or....
"You don't look like a ghost." Ah, no, he actually means 'many' dead people. As in this isn't his first time talking to a dead person.
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"Sorry. Bad joke." But he's a dad, he's entitled to a few bad jokes.
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"It's the same, but different. You don't have to worry about health or food or money... Old habits and biases...? They vanish after a time. It's not perfect but you can let go of a lot of what you held onto in life." And she misses it in a strange, sad way.
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[Rapunzel had moved over to him, she was pretty sure that she hadn't seen them around before, so she figured she might as well go say hello and maybe see if they had a dream they would like to achieve while here.]
What are you planning on doing at the carnival?
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[She figured that would be a good idea at least.]
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[She couldn't help but give a small chuckle, moving her right hand to cover her mouth briefly before lowering it again.]
I'm sorry, but I guess the best start would be showing you around, maybe.
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"Sure, I can go along with that. Thanks."
Lead the way~
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To our left, we have a variety of food stalls of all kinds. I admit I have yet to try all of them because of the sheer number, but the ones I have been to are delicious, so I will suggest you try those.