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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That's why he holds such clear fascination in her. He wants to know more about the woman who became the huntress. Sometimes he feels like he knows so little about Rip.]
It figures that you would be lured by the wild beauty of nature. [He chuckles softly.] There's something honest about the primal essence of the wild. Honest but terrifying in its own right.
[Augustine peeks over at Rip momentarily, his red gaze studying her in this brief silence.]
Did you feel 'Free' there within the wilderness? Free to live life as you desired?
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But, he also wasn't wrong. Rip had been groomed to be the monster she was from the very beginning by the very nature of her world. The fact that she was.. man made always left her feeling self-conscious when compared to other vampires so she strives to hide it as best she could. Even if to her it was obvious.. to others it wasn't and that always seemed to amaze her a little.]
Most of zhe time, yes.
[She gave a slight nod and smiled slightly.]
It made me feel alive again. Vhen I vas in a place like zhat, it vas.. like coming home. I feel like I can belong zhere und never haf to vorry again. Vhether it's my bloodlust zhat rules me or zhe hunt.. I am able to indulge and feel alive.
[It's that fleeting feeling of being alive she's always chasing...has been chasing through the various worlds. To feel it.. to have a purpose and to know she would never be alone. Where she might have had one or the other in the other worlds, this world was the first time she felt like she had all three.
Because of them. Because she now had family to rely on..]
But, I also feel alive vhen I am vith you az vell. Alive und safe.
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[There's a small hint of surprise in his tone when Rip admits that last bit. He should've known that by now considering how often they are together but still, the surprise is there. Maybe he thought she was happier alone?
Either that or happier with Namur, that shark man.]
Well, I'm happy too hear that. [He smiles some.] Sometimes I wonder if I'm more of a hinderence than a help.
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Whether it be hunting partners, friends or lovers... Rip didn't do well on her own. She became self-destructive and depressive when left alone for too long. Even she recognized that despite her vicious nature, she understood she needed people to some extent.]
You're never a hindrance to me.
[She leaned against him and rested her head on his shoulder for a brief moment.]
How could you be?
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He simply loves her too much.]
I don't know. [He says with a slight chuckle.] It's just that we're so different, you see?
Sometimes I feel like I hinder you by forcing such lofty ideals and standards upon you. I'm not as primal as you are, not as...free, I guess.
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I know. But, you are in more control of yourzelf zhan I am. I can be as free und az primal az I vant, but, I still struggle vith my control und my instincts.
[Something he's seen first hand a few times when her instincts rear up and try to take control of her. For her, it's a struggle every single time.]
Even if you zhink you are hindering me vith zhe ideals und standards you zhink you're forcing on me, zhey...help remind me zhat zhere is more.
[She frowned a little bit trying to figure out if she can explain this.]
I spent Fifty years in Brazil vith ozher like minded vampires, all of us bestial monsters in our own right. Vat you hold dear in ideals I haf forgotten or discarded to embrace vat I haf become.
I many not completely agree vith zhem, but... I accept zhey mean zomething to you. Ve are different und ve compliment each ozher. At least, I feel ve do. Und zhat helps keep me grounded... und sane.
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[That comment is a bit of an eye-opener for him, especially since Augustine never saw himself in such a light. He always thought of himself as too spontaneous and irrational at times but actually, he's the opposite of that. Augustine actually has some sense of morals and boundaries despite how obscure they might seem. That's all because of his heydays within the Church. If he didn't find structure within the Brotherhood, he probably would've been as wild and primal as Rip here.
Just that thought alone makes him cringe somewhat. Despite how much he admires Rip's fiery spirit and spitfire attitude, Augustine has to admit that would be rather off-putting in certain situations.]
I remind you there's more to life than just violence? [He questions while giving the love of his life a hopeful smile.] I don't expect you to accept everything. You're your own person, Rip. I would never expect you to simply conform to what I believe or what society believes.
I rather you think and form your own ideas.
[That's the honest truth. Augustine is too much of a free-thinker to feel the need to box in others.]
Nevertheless, I feel grateful to know that I'm a positive influence on you.
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In a sense, she was struggling against her limitations to be more. To be someone worthy of them and someone that deserved to live for once instead of being destroyed whenever she got out of hand. Rip was tired of being alone and death constantly nipping at her heals to take her. The ground work had started in Ruby City...and when she hit Cerelia, Namur helped her continue along the path she needed to stay on and refused to let her fall off it.
Augustine was just as much her anchor as he was. To her, Namur was exactly like her, only more experienced with control but, just as primal. She didn't have to explain things, she just was. With Augustine, there was that instinctive attraction that drew her to him like a magnate. The appeal of her opposite..a mirror that showed her that as a vampire, she could attained what she desired. She could eventually reach that level of control where she wasn't ruled by her bloodlust and could be herself. ]
You do.
[She closed her eyes for a moment just let the feeling of him against her and holding her wash over her. It was calming if she were honest with herself.]
I know und I appreciate zhat you encourage me to be my own person und not attempt to control me like ozhers haf in zhe past. I'm done vith bending to ozhers whims.. I'm not looking for Masters, I'm looking for lovers to be my partners und be zhe positive influences I need to... not fall back on old habits.
[When she opened them again, she was contemplating something. A thought she had been toying with for awhile now.]
Und... I've been zhinking.. perhaps, it vould be okay if you did feed off me during sex, if you desired.
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[Or in his case, he has some vague idea about what he wants in his life. An abstract concept but a concept nonetheless. Augustine keeps pondering about this as he walks alongside her, that is until she drops a bombshell of a proposal onto his lap.]
You what?
[He peeks at her again but this time with a look of mild disbelief upon his face.]
Are you...certain about that? I know you had your reservations.
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And what she wanted was freedom and them. To never be alone again and to have people she could trust, lover's she could completely trust with her life even if she did loose control of herself. There were reasons why Rip didn't take human lovers anymore.
She pauses for a moment at his reaction to the last part of what she said. It really had been something that she'd been thinking about lately and well..She nodded.]
I'm sure, Auggie.
[She paused again before shifting to stand in front of him. She was studying that look of mild disbelief upon his face while she looked.. nervous.]
My reservations come from how I died originally. However, I trust you not to kill me if you vhere to feed from me. You haf never done anyzhing zhat vould harm me und haf been able to help vith my more violent urges. Zo.. it iz only fair I trust you vith zomething like zhis.
[She paused for a moment to pull him into a gentle kiss, nipping at his lip as she pulls back.]
Besides, I do enjoy being bit und for vampires, zhis is one of zhe most intimate zhings ve can do, don't you zhink?
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The way she died originally...was by the fangs of another vampire.]
I...I see.
[Augustine can't help but feel a pang of anger now. It's not towards Rip, though. It's towards the one who killed her. While Genessia is a realm where Death doesn't exist, Augustine is still wary of the thought of potentially losing Rip because of what happened prior. Life without her would be dull and painful, much like it was before.
He's not ready to part from her. Not now or ever.]
Rip, you know me. [The dhampir whispers quietly.] I'm gentle. I would never harm you, not...ever like that--
[Before he could even finish, the huntress wheels him in for a kiss. A delightful kiss! A smile curls onto his lips as he kisses her, clearly pleased that she's willing to accept him like this.]
...Y-Yes!~ It's truly the most intimate thing we nightly creatures could do.
[Ignore that goofy grin upon his face. Augustine is too pleased with himself.]
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One that she felt would bring them closer together.]
I know.
[She was smiling, feeling a little relaxed with him wearing such an adorable goofy look on his face. Of course she was willing to accept him as he was, just so long as he could accept her as she was. The differences in their worlds meant they both needed to learn more about the other. ]
I'm glad you agree. Zhen perhaps after zhe Ferris Vheel... ve can find a secluded spot to be intimate for a while... If you desire~. Ozhervise, ve can just keep enjoying zhe carnival.