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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Re: B. - OTA
He could see the I love you in her eyes, even if he couldn't see the smile, and that was enough.
Neil didn't comment, but he did let her go so he could cradle her face between his hands and tip it up for a kiss--then brushed his lips against each of her eyelids, thumbs straying to sweep away any tears that might fall when they shut.
"He made me strong." he replied, a reassurance that the trials he endured under his king's harsh will were not true suffering in his eyes. "Strong enough to survive...so I could end up here and meet you."
My mate. The words sat in his eyes, open and raw on his features. The heart I held onto for so many years, never knowing the shape of it was in your smile.
Re: B. - OTA
She tipped her mouth to his again, kissed him softly. If she let herself, she could believe this was destiny. They'd found each other in two worlds, after all. But she almost didn't want to believe it. Instead, she preferred to believe they'd been lucky and chose each other; somehow it didn't feel like they had as much of a target painted on their love if they chose it.
But she hadn't worked out how to say any of that yet without it sounding inane. And the way he looked at her now, love naked, real and raw in his face and yearning in every line of his body, she didn't want to blither at him. She only shook her head softly, smiling, and said, "However it happened, I'm glad it did."
Re: B. - OTA
For just a second, it was nice to just hold her, share some of her body heat, breathe in the smell of her shampoo. It cleared away the shadows of the past that thoughts of his native world brought, brought back the sharp edges of the present, crisp as rays of sunlight and bright as diamonds.
...or the glitter of an enchanted pennant flying outside the entry to a Harvest festival...
"Hey, I almost forgot!" he murmured, coming back to life as he lifted his head and drew back enough to look down into her face. "I didn't come here to have fun, I came here to do recon--so I can have fun with you. You busy tomorrow night? You and me, hit the carnival. This place is a lot like a Harvest festival, great place for a date night. We'll check out some rides, play a few games, it'll be fun! You game?"
Re: B. - OTA
So it wasn't precisely a surprise when he asked if she'd join him here for a date. It wouldn't be a gleeful secret, sneaking away from family and friends to be alone together, but a proper date set at the carnival because the carnival was here, in the same way they might have gone together to Miners Day in Storybrooke. And while her inner Evil sneered at the insipidity of it all, Regina was delighted by the idea.
"Date night, hm?" She smiled up at him. "No kids, just us. I like it. Next time, I'll do the recon and choose the place."
Re: B. - OTA
"But this time? We're doing this, and I'm gonna find out if they have any contests like they do at the Harvest festivals." he went on, shifting to tug her against his side again so they could start walking. "Before I was given a position at court? I took the combat tourney three years in a row...if anyone ever discovers a way out of this place? I'm takin' you to the Five Realms to show you. No one would ever be able to outdo you at the sorcerer's gala."