⇨ ATLANTIS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: The morning of D44 and onward.
Where: The ocean realm of Atlantis.
What: The carnival abruptly arrives at an underwater realm, and everyone is transfigured into merpeople just as suddenly.
Warnings: Body horror, I guess.

THE CITY OF ATLANTIS↴ The visit starts without much warning, but at least there is a full week of free time before performances start. In the meantime, your characters will be given ample opportunity to adjust their acts for an underwater audience, get used to their new fishy appendages, or just spend the whole time enjoying the sights and sounds of Atlantis city. King Triton will not be immediately seen, but it's possible to gain an audience with him if you get in contact with the ambassadors of the kingdom. Just, make sure that you're not wasting his time. He's a lot less patient with nonsense than the Ringmaster is. ► FISH FRIDAY: You fell asleep, whether or not that's something you usually do, and the next morning you wake up as one of the merfolk. A few last additions may grow in after you're awake, but for the most part everyone will have a method of swimming and a method of breathing underwater transfigured into them upon waking. Don't worry about your belongings - everything is waterproofed, and technology will work the same underwater as it does above it. That doesn't mean there won't be plenty to get used to, though. ► GREAT BLUE YONDER: The ocean realm where Atlantis resides is enormous, and the depths seem to be unending. Despite the fact that there doesn't seem to be any surface, sun glimmers all the way down to the ocean floor. Atlanteans use creatures like whales and dolphins as rides and beasts of burden, and they can be seen swimming in and out of the city as constantly as roadways filed with cars in earth civilization. Beyond that, there's everything you would expect to see on the ocean floor here - huge reefs of coral, both familiar and exotic, enormous ocean plants, deep ocean trenches, and all kinds of weird critters living in them. There are a mix of mythical and standard ocean creatures, and are likely a combined populations of many oceans worth of beings. ► THE ATLANTEAN MARKET: The Atlantean market (aka the "merket") is a long trench between rows of buildings in the middle of the city, lit with bio-luminescent plants and rocks, and filled with all kinds of weird mer stuff that you can buy. There are a great many individual booths, mostly with hand crafted wares and objects that have been salvaged from various sunken ships. The Ringmaster has already traded a large number of goods to the merfolk here, and has taken the profit to award each worker with 100 Atlantean Gold to spend as they please. One gold is worth roughly five USA dollars, for a comparison of how much that is. There is a top level set up below in which characters can make their purchases, and you can also handwave the purchase of random common, necessary items (food, drink, etc) at your convenience. ► TREASURE HUNTING: Right now, the only major salvage areas are a few left over sunken ships that have mostly been picked over by the merfolk. However, you are welcome to head over to them and explore, and see if fortune smiles on you when it comes to finding anything that hasn't been taken yet. The current options are three similar looking brigantine that all probably came from the same world. Merfolk do not seem to consider them to be anything extraordinary, though magical items and gold have allegedly been found within them. Whether or not anything is left, is the real question. ► LIMELIGHTING: Merfolk are curious and generally socially forward, as a species. This mean that they find the carnival's workers to be a fascinating novelty, and also are unafraid to make that fascination obvious. Given the opportunity, merfolk will demand your character's attention for bombardments of questions and for general socializing, especially if they are particularly unusual for some reason. Don't be surprised if you get invited to stay at total stranger's houses, or dragged off to a merfolk bar to surprise party with their friends. They'll let you say no, reluctantly, but they will also be pleased as punch to get up in your gill. It's also possible to make some money, this way, if you're willing to do street performances, or are willing to sell your "skills" in a more private environment. Yes, there are opportunities to become a fish hooker if you are so inclined. Merfolk may also offer money to take you as arm candy to various public events, escort style. They don't consider this to be a particularly socially inappropriate thing to do, either. You can ask general questions about this setting over on the event post. There are top levels below for buying Atlantean merch, and also for making dolla dolla, if your character is inclined to try.

Comments

fish friday

[pipers_son]

It's a little bit of coincidence that Joker had ended up near the menagerie, especially since he's mostly just figuring out how to swim still right now. Still, it's not something he can complain about, and at least most of the creatures don't judge him.

Well. Probably. Still not sure about that one in the suit.

So he's around when Ginko comes by to take a look, and his comment makes Joker laugh. "Not sure how the Ringmaster thinks we'll use them in any shows when they've lost their real showstoppin' trait."

[dontpokethat]

"Hopefully she's not planning to. Unless she expects someone to teach them to do tricks or something."

Now there's a thought. He's... pretty sure it wouldn't work, though.

[pipers_son]

“...Well, I mean.” Now that Ginko has said it, of course Joker has to ask- “Could one, if they had half a mind ta?”

[dontpokethat]

"Beats me. I've never seen them do more than swim around and head for food when they see it, but I don't know that anyone's actually tried to teach them anything else."

[pipers_son]

Look at this. Look at this delighted face. “So we could give it a go then, couldn’t we?”

[dontpokethat]

"I... guess we could, assuming you've got any idea of where to even start." Because Ginko sure doesn't.

[pipers_son]

"Well, I mean... One of my family was the beast tamer for our circus, so..." He taps his chin. "It can't be too much harder than that, right? They just gotta be smarter than Starscream, and we should be fine."

[dontpokethat]

Ginko snorts. "Smarter and hopefully less temperamental. Anyway, you're free to try and train them if you want to. If you want me to help out, though, you'll need to tell me what to do."

[pipers_son]

“And even if they got a temper, that’s fine too~.” They’re just fish, after all. The worse they can do, even if they can fly, is bat into them a bit or maybe mouth someone. Glancing over the fish, Joker thinks carefully. “Well…. Do ya think ya could supply some treats for ‘em? Even animals can’t resist a bit of bribery.”

[dontpokethat]

He nods thoughtfully. "They seem to really like fresh fruit, so that would probably work pretty well. Crickets, too."

[pipers_son]

“Heh, I think fruit will sit in my hand a bit better than crickets,” he chuckles. “But then it’s decided. I’ll drop by now and then on my break, see if I can’t get ‘em ta behave.” Honestly, he might just be excited about having an excuse to hang out with the animals some more, but…. Listen.

[dontpokethat]

"Sounds like a plan. Good luck getting through to them."

It's not like Ginko minds. Joker is good company, even if he can find him a little tiring when they're out and about - and that's not even an issue in here.