⇨ 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

FRIDAY FRIDAY

[amusicaladventure]

[By now, Ash knows for sure where her alleged trailermate is crashing, and once again has taken it on herself to pop in to bring her some food. Of course, at the sight before her, she pauses, the sack lunch in one hand drifting idly.]

...I am not certain what you eat now.

[Ash, of course, has pretty much won the jackpot with the transformation, being an elegant and classic mermaid. Straight down to the seashell bra.]

[fortuneglass]

EHHH!?!

[There is a fair amount of fumbling, not to mention cursing, if one would believe her capable of such. With the tumbling and jostling, she eventually manages to figure out how to at least get this lid-dome-hood thing up however, at least so she can see.]

W-What's that supposed to mean, I have a mouth right..!?

[And...well Jellyfish PROBABLY can eat anything, right?]

[amusicaladventure]

Oh, are you actually all under there? [Ash leans down and in a little, to try to see under the hood in turn.] Looks cozy, can I join you?

[insidescoop]

HEH?! Under here?! [She asks, peering down as Ash pokes in. There's a fair amount of space, given the curtain is made to dome and bubble over her entire body. Aside from the ends of the tentacles streaming out, it looks rather like Carly is standing beneath an enormous glowing umbrella, in a gown.

...Among other alien-ish things.] ...I mean, it looks like there'd be room...

[amusicaladventure]

[Ash has seen weirder. And at that statement, she doesn't hesitate to start slipping right in with a mischievous grin.]

[fortuneglass]

Hoohh! So that's what you look like now...

[Well, time to take each other in... ...Is Carly technically wearing anything right now though? Because that's ammo.

That's the best kind of ammo.] Ah-did you come to see how I was doing with work though, you really didn't have to..~

[amusicaladventure]

[There IS a real person under Ash's aggressive sexuality and flirtation, and at that comment it slips through; the catgirl's expression becomes aggrieved, if fondly so.] No, I came to make sure you had some food, because you're terrible at taking care of yourself. And yeah, I DID have to do that, because SOMEONE has to.

[insidescoop]

[Awwwwwwwwwwwwww...

Good thing there's more to her though, or Carly would never last more than three hours in her trailer before growing bright orange and running away.

At the sound of food, she perks up considerably, eyes wide and mouth wider.] EH!? A-Am I that bad, really..? I was just trying to catch up on back load, I'd eat eventually....ahe...

[...........................]

...what did you bring?

[amusicaladventure]

I sometimes wonder if I have a roommate. [Ash fixes Carly with a mild glare as she holds up the bag.] Here, it's nothing fancy. Just a couple ham and egg sandwiches. I can heat 'em if you want.

[fortuneglass]

H-Hey!!! I swear, I'm around a lot more than it seems..! Honest! [She insists, starting to panic a bit. The idea of making more work somehow makes her even more nervous, and as she shakes her head, the dome follows.] Th-That's fine..!!

They're fine cold, really...

...thank you.

[amusicaladventure]

They're honestly not. And it's no trouble at all. [Ash leans back slightly, taking a breath.] One, two, three, FIRE!

[The warm distortion of electric guitars hangs in the air around them for a moment, and then Ash pushes the now-toasty bag at Carly.]

[insidescoop]

Eh? But the tailor tent doesn't ha-

[AND THREE AND TWO AND-] HEEEHHHHHH!!! [The jellyfish jolts, and the glow flickers violently with surprise, hands fumbling as they take the bag. If they were above sea, she swears it would probably be steaming now. As it is, a few bubbles billow around it, the water feeling much warmer.]

Y-Your magic has music in it?!

[amusicaladventure]

[Giggling, Ash makes a circle in the water with one claw.] Other way around, babe. My music has magic in it.

[fortuneglass]

HEH!? S-Seriously?!

I didn't even see the guitar! [Yah weren't lookin very hard, Carly.]

[amusicaladventure]

See, now there's proof if anything is that you aren't around the trailer much.

[insidescoop]

HEY!! I meant here, you know!! Where's your guitar if I'm hearing music?!

[amusicaladventure]

[Guitar's where it always is, sop Ash flicks a finger over her shoulder to tap the neck.] I don't NEED it. I make my part of the music and the rest always comes naturally.

[insidescoop]

AH-

[She's still adjusting to seeing with this weird glow around, so sue her.] So it's there right now...

S-Still though, that's really cool, that it just plays itself when you use magic...!!

[amusicaladventure]

Oh, it has its disadvantages. I can't even hum a song to myself without a symphony breaking out. [Which honestly didn't bother her, but could be a real nuisance to people around her.]

[fortuneglass]

Heh? That's a disadvantage..?

[....If anything...] ...That sounds really cool!! And convenient, too! You could have all kinds of music playing whenever you wanted...

[amusicaladventure]

Yeah, okay, imagine what would happen if you were lying in bed sound asleep and I came in and thoughtlessly hummed something to myself.

[fortuneglass]

I would hear an entire wonderful symphony in my dreams~

[Carly no]

[amusicaladventure]

Yeah, for about two tends of a second before the screaming guitar solo woke up and you justifiably threw things at me.

[insidescoop]

W...well....

You never know, [she manages with a swallow, twiddling her fingers a bit.] I'm a pretty deep sleeper, after all~!

[amusicaladventure]

Hey, if you manage it, I'll be impressed. But I'm sure not going to test it if I can help it, in case I'm wrong.