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lostcarnival2017-02-26 02:17 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2017-02-26 02:17 pm
Entry tags:
- !event,
- @celebration,
- annabelle blishwick,
- foster van denend,
- ginko,
- greg universe,
- hinawa,
- jamie hemeros,
- john childermass,
- joker,
- jonathan strange,
- katsuki yuuri,
- koel babic,
- lambert,
- lauren,
- miko nakadai,
- mitsuki izumi,
- mutou yuugi,
- papyrus,
- renzo shima,
- sans,
- sherlock holmes,
- sophie welman,
- sora,
- steven universe,
- susan,
- the psiioniic,
- yotsuba tamaki
⇨ THE MASQUERADE
Who: Everyone! Attendance is mandatory.
When: Late Day 65
Where: The Celebration
What: The Masquerade arrives, and so does the carnival's enemies. For more info, check out the Draculas 101.
Warnings: Further party hell. Also, vampire violence, mind control, etc.
When: Late Day 65
Where: The Celebration
What: The Masquerade arrives, and so does the carnival's enemies. For more info, check out the Draculas 101.
Warnings: Further party hell. Also, vampire violence, mind control, etc.
THE HOST & THE HORDE↴ The time of the Masquerade arrives. You've been given free reign of the place up till now, but a few hours before the party commences the Host will inform you that your presence will be required, and will assist you (forcibly, if need be) to sort out any last minute costuming concerns you might have if you've left it until now. When masks and outfits are sorted, you'll be left to your own devices until you are summoned on the evening of Day 65. The Masquerade will start off normally - relative to everything else in this place, at least. Everyone in the Celebration will be called in for this event, centered in a grand hall with side rooms offered to those that need them for whatever reasons might come up. The food and drink is especially ambrosia-esque this evening, and the music will stir your soul, even if you're not usually a music person. Enjoy it if you can - the peace won't last. ► MASKS: Though the masks seemed only mundane before, once within the Masquerade atmosphere, they will magically begin obscuring people's identities beyond what a normal mask should be able to do. When a person is wearing one, it would be supernaturally difficult to figure out who they are - maybe you forget what their voice should sound like, or maybe the other details escape you. Of course, it's possible to figure out if you look for it, based on general shapes and personality traits, but unless you know someone well it could be a challenge. Of course, you can just take your mask off and remove the enchantment entirely - though the Host will hassle you if they notice you going without. Stop ruining the party! ► TEMPTATION: Though it's felt easy to be whisked away by the draw of pleasure and luxury during the rest of the week, that feeling will seem to come to a head at the actual party. If you are aware of what needs to be resisted then it's possible to fight back and ignore it, but more than ever it feels all too easy to just dance your life away. Nobody seems to be dying from it, at least, or 'burning out' any faster as a result - it's mostly just extremely distracting from other concerns. Like vampires, for instance. VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE↴ It's during the latter half of the party that things will start to go bad. Though it will go unseen by the carnival, the Masquerade has gained an additional set of guests - the vampire's of the demon lord that has been chasing them for the last several months. The Host doesn't discriminate, and anyone is welcome to attend the Celebration, provided they don't start a fight. Right. About that. ► THE KINDRED: The vampires don't like to play fair, which means that they are going to be attacking with stealth and trickery - taking advantage of the way that the party has dulled the alertness of many of the carnival's workers. They'll be using that lack of inhibition to lure individuals into places they can be attacked or turned in private - their primary goals are to capture the Supervisors and to turn as many of the Ringmaster's workers as possible before escaping back to their dimension. Some of their targets will be gone before anyone has a chance to notice. Remembering that they will be avoiding big public confrontations, so if anyone starts one of those it will probably by the carnival members striking back. This is going to wear on the Host's patience extremely quickly. ► COLD IRON: Oh, right, and they are definitely bringing iron weapons - as pure as they could get. They'll have things like iron collars or shackles to try to trap people with, as well as iron daggers and guns with iron bullets. They'll have to be on the down low with, but they are going to exploit that weakeness as much as possible. Those that have only been in the carnival a few months will mostly just feel discomfort at the touch of it - as if they are touching something that is slightly too hot or too cold. Veterans that have been around for years will find its touch to be burningly cold - the type of temperature that would threaten to destroy flesh after prolonged contact. Those that have been here for up to three years will take it the worst. See the Transformations page for more details! ► TURNING THE TABLES: Being turned is a mixture of pleasure and pain, and is often hard for mortals to mentally reconcile as it happens to them. Being drained by these vampires is simultaneously impossibly satisfying and extremely terrifying - once they've started in on your, the way it overwhelms your mind and body can make it nearly impossible to stop them without help. Once you are dead or dying, they will feed you their blood - at which point your body will go through a painful transformation as the demon spirit takes its place inside of you and your dead body is violently resurrected. As soon as you wake up, freshly changed, the bloodlust will set it - it will be extremely hard to control, and at first all you will think about is wanting to sate that hunger. Combined with your sire having direct control if your mind through your blood connection, new vampires will be mostly incapable of doing anything but following the whims of the rest of the vampire pack and seeking nourishment. This blood lust will begin to fade after they've fed. Killing isn't necessary to feed, but it can be hard to stop yourself, as a neonate vampire. ► CLOSING TIME: Before the party is officially over, the Host will have had enough. Before you can pursue all of the vampires or take back the people they've stolen, the lot of them will have escaped back to their dimension, and the Host will have kicked the entire carnival out for participating in so much violence. If you want to make any final moves before you go, this is the time. |
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Guns? Who has guns? Are they the Agents?
[She knows exactly who he's talking about, of course, and her voice shaking isn't from fear of any Agents, it's from fear of what she's about to do.]
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Agents. She must be someone from the Carnival as well, he can't think of any other reason why someone would mention the Agents. And really, it is a valid thought. For a moment Strange is worried she's right..except for the fact that why would the Agents be here in the first place? ]
I don't think so, [ Strange responds, trying to keep his voice calm. He can't help but frown a little as he thinks things over. ] They were from a world without any magic. How on Earth could they reach the Celebration in the first place?
[ after all, it's not like one could just walk up to this place. ]
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[That much is true. Especially when she knows firsthand that the vampires have all sorts of nasty tricks without the guns!]
What should we do?
[Her voice lowers as she takes the opportunity to draw closer to him. The scent of his blood is almost overwhelming. It's horrible.]
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Well, [ Strange responds after a pause. He needed to come up with something. As the woman draws closer, he gives her a smile that's hopefully reassuring. ] I can take you somewhere safe, if you wish. My magics let me travel between mirrors. I could take you back to your room and you'll wait out the vampire attack there.
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You can do that? I would appreciate that very much. But what about you?
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[ Strange gives her a small, reassuring smile. He's no idea if he will actually be fine or not. But, well, that's something he's going to have deal with later. He offers Hinawa his hand in a gesture of goodwill. ]
Come. Let us find a mirror and get you to safety.
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O-okay, just lead the way.
[This nightmare will be over soon. She hopes.]
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Strange is keeping an eye out for other vampires as well, honestly paying not that much attention to Hinawa. He starts talking though, mostly for the sake of talking than anything else. ]
I must admit, magicians and mirrors is a bit of a cliche in my world. Still, I've found that I've got a bit of an affinity with them. They're easy to navigate and don't ruin your flooring the way that water does.
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Hinawa gasps as she forces herself to focus. It's getting harder to as they leave the party, now they're alone and no one will see if- no, stop! She just has to hold out a little longer...
It occurs to her that Strange is talking as they're walking, and she needs to say something. She swallows hard, but her throat feels so dry.]
Oh, my. Where I'm from, we only use mirrors to comb our hair in the morning. I never thought they'd have such interesting uses!
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[ Despite the fact that he's still wearing his mask, Strange knows that he's kind of giving a lot away. After all, it's no big secret that he doesn't shut up about being a magician and his affinity for mirrors is only slightly a secret. But Hinawa's given no reason for him not to trust her yet, and Strange is still fairly trusting to begin with.
There's one of the private rooms. He grins as the two head towards it. A knock on the door proves that nobody's in there (or if anyone is in there to begin with, they're being awfully quiet) so he pushes the door open, holding it open for Hinawa to enter. ]
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We're here! What a relief!
[Hinawa wastes no time taking the entrance provided for her. She's going to make it! They're so close. She's fairly certain who this man is, now, and she reminds herself that she needs to do something nice for them once this is all over. Perhaps she'll bake him something.]
There we are, a mirror! That one will do, right?
[She rushes to the full-length mirror by the wardrobe, but her sudden burst of enthusiasm deflates immediately as she stands in front of it.
There's nothing there.
No reflection.]
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Still, even if she was a vampire, she wanted to leave here. Which...is good, right. Unless she's lying and just wanted to bring him somewhere private so she could kill him, oh Strange you idiot, that's probably what this is.
He walks towards the mirror, keeping an eye on Hinawa all the while. But it's obvious his demeanor has shifted slightly: he's way more suspicious now, trying to somehow watch Hinawa and watch the mirror at the same time. Placing a hand on the mirror, he mutters something under his breath, still watching her. ]
There. The spell should be active now. Simply walk through this mirror and you'll pass through to the mirror in your room--and don't worry, it will only take a moment.
[ And well, if she tries to attack him then he'll just pass through the mirror himself and leave her here. ]
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The command shoots through her head like a sudden, piercing headache, and Hinawa presses her hands against her temples. She grimaces, and for once her fangs are fully on display. If she can just get through that mirror, this will all be over. Only now, her feet feel rooted to the ground.]
I can't... I can't...
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But...she's not doing anything. Strange still watches Hinawa, not moving away from the mirror as she places her hands to her head. This was unexpected. ]
I've a feeling that you want to attack me, [ Strange calmly responds, as he looks at Hinawa, still not moving from his spot close to the mirror. The spell's active, if she tries to attack, he'll just slip through the mirror and prevent her from following. But man, if he can convince her to just leave this place, that's one less vampire to worry about. ] Or, at least, something wants you to attack me. You don't have to listen to that feeling.
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Hinawa sinks to the ground, turning into an over-sized pile of fabric thanks to her gown, palms still pressed into her temples.]
I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I lied to you. I don't know what's happening to me. You should hide, before something happens. There are monsters here!
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As much as he hates to admit it, maybe she's right. If he leaves now and then comes back later, at least he won't be attacked...and at least he knows more about the vampires now.
He takes a few steps closer to the mirror, backing up towards it with his back against the glass. ]
At least tell me your name. I'll be able to tell others at the carnival about what happened to you.
[ Despite the fact that Strange asks Hinawa for her name, he is still not taking off his mask in the first place. ]
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Hinawa. My name is Hinawa. Now, please, you've got to get out of here.
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Best of luck.
[ And then he takes a few steps backwards and magically vanishes into the mirror, leaving Hinawa alone in the room. He...honestly doubts everything will turn out fine for Hinawa. The least he can do is mention her being turned to someone else back at the carnival. That poor woman. ]