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lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm
Entry tags:
- !event,
- alois trancy,
- archer,
- bonnie,
- elizabeth comstock,
- gilgamesh,
- ginko,
- greg universe,
- jajo,
- john childermass,
- lauren,
- mitsuki izumi,
- mutou yuugi,
- natsu,
- nona1,
- papyrus,
- peridot,
- pidge gunderson,
- son goku,
- spyro,
- steven universe,
- susan,
- tanyuu karibusa,
- the doctor,
- the psiioniic,
- yotsuba tamaki,
- yukine miyazawa
⇨ GAME START INTRO LOG!
Who: EVERYONE!
When: NOW!
Where: Around the carnival grounds, and in the Cookhouse.
What: Carnival worker orientation, Ringmaster style.
Warnings: Alcohol consumption, maybe drugs. Other things?
When: NOW!
Where: Around the carnival grounds, and in the Cookhouse.
What: Carnival worker orientation, Ringmaster style.
Warnings: Alcohol consumption, maybe drugs. Other things?
BRAVE NEW WORLD↴ ► THE NEW: It doesn't matter when you entered the tent to discuss your new contract with the Ringmaster, you exit it beneath a blanket of stars. Pointedly alien stars at that - currently the carnival grounds are being treated to a show of shooting stars, and what appear to be unnaturally large and living green moons hanging just a bit too close. The carnival was bustling when you entered, but now it's in the latter stages of being shut down for the night. If you manage to find a clock, it states that it's around 8PM. Workers from during the day will be passing through the grounds, attending to various pieces of business. None of them will seem very surprised or concerned by the goings on, though some may be sympathetic enough to pause and answer your questions. If you put some effort into finding out how it became nighttime, you may discover that it's been anywhere from a few hours to 7 days since you originally signed your contract. Someone may explain to you that it was probably some kind of time bubble, meant to keep you out of the way until the Ringmaster had time to deal with you. Every few minutes another new person will pop out of the tent, looking just as confused and under the impression that they had only just finished discussing things with the Ringmaster. Weird. She passed you a note before you left. Opening it up, you'll see you've been assigned a trailer number, and been given the instructions to drop off any excess belongings and do what you can to get settled in. You have until exactly 9:36PM to do so, because that's when you'll be expected to attend what is listed only as "WORKER'S ORIENTATION". This is, perhaps, more abrupt than you were expecting - but what can you do? You're here for the long haul. ► THE OLD: If you've ever seen a mass recruitment before, then this is no surprise. People enter the tent when they're recruited, and then sometimes how up again days later when the Ringmaster is ready for them. She isn't a big fan of wasting her time on individual orientations when she's expecting a crowd. Maybe you're too jaded to all of this to care much, but you'll see the newbies wandering around, probably confused and maybe a bit lost. Maybe you're the kind whose is sympathetic enough to pause your role in clean up and give them some directions, and maybe a word of confidence. Maybe you'll just jeer at them, because you're some kind of asshole. Either way, you expect you'll have the chance to see them later tonight. Whether by world of mouth, radio, or written note, supervisors will be passing out the following message: all workers are to report to the Cookhouse at 9:36PM sharp for "orientation." If you are at all familiar with how things go around here, you probably have a good idea of what this implies. Mandatory Karaoke Night. MANDATORY KARAOKE NIGHT!!!↴  At 9:36PM, the main dining hall of the Cookhouse will be found heavily decorator with various coloured lights and at least one disco ball made of what is ostensibly high karat gems. There are a bunch of cushions and additional seating set up along with the usual tables, and at the head of the call there is a state set up - a karaoke stage. For veteran workers, this is no surprise. Karaoke nights are fairly frequent as activities go, even if they are not usually mandatory. Some of you probably have signature songs already prepared. The karaoke machine is set up with mostly karaoke tracks that would be popular in the 90's and 00's on the average modern earth, with a few that are more recent. It also has some other random stuff from other worlds that people rarely sing because they are confusing and in languages no one understands. Here is a big karaoke list for your inspiration! The more stereotypically karaoke the better. Beyond that, there is plenty of food and snacks that were prepared by the cooks earlier, as well as a bar set up for alcohol and other vices. The selection is, as most things in the carnival, eclectic. Music will be played in between if nobody is singing, and otherwise veterans are encouraged to bring along their own fun and show the newbies a good time. The Ringmaster does ask that vets attempt to be courteous to their new coworkers. It's just being a good host. |
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Except this guy's... different. Not human -- maybe changed by the Carnival. Maybe not? She isn't sure. But either way...
The next time that she comes back from the snack table, she gets a few extras and makes for his table, setting the pastries down between them.
She doesn't speak immediately, taking a snack and munching on it while she opens her game console back up again. But as she plays, she glances at him a couple of times.
"There's a lot going on, isn't there?"
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After glancing over at her for a moment when she sits down, he turns to keep watching... well, not the stage so much as a cluster of mushi clinging to the ceiling near the stage, but unless Chiaki can see mushi, he might as well be watching the performance. All the same, though, one deerlike ear stays tilted toward Chiaki, waiting to hear if she says anything.
When she does, he nods, looking toward her again. "Yeah. This place can take some getting used to."
In his opinion, this method of orientation doesn't help much with that.
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If anything, having them makes her feel like she fits in a bit more.
"Mm... have you been here long, then?"
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He gives a small, one-shouldered shrug; he could probably get it more specific than that, but that doesn't strike him as necessary.
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Or the Ringmaster gives out different lengths of contract.
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His tone is mild, but he's kind of wondering what she'll think of that. After all, some people take joining the carnival better than others do, and the sooner he can work out where she falls on that spectrum, the better.
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"Don't you miss where you came from?"
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It's just that for her, she's always been in the palm of her hand or comfortably in her living room.
"We'll be traveling a lot, huh?..."
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He can see how it would be a disturbing notion for some, but he's got no problem with it, himself, given that it's only because of the carnival's mobility that he can stick around safely at all.
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Not that Chiaki minds. All she needs is a corner like this one. Also, maybe a pillow and occasional food.
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There's also the fact that his trailer is full of plants, but that doesn't seem super relevant here. It's not like they're all like that.
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Suddenly she gets a bit self-conscious. "... I'm asking a lot of questions, I guess."
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Of course, to be fair, it is to him.
He gives her a reassuring smile, waving off her concern. "It's alright. It doesn't bother me, and I can't exactly blame you."
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She says it softly, and not unkindly. But a lone wanderer... he's rather unlike anybody she's ever met before.
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