ringleaders: (moonlighter)
Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm

⇨ 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?

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.
puddingemote: (i don't know where i went wrong)

karaoke

[personal profile] puddingemote 2016-10-16 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Tamaki was just walking past when suddenly someone was spilling beer on him. He spins on the man at the bar, looking a bit imposing as he furrows his brow.]

Watch where you're spilling.
veinglory: (Fangers!)

[personal profile] veinglory 2016-10-16 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, my heavens, I am sho sorry! I think the glass is perhaps overfull? I will fix it!

[He takes a nice big chug, froth sticking to his lips as he pulls the mug away with a satisfied smile.]

S'that better, dear boy?
puddingemote: (with me)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2016-10-16 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[What's with adults and guzzling beer anyway? Tamaki shrugs.]

I guess. It's not spilling now...

veinglory: (and called it macaroni)

[personal profile] veinglory 2016-10-16 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, now we must be introduced!

[Why that is, he doesn't seem to want to expound upon. It simply IS. He gives a gentlemanly bow, almost spilling more booze.]

I am Gottlieb Albrecht, formerly of the Vienna Albrechts. Then of Maplesweet. Now of -- whatever this is!
puddingemote: (sweetheart)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2016-10-18 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[If this guy says they should be introduced now, then he supposes that's the way things should be! He can't really go to bars yet, so maybe this is just Bar Etiquette he doesn't know about: if you spill your drink on someone, you have to introduce yourself.]

I'm Tamaki Yotsuba, uh... of the dorm.

[Yeah, that's specific. He scratches his cheek with one finger.]

Maplesweet?

[Sounds delicious.]
veinglory: (Did someone say lunchtime?)

[personal profile] veinglory 2016-10-18 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, a quaint little town in Pennsylvania... but I suppose you probably don't know about Pennsylvania. Most here don't.
puddingemote: (i been livin a lonely life)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2016-10-21 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Pennsylvania...

[Tamaki furrows his brow for a moment as though in thought, then shrugs.]

Never heard of it.

[But only because he doesn't care about America or the states within it...]
veinglory: (Weh-pire)

[personal profile] veinglory 2016-10-22 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Don't fret too much, it's of little consequence.

How did you find yourself here?
veinglory: (Weh-pire)

[personal profile] veinglory 2016-10-27 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Er, well yes myself as well, but what is your due to the Ringmaster?
puddingemote: (with me)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2016-10-28 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that. I played too many games.

[He ran up a huge tab.]

What did you do?