lostcarnival | ⇨ ATLANTIS

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Oh Phichit how are you so adorable?]

I guess I can't argue with that!

[This was sort of a once in the lifetime experience.

Yuuri's gaze softens as fingers go through his hair.]

I doubt we're sirens, Phichit-kun. Everyone here seems way too peaceful to be a siren!

[What does being peaceful have to do with being a siren? Oh, wait--]

I meant the mythology kind? Like, imagine if you sing, and everyone who hears you falls in love with you!

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Oh! I..I mean, maybe we could be?

[He hadn't considered that. It would be a little strange.]

I'm not exactly a singer so I didn't think to try singing.

[Phichit laughed.] Too bad there are no duets in The Little Mermaid... but we should sing something else. Oh! But maybe you don't want to, since you're totally in love with Viktor?

[And then, a sudden look of horror.] No wonder you're upset about being here! A whole year without Viktor, can you survive that?!

[Yuuri looked momentarily surprised before he gave Phichit a shy little smile.]

Viktor's..actually here. He ended up here around the same time I did.

[His look of horror quickly melted into a delighted, playful smile.]

Oh nooooooo, [he said in the same tone.] I interrupted your honeymoon!!

[And that has Yuuri laughing as he shakes his head and makes a grab for Phichit's hands.]

You aren't interrupting anything, Phichit-kun! We didn't exactly plan to end up with the carnival.

[He lets his hands be taken, smiles down at where they are interlocked.]

But you'll make the most of it, right? No careers, no paparazzi, no one who knows either of you! You can get away with anything.

We'll try. He's working with the animals though so we won't get to work together. Looks like I'll get to spend more time with you, Phichit-kun!

[Which wasn't a bad thing. He and Victor would find time to spend together--he was going to take every opportunity he could to be with Phichit.]

[Phichit really couldn't help but be happy about that. He couldn't even pretend to be upset for Yuuri.]

I... Back home, I was kind of getting scared you wouldn't need me as much anymore.

[Yuuri can't help but frown some.]

Why wouldn't I..Phichit-kun, you're my best friend! Just because I'm in a relationship doesn't mean that's going to change.

I know! But you know how irrational fears can be.. I guess I just thought, if you need me to comfort you and remind you you're loveable, and stuff, that Viktor can do that a lot better than I can.

I'm always going to need and want you in my life, Phichit. [Yuuri's expression softens as he smiles fondly at the other.] Being with Victor isn't going to change that. And just like how you've helped me through irrational fears in the past, I'll help you through yours!

[He brightens then and gives the other's hand a tug, swimming forward a bit.]

Come on! Let's fumble our way to check out the city!

[Phichit shook his head, trying to clear out the doubts he had. If Yuuri said he'd always want him, then he was going to believe it.

And then he was being pulled along, and he laughed as Yuuri dragged him through the water. Especially since it was Yuuri.]

Are you trying to be me now?

I'm just being influenced by you, that's all!

[It comes out in a laugh as Yuuri leads the other along, getting a little bit better grasp on the whole swimming thing now that he's actually putting himself into motion.]

Are you going to be alright without a working camera?

[Phichit was happy to let Yuuri lead, and he reached into a small pouch at his waist for his phone.]

Who said I don't have a working camera?

[You know, he really should have known the other would have his phone on him, even now.]

Does that even work underwater? Won't it ruin it?

It's a magic water world, I guess; I was worried it was broken already, but it works just fine. Bad reception, though.

[He laughs and waves it around.]

Guess we can't face time anyone.

[It was a joke, of course, because Yuuri knew that making phonecalls from the carnival was impossible.

But hey, one can dream.]

At least you'll have lots of pictures once we finally get out of here!

Good thing we don't have to! [Phichit said with a bright smile, and he nodded.]

I'm going to take millions. I wonder if the Ringmaster will let me keep them...

Hopefully she will. [Though he has a sneaky feeling it may require some bargaining which is not something he wants Phichit to have to do.] I guess we'll find out when the time comes to leave.

By that time I'll probably have thousands of pictures. [He comments, considering his photography habits.] It would be nice to keep them, but I guess no one would understand how I got photos of you with a cuttlefish tail.

[Yuuri snorts, giving his friend's hand a squeeze.]

Probably not. I wonder if we'll even remember all of this when we leave...

[Phichit looks mildly concerned.] I hope so. Spending a whole year with you in all kinds of magical worlds... I would want to remember that.

[Oh Phichit..]

Here's hoping we do, then. Because I feel the same. I don't get to see you enough back home so I want to remember every moment I get to spend with you.

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