Who: Greg, Sora, Childermass, Jonathan Strange, Ashleigh, Papyrus, Susan, the Ringmaster, King Triton, and King Triton's hundreds of daughters.
When: Late D44
Where: Triton's palace.
What: The Ringmaster handpicks an entourage of carnival randos to show off to the king. Threading here isn't obligatory, the top level is primarily here for informational purposes, but you can use this post to thread with Triton or with each other if you like! Please do use the top level below to let us know what your character does, though.
Warnings: Nothing.

TRITON'S PALACE↴ After each candidate is chosen, the Ringmaster will escort them to the palace on her back like a serpent-shaped train. The palace is deep within the city, and the speed is probably appreciated - it would take a smaller mer a much longer time to swim there on their own. They are expected, and so there are mer soldiers already waiting to escort them when they arrive. The halls are big enough for a creature the Ringmaster's size, likely due to the fact that King Triton is enormous himself. The Ringmaster will instruct everyone to follow along and be endearing, which is about as much guidance as they'll get. The palace is filled with upper-class merfolk of various types - a large number of which are beautiful mer women who have characteristics reminiscent of the king. The Ringmaster will quickly note that they are the King's daughters, of which he has many, and that people need to be especially affable to them. The throne room is exceptionally large, and centered around Triton's throne, a vast structure made of giant seashells and gold. The king is waiting with an expression of general skepticism when the Ringmaster arrives and makes her introductions - she's about as attuned to decorum as one would expect. Her peculiar charisma and confidence make up for it to some degree, but the introductions of herself and her crew are pointedly self aggrandizing. There is an ultimately boring exchange where Triton delivers his terms, making note of the fact that the Ringmaster has been difficult and not extraordinarily trustworthy in the past. She brushes it off by talking up the supposed quality of the carnival and the entourage she's brought with her today, encouraging them to go mingle with the royal merfolk while she and Triton finish talking business. She'll shoo all of her workers away to entertain, and for a while the conversation between her and Triton will become more hushed, with the Ringmaster curling her serpentine body up next to his throne. The merfolk here are not quite as easily excited as the common classes, and will initially regard the visitors dubiously. If you can get them excited about the carnival and your presence, however, the Ringmaster will be exceptionally grateful. The workers will be left to their own devices until the meeting between Triton and the Ringmaster ends a few hours later, though he has some final words for her as she begins gathering her entourage to leave. "Be cautious, Ringmaster," he calls after her in a booming voice. "You are here to entertain. Your welcome will wear out quickly if you attempt to meddle with Atlantean affairs - particularly with those we call enemies." The Ringmaster mostly seems to brush him off, but you'll notice that she winks at you on the way out.