Oh, the dashboard melted, but we still have the radio [OPEN]

[flashover]

Who: Rin, the new arrival! And whoever he comes across! Plus a closed prompt for Sora.
What: A new hire settles into the carnival.
When: Post Atlantis, before arriving in PARTYWORL.
Where: The trailers, the cookhouse, wherever!


A] Trailer #15 -- Closed to Sora

[Rin looks like someone who has already been at the carnival for some time -- the swishing black tail and pointed ears definitely mark him as something other than human. But the fact that he looks a bit lost doesn't match with that story. He has a sword in a red cloth bag slung over his shoulder, and another large bag seemingly filled to the brim with stuffed animal prizes from the carnival. He approaches trailer fifteen, a small twin-tailed cat padding behind him. The cat meows curiously and Rin nods, looking at the slip of paper in his hand]

Yeah, Kuro... it looks like this is where we're going to live while I work off this debt... [he sounds pretty dejected about it -- if Yukio knew about this, he'd get an earful for being so stupid] But hey! Look, there's even a little cat door for you! Let's, um... meet our new room-mate, I guess?

[Kuro looks apprehensive, folding his ears]

Don't be that way. I'm sure he's nice. The Ringmaster wouldn't put us with someone who doesn't like cats, I'm sure of it.

[Rin collects himself and knocks on the trailer door before entering] Ah... Hello? Anyone here? My name's Rin, I'm gonna be... staying here a while, I guess? Oh, it's pretty cute and cozy in here...

B] Out in the carnival -- OTA

[Having met his new roomie and settled into his trailer, Rin is now off to find the place he's supposed to work -- the cookhouse! He gets to pay his debt off by cooking! That's, like... not even a real job, in his mind. That's just fun.

But Rin doesn't know the lay of the land, yet, and he's... well. He's lost. He stops whomever he sees nearby, lightly tugging on shirt sleeves if needed]

Hey! Uh, I'm new around here. Can you tell me where the cookhouse is? I'm supposed to get to work there, but I'm kind of overwhelmed.

C] Games -- OTA

[directions get! Now on the way to the cookhouse, Rin has to stop and look at one game in particular; Test Your Strength. It looks... remarkably intact.

It was not that way when he left it.

Indeed, breaking this game was a big part of his debt]

Wow... someone already fixed it? I busted it pretty badly... Woops.

D] Cookhouse -- OTA

[Finally! He's reached his destination. Rin can smell delicious food inside, and he enters the building with a bright grin on his face, full of confidence.

Now, whether that confidence is real, or just bluster, remains to be seen] Never fear! Okumura Rin is here! I guess the Ringmaster decided this place needed some real good home cookin', and so she hired me! Wahaha!

[someone tell him he's just a line cook, please]

E] Jokers Wild
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Comments

Cookhouse!

[sunflowerfields]

[Hinawa pokes her head out of the kitchen.]

Oh, hello! I heard you were coming today. Could you be a dear and help me with some dishes?

[...That's probably not the glamorous chef work he's expecting.]

[flashover]

D.... dishes?! [Rin's cheeks go a bit red and he lashes his tail to and fro] I thought I was here to cook, not clean dishes!! That's definitely the worst part of cooking!

[sunflowerfields]

But it is part of cooking~! Oh, I know, if you'd like, you can lick the spoons before they're cleaned!

[She holds up a wooden spoon to demonstrate. Is that... chocolate cake batter!?]

[flashover]

[!!! His tail lashing turns into tail wagging. He tries to play it cool and not look excited, though]

A.... ah... W-well, it would be a waste to wash this much batter down the drain, so... of course I'll clean it first!

[he takes it and puts the whole end of the spoon in his mouth.

holy shit it's so good]

games

[wild_magic]

[Test Your Strength may not be a game that Susan often plays, but he definitely hangs around in the game area. When he hears the older boy say that though it easily catches his attention, and he laughs as he comes over to look at the game.]

You broke one of the games too?

[flashover]

[Rin blinks and turns to look, then offers a bright, fangy smile]

Haha, yeah! This one... I uh... kind of got carried away. I knocked the little metal weighty thing off and broke the bell! Usually I'm better about it, but I got real excited, you know?

[wild_magic]

[Susan laughs again, looking it over.]

Well, I blew one up on accident so yours isn't so bad! At least they got it put back together.

C - RUDE

[waitingforplayer2]

[ A girl with cat ears pokes her head up from underneath the game cabinet. She's holding a wrench and her face is smeared with oil. ]

It was a pretty easy mechanical fix. We have replacement parts for that sort of thing.

[ Never mind the fact that she has no pupils. Or indeed, any kind of definition to her eyes beyond a solid black color. ]

[flashover]

[c-cat ears.... so cute... She kind of reminded Rin of Izumo, when she was possessed by the kyuubi. But uh... Izumo didn't have eyes like black pieces of coal, then, either. Rin is used to being the weirdest looking thing around -- he's gonna have to get used to this stuff!]

Yeah uh.... sorry about that. I usually try to remember to reel it in? But... I guess I got excited. Ehehe... To your credit, though, this one didn't completely fall apart! I've had that happen before...

[waitingforplayer2]

We've reinforced it... there always seem to be problems. Every world has someone stronger, right?

[ She wriggles the rest of the way out from underneath the machine. It's now clear that in place of normal human legs, she has a pair of large overgrown rabbit legs. When she stands, her pointy ears barely come up to Rin's shoulders. ]

You're new, right? I heard the cinder spirits tricked you.

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[destiny_key]

[Luckily, Sora's in the trailer at the moment, which is a bit unusual for this time of day. Still, it's a pretty good coincidence.

At the knock and the door opening, Sora looks up from his bed and spins around to find... a new guy? Who already had changes? And said he was staying here?]

Wha- so soon?

[He's not trying to be rude, really, but Terra had only been gone two days...]

I mean, um... Hi.

[flashover]

[So soon? What did that mean? But, oops... seems like he may have spooked the guy... He offers a friendly wave and a smile]

Hi! Ah... Sorry, if I startled you. My bad. [Rin looks the guy over. He looks friendly enough, but, like everyone here, he seems to have some demonic features. But again, like the others, he doesn't... feel like a demon. But hey! No judgement here] It's nice to meet you. Like I said, I'm Rin. [the cat-like creature jumps up on Rin's shoulder and stares at Sora with round green eyes] And this is Kuro! He's my familiar. I hope you don't mind cats. [Kuro growls and presses his paw against Rin's cheek, almost shoving him] I mean--! Cait Sidhes! Very scary, very tough, very cool demon cats. [Kuro seems pleased with Rin's addendum and goes back to looking at Sora] What's your name?

[destiny_key]

[Sora waves back, slowly starting to come out of his shock. Well, at least this guy seemed nice. If he'd been assigned to be here, Sora should make him feel welcome, right? So he puts on his best smile and tries to think about how to not make his new roommate uncomfortable.]

I've never had one before, but I like cats just fine.

[Do Dream Eaters count as pets? They're not really the same as pets, but Kuro doesn't seem like one anyway.]

Um, I'm Sora. It's nice to meet you, Rin.

Out and about

[fourthscribe]

[Tanyuu blinks and looks over with six solid purple eyes, surprised for a moment before she smiles kindly. The long snake tail making up her lower half curls a bit as she shifts direction.]

Oh, of course! It's just over this way, I can lead you there if you like. You've just been hired on, then?

[flashover]

[Wow she's... kind of scary looking. Even more so from the front, with all those eyes...! But... no one here seemed mean or dangerous, and it's not like Rin wasn't used to snakes. Shura used snake-demons as familiars! And so did those girls from Suguro's group.

... Though with all those eyes, she reminded him a bit of Hachirotaro...]

A-ah... yeah. That would be great, thanks!

[fourthscribe]

[Tanyuu chuckles softly, well used to the reaction of newcomers to her appearance. She gestures for Rin to follow and turns to head in the direction of the Gamer's Circle.]

It's no problem at all! I know Koel will be happy to have another cook around to help out. When we're open to visitors it's always crazy in the kitchen.

D!

[empty_vessel]

Oh thank you god, another set of hands. A voice comes yelling out of the preparation area. "Hey! If you're the new guy we were promised, do me a favor? There's aprons by the door, go ahead and grab one... And there should be a big basket of carrots and potatoes by the door. Can you bring those back here? I'd get them, but I'm up to my elbows in peelings."

[flashover]

"Huh?" Woah, getting thrown right into the thick of things, it seemed like! Well, that was fine with Rin! There were hungry people to feed, right? "Got it! Hold on!"

Rin looks around for a moment, then spots the aprons. He quickly puts one on and already feels more at home. There's no place like a good kitchen. Then, just as promised, a large basket of root veggies. Rin lifts up the heavy load as if it were styrofoam and carries it into the kitchen area.

It's pretty much exactly what he'd expect from an industrial kitchen meant to serve tons of people. It'd take some getting used to, learning where everything was kept...

"Here you go! One basket of root veggies! Do you need help peeling, too?"

[empty_vessel]

Jimmy is at one counter, a bowl full of peelings in front of him and another bowl of potatoes and carrots off to the side. "If you want, sure. Just be sure to wash them first. I think Koel wants to do something with vegetable stock this week."

".... Have you met everyone? That's Hinawa out front, she's another line cook, and one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Koel Babic is the head chef, and she's in at all hours. And me? My name's Jimmy. S'nice to meet you." He smiles, and would shake hands if he wasn't busy peeling veggies.

B

[amusicaladventure]

[Speaking of people who look like they've already been here for a while -- or, speaking of people who have ears and a tail... Ash flashes a grin down at him.] Luckily enough, that's where I'm headed! Just stick with me.

[flashover]

Great! [tail wag COMMENCE] Do you work there, or are you just looking to get a bite to eat?

[amusicaladventure]

Do I LOOK like a chef?

[No. Not really. She reaches over her shoulder to bump her knuckles against the strings of the guitar slung over her back like a weapon.]

Performing's just hungry work!

A little later... [closed to Ginko]

[flashover]

[Well, Rin had definitely told him not to leave the trailer park area... And for a while, Kuro obeyed!! He slept in a sunbeam, he marked up his new territory, he chased some butterflies, and he even caught a weird looking mouse! But now, Rin had been gone for what seemed like forever, and the boy with the spiky head wasn't around either! Kuro was getting hangry; that little mouse didn't go too far. He'd have to leave the trailer park! Adventure (and snacks!) awaited!

There's commotion in one of the few concession stands still open during dimensional travel. Yelling, crashing, cursing.

"Give it back! Thief! Thief!!"

The Cait Sidhe jumps out of the stand and onto the service window, a corn-dog in his mouth. The worker swats at him with the nearest available spatula, but Kuro deftly escapes with his prize!

He gets a safe distance from the stand before stopping to enjoy his meal]

Nyyaaaa! [Itaidakimasu!]

[dontpokethat]

[Stuff like this isn't always caused by an escaped animal. In fact, it's usually not, because Ginko tries to. You know. Do his job and keep that from happening.

However, he tends to assume it's better safe than sorry... and he's too nosy not to get involved, anyway.

The problem is, though, when he finds what's going on, he's not sure whether to assume this is his problem or not.]

...Hey, since when do we have anything like you?

[He doesn't approach the cat just yet, instead crouching down where he is to watch it.]

[flashover]

Mrrrrr.... [Who the heck are you? Don't watch me eat! Kuro takes his ill-gotten corn dog and turns around, putting his back to Ginko so he can eat in peace. He makes the "nyom nyom nyom" noises typical of a cat that's trying to growl while it eats, guarding its food. Definitely not a normal cat, not with those two tails and little horns]