OPEN: New Beginnings In Stranger Places

[promnibusanctis]

Who: Dr. Helen Magnus and [You]
When:  Day 92
Where: Roaming around, a little lost 
What: Arrival, getting her bearings, etc. etc.

Adventure was something Helen Magnus never shied from and exploring the vastness of the underground Sanctuary, far beyond those walls was something she couldn't deny herself.  So it was that she found herself here, under contract to the Ringmaster with her eyes wide with wonder at it all.  The lights and colours, the excitement, the darker elements shining through here and there.  It was as familiar as it was alien and she drank it in with an eagerness she had long felt lacking.  It stirred her as she moved through tents, passed people much like her who had joined perhaps years before her.  A bright flash of a tail there, wings, glowing skin, all of these people becoming Abnormals or were in the beginning.  The sheer fascination would have been enough, really.

 

"Excuse me?" she asked, reaching out to catch the attention of one of the people she had fallen into step with, "I seem to have found myself a bit lost.  I was looking for the medical tent and I seem to have completely gotten myself turned around.  If you could point me in the right direction, I'd be most grateful."

Comments

[otoko]

Animals? There are quite a number of them, actually...the Circus Tent does include beast related performances, so, as such, we have a number of creatures cared for here...

Ginko would be who you should speak with in order to know more, however.

[promnibusanctis]

Well, then. I guess I have a great many more people to speak to, then. [Helen added Ginko to her mental list and nodded as she walked with him.] So, which is your favourite part of the Carnival?

[betheman]

Auh-

[Annnnnd there is where he gets caught.] My...My favorite? [He repeats somewhat dumbly, visibly stuck.]

[promnibusanctis]

Mhm. Do you enjoy the travel, the magic, the people you meet, the performances, the games? The changes? [Helen shrugs a little thoughtfully.] I suppose some might enjoy becoming something different.

[otoko]

Ah...

[Hmm. Well, he must confess-] As a matter of fact, I, the man Gongenzaka, came here for training. Time does not pass where we came from...and in the moment I am from, we are in a dire situation, [he admits, looking downward.] ...It is for that reason, which I, the man Gongenzaka, swore to use a year contract in order to train myself here.

[promnibusanctis]

That is an excellent reason for being here. I do hope it's going well and that you are learning what you need in order to help your people. [Helen smiles a little. It a good, solid goal.] You're doing okay with your changes in regard to your training?

[betheman]

....it has been a path of challenges, [He answers honestly, giving a nod.] ...I, the man, Gongenzaka, have had much to consider with regard to what comes home with me.

[promnibusanctis]

The challenges are the best part of this, I think. They make you stronger and even wiser than you were when you first arrived. [She glanced up at him with a slight grin.]

Do you have a preliminary list of things you'll take with you?

[otoko]

Auh, a li-

Th- I, the man Gongenzaka, did not refer to physical matters..! [he hurriedly corrects.] I speak of skills, powers-my world is a world devoid of magic...

...to bring magic there, even in the form of perhaps a scroll, brings impressive responsibility for the potential consequences!

[promnibusanctis]

That would probably be pretty impressive, especially if it's needed. But will it work properly without creating conflict?

[Helen nods a little but she's thinking. Bringing magic could have all sorts of unforeseen consequences.]

[betheman]

Aaah, that it could.

But that question is the very thing that I, the man Gongenzaka, must consider as well...to alter the balance of things to such an extent...

...depending on the consequences, such an act could well be UNFORGIVABLE..!

[promnibusanctis]

Quite so. That in itself is a heavy burden but it's wonderful to see you thinking about all the angles of it, as you must. I'm sure, when the time comes, you'll have exactly what you need.

[He'll be fine, Helen's sure of it. He's thinking the right way about it after all. Her smile is nothing but encouraging.]

[otoko]

[It is...somehow comforting to hear that, at least. He pauses for a moment, and goes silent, but he manages to speak eventually, a smile coming to his face.] ....I...

...I, the man Gongenzaka, must thank you for those words.

...They mean quite a bit, truly.

[promnibusanctis]

You are very welcome. [Helen smiled back and nodded.] I'm so glad they've helped.