Day 106: Not So Lucky (?)

[manycharms]

Who: Marinette and YOU
What: Being miserable and meeting people.
Where: The Carnival
When: Day 106

1. She's not a happy camper, at first. As she roams around the carnival taking in the sights and sounds without a bunch of other guests around. She was employed now, no, indebted, and all because of her own ridiculous clumsiness. She's clearly feeling down as she finds away around. The only thing really distracting her from her gloomy thoughts the other workers who she at least tries to introduce herself too. Strangely though, they all seem a little weird or at least, not entirely human.

"Are most of the people who work here fae, like the Ringmaster?"


2. Later after a bit of a pep talk she's found her way to the food hall. Her stomach is grumbling. She's clearly hungry, but she just doesn't feel up to eating right now. Still, she knows she should eat something. She walks around grabbing this or that thing to eat, and being sure to snatch a lot of cookies. Cookies were part of her, uh, special diet. Or something. Anyway, she has to try and make the best of it here! Otherwise it was surely going to be a very long year. But, well, how exactly was she going to do that? Maybe just this first day it would be fine to sit by herself and just quietly eat something. Though instead of eating she just ends up moving her fork around on her plate a lot.


3. [CLOSED]

"Trailer 30..." she said softly to herself as she walked down row after row of trailer in search of her new home. They seemed to go in order, so if she just kept walking towards the bigger numbers then... Yes, she found it. She walks up to the door, nerves growing as she came closer and closer until she was standing right in front of it. Her hand gripped the doorknob, she closed her eyes and prayed that there wouldn't be anything horrendous inside, and then she opened the door.

"He-hello?"

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[chattypuns]

The doorknob turns and Plagg darts away, cheese abandoned on the table as Adrien looks up in surprise. He wasn't expecting anyone to just come in to his trailer, although he knows it's set up for two... Maybe he was going to have a roommate after all?

"Hello?" He stands up to come closer to the front door so he can greet them better. Although that voice is familiar...

[manycharms]

Adrien's voice strike's her as familiar as well, and as soon as she hears it she starts to get a sinking feeling in her gut. She steps inside and is brought face to face with Adrien. She freezes, turning bright red. Had she walked into the wrong trailer? But she was sure this was number thirty... Would she... Would she end up having to share a room with Adrien? Her eyes flick around the trailer and she sees the bunk beds and only turns even redder!

"A-are we-?"

Roommates?!!

[chattypuns]

Marinette? Even after hearing her voice as she came in, he's still surprised to actually see her. He's honestly a little happy that at least it's someone he knows - even if it might make keeping his secret a little more important, and a little harder.

"It looks like we're roommates?"

[manycharms]

Her face is as red as a tomato, and she's starting to feel faint. She couldn't share a room with Adrien! First of all, he was a boy! Second of all, well, she was a girl! A girl with a crush on the boy who she was sharing her room with! What about when they needed to shower? Or change!? She'd be showering in the room right next to Adrien. Completely naked with only a WALL between them. And what about.... What about when she had her period?! Oh god. Would she have to hide the bathroom trashcan or something?! If it weren't for Adrien's very presence Tikki could come out and reassure her, but if it weren't for Adrien's presence she wouldn't need the reassurance in the first place.

She reaches out, placing a hand on the wall as her knees go weak.

"We're... Roommates..."

[chattypuns]

That... Doesn't really seem like a good reaction. Adrien maybe wasn't excited about having a roommate, but Marinette seems bothered by it, and he's not sure why.

"Sorry... You'd probably prefer someone else."

[manycharms]

The way he says it, like he's upset, cuts through her embarrassment. There wasn't anyone else she'd prefer... Well... Maybe she would prefer another girl, but it wasn't like Adrien was sub-standard. Still, he sounded so dejected just because of the way she was blushing.

"No... I just, I didn't think boys and girls would be rooming together." She can't even meet his gaze as she says it. It isn't a lie, but it's not the whole truth either. Mostly though, she's embarrassed. He seemed totally fine rooming with her. Was there something wrong with her that it felt strange to room with a boy?

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[hippocarnival]

Yuya turns to face her just as he's about to stuff some roll from the food tent into his mouth.

"Uh--I've never asked." He pulls the roll away from his mouth as he rolls his eyes up to think. "I know there's a lot of us from other dimensions who aren't fairies. Or weren't? People probably aren't turning into fairies..." Probably.

Yuya, however, doesn't look particularly inhuman right now at all. Just like he has a weird hair color.

[manycharms]

Marinette's own hair is a vary dark shade of blue, so Yuya's strange locks go without comment for now. Other dimensions, the Ringmaster had said something like that as well, but she didn't really know what it meant. The other people who worked her looked very strange, she just assumed they had to be faeries.

"So... You don't know?"

[hippocarnival]

"No, sorry. I didn't really think about asking." He rubs the back of his neck. Of course, given the state of his friend here, Fairies by themselves are the least surprising thing. "I guess most of the people who stay here permanently are? Why?"

[manycharms]

"Well so many people have really unique, um, features." It just made sense to assume they were faeries, magical beings with strange forms. The thought that most of the people who worked here were human to start with had never even crossed her mind.

[hippocarnival]

"Yeah, that starts happening the longer you stay here." He smiles wryly and shrugs a shoulder. "It's kind of surprising at first, but everyone seems to be okay? Are you new here?"

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[walkonedge]

He can sympathise. He himself is here due to not-quite-accidental property damage, but he understands the feeling. Still, a one-year contract in the Carnival isn't that long (especially with the assurance that time back home hasn't moved), the Ringmaster isn't a tyrant and to be honest, the situation could be a lot worse.

Like, being arrested worse.

He pauses, considering her question or a moment. It's followed up by a shrug. "Honestly? I have no idea. Some of us probably are, but I've never thought of asking. I'm definitely human though."

Or well, he would be if he looked a little bit more convincing - the fact that he's already had some fae changes, including bioluminescent markings on his skin, fangs and claws, it's not particularly helpful in substantiating his claim.

[manycharms]

She blinks, looking him up and down. It's not that she think's he's lying, but she had certainly never seen a human with markings quite like the ones Yamato had.

"Do all humans have fangs where you're from?"

[walkonedge]

... Uh, yeah, about that.

He shakes his head. "I didn't have them back in my home world, it's just a thing that happened after joining the carnival. Something about reaction to fae magic, from what I hear."

He'd had a minor Moment when he found that out too, especially since magic wasn't something he was... exposed to, back home.

[manycharms]

"Reaction to magic?" Did that mean it could happen to anyone. Would she start growing fangs too?? The information is startling and it takes her more than a few seconds to process it.

"Is that why everyone here looks so we- I mean... So unique?"

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[tacosgay]

Taako has only just begun his work in the cookhouse, preparing meals for the carnival and its visitors; though this isn't ordinarily an official mealtime, so it's very strange when someone enters, requesting food.

Still, he serves her, unconsciously going back to his Sizzle It Up days and, perhaps, being just a bit overly-showy as he does so. He sets the dish before her with a dramatic flourish, grinning broadly at her...

... and then she just kind if pokes at it, and he seems to deflate a bit.

"... you, uh, alright there, pumpkin?"

[manycharms]

She glances up to him looking away from the food. She notices the pointed ears and finds herself wondering if he's a human with a change, or something else altogether. Would someone start working here and end up wondering that about her someday? Though as far as things went, pointed ears weren't the worst that could happen.

"Oh, I guess I'm just a little... Homesick." It felt weird saying it, it wasn't completely accurate either. It wasn't just that she missed her home, but that she was worried about being here. There were a lot of strange things here she didn't understand, lots of magic, and the looming threat of something about her changing outside her control. It was a lot to take in on one day, and so she couldn't help wishing she could just go home.

[tacosgay]

"You and me both, buddy." There's a layer of legitimate sadness somewhere beneath the irritation that the reminder of his being trapped brought up; he sighs, sitting down across from her. "I've only been here one more day than you, so believe me when I say, I get it."

He turns a bit in his seat to cross his legs, propping his chin in his hand.

"What're you in for?"

[manycharms]

She winces at the memory of her 'crime.' Mostly because it was embarrassing, more than anything else.

"Well, I tripped. And pushed a cart. And the cart rolled forward and... Knocked over the snack bar."

She groans, hiding her face in her hands. Why was she always such a klutz?

[tacosgay]

"... ooooh, ouch." He cringes visibly, a hand going to his collar. "Yowwee, that's a rough one to come back from. Yeesh. And she still made you sign on to work here after that?"

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[fortuneglass]

About five to ten feet away from where Marinette is now sitting- "HEHHHHHH? There's no more cookies at all...!?"

This....This is a disaster...

And Carly, frankly, looks a bit like one. It's been an interesting few days, settling into a new trailer set up and such, and rather than her usual get up she's honestly just opted to come and get dinner in her pj pants and souvenir t-shirt. It's a Lazy Day today, dammit.

She doesn't sit at Marinette's table, but she doesn't sit too far away, half collapsing beside her tray with a sigh. "Hawwwww...they were supposed to make the double chocolate ones too..." Why This...

[manycharms]

Marinette watches the display with a guilty conscious. She looks to her bag, and then to some of the cookies on her plate. Well, she didn't need all of them... And maybe there were others she could get from the kitchen. The flavor didn't really matter much with what she needed them for. She hesitates for a moment in addressing the strange looking girl. Despite how most of the people here seemed very unique and had all been the picture of polite so far there was still a part of her that was wary when someone looked less than human. She shoves those thoughts away, before smiling and taking one of the double chocolate chips from her tray.

"Excuse me, but I think I may have taken too many cookies. Would you help me out? I really don't want to end up wasting any of them."

[insidescoop]

Well, at least Marinette is...honest? Maybe? Carly doesn't look accusing so much as phenomenally relieved when the cookies are offered at least, not to mention- "Y...You'd do that?" Surprised, actually.

So no hard feelings? "Ahhhhh thank you so much..~! ...Ah, how many though..." Is it a one or two deal, or did you take a lot of cookies Marinette, because that's suddenly occurred to her as being an option (and not because she wants the cookies, she swears. She's just wondering what state they'll be in).

[manycharms]

She picks up her tray and moving to set beside the distraught girl (bird? bird-girl?). On her plate is a small normal meal already half eaten and about 12 cookies at least 3 of which are double chocolate chip.

"Take as many as you want! I think this time my appetite was bigger than my stomach."

[fortuneglass]

aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA- Well then.

"I-In that case, if it's fine by you..." Those Three Are Hers Now. Carly takes the three cookies with a wide smile, and bows her head in relief. "Thank you so much... ...handling wardrobe without a snack is horrible, especially right now..!"