ringleaders: (moonlighter)
Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm

⇨ GAME START INTRO LOG!

Who: EVERYONE!
When: NOW!
Where: Around the carnival grounds, and in the Cookhouse.
What: Carnival worker orientation, Ringmaster style.
Warnings: Alcohol consumption, maybe drugs. Other things?

BRAVE NEW WORLD


THE NEW: It doesn't matter when you entered the tent to discuss your new contract with the Ringmaster, you exit it beneath a blanket of stars. Pointedly alien stars at that - currently the carnival grounds are being treated to a show of shooting stars, and what appear to be unnaturally large and living green moons hanging just a bit too close. The carnival was bustling when you entered, but now it's in the latter stages of being shut down for the night. If you manage to find a clock, it states that it's around 8PM.

Workers from during the day will be passing through the grounds, attending to various pieces of business. None of them will seem very surprised or concerned by the goings on, though some may be sympathetic enough to pause and answer your questions. If you put some effort into finding out how it became nighttime, you may discover that it's been anywhere from a few hours to 7 days since you originally signed your contract. Someone may explain to you that it was probably some kind of time bubble, meant to keep you out of the way until the Ringmaster had time to deal with you.

Every few minutes another new person will pop out of the tent, looking just as confused and under the impression that they had only just finished discussing things with the Ringmaster. Weird.

She passed you a note before you left. Opening it up, you'll see you've been assigned a trailer number, and been given the instructions to drop off any excess belongings and do what you can to get settled in. You have until exactly 9:36PM to do so, because that's when you'll be expected to attend what is listed only as "WORKER'S ORIENTATION".

This is, perhaps, more abrupt than you were expecting - but what can you do? You're here for the long haul.

THE OLD: If you've ever seen a mass recruitment before, then this is no surprise. People enter the tent when they're recruited, and then sometimes how up again days later when the Ringmaster is ready for them. She isn't a big fan of wasting her time on individual orientations when she's expecting a crowd.

Maybe you're too jaded to all of this to care much, but you'll see the newbies wandering around, probably confused and maybe a bit lost. Maybe you're the kind whose is sympathetic enough to pause your role in clean up and give them some directions, and maybe a word of confidence. Maybe you'll just jeer at them, because you're some kind of asshole. Either way, you expect you'll have the chance to see them later tonight.

Whether by world of mouth, radio, or written note, supervisors will be passing out the following message: all workers are to report to the Cookhouse at 9:36PM sharp for "orientation." If you are at all familiar with how things go around here, you probably have a good idea of what this implies.

Mandatory Karaoke Night.

MANDATORY KARAOKE NIGHT!!!


At 9:36PM, the main dining hall of the Cookhouse will be found heavily decorator with various coloured lights and at least one disco ball made of what is ostensibly high karat gems. There are a bunch of cushions and additional seating set up along with the usual tables, and at the head of the call there is a state set up - a karaoke stage. For veteran workers, this is no surprise. Karaoke nights are fairly frequent as activities go, even if they are not usually mandatory. Some of you probably have signature songs already prepared.

The karaoke machine is set up with mostly karaoke tracks that would be popular in the 90's and 00's on the average modern earth, with a few that are more recent. It also has some other random stuff from other worlds that people rarely sing because they are confusing and in languages no one understands. Here is a big karaoke list for your inspiration! The more stereotypically karaoke the better.

Beyond that, there is plenty of food and snacks that were prepared by the cooks earlier, as well as a bar set up for alcohol and other vices. The selection is, as most things in the carnival, eclectic.

Music will be played in between if nobody is singing, and otherwise veterans are encouraged to bring along their own fun and show the newbies a good time. The Ringmaster does ask that vets attempt to be courteous to their new coworkers.

It's just being a good host.
waitingforplayer2: (46. I MUST GO)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-16 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ The radio squawks in her hand, again, and it's enough for her to make the connection. ]

Th-that was you?

[ He's...

Monstrous isn't a great way to put it, actually. She's seen some strange things here and in her games, too.

It's more that it's hard for her to believe he's real. ]
osteothropy: (pray to god our kids live long enough)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-16 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He leans back a little and shrugs. It's not like an immediate relief to the tension of his presence - one gets the sense that the thread he poses could be very real if he was inclined to act on it. It seems very likely he's not, though.]

Told ya it gets spooky at night.
waitingforplayer2: (47. what's that over there)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[ Okay. That was him, too.

She's still gonna keep an eye on him, though. ]


I-- did you say you knew where the Cookhouse was...?
osteothropy: by theslowesthnery@tumblr (the cat doesn't respond)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-16 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Probably a good idea.]

I can take you right over there, if you want.

Been to your trailer yet?
waitingforplayer2: (42. IDEA)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-16 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
My trailer?

[ She blinks and looks back down at her sheet of paper. Oh, there's an assignment on it. ]

I guess I was in a hurry.
osteothropy: (you are drafted into the skeleton war)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-16 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, no real rush. You're gunna be here for a while anyway, aren'tcha?

[He shrugs a shoulder.]

If you wanna see it, though, it'll be right over there.

[He points to the trailer park.]
waitingforplayer2: (26. what is this feeling)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-17 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
My contract's for a year... [ She wilts. ] I guess I really messed up.
osteothropy: by neje@tumblr (i've trademarked the term)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-17 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp, this kind of moping isn't something he's prepared to engage with much earnesty, so instead he just loosely places his (skeleton??) hand on her shoulder as if that will be a comfort, when he's pretty sure it won't.]

Eh, it happens. Better make due with what you have. Food... a place to sleep... your life...
Edited 2016-10-17 04:05 (UTC)
waitingforplayer2: (35. hinata-kun what is your damage)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-17 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Skeleton hand on her shoulder is not what she was expecting, and she startles again, enough to shake it off unless he has a firm grip. ]

Did everyone here get a contract that way?
osteothropy: (you are drafted into the skeleton war)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-17 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Nah. Some of us signed on willingly, in exchange for something.

[He lets his hand slide off her shoulder, satisfied with the reaction.]

That's why they stay, too. Among other reasons.
waitingforplayer2: (20. attack success rate 100%)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-17 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Did you?

[ She eyes the tail, the glowing bones, the... everything. Did he used to be human? She has no idea. ]
osteothropy: by neje@tumblr (i've trademarked the term)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-17 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sure did.

[And that's all he says on the subject.]

You wanna find that trailer or not?
waitingforplayer2: (33. aww no new game)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-17 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ She shuffles back and forth, looking towards the Gamer's Circle uneasily. ]

I don't want to be late...
osteothropy: (you are drafted into the skeleton war)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I figure that won't be a problem.

[And suddenly, they're standing outside of the cookhouse.]

I have a short cut.
waitingforplayer2: (42. IDEA)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-26 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Chiaki's head spins, disoriented, as the teleport happens. ]

H-huh?? [ She looks around her to retroactively figure out if they went through some hidden trapdoor. ]
osteothropy: (pray to god our kids live long enough)

[personal profile] osteothropy 2016-10-26 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sans tucks his hands into his pockets.]

Pretty sure this is your stop, kid.
waitingforplayer2: (55. is that a gun)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-26 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks...!!

[ She begins to hurry towards the cookhouse, but then turns around again -- she forgot to ask the skeleton's name. ] Wait, what was your...?