⇨ GAME START INTRO LOG!

[ringleaders]

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.

Comments

[otokogi]

[ There's something odd about the way she walks but Mitsuki puts it out of his mind, just like he's trying to do with everything else. It's no odder than multiple green moons or signing a contract with a carnival when you just wanted to get out of the dorms for a while, right?

He holds out his note from the Ringmaster as proof, just in case. ]

Number fourteen! Thanks! I appreciate it.

[hoasen]

[She needs to break this to him slowly, how things could Happen in this carnival, but seeing as her strange swagger aside, she could look as normal as possible, it's nothing to worry about. Not much anyway.

And she leans in to take a look...]

Fourteen, got it! I know where it is. It's rather close to mine, number twenty-seven! Come, let's go.

[otokogi]

[ She looks much the same as she did on the Ferris wheel, and he's not a jerk who's about to comment on the way a girl walks. ]

Are there many trailers? I guess there must be, for a carnival this big...

[ He hadn't really thought about how many people worked in a place like this until he was one of them, but it's just like any other big show in that sense. For every person you see out front as the public face of it, there might be ten more supporting them in some way. ]

[hoasen]

[Exactly! Maybe just blame her height.]

There are! But many have been emptied, recently, when others have fulfilled their contracts. So the carnival has been actively recruiting.

[In fact, it could probably echo.] We living in the smaller trailers, if you walk further back, you can see the larger trailers the supervisor's stay in.

[otokogi]

[ That'd make him an even bigger jerk! He's not going to blame it on anything; it's none of his business. ]

All at once? No wonder it feels so spooky back here...

[Because the closer they get to the trailers, the quieter it becomes, with just the faint strains of the carnival music in the air.]

Does everyone get their own trailer?

[hoasen]

[Oh no why is he cute...]

Yes, it's a bit eerie because it feels empty, no? But with you here, perhaps it will be lively again. I do not mind when it was quite, though. It is not like everyone wanted to be here because of their contract.

[Some are paying off debts and all.]

We workers usually do not, but supervisors are allowed their own trailer. We tend to stay with one other person.

[otokogi]

[ He's a proper kind of guy when it comes to girls! She seems like a very conservative girl, too, with her long skirt and all. Her comment makes him laugh a little, self conscious. ]

I'm not the only new person, though, am I? I don't want to be too loud...

[ Mitsuki glances at her, head tilted. He's still not one hundred percent sure he wants to be here either, but he broken carnival property so he wasn't really free to negotiate. ]

I guess, but if you're living around people for a year you should get to know them, it makes it easier for everyone. [ A pause as he listens. Huh. ] Doubly so if you have a roommate! We don't get to meet them beforehand though, do we?

[hoasen]

[HEY HE'S NOT EVEN WRONG. Even if she's in "disguise". The fact he's like this makes her feel at ease.]

No, you are not, so I think you will be fine. It will be full of energy again, I am sure.

[Her being here was a Mistake, but a lot of circumstances helped her decide that being here isn't too bad at all.]

Yes, it does help! We then can create bonds, no? And we do not! I only just met my new roommate today as well.]

[otokogi]

[ He's good at that! Being small and cheerful makes him relatively unthreatening. ]

Good! I wouldn't want to stand out too much for the wrong reasons, after all.

[ Mitsuki nods when she mentions bonds. They don't just happen, you have to make them! He likes this girl, she's smart in a way he can relate to. ]

Ooh, so even if you've been here a while, you still might get a brand new person as a roommate? It'd seem like people with seniority might get to choose.

[hoasen]

[HE'S BIG TO HER THOUGH so manly.]

Oh! You do not want to stand out?

[He seems like the kind who should, in her opinion. Friendly and personable.]

Yes, it depends on who comes and goes...we are workers here after all. I believe only Supervisors can choose.

[otokogi]

[ Oh gosh, well, he does try. ]

Not for any kind of bad reasons, like being a loud neighbor or not reading the atmosphere here. Otherwise, I don't mind so much. Do you think I do?

[ Mitsuki wouldn't mind if she thought so, as long as it wasn't because he made a bad impression. He tilts his head at her answer, though; that makes a kind of sense. ]

You can't know what kind of people will get hired either, so I guess it'd be hard to pick. Do you like your new roommate?

[hoasen]

Oh! I see what you mean. [She quickly shakes her head.] Not so! I believe you to be a very good person, and will be a very good neighbour. In fact, I am looking forward to knowing that we will be so close.

[She even manages a smile!]

Mmm, it is whoever makes a contract, no? And so for I like my new roommate very much. She's very considerate.

[otokogi]

Yes! My door will always be open if you need to borrow a cup of sugar. [ That's a thing people do, right? ] Or, well, I guess I'll have to check with my roommate but you're still welcome to come by!

That's good! I wonder if my roommate will be a new person... do you know if there's anybody already living in number fourteen?