⇨ 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

[cuckooed]

Ah, yes, that one generally glows.

[As its XXXX.]

However, in the case of this one, decay is quite easy to detect. The glow should be faint, but otherwise visible when its good for eating. If its aura is intense, then its outdated for consumption. We give outdated herbs of this kind to the Ringmaster for proper disposal.

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[ Yukine notes the difference. However, that one glows stronger the moment it decays, it makes her think of something else the moment she realized people could end up changing physically and mentally. ]

I know what happens with Earth ingredients when one eats decayed food. [ She holds the glowing spice up, which she was pretty sure -wasn't- reflecting light. ]

What happens with non-earth ingredients? And faeish ones such as these? Is there something to be careful about? It might be good to know how to medically treat them when it happens.

[ ... And when it's possible. ]

[cuckooed]

Non-earth ingredients usually act like Earth ingredients do. Though, these [pointing and saying one fruit's name] and [name of a random waterfowl of another world] decay quite fast. If you don't cook them fresh, you can't freeze them, either. They get wasted quickly, within a day, if you don't use them.

[She gives other examples. There is a chart on the side of each refrigerator explaining what each holds, and their usual expiration time from when they arrive to the Cookhouse. She's started to put in a system to better organize those things because the previous Head Cook...didn't leave anything behind of that.

Anyways.]

Most fae ingredients that we use are those that mortals can safely tolerate. Even then, there might be a few stomachaches as people get used to the richness of those items from time to time. The best way to treat them is to mix this tonic for whoever is feeling the effects--

[Pointing to a small paper taped on the alcohol bar with the ingredients. It appears to be a tea.]

--which is also helpful for hangovers. If it doesn't get better, though, we send them to Zecora. Our carnival doctor, you see.

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[ Yukine nodded, noting the fruits themselves and classifying them as commodities to be used as swiftly as possible to avoid letting them be spoiled. Upon seeing the chart, Yukine smiles, and uses it to take notes and memorize whatever possible.

Realizing that many of these ingredients are faeish in nature takes her attention -- and caution, from what would come after, as she wonders how long will it be until she's outside of Babic's category of 'mortals'.

... She is taken by surprise by the tonic, and writes down the tea recipe! It sounds decent to Yukine's taste. ]

I will have to meet Miss Zecora more formally soon enough. [ She takes particular attention to the tea recipe... ] If it's no problem, I think I might use that recipe more often. Most of the people I know drink either tea or coffee, but I believe that drink could be really good to help people.

[ Yukine smiles. ] I hope it doesn't need much use for hangovers themselves?