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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.
fortuneglass: credit - haptisms @ lj (OnO)

[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-16 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Beast Tamer?!

[Whaaaaaaaaaat- She stares for...more than a few moments before realizing she hasn't been walking for a few moments either.] Well...B-Beast tamers are performers who work with animals...

...Normally really big scary ones to show how impressive they are to the audien- Are you sure that one's fine?!
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[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-16 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Medli nearly collides with her, but manages to redirect herself in time. ]

Big scary animals, huh... I don't really know how it'll go, but I... I'm sure I can do it!

[ She's not sure at all. But fake it til you make it, right? ]
fortuneglass: credit - haptisms @ lj (owo'')

[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-17 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Y-Yes! Things from other worlds, that we've never seen before, like manticore, or-

[...In hindsight she should probably not be scaring the young bird girl.] ...Well, if the Ringmaster made that choice, then it's probably fine..! It's probably like how something can look scary when it's actually not! Aha!

[SHE DOESN'T KNOW BUT THIS IS GOOD RIGHT?]
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[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-17 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't know what a manticore is. For now. ]

Uh-huh! I'll figure something out. And if not, I can just... fly out of harm's way, haha...

[ save her ]
fortuneglass: (;;A;;!!)

[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-17 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
[AAAAAAAH-

She could cry if she wasn't so determined to make sure no one else cried! Realistically she herself is likely the only one at risk of that...
] I-If there's ever anything you need, I'll definitely make sure nothing happens..! I get a lot of breaks during the day after all..!

[They should be coming up to their trailer soon at least. The perfect distraction, maybe? The outside is fairly simple-mostly white, with a few stripes, there's an awning covering the doorway and 'garden'. A few things have already been set up there over the years for some personal charm-a bird bath, a mail 'sock', some flowers...it's pretty simple, and she's not really used to even having a garden she'll admit.]
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[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-17 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Medli nods silently. It was nice knowing you, miss Carly.

But the subject of the Rito's imminent demise was unimportant at the moment. This little building was... interesting.
]

So this is where I'll be staying? It's... [ definitely smaller than home. ] made of materials I don't recognize... What's it like inside?
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[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-17 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! There's a lot of good stuff inside, and it's even the size of my apartment at home! [That's kind of sad.]

I think you'll like it though! I even got everything nice and clean, just so it's ready!

[She hurries over to the door, opening it with a click-they'll be coming with a pantry at the side, a couch ahead, and the sink...sort of in the middle at the other side honestly.

It's very different from the sort of home Medli is used to, no doubt!
]
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[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-17 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Apartment... ?

[ Stepping inside and looking around, she is indeed in for quite the shock. Everything is... so pristine! A nicer kind of dwelling than even the humans she knew had!

... she feels like she doesn't belong here. For the moment, she's looking around, at a loss for words.
]
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[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-17 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! It's like a house, but smaller, and a whole bunch of them are in the same building.. [And she's trailing on and on about her own for a bit, but really it's likely the trailer itself that Medli's paying attention to. There's a television-definitely something she won't recognize.

Same with the fridge. And the stove. Oven. Microwave...erm.
]

...and there was only one bed of course, but here we have two! [Carly continues, turning to face Medli.] They're back here, there's lots of space beside them too so it's pretty easy to get in and out!
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[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-17 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Look the most technologically advanced any timeline gets is... the Adult timeline, actually. Cameras and later on, locomotives.

But Medli isn't familiar with those to begin with. And so, gesturing at various appliances:
] Okay, but... what are all these... other things? I've never seen anything like them!
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[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-19 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Eh? [The...Other? She looks around, staring.]

...Do they not...exist where you came from?
dragonsattendant: (ugh...)

[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-19 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
N-no, they don't! At least, I don't think so... and where is the light in this room coming from, if there's no candles or torches?

[ She sits on the couch, holding her head in her hands. It's all too much... ]
fortuneglass: (<o<)

[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-20 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
EH!?! You don't even have electricity?!

[HOW DOES SHE DESCR- wait.] Um....

Well, basically...have you ever seen a thunderstorm, and seen lightning? We figured out how to make something like that, and send it through lots of cables, and create power for lots of different things! Like lights-!

Or fridges, for keeping stuff cold!

Or ovens and microwaves, [she continues, pointing to each thing,] for making stuff hot!

...And TVs! [..................ok this one will be. Um.

Harder.
] ....FOR WATCHING STUFF!
dragonsattendant: (ugh...)

[personal profile] dragonsattendant 2016-10-20 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that's one way to explain it. Medli nods along, following as best as she can. ]

... okay, well... I'll leave them to you, okay? I don't want to mess anything up.

I... I do have one request. Can I have the bed on top? I'm... used to high places, that's all. If you'd prefer it, though...
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[personal profile] fortuneglass 2016-10-21 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
AHHH!!

No, no, it's really easy trust me! I'll teach you how it works ok?

[And!!] Oh!

[She rushes over to the bed area, opening the door to show her the bunks.] I actually cleaned it up for you! The blankets and pillows are still nice and warm from the dryer...