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.
drrdrrdrr: <user name=sways> (sux 2 be u)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-17 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Ehhh..." Amethyst shrugs. "I kind of... cheated at a game..." She waves it off, pats a hand on his arm. It's a big paw hand, so it might not be as reassuring as she's going for. "It's no big deal, trust me, one year goes real fast."

She pauses a second, though, dropping her hand to her side, and looks up at him with a very slight frown. It melts into a grin a second later, though, as she plays what she says next off as a joke:

"You stay out of trouble, though, okay dude? Gotta get you back to Steven in one piece."
fragileandsoft: (don't make eye contact)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-17 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's definitely something Amethyst would do... and this topsy turvy environment would be the sort of place she'd thrive in.

Greg only balks a little at the big hand, before her joke brings him crashing back down to facts. Pulling back a little, Greg wraps his arms around himself and looks away from Amethyst.

"He's here."
drrdrrdrr: (luv me a rock)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-17 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
"What-? Oh man, seriously?" She's kind of -- cautiously excited, honestly? She's missed Steven a lot! But what happened with the vampires is still looming upsettingly recent...

But it'll be fine, she decides. She's stronger now, for one thing -- and she's also pretty sure the Ringmaster's not going to get them into that kind of trouble for a while. Right? Right. Besides... it's not like the stuff going on back home lately was less dangerous.

She tosses some of her hair over her shoulder and puts a decisive hand on her hip. POSITIVE.

"Well... good. He could use a vacation too." She jostles Greg amicably. "Hey, cheer up, Greggo. Chances of getting blown up by space lasers are waaay lower here."
fragileandsoft: (essentially dead inside)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-17 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, he... seems pretty excited."

Truly, he's glad that Amethyst takes the news as a positive. He's doing enough wallowing for everyone. "Everyone here seems pretty nice, y'know... swindling aside." It's an attempt at a joke, though the most he can manage is a twitch a the corners of his mouth.

"I guess if that's the worst we got to deal with..." and also a few mutations???? "...he's overdue for a break." He's saying the words like it's a positive, but he sure doesn't look any more assured.
drrdrrdrr: <user name=poisonparfait site=plurk> (8D)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-17 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"He totally is, don't sweat it. Hey, what are you gonna be doing here, anyway?" Her face lights up. "Oh man, are you gonna be on stage again?"
fragileandsoft: (or maybe it was the other way around)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-17 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"In a way?" He shrugs one shoulder. "Or above it, at least. I'm on lights. Dunno if there's a whole lot of needs for rock shows in the middle of a circus." Well, it might be rad, but not really fitting the the theme. "What d'you do here?"
drrdrrdrr: (lets DO IT)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-18 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Hahaha, man, that means you're gonna be working for Peridot! That's awesome -- you should totally see if they'll let you play, though! That would be so cool."
fragileandsoft: (magic + puberty)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-20 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Perid... oh boy. Pearl and Garnet aren't here too, are they?" He's really not sure if his brain can take all the Crystal Gems living in some pocket carnival dimension between seconds.
drrdrrdrr: <user name=sways> (sux 2 be u)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-20 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Huh? Oh, no, it's just me and the green machine," she says, waving a hand dismissively. "Uh... and Jasper, I guess, but," Amethyst grimaces, "she definitely doesn't count."
fragileandsoft: (can't fly)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-21 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I ran into her." That weary expression on his face tells all of how well it went. "She, uh... she was something else." He hesitates. "She's not the same one, right? The one that gave you all so much trouble?"
drrdrrdrr: (pbbbttttt)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-21 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thaaat's the one," says Amethyst, without enthusiasm. "Turns out she is just as much of a no-fun buzzkill when she isn't trying to murder everyone."
fragileandsoft: (let's go before the cops come)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-23 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Greg glances around the crowded space for her, and where she might be in relation to Steven. "Yeah, she didn't seem quite as scary as she always sounded, just kind of, uh... stern?" He chews his lip. "But if she isn't giving you guys too much trouble anymore, it's a big improvement."
drrdrrdrr: (here comes the fun police)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-23 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I guess. I'm pretty sure she's just waiting to be outta the carnival so she can try again, though. I dunno if I'd call that an," air quotes, "'improvement'."
fragileandsoft: (is this the face of a guilty man)

[personal profile] fragileandsoft 2016-10-25 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
"W-well..." why is everything here terrible "So long as she can't do much here it's all right, right...?" He'd pass for a groundhog the way he keeps looking around for her.

"Uhm... a-anyway. You, you never said what you get up to around here! I guess you're pretty much the expert on how things go in this place, right?"
drrdrrdrr: <user name=sways> (pic#8999286)

[personal profile] drrdrrdrr 2016-10-25 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry Greg

"Yeah, she's fine for now." Amethyst blows some hair out of her face, and adds scornfully, "Not about to break any of the rules..." Oh, right, Greg's asking about something else? This is a shame, because Amethyst could complain about Jasper all day...

Okay, maybe that's not a shame.

MOVING ON,

"Oh, uh... yeah, pretty much. I mean, I've been here nearly two years now, sooo..." She shrugs. "I'm on security. You know, smackin' down people who try and come in the wrong places. And I do wrestling, but only part time 'cause otherwise I'd kick everyone's asses too hard."