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lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2016-10-15 06:47 pm
Entry tags:
- !event,
- alois trancy,
- archer,
- bonnie,
- elizabeth comstock,
- gilgamesh,
- ginko,
- greg universe,
- jajo,
- john childermass,
- lauren,
- mitsuki izumi,
- mutou yuugi,
- natsu,
- nona1,
- papyrus,
- peridot,
- pidge gunderson,
- son goku,
- spyro,
- steven universe,
- susan,
- tanyuu karibusa,
- the doctor,
- the psiioniic,
- yotsuba tamaki,
- yukine miyazawa
⇨ 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?
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. |
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[ He tilts his head curiously as he takes in the outfit the guy is wearing. Looks a little fancy. ]
How come you're all dressed up?
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What? [ Him asking about being dressed up, however, only earns an even more surprised look. What he does have leans towards the shabby side. Then again, it is dark out, and he is wearing an awful lot of black. ] I think you may be confused. I am not.
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[ Really? He thinks he looks kind of formal-ish. Maybe it's the hat? Or the coat and vest. Goku doesn't see a lot of folks wearing vests where he's from. Goku himself is wearing torn jeans and a pretty casual looking shirt with a tunic and cape. ]
I guess so. Looks real nice to me.
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Thank you. [ Something that's said a little uncertainly, since people in his own time and place would never consider saying as much. ] Though I've begun to wonder how out of place it looks next to everyone else here.
[ Not that an update is anywhere in his own future plans, not if he can help it. ]
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About being out of place, I mean. I think there's folks from all over. I even met a dead person who's not really dead. And he says he's friends with a reindeer who's like a doctor.
[ He leaves out the dragon that's also Jeep, because Jeep's back home in Shangri-la, and not here. Is it sad that he's already missing him and the others? ]
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That seems entirely suspect. I think he may have been having you on with that story.
[ Of course, he hasn't met the carnival's doctor, who is a zebra. That'll be... an interesting day. ]
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[ Hm. Maybe he's right? But Goku doesn't think Brook lied about the reindeer doctor. He seemed genuinely happy about his four footed friend. Anyway, it's not totally weird to Goku, who has a dragon-friend. ]
I've never met a reindeer, so I guess I dunno. Maybe it's just a reindeer who thinks he's a doctor.
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[ Someone is from a world very much lacking in talking animals and dragons. For the time being, anyway. He supposes he should not put it too far out of imagination's reach, when Faerie is involved, but even Childermass must set a limit.
Now a dead person who isn't actually dead he can believe, funnily enough. ]
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Maybe, [ he says, somewhat disappointed. He thinks the reindeer sounded kind of fun! But anyway. ]
So where're you from? Er... [ Come to think, he's not sure he caught his name. ]
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From? Oh, Yorkshire, in northern England. [ And he'll pick up on the hesitance enough to know what Goku is at a loss for. He hasn't introduced himself, which is easily remedied. ] And my name is John Childermass. You are?
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[ It's taken them two years to get to the Western Territories, even on Jeep. It's not Jeep's fault though. They just keep getting side-tracked. And now Goku's here for another year, which is kind of a bummer. ]
I've never heard of Yorkshire. What's it like?
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And nope, it's waaay east of India. We've been trying to get to India for two years now. But I guess we keep getting side-tracked, hehe.
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[ Something he'll say with a hint of amusement. Winters are always a different beast. As to what's way east of India, Childermass pauses a second or two to think, before making a guess. ]
It sounds like you've had quite the trip. Do you mean China? Or somewhere even father east?
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[ You'll have to forgive him, his world is a bit weird and only vaguely related to anything that John probably knows about. Anyway, people usually call the place Shangri-la. But it's got other names, too. ]
It's real big, so ... it takes a while to go across it.
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So I've heard. I don't think there is any nation in Europe that can compare to how big China is.
[ England itself is very, very small in comparison... ]
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What've you heard about India? What's the food like there?
[ Priorities, Goku has them. ]
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Not terribly much, apart from some trouble the East India Company has been having over there. I never signed on with them, so I never did sail out to India myself. I think I've heard something about a lot of rice, though.
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Hmm okay. Well I like rice.
[ There's lots of that where Goku comes from. ]
Are you a sailor, then? Where did you sail out to?
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