lostcarnival | ⇨ 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.

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[A warm flush comes to his face and he smushes his own cheeks with his hands.]

All these handsome men asking things of me! That's how I got into thish mess you know! Oh dear, how can I refuse?

[ Mitsuki chokes on his beer a little. Handsome? He'll go with it, though. He tilts his head and grins. ]

I'm not trying to get you into trouble, you know. It's just karaoke. I'll go up with you if you want!

[ Why not? If it gets this guy up on stage, no harm in Mitsuki taking another turn. ]

[He claps is hands together in delight, a chortle in his throat as he gets up off his seat with the tiniest wobble.]

A duet? How lovely! I would be honored! Did you have a shong in mind? I am afraid my knowledge of modern music ish limited.

[ Hmmm... A duet. He hadn't really thought that far ahead, but something kind of slow but still light, like mezzo"'s songs. He leans to another table to grab the book and flips through it before landing on... well. ]

What about this one? "Do That to Me One More Time." I can start!

[ He's already moving toward the signups so speak now or forever be the Captain. ]

I am in your capable hands, sir!

[And he'll follow along merrily, clutching his beer like it's a dear friend.]

[ With that, Mitsuki turns around to grab one of the other guy's wrists. He did say he was in his hands, after all.

Despite the number of people here, the turnover on the songs is fast and they're able to go up quickly. Mitsuki downs the end of his beer and cants his head toward the stage. ]

Ready?

[The grab to his wrist makes him blush again, accompanied by a delighted laugh. He is quite comfortable with this situation, even letting his beer stay on the table for a change as he follows him to the stage.]

Absolutely!

[ The blush is lost on Mitsuki; he's already pretty rosy himself but that's entirely the alcohol and the rush of performing. He picks up his own microphone since that's more comfortable for him than standing in front of one, but it also means he's free to move around. Sorry, new friend, but he's definitely playing this up for all it's worth. ]

Do that to me one more time, once is never enough with a man like you...

[His eyes scan the words, and he seems scandalized in a joyful way by the lyrics. A hand goes to his cheek as he sings the next line coyly, although in fairly good harmony for being new to the song.]

Do that to me one more time,
I can never get enough of a man like you...

[ Well! Mitsuki's not particularly invested in the meaning of the lyrics but it seems his new friend it. Standing up, their height difference is more obvious to him, but it just gives him a chance to play up more! He tilts his head to look up and over at the other singer and carries on. ]

Whoa-oh-oh, kiss me like you just did
Oh, baby, do that to me once again

[Modern music is so saucy! Yet, in its own way, quite sweet as well. It's clear from the grin on his face and way he's dramatically hitting the notes that Gottlieb is quite enjoying himself.]

Pass that by me one more time
Once is never enough for my heart to hear~

[ That just gets Mitsuki going a little more. When someone else is having fun, he's that much more engaged! That means the whoa gets more hammed up every time. ]

Whoa-oh-oh, tell it to me one more time
I can never hear enough while I got'ya near!

[ He leans over and hooks an awkward arm up over Gottlieb's shoulders on the last line. It said near, get near! ]

[The arm just makes Gottlieb's next line be interrupted by more coy giggles, but somehow he manages to get through it without getting too off the rails.]

Whoa-oh-oh, say those words again that you just did
Oh, baby tell it to me once again~

[Getting swept away in the tone of the song, he leans in to brush a cheek against Mitsuki's own. Close, you say?]

[ This guy has the best laugh! Sure, it's a little high pitched for Mitsuki's personal taste, but he owns it and that's the best part!

The brush against his cheek startles him a bit but it's no weirder than Nagi's little air kisses, right? (Well, it feels kind of cold, but that could just be because the alcohol has Mitsuki flushed.) Besides, Mitsuki's loaded so boundaries are mythical things he'll remember in the morning. He's having fun! ]

Do that to me one more time
Once is never enough with a man like you!

Whoa-oh-oh, do that to me one more time
I can never get enough of a man like you~

[He's pleased the other didn't hesitate at the brush. It feels nice to be so... cozy with another. He can't recall the last time it happened. So he'll just enjoy the closeness for a moment or two, feeling warm and pleasant.]

Whoa-oh-oh, kiss me like you just did
Oh, baby do that to me once again!

[ Mitsuki is a little surprised at the line about kissing--somehow he missed that in the first version of this verse!--but he rolls with it. He's committed to the act, after all, and he may not even know the other singer's name but he seems like a good guy! ]

⇨ GAME START INTRO LOG!

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Now I am at work and cannot remember who does what part oops

it's all made up and the points don't matter ;D

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