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.
waitingforplayer2: (65. EX: Junko arrives)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-10-26 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Chiaki winces as Junko's claws dig painfully into her shoulder. She wants to run, but her legs won't obey her. ]

Let go...!!

[ The smile on Junko's face honestly just makes things worse. How... how is she here? How did she follow her? Was it to finish her off?

Whatever it is, Junko's definitely here, in front of her. That's undeniable. And Chiaki tries pulling back -- even if it rips her skin. ]
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[personal profile] cutcrease 2016-10-30 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Junko raises her brows, thinking about how pitiable this whole scene must look. When Chiaki pulls back, she simply moves with her. She's not going to let this end so easily, not when she has some questions of her own. ]

That's awfully rude of you to ignore me, especially considering we're both gonna be here for a whole year. It's stupid to think I won't find you again, ha ha ha.

Anyway, how come you didn't hit your GAME OVER yet?? [ A low hum. ] Did the door actually lead you somewhere?
waitingforplayer2: (50. surely this is ok)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-11-08 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
It led me here... away from my friends...

[ And to her, apparently. She swallowed. ]

I'm... I'm going back for them! They're going to be all right -- I'm going to help them!!
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[personal profile] cutcrease 2016-11-10 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
How cute, haha haha! She thinks she can save her little friends! Hahaha hahaha haha!

[ Junko cackles, exposing the large fangs she’s managed to grow during her stay here. ]

And how are you going to do that? What is someone so ordinary, who Despair so bloodily beaten, going to do to change the fate of her friends in another dimension? Huh?
waitingforplayer2: (76. EX: friends will save me!)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-11-10 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
I--

[ She doesn't know. She stares at the fangs, what little blood there was left in her face draining, but she swallows. ]

I'm going to try. I'll get out of here. And then...

[ Then she doesn't know. But she'll do something. She has to.

But still the words die in her throat. This sucks. She's scared.

Let it end. ]
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[personal profile] cutcrease 2016-11-15 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Just as I thought, trying to intimidate me with some half-baked plan. Hah! Someone like you is only good for filling in empty spots at the arcade, if you can even do that.

[ She lets go of her, scoffing as she takes a step back. ]

I'll just kill you again.

[ Not directly, anyhow, but she figured she should say that just to get a good grip on the girl. Make sure she knows who she's messing with. ]

Just so you know, it's better you keep this [ and what happened ] a secret. Capisce?
waitingforplayer2: (72. EX: last try)

[personal profile] waitingforplayer2 2016-11-15 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Ag--

[ Again. It hits Chiaki along with a wave of nausea, and it's an effort to steady herself, not lose her composure completely in front of Junko.

What does she even say to something like that? How does she get Junko out of here, end this? It's hard to think of anything that isn't just what Junko's already said. So she just nods numbly, her gaze falling to the ground before she screws her eyes shut.

Maybe when she opens them, it'll all have been another bad dream. ]
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[personal profile] cutcrease 2016-11-17 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. You really didn't know? I'm just a walking spoiler, aren't I, upupu.

[ She already thought with how pitiful her situation looked, she would've used what brains she had to figure out the severity of the situation. Regardless, Junko grins at Chiaki's response and, more importantly, the girl's reaction.

There's something so endearing about seeing that type of expression on her classmate's face-- it'll settle for now, at least. ]


If I ever contact you, be sure to answer within five seconds or else.

[ When Chiaki does open her eyes, she can expect Junko to be nowhere in sight. ]