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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2017-06-19 10:10 am

⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 2

Who: Anyone, anywhere in Portland.
When: October 7st - 14th, 2017
Where: Portland area, in the new reality.
What: The week begins as the time of the Animal Fair finally arrives! Meanwhile, the truth of this reality starts to be revealed, and forces both human and celestial alike attempt to take advantage of a rare opportunity.
Warnings: Individually marked!

BY ANY OTHER NAME

Tensions thicken as various supernaturally forces react to the events of the previous week. Something critical is afoot, and it's only a matter of time before things start coming to a head. It's time to find out more about what's happened to this world, and what will happen in its future.


► A NIGHT AT THE FAIR: From the night of the 7th to the morning of the 8th, the Animal Fair is officially in town. There is a top level down below with more information, though you can also RP content from this elsewhere if you wish. The host, who is very likely something called a Wyld Fae (if you discovered that ICly), will be present, but they will only be appearing to you of their own accord and attempting to track them down by force will be ineffective. Just kick back and relax! Fairs are supposed to be fun.

► THORNS IN YOUR SIDE: Culminating in a full fledged attack against the Sanctuary, it would seem that The Rose Queen is declaring war on the changeling population of Portland. Though the vicious attack of thorns against the safe house was eventually stopped, it wasn't without damage, and the black roses that caused it are still popping up around the city and threatening the places where homeless and lost changelings would be likely to congregate. It's obvious now that this is a serious threat - will it ever stop without an intervention?

► HELL ON EARTH: As Anath's march draws near, the first waves of her demons will be entering the city. Primarily acting as scouts and foot soldiers, these demons will be attempting to secure loyalty from the local demon populace, as well as taking out any angels they can manage to catch. It's a level of aggressiveness against heaven's forces that hasn't been seen for years, and it's a foreboding hint of things to come. These demons can be NPCed by anyone, and will mostly be thugs or manipulators who don't know much about Anath's plans but do know that you need to join their side. They are also rowdier than most of the demons in Portland, and are a threat to the innocent mortal populace as well, if they decide to try to get their kicks here.

► THE WIZARD POLICE: The Enlightenment Council seems to have demanded control of the local Circle chapter, and now backup has arrived. These mages are being sent out into the city as if they are a police force, and will be attempting to demand control of various common supernatural areas, as well as questioning community members that they run into. Whatever is going on, it seems to have resulted in the Council instituting what is essentially martial law... of course, not everyone sees any need to heed their demands. If you are a demon, warlock, or other rogue element, expect to be harassed or even attacked by them. These character can be NPCed, and if you need additional information you can ask the mods.
whattaprick: (back the fuck up)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-07-04 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're moving out of your house because of a dog?" Lambert says, blankly. Of all the answers he expected, it wasn't the one. "You couldn't just call animal control and get it out?"

Unless, of course, it's not actually a dog at all. That would make a hell of a lot more sense, especially with the whole fridge thing. Automatically, his voice drops and he leans in a little.

"Was there anything ... weird about this dog?" Weirder than breaking into some random person's house, anyway. He doesn't really know what that emphasis is supposed to be meant to imply, but whatever.
Edited ( ) 2017-07-04 17:23 (UTC)
mirrortide: (086)

ive been waiting to do this tag excitedly since i first got it and now i have the time

[personal profile] mirrortide 2017-07-07 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Lapis gives Lambert a moment of introspection, to really guess, and then she leans in, like she's about to reveal a huge secret about the dog, like the weirdest thing anyone could possibly imagine.

"It's huge." Is all she says, leaning back and giving him a frown. "Besides, by the time the dog catchers show up it's gone."
whattaprick: (fight me bro)

laughs dear god

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-07-08 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Lambert's seen a ghost dog casually eating Chinese takeout. It's entirely possible that Lapis could be dealing with a similar situation, though he's not going to say so outright because 1. he doesn't want to sound crazy, 2. he's not exactly sure where Lapis stands on the whole ... supernatural world thing anyway.

"Okay," he says after a beat. "A huge dog took over your apartment and started eating your food, so now you need somewhere else to sleep." He repeats it just to be clear they're both on the same page on what's going on here. "Do you have any idea why it broke into your apartment? Was it the previous owner's dog who got lost and came home or something?"
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[personal profile] mirrortide 2017-07-09 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Rule one of Lapis' life is to deny the supernatural.

Rule two is if she can't deny it, don't fucking mention it at all, lest it come back to bite you in the ass.

"No idea why it broke in, and I never met the people who lived there before me. To answer the first question though, yes. If you're offering I'd absolutely sleep on your couch. Unless you know of like, a cheap motel nearby."
whattaprick: (don't know why you're not h-a-p-p-y)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-07-10 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Save the money," Lambert snorts. "I'll ask my sisters if they don't mind you staying over, but it should be all right." So long as Miko remembers to hide her ears and tail, anyway, which is what he's really worried about ... "We've got dogs, too, but small ones. Hope that's not gonna be a problem."
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[personal profile] mirrortide 2017-07-16 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"As long as they don't try to eat my snake I'm sure it'll be fine. Thanks." She gives a small nod to him. He doesn't live with any weirdos does he? He probably does, knowing her rotten luck, but she'll do her best to make the best of it.

It's better than living with a dog in your apartment that's bigger than you and could probably tear her to shreds anyway.
whattaprick: (muffled rap music in the distance)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-07-19 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Forget living with weirdos, Lambert's life is weird right now. Incredibly fucking weird. To be fair, though? It hasn't really sunk in just how weird it's about to get.

"I'll send you the address." A pause, and he smirks, concern melting away for familiar cocky shit-talking. "But seriously, figure out that situation with the dog. I don't mind you crashing our couch for a few days, but you can't camp out there forever."
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[personal profile] mirrortide 2017-07-26 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm hoping it'll go away if I'm not home for a few days." It does seem to be trying to follow her and all that, but she won't tell Lambert that. "Even if it doesn't, I can probably find somewhere else to crash."

She's seen people sleeping in the university library. She can totally do the same thing.
whattaprick: (snerk)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-07-26 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Please don't bring a giant dog crashing through their wall, Lapis.

"All right," he nods. "Works for me. Anything else you need?"