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lostcarnival2017-08-17 06:53 pm
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[open] ring the bells that still can ring
Who: Joker and you
What: All's fun and games, but the Performers still need to work. Joker occupies himself with that, and maybe a few other things. Like cooking. Or sunbathing.
Where: The Big Tent, the cookhouse, trailers, and eventually the lake
When: Days 145 - 152
Warnings: Potential talk of trauma? But nothing more than that
A - Time to Work
[It's over the Performance Department's channel on the radio that Joker's voice buzzes through.]
While it's all well and good ta take a break, this is a reminder for folks ta get practice in. We won't be doin' real impressive shows for a while, probably, but that just means it's more important ta keep practicin' for when we move on from the Summerlands.
Any problems or questions, come find me in the Big Top. Oh, and we got some new folk in, in case ya haven't seen yet.
[Sure enough, Joker can be found in the ring, bouncing around making sure people are doing fine, practicing some tricks himself... All sorts. He'll come over the second he sees someone enter.]
B - Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle
[In the cookhouse today? Well, you'll find Joker getting to work, apparently mashing up all sorts of fruits, getting their juices.... Of course, with the one arm problem, sometimes this means needing to get inventive.... Are his feet shoeless? Don't worry about it.]
[Later on, Joker is bouncing from trailer to trailer, leaving jars of jelly and jam for everyone. Why? Well, you'll have to stop him to find out.]
C - Lost in Thought
[Joker knows a lot of people in the Summerlands, what, with the carnival already having visited it once before and Joker being... himself. So it's of no surprise that throughout the carnival's stay, he's often gone into the city, chatted with just about everyone, and acted as if he's perfectly fine.]
[On occasion, however....]
[Those who go to the carnival's lake will find him trying to push what looks like a.... blow-up rubber floating thing out onto the lake's surface with his feet, Feathers the Dartix trying to help him along. Joker is notably not wearing any actual swimwear... besides, like, his usual atrocious mash up of 'modern' fashion.]
[Later on, if no one interrupts him on shore, Joker is out in the water proper, but not... really messing around. He's just sprawled along the pool float stomach-first, his wings stretched out completely and partially in the water. Occasionally the water carries him a little closer to shore- perfectly within talking distance.]
What: All's fun and games, but the Performers still need to work. Joker occupies himself with that, and maybe a few other things. Like cooking. Or sunbathing.
Where: The Big Tent, the cookhouse, trailers, and eventually the lake
When: Days 145 - 152
Warnings: Potential talk of trauma? But nothing more than that
A - Time to Work
[It's over the Performance Department's channel on the radio that Joker's voice buzzes through.]
While it's all well and good ta take a break, this is a reminder for folks ta get practice in. We won't be doin' real impressive shows for a while, probably, but that just means it's more important ta keep practicin' for when we move on from the Summerlands.
Any problems or questions, come find me in the Big Top. Oh, and we got some new folk in, in case ya haven't seen yet.
[Sure enough, Joker can be found in the ring, bouncing around making sure people are doing fine, practicing some tricks himself... All sorts. He'll come over the second he sees someone enter.]
B - Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle
[In the cookhouse today? Well, you'll find Joker getting to work, apparently mashing up all sorts of fruits, getting their juices.... Of course, with the one arm problem, sometimes this means needing to get inventive.... Are his feet shoeless? Don't worry about it.]
[Later on, Joker is bouncing from trailer to trailer, leaving jars of jelly and jam for everyone. Why? Well, you'll have to stop him to find out.]
C - Lost in Thought
[Joker knows a lot of people in the Summerlands, what, with the carnival already having visited it once before and Joker being... himself. So it's of no surprise that throughout the carnival's stay, he's often gone into the city, chatted with just about everyone, and acted as if he's perfectly fine.]
[On occasion, however....]
[Those who go to the carnival's lake will find him trying to push what looks like a.... blow-up rubber floating thing out onto the lake's surface with his feet, Feathers the Dartix trying to help him along. Joker is notably not wearing any actual swimwear... besides, like, his usual atrocious mash up of 'modern' fashion.]
[Later on, if no one interrupts him on shore, Joker is out in the water proper, but not... really messing around. He's just sprawled along the pool float stomach-first, his wings stretched out completely and partially in the water. Occasionally the water carries him a little closer to shore- perfectly within talking distance.]
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[She shuffles and floats a little by Joker's side.] ...ya gonna use this leg, or... maybe I can have jus' a bite? Askin' nicely, since I have manners 'n all.
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Well, I'll still have ta use it a bit later, but if it's just a nibble, maybe it won't be too bad. Ya are bein' very polite and all.
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Say Joker, ya work with Tamaki a lot, righ'? [Her brother is the head of all the performances, after all.] He seems like a nice sorta bloke, yeah?
[Doll: Keeping It Casual.]
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[For a nice long moment, it's just the two of them, taking in the sunshine...]
[...And then she starts asking about Tamaki, and Joker slowly raises an eyebrow. That doesn't mean he stops grinning, by any means.]
Oh, him? Yeah, he's a decent sort. Nice lad. Gonna go take care of his sister when he finishes his stint here.
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Always good t'have family t'look after! [More to the point-- it's good enough that Joker considers Tamaki decent, Joker's a good judge of character and Doll trusts his instincts.] 'Ey lemme up! [She puts her elbows more firmly on the float and tries to pull herself up so they can lie in the sun together.]
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[Laughing, he tries to adjust his wings so that she doesn't tilt them both right off.]]
Just like that, huh?
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....seems like... what?
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[She smiles to herself and folds her arms so she can rest her head.] Yeah, that'd be nice. [It would be nice to meet Tamaki's sister because it might mean that she'd see him even after she left. Who knows if that would happen, or even could happen.]
But y'know. People come 'n go in th'circus, 'n family's important. [If she didn't see him again, she'd miss him terribly. But she'd understand, she thinks.]
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[With the wood of his arm digging into his chin a little bit, Joker shifts just to be a tad more comfortable.]
That'll be us one day, too, y'know.
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[The thought of that day coming, though, pains her-- because she knows it's going to come sooner for her than him. Doll is silent as she turns this over, unable to maintain a cheerful or excited air. She just turns her head to Joker and looks at him forlornly, like the aforementioned day was rapidly approaching.]
Yeah. Someday I'll hafta go. 'N wait. [She doesn't want to go, or wait. She wants to stay there with him, but they've been through this already. Doll doesn't want to start a fight again, either.]
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[And besides...]
Could do a lot of waitin', at least. Especially if ya could go where ever ya wanted. Could go back ta Tamaki's Japan, even, seems like a nice place and all.
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[Her voice is shaking with the effort of holding herself together. Too many questions are coming up in her mind, like how long 'a lot of waiting' is, if Joker would be able to find her, and what would happen if he never came looking. She can't think about those things in front of him, she'll only be upset which will, of course, affect him.]
C'n we, maybe ah, talk about somethin' else?
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[It's hard, and it means laying on the stump that is his right shoulder, but he reaches over to lay his hand over her head. Gently, wary of snarls in her hair or his wooden fingers catching anything, he strokes it.]
[New conversation, huh? He can do that.]
So when do ya think Tamaki will go and propose then?
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[Bringing up Tamaki, especially in that light, makes her eyes open wide.]
Wha? Ta who?! [This is distressing information. Tamaki has somebody he's sweet on...?]
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I was tryin' ta tease you! I was- ain't no one, ya silly-
[Good thing Feathers flew off. Joker is starting to fall into the water now, laughing all the way.]
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Joker you're terrible!
[She helps him into the water with a great big shove.]
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Oh, ya should've seen yer face!
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Someday Joker--! [Doll doesn't mind the spray so much, she's already wet, but she does look very unsure watching her brother flapping around out of the water. She really hopes he's not going to fall and drown, because that would put a real downer on everything.]
S-someday I'll see that look on yer face!!
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[And still laughing.]
Oh, I'm sure ya would like ta! But didn't ya know? I'm a rogue and a scoundrel~. It won't ever happen~.
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I'm tenny-cious, and nosy! [She leaps up in the air trying to reach Joker.]
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Oh, what's that mean? Are ya gonna try and matchmake me with someone?
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Don' hafta! Y'already got a good one! [She leaps again, reaching!] Mister Ginko!!
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[Oh boy, there's more laughter, and he almost falls back down into the water again with how hard it's coming. At the very least, he clutches his stomach, and his flight wobbles.]
Doll, I think you've gone and gotten all mixed up!
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Naw I haven'! He told me so! [Doll smiles, very self-satisfied, as she paddles back to the float.]
Don' think he'd lie t'me, specially not about you!
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