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lostcarnival2017-10-05 12:51 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2017-10-05 12:51 pm
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⇨ HEARTSTONE MANOR
Who: Everyone!
When: Day 170 - Day ???
Where: Heartstone Manor
What: The carnival arrives at the Heartstone Manor. Do your best to play along, and try not to get too far ahead of the schedule with threading if you can avoid it, in case something that would affect your character happens early on.
Warnings: Individually marked! Could be a lot of things.
When: Day 170 - Day ???
Where: Heartstone Manor
What: The carnival arrives at the Heartstone Manor. Do your best to play along, and try not to get too far ahead of the schedule with threading if you can avoid it, in case something that would affect your character happens early on.
Warnings: Individually marked! Could be a lot of things.
BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST↴ When the carnival arrives at the Manor, everyone will be taken into the Throne Room to greet the Prince for the first time. He will be lounging on his throne, and will take a look at the guests that the Ringmaster has brought before eventually dismissing everyone so that he can talk to her alone. After that, they will be given a brief tour of the Manor by some of the servants, and then brought to their rooms to start picking out clothes for tomorrow. On the first night they will be permitted to wear regular clothes, but starting the next morning the dress code will be enforced. There will be a number of servants helping guests with clothing, and making alterations to suit the non-humanoid features they may have. The tailors work with fabric by hand, but their stitching is impossibly quick and accurate, with changes being made to complex clothing at unbelievable speed. Some guests may note while working with them that one of the seamstresses has wooden mannequin-esque hands instead of human ones, and another has two sets of arms. The arms are one of the most obviously inhuman traits that they'll see while first touring the building. Come the morning of Day 171, the daily routine will begin. ► FIVE MEALS A DAY: Between breakfast, lunch, tea, supper, and evening drinks, the meals you are required to attend are frequent and long. Each meal (except drinks and tea) will have multiple rounds, and use all of the fancy cutlery. It will be difficult to keep up for those that are untrained. The food will vary greatly, but will generally to be palatable to those that are into whatever kind of food it might be. Some of them are odd delicacies that are very much an acquired taste, however. People who cannot eat will be given a pass once the Ringmaster explains it, but will be looked down on for it. ► DAILY ACTIVITIES: There are scheduled activities for every morning and afternoon, and everyone is required to attend. Descriptions of each activity are provided on the "Event Descriptions" tab of the spreadsheet linked up above. There is only one hour of free time scheduled per day, after supper, and beyond that the servants will almost constantly have you on the go. The Prince and Ringmaster will not be present for most of the activities, but they will be there for every meal. If you character refuses to follow the schedule or makes a huge mess out of proceedings, make sure to report it here. ► AFTER CURFEW: At 11PM, everyone is expected to return to their quarters and spend the rest of the night there. Wandering after curfew is unacceptable by the Prince's rules, and if you do it there will be the chance of discover. Based on your character's stealth abilities, there will be dice rolling to determine if they are discovered or not, and by whom. Make sure you report any after curfew activity to the mod post here. This can also take place as an investigation if they are actually looking for something instead of just farting around. ► ROOM AND BOARD: The servants will remain upbeat for most of the time the guests are here, unless something is done to provoke them. They will be present at every activity, and there will be a variety of different individuals. One frequently spotted character will be the butler, a man with dark hair and small, sharp horns. He seems to be the main organizer of things. ► ODDITIES: Even beyond the obvious, there is something off about the Manor. Doors, windows, and other household objects will sometimes move seemingly without cause, and other times there will be banging sounds in the walls, or mysterious voices heard at a distance. It feels like you're being haunted. If you have a moment to wander the corridors, then you'll sometimes see open doors abruptly slam shut the moment you lay eyes on them, and wall sconces turn off or on. It's weird, man. ► THE HUNT: The Hunt activity will have its own event post, and some sign ups for those that will participate meaningfully. There will be some dice rolling to determine who hunts the most impressive game, and rewards handed out accordingly. Before that post goes up, however, you can do some investigations for the start of the event, if your character is interested in looking into the specifics of the contest and overall context. MAKE SURE THAT ALL DECORUM VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED HERE. |
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H...hurts, [she manages, somehow keeping herself from shaking as she tries to follow the automatic pace of eating-she has the silverware correct for the course, and her cuts or spoonfuls are steady-but she stares blankly ahead as though haunted, and her words (when her mouth is clear, of course) only add to it.]
S....Someone here.... ...S...someone hates everything here...more than everyone else...
It hurts...
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Yet he can tell something is rather wrong when she doesn't take it at all and his fingers will curl at the tips at her words. It hurts.] You can feel that hate?
I take it you cannot focus on one thing over another nor block it out.
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There are a lot of quiet places you could escape to later on. I would suggest finding those when you can. [He takes a bite of the potato he's been working on and quiets himself to scan the room for the most distressed and will try to offer them a warm smile just to dull down their emotions at least for a moment.] I am not feeling any sort of hate or distress at all. I'm enjoying myself. Can you feel that?
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.... [A place to hide though...now that Is tempting.] ...they said we had to do all the things on the schedule. ....some things have been fun if I try to ignore everyone feeling bad but...
What kind of quiet places will be allowed..?
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[He'll set the candy to the side underneath the edge of her plate as not to draw attention to it.] The library is a nice place to sit. Those that actually want to go there will and they'll be far too concentrated on what they are reading to feel ill about it. I cannot say that is a good option when people are forced there. The stables is another. I doubt many will be there except to fond over their 'pets'. Corners in the hallways where there are small sitting couches and plants will likely be empty.
Otherwise I would say your room as behind closed doors people may feel more comfortable.
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Reira considers the options-they are, at the least, something to seek out during free time, but...] ....so...we can just stay in the halls, if we aren't supposed to do something else, or be somewhere else..?
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[He'd rather give her that option then tell her to play it safe and stay with the others. People that were stressed could cause her more pain and if she freaked out possibly later that would equally be as bad.] Your age should give you a passing glance and then ignored.
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[That is a good point though, on her age. She finds herself chewing her food in thought on that, frowning.]
....are.... ....do people my size normally do all of these things with the adults?
[She's quite aware she's not an adult (as much as that whole 'if I'm 18 I can do what I want' thing still holds true as something she talks about with Foster), but she's more than aware that these are all probably adult things. What with various others already asking her if she can actually Do any of those things.]
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[Like a bad adult. Don't follow his example.]
Yes and no. It depends on how high on the society hierarchy you are on. If you are bred for success from a young age then you would naturally follow your father when you reach a certain age. Yet normally you wouldn't be required at dances and in most cases in my world you would sit at another table separate from the adults. At age 14 to almost 16 young women start to attend parties with someone of a higher status.
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...I guess if no one has family here, they just have to stay together too...
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I was once told that a carnival is like a large family. They look out for each other. They rely on their roles to support it as a whole. Your family is just a little rattled at the moment, Miss Reira. It'll pass.
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...Besides.
Everyone is very rattled, and she'd rather not make it worse. So she nods.] ....You...won't get in trouble, right? [She says quietly. Unspoken-don't get caught, please.]
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He puts on a warmer smile than before speaking. He's not directly answering her question.] I'll be careful, Miss Reira. Don't worry.
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...Okay, [she replies. She trusts him with this, after all.
...
what a mistake.....]
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On his way out he will give her all of his candy and maybe a hug if she wants. For now he'll just return to eating unless she has something else to add. He'll continue with that feeling of calm and content.
Oops.]