THE GRAND BALL↴
Heartstone Manor is a giant, spooky castle floating in the middle of a twilight filled void. It is the home of a Wyld Fae calling himself The Prince - and despite his name, he is a bestial creature crammed into a gentleman's clothing, completely obsessed with replicating the ideals of old timey human society, much like the 1800's. The Prince and his many servants all dress in a manner appropriate to to the 1500's - 1800's, and decorum and beauty are held sacred above all else. All the workers of the carnival are currently staying there, in the hope of enabling a successful diplomatic venture between the Ringmaster and the Prince. The Grand Ball is being thrown by the Prince to honour these guests, but his manner of doing this is going to come as a bit of a surprise.
THE RULES↴
- Powers are all partially nerfed for 4th Wallers. They can be used in small to moderate ways for the sake of RP and narrative flavour, but 4th Wallers shouldn’t generally be using any powers in a super disruptive manner. No using powers for fighting with NPCs (yet), causing general chaos, or otherwise making your character a burden to the Prince. If they try, they’ll find themselves unable to do so.
- Your character isn’t sure how they got here but they think they’re okay with it. Your character won’t remember how they were captured by the Prince at the start of the ball. They’re just kind of here and in formal wear, and something tells them it’s probably fine to just enjoy the ball. They are wrong.
- In-game characters won’t initially remember how they all ended up at the ball either thanks to a temporary amnesia effect, but they will be able to be concerned about the fact that other people (possibly people they know) have shown up, and the fact that those other people are probably the Prince’s captives. Weren’t they doing something else at the castle before this, though? It’s hard to remember. This is all very confusing.
- 4th Wall character who aren’t apping in were possibly never the real deal in the first place. There are a mixture of genuine captives and spooky replications created with magic – this is to provide some flexibility regarding 4th wall character’s states in game, as well to allow more than one of each character to be played. If there are multiple people playing the same character, then whichever one has an app accepted will have been the real one.
- No doubles of in game characters. (Taken list here.) No AUs, no CRAUs, and nothing else besides characters that have full source canons or are original characters/fandom OCs with no bearing on the canon plot. If you tag in with a character who breaks these rules we reserve the right to remove them.
THE SETUP: 4TH WALLERS↴
- With incredibly foggy memories of their recent past, your character will find themselves at a grand ballroom dance, filled with a mixture of normal humans and odd looking humanoids that have strange features like wings, horns, tails, fur, and the like. They have vague memories of being dressed for the occasion, but are not sure by who or why. Most disturbingly, they will find that, at first at least, they don’t really care about the details. It seems like a pleasant event, doesn’t it? Why not enjoy it.
- This effect is definitely some kind of mind control, so you can feel free to have your characters be a bit confused and conflicted about it. Ultimately, they have been charmed to participate in the dance, so they will feel like riding the wave is the best thing to do even if that wouldn’t normally be their cup of tea. If your character has resistances to some forms of mind control, they are still overruled in this circumstance.
- They may discover people they recognize (castmates) or even duplicates of themselves (somehow?), and these can all be treated as canonly occurring and played out as such. This event is canon for Lost Carnival, so it should be played seriously and respectfully – not that silly shenanigans aren’t also bound to happen.
- All characters are required to dress in formal attire appropriate to a period area – specifically anywhere from the 1500s to 1800s. The Prince prefers if people are heteronormative in their clothing choices, but if you want you can probably get away with your ladies wearing suits or men wearing dresses as long as they look presentable otherwise.
THE SETUP: MANOR GUESTS↴
- You find yourself at the Grand Ball without really remembering how you got here. The last few days are a foggy blur, and though you can remember some of the important stuff you were dealing with, it will feel less important right at the start. Of course, as the night goes on, memories of how the carnival reached this event will become more and more clear – as well as the inevitable worry and stress that comes with it.
- For most people, there will have absolutely no memory of anything that happened after the morning of Day 175. Did the boating trip ever happen? Possibly not. Even as the night progresses, they will still have no recollection of how most of Day 175 went, which is probably disturbing. The Mod has contacted those that are exceptions to this privately to tell them what they will remember.
- The people lost to the Manor’s security earlier in the week will be here too, but not as guests. In fact, all of them will be dressed in the black attire of a Heartstone Manor servant and will seem pretty okay with that fact. There are parts of them that look changed – and their dispositions are definitely one of them. How else could they possibly be working for the Prince now?
- Updates to the event situation will be posted down in this section below. People can react to these posts as the circumstances change, and may new top levels based on them. It is possible to try to sneak away from the ball, but Manor Security will be trying to hunt you down. There is no mandatory outcome planed to this event, so character decisions can and will have a major effect in where the plot goes from here.
THE ACCOMODATIONS↴
- MUSIC AND DANCING: There will be music playing the whole night, and most of it is so good you feel practically compelled to dance to it. It's possible to resist, but why would you want to do that, you party pooper?
- FOOD AND DRINK: There are circle tables set up with fine silverware, and upon sitting down you will soon have a waiter come back to ask for an order. You can request basically any European cusine and it will be made for you. You will also be given drinks, most of which are alcohol, no matter your age. Fae don't care about children.
- BALCONY STARGAZING: There are balconies that are connected to the ballroom in multiple locations that you can step out onto to get some fresh air. You'll see the courtyard of the Manor down below you, but everything beyond that is black, as if the castle is floating within a twilight void. (Because it is.) One small change is that there are stars out tonight, probably added to the sky for the occasion.
- ALL NIGHT LONG: The ball will go on far into the early morning. Or, at least, until everyone fucks it up.
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lostcarnival2017-10-13 06:00 pm
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And then, as if she didn't just say something incredibly insulting, she shoves her hand into his and impatiently asks, "Well? Are we dancing or not?"
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"Oh. Yeah." He nods, as though forgetting their conversation up to this point. "If you're ready."
So saying, he leads her toward the dance floor.
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Once they're where they need to be, she reaches her other hand up to his shoulder - almost straight up, with the difference in their heights, but she manages. "You know what you're doing?" she asks. Seems the carnival's a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to dancing experience. Fortunately, Rita's picked up the skill just fine, thanks to her earlier lessons with Strange.
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So saying, he starts to lead, and it just so happens that he's pretty good at this. Even if this isn't a type of dancing that he knows as well as freestyle or hip-hop, it's still something he's already caught on to extremely quickly.
"I dance for work."
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It looks like his confidence is justified; with Tamaki leading, their dancing gets off to a surprisingly smooth start. Their difference in height doesn't seem to be an issue at all.
"What sort of job do you do?"
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He sweeps them back and forth across the floor, as it's too boring staying in one spot. As he does, he wonders if Rita even knows what he's talking about.
"Like... singing and dancing and stuff. For money."
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"What, like a minstrel or a circus performer?" she asks, trying to think of equivalents from her world. But even those aren't that familiar to her, so she clarifies with, "We didn't really have anything like that, where I grew up." Aspio sure as hell isn't known for its entertainment.
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"So, idols sing and dance at concerts, or on TV. And they also other stuff, like radio shows and TV dramas. One of the guys in my group does modeling, too. Does where you come from have anything like that?"
Otherwise it might sound like he's talking a lot of nonsense...
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"Do you play instruments, too?" Those are a major part of concerts, she'd expect.
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In fact, he thinks playing instruments sounds kind of boring. He's not sure he would have the patience to learn how to do something like that. Spending his time on singing and dancing is much more fun.
Though, now that he has Rita talking about her world, he's interested. "What did you do back home?"
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"You can have magic and technology together?" It's usually presented as separate in his world... though there were certainly some games and movies that toyed with the idea of combining them. "Like what?"
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"Like... devices used to generate barriers large enough to protect a whole city from monsters." That shouldn't be too hard to picture. Although... he might not need to rely on his imagination too much, as there happens to be another example right in front of his face. "My necklace is a sort of magic technology, too."
She refers to the red-jeweled gold choker on her neck. Since she never takes it off, Rita naturally has it here at the ball.
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Without waiting for an answer, Tamaki lets go of Rita with one hand to reach out and try to poke at it. He should probably not poke the thing he's just been told is some kind of magic technology when he doesn't know what it is or what it does, but Tamaki has never been known for common sense. Or politeness.
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"Hey, keep your hands off of her!" she snaps at him. And yes, she did just use that pronoun for what is clearly an inanimate object.
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"Ah, sorry." He lets go of her completely, holding his hands up to show he is no longer poking at anything. "What's the big deal, though?"
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"To me, blastia are more than just tools. They're like..." Friends, family, companions... but it's awkward to say that outright, especially to someone she doesn't know that well. "...Well... it's sort of like, they've always been there for me, even when no one else was." Which is probably not much different than saying it outright.