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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"My name is Connie," she said. She opts to take his hand and put the other on his shoulder as they start to dance to the song the band was playing.
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Once actually out there he glances at the other dancers before putting his hand only barely touching her hip, a little awkward about it but mostly because he doesn't really know what he's doing. Personal space isn't really a concept he's familiar with so it doesn't bother him at that level.
"I'm Susan."
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"Good, then," she said. She tried to think of more things to say, but she was struggling.
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It's fun, either way, even if it's not great, and he ends up going back to talking to his dance partner instead.
"Are you having fun? At the party, I mean. There's lots of good food and stuff."
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"Yeah! I've never been to a party this big before! I don't think I've even been in a room with this many adults before..."
She might have said 'people' if not for school assemblies.
"I had some fettuccine alfredo and non-alcoholic sparkling cider." She was fresh from the conversation about Champagne meaning beverages raised in the specific region of Champagne so she was careful not to be inaccurate in her verbiage.
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"But I've never really been at such a big party, either. We never really had them back home." And the only time he's really been to one was here in the Carnival but it... Well it went poorly, so he prefers not talk about that one. It would be hard not to be a little traumatized by your brother being turned into a vampire after all!
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Step, step, turn. Step step turn. There was comfort in the repetition.
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"Yeah, he is. We share a trailer at the Carnival, too." He hasn't seen her before though, so maybe she doesn't know what the Carnival is? Either way it's the truth, so he doesn't let it bother him.
"He's older than me, and kind of annoying sometimes, but it's nice having him with me."
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"What's that like? I don't have any siblings."
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"It's like... There's always someone there for you, to help you out. Kinda like a friend, but they really want to make sure you're always okay. And they can be really annoying, 'cause you have to be around them, but you also want them around in the end, even when you're mad at them for something like winning at wrestling or not letting you only eat dessert."
Maybe some of that's only how it is with him and Lauren since Lauren is kind of a parent-figure to him too, he isn't sure. But that's the only sibling relationship he really can describe.
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"I wasn't allowed to watch wrestling, although admittedly I don't think the motivation was really there to begin with."
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"Wrestling's more fun when you can turn into wolves anyway. It makes it a lot more interesting!" Even if Lauren as a wolf is still bigger and stronger than him.
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"Is that a video game? I wouldn't have been allowed to play that one either." Not because of any particular hangup her parents had about shapeshifting or legend lore, but more about the core issues with any wrestling themed media.
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"No, it's not, it's just magic. Like using a spell to turn into a wolf? It's more fun than as a person." It's kind of weird, though, he knows, but still.
"But it's not important. It's just a dumb brother thing I guess."
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"Ha ha, no I totally get it now. Just your typical shapeshifting slash roughhousing."
Distracted as she was by this conversation she accidentally stepped on the inside of her dress, causing her to stumble a bit.
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"Are you okay?"