lostcarnival | Get Ready For the Show

Who: All the performers, plus any visitors
What: Time to get back into the swing of things! Nothing says "I've recovered from trauma" like learning how to plaster a smile onto your face for the crowds.
When: D1 - D5
Where: The Main Tent
Warnings: None.... Probably

As the saying goes, "All play and no work makes Jack forget how to do his job". On the bright side...

Over the radio, Joker makes a cheerful announcement for all performers to start getting back into the practice schedule with new arrivals to show up on the first day back from the moon. On the first day, he'll be lenient. No one has to be on time, but he does want them to at least make an appearance and token attempt at practice. After that, well... Show up, or you'll have an aggravatingly cheerful stage manager paying a personal visit. He bothers because he cares.

To those who have become familiar with it, the tent is outfitted with all off the usual practice equipment, and new faces will be in for a treat. There are the usual acrobatics equipment: silk ropes, the high wire, trapeze swings. Daredevils will find all sorts of things to threaten their lives with, although they'll soon find that there are magical safety precautions in place which stop the Big Tent from, say, getting set on fire. And the magician stuff? Well.... Don't hurt yourself there.

Out of the love of his heart, Joker will make sure there are bottles of water nearby, so don't be afraid to work up a sweat.

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One part of animal care is making sure that animals Care. Obviously Reira isn't here to train the animals into any tricks or things that beast tamers and the like need-that's THEIR job. But the fact is, an animal unfamiliar or unsuited to the Tent is one that will not train well, and today?

Is field trip day. Reira isn't bringing anything Massive into the tent, since she's not exactly trusted with that sort of thing. Not because she'd be bad at it, but because no one wants to worry about what'll happen when a massive chain chomp decides to go for its own run.

But Reira has with her a few smaller-sized creatures-the first one being a small, bowling ball sized chain chomp, whose chain gets latched onto a much longer length of metal before getting pegged right in the middle of the dirt floor. She stomps on it as hard as she can with both feet at once, and 'Bow-Wow' is good as set to adjust themselves-the small thing currently yipping and yapping at everything in sight.

"It's okay Bow-wow; this is where you get to do big things, one day-like your Big friend," Reira explains, already at work to calm the thing down. Animal emotions are easier to pin point after all-and Bow-wow is....well. Just a little spooked. Feeling better with a treat or two though.

Bow-Wow isn't the only one she brings in though. Each day she'll bring one or another in for a little while, and other than the small chain chomp there's also...

A fancy chicken of some kind, bobbing it's head and clucking aimlessly as Reira let's it roam around.

A small group of literal air-swimming and breathing 'flying fish', somewhat tied to a leash so they don't stray too far.

And even what looks like a cow....if, you know, a cow was beet red and covered in fungus.

The last creature she can be spotted with is more unique. It hisses angrily at anything or anyone else who comes near, and even seems half inclined to steer clear of Reira herself. For most of the animals, they just need to be reintroduced to the tent. Remember that the place exists, as do the acts.

But for the Tektite? This is...his first time.

With all of the others at least, she'll be just as busy at work for them, as she is with the Tektite though. ....Even if it often looks like she's just playing around with them. This is work, guys.

It's work.

As much as Ginko enjoys his work with the animals, he also very much appreciates being able to divide that work among a few people. And not just. You know. Himself.

Of course, there's no rule saying that he can't stop by to check in (and potentially help) when Reira is taking the animals out, right? And while he's at it, it's a good chance to get his own new companion used to the layout of the carnival.

He looks over at the Tektite with some concern, keeping a hand on Antlers' back in case he decides to go investigate. He doubts the poor thing would appreciate a dog-deer nosing at it right now, no matter how gentle he might be. "How's it going?"

Help is always a nice thing...though with coworkers like his, a check-in never hurts. Reira looks up from Tektite to shake her head, sadly. "Mnhh... ...he's not so angry anymore, but he's not really curious, or happy, either... ...mostly he's just scared again, except if I sit just far enough away. ....If I get too far or close, he gets scared again..."

She's sadly both the most familiar, but also among the most threatening things Tektite knows. So.

Ah... he guesses that's not much of a surprise, really. "Well... less angry is progress, at least. Even if it takes a few days to get him comfortable here, even a small improvement is something to be glad for."

Tektite, at the end of the day, is Tektite...even if they were getting more comfortable in their enclosure, this is kinda.... ...Well, a lot.

"Umnh...he does like his water place now, I guess...so maybe he'll get used to things faster?" Just a little?

Ginko nods in confirmation, looking approvingly over at the Tektite. "Exactly. That's a step forward, even if a small one."

"Mnh..!" Well, at least she's not doing HORRIBLY then...though she does wonder if and when she can try inching a bit closer. She looks to the Tektite, who promptly turns its big red eye upon them and chitters rather loudly.

"....How long do we have to keep him in here though, before he can go back to his spot?"

"How long have you been here so far? I'd say there's no need to keep him out for more than fifteen minutes or so at a time just yet."

"Ummmm...." Hang on a moment, as she pulls her duel disk out and turns the tablet mode on... "Mnhh, it's been ten, so far... ...but maybe he should go back early?" she asks, frowning. "...Since he really, really doesn't like it..."

One day, he'll need to ask what that disk thing even is. But right now he's kind of busy with the whole, you know, job thing.

Ginko nods and gives a small, encouraging smile. "That sounds like a good plan. Ten minutes should be just fine for the time being."

Whatever it is, it helps and that's great. Holograms for distractions, and heavy lifting, and-

(Wait a minute that's Jasper's thing-)

Reira moves to carefully scoop the tektite up, making sure to avoid the claws and barbs as she grabs around the middle. The attached leash is disconnected, and she beams. "Ok! ...You're going back home now, Tektite...!"

The tektite just gives a hiss.

Honestly that's pretty adorable to watch, even if the Tektite is pissed off and constantly hissing. "You need any help getting him back?"

"Mnnh..!" She shakes her head, just holding the thing like an upset crab. "It's ok. He can't move his arms behind him, so he can't do anything like this... ...He doesn't like it at all, but, any other way he tries to bite things, so..." So he just has to Deal, really.

"Seems pretty fair to me, honestly." He's sure Barfy doesn't like being held under the armpits, either, but you gotta do what you gotta do to keep angry animals from mauling you.

"I'm going to stay here for a bit, then - but I'll see you back at the menagerie later, okay?"

Reira definitely can't lift Barfy, but it's noted. As it is, she nods. "Mnh-! Yeah! I'll just make sure everyone has their food and things..."

With that then, she's off.

~~Ginko might find Barfy's water has been topped off later~~

Get Ready For the Show

OTA | ANIMAL TIME

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