lostcarnival | ⇨ WISMUTH

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⇨ WISMUTH

Who: Everyone!
When: S2:D6-D11
Where: Wismuth and the Carnival Grounds
What: The carnival enjoys a few days in Wismuth, a coastal city on this planet's version of the American east. However, there are a few things very unique about this version of the planet...
Warnings: The usual, wholesome fun.

PILLAR OF CREATION↴

Upon arriving, things in Wismuth will seem pretty peaceful. It's a massive city, with no shortage of things going on, but things like violent crime and homelessness are at an all time low. You can wander the streets without much scrutiny, presumed to just be tourists, and most people here come across as helpful and friendly.

► VIBRANCY: The main thing that sets this planet apart is its vibrancy - AKA, the raw creative energy its filled with, flowing from its status as a Pillar of Creation. There is no literal pillar, but Wismuth and its planet is a place where Creation's energy comes through strongest. As a result, everything here feels somehow more real, more intense in a way that's hard to put a finger on. Life is abundant, and its bleeds through in every sensation.

► ATTRACTIONS: There are plenty of things to see while going around the city. First and foremost, there is a lovely beach area bordering the ocean, and a number of tourist aimed attractions built around it. There are giant malls, movie theaters, live stage performances, museums and all kinds of other points of cultural interest. Anything you can do in a big city you can do here, but better.

► ALLOWANCES: The Ringmaster will be giving everyone a reasonable amount of local currency for a few days on the town. You can't make any massive acquisitions with it, but it's more than enough to eat out, see some shows, go to the beach, and whatever you like. You can feel free to pick up some casual supplies, like mundane clothing and souvenirs. There will be more given out later, after the performance week.

► PERFORMANCE: Performance week is starting early this time, after only a couple days of exploration. When the carnival has already been on vacation for a month, the Ringmaster figures they may as well get right to it, and then do more touring afterwards. Members of the local populace will find themselves in the carnival once performances begin, dazzled by the other worldly sights. Magic doesn't seem to exist here, despite the fact that it will flow easier for people bringing it from other worlds.

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Same here. And it's still pretty amazing sometimes to see the different kinds of places the carnival takes us to!

[His grin in return comes as easily as it always does. Or maybe even more so. As someone typically thrumming with passion for life, it's an interesting thrill to almost feel a similar... feedback of the same energy in their surroundings.

Or something along those lines.]

Were you looking for me for a while?

[That's right, Yugo's been doing this a lot longer, hasn't he. Maybe longer than Gongenzaka, he's never really asked has he...?]

Uh--no, not really. [He rubs the back of his neck.] But there is something I wanted to ask you about anyway.

[He stuffs his hands in his pockets, as if this is a casual conversation (it's not).] It's not a big deal, I guess, I was just thinking about it.

Yeah?

[Now he's curious at the very least. Just as casually Yugo leans a bit against the building they're standing next to. Short of finding a place to sit if this turns into a longer conversation, it's better than standing around on the sidewalk.]

Well if you've had it on your mind, then sure- what is it?

Um... [This is exactly as awkward as he expected, even though it shouldn't be. They were parts of the same soul, but at the same time they've become so different that Yuya can't really expect to share the same feelings about the situation.

He sucks in a breath.] I was just thinking, we've never really talked about everything about Zarc? I didn't see what Yuri did to you or... asked how you feel about it. Not that we have to talk about it!

[As worrying as it might be when Yugo starts to frown a bit, he's not instantly feeling furious or defensive about the topic. Definitely a conversation topic to take completely serious.]

Depends on what you wanna know. But more often than not I blacked out whenever that guy pulled me into his crazy.

[He pauses, deeply in thought over something.]

... Actually no. I would get these... tiny flashes of what was going on around me. Occasionally.

[Yuya leans his shoulder against the wall. It's a private enough spot to talk about this, as long as he doesn't raise his voice.]

I blacked out too, whenever he took over. Sometimes I could fight it enough he didn't control me completely, but... [But he was still a hair away from losing it again.

He frowns.] It's weird, like the En cards didn't effect him the way it did us. I can't do any of that stuff now that he's gone.

The En cards?

[Where Yugo is out the loop, Clear Wing from atop his shoulder actually seems to hiss, which makes him glance toward the tiny dragon summon. Though whether the sound was made out of plain anger, discontent, or both... it's hard to tell.]

Oi.. whatever those are, we're fine now Clear Wing.

[And then shifting his attention back to Yuya as he pats the dragon.] And what do you mean by what those cards did or didn't do anyway, Yuya?

The En cards! You remem--[Oh. Oh, wait. Yugo didn't overhear Leo's story about the truth. He didn't hear about Zarc from him, so does Yugo not remember any of it himself?

Their last conversation was so brief, he hadn't really thought about it. But maybe Yugo just...] Do you remember what happened in the original dimension? Why the monsters were angry, and we fused with them, and Ray?

You told me about Ray. But nah, I don't know a thing about any of that.

[As opposed to Clear Wing, but too bad the dragons can't talk. Though something else comes to mind once Yugo thinks about it.]

... You remember all of that stuff somehow?

Yeah, but not by myself. [He has so much more to explain than he thought! That really only makes him more agitated, and he folds his arms tightly to try and reign it in.] I overheard the Professor explaining everything, the reason why he invaded the other dimensions and was kidnapping Yuzu, and all the other girls who look like her.

After we became one, it was... a lot clearer, like I remembered it happening and not just being told it happened. [A pause.] What do you remember?

Actually if you don't mind coming back with me to my trailer, I think I can just show you...!

[Show?]

You see, back on the moon they were selling this magic photo album that has pictures in it based on the memories of whoever opens it. That'd make things easier between us right?

[Three guesses on what Yugo was initially using that album for. The first two don't count.]

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Really? [That sounds... convenient? Or weird, it's really going to depend what kind of memories it starts displaying and now.] Uh, sure, we can use that.

[He didn't actually mind talking, but he'll do this however is most comfortable for Yugo.]

[If Yugo was privy to Yuya's thoughts, he might think that Yuya needs to make up his dang mind.

But he is not, so all is well for now during the walk back to the carnival. It's routine for him to always do his serious last minute checks on his D-Wheel sometime during the day before performance week starts anyway.]

Heh. Yeah, I knew I had to nab it before anyone else did.

[Wonder why.] Does it not run out of pages?

[It's magic, but that doesn't preclude it being infinite, right?]

... I dunno. There's a ton of pages but maybe it blanks out some as it needs to or something.

[How helpful. As usual. Because why take the time to understand everything about how the magic works when one can just take the results at face value?]

[Huh. Well, it's Yugo's book to use or misuse.

So he'll just follow Yugo to his trailer, waiting for his invitation in before he enters and looks around absently.]

[Now if he still remembers correctly what corner he stashed it in...]

Ah yeah, here it is!

[Yugo is relatively quick to bring over the sturdy-looking wood grained brick of an album. He flips open the cover, then lo and behold- the blank photos in there start developing into full-color pictures,]

[Yuya leans over, standing on his toes so he can see the photos come into view better. He's curious what Yugo remembers, and it'll also help Yuya know what he still needs to explain... but he doesn't expect it to be as much as he's had to remember, now. Is it just because he was faced with more of the truth that triggered it?]

[Oh right he was a good number of inches taller than Yuya, he keeps forgetting that. Yugo seats himself on the bed as if it's just a casual movement for getting more comfortable while flipping through the pages.

He pauses a bit at one literally foggy photo with Yuya and a collapsed Yuto- but as Yugo eventually keeps going...]

... Nah. I don't have any memories in here from Zarc.

I don't know if that's lucky or not... [He sighs and sits back on the bed as well.]

Anyway, the Professor developed the En cards in the original dimension to stop Zarc, and Ray used them against us in the duel. That's how both of us got split up, and the dimensions.

[He holds his fingers up, numbered for emphasis.] There's four En cards, right? Just like there's four dragons, but we got split into five pieces didn't we?

[Yuya, Yugo, Yuto, Yuri, Zarc. Perhaps that's why Zarc still seemed to remember everything, why he still had power from the monster spirits that even Yugo and Yuya couldn't control.]

Huh. You're right, come to think of it.

[Because no matter how one does the numbers...]

Even if the math still adds up on the four of us all having an equal bit of Zarc, yeah that's five pieces.

[Yugo spares another pause. Also yes he's pretty decent with juggling fractions of all things in his head.]

... Starting to wonder if this magic stuff actually makes more sense at the carnival than it does back in the dimensions. You think that might've been some kind of fluke maybe?

Ugh, I don't know... [He's right: most of the magic here does make more sense than back home. Yuya props his chin on his hand with a sigh.] Four dragons and Zarc is... five. Maybe the fluke was splitting our soul, instead of just separating us from the dragons? That didn't happen when Reira used them.

[Honestly, who's surprised Leo's original plan didn't function as intended even aside from Ray's meddling?] I don't remember a lot more, I probably wouldn't if I didn't hear the truth first.

Not even gonna bother with trying to figure out what happened the first time those cards got used on him... but Reira said everything with Zarc might've repeated itself if she didn't pull what was him out of us.

[Hence Zarc in a jar, waiting to be reincarnated properly into a baby.]

And something about speeding up the dimensions resplitting so... I guess she had a better picture of what she wanted the magic to do?

Maybe. [Yuya's never interacted with the En cards directly, hell if he knows how the spirits in those work.

His gaze drifts down the the photo album again. He really is getting most of the memories, isn't he... in a way, it's a little lonely, but also maybe it's for the best that they don't remember too much about how they used to be. It doesn't have a happy ending, after all.]

Well, even if you don't remember... if you ever want to talk about it you can find me. It changed things for all of us, didn't it?

.... We wouldn't be here if none of that happened, that's for sure.

[He closes the album, but then offers it to Yuya.]

This thing works on anyone, not just me. I'm fine seeing that stuff through pictures if you're alright with sharing, really!

[Yugo is entirely the last person one should be trying to project their worries onto. the lizard-like synchro double seems far more chill than anything else the other might've been expecting. Besides... Yuya shouldn't have to shoulder everything if one can help it.]

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