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lostcarnival2018-01-15 02:54 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2018-01-15 02:54 pm
Entry tags:
- !event,
- 9s,
- @wismuth,
- anghel higure,
- cole,
- commander syrlya,
- frisk,
- ginko,
- jinx,
- john childermass,
- joker,
- jonathan strange,
- julien delacroix,
- lambert,
- mari makinami illustrious,
- miko nakadai,
- mr. gold,
- peridot,
- reira akaba,
- renzo shima,
- rita mordio,
- tallisibeth (scout),
- tyki mikk,
- victor nikiforov,
- yotsuba tamaki,
- yugo,
- yukio okumura,
- yuzu hiragi,
- yūya sakaki
⇨ 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.
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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But there's also another pressing question on his mind. "Do all lights here tell you when it's safe to walk?" The pressing question is a bit dumb.
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It's shortly after she says so that the walk light fades, and the hand starts to blink instead.
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She doesn't know how much danger these cars pose to a spirit, but she'd rather not chance it. Rita turns back, grabs Cole's arm, and yanks him along to the other side of the road. It's just as they reach the sidewalk that the lights change and the cars resume zipping through the intersection.
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"So the lights tell the machines when to move as well." That makes sense. And it's orderly! Whoever came up with that idea must have been very smart. "There are a lot of lights here. Do they all do that?"
Lights on the cars, lights on the buildings, streetlights, a modern day city is just bustling with lights and Cole's obviously gotten a bit overwhelmed with everything.
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"The ones by the road do," she explains as she walks. "These ones along the sidewalk help people see at night, and the ones over the stores are supposed to get people's attention so they come in and shop." Rita might not have spent much time in Wismuth, but she knows this much from her time in Portland, which had a similar set-up.
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"How can a light get someone's attention? It can't talk." Wait a moment, they are in Wismuth, things talk here that don't normally talk. Cole's a bit more excited as he asks, "Can it?"
Because holy shit, a talking light would be so cool.
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This might not be the stupidest question she's ever been asked, but it's up there. Do spirits normally lack common sense, or is it just Cole?
"...No," she finally manages to say, brushing a hand over her shoulder and shooting the passerby an annoyed glance before looking back to Cole. "They're just... you know, eye-catching. Sometime they've got bright colors, or they flicker, or they just stand out in the dark. People can't help but look at stuff like that. We've got the same thing in the carnival."
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Still, that makes sense. They get attention by being bright...oh, like a bird! Or being big, like the Iron Bull. That all makes sense. He nods, looking over at Rita. "Bright and burning, something so shimmery you can't help but look at it. Sparkling in the shade. I think I understand!"
Though people stumble into Rita or pay attention to her as they walk down the street, nobody seems to be looking at Cole. Their eyes glance over him as if he wasn't there. Cole takes care to walk around people, weaving in and out of the way, but nobody's noticing him.
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"Say, Cole... It's been bugging me for a while, but..." Rita's gaze drifts to some of the passersby along the sidewalk. "Is it me, or do most of these people just... not notice you?"
It feels like a weird question to ask, and she keeps wondering if it's just her imagination, but Cole's probably no stranger to weird questions. Besides, between the two of them, Cole's taller, more awkward, and has a big weird hat. For every glance Rita gets, he should be getting, like, ten.
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It's as simple as that. Really, it might be best if nobody saw him. A whisper in their ear, a voice in the back of their head, it might be best if compassion was that instead of the awkward gangly Cole who says all the wrong things. But people like Cole. And, he's got a job to do. So being visible it is.
"I want the carnival to see me. And I want customers to see me. It's easier being unseen, unnoticed, unknown but I can't do it all of the time."
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"Doesn't that just make me look like a crazy person!?"
Do all these people think she's talking to herself? Is that what it looks like to them?
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"I don't think so?"
This is obviously important to Rita so time to reassure her that no, she's not crazy, she doesn't look crazy, this is a perfectly normal thing that someone might do. "Plenty of people, of thoughts, faces pass by and people forget."
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"Can't you just... be visible, instead?" she asks, waving a hand in a vague gesture.
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There's a pause of a few seconds, before Cole looks down at his feet. "They can see me now," he grumbles. And indeed, people are looking at Cole as they pass by...but they're looking at him a bit confused. He's still wearing his big dumb hat and kind of looks like a homeless person got dressed.
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But a few looks later, and Rita asks him, "You don't like being seen?" It's sort of a rhetorical question, given his demeanor, but she finds herself wondering if this kind of thing usually happens.
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In comparison to half of the carnival, Cole doesn't really want to be remembered. He's compassion, it's best if he just slips in, helps people with their hurts and helps them move on, and leaves so they don't remember him. A voice in their ear or a thought in the back of their mind. Not something or someone they can talk about later.
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Being seen and remembered by people is, well... normal. Most people don't get a choice about that, and even if they did, Rita can't imagine choosing to be unseen and unknown to people.
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They'd panic. People would panic, they'd ask questions, they'd bother Cole, they'd do so many things that prevented him from helping or stopped him from healing. That's what's wrong with them remembering, because Cole's kind of creepy.
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Right, Lavellan told her about demons... Now Rita actually has some context for some of Cole's blathering. She also knows that telling him to maybe stop trying to help people who didn't ask for it might be futile. But maybe...
"Can't you... I don't know, try a different approach? Instead of sneaking up on people and whispering weird stuff at them?"
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The words, the sentiment, that's what matters. Cole wants to try to help, not get people worrying or confused about where the heck this weird guy came from or what he's doing or how he knows things. It would freak people out but, at least in Cole's mind, being unseen helps negate that fact.
As such, Rita's suggestion of a different approach isn't really a good idea (at least, not to Cole.) He shakes his head. "What other way would there be?"