just gotta ignite the light and let it shine

[whattaprick]

Who: Everyone who's stupid enough to show up for this, because legal drinking ages are for people from a different century/planet.
When: Afternoon/Evening, Day 30
Where: Lakeshore
What: Local Carnival workers get wasted and set off fireworks by the lake.
Warnings: Carnival shenanigans, ie. booze, drugs, and people getting set on fire probably. Put any tag-specific warnings in your headers!

So, Wismuth happened.

Lambert's pretty willing to bet a good chunk of the Carnival is pretty happy to act like Wismuth didn't happen, but he also doesn't really care about what sorrows people are drowning or not tonight: he knows he needed this drink, and after he'd slept off the immediate exhaustion that came with running around Wismuth for nearly two weeks with the power of Creation more or less constantly burning through him, he's ready to something, anything to feel like himself again.

Fast-forward to the lakeshore. There's a huge bonfire going, a box of assorted fireworks that's been 'liberated' from wherever the hell engineering keeps their supplies, and probably a crate of wine that's going to disappear sooner rather than later. Anything else, someone's going to have to bring themselves.

[ ooc: This is a mingle log! Bring your own entertainment, food, questionable substances etc. ]

Comments

[dontpokethat]

He's pretty used to the staring - even from before ending up here. In a way, being just one of many people getting stared at whenever someone new shows up is a nice change.

He can also definitely handle neighborly. He reaches out to shake her hand, and smiles back, though he can't muster much in the way of enthusiasm. It's genuine, anyway. "Ginko. Nice to meet you."

[milkruns]

"And it's a pleasure to meet you too, Ginko." Except he seems less than jazzed about it. Maybe he's not a party-going kind of guy? He seems alright, though. And then Miu catches her eye, and she's definitely never seen anything like that, but it is extremely cute. "Oh, and who's this little guy?"

[dontpokethat]

'Not a party-going kind of guy' is probably a good summary.

Ginko smiles down at his Pokemon, and gives her fluff one last ruffle before letting her go. Rather than darting off right away, though, she opts to stick around for the moment and shuffle around to investigate June. "Miu. She's a Spewpa - a kind of animal from a world we visited a while back."

[milkruns]

"How cute!" You know what's a great distraction from the weird existential paradigm shift of being consigned to work in a magical traveling carnival? Adorable animals. June crouches, holding a hand out for Miu to...sniff? Probably sniff. "I guess you get to see some pretty interesting things working here, huh?"

[dontpokethat]

Seems to Ginko like as good a way of coping as any. And Miu is very cute, so that's convenient.

The little Pokemon scoots forward, and definitely seems to sort of examine June's hand. Actually, after a moment, she bumps her face against it a couple times, as if there might be some hidden treats there for her to find. Ginko huffs and pats Miu before standing upright again. "Definitely interesting, yeah. A lot of people around here have some kind of pet they've picked up on the way, one way or another - and that's just the ones the employees own, not the Carnival-owned menagerie."

[milkruns]

A headbutt from an adorable Pokémon is actually kind of exactly what June needed right now, and it shows on her face as she laughs and opens her regrettably empty hand for Miu.

"It's nice you get to keep some things for yourself here, then." June straightens up, plucking her clothes back into place. "What was the last place like?"

[dontpokethat]

"The Ringmaster tries to make sure we can pick up souvenirs and the like when possible." Sometimes those souvenirs happen to be living animals that took a liking to them.

That, though... for a moment, Ginko isn't even sure how to answer that. "It was... pretty interesting." Good start. "We ended up in this city by something called a 'Pillar of Creation' that amplified what we sensed."

...Including unwanted romantic feelings for close friends, but, you know, that's. Fine. Anyway, the vibrancy effect seems like a good way to ease into talking about Wismuth.