lostcarnival | Curiosity and Satisfaction

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Curiosity and Satisfaction

Who: Ash and OPEN
What: Ash is heeeeere! And poking around! And being loud!
Where: Alllll over!
When: Allll day!
Warnings: None?

A.

[You ever have one of those days where suddenly you ended up awake in a carnival you'd signed up to work in for the sake of your own freedom? Well, up until today, Ash hasn't either, and the feeling is downright electric.]

[So today a catgirl wanders the carnival, not quite certain what she's supposed to be doing or who she's supposed to be talking to, but absolutely eager to drink everything in from her newfound perspective as ajn eager employee. So she's poking her nose into booths, tents, and people's affairs with the curiosity of... some sort of curious animal.]

B.

[As the day, such as it is here in dreams, wanes and Ash's excitement continues to bubble, the performer makes her way out to the edge of the grounds. Warm, tingling delight is surging through her nerves and begging to let itself out, and when she feels like this she knows she can't resist forever. As far away as she can safely get, she slings the guitar off her back and flips its strap around her shoulders properly. The lack of a pick doesn't stop her, she has claws. The lack of an amp doesn't stop her; she has magic.]

[With a fierce, joyous, feral grin, Ash picks up the loudest, fastest anthem of joy that comes to her mind at the moment; it happens to be really excessive solos that probably aren't far enough away from the carnival to avoid disturbing anyone.]

C.

[Was that your dreamcatcher with a feather dangling from the bottom of it? Because now its strings are tangled around Ash's claws as she looks around, incredibly sheepish and guilty, to check if anyone had seen that.]

[Instincts come with the tail and ears, you know.]

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Please! I have practiced lines for flirtin’!

[Finally landing with a slight run from the momentum, he looks her over quickly, analytically, before holding his hand out with a grin.]

Joker’s the name! Yer one of our newest faces, ain’tcha?

[Quite used to being looked over, she returns the favor before she takes his hand for a firm shake.] Pretty sure you'd remember if I wasn't. Name's Ash.

[Whether it’s because his hand is made of wood or because he’s naturally like that, his shake is firm in turn.]

Pleasure’s all mine~. Especially as I’m the Stage Manager, so we’re gonna know each other quite a bit, ha!

Oh, well -- hello, boss. [Her voice contains a little flirty purr, because that's how she's used to relating to people.] Guess you heard I signed on and came running, huh?

Especially when I heard it was a pretty girl~.

[Flirting begets flirting, because he gladly winks to her.]

So how much of the carnival have you explored so far, if ya don’t mind me askin’?

[There we go. She grins at his little gesture, very feline indeed.] Glad you're not the sort to be scared of pretty. That's always a shame.

[She flicks her tail as she waves a hand in a circle arbitrarily.] I've just been wandering. Nothing formal. Saw the games booths and the trailers...

Then yer already pretty familiar with where you’ll be stayin’, so that’s a good portion of the important stuff done with! Hungry? Because I can show ya ta the cookhouse if ya like. Koel, our head cook, she’s always about, so it’ll be easy ta get somethin’.

Honestly? I'm in that excited-nervous state where eating's the last thing on my mind. [And as casual as she tries to play that off, it's true. Her life, from this day on, is changed beyond measure.] But I do want to know where it is. That feeling won't last forever, right?

Nope, and better ta know where it is when ya need it, ha.

[Gesturing for her to follow him, he leads the way with practiced ease.]

So, while we’re walkin’, let’s chat. Yer a performer, so do ya have any idea of what kinda performin’ ya want ta do?

Music. [The answer is immediate and decisive, as she folds her hands behind her back and keeps an eye less on where they're going and more on who's going before her. Hey, she can appreciate...] But beyond that, anything goes. ANYthing. My music makes it happen.

Oh? [Now doesn’t that sound familiar, and he glances back in keen interest.] So it’s magic of a sort?

Yeah, the music magic sort. [She half-closes her eyes in appreciation of her own wit.] That's it exactly. So long as it's in the song to evoke, I can pull it out.

Which also means I can back up anything you got on deck now. I don't need top-billing.

Actually, this works out perfectly for the rest of us. One of our musicians is out for a while- no clue when he'll come back- so we could use skills like yers. When you've settled in after a day, I'll have ta show ya what we tend ta use.

[Perfect! Her tail goes up a couple inches as it trails begind her.] You bet, but whatever it is, I can use it. So don't worry on that score. Gimme that one day and you'll wonder how you ever got by without me.

Well, now I’m just dyin’ ta be impressed!

[But they’re at their destination, which seems to be in a permanent state of delicious smells wafting out from it.]

Anyway, here’s the cookhouse. Koel is our head chef, and she’s always about. You’ll never be wantin’ for food with her here.

I'm good at impressing. [Which she downright purrs as she flicks her tail at him, coming up to peer into the door.] Oh man, that DOES smell good. I was kinda worried...

[He chuckles, fingers curling against his hip.]

What a lack of faith in our cooks! What did ya think it was gonna be like?

[Ash waves a hand to brush that thought away.] Hey, hey, nothing against them! Just when you get the impression of a carnival messhall, you kinda don't think five-star quality, you know? But I guess you attract the cream of the crop everywhere!

Ah ha, but the good thing about travelin’ throughout all sortsa different worlds is that we get access ta all sortsa different food~. So our cooks have plenty ta use and experiment with. Helps that Koel has been with us a few years. Just hope yer up for bein’ adventurous some days.

I've been described as that, yes. [Her smile comes with half-lidded eyes.] But this is really cool. So are there meal times when we're not performing, or is just general hours?

I’ll see for myself~. [And his grin turns sly again before he answers her question.] There’s regular meals, if ya like yer company, but so long as Koel is workin’ here, ya can peek in whenever ya got the time and she won’t mind. She likes cookin’ for folks.

Oh man, that sounds great. [She interlaces her fingers, flexing them against her knuckles as she imagines that. If her girlish figure could actually be in danger, it sure would be.] Kinda glad I didn't know about this before I signed up, I mighta gone too cheap on my contract!

[Another laugh.]

Just one of the many benefits ta workin’ with the carnival! So has that woken up yer stomach?

A little. Maybe. Just a smidge. [She flickers an amused little smile his way.]

Well, I won’t judge if ya want ta snatch a snack~. We can always eat and walk, after all.

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