⇨ THE ATHENAEUM

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 47 - Day 58 ish
Where: The Athenaeum
What: The carnival arrives at book world. First week, they'll be performing for magical manifestations of book characters. Second week, it's time to hunt (for books, in the library.) Around Day 58 some stuff will occur.
Warnings: Reading is mandatory.

FAERIE TALES↴ Though the carnival will be performing for its guests in the first week, they are welcome to search the Athenaeum while they are off duty during that time. The manifestations of story characters will be out in full force during performance week, with animals, people, objects, and even locations growing out from various tales. Most are distracting at worst, and will be curious to check out the carnival. Some, however, can be as dangerous as they were in their stories of origin. You know what to do. ► IT'S TIME TO ROLEPLAY: The best way to deal with book ghosts is to follow their narrative to its logical conclusion - turn the tables, work the story so it ends in your favour! Naturalistic and narratively satisfying plotting will have the manifestations following your lead. However, push too hard and introduce too many plot holes, inconsistencies, or illogical plot twists, and they will reject your reality utterly, becoming quite aggressive in the process. You can also use your natural abilities and powers to fight them in a traditional sense, but in the Ringmaster's experience, it's best to fight reality benders by bending reality right back at them. If you aren't careful, it's possible to be dragged fully into a story's reality, and then things get really messed up. ► IT'S ALSO TIME TO READ: The carnival came here for a purpose, and that purpose is to research. Specifically, the Ringmaster is looking for information on the Queen's Miracles - the set of ancient fae artifacts that the Blue Rose is one of. The carnival needs these artifacts to defend itself, but nobody knows where they've been for thousands of years. That's what the books are for. However, nothing is stopping you from pursuing knowledge for personal reasons. The halls are open to your perusal, and only your heart can guide you to the book you truly seek. Check the plot post to see what's allowed, and sign up to find plot info or other important game information below.

Comments

Neither of them are old enough to drink this encounter away

[royalpurple]

Reiji Akaba--genius, duellist, CEO, very recently and abruptly an older brother--has not spent a whole lot of time around people his age.

The most socialisation he's had is the recent whirlwind operation with Yuya, Gongenzaka, and the others, and that's less 'peer company' and more 'a covertly-engineered quasi-military endeavour across dimensions,' so that doesn't much count.

Obviously he knows other teenagers are a thing, but he has no idea how to interact with them.

So he lifts his head, giving Miko a short look--the kind that features his brow creasing minisculely over the frames of his glasses.

"I'm sorry?"

too bad kids you'll just have to Suffer

[pullingamiko]

"Like... why are you bein' so weird." She gestures in his general direction, as if that explains anything at all. "You're just kinda hanging around and staring at people and it is kinda creepy. Dunno if you'd noticed that part or not."

Needlessly rude for a first conversation with someone who has done nothing but be slightly weird? Probably. But then, when has Miko ever done anything in a way that wasn't at least sort of needlessly rude.

[royalpurple]

Reiji just stares at Miko for a good second or two.

She can't see the little hourglass turning over in his head, but what he's thinking is:

Is watching people really that creepy?

"I didn't." He says, because he didn't. And he doesn't agree. "But then, you were watching me."

[pullingamiko]

Man this is a slow conversation. Miko crosses her arms, tapping one horrible clawed kangaroo foot against the floor.

"Well, now ya know! And I wasn't watching you, I just saw you and noticed you were bein' weird."