lostcarnival | ⇨ THE ATHENAEUM

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.

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If she could pout especially well, she would be. She's coming close to that sort of expression anyway, though she at least recognizes it isn't quite the same sort of nagging Yuuya would give. Gentle reminders, gentle reminders...

"Worrying isn't the same as leaving safe spots. I can just call someone who knows what to do, if someone has to run outside." Which is to say, she figures she'll make someone else-presumably whoever's job it is-do it. And-

She holds her hands outward, flicking her fingers after holding her breath a moment. A certain something shimmers...

...But while she has a proper, moonlight seeming shield for a moment, it dissipates quickly. "Aaaah... ...mhm. Well... ....M practicing in case something comes and I can't get away, at least..." She'd sort of hoped the shield would hold more than a few seconds...

"...But that's what makes staying in safe places and hiding important, I guess..."

This is Tyki's way of worrying by reassuring and consoling while attempting to make sure she's properly learned her previous lesson. It then allows him to worry less if he doesn't have to consider whether she'd run off on her own like other kids 'worrying'.

"See, this is why I don't have to worry about you so much. You're a smart kid." More praise for the praise fire.

He does look down at her hands when he sees something he's not use to seeing her do. There's something that forms there but briefly. He holds out his own hand in front of her and lets the Tease climb down his arm as if on cue. Once it touches his palm he'll pour his Dark Matter into it and it'll length into a pointed shield roughly the size of his own body for her inspection, "For now, at least until if and when you grow."

Small miracles- she's no Susan. (Or Lauren, for that matter)

Not that such things have even come up yet of course. For now, that praise fire is burning bright, even if her own shield bungle briefly has her down. Only briefly- she's a bit surprised by a tease becoming a shield after all. "H-ah-!" She starts, before blinking curiously at the shield. "Oh... ...It's more than what the magic does when I make a shield..." She observes, apparently with awe. "And it's really big..." She's quite impressed, suffice to say.

He remembers a certain Manor with her running off to be comforted by stable animals...

He holds it out for her inspection, tilting his head with a wide grin at her childlike wonder. Sometimes she did act her age and less like a stunted adult. "You can touch this one if you want. I can't let you hold it though for magical reasons at least not without my help." He glances down at it to watch her hands if she does choose to touch it, "What is your shield intended to be then."

First- instant bird portals should not suddenly cancel like that.

But second, she's no Susan now. The point is she's learned!! Trust her, it was a learning experience-

Reira reaches out to touch it after a moment, and at Tyki's question tilts her head up, frowning. "Mnhh...smaller," is her first answer.

To be fair she could probably sleep under this shield without trouble. So.

That's not exactly what he was asking but he accepts it and he'll continue to hold it out as the points stagger outwards in the four cardinal directions. It'll do as a shield but it wasn't fool proof. It was flat and not curved. Anything could easily spill over the sides. Tease were meant to be destructive after all and brief. Death always came with their appearance.

"Your sized shield or smaller than that?"

"Mmnn...a little smaller," she determines, pondering the question for a moment. "...It's round too- like the moon," the girl adds. Quite a lot like the moon in fact, given she has a magical affinity bleeding right into it.

That's better. She'll get another head pat that way and he'll let go of the shield. It doesn't shudder or flicker but just retransforms into the Tease it was before, flitting there in her open hands now in an idle state. "You'll have to show it to me when you perfect it."

"Ah-" Headpats...

Reira watches as the shield becomes what she mentally calls a 'butterfly' again, and nods, chewing her lip. "Mnh..! I've been practicing, but..." Well. Suffice to say, far from perfect.

"I'll show you..!" That's a Promise.

"Show me a man that can get worse from practicing and I'll show you a blind man who can see," he says as if reciting something out of a book. That Tease is going to flit in the air until it lands on Reira's head as if it understands its purpose.

"Good girl."

"Ahh.." Well! Now that just brings a burst of pride to her. With a wide smile, she nods. "Y-Yeah..! I'm going to make my wind spell work too..! It's easier to practice that with the gills, so..." She sort of trails off, but it probably doesn't matter too much. Right now it's not practice time either way.

"...I'll do more practice after I have this book ready," she decides, getting her polaroid ready.

He brings his hand back over as the Tease lands on Reira's head and sits there. He allows it to do so with a lazy lean against the arm rest. He kind of wishes he brought a blanket given how tired he is.

"Don't overwork yourself."

"Mnh! I promise!"

And while she works on pictures...well. You can sleep, Tyki. That's probably a good idea, actually.

He nods along with her words but doesn't really say much else. He trusts her enough not to touch his stuff but even then a Tease is landing on his shoulder like a proper guard dog. Just going to lightly doze off on her, oops.

⇨ THE ATHENAEUM

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looks like a good tie off here yeah?

works for me