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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2018-05-11 01:57 pm

⇨ DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS

Who: Anyone out in the library.
When: Day 59
Where: The Athenaeum
What: Towards the end of the visit, we are visited by a series of worrisome NPCs, who may or may not be illusions. There will be at least 5 NPC toplevels posted overall, all happening in a similar time period ICly (in rough chronological order), so not everyone needs to be in every thread.
Warnings: Possibility of very real danger to anyone who participates. Remember that Sans has told everyone to travel in groups, so if you aren't, you'll probably get a scolding later.

TURNING THE PAGE

As the carnival continues to explore the Athenaeum in the pursuit of more information about the legendary Miracles, the tension is thick with the knowledge that the Summer Court could be in pursuit any day now. On Day 59, a series of threatening encounters will begin manifesting - but are they real, or an illusion?
anti_nonsense: (Can you say that again but less stupid?)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2018-05-20 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Our ability to act...?" Rita echoes uneasily, her arms folded. She looks around the group with a dubious expression. "Are any of us actually any good at that?"

This present company doesn't look too promising. Tyki seems to have a bit of a flair for the dramatic, so maybe he'd manage, but the rest of them? Hopeless, probably.
whattaprick: (sup gorgeous?)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-05-20 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
'What, no faith in your own skills?" Lambert grins at Rita. "I'm sure you could get some tips from performance."

The ideal person to get that sort of advice from would be Strange, actually. But he's not here right now ... and Lambert won't let himself dwell on it, turning to address the Curator and Scribe (he forces himself to meet his all too human doppelganger's eyes) again.

"There's one more thing. Two of the faeries were fighting over a book ... Frost and Nightshade. I heard it was destroyed. Do you know what was in it?" Might be something important, might not be, but he'd be remiss not to follow up on it.
prazerbutterfly: ([white] quirk)

[personal profile] prazerbutterfly 2018-05-20 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
He holds up his hand gently in answer to Rita's question. "I am a conman. I will fit any role I have to play." But there are probably far better people willing to expend a lot more effort on this than he is.

His glamour changes rapidly right in front of their faces to that of a hobo with bottled glasses, baggy pants, a dirty appearance, and suspenders. He doesn't grin nearly as wide, looks quite messy in posture, and no longer reflects that of a cultured Victorian noble, "I could teach ya a few things. If ya need it. But this is less about being in a state of being and more of following along with a story. It's just gotta be a good one and anyone can do it."

Book? What destroyed book? He looks away from Rita to Lambert again for more answers without voicing the actual question.
Edited 2018-05-20 21:28 (UTC)
anti_nonsense: (yeah whatever)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2018-05-20 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't need any tips!" Rita protests, her face taking on a slightly reddish hue as she shoots a quick glare at Lambert, then Tyki. She did sort of walk right into that, though.

That transformation of Tyki's catches her off guard, and her annoyed look turns to one of bewilderment. She refrains from comment, however, instead waiting to hear if those entities have anything to say about the mystery book.