lostcarnival | ⇨ CAMPING GROUNDS

Who: Everybody!
When: Day 64
Where: The Camping Grounds
What: While the Ringmaster attempts to purge the carnival of magical tracing spells and deal with the angry fire fae in her belly, everyone else is getting sent on an emergency camping trip with some unusual local fauna.
Warnings: Camping.

CRYPTIC CAMPGROUNDS↴

You're given about three hours to prepare, after the Ringmaster tells you her plans for the coming week. There is a vast selection of camping equipment at your disposal, and the means to take along enough food for the length of the stay. The wilderness of the planet you're left on is nearly idyllic, but some people just don't like the great outdoors.

► CRYPTOZOOLOGY: As it turns out, the carnival won't be alone here. There is a varied ecosystem of cryptids to be found as well, living in relative peace and mostly reacting to the newcomers with curiousity. More details can be found on the plotting post. You are free to NPC the cryptids as much as you need to, as long as you stick to the behaviours described.

► DREAMSHARING: There is a player plot going on which will allow characters to share dreams! These are specifically more dreams than nightmares, and the mushi-adept characters will be here to help.

► CHILLAX: There isn't any plot twist for this setting, so this is mostly an opportunity to decompress from the last plot and get ready for the future. The Ringmaster will show up occasionally to help with needed medical treatments and check on things, but won't stick around for long.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[There is a somewhat dismissive snort.] It is not so much a matter of if a card 'sucks'...but rather, if you yourself have properly constructed your deck to work with itself properly.

For example- there are many spells which would no doubt be of use in other decks...but within my own, such a decision would be crippling! It is a matter of strategy- there are very few true 'bad cards', after all.

[ rhys is still wondering about these cards and how they work and if they just sprout weapons or what. ]

Okay, so how do you get the cards?

[ at least this is something to keep him occupied and distracted. ]

Mnn...for the most part, packs of them are relatively affordable...it is not uncommon to receive them as gifts as well, however.

Truthfully, gifted cards are often quite important- they carry those feelings from their prior holders, and this seems to reflect in duels, I find..! [It sounds pretty hazy but hey it makes sense where he's from, maybe,]

Oh, so you buy them.

[ CAPITALISM. something he knew a lot about. too bad money was an issue. ]

And can anyone use them?

Aah, for the most part. Most typically, the schools which teach methods of dueling will offer beginning decks however, and I, the man Gongenzaka, find that instructors tend to understand well what cards to recommend each duelist they teach.

[As it is. He nods.] If one has a duel disk, they can duel.

Naturally, without, you would be limited to the game in card form.

[ well, that was a drag. ]

So, if I had just the cards, I'd be pretty weak. I'd have to challenge a bad guy to a game of cards and hope this murdersome, awful, disgusting creature likes dumb games?

[Gongenzaka's look is absolutely dry.] Considering the chances of anyone beyond my own realm being interested in a duel, sir, I, the man Gongenzaka, would not recommend seeking out Duel Monsters as a method of combat.

Particularly since they have no interest in causing actual, physical harm.

Okay, I have to ask. I have to!

[ because he'd been wondering about it ever since meeting this guy. he has to know or he's going to go out of his head. ]

Why 'the man'? What does that mean?

...Aah...

[And now he simply groans, and deflates a bit- ears drooping not unlike a miserable dog.] That...is 'mistranslation,' [He laments- not exactly a common matter, where the Ringmaster's magic is concerned.

But it happens!] 'Kono otoko no Gongenzaka', [He forces out, looking quite focused as he does so.] It is Japanese- a form of address meant to express humility, and equal status among others, [He continues with a nod.] ...It is also a manner of speech which I, the man Gongenzaka, was raised to respect, and speak with, so as to show respect to others around myself.

It is not...simply 'the man', [He coughs, shaking himself.] There have been enough 'jokes' about that... [He's gotten tired of said jokes.]

[ well, rhys was learning a lot today, wasn't he? too bad he'd gotten an explanation for that because he might have fallen into calling himself the man if he wasn't careful.

he can hear jack's laughter in his head and internally shushes him. he could be the man if he wanted to be! ]

We don't have anything like that where I'm from. Sir and madame and I guess mister and miss might be close but yeah, nothing exactly like that.

[ but he was from an insane planet in an insane part of space. ]

I'm not going to joke about it.

[This is, quite completely, more than he could have ever asked for.

If he had known what Rhys' info thing said, he would probably insist that Rhys was the cooler one now, entirely for what he's said just now. He hurriedly nods his head in gratitude, holding back a few over-emotional tears.

Not a lot of people realize that if he cries it's because he's moved, and not sad, so he's made a conscious effort to keep that under control.] ...Thank you, [he says honestly, smiling.] It means much, that you would tell me this now- you have my complete gratitude..!

[Seriously he's gotten like. Two 'manliness' t-shirts, this means the world Rhys.]

⇨ CAMPING GROUNDS

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the woes of phrases that just. Don't. Translate to English tbh

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