⇨ POLARIS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Days 102 - 109
Where: Polaris
What: With the Ringmaster kidnapped and the rest of the carnival imprisoned, characters find themselves at the mercy of a Winter Fae called the Mother of Invention.
Warnings: Graphic experimentation in places.

TRIALS & TRIBULATION↴ After a day of cleansing and processing, where all the belongings and attire of their old lives are stripped away and replaced with something newer and more form fitting, the former members of the carnival will find themselves let loose into the Farm for the first time. A sizable green area, filled with orchards growing inorganic looking fruits and field ready for tending, the Farm is where they will be spending their days for the forseeable future. Food and drink are no longer needed, and so every day is an endless cycle of work. Technicians are seen only when necessary, and when being taken from your place of work to your lonesome cells at night. Every day, there are new postings on the "Production Board", where various dire sound scientific trials ask for subjects. The majority won't be forced, at least not yet, but the system is at work to push its participants to the brink and force their hand. After all, volunteers make the best subjects. ► PRODUCTIVITY: As explained elsewhere, characters will be forced to compete to attain enough Productivity Point to be considered Satisfactory. There are literally not enough points to go around for everyone to attain this, which means that at least some people will be deemed "Below Expectations" by the end of the first four-day cycle. What this means has yet to be discovered, but the Technicians have grimly warned against it. Productivity involves many tasks, including orchard picking, tilling, planting, harvesting, watering, maintenance, and more. Any task you can think of that would take place on a plantation is applicable here. Beyond that, the Production Board awaits you, offering precious Productivity Points in exchange for your cooperation. How you become Satisfactory is up to you, but it's every person for themselves. Only one person can turn in the credit for harvesting or preparing fields, and while you can certainly try to help others by letting them take credit for your work, it's a sure fire way to fall behind the herd, especially if you are already in a low Classification. Fruits and fields will miraculously grow overnight, and will be ready for a new day when you are. You've been told not to eat anything you harvest, but right now you aren't hungry anyway. ► POLARIS BY NIGHT: During the night, you are left alone to your thoughts and maybe an annoying roommate. Solo or in pairs, the entire night will be spent in small sleep pods, as shown on the locations post. Is it possible to sneak out? It doesn't seem like it is, but who is to say? The real question is if you want to dare to try. There is one hour of rest before and after seven hours of darkness. Even if you don't usually have to sleep, you'll find yourself oddly weary and inclined to rest. Supernaturally, almost. ► PARTICIPATION: Sometimes participation in experimental trials is manditory, sometimes it isn't. You are free to handwave your character having been pulled aside for minor examinations, such as blood tests or aura scans. Each time, you will be pulled into a separate part of the station and analyzed by a Technician and heavily automated machinery. Anymore more complex than basic check-up level tests will be posted about in a section called "TRIALS" in the body of the post below.

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[exaomori]

By this point, Shura has seen Tyki without glamour. In a way, it's not surprising. All the charming ones tended to have some kind of secret, and he rarely spoke about himself. It's not like his true nature mattered here when all of their powers had been taken away from them.

"Nyaa, I was wonderin' if they would bunk me with someone fun tonight~"

Acting normally, walking in with a sway of her hips and tossing her short hair, was reclaiming some of her power in a way, even if she didn't feel quite herself in the stupid bodysuit.

[prazerbutterfly]

The sound of her voice makes his ears lift high on his head and if he was distract he certainly is far more distracted by her now. His head tilts to the side, really taking in the form of her in that body suit. Lord help him, that being someone he would never ask help from, he can't take his eyes off her.

Normally he wouldn't dream of having sex with a carnival worker, it against his own reasoning to keep things strictly professional at least so he could get his contract over with and wouldn't have to mess around with matters of the heart. But here she was and he's almost speechless. None of his thoughts matter and he'd take her in a heartbeat if she asked. The power she has over him right now certainly will bolster her mood.

"Fun?" he questions, "My boring old self...?"

[exaomori]

After everything that happened, Shura wouldn't refuse Tyki if he made a move. The idea of blowing off some steam in a purely physical way was incredibly appealing. She didn't even care that he wasn't entirely human, if at all. She missed fun, even if it had only been less than a week since everything had gone to hell.

She sits on the edge of Tyki's bed, feeling rather pleased with the way he's looking at her. Flirting was likely as close as she was going to get to blowing off steam here and not nearly as satisfying as sex, but she'd take it.

"Nyaa, so humble ♥. I know you know how to make the best of a night in like this, hm?"

Checkers and tea before turning in early?

[prazerbutterfly]

Perhaps he could at least grind and fondle, not really caring who was watching. It's not as if he had any real attachments to Shura other than pure attraction and friendship. It didn't matter that she was an Exorcist right now. Not to mention he was curious the limitations of this bodysuit.

It doesn't stop him from leaning closer though, his fingers curling on the mattress underneath them, glancing over her frame. She's flaunting, on purpose, likely as stressed out as he is and who was he to deny her.

"Well, I cannot deny what habits I might've picked up when indulging in you, beautiful."

Heavy checkers and sweet tea.

[exaomori]

Shura stretches her arms up high above her head, then drops her hand back down behind her as she arches her back. Sure, stretching always felt good, but stretching her body while wearing a tight bodysuit? It looked good, too!

"Indulging in me? I'd say you were the one indulging me, nya~" Drawing her knees up on the bed and turning to face him properly means she's close enough to touch him, letting her fingers graze his leg before resting on his knee. This was a perfectly good reason to try and struggle against the sleepiness she had been experiencing here. Surely, the technicians were used to their subjects getting a little cozy on the occasion.

[prazerbutterfly]

Oh, Shura knew exactly what she was doing when she stretched out and it suckered Tyki right in. He's open to public flattery, use to it on more than one occasional when someone was trying to court him into marriage.

"I can't help it with the way that you look and act. I am but a simple man," a half lie if anything, even Shura knew that, but that was the nature of the tease, "Plus, a good woman who works hard for what she wants and not what others want should always be rewarded." He leans into her touch, that graze of his leg likely not felt as much as he would likely due to that body suit, but its something. Even his hand will come to rest behind her, fingers curling into the sheets.

[exaomori]

A good woman who works hard? That was a complete lie. But Shura won't contradict him. Her fingers skim up his thigh, higher and higher until she reaches his hip. Running her fingertips in idle circles on his hip doesn't quiet have the same impact through that stupid suit, but it isn't as if there's a zipper she can play with.

"A simple man for a simple girl ♥." She cants her head, her bangs falling to the side, giving her prettiest little smile. "It's a sign, isn't it?"

[prazerbutterfly]

Just as he's a gentleman that works hard. A complete lie, full of hidden truths and an understanding that most of the time he was simply up to no good. The attention is pleasant, one that continues to build and build the higher her fingers get. Instead of skimming inwards the simply flow to his hip. His own hand crept closer, waiting for permission, acceptance, and perhaps more as it skims up her hip and against her side, closing his fingers around it with a pull towards him.

In a way, they were both lying through their teeth. Neither of them were 'simple' and yet he kept going, "It should be. Dire circumstances though."

[exaomori]

"Dire circumstances are supposed to bring the best out of us." In theory, it was supposed to do that. It also happened to bring out the worst, and right at this moment, Shura's letting some of her worse habits come out. That tug on her side was an invitation to move in and settle on his lap. How could she be so ungracious as to refuse him? He arms loop around his neck, and she can her exhaustion growing as she moves. It wouldn't be bad to pass out here, but she'll fight it for now.

"At least, that's what I've heard." Her tongue darts out to wet her lower lip. Even like this, with all the warning signs she knows she should probably heed, he was still too good looking for her to resist.

[prazerbutterfly]

"That's true, for some. In others, it can bring out something quite awful. Just as I'm tempted to break my gentleman's code and do something rotten right now," he can't help but express. He now has a beautiful women in his lap, he has no powers, and he's quite exposed in his opinion. Yet he doesn't stop her from getting close and taking advantage of the moment. Even Tyki feels tired and he absolutely hates it right now.

His eyes lower to follow her tongue then lifts back up towards her eyes. The body suit is again flattering on her and he tries not to stare, and fails, but still tries. "I, for one, have no means to restrain myself right now in any situation. I just want a little freedom."

[exaomori]

She slides her hands through his hair, winding his hair around her fingers at the base of his skull, then letting the strands unravel.

"I can't give you anythin' good like that, Mister." The body suit is still entirely too much for her, though it really doesn't show off any more that what her usual barely-there outfits did. It makes her feel vulnerable, and that's never been a feeling Shura's ever been comfortable with. She leans in to murmur in his ear, "Mm, but what if I gave you a little permission for some fun? Would that help? It's not rotten if I give it to you, right~?"

[prazerbutterfly]

Nope he can't resist anymore, not that he was trying in the first place, as her fingers wind into the gentle hairs near the back of his neck. It's long hair but enough to pull and he's been smitten a little since he first saw her.

"I could work with that," he breathes, permission always one of the larger tickets to getting Tyki to act. By saying yes it allowed him to take full advantage of the situation. It's why his arms are wrapping around her completely now, dragging her up against him and shifting her in his lap. His hands boldly squeeze one of her thighs, trying to lift it enough to state his intentions, "I suppose we should at least venture under a blanket before such 'fun' unless you want them to watch~"

[exaomori]

Shura in Trouble. It's been too long since anyone's touched her like this, and it might be a good thing in the end that the body suit is in the way of feeling his hands on her since the pressure of his touch alone is making want to her melt into him.

"They're gonna watch whatever we do~" Who knew what kind of rebellious sweet nothings they could be whispering, after all? But she won't fight him if he moves her. She really is quite comfortable here, and she presses a soft kiss to his jaw, just below his ear.

[prazerbutterfly]

His hand inches higher and stops at her upper thigh at the closest spot any man is allowed permissibly by a woman but she's already given him her consent. His other arm just drags her closer against him, firming her against his body. Normally she'd already be on her back but a woman like her with so many beautiful features was best appreciated on top where he could watch her fully.

"You have a point, as usual. Guess they'll just have to watch," he husks, his head tilting to the side to expose himself to her. It's unusual for Tyki to bare his neck in such a way but she has her hooks in him.