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⇨ POLARIS
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.
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. |
whatever day before the breakdown
Of course, that doesn't mean he's going to ignore his own damn boyfriend, especially when they're working nearby, and Joker glances over at him when such an occasion occurs. "Oi, Ginko."
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What a bleedin' trip.
After a second, he continues on. "Shit, honestly." His wings twitch a little bit, almost jittery.
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He smiles weakly, and gives a slight nod of his head. "Guess that's no surprise, huh."
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"Feels like we're gonna be stuck here a lot longer than anywhere else." It's not like the Ringmaster is there to carry them on, after all. This isn't a "stop". "I think that's gonna wear down on a lotta folks."
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Which is... going to be rough. Especially since they don't know how long 'longer' is going to be.
So they've just got to keep it together as long as they can. Right.
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He has his ideas on who will and who won't. On a different list is the types who might lunge forward without thinking and get their fool selves killed... or worse. Anything could happen, after all, and the desperation will only get worse.
"...How ya feelin', Ginko?" On those chances.
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He hesitates, and his tail pulls toward his legs to start curling around one ankle - probably kind of a telling gesture in itself. "...I'm not sure yet," he admits. "Guess it's still all... sinking in."
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Better to talk about the rest of their shitty situation, since there's not much else to talk about. "Well, ya let me know when it's sunk, alright?" he prompts his boyfriend, one wing fluttering out in his direction. "I'm sturdy enough, I can handle this kinda thing."
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Ginko gives him a weak smile and nod. "...I will. Don't worry too much, though; I should be able to handle it, too."
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Even if it's really damn weird.
"And the same goes for you, alright?" He nudges Joker gently. "If you start having a rough time, don't just try and hide it again."
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"I'll, ha, try." He really will. It's just... "I won't really, well, have as much of an easy time. Not as much as he-" There's a pause as Joker attempts to get the bizarre facts of his life puzzled together. "Well. Me. When I wasn't all that put together, ha ha. I don't normally have as easy a time as I sorta did back then." At least, one half had it easy.
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He knows the halves of himself needed to rejoin, and all that, but it's kind of strange, remembering being able to just... speak up so easily, without fear of overstepping a boundary set by himself or someone else.
Of course, he also remembers being too paralyzed with fear to do or say much of anything for the risk of destroying his own life and all his relationships, but, you know. The other end was kind of nice.
"Guess we've just got to work on balancing that."
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Getting back to work before he loses track of himself, Joker hums. "At least if things keep bein' this tedious, we'll have time ta work on it." Which he's pretty sure means things are going to go tits up in, like, two days or something, because that's how they are, but, hey. How long did they manage in the Prince's manor before fucking up again...?
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Ginko nods and refocuses himself, as well, with a wry smile. "Guess so. Plenty of time to talk, right?"
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He tries not to think too hard on that.
"Y'know where ta find me." You know. It's not like they can go anywhere else. "Maybe if we're lucky, we'll even get the same room, and I'll be sure ta keep ya up all night~." Playfully, he winks. Sure, he wasn't the one to initiate any kind of kiss, and they've mostly sort of just... hugged? But listen it doesn't matter.
Anything to help lighten the air.
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Which isn't to say he has a problem with that, of course.
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"You're welcome beforehand."
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"Mm-hm. I'm sure I'll appreciate the lack of sleep." And, more genuinely, the distraction from their circumstances.