"Alright, time to get this here show on the road." She threw another lazy smile at Ash before turning to get a closer look at the guests departing the boat. They seemed, well... diverse was probably the best word for it. It was a bit of a change to see so many new faces at once on the islands; she'd gotten used to the closed pool of people that Whorl employed, and seeing so many new ones at once was a bit overwhelming. Emphasis on 'a bit'. Work was work, after all, and she couldn't well slack off on an important occasion like this. Might well cost her her job after all, and she wasn't keen on knowing what else it might cost her.
Nothing for it but to get going, then. A mental sigh and then Hannah was raising her voice over the din of people, "Centaur group gather over here! C'mon over all ye little lambs and whatnot. Centaur group!" She threw a hand into the air to signal their location.
Staff Name: Hannah Everett Job Description: Security - Centaur Group Tour Guide Physical Description: Tanned skin, brown eyes and ash blonde-brown hair usually up in a high ponytail with bangs framing her face, Hannah is an athletic 26 year old woman of about 175 cm's height. Usually found loudly chewing some exotic flavour of bubblegum. Brief Character Profile: Hannah generally takes to everything in life with a constant cheerful vigour and dogged determination to get things done. She's very sociable and has an ill-hidden romantic streak a mile wide. Despite her demeanour, she's quite competent at her job.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:08 am
[ENTERING FROM SHIP]
Algie came down the ramp, adjusting his eyeglasses, and shifting the bag on his shoulder. He was in the process of putting away the new notebook and pencil he'd been given as he got off the ship. There was a gathering of staff and already someone was calling for groups.
"Mermaid?" He waggled his hand in the air, hoping their escort would see him.
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Guest Name: Algie Mixlin Guest Profession: Comic Writer - Lecturer - Professor Group: Mermaid Physical Description: Fifties, salt and pepper neatly cut hair, he's a sort of tired-scruffy version of handsome. He dresses like a typical english professor type... sweaters, button up shirts, scarves, etc. Brief Character Profile: Algie become known for writing what are now known as 'classic' comics. Edgy politically fueled hero stories which changed the way many looked at the hero complex. He was never fond of the spotlight (not like theres much in comics) and has continued to live, almost hermit like, in a small village that is his home town. He doesn't write many comics anymore (a few small things here and there), instead often guest lectures at universities and teaches writing. He rarely makes appearances or signings and has denied connection to any movies or shows made of his works. (( Think Alan Moore-esque))
Mel's half smile was returned, and he watched as she made her way onto the deck of the ship, through frowned when no one else followed her? Where was her partner? Lips pursed, he stared up at the ship before rolling his shoulders in a shrug and following suit. The groups were supposed to have two staff, and since he didn't have a group of his own, he could fill in.
He arrived at her side a she was calling for any and all visiting guests assigned to unicorn group, and crammed his hands back into the pockets of his lab coat while he waited for them to assemble.
Bending, he whispered to the handler in a low voice. "I'll fill in for your partner until they show up." Looked like he was going to be working today after all. Keira would be so proud of him. Of course, if it hadn't been Melanie that had needed a partner, he might not have been so very quick to volunteer his time and services..
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 9:01 am
[[entering from boat]]
There was still a slight tinge in his stomach and he pressed a balled hand in hopes of it to pass as he continued to wobble down the gangway towards the waiting group of staff. Hopefully this would pass and he could get this all over with. All of it.
Upon hearing his group called, the tall blonde made his way over to the less than happy woman who had announced the unicorn group. He gave her a short sort of nod, while sizing her up along the way (he was also trying to ebb the queasy feeling). Young, smile looked a little forced, hopefully capable. The man next to her. Hm. Lab coat. "Adler Green," he introduced himself in a dry mundane manner with an extended free hand (having moved the notebook into his slightly lighter briefcase).
Guest Name: Adler Green Guest Profession: Insurance Inspector Group: Unicorn Physical Description: A tall 6'5, thin, stern looking man of 42 who looks like he's never had fun in his life (because he hasn't). His hair is a sandy blonde and very nicely combed and well maintained, since he still has it and all, and his eyes are a very nice shade of green. Adler takes pride in his appearance, wearing very nice suits and very boring ties and socks to go along with his very well maintained shoes. About the only thing about him that could be interesting are his horn-rimmed glasses. Rarely smiles. Brief Character Profile: Let's get one thing straight, Adler didn't want to come to this place. He was assigned by his company to assets a future client, and given how he's a Director of Major Accounts that put him in prime position. Adler has no stitch of imagination and thinks all of this is asinine (maybe even part of him wants to prove it all fake). He has a stick up his a** (and looks it) and a rather cold demeanor. Your AIM & Minipet SN: hikarinomegami / chirigami
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 9:16 am
[Entering]
Late! She couldn't believe she was running late on a day like today of all days. Why?! She bit her lip and smoothed her clothes out, she'd overslept and then had to rush to dress. Luckily she'd laid out her clothes freshly laundered and pressed the night before. She fixed her badge making sure it wasn't crooked and looked at the assignments. Oh she was already supposed to be on Monster Mountain! Now she really felt awful about being behind schedule, she knew how the poor darlings got when they didn't get their food on time. No one wanted to see a cranky dragon.
"Excuse me! Sorry, pardon me!" She sped past some of the guests on her way to where she was supposed to be. Layla tried to offer smiles and welcomes as she went, but she knew she'd just have to be more friendly and welcoming when she got to where she was actually supposed to be!
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 9:31 am
[Entering from boat]
Jean bounced down the gang plank, neck craning to see if there was anything fantastic in the near vicinity. She was a little disappointed when nothing mythological jumped out, but she did catch the call for the Unicorn group coming from a dark haired lady on the dock, and hurried over through the growing crowd.
"Hey!" she said, flashing the Unicorn sticker on her badge. "I'm Jean Toulouse. Call me Tooly! Are you the tour guide? Can I ask what that tentacle was, out in the water?"
Jean glanced over her shoulder, watching for Cora and Antonio, and also curious to see who else would respond to the call for group Unicorn. Gah! There was too much to do, and too many questions to ask!
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((Entering from boat~))
Well she would have stuck with Algie, if she hadn't tripped upon exiting the boat on a loose shoelace, sending her and the contents of her open canvas bag spilling out onto the dock. The clearly dishevled woman let out a small whimpering cry, quickly scrambling onto her hands and knees and clambering around as she attempted to pick up everything and shove it back inside. Books, photos, small jars, plastic tupperware containers, pencils (a few of which, along with a couple of the jars, had rolled off the dock and into the water). It took her a couple of minutes to retrieve it all before straightening back to her feet, her face flushed, the glasses that were tangled up on top of her head now cocked off to one side.
Squinting around at the others on the shore, she tried to find Algie, sniffing at the air and turning in a slow circle. She was sure she could track him by his delightful older gentleman scent!
Sniff sniff- A few steps in one direction- Sniff sniff- A small turn and a few more steps----
OH wait! Was that the quiet, cultured, and soothing tone of his voice she picked up in the air? Lyida turned a complete 180 from where she stood, and clomped her way over to him.
"More like a merman!" She said as she approached, and then as though it were the funniest thing in the world, began to giggle and snort all over again.
She'd completely forgotten about her eariler suspiciouns that he might be somebody out to tarnish her name and profession in print.
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Guest Name: Lydia Stiles Guest Profession:Crazy person Cryptozoologist Descript: Smalle, willowy, lots of fly away, frizzy light brown hair that is tied back in a very messy ponytail. She is wearing this t-shirt, short torn off and worn out jeans, hiking boots, and is carrying a tan canvas bag which is filled with who knows what (definitely a ziplock of boogers). She appears to be in her mid to late thirties.
She's a little...weird at times~
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:19 am
Dean had finished his apple.
He dropped the core in a nearby wastebin, raising his hand to bring up another conscientious complaint when...
Guests.
"Oh. Hi, ah, hello," he called uncertainly.
Staff Name: Mr. Dean Norton Anderson Job Description: Lab Staff Physical Description: Short, square, and pale, with a tangled mop of messy dark hair. He tries to grow a beard; but it looks more like some kind of new species of facial mold. Always carries extra pens and candy bars around. As a result, his lab coat is very rarely white, but rather a blotchy shade of grey. Brief Character Profile: After being fired from several companies due to questionable ethical practices, Dean found himself a new home at Wonder Park. He really likes cool whip and pie, and has a collection of 'dahnosaur' figures at his work station. He voted for an initiative to make all the park creatures female, but his proposal was ultimately rejected. His reason cited? "Because it would be hot." Your AIM & Minipet SN: ravvlet an' ravvlet
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[ENTERING from Monster Mountain] Layla hated to have to rush, rushing led to carelessness, carelessness led to silly accidents, and accidents led to paperwork. She had not taken a handler position at WonderPark to end up a paper pusher. Her passion was for the creatures here, so she was ashamed that she'd been late to feed them. She was slightly chagrins at having made her group wait as well, but feeding the babies had come first! She felt an inkling of guilt for not seeking out each individual creature, but she'd just have to be more personal during the tour.
"Hello, hello everyone! If I could have your attention please! We are SO excited to Welcome you to Wonder Park. Give me a moment to hand out these complimentary notepads and pencils...please do not leave pencils unattended as we wouldn't want any curious creatures ingesting them!"
She hurried along to each person with a 'Hello' and a small notepad with the WonderPark logo and a tiny golf pencil without an eraser.
"Now then if you would all please follow me towards the Realms Convention Center!"
She made a gesture in the proper direction with two fingers, because pointing with one finger was just rude!
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:28 pm
Glenda took her complimentary pad and shoved it in her fanny pack, tucking the pencil behind an ear.
"Deary me, I do hope we get restroom breaks. Walkin' so much is bound to give me the-"
The rest of her sentence went unheard, as she followed their guide to the designated area.
[exit 2 convention center]
Guest Name: Glenda M. "Alligator" Gautreaux (Gator Gautreaux) Guest Profession: Wildlife expert, conservationist and naturalist Physical Description:Glenda! Short, tan, always a little grungy looking, she wears an obscene amount of plaid shirts with cargo pants and is rarely seen without her trademark cigar or bottle of Bud Light. Brief Character Profile: Ms. Glenda M. Gautreaux, better known as "Gator Gautreaux", earned her name as an internet sensation. She became internationally famous with her self-titled Youtube series, "Gator Gautreaux's Swamp Stories" early last year and earned a few endorsements for a cable TV series based on her misadventures on the bayous of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. She has education to back up her claim to fame, however - she earned her undergraduate in Forestry Management and Environmental Management systems in Eunice, Louisiana, and has been working with the governments in the gulf coast to preserve wetland environments.
Glenda herself is a very no-nonsense woman in her early 60's. She doesn't understand why she's become a Youtube icon, or really even what it is - her grandkids film her segments and post them in her name. She takes her cause very seriously, although she isn't good at politicing and cusses like a sailor. She's used her newfound clout to get early access to the park, and, while skeptical, is interested in the kind of habitats they've created for the creatures they claim to display.
tl;dr she a nasty old lady Are they arriving with a buddy character? If so who: idk can we edit this later? Your AIM & Minipet SN: Ravvlet & Ravvlet
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:47 pm
Ash nodded in answer, and then beamed a smile. "Ah Hannah. It's a pleasure likewise!"
It wasn't long before Wickett was calling them to their stations, and Ash was bubbling with excitement. "Alright everybody, over here!!" She pitched in beside Hannah, waving a hand into the crowd. "Time to show everyone just how amazing these centaurs are!!"
The thrill of finally being able to share their new friends, after so long spent caring and training them was an empowering realization. And Ashlyn was ready.
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Ashlyn Marie Connor Status: Staff - Handler - currently Centaur Group Tour Guide Physical Description: At 5'4, Ashlyn is a smaller waif of a thing, with sandy blonde hair pulled back into a shoulder-length ponytail, and bright grey-blue eyes. Personality: What Ash lacks in size, she makes up for in charisma. She is a cheerful and bubbly thing with a passion towards animals of all kinds; and to her simple mind the creatures of the park are nothing more than exotic new friends. Oh hi there Mr. Flappy Gills, how are you today?? ... aren't we just precious, yes we- Chomp. Owowowow, hey hey, what'd you do that for?? Bad fishie!
[OOC: This is a horrible post, but Ash is harder to RP than I thought |D ksjfsdfs]
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:50 pm
If Algie had seen or heard Lydia's tumble he definitely would have helped but as it was he was m ore preoccupied trying to find their group escort. The voice popping up with 'Merman!' had him spinning to once more find Lydia.
"Oh hah.. yes.. deadly and handsome." He teased momentarily before rubbing his stubbled chin with a scratchy noise and a shy sort of smile, "Well maybe neither but.. hah.. yes." He wasn't good with 'playful'.
He hadn't found their guide yet but managed to point in the direction that everyone was going. "Should we hang around a few? Everyone seems to be headed that way anyway.." he let the sentence drag out without conclusion. What did Lydia think?
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Guest Name: Algie Mixlin Guest Profession: Comic Writer - Lecturer - Professor Group: Mermaid Physical Description: Fifties, salt and pepper neatly cut hair, he's a sort of tired-scruffy version of handsome. He dresses like a typical english professor type... sweaters, button up shirts, scarves, etc. Brief Character Profile: Algie become known for writing what are now known as 'classic' comics. Edgy politically fueled hero stories which changed the way many looked at the hero complex. He was never fond of the spotlight (not like theres much in comics) and has continued to live, almost hermit like, in a small village that is his home town. He doesn't write many comics anymore (a few small things here and there), instead often guest lectures at universities and teaches writing. He rarely makes appearances or signings and has denied connection to any movies or shows made of his works. (( Think Alan Moore-esque))
[Entering from boat] Stepping from the boat an eager glance was given to the surrounding area then back to the water. How did they get a robot into the water? There must be some intense engineers here, picking up the complimentary pad and pencil he stored the pencil away in his pocket for an extra since he had already brought his own. It never hurt to have two pencils. Never.
Moving along through the crowd he paused to look behind him for Cora then turned his attention to the call for the unicorn group. Ah good, a tour guide that was at least doing their job. It didn't really bother him that she wasn't overly excited, the smile was enough, in fact her attitude put him at ease since Tooly was already going to be with them.
Coming in a little behind Tooly he smiled to the tour guide that had called for them then flashed the Unicorn sticker on his own badge, promptly hiding it soon after by turning his badge back over. Settling with a hand in his pocket and the other holding the pad he waited for the tour to begin, no questions at the moment since he was eager to get started.
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Guest Name: Antonio Altamirano Guest Profession: Fantasy writer Physical Description: He is a tall, muscular yet slender Hispanic man. Around 6'0ft in height and has curly brown hair along with a tattoo on his arm but typically since he is in proper attire you cannot see said tattoo. He will be in jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt. Brief Character Profile: Stubborn. Anyone that's met Antonio knows he's a little uneasy around a large number of people, one that prefers to do his job with as minimal talking as necessary after all he's there to do a job not make a friend. While he's a bit of a hard-a** when works involved he is able to cut loose and lay back when the situation for it arrives. He's an observer by nature which can have him coming off a little creepy at times.. well that and his own twisted sense of humor. All in all he's a generally silent sweet man until his temper gets the better of him or his 'inspiration' strikes.
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 1:07 pm
Hannah wasn't quite sure amazing was the most accurate word to describe the centaurs - but then again, she wasn't exactly certain it was a word best attached to any of the creatures here, unless it was followed by '-ly weird'. Still, she hadn't spent nearly as much time in close contact with them as the handlers had, so who was she to say that they didn't have amazing qualities heretofore undisovered by herself? "Right, that."
"You see anyone yet?" She squinted at the crowd, raising her hand every so often and calling 'centaur group over here'.
Staff Name: Hannah Everett Job Description: Security - Centaur Group Tour Guide Physical Description: Tanned skin, brown eyes and ash blonde-brown hair usually up in a high ponytail with bangs framing her face, Hannah is an athletic 26 year old woman of about 175 cm's height. Usually found loudly chewing some exotic flavour of bubblegum. Brief Character Profile: Hannah generally takes to everything in life with a constant cheerful vigour and dogged determination to get things done. She's very sociable and has an ill-hidden romantic streak a mile wide. Despite her demeanour, she's quite competent at her job.
In a way, Louise was glad his phone had been confiscated. He was feeling like maybe he needed to take a hiatus from the Avengers forum anyway, seeing his picture on the thread had been disconcerting. The man was suspicious – Tony Stark was here somewhere.
Stepping onto the dock, he glanced around, taking in the scenery. Louise was very pleasantly surprised at his tour guides, and he sauntered over to the two beautiful ladies, pulling of his sunglasses and smiling broadly. This group was turning out to be excellent, even if it hadn't the one he’d originally hoped for.
“Hellooooo, I’m in the Centaur group!” he called, though judging from his costume, it seemed like he was dressed as the wrong creature.
Guest Name: Algie Mixlin
