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Nick didn’t normally get terribly excited for dates…but the idea of a late night circus lit a fire in him and when he had found out about it, he had all but begged Arias to go with him. He wasn’t quite sure why, but the idea of a circus just…was exciting.
And now that they were there, amidst the hustle and bustle and the excitement of everyone. He glanced over at the male beside him, squeezing the hand that he held. “Thanks for doing this with me, Arias…I hope that it’ll be as fun as my imagination has led me to believe.”
He grinned, leaning over and kissing the male’s cheek, before glancing around to see if he knew anyone else in the crowd, and when he did realize that he knew at least a few someones, and one was very familiar. It was Orah.
Grinning, Nick raised a hand, waving frantically at her. “Hey! Orah!”
Belatedly…he realized that inviting her over might not be the best of ideas but…
But he was here to have fun…and Orah was a fun girl.
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:11 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:16 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:18 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:19 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:21 pm
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You’ve been enjoying the show, haven’t you?
It’s a riot of color, a myriad of lights, sounds, excitement and chaos. There are trapeze artists swinging above your heads, tightrope walkers balanced precariously on experienced feet. An elephant’s triumphant bellow can be heard booming throughout the tent, echoing, echoing, echoing…
You’ve been enjoying the show, haven’t you?
A drum beat.
A yell.
This
is
the
greatest
show.
There is a catastrophic tiger’s roar. It’s so loud it seems to vibrate in your very bones, seems to sink down beneath your skin and take root inside your chest. You don’t just hear it, you feel it, like a heartbeat, like a breath, like a hand around your throat -
The lights go out.
For a moment everything seems to freeze. The music stops. It’s dead silent. Something warbles in the background like a badly tuned radio, music going in and out, in and out, in and out.
This
is
the
greatest
show.
The lights turn on.
The tent is bright, big and beautiful. It’s cheerily lit by strands of glowing, gold bulbs and there is the scent of popcorn, hay, and caramel that fills the air. All around you are babbling, excited voices, the whistle of knives being thrown through the air, the crackling of fire, the metallic hiss of swords sliding into throats. It’s practice time; you should get moving.
You are in the circus. You have always been in the circus. There is no other life but this one. Whatever role you have in the circus is what you have been doing for years and years. You have no memories of anything except this life.
You are not a senshi. You are not a Negaverse agent. You are a circus performer.
This is the life you have always wanted. |
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:23 pm
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Your character has no memories of their current life. They are ONLY aware that they are in the circus. This is who and what they have always been, whether it’s an aerial silk performer or a trapeze artist or a lion tamer. Whether your character was born and raised in the circus or was picked up by them later on, this is all they know now. You are entirely submerged into the circus life, love it, hate it, or whatever the case may be.
You are free to preplot character connections, relationships, and/or family with other people (just don’t assume relationships without talking to someone first); in fact, it’s very much encouraged that you do. You might need a friend later on down the road…
PLEASE GO HERE FOR THE NEXT PART!
You can still enter if you haven't posted yet and are free to continue posting here. Once you're finished, you can move onto the next thread!
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:40 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:10 pm
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[Olivander Ferrand Entry]
Ollie wasn't really sure what he was doing here to be quite fair. He'd been moonlighting at a free clinic while debating his acceptance of an open ended job offer from the Destiny City General Hospital to become a full time member of the medical staff since his residency was over. One of the receptionists at the free clinic had asked him if he'd like the ticket, since shed been scheduled for a last minute shift and could no longer go, and after much cajoling from the friendly staff there insiting he needed to take a breather from being so mr.serious-we-need-to-save-lives all the time, he'd accepted.
He'd taken the day shift in order to come, and was just getting off work, hadn't even dropped off his briefcase, more of a modern medical bag really, and had it slung on his shoulder like a satchel. He mentally shrugged, always good to be prepared anyways, and if anything happened, at least he was prepared? He looked at the bleachers with mild disdain, taking in just how dirty they were and gently bit the inside of his cheek, shaking his head and quietly taking a wet wipe out of his bag and wiping down the seat he took as best he could.
"Just have to hope the hepatitis gets cleaned away. Thank the powers that be for antiseptic," he mumbled to himself, shaking his head and running a hand through his hair, settling in, quietly people-watching everyone that came in.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:31 am
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Accalia had been planning this since the tickets for the circus had come out, even talked to Nadia's parents ahead of time so that they wouldn't buy her tickets in advanced. She knew how much Nadia loved the circus and had been wanting to go whenever they came into town so she had done a lot of advance searching to make sure she had the time off and that Nadia was able to attend as well, even if it meant missing a day or two of school.
While they weren't related by blood she felt a strong bond to the younger girl and was glad she was able to do this for her. The morning of Accalia went to Nadia's home and her parents graciously accepted her in and
Nadia beamed at her older friend with a bright smile. "Accalia, what are you doing here, and so early?" Were her parents going out of town or something? They hadn't said anything to her so she was curious to know why she was here. Stopping what she was doing she focused her attention on Accalia, patiently waiting for someone to let her know what was going on.
"Well, I discussed this with your parents already but I wanted to be the one to tell you." Smiling she sat down at the table across from her. "You know what's in town today right?"
"The circus!" Nadia had been counting down the days when she'd found out they were coming to the area and had asked her parents countless times if she could go and their response had always been, we'll see honey or if we have time. So she hadn't held her breath that she'd be able to go.
"That's right and guess who is going!" Accalia pulled out the tickets she'd bought and the way Nadia's face lit up was all the reaction she'd needed but of course Nadia didn't know that and that was okay with her. She looked at her parents wide eyed and then looked back at Accalia and got up and couldn't contain her excitement as she gave everyone hugs and gushed about how excited she was to the point she was pretty much rambling. Smiling she was happy to see how excited she was. "Thank you so much! All of you." She knew her parents had to of been in on this so it was just such a wonderful day all around.
She could almost cry she was so excited.
It wasn't even her birthday and she felt like the most favored person in the world. "This is the best day ever, I don't even know what I'm going to wear!?!" She would have to pick out something! "Well go and find something to wear, it's early still so we have time." Accalia said as she ushered the young teen to her room to find something to wear. Accalia joined her since she was certain that she'd want her opinion on outfits.
"Remember that it's going to be rather chilly so we're going to want to dress warm but not too warm where you'll get hot from walking around." Nadia gave a thought and dug through her closet for some things and finally believed she'd settled on something. "What about this?" She asked showing Accalia the cloths she had selected, a long sleeved shirt with a nice pair of jeans and some tennis shoes. "That will work great, and then I'm sure you'll have a light jacket. We're going to be inside mostly so you don't have to have a full winter jacket or anything." She'd done a lot of planning on the weather and all that as well so Accalia was well prepared. It wasn't supposed to be cold, just cool so no need to dress like it was a blizzard.
"Okay!" Nadia beamed as she placed the outfit aside. "I have some things I need to get done, I just wanted to come by and tell you the good news. I'll be back in a couple hours to get you though."
"I'll see you then!" She escorted Accalia to the door and went about the rest of her day.
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Are you ready?" The duo were waiting outside to show the admissions man their tickets. "I am!" She exclaimed, barely able to contain her excitement. "Are we going to see a lot of animals and people doing tricks?!" It was more an exclamation of excitement than a question. "Of course!" Accalia responded as they handed the man her tickets, to which he gave the two girls their lanyard passes.
"Now don't lose this, keep it around your neck." Accalia said as Nadia put it on and Accalia did the same. The pair entered the tent and were hit with nice, warm air and they smiled because it was perfect and the lighting set a wonderful mood. Even she was excited about this.
"Come, let's go sit over here!" Nadia said wanting to get some good seats. Grabbing Accalia's hand she led her along and found them some nice seats not too close and not too far back.
Getting comfortable they hadn't been sitting long when a voice cut through the air. Nadia clung to Accalia out of excitement and anticipation more than out of fear. Then the sound of drums and a lions roar replaced the voice and then the lights went out, shrouding everything and everyone in darkness. The only thing's you could hear was the air around you, if that was even considered a sound. Everyone had gone dead silent and both Nadia and Accalia wondered how long this eternity might last.
Then some terribly tuned music started cutting in and out, over and over and a voice cut through the air again. 'This is the greatest show.' "This is it!" She whispered to Nadia and the youngster squeezed her hand excited in response. Yes, yes it was and the show was going to start and what a show it was about to be.
(WC 1001)
[Nadia and Accalia Entry/Transition into next part]
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AstoriaFallen
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:19 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:55 am
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Khaleel Dahers
Khaleel saw his bro and then waved him over. "Zach, Melody!" He couldn't beleive the odds of seeing the man so soon, and on a date with his lovely lady too! "It is like american double date! Hello! Are you excited for the circus?"
He was already bouncing, his hands squeezing Lilith's and nodding, "We will get cotton candy and popcorn and take our seats, will you guys sit with us to?"
His hand wandered from Lilith's hand, to her waist to keep her near as there was so many people around. He didn't want to lose her in the crowd.
Once they were inside, seated next to Zach and Melody, he elbowed the other man, grinned brightly at him and then popped a piece of popcorn in his mouth.
"It begins!"
The lights faded.
[EXIT]
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