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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
The fairgrounds were an interesting place indeed. Colorful ribbons and banners decorated a field outside of the city with even more colorful tents and stalls set up beyond the fenced area. Even from a distance the hybrid could see a variety of perfomers, jugglers and acrobatics, entertaining the crowd as they entered the area. Harika tightened her hold on her sketchbook as she walked up towards the gates. Would she have to get a ticket? Harika tilted her head thoughtfully as she studied the sign, a line of other earthlings standing before her to get into the fairgrounds.
[Harika 1]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
Ah, there she was. Cyril straightened his vest and checked his hair one final time before walking through the crowd towards the pink haired foreigner. "This way." He reached out and grabbed her wrist, tugging her after him away from the main gates and to another place out of view from the public eye. "Izador, this one is with me!" He called out, waving away a flustered lightning woman who shot him a strange glance.
[Cyril 1]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
Harika allowed Cyril to guide her around the edges of the fairground, the hybrid offering a sheepish wave towards the other troupe member before being tugged further away from the crowd. "Is it really okay? I can get a ticket…" She started as they continued along past the festivities and towards what looked like one of the biggest tents. Harika blinked in surprise at the sight of it. She had never gone to anything like this before. So they truly practiced and performed acts inside such a space?
[Harika 2]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
"It's fine." Cyril reassured Harika as he continued navigating them towards where he usually practiced. "Everyone is allowed a guest and needless to say I've never truly used that perk." He was fairly prickly and not really the most outgoing type so what was the point of wasting time on visitors? Cyril was only enduring this because it would benefit him by saving money on costumes. It was like another part time job, just with an energetic seamstress working with him. Cyril didn't waste any time in ushering Harika inside the second largest tent, the wide area inside mostly dirt floor that had been worn down by the performers over the last few days since arriving within the city. Different arenas were set up to give plenty of space to the various performers and Cyril opted towards the spot in the back where crates of supplies and props blocked them mostly from view. "My props are in that storage chest. " He explained before moving to open the wooden chest, taking out the bladed fans to show Harika.
[Cyril 2]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
“I see.” Harika bounced alongside Cyril, only stopping once he let go of her hand so that she could peek at some of the costumes and props that were left out around the enclosure. “Oh! You did say bladed fans, that’s so interesting. I’ve never really seen these used before.” She admitted as she held out the pair, twisting her wrists experimentally. They weren’t extremely heavy but did have a weight to them…she supposed that would be good for balance. Not that she was an expert by far, especially judging from Cyril’s concerned expression as she twisted them about in the air.
[Harika 3]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
“Here.” Cyril gestured for Harika to return the blades. “You hold them like this and twist to the side instead of just jerking your body about. Unless of course you’re asking to sprain something or cut yourself.” Even worse if he had ignited the blades because then she could set the whole tent on fire! Cyril shook his head at the thought before balancing with the blades and after taking a few steps back demonstrating a few moves.
[Cyril 3]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
Oh! Harika sheepishly handed over the blades before finding herself lost in amazement as she watched Cyril dancing with them. How could she be embarrassed about him judging her whenever his own dancing took her full attention? “I can only imagine what those look like when you have them lit with fire.” She breathed once Cyril had slowed down, the hybrid taking a couple of steps back towards Harika now that he had shown her one of the basic dances.
[Harika 4]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
“I can show you in a bit.” There was a hint of a smile on Cyril’s lips, he did enjoy praise despite his prickly exterior, but his expression shifted whenever a yell broke out in the tent. What was going on now? Frustration replaced his pleased expression as he twisted around to see whoever was darting through the enclosed space. Cyril had been hoping that the fairground would keep most of the crew busy today with the crowds coming through, but apparently not. “Ah.” A big brown dage was bumbling through the enclosure, the familiar cream markings that marked its fur easing Cyril’s initial worry at the sight of such a large beast. “I see Boris is up to mischief again.”
[Cyril 4]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
“That would be gre-” Harika’s voice trailed off as shouts caught her attention and a trio of workers ran into the tent after something that was super large and furry. Before she knew it the creature was darting straight towards her and the hybrid couldn’t help the gasp that left her lips as she froze in place. What was that creature?! Even the name Boris escaped her mind as she simply stared, both perplexed and terrified by the sudden appearance of the creature.
[Harika 5]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
Cyril didn’t realize that Boris was coming towards them until it was almost too late. Seeing Harika frozen like that had him moving instinctively, the performer dropping his bladed fans so that he could knock into Harika and move her to the side. “Boris, sit!” He called out, his arms wrapped around Harika protectively as he sought the dage a look. “I don’t have treats right now.” He chastised the familiar as the beast tamer and two acrobats swiftly came their way.
[Cyril 5]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
Harika simply stayed still even as Cyril wrapped his arms around her. She was honestly too terrified to be flustered about their sudden embrace, if anything she was thankful that he had moved her out of the way! But it looked like the beast…Boris…wasn’t actually being aggressive and was currently sniffing them. “He was looking for treats?” She managed quietly, standing still as she allowed the creature to sniff around them.
[Harika 6]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
“Ah, yeah. He’s especially fond of candy floss which may explain it.” Cyril admitted as he realized he was still holding onto Harika and slowly let go of her so that she could move back, if wanted. “Boris, why are you here?” Cyril held up a hand and allowed the dage to sniff it before boldly reaching out to scratch the creature’s ears. “You’re a handful. Lotus didn’t keep track of you, hmm?”
“I’m so sorry!” Lotus, a lightning geian hybrid, finally caught up to them with her brothers behind her. The beast tamer flushed lightly as she fixed her glasses on her nose before standing next to Boris. “He’s truly gentle and I hope he didn’t scare you too badly.”
[Cyril 6]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
“Candy…floss.” Harika’s cheeks darkened as she thought about her hair and the treat that was so popular at the fairground. “I see.” The seamstress shook her head at the others as they approached, a smile crossing her lips even if the expression was somewhat shaky still. Seeing Cyril touching the creature without concern seemed to mean that he truly didn’t mean any harm so that relieved her nerves…at least a little bit. “I just never saw a creature quite like him before. Boris, you said?”
[Harika 7]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
“He’s a dage.” Explained Cyril before Lotus could answer, the hybrid nudging the dage towards his owner. “He was a rescue when he was a cub and didn’t want to return to the wild.” He nodded towards Lotus, “Her family are acrobats in the circus but the pair of them grew up together and started an act recently. Hopefully she’ll have a better grasp on him before the shows, else he’ll keep running all over the place looking for sweets.”
“Cy-cyril!” Lotus reached a hand out to pet Boris affectionately and focused on Harika to avoid being too flustered by her fellow troupe member. “He’s big but honestly still acts like a cub.” She admitted with a soft sigh. “He’s never harmed anyone though! He just really likes to run around…which he doesn’t understand scares others.”
[Cyril 7]
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:57 pm
“A dage.” Harika repeated the name with interest. She didn’t know Belrea had such giant creatures! She had never seen anything quite like him before! Even the janarim in Oba that were ferocious and served as familiars for a lot of fighter were more reptilian while the sermals in Sauti were catlike with crystals jutting from their backs. Those were the fiercest creatures she had ever encountered until now. Though apparently Boris was a gentle giant and the very realization made her feel sheepish. “Sorry to have jumped, Boris.” Harika managed after a moment with a small smile. “My hair isn’t candy though, I promise.”
[Harika 8]
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