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⇨ TEST DRIVE MEME #1
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!↴ Or, more specifically, Lost Carnival's first test drive meme! This is an opportunity to try out your characters in the setting before you apply, or to put together samples for characters you've never played before. There are going to be options for both new arrivals and veteran characters. Before we get started, let's lay down some details:
NEW RECRUITS↴  You gotta start somewhere, right? These prompts are for characters who are arriving in the carnival for the first time, and who are destined to sign a contract. How they go about that is up to you, but in the meantime they can enjoy the sights and sounds of something truly out of this world. Visitors to the carnival comes from many different worlds today, as the ringmaster casts out her recruitment lures. Will you become her most recent hire? ► ADMISSION FEES: After crossing into the carnival's realm and passing through the trees, most visitors will find themselves at the front gate - though not all choose to enter that way. If they enter legitimately, however, they will have to pass by a clerk who will trade admission and tickets for various attractions and rides in exchange for "anything of value." What is of value may seem highly subjective, and so some may struggle to produce payment at first, though in actuality the carnival will take anything from mundane currency to items of purely sentimental value. ► MIRROR MAZE: The mirror maze (pictured above) is a big attraction in the carnival, and stretches much further on the inside than it looks like it will on the outside. It's hard to get through, and what's more, after you've been in there for a while your reflections will start gaining a mind of their own - mostly in order to taunt and distract you with personal information. They don't know everything you know, but they know more than they should, and their mind games can be pretty hit or miss. ► GAMER'S CIRCLE: Almost all of the game booths are organized in a large ring around the Cookhouse, called Gamer's Circle. Your can play just about any carnival game you can imagine here, for a variety of prizes sometimes traditional, exotic, or outright magical. Dart tossing? Got it. That game with the water guns? Got it. Most of these booths are currently manned by humanoid spirits who look like they are made of smoke. If they can trick you into earning debt, they will. ► TRYING TO LEAF: No matter where you came from, you seemingly emerged from a forest. Obviously, to get back home you should be able to go back in the same direction, right? It turns out you can't. Worse, trying too hard to get through the wood will result in you getting lost, or turned back to the carnival. The trees here are not normal, and are varying levels of alien, including things like trees with glowing fruit or orange flowers that constantly burn like candles. ► NOT YOUR WHEELHOUSE (NEW): Sometimes, even magical ferris wheels get stuck. The carnival's particular wheel is enchanted to create a particular out of this world experience - as you pass along the top, you feel as if they are so close to the sky that you can interact with the stars like baubles hanging above your head. Of course, the novelty probably wears off when the wheel is broken and you've been stuck enjoying the light show with some stranger for the last half hour. How are you going to pass the time? ► WILD CARD: Anything else you can imagine in this setting! There are a lot of possibilities and you're free to explore them. Check out the rest of the game info or the locations page for additional inspiration. Want to make a starter with your character experiencing their first theoretical change? Go for it! VETERAN WORKERS↴  These prompts are tailored to the carnival's existing employees, the veterans. Odds are they've been here from somewhere between a few months and three years already, and know their way around the block. For them, this is just business as usual - and depending on their attitude towards their job, they may or may not contribute to a few people accidentally getting themselves a contract. Whatever you do, though, don't warn visitors away from the carnival - the ringmaster hates losing business like that. ► DO YOUR WORK: This one's pretty simple - just have your character doing whatever you'd like to have their job be! There is a big list of ideas over here, and you could use this to try things out with a character you intend to be a new arrival, as well. ► WILL O' WISPS: The ringmaster's will o' wisps have gotten free, and she's asked that everyone keep and eye out and help her reclaim them regardless of their official jobs. Wisps are small creatures that burn both hot and cold and comes in a few different variations of the same basic theme. Handling them physically (or psionically, or magically, for that matter) is difficult due to their near intangible nature. Touching and being around them can result in confusion and a sensation similar to being comfortably drunk. ► BREAK TIME: Whatever you were doing, it's break time! It's time for you to relax however you see fit. Do you enjoy some of the carnival attractions yourself, or is that old by now? Do you hang out in the Cookhouse to get a snack? Do you take a nap? Yolo, baby! ► RIDDLE GAME: For a bit of fun, the ringmaster has left a variety of locked chests around the worker areas of the carnival, each with instructions and a riddle written on their lids. The chest will accept three guesses from each worker before refusing to respond to them any further. If you guess the right answer, the chest will open and you will be rewarded with some manner of fun magical knick knack. If you've run out of guesses, maybe you can conspire with someone else and promise to split the prize? ► WILD CARD: Anything else you can imagine in this setting! There are a lot of possibilities and you're free to explore them. Check out the rest of the game info or the locations page for additional inspiration. Want to do a performance? Hang out in the Backyard? Choose whatever appeals! |
Kerubim Crepin | Dofus: Treasures of Kerubim | Newbie
Kerubim had entered the maze expecting it to be a simple, enjoyable diversion before getting back to the carnival. It couldn't be more difficult that any of the myriad of dungeons he had completed in his life. Even the minotauroro's labyrinth had been child's play for someone with his luck.
But after smacking his face on another mirror, his mood had gone from bemusement to frustration remarkably quickly. Even he had to admit luck alone wasn't going to get him out of this. Now he was prowling through the maze with one hand on the right wall, accompanied by a low-pitched squeal as his gloves dragged across the smooth surface.
Making yet another turn into yet another mirrored hall, he finally lost his temper, smacking the wall next to him with his fist.
"MEOW! Doesn't this place ever end?!"
//Gamer's Circle
Kerubim had, surprisingly enough, not partaken of any of the games. Not to say he hadn't spent the majority of his time in the carnival wandering through the Gamer's Circle. Games of chance and skill everywhere you looked, it was an ecaflip's Dream! He had merely been sizing up his options, noting which games would be a an easy win, which were clearly rigged, which had the most lucrative prizes.
He was drawn to one of the ball drop games, a tall pegged board with slots at the bottom, one of which promised a jackpot that would automatically win the best prize option, though it was surrounded by slots yielding only the lowest of points. Kerubim watched for a while, unimpressed by those attempting the game who continued to win only meagre points. After one patron lost for a fourth time in a row, he scoffed.
"Pssh. Idiots. Even a kitten could win this game."
//Wild Card
[Feel free to post your own idea! I'm open to anything.]
Gamer's Circle
"So are ya volunteerin', then?"
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Kerubim shook his head, talking a step back and turning to his challenger with a disappointed look. For someone with his luck, favorite by the god of chance himself, there wouldn't be any enjoyment in it
"No, this would be too easy. How about I do it blindfolded?"
That sounded like a more interesting proposition.
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It shows all over his face as their current feline patron steps forward, even his ears twitching to match the glitter of anticipatory mirth lighting up his eyes. When the suggestion is made, it’s of no surprise that he gives another delighted laugh. This place gets the most interesting people, both in appearance and personality.
But if that’s how he wants to play- “Blindfolded, and ya gotta do it while spinnin’,” he offers, reaching into his vest pocket to tug out a colorful handkerchief he keeps there. Only a small portion of it is a joke. After all, if someone says they can do it blindfolded, well, any other escalation is only fair game, right?
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Kerubim took the offered handkerchief, tying it across his eyes so they blocked out everything. He was effectively blind. Giving Joker a thumbs up, he started turning in place, spinning several times and only stopping once the dizziness was about to set in.
With an awkward lurch, Kerubim stepped forward, still turning as he went. His careening path took him in a haphazard zig zag, but somehow his course corrected at the last moment and he stumbled into the board. He rebalanced, and stood up on his toes to reach the top of the pegs, dropping the ball down a random chute.
He stepped back, sliding the blindfold up to watch the ball bounce down the pegboard with a cheshire grin. The ball followed as chaotic a path as Kerubim had. And as luck would have it, when it finally settled at the bottom it was in fact sitting in the slot for the Jackpot.
"Yes!" Kerubim did a triumphant fist pump and pulled off the handkerchief, holding it out to Joker. "And that is why I am the best," he boasted as the game operator got down his prize, some sort of large nebulous stuffed animal.
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“Well, ya won’t hear any arguments from me on that end,” he says, tucking the bit of cloth back in his pocket. “Hey, I don’t suppose ya would be interested in a job, would ya?”
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"Depends. What sort of job?"
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Perhaps he should be a bit more suspicious of strangers offering him food, but Kerubim had been an often-penniless adventurer to know better than to turn down a free meal with it comes your way. Not mention he could probably use a job right now. Things had been going well enough for him recently, but he still needed to win back his lovely Lou's favor after his last visit to Bonta. Some extra pocket change to get her a nice gift wouldn't hurt.
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“Wait right here, and I’ll be back in a tic.” After all, as a supervisor and someone who’d been around a while, the cooks know him well enough. It only takes him a couple of minutes, maybe five at most, before he’s back balancing one tray in his hand expertly. Some sort of foreign fish on a stick, a bit of chicken (probably), and something that’s been deep fried to hell and back. He thinks it’s probably some sort of sweet.
Setting it down, he plops down into a seat himself and gestures to it. “Help yerself.” If anything doesn’t get eaten, well, there are plenty of hungry things around the carnival. While he lets Kerubim have his pick, Joker keeps talking. “Now, here at the carnival, we could use all types for all sorts of jobs… but I wouldn’t want ta bore ya with operatin’ a game booth. Seems a right waste for someone like you. But dependin’ on what other skills ya have, I think our boss could find real interestin’ positions for ya.” It’s not up to Joker, after all, although he can always make suggestions. “Security, somethin’ in the spotlight… And we’re always lookin’ for good scouts to look into our next travel spot. Any of that sound like yer kinda business, or should I keep goin’?”
Mirror Maze - I'm so sorry, I had to
He turns around a corner and his heart...stops. Cat. Shit. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. Maybe if he turns the other way and goes quickly, the cat won't notice him. He can feel a cold sweat starting down his back.
Just...back away slowly. He keeps an eye on the cat and he's sort of not noticed that the red haired version of him in the mirror is right there, for everyone to see.
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"So are you stuck here too, or part of the act?"
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In the mirror, his girl type form laughs at him and makes little swipes of her hands like she is already in Neko-ken. She even meows at him, mockingly. He glares at it and sort of backs up more until his back hits another mirror...and the petite red haired reflection behind him.
"S....stuck here too. But st-t-t-ay over there...." At least until he can get a hold on himself. It was pathetic, being such a coward, but phobias were phobias.
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Whoever his new companion was/were, they did seem very nervous, and it wouldn't be a shock in a dungeon like this to find out there were traps. Kerubim looked around the space, focusing on the floor and the ceiling, but didn't see any clues that would give away any hidden threats.
"We should work together. Our chances of getting out quickly will be much higher."
Gamer's Circle
I don't think your species has anything to do with it.
[Of course you weren't talking to him, but you weren't not talking to him either.]
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You've clearly never played a game against an ecaflip kitten. But you're right. Any idiot with a bit of luck could win here.