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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! |
mitsuki izumi ♭ IDOLiSH7 ♭newbie
[ Mitsuki's not sure how he got to this carnival but it's a good distraction and he likes mazes well enough. The mirrors made it far more challenging but soon the visible reflections are nothing compared to what's he's hearing. It's his own voice--he knows it well enough, he's listened to his own recordings--but it's saying out loud the kinds of things he usually only thinks. Crybaby. Graceless. Fat. (The last one is confusing but he catches a glimpse of himself in the closest mirror and it's just an optical illusion.)
He's started to rush just to find the exit but the mirrors make the path deceptive and rounding a corner, he smacks into one hard. The maze is immediately filled with the sound of his own laughter bouncing back at him, and Mitsuki's had enough. He kicks the nearest mirror, not even reacting when the reflection in it jumps out of the way, then starts berating it. ]
You have no idea what you're talking about! I'd never laugh at something like this, someone could've gotten hurt! If you think you're going to get into my head or freak me out this way, you've got another think coming!!
[ Except he's yelling at a bunch of mirrors so clearly it's working better than he's willing to admit. ]
Wild Card: Ferris Wheel
[ After enduring the indignity of having to prove his height and his age to get on (sure, he had to give them his ID card but surely he'll get that back when they get down, right?), Mitsuki is determined to make the most of this ride. The glow of the wheel's lights has felt like it was calling to him since he got here and now that he's seated on it, he's sure he was right. After all, it feels like he could just reach out and--
Wait, he did reach out and touch that star. That's not how stars work! Just how high is this wheel!? He looks across the car at you, startled but not entirely displeased. After all, he did just touch a star. ]
Did you see that?
Wild Card: byo prompt!
Wild card
[The voice comes from just a little behind Mitsuki and, if he looks, he'll find Joker sitting on top of the seat behind his own but he's not locked in like safety common sense would demand. Instead, he's casually sprawled on it, wings stretched out and the soft glow of spots in his under feathers mimicking the shine of the stars.]
[He's up here for a break, don't mind him.]
S'one of the nice things about workin' here, ya should give it a shot.
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He's immediately distracted from those questions by what looks like stars on the seat, too, until he realizes that no, those are-- ]
Ehh?
[ There are way too many questions to ask here at once, so he narrows it down to the one that makes the most sense among stars that move and men with wings. ]
Give what a shot, working here? I already have a job!
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[Thank goodness they’re so close to the stars right now, because that’s enough illumination to catch the roguish grin which stretches across Joker’s face.]
They won’t have any time ta notice yer gone before yer back again. Besides, the pay here can be better than what anybody else could give ya, I promise ya that. S’a nice perk.
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They won't notice? Is that like the stars, just something about this place? And I don't do what I do for the pay. It's my dream...
[ There's an absence of energy in the end of his statement, though. Dreams are great but not so much when you fail at them. It's possible that's part of why he's still listening. ]
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[Quick study, he likes that. Joker’s grin widens.]
A lotta things about this place are like that. So that said... [He straightens up, legs crossing.] What’s this dream a yers, if ya don’t mind me askin’? Maybe we could help ya out there, if ya like. The pay here ain’t exactly for money… Well, unless that’s what some people want.
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The question's an easy one, and Mitsuki smiles as he answers. ]
I'm a idol! It's the only thing I've ever wanted to be, and it took me a long time but I'm finally doing it.
[ And he's determined to do it well, somehow. The how is a little bit unclear, too. Lots of things seem to be. ]
How could a place like this help me? ... I guess knowing how to do magic tricks could be helpful.
[ Because in the end, the stars thing has to be a trick. Right? ]
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Well, there’s definitely a bit of magic ta learn, if ya like! [Joker laughs, wondering if this kid knows how much more serious it is.] But our boss knows all sorts of people- entertainers, musicians, dancers, name it and she knows it. Could help ya find people ta teach ya moves ya wouldn’t normally find back home. Or she could make it so ya have a little more time in the day… Or so that the paparazzi don’t bother ya.
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And he's definitely thinking about cards up sleeves, maybe sawing people in half. Mitsuki hasn't forgotten about the star and he certainly can't forget about the mystical looking person sitting talking to him, but these are just illusions.
Right? ]
Something like that would make me stand out, I don't know anybody else who does magic. And for the rest of it, it never hurts to have more things you can do. Stuff to fall back on.
How do you know she'd do all that, though? She's never even met me.
[ He's skeptical of just signing up with another person. It feels profoundly disloyal and these promises sound way too good to be true. ]
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[Joker laughs loudly, but it’s also true. They really need more hands on deck. Their meager work force and magic can only do so much. He’ll trick people, if he needs to, but Joker thinks this is a pretty good deal if people simply accept it.]
Besides, it sounds like yer pretty talented and hard workin’! With a little demonstration, I’m sure the Ringleader would love ta have ya on, so long as yer interested. I could vouch for ya, too. After all, I’m the stage manager around here.
[Playfully, he winks.]
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Then again, he touched a star and a man wearing wings and sitting very unsafely on a Ferris wheel wants him to believe he can stop time. Lots of things are weird here. A job offer might just be the most normal. ]
Why would you vouch for me? You don't even know if I'm any good! ... I am good, though, and I'll prove it!
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[Another shameless grin.]
I mean- s’gonna be a bit of a hard act, up here, but ya can sing, can’t ya? And ya can do that anywhere. So go on, impress me.
i can't believe these are the most appropriate clips i could find
OK, but I'm sitting down and I'm not warmed up at all!
[ He clears his throat, sits up a bit straighter, and sings a couple of different songs. Soloing is not his strong point and it shows, but he's enthusiastic and even from his position in the Ferris wheel car he's clearly trying to give his audience a good show. ]
and now google will start suggesting more idol videos for me for like ten months :'D
sorry :c
how will I survive!!
ferris wheel!
...Wait. She squints at him, since she wasn't quite concentrating right then, but did he just touch a star?]
I think I did? What did you do?
Re: ferris wheel!
I think I just touched that star. Let me see...
[ He moves a little in his seat and tries again. His fingertips tingle and the point of light moves when he brushes it. ]
Huh??
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What...?!]
How is that even happening? How is it possible?!
[Are they really even stars?!]
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[ He pulls his hand back because honestly, that's a little disconcerting, and leans forward a bit. ]
You should see if you can do it too! It doesn't hurt, I promise.
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[She blinks up at him, before looking at the light.]
I suppose there is nothing to lose. [And as he said, he touched it twice and it didn't hurt! So she reaches out, trying to touch the star that...
...it feels...solid.]
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[ And if two people count as a 'mass,' but that's beside the point. She's doing the same as he did, reaching toward the star! ]
See? It's right there.
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Goodness, so if we are hallucinating, then it is quite real. The chances of us hallucinating the same thing, however?
[It's so...tangible, as she taps it again.]
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Well, yours could have been influenced by mine. It still should have been kind of different, though, and it looks exactly the same.
... Can you bring it in here? Maybe if we both touch the same one at the same time, we can tell if it's real.
[ Granted, it's a star so both of them touching it almost certainly means it can't be real, but that has to at least mean it's not a hallucination. ]
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Ah, perhaps. A kind of hypnosis. Are you able to do that, or this place makes it easier too? [Magicians are all around!]
But alright, let me try. [And so she tries to talk hold and pull!
...Except it seems to be a little tough?] Goodness, it's really stuck in there!
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Oh, no way. I don't know how to do anything like that and even if I did, I wouldn't do it without telling you.
[ He waits to see if she can bring the star in--though even just being able to grip the thing is amazing enough!--then tries to scoot closer when it seems like she can't. ]
Let me see if I can reach...
[ Spoiler alert: he can't. Two of the smallest people around, both in safety restraints, are simply not going to find a lot of middle ground. ]
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Ah, I see. Then perhaps it is this place. I am unable to do such as thing as well.
[And now since she's failed, she watches him in anticipation to see if he can do it! Alas, it looks like the star gods have cursed them for being shorties!!!]
Perhaps you should get on my shoulders. I do not mind.
[...Wait what?]
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I--I mind, though! If anybody's holding anybody up, it should be the other way around, shouldn't it?
[ In his heart he really believes this is the chivalrous thing to do. She seems nice, he can't go climbing all over some nice girl he just met! ]
I'd lift you up if you wanted, though.