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livinglot2017-11-25 05:29 pm
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⇨ TEST DRIVE MEME: NO ONE'S HOME
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!↴ Or, more specifically, Lost Carnival's 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:
CURRENT STOP↴  This winter break, things are a bit odd down in the carnival grounds. Reason being? Almost all of the workers are currently spending their vacation up on one of the carnival's two moons, enjoying the winter wonderland the Ringmaster created for them. This means that the actual carnival area is mostly abandoned, and in this case? Anyone turning up there is doing so by total mistake. Ostensibly the Ringmaster is enjoying the eggnog a bit too much. This will only be happening for a day or two out of the holiday schedule, but during that time your character may find themselves arriving in a totally abandoned carnivval, which is not what anyone wants. They'll be left to wander alone until they encounter other visitors, or until someone from the carnival happens upon them while stopping at the grounds for whatever reason. All ther regular attractions apply, but they are unmanned by anything but the ghoulish spectres known as cinder sprites. Without the Ringmaster here, they won't even address you. ► ABANDONED: The carnival is completely empty, and it's dark out, and, well... it's sort of spooky? None of the attractions will be running, though nothing is stopping you from wandering inside with the cinder sprites not paying much attention. It's entirely possible you could get into some trouble like that, or maybe you're just totally freaked out and desperate to find someone who can send you home. ► WILLING CANDIDATES ONLY: For the most part, unless your character does something really dastardly, all applications this month must be from WILLING APPLICANTS ONLY. This means, once your character is eventually found, they must be willing to sign on with the carnival as a new hire for one of the Ringmaster's boons. No trickery this time around! Keep that in mind when applying. ► MONSTERS LURKING: While all the workers are gone, there are a few beasts that have been left to roam while everyone else is on vacation. Along with the cinder sprites, there is also an Alolan Exeggutor that wanders the forest looking for someone to smash, and the tentacle monster that lives in the Tunnel of Love. There's also a Slenderman, but don't worry about him. He's got the intelligence of an above average dog, and probably just wants to play fetch. 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. 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 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. ► TUNNEL OF "LOVE": A brand new attraction in the carnival, the Tunnel of Love is mostly what you'd expect from such a ride - two people sit in a boat together which journeys through some glitter filled caves, complete with mood music. Unfortunately, there is also something else in there with you... in the form a moody kraken living in the waters, who has very particular opinions about shipping, and may either stubbornly interfere with any attempted intimacy, or may politely encourage it. Or they may just generally be a dick if they're in no mood for either. The Ringmaster insists it is a romance expert. ► 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. ► 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. ► 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! ► DUNK TANK: Sometimes acting like a dick will earn you the gentle reprimand of being sent to work in the Dunk Tank for the afternoon - you know that game where people throw balls at a target, and if they hit it you get dropped into the water? It's like that, only sometimes there are daunting (but harmless) critters in the water, or some other strange magical affects to spice things up. Hopefully, the visitors will have bad aim. ► 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! |
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"Um-! ...I'm Reira..!" she introduces, nodding. "...I..." ... .... ......
Hmm. "....I don't know what to do now, I think," she admits, chewing her lip. "....Everyone's supposed to be on vacation, but you were able to get in so.... ...that probably means you're allowed in then?" Reira doesn't sound entirely certain about that, whoops.
"....What's your name?" she decides to ask in turn, raising an eyebrow.
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"Nice to meet you Reira. I'm..."
They trail off for a moment. It's...this is actually the first time someone has asked their name. Frisk didn't actually mind the nicknames those in the Underground gave them. 'Kiddo', 'punk', ect...they were nice. Friendly, something given between friends. When it happened, but that was their fault.
But this was the first time someone asked their name.
"I'm Frisk." The idea of people being on vacation was a little iffy to them but that's due to a few incidents. But that aside they instead ask, "Um, where is this?"
-slowly looks to the King Pap route and lays down....-
"....It's not running right now though..." Oops. "So...I guess that means you didn't come here for rides..."
speaking of Bad Times...
* The thought of this place bright and pretty, with people laughing fills you with DETERMINATION.
And that feeling may override anything else coming from Frisk. They're very Determined after all. It's a feeling they know very well. But this place is not yet running and they've got a question to answer.
"I don't think I'm supposed to be here at all." They say it with a bit of a laugh, almost as if Frisk knows exactly where they're supposed to be. And they do. "But I wouldn't mind a ride or two."
It'd be nice.
ffffyup
Sudden. Not unpleasant, though.
Reira ponders Frisk's words, frowning to the ground. "....I just look after the animals, so I can't ask if the rides can go on.... ....They'd probably say no anyway, but..." But speaking of determination-she bucks up and gathers a bit of her own, or at least enough to keep talking. "...If you're here, that's probably not something that happened for no reason..! ...Because....if people find it without thinking about it, they probably wanted to be here-but if you wanted to be here when it was open, you probably would have found it then!" she adds, not likely making much sense at all.
"So.... ....Maybe... ...Maybe there's something else that has to happen?" She pauses, and tries to rephrase her...Everything. "Umnh..."
"...The people here....a lot of them needed things, really important things they can't get anywhere else. ....So they asked the Ringmaster for it, and if they work for a year, they can have it. Even if it seems impossible," she adds, nodding. "....Is.... ....something where you're from impossible, right now?"
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And...there's the word. Something impossible in their world. Yes, yes there was. Frisk hasn't found an end that sees everyone safe and happy. Out of the Underground and free of the Barrier. They were the only one who passed through, leaving minor or major destruction behind them. The last time everyone was happy but the SOULs were gone.
But they weren't free.
"...yes. Can the Ringmaster really help?" They're optimistic as always and it'd be nice to get some help, even a little. A hint. They'll work as hard as they can if it meant everyone back home could be happy.
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"...I'm here now though, so... ...Now it's going to stop repeating, but I'll still be here." That's pretty much doing the impossible, she's pretty sure. "I could....find someone to get her?" she offers, half questioning. "She'll probably just say you have to go home, if she can't do it....I don't think she can make a contract if she can't keep her part of the promise."
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The 'make everyone stop repeating' bit is not something Frisk is going to address, however.
But they still smile. "I just need a hint." A hint on how to go about making sure everyone is able to go free, the best path possible. From there on they could work things out, keep trying until it happened. They're Determined to see it through.
"If that's okay." But if she's busy, it's fine. They'll go find the Ringmaster.
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There is a reason Reira triggered the feeling of 'Kinship' in Flowey. (Even if she herself is still a bit baffled by it) "...I think it's ok!" she decides, more than happy to provide. "Um..."
"...What kind of hint though..?" she adds, frowning. If it's to get to the moon, she certainly can't help with that one. She isn't really sure Frisk is allowed up there after all.
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They themselves are more then part of the problem, yes, and Frisk hopes they know when to stop when they finally find that happy ending. But no matter what they've tried so far nothing has worked.
And so they repeat, over and over.
But it's a genuine answer and a deep wish of theirs. The Ringmaster herself doesn't have to do the saving, just point them in the right direction. Even if it takes a year, if it finally makes everyone happy then it's worth it.
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Reira nods. "....She won't be able to take away any hurt they already had, but.... ....She can definitely help."
... "...That's a promise..! So...I'll find someone to get her, right now, if that's ok!"
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"Thank you. Want me to wait here?"
They're fine with waiting but if it's easier for everyone involved for them to follow along, that's fine too. It's something they've done before too.
....although this time they won't wander off. Sorry Toriel.
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A pause, and-
"....Or go into the forest. ...Or someone's trailer." Important Additions.
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Hey, it was cool in the Underground to wander into Monsters' houses unannounced. But it's probably easier for everybody if they stayed put. Frisk's not sure they wouldn't be able to resist poking around this place if they wandered.
They've gone through so many things prior to coming here. A few or more minutes waiting around isn't pushing the envelope.
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She nods, and turns to leave. "I'll get someone then, Frisk...!"
And just like that, she'll be gone around a corner.