route_1065 | 5th Act - The GRAND Opening!

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5th Act - The GRAND Opening!

Who: Come one and all!
Where: Goldenrod
When: Throughout April 30th - May 3rd
Summary: The Eve's Garden Circus is officially open for business! When it comes to a circus, what better group to put the 'grand' in 'Grand Opening'?
Rating: PG
Log:

It's that time everyone's been waiting for! Time to put that nasty train robbery behind everyone. After all, haven't you heard?

Throughout the streets of Goldenrod, folks will find all sorts of colorful characters and Pokemon about. Fliers and the like have been regular this last month or so, but the advertising is in full force today just to make it EXTRA apparent that today is the day. Another hint is all the air traffic in the skies- various Flying-type Pokemon that make up the Circus' transportation service. Who knows? Maybe you're one of those using it today!

And of course, who can miss the colorful spectacle that is the circus itself? Past the entrance gate (which will let you onto the circus grounds for a miniscule fee) are dozens and dozens of stalls and little tents. Looming over them is the main tent itself, a monstrosity of bright welcoming colors. There are all sorts of things amongst their ranks, but it's generally fairly easy to find what you're looking for as Pidgey of a feather flock together and all that... From games of all sorts like the usual carnival games to more of a retro arcade, to a set of shops with local crafts and maybe something from the foreign trainers.... Of course, there's also all sorts of food stalls and even shacks for more filling stuff.

With all that alone, you could probably keep busy for most of the day! But surely you aren't forgetting the Big Act?

Yep, the big acts in the Big Top. Times are posted both at the front gate, on fliers you can pick up here and there, and by the entrance to the large tent. For each day, there will be three shows! Better hope you can snag a ticket before they get sold out... Although maybe you'll get lucky for the next show. Or the next day....

Either way, it promises to be a fun few days!

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And suddenly, a spotlight flashes down onto the center of the ring. For those who were expecting a certain redheaded ringleader, it's someone else entirely with a much more 'refined' British accent. It's a Weavile, standing as tall as he can make himself. With a grand sounding voice, he welcomes the audience to the Eve's Garden Circus and makes what some might recognize as what are almost the usual Circus claims: this is the greatest show in Johto and Kanto!

That's when another and rougher British voice calls out- "Let us show ya all why that is!"

The lights suddenly blaze on. After people have blinked away their tears and adjusted, it'll become apparent why the air smells so flowery. Petals of all sorts are floating through the air, and various flowers and vines are weaved around the support beams of the tent along with the ladders that lead up to some of the higher acts. While an Aerodactyl and Charizard make an aerial sweep around the perimeter of the ring, it's much more obvious to see that various Grass-types have dominated the ring. A Meganium is up by the tightrope, actually acting as the tightrope with a Vine Whip creatively stretched out to meet another's. Twirling about in the air is the Jumpluff responsible for helping spread out the flower petals. Down in the stands, a quiet Bulbasaur will be distributing various and much more whole flowers (although he certainly seems a tad more cautious than some of the other Pokemon).

What's really stealing the show, however, would be the dancing troupe of feminine looking Pokemon lead by none other than a positively radiant Lilligant whose flower is in full bloom. The Vileplume that's one of those dancing with her seems to be keeping up rather well too, however.

Standing in the middle of it all? Joker, wearing a positively beaming smile that's half that of a showman and half that of someone who's having the time of his life.

Once that bright opening is done with, the ringleader and his Weavile assistant get right into things. After such an exciting start like that, it's only proper the Princess of the Circus, the tightrope walker, gets to show off her stuff! With seemingly no safety net and at a dizzying height above the ground, will she be alright? Hold your breath and keep your eyes glued tight to her death defying act!

While people are catching their breath again from that, the next act seamlessly slides onto the scene. Did you think the Pokemon from before were beautiful dancers? Because the graceful and fluid snakecharmer and his team may give you a run for your money. His movements are nearly inhuman, or maybe its just the group of snakes that are twisting along with him that make it seem so...

After two beautiful acts like that, the next one is certainly a bit more manly! Even with all the unbelievable and flashy things going on, it's impossible to miss the entrance or figure of the strongman. It doesn't look like many of the Pokemon are much of a match for him... Or even a bench filled with people, some of the audience possibly getting roped in as 'volunteers'! At some point, even a Venasaur gets lifted up! It's quite a sight.

There's a variety of other acts as well, including some local acrobats, plate spinning, and more! All shown from a set of screens set up high in case anyone is having trouble seeing the action. Hopefully worth more than what's been paid.

Soon, all good things come to an end. As the last act ends, the circus crew comes out for one last bow.

Give as much applause as you can, thank you.

[Hopefully you're keeping your eyes peeled around the ring as the different acts perform, because if you watch you might see someone slip onto and off the ring at different intervals so suddenly that it feels like he was always there since the show began. Then again, this character is so tall that upon just a glance you might figure that he's perched on stilts.

Jimmy's taken up the role of one of the side acts, and while he might not be the most coordinated at times, you'd be flat out wrong to think that there aren't things that this boy can bring to the table. ...And why not try your hand at everything you know how to do? May as well put those noodly arms and legs to good use. He looks to be wearing a remarkably casual outfit for the circus of all places....but if you're really sharp, you'll notice that the color of the stripes on his shirt changes with each time he reappears onto the ring.

His first appearance is punctuated by him sprinting out with a large Houndoom loping along beside him, carrying a large juggling pin in his mouth while Jimmy carries several more in his arms. The pair deposit the pins in a pile on the ground next to a striped stand that the Houndoom climbs up onto. Then he moves back to sit up on his haunches, balancing there while Jimmy picks up two of the pins. Before long he starts juggling them, keeping his eyes locked on the Houndoom as he sits patiently. After a while he bends down and grabs one of the spare pins in his jaws, hurling it with a snap of his head for Jimmy to catch and continue juggling.

Once all the pins have made it into motion, Jimmy will occasionally toss one of the pins back at the still balancing Houndoom, who quickly jumps up to catch them before they hit the ground.

The second time Jimmy appears he's followed by a Furret, this time without any props to be seen. They run side-by-side together, Jimmy waving to the crowd as he makes his way around the far edge of the ring again.

Without warning, the Furret veers a sharp right and cuts right in front of Jimmy, tripping him up with the length of her body. Jimmy starts to go down hard, falling headfirst toward the ground....until at the last second he turns so he hits with his shoulder, rolls, and pops back up onto his feet like a coiled spring. The Furret seems to make a face as she circles back around as Jimmy continues to run, trying the same trick again- only this time Jimmy leaps clear over her, hitting the ground hard enough to kick up dirt before using the rest of his momentum to spring onto his hands. Now standing on his hands with his legs in the air, the Furret scurries around Jimmy a third time, suddenly jumping at him and running up his back like a human ladder, up and up until she's managed to perch herself atop the bottoms of his sneakers.

Now Jimmy and Cherry stand tall, nearly 11 feet combined. If Jimmy doesn't have a good portion of the crowd laughing at him by the end of his antics, then his job wasn't done.]

[At one point, Saionji is actually enjoying the show. A splendid combination of acrobatics and skill, all mixed into all. The opening passed by smoothly- the Lilligant was definitely skilled, so perhaps it was a species trait?

Saionji didn't think it was hers. That flower should be as brown and rotted as ~~her heart~~ the dirt beneath her shoes.

Oh man, did she cheer at the tightrope act. Maybe she might've cheered too loud for her to fall down. She attracted a few stares. She did stare in rapt attention during Snake's show, though... and suddenly, in the blur of her diminished pride and colorful stageshow, she blinks.

Immediately, she stands up, the act still going on- but her sudden epiphany waits for no person. Rushing down the stands, she might attract a bit more attention than she planned... not that she's really planning now. Rage is taking her over more than she'd ever want it to.]

That Lilligant! [Her voice is shrill, but she can't really make it very loud- it's annoying enough to distract most of the audience around her from the show.] That Lilligant is mine!

[...Anyone want to step in and escort/force her out?]

_{[Bert wasn't really sure what he should be expecting out of a circus - until he hit Goldenrod, he didn't really know what it was, and that's only because of a few fliers posted around town.

Truth be told, he wouldn't even be here if his Growlithe-turned-Arcanine didn't whine and give him the puppy-dog eyes until he caved. In hindsight, it really wasn't a bad idea! Well... Until he heard a very familiar voice a few rows up. One look confirmed his worst fears;

Saionji.

He tried to ignore her by shrinking into his Arcanine's side as much as possible, but the second she started storming down the aisles? His Arcanine hopped up to his feet and trotted after Saionji until she was in range so he couldmake a slobbery grab for the back of her shirt with his mouth to try and stop her --

only to grab her by the pigtails instead.}

[WELL THEN

To be honest, she'd be rather proud of becoming one of Bert's worst fears. What she doesn't like, however, is that OH GOD THE ATTRACTION SHE ATTRACTED WAS A FUCKING GIANT FIREDOG]

AAAAAAAAH! [HARPY SCREECHING NOISES. Now, everyone can certainly hear her.] GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF! YOU CRAZY, STINKY MUTT!

[GET OOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF. Well, at least she's not yelling about her Lilligant now...?

She shakes her head violently, trying to force herself out. SLOBBER OFF THE HAIR. SHE ALREADY GOT MUK GRIME IN IT, LITTLE BITCH.]

_{[THIS MEANS PLAY, RIGHT?? THIS IS JUST LIKE THE ROPE TOY HIS TRAINER BOUGHT FOR HIM WHEN HE WAS HATCHED!

There's perks of being a giant firedog, but at the same time there's some...... really big drawbacks. The first being he's still a 'puppy' at heart, so this is just one big game to him - when Saionji tries to pull away, Hachi (gently) tugs her back in his direction with a playful bear-like growl. WHERE ARE YOU GOING GIRL

WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE THE GIANT ROPE TOYS ATTACHED TO YOUR HEAD AWAY????

...Someone kill Bert now, because he doesn't know what to do. Does he call Hachi down and draw further attention to everyone? Or does he try and slink away, then call Hachi?

...Shit.]}

Hhhhhhhhhh...

[NO OH GOD THIS IS NOT PLAY PLEASE FUCK OFF

Her Skitty is frantically pawing at the Arcanine, but still too young to actually communicate other than mewling toddler sounds. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT TO TRAINER. SHE WILL TAKE IT OUT ON US.]

GET THE FUCK OFF! [Oh, she can get louder? Apparently so. She's not the one at fault here, and she has no problem with attracting attention. SOMEONE, GET ITS TEETH OFF HER DAMN HAIR. With no one coming yet, though, she decides to take things into her own hands...

...Probably a bad decision. She reaches back, trying to jab into its eyes.]

_{[BUT PLAY TIME.

Luckily the Skitty catches the Arcanine's attention and he tilts his head in confusion, hair still in his mouth of slobber and dread. O-Oh no look how cute it is OH FUCK

THAT WAS A FINGER RIGHT IN THE EYEBALL and if you startle a giant firedog uh...

did he just use Ember, or does Saionji's hair have magical spontaneous combustion powers? It must've been Ember, because now Bertholt rushes to the Arcanine's side and tugs at the scruff of his neck with a panicked 'shit'. ON ONE HAND HE HAS AN UPSET FIREDOG THAT JUST USED EMBER and on the other hand, uh.

There's Saionji.]}

Hachi, no!

Edited 2014-05-01 00:56 (UTC)

[...Oh.

Well, not only does the close proximity to her neck freak her the fuck out (and probably contributed to the moment of poor judgement leading to 'sticks hand in eyeball'), the fire definitely makes her go pale. There's a shocked gasp, before she just rips the Pokéballs out of her kimono and tosses them to the ground-

-one of them is her Vaporeon. Good.] Water Gun! Use Water Gun on my hair!

[In her frenzy, she scrambles away from the Pokémon and... slips down the stairs, hair now wet. It weighs... a lot less than it should though, and the ground's sticky with black soot mixing in water...

...Oh. God, no. She touches her hair.

Welcome to the world of shoulder-length hair, Saionji Hiyoko.]

...I... who... [If this was Saionji right out of murderschool, she'd be bawling her eyes out instantly. Instead, she turns around, staring, looking for the perpetrator...]

It was you! IT WAS YOU! [Oh, hot damn. Her Pokémon back off a bit.] YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!

[Oh god, Bert, what have you gotten yourself into... she stomps over, eyes almost turning red right in front of him from the sheer amount of anger that's welling up in her. The tears are obviously just a mini-byproduct. Everyone else in the circus doesn't exist to her- she raises her hand, pointing right at Bert.]

That was on purpose, I know it! You, and you ugly mutt- you're all going to fucking pay!

[...And with that, she gasps and sniffs. Goddammit, Bert.]

I-I-I--!

_{[He's just going to kind of.

Shove the 6'3 firedog behind him with a hand on his snout. It's okay Hachipuppy, it's okay.]}

I-It was an accident, I swear! H-He just--! I-I didn't think he'd--!

_{[Here lies the soul of (1) Bertholt Fubar, buried with the scraps of his dignity. People might've thought this was an act before, but it's clear that it's anything but one.]} H-He didn't mean to!

[Do you hear that, Bert? It's the sound of the Grim Reaper knocking on the door. You're fucked, boy.

But actually... no. Stop. She tentatively takes her charred kitty ribbons off... her wet hair really falls at that, only barely gracing her shoulders. Better than being bald, but....

Well. She's the victim in this case. She doesn't have much dignity left, and on second thought, she wouldn't really like to lose more if she doesn't need to. Instead, Saionji sniffs even louder, dropping the ribbons melodramatically and crying all-out.]

WAAAAAH! YOU MONSTER! Is this all over that network post...?! WAAAAAAAAAAH!

[And she falls to her knees. GG, Bert.]

_{[How much worse could this possibly get? The second Saionji starts bawling, the Arcanine lowers his body to the floor and starts to whimper and shake. Bertholt on the other hand just stands there for a few moments. What does anyone even say about something like this? He could stand here and apologize all day and it wouldn't fix things.

Not to mention with everyone staring, that's just making things harder - to everyone else, he really is a monster.]}

S-Saionji, I really didn't mean--! I s-swear, I didn't - I didn't mean for this to happen! I-I--!

_{[...Yeah, now he's crying with his face in his hands. Holy fuck are these people really teenagers???]}

Don't you dare cry! Don't play the victim here!

[This time, she truly is the victim, isn't she? Hell... what does Bert lose, other than his dignity? Something Saionji has been obsessing over the ~~last few tags~~ last few days. With how he's leaning over and sobbing...

...Oh, she can't resist. Being a dancer means you have excellent body control and coordination- it's one of the only things Saionji is really good at.

So, she easily walks closer, climbing a bit higher up on the steps to get closer to Bert's eye level... and sends her leg right up towards Bert's face. She'll be happy to slam her geta into his chin, at least.

Look, she's the one being wronged here! She can just pass it off as being angry in the heat of the moment!]

[When Saionji had first yelled out, Joker had instinctively stepped in front of Nako in a protective manner. This wasn't the first time a 'parent' had discovered their 'child' had run away to the circus and gotten enraged, after all. He'd been prepared to handle it... When the Arcanine had gotten involved.]

[Welp.]

[Joker had watched with no small amount of bemusement, head tilted to the side as he watched the chaos and not exactly certain what to say. It was obvious the show was going to have to be... postponed for a brief second while this was sorted out, but before he could gesture to the Unown hiding in the wings to interfere... Someone's hair was on fire.]

[WELP.]

[It's only when Saionji makes a move to nail the poor sobbing mess of a guy that Joker snaps out of it and gestures to one of the volunteer Pokemon.]

Ahem- SECURITY! If ya would kindly- yeah, there we go, thanks.

['Security' in this case being the large Venasaur who reaches over with its vines to separate Saionji and Bert. A small group of Unown start to float down from seemingly out of nowhere as well, psychic energy fizzling between them as they weave between the pair.]

[Hey, hey, break it up, break it up!]

_{[One minute he was standing, the next minute he found himself flat on his ass with a throbbing jaw and split chin. While it wasn't on the same level of punishment from sparring with Annie back home, it still hurt like a bitch. He's only half-aware of his Arcanine snarling behind him and the vines dragging him back to a safe distance, his full attention focused on Saionji. The Unown, curious as they are, were shoved to the back of his mind for the moment.

He hasn't stopped crying, but at least he's not outright sobbing.

...Actually, is he okay? He's looking a little stunned there.]}

I said I was sorry! _{[Shit, his face hurt. He reaches up to brush his fingers against the gash and winces - is he bleeding? Yeah, yeah, he's definitely bleeding.]} A-And you just--! You kicked me!

_{[It didn't even dawn on him until he finished talking, but holy shit they must be in so much trouble.]}

Oi- let go of me! Hey!

[...Iiiin any case, her Pokémon trail in behind the group of Unown without doing much to help their trainer. They might already be used to these scenarios. Whoops.] And so what if you're 'sorry'?! You're not the one who just lost years of hair, you little bitch!

[THAT'S RIGHT. HER KICK WAS 100% JUSTIFIED. These vines remind her too much of bad tentacle pornos, ew, get off her.]

Can the two of ya quiet down? Yer interruptin' the show.

[So considerate, he is. Clearing his throat, Joker beams to the rest of the audience.]

'Scuse us, folks! Looks like we gotta pair a clowns joinin' in on the fun! I'll leave ya in the good claws a Slash, who'll show ya a good time and keep the fun goin' on!

[Slash being the Weavile of course. Whistling to the Venasaur, Joker starts to escort the troublemakers out of the tent. He and the Mime Jr. now following at his feet heave a sigh.]

C'mon, c'mon, hush up ya two. Save it for when we're outside...

I-It grows back! A-And--

_{[He visibly flinches and shrinks in on himself, one hand going out to call the Arcanine over to his side. He'd rather walk out on his own, but he doesn't dare fight against the Venasaur's vines or the one commanding it.

Keeping his mouth shut for now sounds like a great idea.]}

Wait... wait, my Lilligant!

[Too late. Off she goes, punted out the tent. Whoops.]

[Don't worry, once they're outside, Joker has the Venasaur put them down. It's not exactly the front entrance, since that would mean going through the stands... but this is good enough for now.]

Sir, sorry ya had ta get involved in alla this, but I think ya might wanna rethink leavin' yer Arcanine out at least durin' shows... an' as for yerself- [A point to Saionji.] Nako came ta us a her own free will. Now don't start anymore fights, or we'll have ya tossed outta the circus proper.

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