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Joker ([personal profile] pipers_son) wrote in [community profile] route_10652015-10-03 12:45 pm

9th Act - Boys and girls of every age

Who: Come one, come all!
Where: Goldenrod, the Eve's Garden Circus
When: The 3rd - rest of the month
Summary: Just like always, the Circus is busy as usual... But with a bit of a spooky twist added on thanks to their current partnership with a certain Haunted House.
Rating: PG
Log:



The Circus is always bustling with activity, even on the days when the shows in the Big Top aren't on. There's plenty of stalls to enjoy besides those, after all! Games, and food, and stalls with all sorts of interesting things for sale. For those living in Goldenrod or passing through, it's no doubt quickly settled itself as a regular scene.

On the 11th, however... Just as always when the shows are promised to happen, the Circus is more bustling than usual and today there's a twist. On the 3rd, those walking past the Circus' gates will find themselves in QUITE the different atmosphere. Genuine spider webs are strung across the stalls, skulls strung up in them that seem to clack their teeth at passerby. Legions of pumpkins are sprawled throughout the area. At night, their eerie glow lights up twisting paths throughout the circus grounds. Even quite a few of the workers seem to have gotten into the spirit (possibly at their boss' badgering), and wear outfits from the simple masks to the more complex things. Those who were here for last year probably won't be surprised.

Beyond the change in atmosphere, however, there are still the things that are usually about! Food, games, and stalls selling various knickknacks can all be found relatively easy although they're joined by a few other themed goods. There's also, of course, the show that will be playing three times a day in the big tent proper! It also seems like the Litleo hoard has been released onto the grounds once again, with little bags of delicious candy tied around their necks.

One notable addition is what appears to be a small station of sorts with a rather ominous carriage that stops at it every now and then pulled by what appear to be a pair of Rapidash... only colored darkly with bones painted across their heads and what might be actual skulls acting as face covers. Well then! Perhaps you might be interested in letting it take you to the haunted house?

It's a relaxed and fun little adventure... at least, it is until things start getting strange with those weird fusioned Pokemon... The circus grounds are still open, regardless if people are changed or not, but you'll be disappointed if you're expecting any shows from underneath the big top itself. Joker has no interest in putting his performers in danger like that, you see. But then, that just might mean you'll see him wandering around for once and not run so ragged.

dressofheaven: (Now let me see...)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-10-31 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hmmm... if that's the proper comparison, I suppose I'd be a very good mother."

That makes her a lot happier than she thought it would... but then again, her own mother is still one of the people she has the fondest memories of.
styxiedust: taking advice from batman is a good idea. (Laugh ✿ Weird. Haha. I guess)

[personal profile] styxiedust 2015-11-02 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
...

[Now, the polite and normal reaction might be to say "oh really?"

Botan does not do this, Botan stares, blinking for a good few seconds...then she laughs.]


Oh no! What is it with some people, they just don't know how to stay dead! --It's all right, I already know somebody like that.
faintwaves: ([Awkward] Yeah I'm short)

[personal profile] faintwaves 2015-11-02 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Her smile doesn't fade, but she does add a shrug and an awkward tilting of her head to the gesture.]

I guess so. Back at the Organization it was our uniform.

[...]

Not the mask, I mean, black coats.
crouching_sin: (and this is crazy)

[personal profile] crouching_sin 2015-11-02 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well in my case, it's more of a curse, but I imagine that sort of thing gives you a headache. I've been around... oh, over a hundred times at least.
dressofheaven: (Oh no you didn't)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-11-03 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Well that makes her scowl.]

When you put it like that, it makes me want to tell you to dress in any other color, no matter how good black looks on you.

[Everything Ilya has heard about the Organization makes her want to sic Berserker on them. Xion and Roxas aside of course.]
dressofheaven: (It's cute... squish it Berserker)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-11-03 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
It's brief, but for a moment Ilya freezes up and her eyes go wide at Joker's observation, and more so at his question.

She relaxes almost immediately though, and favors him with a very warm smile. "I do actually, one brother... though he's adopted. His name is Shirou. He's a total dork and can be kind of stupid, but I love him to little bits."
exeggutorhead: (come on guys I'm reading)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2015-11-03 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Anything with a knob instead of a handle, really. I just wanted to ask him if there was a trick to it. And since you're the same kind of chimera..."

"But I guess if you needed to ask Invidia anything, you could've already."

He's certainly not going to say no to the company, though.

"I don't know what to do about the costumes for the haunted house."
exeggutorhead: (happy grin)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2015-11-03 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[While Envy was waiting, he'd been looking around the little room and had a couple more ideas for it. So off to the props and decorations cart he went, figuring that he'd get back in plenty of time.]

[He almost does. He hears Henry from a little farther down the hall, and speeds up, the cart's wheels squeaking more loudly as he does.]


Hang on, I'm coming!

[He pushes in through the door, grinning when he sees the costume.]

Hey, it looks great!
no_ufo_ending: (no go home space robot)

[personal profile] no_ufo_ending 2015-11-03 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Henry smooths out the front of his costume, a small smile coming to his face. He could do this. This could be fun. This would--]

[Squeak, squeak, squeak.]

[By the time Envy comes into view, Henry has picked up a paint roller and was holding it as a weapon in the two arms that are actually attached to his body. His eyes are wide.]
rocketralph: (very funny)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-11-03 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"You gotta think bigger, boss!" Ralph straightened up and spread his arms. "Sure, the anniversary is great, but that's more for us, isn't it? If we invented our own holiday, all of Johto could get in on it. Imagine, Circus Day."
usedlightscreen: [commission from <user name=je-ri-cho>] (smile after smile)

[personal profile] usedlightscreen 2015-11-04 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[North is pretty much on the verge of dying of embarrassment at this point, but when Jimmy pretty much shrugs it off and addresses him, he rubs the back of his neck sheepishly.]

Mmhm. This is York, and this is Carolina. ...I probably should have warned you better.
rocketralph: (yeah no.)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-11-04 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, we'd have to decide how to celebrate it." He crouched down and started drawing vague outlines in the sawdust with a blunt claw. "Maybe everyone dresses up, but instead of scary costumes, the theme is, I dunno, laughter? Isn't that what folks come to the circus for? Turn the whole world into a circus for a day. Everyone puts on a show."
faintwaves: ([Smile] Could I be a friend too?)

[personal profile] faintwaves 2015-11-06 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, I have been, you don't have to worry about that.

[She's finding blue is a color she likes in particular, it reminds her of the ocean.]

I think Kairi would like that Sylveon mask for her, let's get it. What do you think would be a good match for Nami?
dressofheaven: (It's cute... squish it Berserker)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-11-06 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
She knows what he's doing, and she appreciates it. There are some things she's not even comfortable discussing with her closest friends, and too much talk of her family is one of them.

"Well, maybe one day we'll get the chance. I wonder who will show up first. All of your siblings or my dear brother." Of course it's entirely possible the answer is neither, but why be unnecessarily pessimistic?
dressofheaven: (Now let me see...)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-11-06 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She elects not to pursue the topic of Xion's colors any further for the moment, lest she accidentally strike an Organization related nerve.]

It's too bad there's not a white Eeveelution. [She sighs, looking at the Sylveon mask, then at the other ones being offered.] Jolteon kind of matches her hair, but I'm actually leaning a little towards Espeon.
dressofheaven: (Now let me see...)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-11-07 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, it'd basically just a guessing game. A shame, but nothing we can really do anything about unless we figure out how we're being brought here in the first place."

She actually sounds a little wistful there. She'd certainly love to have control over who comes here.
rocketralph: (bug bytes)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-11-08 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh..." Ralph suddenly remembered the first time he got arrested and put to work doing community service. He'd been clearing Grimer out of the sewers and one of the Jennies watching them had a Mr. Mime as a partner. The way it had stared at him. "Mmmmmaybe just the Pokemon should dress up then."
faintwaves: ([Stare] He's not here today...)

[personal profile] faintwaves 2015-11-08 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Espeon...it does suit her, the sun Pokemon, a Psychic type.

[...]

I'd say Roxas suits a Jolteon more, so we can get one for him.

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