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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.

rocketralph: (that's too bad)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-10-24 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ralph's ears flick backward a few times as he thinks and finally he stoops down, hands on his knees. He's grateful that Joker runs such a passionate and fair circus. It hurts to see his employer and his friend look so miserable.

"Is there anything I can do--that doesn't involve a crowd? I dunno what's come over me, I've been starin' at crowds all year!"
rocketralph: (ugh)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-10-25 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ralph instantly wrinkles his nose. "How pink I--oh."

He guesses Joker means the pokemon type he was. He hasn't given it a lot of thought. Honestly, he's been trying not to think about it at all. The Clefable man finally elects to just sit down next to Joker and tugs out his Poke'gear to thumb through the dex again. After the things he's seen, he feels lucky to have functional fingers, even if he only has six.

"Let's see, let's see...Clefairy." The dex read the entry aloud to him in its robotic voice.

The moonlight that it stores in the wings on its back apparently gives it the ability to float in midair.

"That's...interesting..." He gave his stumpy wings an experimental flutter. "But not helpful." He scrolled onward to Clefable.

It is very wary and rarely shows itself to people. Its ears can hear a pin drop over half a mile away.

"Guuuuuh," Ralph drags a paw down his face. "That'll do it."
rocketralph: (What in tha...)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-10-27 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Float..." Now that was a surreal idea. He runs his claws through his hair. "If that's the case I might have to switch from strongman to tightrope."
rocketralph: (welp)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-10-30 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Can't hurt to try..." Ralph slowly stands again and tries to straighten out his dumb curly tail. "You gonna be okay, boss?"
rocketralph: (thinkin' face)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-10-31 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ralph set his jaw, determined to do something. Slowly his ears lifted.

"Y'know what? You should just invent your own holiday. You could stick it in the middle of the year where nothin' crazy happens."
Edited 2015-10-31 20:22 (UTC)
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."
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."
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."
rocketralph: (i can find it myself)

[personal profile] rocketralph 2015-11-10 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
That wagging tail puts a smile on the wrecker's face. That was more like the Joker he knew.

"Yeah! It's an idea anyway. Listen, boss, I'm gonna go for now. I'll see what I can do tomorrow night with this...fluttering...thing."

He gave the ringmaster a small wave before trudling off through the sawdust.