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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.

awesmazings: (☼ overthrew you)

Haunted House

[personal profile] awesmazings 2015-10-03 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)


[Since it's not on the Circus grounds proper, folks are more than welcome to have simply ended up here by just walking instead of taking the carriage from the circus to the haunted house.]
awesmazings: (☼ she drew)

Safety and Specs

[personal profile] awesmazings 2015-10-03 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Within the house, any great number of things can befall the guests! Once upon a time, the house was a normal mansion. There are three floors plus the basement and attic to explore and the walls have been arranged into a maze with branching paths. The halls are strewn with cobwebs, bones (where did they come from???) questionable splatters and splashes of colorful clownish paint.

- hidden alcohol stashes left behind by Rangiku from years ago that Jack and his predecessors STILL hasn't found
- rotating wall panels to split up groups
- fake drop-away floors that reveal illusions of pits, fire, enormous snapping mouths and the like
- floors that turn into slides
- hall of mirrors
- hidden passages revealed by the turn of a candle stick or pressed key on a piano etc..

Those whose who need a less rattling path for any reason only need to tell those upfront and they will inform the house to be sure to guide them on the correct walk-through. Gentle as it is, it still has all the TLC put into it that one would expect from the new owners who want to do their Pumpkin King proud.

Anyone who wants to leave the house or maze early for any reason need only call out "ROTTEN PUMPKINS" and Avari the Zoroark will appear to escort them out.

Your creepy cast of the month is filled with a variety of Pokemon and human scare actors! Find some volunteers here.

Thread till your heart's content! Human cast members may drop in on threads at random to deliver a scare. If you would not like threadjacking just say so in your subjectline!
awesmazings: (☼ she broke your throne)

Haunted House

[personal profile] awesmazings 2015-10-03 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It towers over the street with all its crooked windows lit in ghoulish green. The siding has all been painted black. Pumpkins and Pumpkaboo overflow from every available ledge and smile grimly out at passers by. Walk by the wrong one and you're in for a scare! What seems to be a localized thunderstorm (rain dance + thunderbolt) boils overhead but has not yet released its downpour. Carnival music wails from somewhere. Noibat swoop down at the guests waiting in line.

Guests are herded in as groups as small as one and as large as six and are spaced out fifteen minutes apart so that one can always hear the others' terror.

The house takes a good twenty to thirty minutes to go through at a brisk walk and that's if you don't get lost or distracted with the mirrors and puzzles. The tail-end of the maze will land guests in the foyer where they began with the entire ghoulish cast of Pokemon hot on their heels, seeing them all the way to the exit. Any guests wanting to go through a second time will find a completely different experience. The walls seem to have...to have moved!

Price of admission is 1500P.
awesmazings: (☼ and the moonlight)

Haunted Maze

[personal profile] awesmazings 2015-10-03 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
This year the attraction has grown! Behind the house sprawls a hedge maze filled with fog and spooks. The maze is complex, draped in spiderwebs, lined with pumpkins, and has an enormous foggy fountain in the center. Anyone who reaches this fountain will retrieve a voucher for a free Rare Candy from Jimmy and Joker. It wouldn't be Halloween without candy! The hedges move thanks to some ambitious grass types. Cast members from the house may also be found in the maze.

Anyone who tries to cheat by climbing the hedges or using a flying Pokemon will find themselves scolded by some rather upset Noibat circling above.

The maze is not part of the house walk-through and is a separate attraction. Price of admission is 800P.
samsa: (Random encounter □ time to flee)

[personal profile] samsa 2015-10-04 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[With a few of his Pokemon having volunteered themselves for scare actoring, Kaneki has more than enough excuses to come visit the Circus grounds. There's no real reason for him not to, though, especially since this is the first Halloween he's spent in Johto. The good people of the Circus haven't disappointed in getting things decorated up all festive, that's for sure. Who knows- he might be convinced to help out a little too as it gets closer to Halloween.

Right now he's browsing through the different game stalls set up with Rikki the guard Zangoose ever present perched upon his shoulders. While he's slightly bent over looking at the Ducklett Pond, something looms behind him, extending a large claw to drop heavily onto his free shoulder.]


Haah!

[Kaneki jerks upright, spinning around to get a face full of a Gliscor's leery grin as he pulls back after earning himself a low warning growl from Rikki, hovering there with a raspy "kekeke~"]

Louis! Don't sneak up on people like that! ...what is it?

[He asks as the large bat points eagerly at a different stall with his tail, gesturing for Kaneki to come follow. And what's the game he wants to play?]

Bobbing for apples?

[Of course Louis would want to see his trainer get his head and shoulders soaked just minutes after they got here...]
dressofheaven: (It's cute... squish it Berserker)

Siren/Banshee

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-10-08 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Last time, Ilya had gone for a sort of animal charmer vibe in her act, guiding her Aerodactyl around the big top in a sort of flying dance with the sound of her voice.

This time around, in honor of the spooky holiday, she's shifted to a more haunting, dark theme. Stepping out onto the stage in her banshee costume, she launches into a dirge, spine-tingling and heartrending from the get-go. As she slowly builds into a full on howling of pain and rage, if in a language few in the audience are going to understand, her Dusknoir fades into existence behind her little by little.

The apex of her performance comes when she stops gesturing and goes still, the lights shifting to the ghost, who levitates high over the stage. It's still Ilya's voice that's singing, but the effect of making it look like the ghost is groaning out its torment in a surprisingly beautiful way is something she's been practicing for some time now.

Thankfully, Orpheus isn't actually doing any singing of his own. He really doesn't have the voice for it.

Finally, it all comes to a grand finale as Ilya's final note rings in the air and Orpheus launches small ghostly flames into the air, bathing them for a moment in unearthly purple light. It lasts only a moment, then fades out as they both bow and make way for the next act.
dressofheaven: (Not planning anything)

[personal profile] dressofheaven 2015-10-08 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
She will indeed have a candy apple, thank you! Ilya's eating daintily for more reasons than just ladylike manners though... it wouldn't do at all for her makeup to smudge.

She's very pleased with herself over her current act, and her additions to the haunted house as well. Humming to herself as she nibbles, she watches out of the corner of her eye as her Dusknoir floats at the chain, glaring balefully at anyone who walks by. The security probably isn't necessary, but Orpheus likes being scary.
soundmind: (Smile ► :)??)

IC introduction to worst Zoroark is a go

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-08 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You should try it!

[And who should appear from seemingly nowhere but Maka right beside Kaneki. Even though she brought her Pumpkaboo this time, Ghost Light doesn't seem to be with her, she is also missing the bag that she brought as well. Otherwise, she's watching Kaneki with a smile as if nothing unusual is going on.]

What's the harm? The worst that can happen is you'll get wet and we'll have to go back to get a change of clothes. ...Or Lee can blow dry you, I guess.
faintwaves: ([Excited] IT'S SO FLUFFYYYYY!)

[personal profile] faintwaves 2015-10-08 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nobody should leave Xion alone in a place where items can be bought. This little Replica loves shopping and she's going positively bonkers at all of these different cute items, unsure of where to look first as she makes her way through the whole thing.

--What--what's that. She stops and skitters over to a booth, picking up an orange plush very carefully to take a closer look of it. Is it...could it be...?]


It's a Pika-pumpkin...!

[That's so cute, she might die from how cute that is--and look! There's a Pikachu dressed like a Gengar! And a witch! And oh my goodness, look at all these adorable things.

The Pyroar accompanying her just sits down and waits for her to move on. Oh boy. Riku's going to love all this spending.]
styxiedust: to figure out to tell him where we were so we sent a picture of me laying outside the tent saying "find us" (Casual ✿ we were tripping too hard)

[personal profile] styxiedust 2015-10-08 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh yes, and brave folks will find very large fruit parfaits available on request as well as a special Chandelure parfait with booberry ice cream.

What else has Botan got? Pumpkins and candy corn treats! Pumpkin donuts, pumpkin crumble, pumpkin pie, pumpkin snap cookies, candy corn fudge, candy corn parfait, candy corn cookies--that's a lot of pumpkin and candy corn. But don't worry, that's not all she has up her sleeve, her Litwick shortcakes are making an official appearance with the modification of a painted chocolate piece to serve as the flame up top. Noibat and Pumpkaboo shaped cookies are laid out on a plate as well, expertly made and almost lifelike.

Botan herself has for the most part ditched the costume given to her when she arrived, except for the shawl around her shoulders she's only wearing a Mismagius-inspired witch's hat and kimono. She looks well pleased to be participating in something like this.]
samsa: (Blank □ I borrowed this coat)

OH BOY

[personal profile] samsa 2015-10-09 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Kaneki blinks, glancing over at Maka's sudden appearance. Well he...llo there, when did you get here...

Louis, meanwhile, nods vigorously in agreement. Whether or not he can tell what's up here is anyone's guess, but if he knows he sure ain't telling.]


Well...I guess so. Were you going to play too?
soundmind: (Smile ► This time I'll disappear)

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-09 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Mhm! We can take turns playing, it'll be fun!

[Maka reaches up to take his arm, then hesitates when she realizes that might scare him. A totally normal Maka maneuver. Instead, she walks ahead and points at it insistently.]

Come on!
samsa: (Nervous □ which was it again?)

[personal profile] samsa 2015-10-09 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[The sudden change of mind is stranger than anything, but Kaneki decides not to say anything as he follows with his Gliscor following close behind, eager to see how this unfolds.]

Do you want to go first, or should I?
soundmind: (Cheer ► Simple pleasures)

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-09 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ehhh? Don't think you're getting out of this, Louis is the one who suggested it, and you're his trainer, so you go first Kaneki!

[She playfully (and lightly) slaps him on the shoulder as she says this.]
samsa: (Pause □ there's something in my bag)

[personal profile] samsa 2015-10-09 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[...OKAY...]

W-well...alright...

[Kaneki shares a brief glance with Louis- who is, of course, still grinning like this is the best day he's ever had- before he steps over to the stall. There's a big tub of water with red and green apples floating in it. All you have to do is manage to grab one to win a small prize, as well as keep the apple you fish out.

Also, hands have to stay behind your back, of course.

He kneels down next to the tub, rolling his sleeves up as a precaution before folding his hands behind his back before dipping his head down to try and grab an apple in his mouth. Unsurprisingly, without anything to actually get purchase on, it's next to impossible as the apples roll and skid just out of reach while he's subjected to Louis snickering over his shoulder.]
soundmind: (Sarcastic ► You pretentious hipster)

1/2

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-09 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Not just him, Maka too is laughing quietly at the attempts, and she kneels down at Kaneki's level as if to get a closer look at what he's doing. In actuality, she's raising up her hand to wait for just the right moment to give him a little push.

Just a little dunk won't hurt anything.]


Ken, you have to go deeper if you want to get an apple. Like this.

[Push goes his head underwater, and Maka sits back laughing uproariously. Look at him! He looks like a drowned Rattata!]
soundmind: (Anger ► Fuck OFF.)

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-09 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[...She's laughing, that is, until another voice calls out, sounding really irritated.]

Blair! What are you doing?! Joker told you to go to the Haunted House!

["Maka" gulps and looks up with a guilty expression at another Maka coming up to them with her bag in hand and Ghost Light at her side.]

I can't believe you, pulling this shit again. Get out of here, scat!

[Maka scuffs at the ground at "Maka"--who disappears into a puff of smoke to reveal a black foxlike creature that then scurries away. It was worth it! she calls back in Pokemon language.]

Ugh...are you okay, Ken?
samsa: (Hnnngh □ be strong for mother)

[personal profile] samsa 2015-10-09 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Hhkblghpff-!

[Comes Kaneki's reply as he jerks back out of the water, drawing in a loud breath of air before coughing and choking the rest of the water out of his lungs. Louis can hardly stay aloft he's begun to laugh so hard at this point, half tempted to follow Blair to see where she scurries off to.

With his hair masking his eyes, Kaneki turns his head a little, just barely able to make out Maka standing there through the wet strands. He only heard the tail end of the conversation as he pulled his head out of the water, but seeing her with Ghost Light...he can guess what happened.]


...I met Blair, didn't I?
soundmind: (Friend ► FUSSING FOREVER)

[personal profile] soundmind 2015-10-09 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Sigh. All right, where'd she put the spare towels? Maka puts herself at level with her friend while searching through the bag, Ghost Light hovering around making tiny distressed "boo" noises at the state of everything. What happened? Did Blair just try to drown Kaneki? The little Pumpkaboo worries as Maka drags out a folded up towel and sets to work.]

Yeah, you met Blair. I'm starting to think I need some kind of password system with my friends, this isn't the first time she's done this.

[...Fluffing at his hair to get it dry first seems like the logical step, hence that's what Maka is doing.]

I'm glad someone's having fun, at least.

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