aterat | Welcome to the Carnival

Who; EVERYONE!
What; The Traveling Carnival
Where; The Circus Complex and Green Northwest of the City
When; Mid-March
Warnings; None as of yet!

Welcome to the Carnival

A MULTI-DAY AND MULTI-NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA!

That is precisely how the advertising banners draw the curious in to the circus complex outside the city, and they do not disappoint. Visitors will be welcomed and told to enjoy themselves, thanked for their patronage, and even given a welcome gift: a small, folding mirror in a box as a door prize. Along with the mirror is a hand-written note in silver ink, written in elegant script.

If you use me before sleep, you will certainly dream of what might have been!

Visitors to the grounds anytime of the day or night will be drawn in by the colorful lights and whimsical sounds of the carnival that dominates both the park and the Circus itself. There are fair rides on the midway. Yes, that's right. Actual, honest to goodness rides. Some are probably familiar, which others are completely alien. There is a Ferris wheel, a haunted house, a house of mirrors to name a few, as well as whatever you as players may want to dream up. If riding fair rides isn't your style, there is an entire shopping district of craftsman hawking wares, food galor to be found (ranging from exotic meals to typical carnival food) as well as enough alcohol to keep everyone well and truly intoxicated for their stay at the carnival.

There is an entire galley of carnival games as well, if winning that special someone an stuffed animal or new pet (think a brand new goldfish) is more your style. You can show off your skills in the shooting range, try to land rings around moving poles, try to guess the number of marbles in one very large jar, and anything else you're welcome to dream up! It seems the visiting clerks here like to change their games up, so now two trips to the galley of games will ever be the same!

The caller outside the sideshow might try to entice visitors in to his gallery of oddities and here things get very interesting. It seems something like a zoo, or a freak show if you want to call it that (and it may make some players and characters uncomfortable). There are creatures in residence from any number of worlds, be their your own or creatures (or races) pulled from other media. The features of the sideshow also seem to change every time it's visited. You may want to go back several times to see if you can share something you've seen with someone else. You might even be successful!

THE MAIN EVENT

Over the several days of the carnival, there are regularly scheduled showed, either in open-air stages or under Big Tops, and they range from magic shows (that use real magic), or stunt demonstrations (that even use motorcycles, which is odd. Has anyone ever seen a motorcyle around here?) to wild animal acts, acrobats, and even clown shows! The tend to change, any they're repeated regularly so you're sure to see something you came to see! There's no limit to the number of times a show can be seen, either, so bring your friends!

DON'T FORGET THE FOOD

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Innocent cheek kisses are appropriate for public, and he's certainly not going to tell anyone about the rest of it. He's glad with the side of her that only he knows, and he doesn't want to share that knowledge with anyone.

"I don't think I'll know any of them, but we can give them a try."

"Okay." She pulled Jon over to a throwing-based game where they were required to knock all of the blocks off of the circular platform. It looked simple enough but she supposed that there might be a trick to it. "Let's try this one."

Inesa waved over to the man behind the game and gave him enough money for both of them to play. She didn't think she could win. She lacked any measurable upper body strength but it would be fun to try.

She looked over at Jon and grinned. "Ready?"

As expected, Inesa didn't do well. She hit the blocks once but without the force to knock them down while all of her other throws missed.

Jon, although he didn't know it at the time, had been preparing for a moment like this one for his entire childhood, every time he practiced archery in the yard at Winterfell. He has the aim to hit all of the blocks precisely where he intended to. With the upper body strength he has not only from pulling the string of a bow but also wielding a sword, each one of the blocks falls over, earning him his choice of prizes and probably the ire of the booth's proprietor, too, although it doesn't show.

"That was easier than I expected."

Inesa clapped happily as the wooden objects fell to the tent floor. She knew that Jon was talented but hadn't expected him to be so skilled. It wasn't exactly the sort of game she expected him to have familiarity with. Westeros didn't sound like a world where there were many celebrations or games.

"You are wonderful Jon!" She hopped a bit in her excitement, unable to contain herself.

The man in the tent grumbled and then pointed Jon towards the 'B' prizes hung on the wall. Most were smaller stuffed toys, not all well made, but all were various animals that were found both in Westeros and in Aterat. Inesa couldn't name them all but they were all very cute. "Which one will you choose?" She asked him with a warm smile.

This isn't like any of the games he knows, but it's a game that involves skills he's been developing his entire life. Skills that he never would have thought to turn into a game, in fact.

He looks the options over. He doesn't know what they all are either, nor has he had any stuffed toys since he was a small boy. "Which one do you like?"

Inesa glanced at the stuffed plushies and while she was a little sad at their lack of durability, she instantly found one that she liked. "There." She pointed to a white wolf that looked a great deal like Ghost.

"It looks like Ghost." She announced happily. "I will feel safe with that one."

"We'll take that one," he says to the man running the booth. Once the man hands him the wolf, Jon holds it out to Inesa. "For you."

Inesa grinned. "Thank you Jon!" She hugged the mini ghost tightly as she stepped next to Jon's side.

"Shall we head home?" Inesa blushed and pressed a quick kiss to Jon's cheek. "I would like to properly thank you for such a wonderful gift."

"Home sounds good." He aims them in that direction as they walk along. "I've seen everything here that I wanted to see."

Welcome to the Carnival

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/wrap up soon?

sounds good