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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He caught Yuki's gaze and smiled. "Oh really?"

Challenge accepted.

Jake didn't break eye contact as he carefully guided them towards the edge of the festival games. "I did say that I'd win you whatever you wanted." He glanced around them before pulling Yuki against the side of one of the game tents, using his body to shield them both.

"If I'm your prize." He looked down at Yuki with a mischievous grin that dared Yuki to provoke him further. He rose one arm above Yuki's head, blocking them from view, while the other looped around his boyfriend's slender waist. "We shouldn't wait, should we?" That was Yuki's warning before Jacob's mouth pressed feverishly against his.

Yuki could only smile at Jacob in a sideways kind of way before he realized he was being brought over to the games. He didn't mind the pace of course and it was flattering to be pushed against a tent.

Suddenly he didn't have time to think and his eyes stared up into those of Jacob. This was quite the compromising position even if it was supposed to be something to shield them from prying eyes. Inwardly Yuki felt like the whole world could see them despite the other's obvious efforts.

He couldn't even think to tease the other as their mouths collided, and all he could do was whimper needily, while trying to pull the other closer.

Jacob's mouth parted and their kiss deepened. Logically, he knew that this wasn't the place for this but he found it impossible to keep his hands to himself. As long as Yuki didn't mind, Jacob was going to continue to show his boyfriend how much he desired him.

Their kiss finally broke and Jacob grinned. "How's that for a prize?" His tone was breathless and teasing, his dark eyes glittering with warmth as he held Yuki gently against the game tent.

Hopefully, no one noticed them.

Yuki let Jacob do as he wanted. It was dark and even if part of him would wilt at getting caught, it wasn't his fault that his boyfriend was hot. And making him even hotter with the way their kiss was currently going.

He felt a bit dazed when Jacob broke the kiss and he blinked a few times to try and bring himself back into reality. "I'll collect more later." Yuki replied a little breathlessly. This man blocked his ability to even think.

His eyes darted around and no one had seen them but he looked up at the other. "We better move before we get caught."

Or before Yuki changed his mind and grabbed Jacob by the collar to drag his sexy ass home.

A low warm chuckle rumbled through Jacob's chest. "How long to I have to wait for later?" He pressed a quick affectionate kiss to Yuki's forehead before slowly releasing his boy friend from the wall. It was a bit disappointing but this wasn't the place to get either of them riled up.

Though it might be a bit too late for that.

"I did promise to win you a prize." He didn't think that he counted as a prize since Yuki was the one who won that competition. "Come on. There is a throwing game over here. I can win that." Then he'd take Yuki home and would continue where they had left off.

"You're incorrigible." Yuki smiled, loving the kiss to the forehead even if he really did want to drag Jacob home by the collar at this point. It was still a lingering thought even as the other man pulled away.

"That you did." he smiled. It was the only way he was not going to drag his man off because otherwise he'd never hear the end of the teasing of 'Well I was going to win you a prize at the carnival, but you dragged me home and..

"A throwing game?" he asked. This whole thing was new for him so he was determined to learn every bit of it that he could.

Jake flashed Yuki a sheepish grin. "Yup." He wasn't even going to play coy.

The game itself was simple but there was still a trick to it. Jake remembered when his sister took him to the state fair. It had been when he was very young and the only thing he remembered was that she won every game that she played. It was freakish but maybe he picked up a bit of that random family talent.

He was very good at throwing, though his passion was in football, not baseball. "I'll take five tries." Jake was handed five light-weight balls to throw at the sturdy pins. "Let's see what I can do." He flashed Yuki a smile and began to throw. The first ball hit the table that the pins rested on while the second ball scooped the structure backward but didn't knock anything over.

With a surge of extra strength, he threw the last three balls right after each other and managed to get all but one of the pins off the platform. "Looks like I get a medium prize for that. So-" He looked back at Yuki. "What do you want?"

He half heartedly pushed at Jacob with that grin and he waited to see how Jacob would do with the game. It didn't look hard and he even thought he might be good at it himself. However, this wasn't about his ability to do this. This was where his boyfriend was determined to prove to him that he could make this throw or whatever so he stood back and watched as the other handled the balls.

That smile made him blush and Yuki just lowered his head and tried to cough it off. Fortunately Jacob didn't linger and began throwing so he had time to recover. There was more polite coughing so he didn't outright laugh at the misses.

But then he had to admit the other three were impressive throws and he nodded at the prize comment. However, he hadn't really looked so he dragged his gaze off of the handsome man in front of him and visually perused the prizes while recalling his earlier words about wanting Jacob as the prize.

So he inclined his head towards a tie-dyed stuffed dog. "I'll take that one."

Jacob watched as they took the stuffed dog down from the walls of the game tent. The attendant was quick to ask if he wanted to try again but he was more interested in getting his boyfriend home than continuing a game of ball, even if he would do better the second time.

"That's okay. Thanks." He flashed a smile before wrapping an arm around Yuki's shoulder. "Ready to head home?"

Yuki hadn't laughed but Jake had heard that cough and was going to make him pay for it later.

"Yes, let's go home." Yuki replied. And it was a strange thing to feel like the arm around his shoulder was just the perfect thing that he needed. He'd give anything to feel so safe and protected all the time, but he knew that he couldn't always be on the receiving end of protection.

It was why he'd gone to sensei in the first place, so that he could do some protecting.

Welcome to the Carnival

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