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4625/Uninvited Guest

2016-10-02T19:42:52Z

Variabeetle: Created page with "{{Log Header |Date of Scene=2016/10/02 |Location=Beach City <BC> |Synopsis=The new Gem in town, Jet Black, makes an unwelcome visit to taunt the Crystal Gems, Lapis, and Perid..."

{{Log Header
|Date of Scene=2016/10/02
|Location=Beach City <BC>
|Synopsis=The new Gem in town, Jet Black, makes an unwelcome visit to taunt the Crystal Gems, Lapis, and Peridot.
|Cast of Characters=1053, 1047, 836, 870
|pretty=yes
}}
{{Poses
|Poses=:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' The sun is shining, the cool ocean breeze fresh and inviting. Everything sems peaceful, as most breezy afternoons at Beach City are, or at least, how they begin. One thing that seems out of place is a bright red teardrop-shaped thing floating in lazy circles high in the sky above the many-armed carved temple. A bright yellow searchlight gazes down as the ship seems to be scanning the area. 

:'''{{#var:1047|Lapis Lazuli (1047)}} has posed:''' Lapis Lazuli was lazying out on the beach, sun tanning. Or, well, at least as close to tanning as a gem can get. Really, she was just relaxing after finishing season 5. Not to mention the recent stress and... well, now she just waited for Pearl to give the go ahead. But that other gem was totally slacking so she was trying to destress. So of course there was a space ship now. "PERIDOT!" She called out, sitting up and staring at it. "What, errr, did you call yellow diamond again?" 

:'''{{#var:836|Peridot (836)}} has posed:''' Peridot was on the beach tinkering with the discarded remnants of a motorcycle. She had found it while exploring the outer edges of Beach City, overgrown with grass and vines and piece by piece she had dragged it back to the beach. One days like this, she missed her robonoids. But, there was something surprisingly therapeutic about embarking on a project like this. She was creating something for herself and her enjoyment alone. A sharp contrast to her old life as a Homeworlder. Always serving the diamonds. Always serving the needs of her species.     She looked off to the side, where she had drafted up blueprints for a side-car. As her name is suddenly bellowed, she jumps into the air adopting a defensive stance. "What!? AH! What is it?"     It's then when she spies the familiar shape of the Homeworld vessel. Her eyes shrink to small dots. While Jasper was scary, the orange gem was essentially cut off from Homeworld because Peridot refused to share Homeworld coordinates with her. Which made the threat Jasper represented very easy to define. She's big and strong, but she's one gem. The sight of the Homeworld vessel meant one thing however. The connection to Homeworld was now much more real. There was no easy way to define the amount of threat it could offer.     "They've finally come to shatter me!" She yells, clasping her hands on her cheeks. "All my careful planning and anti-homeworld measures did nothing! Noooo-hooo!" She runs towards Lapis, hiding her leg. "Plan! I need time to think of a plan!" 

:'''{{#var:870|Pearl (870)}} has posed:'''     Pearl is up on the Statue arm again doing yet another load of laundry because somehow the last one ended up full of sand! She looks up to see a familiar ship design and stares at it wide eyed before Panicking, running in circles around the hand while flailing her arms and and screaming, then finally warping back inside the house.     She emerges from the front door a moment later with her spear in hand, only slightly calmer. "What did you do *now*!?" It's not really clear if she's talking to Lapis or Peridot, but blaming Lapis for everything seems to be her default position lately. 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' A stone temple, overgrown and broken, far older than anything erected by puny organic creatures; The graceful visage of a tall and powerful Gem fusion is unmistakeable, but marred by decay. In contrast, the Gem homeworld ship is sleek, modern, it's advanced technology hidden away by smooth lines and flawless design. The searchlight beam shuts off, and the ship carefully lowers itself to align with the apex of the lighthouse, humming softly as it hovers. An outline of light appears as a circular opening slowly widens on the face of the ship, the light outlining the form of a humanoid figure, hands proudly planted on her hips. She takes a deep breath, a if she's about to make some big proclamation or proud speech, but instead she immediately starts gagging. "Ugh, this place just STINKS of organic life, how can anyone stand it?" 

:'''{{#var:1047|Lapis Lazuli (1047)}} has posed:''' Lapis Lazuli blinked and looked down at her leg. She then looked up at the ship, before looking down at Peridot. Slowly she knelt down and wrapped her arms around her. "Shhhhhh. Shhhh. It's going to be okay. Peri. No one is going to shatter you, I promise. If it comes to it, we can run to the portal." As she spoke, a large cylinder of water began to rise up from the sea. Then pearl started accusing her. "W-what? I didn't do anything this time! This is homeworld! Not my fault!" The water would form into a large baseball bat and then, at the very least attempt, to strike the craft and send it careening into the sand. "It's going to be fine, Peridot," she said soothingly. She was a litttttle worried by the fact Peri's so called defenses didn't warn them. She was once again planning her flight of the lapis now. Mentally judging the fastest way to take Peridot to the portal. Cause screw Pearl, she can get popped for all she cares... Okay, maybe Pearl too. Also, if the ship landed... she still smacked it. Or tried. Gem and all. 

:'''{{#var:836|Peridot (836)}} has posed:''' Peridot rubs her temples. "Okay. Okay. Resources. minimal. Powerful water manipulation, Lazuli. Check. Crazy melee fighter servant. Pearl. Check." Having a giant robot on hand would be handy, of course- she had been wasting her time with motocycle projects.     She looks to Pearl and Lazuli. Neither of which would be able to recognize it. "It's a roaming eye. Homeworld vessel. It's designed for scouting and hunting down mobile targets. These things are bad news, especially if she's here to eradicate the face of anarchy of Homeworld! Me!"     As Jet emerges, Peridot squints. It wasn't a gem she personally recognized. A welcome break after her repeated run ins with Sunstone. For the moment Peridot waits to see how she reacts to this new threat. 

:'''{{#var:870|Pearl (870)}} has posed:'''     Pearl gives Lapis a suspicious look. She seems to be telling the truth, so she'll let it go for now. She turns to face Jet with her spear pointed at her threateningly. "This Planet is under the protection of the Crystal Gems!" She states as confidently as she can manage. She's definately got that 'Poof it and ask questions later' look on her face. "State your business and prepare to uh.. face our wrath if you mean this planet harm!" Where's Garnet when you need her? 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' Jet's eyes narrow as she sees the water construct come swinging towards her, she clutches the edge of the doorframe as the ship is tee-balled off the top of the lighthouse. Water splashes everywhere, but the ship recovered before it comes crashing down to the sand below... but not without some significant damage. "And they say I'M the one with the temper! This is how you welcome visitors to your cruddy little planet? No introductions? No witty banter? How rude!" Jet Black smooths down the frizz of her unruly hair and looks down at Pearl with a condescending smirk. "Yes, the Crystal Gems! Rebels and traitors and cast-offs. Just who I've been looking for! I'm Jet Black, and we're all going to have ~so much fun~ together!" 

:'''{{#var:1047|Lapis Lazuli (1047)}} has posed:''' Lapis Lazuli eeped. "Well, I'm out of ideas." Really, hitting it with water was like, the only plan she had. She glanced down to Peridot. "Should I... do it again?" she asked, cocking her head to the side. If Peridot said yes, she'd do it again. After all, Peridot was their leader! She was still holding Peridot, of course. And slowly shifting their way towards the ocean, where it was safe. 

:'''{{#var:836|Peridot (836)}} has posed:''' Peridot blinked at Pearl's declaration. She pulls out her tape recorder and presses the button. "Note to self. Practice declarative statements. Base Intimidation factor amplified by roughly 25%." She pursed her lips looking Pearl over. "Eh. Make that 35."     She cleared her throat, being as she was hauled around like a teddy bear.  Crossed her arms and straightened her legs. Adopting a heroic stance best she could. "Y-Yeah!  If you think they're going to let you take me! Clod Black. You have another thing coming!" She was perfectly willing to let others fight for her, in the meantime. 

:'''{{#var:870|Pearl (870)}} has posed:'''     Pearl makes a stopping motion with her hand toward Lapis. it's supposed to mean lay off the water bats until Jet makes her intentions clear. whether that message actually makes it through remains to be seen. She raises her spear slight so that it's not pointing directly at the new Gem Intruder, but she's still ready to attack at a moment's notice. "You.. you want to have fun with us? What?" She looks to Peridot for a moment to see if maybe she understood that. "Alright you'd better start explaining why you're here ...Or Else!" She'll wing whatever the Or Else is when the time comes! 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' Jet Black grins, clapping her hands excitedly, sparks and embers leaping from her hands as they slap together. "The posturing and threats part! Introductions are so much fun. A Lapis Lazuli, the terrified squawking of a Peridot, and, of course, a rebellious Pearl. A Pearl that talks back is certainly new and exciting!" 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' Jet Black says, "I'm not going to take you anywhere, Peridot. The world has changed, the rules have changed. You dirtlovers like this world so much... You can watch as I burn it to ash. Ashes and cinders, Pearl, that's why I'm here!"" 

:'''{{#var:1047|Lapis Lazuli (1047)}} has posed:''' Lapis Lazuli squeaked a little bit, staring at her and hugging Peridot a bit tighter. "Can... can I hit her with the ocean now?" She didn't mean with the water. She literally meant with the full ocean. She actually sounded a little scared. It was beginning to sound like a full invasion, not just one little attack. She then yelped and let Peridot go. After all, if this was a real fight, PEridot would need to be able to move. She took a small step back, inching ever closer to the water and shaking a little. 

:'''{{#var:836|Peridot (836)}} has posed:''' "Wait." Peridot instructed after a moments thought. Perhaps more so than any other gem, she had soft spot for violent Homeworld gems. After all, until very recently, she was just as destruction oriented as Jet. If it were not for one bad day, she would be welcoming her aboard her warship right now rather than opposing her. She had failed with Jasper. but, she was stubborn.     Looking back to Jet. "You can't." She offers in rebuttal. "Protecting all this miserable dirt is kind of my thing now." She says looking around dubiously. "I mean, yeah I totally get where you're coming from. When I first got here I thought the same thing. That it was all dirt and insects." She grimaces. "And I mean, it mostly is. But theres a whole bunch of other awesome stuff too. And most of them are actually marginally valuable! I've even reduced the value to numerical digits and have a five-point presentation on why it's actually more useful than even the most efficient colony."     "And it's all Far more valuable than cinder and ashe, which honestly has very very limited application. From not just a practical stand point, but even chemically." 

:'''{{#var:870|Pearl (870)}} has posed:'''     Pearl's about to start stabbing when Peridot goes off on her speech. She hadn't thought of that and the Nerd in her even respects the work she put into it! Holdiing off for the moment, she grins nervously and starts nodding in agreement with Peri's explanation. thought she does have the foresight to shoot a 'be ready!' glance at Lapis.     "So you see now!" She adds nervously, "There's no reason to be violent and I'm sure we can find a way to share this world amicably!" 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' Jet's eyes dart from Lapis to Pearl, and back to Peridot. Even with the ship, the odds don't look that great; There's an awful lot of water. Jet rolls her eyes at Peridot's rambling about presentations and digits. She clearly is only half listening "Ugh, of course you have a presentation. I don't CARE if you think dirt and bugs and meat is 'more efficient' than a colony. Burning things isn't about VALUE, it's about FUN! There's always something new to burn!" 

:'''{{#var:1047|Lapis Lazuli (1047)}} has posed:''' Lapis Lazuli looked between Peridot and the woman. She then slowly kept backing away until, finally, the water was at her back and she slowly began to sink into it, allowing just her head to pop out of the water. She was the water queen, ruler of the water. Poseidan quivered before her. She stared at the ship, waiting for it to do... something. Whatever it was, she hoped Peridot had a plan. It didn't seem like this gem wanted to be friends, after all. They needed Steven! 

:'''{{#var:836|Peridot (836)}} has posed:''' "Fun?" Peridot's mouth curled a little. When she was a technician, very rarely did she consider her work fun. It was.. well, work. Fun had no intrinsic value to her until she freed herself from Homeworld rule. Her brows laid flat across her eyes as she calculated.     "What do you mean fun? What exactly is your mission here?" The diamonds didn't send gems out to have 'fun'! Gems had a purpose- a specific function they must fulfill to further the goals of the empire and job satisfaction wasn't always a factor. "Which Diamond do you belong to?" Peridot would have guessed Yellow, based on context clues. But the details of Jet's job were obnoxiously foggy to the imperious little gem.  Knowing which Diamond she served would at least narrow it down a little. 

:'''{{#var:870|Pearl (870)}} has posed:'''     "Alright that's it! Grab her Lapis! This Jet won't see reason! She can explain herself when we've got her safe in the basement." Pearl's expecting a giant water hand to form and restrain Jet, then she cam just jump up and poof her! Easy right? 

:'''{{#var:1053|Jet Black (1053)}} has posed:''' "Oh, we're being NOSY now, are we? My MISSION is not really any of your business. My PURPOSE is destruction. Gems aren't the only power in the universe anymore, it's a whole new world. You've got to pick a side or you'll be.. Washed out by the tide." Jet pecks on a control panel inside her door, the circular aperature sealing tight. "Introductions are so much fun, hmm? I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again ~real soon~." Echoes Jet's voice from the ship's broadcast system. A small black energy field appears above the ship, and the roaming eye begins to stretch and warp in the presence of the accelerating gravity field. It's got a dent in it, but it clearly still has it's black hole drive. 
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3951/Circus Of The Damned

2016-09-29T11:21:02Z

Variabeetle: Created page with "{{Log Header |Date of Scene=2016/03/27 |Location=Crystal Valley |Synopsis=Madcap's premiere circus show in the Multiverse, free admission for this special occasion! |Cast of C..."

{{Log Header
|Date of Scene=2016/03/27
|Location=Crystal Valley
|Synopsis=Madcap's premiere circus show in the Multiverse, free admission for this special occasion!
|Cast of Characters=969, 930, 874
|pretty=yes
}}
{{Poses
|Poses=:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' The sound of horns and pipe organs fills the air, bright grassy notes playing a tune not unlike "Entry of the Gladiators", a song almost everyone know but nobody knows the name of. The bass of drums accompanies it, the pace set by the rolling steel of the bright pink locomotive. Even without rails, it sounds like the thunderous sound of a classic steam locomotive running own the tracks. Above all the noise can clearly be heard a voice, "Step right up! STEP RIGHT UP! Get your tickets! Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys! Get your tickets for the greatest show on Mortasheen!" 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' The short digimon was already reaching the coordinates he shared, rather curious to see this circus!. He considered approaching in a larger, faster shape, but did not want to give the wrong impression, unsure what the welcome might be to a large, quadruped wolf. The sound of the engine is recognized easily by the Gabumon, but the song wasn't. It was rather nice tho!.      Eventually, he does hear the voice of the person he talked with earlier, and quickly rushed towards the ticket booth, idly wondering about what kind of place Mortasheen was, and hoped that a small lizard wearing a wolf pelt on his back won't freak out anyone. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' The train rumbles to a halt, and very quickly all sorts of strangely shaped creatures begin to pile out, busily getting to work unpacking the train. Vast pink elephants step out of traincars far too small to have held them, long lines of clowns and other creatures... None of which are humanoid at all! some look like melted taffy, some look like centipedes made of baby heads. This is no ordinary circus! Above it all, jingly circus music plays, charmingly off-key, although there are no instruments or performers in sight. A stout figure leaps from the locomotive, brandishing a metal cone. He lands on the ground with a soft fwump, and a ticket booth springs from the ground around his feet. "Welcome welcome, one and all!" He cries, even though his eyball-shaped head lacks a mouth. He tosses fistfuls of paper tickets lke confetti. "Have a few tickets for the midway while you wait! On the house!" 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     This is kind of curious, and Yuuki's very much into new experiences. She's into living life to the fullest, so this circus is a natural attraction once she realizes her life hasn't allowed this kind of experience before. Besides, the weird 'Madcap' sounded kind of funny (in more than one sense of the word) over the broadband and she wouldn't want to miss out!     Flying to the site of the circus, she lands within easy sight and her wings vanish. She bounds the remaining distance towards the site enthusiastically. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' The digimon goes to a halt as he sees the amazing train and the way the performers and creatures unload, smiling and clapping a few times as he sees the interesting display. For whatever reason, he is more curious than perhaps freaked by the odder things, but then again, Digimon ARE weird. The eyeball person tossing tickets is greeted with a happy "Hi!" from Alden, who approaches, taking a few tickets, "That was fast." he says, lizard tail wagging behind. He does not spot Yuuki yet, but then again, his focus was on the person throwing tickets to the air, and the exotic creatures. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' Madcap says, "Oh look, this is the best part!" The snappily-dressed ringleader says, waving towards the procession. The most important part of the circus now begins to take shape, ambulatory tents begins to shuffle off of the train, stepping in time to the music. They spread out and begin to balloon in size, doing a sort of wobbly dance as they expand into huge, billowing circus tents adorned with pinnons and flags. Signposts and lights are set up, a row of little booths featuring carnival games and a kissing booth. A creature seemingly made of meringue and pastry is setting up a booth offering small, quietly screaming pies. "You must be Alden! A pleasure to meet you! Take some tickets for the midway, buy yourself a snack! And look, another customer!" " 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki's pretty fascinated by all of this, not the least because it's all REAL. You get used to spectacle when you live in VR, but it also brings special meaning to when such things are done in reality as well.     While fascinated by the procession, she also finds the whole midway kind of interesting. Kissing doesn't particularly appeal - not the sort of experience she's looking for right this moment - but her eyes light up at the games and prizes. Should she find a whack-a-mole game or the like, she's going to go to town on it. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden smiles and nods, "Yep!, and you must be Madcap!" he says happily, reaching to offer a hand to shake, before reaching to grab a few tickets. His motions were mostly mechanical, gaze fixed on the walking tents as they slowly settle up. "A snack sounds good." he finally says, realizing he skipped a meal, and after a wave, he moves to inspect the closest booth, tail twitching. He had no interest in kissing either, but he might try a game or two after a snack. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' A larger, more distinct creature seems to be giving orders, a black and red checkered Harlequeen directing the smaller oddities with voiceless gestures of her whips. Most of the clown-faced creatures seem to know what they're doing though, and out of the chaotic mess a circus has coalesced! It seems like it's never quite the same way twice. There's all kinds of games, ring toss, roulette wheels, things are both familair and alien at the same time. Signs are crude, the ordinary replaced by the extraordinary. Whack-a-mole is a whole different game when the moles have sneering faces and laugh when you miss! Madcap briskly shakes Alden's paw, and he steps out of the ticket booth which disappears as quickly as it arrived. Was it ever really there to begin with? "Feel free to try the games, but in exchange, you'll have to answer my questions! Oh look, have some cotton candy or a hotdog." 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Sneering monster moles! Could there possibly BE anything more enjoyable for someone like Yuuki to whack? Needless to say, she doesn't miss much. Her reaction speed's so fast it's almost like she's psychic, and her red eyes gleam with almost-malicious joy as she strikes the little mechanical monsters down.     She doesn't play the game exclusively however. Material gain isn't really her thing, and once she's won a nice prize she moves on. Something big and fluffy and adorable by preference, though she'd definitely enjoy something monstrously cute too. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden nods a few times, moving to get a hotdog and eating it happily, finishing the snack quickly before focusing on Madcap, a bit intrigued about the now missing booth, "I thought there was a ticket booth here?" he asks softly, before shaking his head, "Questions?, sure, go ahead." he offers happily. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' A round-bodied, toy-like clown hands Yuuki a stuffed bear with two heads and angry eyebrows. "Alls fun and games until someone loses an eye," Madcap says wryly, casting a glance at Yuuki. "Don't be so shy! I won't bite. Why don't you tell me a little about yourself?" The eyeball-headded Madcap flciks his penetrating gaze back to Alden, and with a flick of his wrist he offers more tickets, fanned out like playing cards. "If you run out I always have more! Why don't you start by telling me where we are and brings a creature like you to a crystal place like this? The caroet doesn't seem to match the drapes." 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki is definitely not shy. She can be private about a few things, but she's almost as comfortable in a deserved spotlight as Madcap must be. She grins, toting around her Angry Bear with a child's glee. She doesn't look like a child, more like a young adolescent, but you wouldn't know it from her behavior.     She eyes Madcap with curiosity. "CAN you bite?" she asks, before grinning to show it's not meant seriously. "My name's Yuuki. I'm a gamer and a duellist. Also currently the titleholder of Northern Deva." she grins. "Nice to meet you!" 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden smiles, taking another ticket, and holding the bundle in one hand, "Well, I am a Digimon, I am not sure how many people in the multiverse know of them, but met some that do." he says, "As for where?, well, this place is the area where I landed when I... came into the multiverse." he begins, letting out a little sigh, "I was trying to escape from something very, very bad, got separated from a friend, and ended up transported here... part of the reason I stay here is to make sure the bad thing does not follow me here." he says softly. "Plus I made a friend with a home nearby, and I am staying with her." he adds. He of course waves to Yuuki, noticing the plush and making a note to try his luck to win one. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' Madcap seems to wink, although the big eye for a head hasn't got any eyelids. "My bark is worse than my bite, I am after all, a professional barker!" He replies, flourishing his brass cone micorphone. "Gaming and duelling? We have our own kinds of entertainment in Mortasheen, creature dueling you could call it, although I'm more of a *buisiness man* myself. how does being a Northern Deva fit in with this great big Multiverse?" "And you, Alden, what's your opinion of the multiverse?" 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki beams at that. Barker indeed. "There's creature fighting where I'm from too." she says. Not duelling, but killing monsters for fun and profit. You can't duel something that doesn't WANT to duel, but sometimes you have to go out and kill it.     The question makes Yuuki consider. "Huh. Well, it's kinda all about the Multiverse, I guess." she explains. "A while ago someone set up a competition where anyone could challenge one of the four Devas at any time, and the Deva can't refuse a duel or they lose. So I challenged her for it!" she grins. "Figured I might find some people who love duelling. Found one so far!" she claims happily. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden blinks a bit at Yuuki, "Oh, I saw some of those fights, it's an honor to meet you." he says, "As for duels, I am fond of spars, trying to get stronger before I go back home." he says softly, chuckling a bit at the mention of barking and bites. The question makes the digimon grin, "Well, it is a nice place, lots of interesting things, lots of dangerous things too, but I am still glad to be here." 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' "Fighting and glory is not really my cup of tea. It might make a nice headliner for a show though! Ever think about taking it on the road? Nothing like a good clem to put butts in the seats!" Madcap replies. "So lots of fighting, lots of danger, the Multiverse sounds like a rowdy place! Who's the big cheese? Who's palm do I need to grease if I have a 'problem' that needs a little encouragement?" One can't help but hear a mischevous wink in his voice. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki beams down at Alden for a moment, then offers him a little bow of acknowledgement. She seems rather flabbergasted by Madcap's question though. Not the mention of duelling for a show. That sounds kinda fun actually. But... who's in charge?     "I... I don't think anyone's really in charge." she says. "I mean there's the Union and Confederacy, but they're busy fighting each other. Either can solve problems, but you kinda need to talk to individuals who might help, not ... you know, to the commanders." She pauses, considers. "I don't think they tend to do things because they're paid. They might do something for friends though. If you want people who solve problems for money, you're looking for the Syndicate I think." 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' The digimon obtains another hotdog, and smiles to Yuuki, "I am half tempted to try to do a challenge... but I prefer more friendly spars... besides, I sparred with Zephyr and I think that if I went all out, I might have a shot, with some luck, but not likely." he says with a chuckle. He also muses the mention of who is in charge, but he is not sure what to say, he heard of the groups, but he allows Yuuki to explain them, since he is not too familiar with them. He does rub his chin and thinks about what to say. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' "The Syndicate, then, how does one go about speaking to them?" Madcap asks, peering closely at Yuuki. A commotion seems to begin within one of the big tents, and Madcap claps his hands gleefully. "Come, come, there's a show about to start! You two are my guests, lets go see what kind of show they've decided to put on for you!" He says, and begins bouncing off into the big red tent. Don't mind the row of teeth along the flapping margin of the leathery fabric. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki grins at Madcap. "I have no clue!" she admits happily. "You could ask on the broadband radio, and I'm sure someone can direct you. It's not a secret organization or anything, though I guess some of its members might be secret. Doubt it takes much to join though!" she claims.     She doesn't know she knows the Zephyr that Alden talks about. She only knows the woman as 'Mistral'. Alden's admission gets a surpisingly kind smile from her. "Challenge when you can. Fight when you want and when you must. And if you ever feel like challenging me, we can duel as friends rather than for titles." she promises. Because ANYONE who duels her in the true spirit of friendship, like with the titles themselves, is never denied.     Then the purple-themed imp looks over to the tents. "Showtime!" she agrees, bouncing energetically off towards the tents. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden grins as he hears that, "Good, I'd like to try to duel with you sometime soon then, if you have the time." he offers softly, his tail twitching, "It will be fun." he says, amused at the idea of selling ticks. He perks his ears as he notices the conmotion and quickly moves to follow Yuuki, tail wagging faster, "A show!" she says quickly, "I wonder what it is." he says, rushing there. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' The tent is full of wooden benches surrounding a large central show floor, strings of colourful flickering lights hung helter skelter around the interior. The music swells, a drumroll precipitates a sudden stampede of elephant-like creatures! Hugely tall, with long stilt-like legs, the Pacyderfs running amok around the stage floor. Madcap takes a seat in an apparant VIP box, gesturing for the guests to join him. A few strange jokers are scattered around the grandstand, although the sound of a full house of cheering crowds can be heard. "Better sit tight unless you want to be trampled!" Madcap says, although he doesn't sound too worried. He makes a show of eating a bag of popcorn as loudly as he can, although it simply seems to vanish before it reaches where a mouth would be on his globular head. The elephant-things seem more and more wild, just about to erupt into the audience when they are stunned by the sharp crack of a whip! The red and black figure from before drops from the cieling, cracking her whip-like arms until the squealing and trumpetting pacyderfs form up into a line. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Sure there might be a few things rather disturbing about this whole circus thing. The freaky creatures, the teeth, the... well okay, lots of things. Nearly everything in fact. But Yuuki's not easily disturbed. Compared to BEING such a horror in that insect VRMMO, what's a little harmless spectacle?     Yuuki is literally on the edge of her seat as the pachyderfs seem ready to trample the audience. She seems amused and excited both, though that might change should any actual harm threaten. She applauds enthusiastically though when the ringmistress takes control. This is great! 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden finds the creatures... scary, but is far less freaked out than others, perhaps since he saw many weird, creepy things. He even fought bug monsters with the space marines, and other things. He is reassured by the fact this is just a show, and thus, he follows Madcap to the vip area, leaning over to watch the odd elephant like monsters, clapping a few times, quite enjoying the show as well. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' The Harlequeen cacks her whip and does a twirl, and the pachyderfs begin to form up into a line, slowly rumbling as they pace a circle around the ring, the silent harlequin creature twirling one tentacle in a circle, moving faster and faster to incite the elephants to increase the tempo of their trot. "So why did the elephant leave the circus? He was tired of working for PEANUTS! Ha-ah!" Madcap slaps his thigh, spilling his popcorn. "Now that, THAT'S Sideshow, she's pretty handy to have around for someone who hasn't got any hands!" Below, Sideshow lashes out with a tendril, and she's yanked off her feet by a galloping pachyderf, as she swings up and land atop the creature's head- upside down, with her feet trailing in the air like pennants! 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki seems worried, at least at first, as Sideshow's yanked off her feet. After a moment she realizes it's part of the show and she laughs. She probably doesn't even catch the 'handy' pun, but then she's not exactly the punniest of people, not even among her peers. She appreciates the outright joke at least, groaning good-naturedly at the pun she did catch. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" she asks gamely. Not really intending anything terribly clever but returning the banter nonetheless. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden lets out a startled yelp as the poor Sideshow gets yanked into the air by the elephant monster, rather concerned, at least until he sees it was part of the act, and the odd... person, was easily balanced on her arms. He chuckles at the puns, certainly not annoyed by then, even if he was not good at making them. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' "Because she wanted to LAY IT on the line!" Crossing the road jokes are not the easiest thing to roll with unless you're five. "What's the gooey red stuff between an elephants' toes? Slow clowns!" Sideshow does another flip, turning rightside up, and she begins to run and stride, running across the backs of the galloping pachyderfs and making it seem like she's running in place while the elephants move beneath her feet like a treadmill. The music builds, and she changes direction, running with the trampling animals, moving faster and faster. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki giggles madly at Madcap's jokes, not disputing his answer. This is pretty insane, but it's FUN! Such a shame she'd never been to a circus before... but then, her life hasn't exactly made such things easy until relatively recently.     "She looks like she's having fun!" Yuuki exclaims. "I wonder if I could do somthing like that? I mean, I'm no beast tamer, but... well, I suppose I have other things to try too." she muses. Live life... make every moment count. No regrets. 

:'''{{#var:930|Alden (930)}} has posed:''' Alden chuckles a bit more, both amused by the puns, and finding the display of agility, and the odd elephants, and the general atmosphere to be rather fun!. He flicks his tail, watching Sideshow 'run' on the galloping beasts and grins, "That must be hard." he says softly. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' The harlequeen cracks her whips to stir the elephants into a frenzy, their spindly stick-like limbs struggling to keep the pace set by their sadistic mistress. sideshow takes a leap off the back of the creature. "I never know just WHAT she's going to do, but whatever it is she always enjoys it. Predictability is not one of her strong suits. She is, however, frighteningly effective!" Madcap doesn't seem sure just what is going to happen next, but the elephant-sized creatures seem on the verge of panic! With a whirl of her head, Sideshow lashes out at the lead pachyderf with both her whips, tangling it's legs and yanking the beast right off its feet! The one behind it has no time to react and plows right into it, and all the rest begin to blare their trumpets and scatter. Sideshow whips then again, pulling one this way, pulling another that way, somewhere a snare drum starts a drum roll and pipe organs play a whimsical tune in counterpoint to the screaming animals below. The mess of pink flesh and tumbling bodies begins to take on some sort of shape, and Sideshow leaps into the air just in time to land on top of the pile of elephants, who have piled on top of each other in a wobbling pyramid of barely-balanced pachyderfs with Sdieshow taking a bow like the cherry on top. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     Yuuki can't help but frown at this part of the show. Sure it's a show, sure it's entertainment, but she can't help but think the pile-up of pachyderfs is a bit cruel. Needlessly so. She's a fairly gentle soul despite her love of duels. Of course, in duels, no one really gets hurt. In her whole life, she hasn't done anything to hurt others... unless you count some monsters across the multiverse in the past few months. She hasn't even joined the Union, because that would mean hurting and probably killing actual people.     She sees however, that it's all planned. Probably the creatures aren't nearly as fragile as they seem, and none of them are hurt or even at risk. Normal elephants, tripped like that, would have probably shattered bones. No telling what a dozen elephant pile-up would do. But she joins the audience in applause as Sideshow takes her bow. Only someone paying close attention would notice that she lacks the enthusiasm and genuine appreciation she'd shown for previous events. Now, she's simply being polite. 

:'''{{#var:969|Madcap (969)}} has posed:''' Madcap stands and applauds at Sideshow's performance, the sound of a cheering crowd filling the tent. "Glad you liked the show!" Madcap cheers, for someone with a giant eye for a head he's not actually that observant. "Seems like that's a wrap! Make sure to tell your friends!" Outside the tent, the midway and the other tents have been packed away- a task made particularly easy since the tents are, themselves, huge Joker bioconstructs. No mess is left behind, some small walking chattering-teeth creatures go around collecting any debris. The pachyderfs untangle themselves and ambulate out of the tent, and seem no worse for wear. 

:'''{{#var:874|Yuuki Konno (874)}} has posed:'''     It WAS a good show, Yuuki knows. Just because she didn't like the final trick doesn't mean the rest of it was bad. She loved the rest, truly, and has no regrets for coming to see it. She has no difficulty offering Madcap a sincere smile. "Thanks for inviting us!" she says. "I'll tell my friends to come see your show!" she agrees. They should love it! 
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