genessia_ooc | UPCOMING EVENT!

See Attleton turn upside down!
See the finest cirque in town!
Everyone little more than clowns!
It's time for Cirque du Vrai!

Fun rides and games left and right across all every city of Genessia- Nova City Carnivals, the Wrath Carnival in Fayren, Happy Heights in Attleton- all kinds of events! If there's one thing it's clear everyone loves, it's a good fest to liven up the public. This year, it's Attleton's turn. And this year, things are going to get a little wild.

Welcome to the CIRQUE DU VRAI

The only circus in the world where you'll truly find yourself! No one is allowed on the grounds without wearing a mask-- and none of those prissy wire ones you can absolutely tell who the person behind it is because you want to look elegant- a real mask and a costume. Be whoever you want! Do whatever you want! There's a mysterious presence on the circus's grounds that seems to make it very easy to lose authorities, posters everywhere saying "Let the truth out!" and an atmosphere that encourages characters to indulge in their fantasies and anything that tempts them, good or bad. There are temptations everywhere on the grounds too- beautiful people of all genders dressed in anything you can imagine, contortionists and gymnasts and wild animals and tightrope walkers and fortune tellers- both Miss Cleo’s end of things and those with Friends on the Other Side, and hilarious fools throwing pies at tied up kings above dunk tanks! How would you like to give it a try? Don’t forget to try foods you’ve never been able to afford, no one’s looking, just take some off the table! There's food of all kinds, prizes seem to be more along the lines of real gold, expensive wines, big-screen televisions, toys of all manner- it seems like it's just about anything you could wish for. Just want to take a nap and watch a movie? Someone will lead you to a bean bag movie theater! Want to punch that guy who just bumped into you? Go for it, no one will stop you! They’ll laugh alongside you! Whatever you find you want deep within you, even if you know it's wrong, someone will find you and offer it to you. It's time to get caught up in yourselves and be true to your desires!

The Showstopper
Is this event just about indulging? Of course not! It's a test of character and a key pendant quest! While you'll be able to play out anything you want during the course of the event, there will also be a specific event considered to be the Real Showstopper! It's the event where your character joins in the circus and completes tasks, competing against other characters! If your character can draw themselves away from their temptations and join in the competition, they’ll be paired up in brackets (depending on how many sign-ups there are) and be put through various tests of their skills and moral compasses! Who will win? Is winning really what you want to do?

The ring master in charge of the Cirque du Vrai seems to think the prize is worth it. The silhouette of the prize shown before the show begins looks as though it’s some kind of glistening pendant, pure gold reflections dancing across the curtain it’s hidden behind.

Please note that if your character is participating in The Showstopper, they will need to be able to pull themselves away from temptation for a little while and they will have needed to keep their mask on the whole time. If you would like to sign your character up for The Showstopper, we do need to know participants ahead of time! Please reply to this thread to sign up by April 27th, 2017 so we have time to make brackets/assign competitions. Your character can still participate in the rest of the Cirque du Vrai even if they don’t participate in The Showstopper, but they must be signed up by that date to be involved in The Showstopper. The log for The Showstopper will be posted on April 29th.

What happens if my character takes off their mask?
All characters will have a strange feeling that they should keep their masks on the whole time or else something life-shatteringly terrible will happen. In reality, if your character’s mask comes off somehow they’ll find themselves in an empty field with papers and trash of what looked like it was once the sight of a circus. They won’t be able to get back in.

5 W’s of RP and So On
Who: Open to everyone! Bring your characters in and test their morals and inhibitions! Please feel free to misbehave and cause as much damage as possible.

What: Think Pleasure Island except the consequences are that they have to live with who they find they are at the end, plus a friendly (well, it starts that way) competition for the Attleton Key Pendant!

When: April 27th - 30th, with the log for the Showstopper being posted on the 29th.

Where: Attleton

Warnings:
☻Please note that this event may not reward morally upstanding characters and may contain emotionally difficult tests if your character makes it to the end.
☻Please remember that while there will be no consequences during the carnival itself, death rules still apply and your character may have to face whatever they’ve done after the event is over. You can go anything from Topsy Turvy’s Day of Fools to Jerome’s Circus a la Gotham (video warning for body horror, violence, murder) and anywhere in between.
☻If your character does something that should require a warning, please be sure to include a content warning in your subject line for the thread.

So On:
☻If your character lives in Attleton or your character wanders into Attleton and you don’t want to participate, all they have to do is take off the mask! If you don’t want to participate, have your character’s mask get knocked off if they would not take it off on their own.
☻If your character never goes near Attleton but you do want to participate, they may feel a strange compulsion to visit.
☻Is there a clown? Is there a mirror house? Is there a show? Can my character play with throwing knives? Is there- yes. Anything you might see at a carnival or circus, it’s there. Any temptation your character might want, it’s there. Unless it involves another character, then you should speak to the player and not the mod because you’re welcome to do something like that too but no godmodding as usual.
☻Is my character likely to die in the Showstopper? From an OOC standpoint, no, they aren’t. Your character will not ICly know that though.
☻Yes I know it should probably be Cirque du Vérité but Cirque du Vrai is much catchier and frankly, I wanted to so I did it. #dealwithit
☻Reply to this thread with questions. Do not reply to the plurk about this post with questions. Seriously. We don’t check the mod plurk for questions or PMs. Like for reals. If all the questions are here, everyone can see the answers. Even people who don’t have plurk. That’s why we ask for them to be in this thread.

Thank you and as a reminder, don't forget to check in to the activity check-in if you haven't already!

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Reply here with ALL questions. Thank you!

Let me try this again. Can I let two characters join in?

Because I doubt I let Tony join in because he might be too young and traumatized a lot...

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plungeintofire - 2017-04-22 21:35 (UTC) - Expand

Do characters living in Attleton automatically have a mask from the get go? Or does the mask to enter have to be obtained elsewhere?

plungeintofire - 2017-04-22 21:36 (UTC) - Expand

If the thing they want involves being reunited with people not in town, would the carnival offer them - or rather an illusion of them?

Edited 2017-04-22 21:57 (UTC)

plungeintofire - 2017-04-22 22:41 (UTC) - Expand

captain_by_the_book - 2017-04-22 22:52 (UTC) - Expand

plungeintofire - 2017-04-22 22:56 (UTC) - Expand

My guess is 'no' but I gotta ask...I play a robot and I was wondering what if their deepest wish is to see how it would be to be human? Would the magic of the circus turn him into one for the event?

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k2so - 2017-05-03 22:42 (UTC) - Expand

I'm really full of questions today...

If we go for a full mask, can they still eat and drink? I was thinking magic of the carnival somehow permitting it, or can they tilt up the mask to eat without getting kicked out?

plungeintofire - 2017-04-22 23:59 (UTC) - Expand

One of my characters already wears a mask 24/7 anyways. Can he keep that same mask, or would he need a different one?

~~Nevermind that he'd be too easy to recognize regardless...~~

plungeintofire - 2017-04-23 19:24 (UTC) - Expand

1. How does a character obtain a mask. Is it just any mask? Because Koishi owns a mask she has had for well over a century. But she's only worn it once in Genessia.

2. What if a character desires to go to a very large place. Like a part of a city or mountain.

3. ~~When~~ IF the sisters desire to eat someone will it give them strength like eating a normal person would or the lesser degree that they get from the usual NPCs?

4. And desires can alter one's own physical makeup, correct?

5. If a character has other distinctive features do those need to be hidden at all too? Or just their face?

plungeintofire - 2017-04-23 22:39 (UTC) - Expand

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plungeintofire - 2017-04-25 08:07 (UTC) - Expand

I forgot to ask if the costume/mask can be something that they do technically own but was thrown together. Since Chireiden has a shit ton of really nice armor that no one ever uses from when it used to be hell's capital.

And if that can't be used then the sisters will just have it made by the costume maker. Thought it might be neat to have real armor though.

EDIT: Also, is cheating allowed in the showstopper by non participating parties? Assuming the cheating can be justified IC and is cleared with all involved muns of course.

Edited 2017-05-01 05:40 (UTC)

plungeintofire - 2017-05-01 06:05 (UTC) - Expand

I know we're not supposed to have clothing/costumes or masks to give characters away, but what about smaller items, like allowing my character to use Dust in a competition without making it obvious that that's what they're using?

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aurabble - 2017-05-01 06:16 (UTC) - Expand

Okay, this is very late, but regarding this sentence:

"Think Pleasure Island except the consequences are that they have to live with who they find they are at the end..."

Does that mean that the characters will remember all of their actions when they are influenced by the circus?