genessia_ooc | Carnival Plot!

Basically...

So, you may be asking yourself at this point, "What the hell event is this?" It's mostly a fancy mingle, at the root of things. In Fancy Words: Azura has decided to run a carnival of sorts with a few extra bells and whistles outside of the normal carnival fare that will be all be explained below. There will, of course, be prompts and set dressing when the post(s) go up to make the event interesting and hopefully engaging! The event is open to everyone overall, but there are signups for booths so I can keep stuff in order and maintain my own sanity.

Carnival Attractions

There are several attractions that I plan on having at the carnival! There are also a few that are off the beaten path and a little more involved than the usual rides and attractions. But first, here are the attractions that are closer to normal speed:

Carnival Rides - These will range from ferriswheels, merry-go-rounds, teacup rides, smaller roller coasters, that weird ship ride, drop tower to things like a RomanTic Tunnel of Love, bumper cars, and a spooky haunted house of mirrors. I am open to suggestions for specific rides!
Game and Goods Booths - Darts, shooting ranges, tossing pingpong balls into cups to win prizes, to souvenir booths, fortune teller, build a bear type booths and other assorted booths. These will largely be filled with booths that players want to run and add for flavor.
Food Stalls - It's not a carnival without cotton candy, pizza, funnel cake and all sorts of good delicious foods. Like the goods and game booths, players will be able to run their own booths here!

Now, for the more experimental attractions. Not all of these are super involved but they're a little more involved than the usual carnival fare. They'll have their own special subheader in the carnival post.

Randomized Plays - There's no signing up for roles here, and it's definitely not as high brow as an opera. The carnival puts on randomized plays with participants being assigned roles when they sign up, or after they say they want in. It's never a role that would fit them traditionally, since the goal of these plays is comedy. Despite... the two plays chosen this year being Cats and Beauty and the Beast. Have fun with poor performances, hilarious ones, or just goofy shit going on behind the stage.
Obstacle Course - This would be set up outside the fair grounds. Think ninja warrior for this. ALL special abilities would be nullified by a special power nullifying generator, meaning this competition is based on your normal abilities only. No cheating, no flying just raw muscle and determination.
Eating Competition - What it says on the tin. A full 7 course meal would be served, each course only being set in front of the competitor after they've finished the first. Of course these are larger servings but speed is the key! Prizes include vouchers to restaurants in the area as well as a nice trophy
Jousting Competition - Usually these are done to win a fair maiden's hand. Instead, these colorful and campy jousting matches will be done to win redbills! And perhaps an all expenses paid vacation to a ritzy hotel where you'll be waited on hand and foot.

Timing & Organization

When is it? - Timing is important for an event like this. I am planning for the event to last one week, with the Carnival opening ceremony beginning Sunday night, and it being completely taken down by the following Sunday evening. September 16th through the 23rd is the date to remember. The tournament the friday before will even be offering tickets to the carnival as a prize!
Post Organization - I am planning on a main post with several top levels for each activity listed earlier. Most all of these will have several prompts to get creative juices flowing, as well! The potential for a second sibling post is possible, but only if it's needed, or suggested for certain attractions!

Sign-Ups

There is only one activity that needs a sign up to participate: running a booth. ICly booths will cost a small fee on top of ticket price to run. OOCly, unless you want to play it out your character cannot afford one, payments for this are given and handwaved. 99% of all booths you might want your character to run will be accepted, but keep in mind this is a carnival and Azura will deny booths that are inappropriate. If you sign up for a booth that would be considered such, I'll make sure to let you know before it comes time for the carnival.

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Carnival Plot!

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