Everyone's Night Market

[justformemes]

Welcome to...

The Night Market

Even as the sky gets dark, there's still a lot of lights and life all over this busy street full of people. Vendors and customers from all over come to share and appreciate their creations, taking in this lively atmosphere. Eat, drink, be merry - but watch out for pickpockets and price gouging.

Rules:

1. Comment with your characters. Feel free to specify if they're a vendor/merchant, performer, or someone just here to enjoy the market.
2. What kind of market is it? Street food? Cultural bazaar? Magical creatures behind an illusion?
3. Hang out, meet new people, laugh at the bootleg toys, and stuff your faces with good food and drinks.

 

Comments

Angel | OC | OTA

[graveling]

[Here out of curiosity, and the vague hope of running into someone who knows enough about necromancy and/or divine magic to explain why he is.]

[soulcollects]

Strange things wander across the market when the sun drops and the lights from stalls, candles, and lanterns twinkle in the gloom. A man who isn't really a man makes his way through, leisurely strolling and taking in the lively sights, pausing to peruse wares — though he buys nothing. He is an observer tonight. (At least, until the call for action comes. There are hungers that might be fed.)

Most often he stops to watch a performance, gloved hands leaning on the handle of his handsomely-crafted cane, a smile pulling his mouth back wide. A show! He does so enjoy one.

An hour passes, then another, and the night grows darker but the market only comes more alive. It's then that Edward Mordrake senses the thing that wears a human like a shell, and his head turns immediately that way, then his body. Ah.

He approaches as quietly as a shadow, a tall and dark figure dressed out of another place in time: a proud Victorian aristocrat, long cape trailing him, top hat perched atop locks of thick black. When he speaks to the man-shaped thing, he smiles, soft but charming.

"Good evening."

grayson fletcher | original

[tracto]

[ oc elevator pitch: a man who is no longer fully human after consuming dozens of supernatural entities to try to gain the power needed to resurrect his dead boyfriend (and failing) -- now a fence of minor magical relics to the wealthy. urban fantasy. permissions | bio & info ]

Alec 'Bunny' Stebbins | Changeling: the Lost OC | OTA

[conjuredrabbit]

[The Market might be run by the Fae. Also, that cute rabbit in the cage, looking scared? He's following the conversations around him more than most rabbits, because he's a changeling up for sale.]

[nomadicflame]

Another market, another foray out to gather reagents; the Tremere disliked being around fae. Wily creatures, not to be trusted. Though the same could be said of his clan, so there is the source to consider. At any rate, the Magister is making his way through this evening's stalls purchasing the items he will need - various pieces and cuts of mystical creatures, vitae and sinew from some eldritch horror - when something... Unusual, catching his eye.

A small rabbit in a cage even smaller. The unmistakable scent of fae about it, and not just from the shopkeepers. Despicable. Selling their own kind.

"Quite a predicament you have found yourself in, little one," the Balkan muses, his accent thick through the low husk of his voice; he leans in to examine the small creature, dark locks falling over his cheeks while the scarlet fire of his eyes take in the unfortunate little thing. And why not? Why shouldn't he?

"And how much for this one?" Signaling the owner of the stall, he gestures to the small lagomorph.

Nostradamus | Reign | OTA

[nostradamnit]

[Here shopping for rare and exotic herbal medicines. If this is not a mundane market, he doesn't know it yet. But feel free to spring weird magic shit on him!]

Delia Battista ✨ Star Trek OC ✨OTA, 21+

[attackpatternbattista]

[Delia's no stranger to these sorts of markets, as she's poking around the various stalls and vendors, taking a particular interest in clothing, weird curiosities, or bizarre items.]

Rowan O'Clearly | OC | OTA

[medicalling]

[Where does a Daoine Sidhe go to get a little taste of home without having to go all the way back to Underhill? Why, the Night Market, of course. There are all sorts of things less than (or more than, depending on perspective) human roaming around to bump shoulders with. Perhaps he's glancing at something edible not found in a Starbucks or a supermarket. Or maybe a scent from home he's been craving. Possibly scoping magical medical ingredients. Anything could catch his eye, and he's less likely to wear his glamour when he's among non-humans. His hair and eyes will take on a slightly metallic gleam to them; copper and bronze and gold tones that catch the light and shine. His skin has a golden amber cast to it that glimmers, outright glowing if he's using his powers.

If he's out at a more human market, like a Chinatown bazaar, or something for artists and musicians, he'll be wearing his human glamour, likely just got off a shift at the hospital, and might be wearing scrubs still. It's nice to stop by amid the bustle and remind himself that he's still alive and there are still things to enjoy in this world.]

The Creature | Del Toro's Frankenstein | OTA20+

[mercilesslife]

[He's delighted that he doesn't have to hide and will probably be checking out the book stalls above all.]

[bechill]

The marketplace is a bustle of unfamiliar sights and sounds, overwhelming as much as it is fascinating. So a stand comprised entirely of overstuffed bookshelves, packed in close like a miniature maze, is a veritable safe haven amidst the throng. It doesn't block much of the noise, but at least they're free of the constant churn of moving crowds for a moment.

It's a relief - although the wide array of subject matter for sale is just as baffling, in its own way.

"How about this one?" Elsa pulls a very old, very delicate tome from the stacks, and offers the cover up for his approval - an encyclopedia of magical creatures.

Rumi | KPop Demon Hunters | OTA

[denyingit]

[Could be a performer either alone or with the rest of the HUNTRIX girls being there too. Could also just be there for all the other reasons like FOOOOOOOD because she loves food... Though you may or may not have to deal with her trying to hide her identity and everything under a hoodie and jeans if it's somewhere where everyone knows her. Magical creatures mention just makes me think, that she could be accompanied by a giant blue tiger (and his magpie friend) here, so that's an option anywhere including other kind of markets too... OTA gen/platonic, anything more serious 20+ OTA! Castmates (especially JINUS and her girls), crosscanon, crossmedium, assumed CR, AUs, OCs etc all always welcome!]

[bechill]

[ There's probably a lot to be said for expecting the unexpected, at a magical night market full of strange and fascinating things. But nothing really prepares a person for having their meal interrupted by... a very, very large, very blue tiger slowly emerging from beneath the other side of the table.

A moment ago, Elsa was sitting alone, doing her best not to draw too much attention - now she's locked in a staring contest with a peculiar creature that does not seem inclined to introduce itself (if it can, she's trying not to be too judgemental, around here). Too long, though, and the staring is going to start to feel impolite. Maybe it's just hungry? ]

Ah... Would you like some?

[ Hopefully Rumi notices her companion has wandered off before he manages to beg too much fried food off a stranger. ]

Haku | Naruto

[hyoton]

[ might not be an entirely legal market. crosscanon & aus welcome~ ]

Striga | Castlevania

[militant_honor]

[F/F & 21+ preferred for shipping scenarios. Most likely shopping, potentially for weapons.]

Camilla Hect | The Locked Tomb

[wardenshand]

Robin|Fire Emblem: Awakening|OTA

[invisiblebonds]

*Perhaps it's in the streets of Ylisstol, Corrin's hidden castle, a creation from someone playing Smash Bros, in Elyos' Somniel... if Robin has physically appeared there, he will be found in a night market, browsing for... just about anything, really.*

Badou Nails | DOGS: Bullets and Carnage

[brokeassgoing]

 

Elsa | Frozen | OTA

[bechill]

( here for all the magic night market things, probably just a visitor trying to keep a low profile. open to crosscanon & crossmedium, and assumed cr )

Vincent Valentine | Final Fantasy VII

[chaosmade]

Nie Huaisang | Mo Dao Zu Shi (novel/donghua)

[illicitly]

[He's shopper with deep pockets at a cultural bazaar. Specific items he's interested in are handpainted paper and silk fans, porcelain figurines, calligraphy scrolls, erotic illustrations, and fine clothing but if it's pretty and sparkly, he'll be drawn to it like a magpie. He'll also be interested in watching the performances.]

Dolly Mancer | OC | OTA

[autumnrainrunaway]

[ Dolly is definitely keeping a low profile while shopping at the magical night market big time with her familiars close by. Dolly's permissions can be found over here and I am very open to writing in prose or brackets :'> ]

Edwin Payne - Dead Boy Detectives - OTA

[technicallyhellbound]

[He's probably here for a job, in which case the chances are he's A: in disguise so he can actually interact with people (in which case he looks nothing like himself) or B: can only be seen by folks who have had a near-death experience or are otherwise sensitive to The Unknown (psychics and very young kids and the like)
Or we've got an alternate option of C: it's more like the Floating Market from Neverwhere, which means it's mostly supernatural types anyway and he's there for supplies and/or networking]

Shiny \ Fabulous Killjoys OC \ OTA

[twice_as_shiny]

[Market night out in the Zones is a whole thing. Has to be after that big ball of radiation we call 'the sun' has gone down just so nobody gets radiation poisoning, and it's way out where they won't get spotted by city drones right away.
It's some combination of swap meet and trunk sale with live music and games of all sorts. People are having a good time, but they're all prepared to scatter or fight at the first sign of an Exterminator or a squad of Dracs.]

Torii | OC | OTA

[java_squirrel]

[She's definitely got a booth set up, OOAK fashion pieces (like ponchos that make you look like you're a mushroom, purses that look like a TV dinner and hats made of clear colored vinyl to look like stained glass and the like) and little knickknacks like little hermit crab figurines with human skulls for shells, or snails with all kinds of things for shells, or critters made out of gears and bent utensils and glass beads. She'll also take orders for custom pieces, as well.]

Charles - Dead Boy Detectives - OTA

[just_aces]

[He's probably here for a job, though he might just be people-watching. Chances are he's A: in disguise so he can actually interact with people (in which case he looks nothing like himself) or B: can only be seen by folks who have had a near-death experience or are otherwise sensitive to The Unknown (psychics and very young kids and the like)
OR option C: it's more like the Floating Market from Neverwhere, then it's already full of supernatural types anyway and he's there for supplies and/or knick-knacks]

Henry Stillman | X-Verse OC | OTA

[malesiren]

[Depending on the size of the market, he might be busking on his own, or if they're big enough for real live music, he's got his whole band -Manifest Destiny- playing a set. Either way he's got merch!]

Klaus + Umbrella Academy + OTA

[ouiking_ouija]

[[If he's not shopping, he's definitely got a small folding table set up where he purportedly talks to the dead.
Veracity of these statements has yet to be verified. (He definitely does, though)]

[fellfurthest]

[Oh he CANNOT resist!]

[The demon sits down leaning a chin on a gloved fist.] Ever use all this to talk to demons?

[He thinks he's funny.]

Petit | X-verse OC | OTA

[prettylittlebunny]

[She's probably out there pickpocketing like it's her job (it kind of is) or reverse-pickpocketing, which is to say leaving her calling card (Antiques & Antiquities Relocated For Reasonable Fees!) in people's pockets or bags.
She might also be running a 3 Card Monte table, and she's relatively good at that as well.]

hanako-kun / tbhk

[sliceofknife]

[ hanako is a ghost festival goer to a ghost festival, a night market for supernatural beings--youkai, spirits, anything other than human. except maybe you? maybe you're human and he's disguising you as a ghost to accompany him to the spirit festival. there are vendors sell otherworldly delicacies and accept mermaid scales as money, but there are also more ordinary-looking carnival games and a big cluster of bamboo trees to write wishes on tanzaku upon. ]