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faithlesslooting) wrote in bakerstreet2016-06-19 09:16 pm
The Carnival Meme
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| the carnival meme |
WHAT TO DO: 1. Post with your character! 2. Pick a scenario and reply to people! 3. Have fun and try not to get sick on the roller coaster! OPTIONS: 1. Games: From classic ring toss to the shooting gallery, here's your chance to win a prize for yourself or for that special someone. Some say the games at a carnival are rigged, but maybe, just maybe, you'll get lucky! 2. Food and Drink: The sweet smell of funnel cake and the familiar briny aroma of popcorn draw you over to the food and drink tent. There's cotton candy, candied nuts, and cheep booze, all here for your enjoyment. 3. Classic Rides: The carousel, the ferris wheel. All carnivals need these classic rides for kids and adults who aren't looking for the excitement of the faster-paced rides. Snuggle close to your partner and see if you can see your house from the top of the wheel. 4. Something More Exciting: This is for thrill-seekers. Here you'll find the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Gravitron, the Screamin' Swing--all the rides designed to make you lose your lunch. Hope you didn't have too much cotton candy! 5. Freakshow: Do they really have a bearded lady in that tent? It's time to find out. Buy a ticket and see the greatest oddities the world has to offer. 6. Tunnel of Love: Or perhaps tunnel of mild boredom. The red-tinted lights and quasi-romantic music are meant to make this ride a great makeout spot, if the chemistry is there. 7. Hall of Mirrors: You and your partner entered, thinking it would be easy to get out again, but dead ends abound in this wacky mirror-maze, and each mirror seems to show a more and more distorted image of each of you. 8. Fortune Teller: Whether one of the creepy machines or the even creepier women dressed up in a culturally insensitive costume, you cross someone's palms with silver and get your future told. Will it be happiness forever with your partner, or will ill tidings be bound your way? (Feel free to use this online tarot spread for extra fun!) 9. Wildcard: Any situation of your choosing happens in a carnival today! Go with the flow. |
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By the time the coaster pulls to a stop, Genji is practically vibrating in his seat. He laughs at McCree's question, the first unrestrained laugh he's made all night, breathless and giddy from the harmless adrenaline rushing through his veins. Sure, the battles they go through daily provide a lot more excitement, but it tends to be dampened by the risk of dying. This is pure fun, and Genji is reveling in the way it buzzes under his skin.]
Still here! [He gives another laugh when he looks over and sees that McCree's hat is, in fact, still on his head.] I can't believe you actually kept your hat.
[A fun side effect of this being Genji's first ride on a roller coaster: McCree gets to see a ninja being off-kilter. The usually graceful cyborg actually stumbles when he sets foot back on the platform, though it doesn't last long before his equilibrium kicks back in and he evens out once more.]
I suppose the bet is yours. What are your terms?
this thread is adorable and I am dying
Told ya I wouldn’t lose it.
[ He says it with a grin as he hoists himself out of the car and steps onto the platform. He’s a little off-kilter himself, but it’s not as obvious on him as it is on the ninja, and he sorely wishes he had a camera to capture the moment of Genji not quite knowing which way is up. Ah, well. He'll just have to content himself with them memory.
In the face of Genji’s joy, it’s hard to ask for anything much, though he does pretend to give it some serious thought as they exit the ride. ]
Buy me a beer and we’ll call it even.
SAME THOUGH i'm glad you're enjoying it too!! ps i love your mccree
[He even puts a dramatic hand on his chest. For shame, McCree. He drops the act once they're back on the ground, heading toward the food stands to make good on McCree's desired prize.]
Somehow you always struck me as a man of simple tastes. You seem at home wherever you have a cigar, a drink and your gun.
[It's a simplification of who McCree is, and Genji knows enough about him to know that, but it doesn't strike him as inaccurate either. Even back when McCree was in Blackwatch it was the vibe Genji got.]
But I suppose being able to adjust is required in the life of a cowboy.
aaaah thank you! I love your Genji too <3
[ The cowboy falls in-step alongside the cyborg, thumbs hooked through his belt loops, and head tilted to one side as he considers Genji's words. Truly, Genji isn't far off. He's never thought himself to be a complicated sort of guy. Eventually, he shrugs. ] I always thought it best to enjoy the simple things. Life's too complicated, otherwise.
thank you, i'm glad to hear it <3
Genji hums thoughtfully over McCree's words, finds himself nodding in agreement.] It's a good sentiment. Odd how difficult it can be to grasp, sometimes.
[Maybe a carnival isn't exactly the ideal place for a philosophical discussion. But when you've spent an extended period of time being counseled by a Shambali monk, you pick up habits. He lets his comment hang there as they approach one of the food stands. The smells of carnival food wafting through the air nearly tempt Genji to order something for himself, but in the end he settles for simply purchasing McCree's beer. The exchange is a quick one made quicker by the stall owner's confusion upon seeing Genji's visor, preventing him from asking about ID before Genji can slip back to McCree's side.]
Your prize. [He may throw a small flourish in as he presents the bottle to McCree. A tiny one. He lets his attention drift over the crowd moving around them, the lights and sounds and laughter, letting it settle under his skin along with the excitement still present from the roller coaster.]
Have you been to many carnivals before?
[An idle question, but one with genuine interest behind it. Genji may have the core of McCree down, but not the small details that make him up. He's interested in changing that.]
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That’s another dark line of thinking that he’s quick to shove aside when it’s clear there won’t be any issues. His expression settles back into something amiable by the time Genji has concluded his business. He tips his hat at the ninja before taking the beer. ]
Thank you kindly.
[ He pops the bottle cap off with this mechanical hand (which is the best use for a mechanical hand, honestly) and takes a long drink from the bottle. The beer wasn’t even all that hard-won, but somehow it still tastes better. Maybe because he didn’t pay for it himself. ]
Not since I was a kid. Bein’ a wanted man ain’t exactly good for your social life. What about you? Got anything like this- [ He motions at their surroundings with his beer bottle. ] -back where you’re from?
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Back in Hanamura, we had street festivals for the holidays. It was quite similar to this. [His tone takes on a nostalgic hue as he continues, his mind obviously beginning to drift.] The space didn't allow rides, of course, but there were food stands set up, games to play and trinkets to buy. Throngs of people laughing and celebrating. Every time a festival came around, I was unbearable to deal with. All I wanted to do was be at the festival and while away the night in the company of a beautiful person or two.
[Thinking of who he used to be back then, the carefree playboy, selfish and wild, is a strange paradox; that Genji feels like an entirely different person to the Genji of now, and yet not at all. Though he's certain it'll definitely sound like an entirely different person to McCree. The thought has Genji pulling himself out of memory to turn his attention back to his companion, offering a soft laugh and a shrug.]
So I get a blend of the old and new here. I like it. And the night is young yet; I'm sure we can still make up for your days of being on the run.
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If you woulda asked me an hour ago if I thought you had a wild side, I’da said “no way, Jose”. Now? I can kinda believe it.
[ Riding a roller coaster with a person does wonders for perspective, apparently.
He leans back, resting against one of the barriers cordoning off one of the rides from the main walkway. For his own part, he’s got mixed feelings about the McCree of the past. He did what he did, and there was certainly no changing it, so feeling sorry for himself wouldn’t get him anywhere. On the other hand, it’s hard to forgive some of the things he did in his outlaw days. The former is a much easier mindset to keep, especially when the atmosphere thus far has been so jovial. ]
I got a beer and I got to watch a ninja stumble his way off a roller coaster. I’d say we’re well on our way.
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[Nicer for company to share it with. Though Genji might not be the social butterfly he once was, he still enjoys being around people, even if all he's doing is basking in their presence. Getting to know one of the people he shares the battlefield with is a bonus on top of it. It was pure chance that led him and McCree to being at each other's side for the night, but Genji's glad for it. He'll have to make sure he expresses the sentiment later.
For now, the mention of Genji's momentary lack of grace has the ninja in question letting out a small, amused sound.]
Perhaps I should be glad you'll have no more record of that than your own memory. Or perhaps it's a testament to the coaster.
[Training on top of cybernetic enhancements - if a coaster was enough to knock Genji off-balance, even if for a second, it said something.]
Well on our way, but not there yet. Are you up for another challenge?
[He waves a hand past the food carts, out toward the lane of carnival games beyond. There's more than enough opportunities for friendly competition there.]
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Don’t suppose anybody’d believe me even if I told ‘em, so your reputation is safe for now.
[ But if he would have had a camera, you know he’d be showing that to everybody.
He follows the motion of Genji’s hand with his eyes, and when his gaze reaches the rows of games he just grins. Even if carnival games are rigged as shit, he’d bet that a ninja and a sharpshooter can give a lot of them a run for their money. (He also decides to omit the fact that carnival games are rigged for now. Surely it’s not all that relevant.) ]
You have to ask? Lead the way, kid. I’ll even let you pick the first game.
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Good. I can keep you away from the shooting gallery, then.
[Genji knows better than to step on that battlefield with McCree, even if he did have experience with firearms. Which he doesn't - not beyond the basics, at least. He's not about to go and embarrass himself that badly at a carnival.
He dips his head in acknowledgement as he leads the way to the games, weaving his way around players and their audiences as he looks around for a good game for the both of them. His eyes scan over the stands and booths until they come to a stop on a simple game: Pop The Balloon.
Popping a balloon with a dart sounds fairly simple, and they both have practice with their throwing arms. An amusing, if likely quick, diversion.
(Little does Genji know.)]
This one, then.
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[ If only because he wants to test his skills against the way the game will no doubt be weighted against his favor.
Ah, but the game they end up at is rather familiar in its own right. McCree's played more than his fair share of darts at more then his fair share of bars (seedy or otherwise), and he likes to think he's halfway decent, even with the few beers in him. He's also aware that those balloons are probably not going to pop all that easily. ]
Okay kid, we bettin' on this one or are we goin' best two outa three?
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[Because, again, Genji's expecting this to go fairly quickly between the two of them, so betting on the first round sounds boring. Little does he know.
He purchases his darts - five, since he knows that he'll at least need a couple throws to get used to the weight of the darts as compared to his shuriken. With that in mind, when his first two throws don't pop any balloons, Genji doesn't sweat it much. He feels he has a good grasp on how he needs to handle the darts now, and it is two out of three. He can always make up for it if he loses this round.
But then his third dart doesn't pop anything either, despite the fact that Genji is certain he hit a balloon this time. The way he stills after the throw makes his confusion obvious. ??? The fourth throw doesn't fair much better, and now Genji is just eyeing the wall of balloons suspiciously from behind his visor.
This type of rigging probably fairs much better again people who aren't trained assassins with keen perception and a tendency to throw sharp instruments around on a regular basis. As it is, Genji is quickly realizing that Something Is Up here.]
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Doin' okay, junior?
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My... aim seems to be off tonight.
[Translated: "This game is cheating isn't it." Of course Genji can't say that out loud, with the man running the game right there, but it is heavily implied for his cowboy companion. Regardless, he moves back without complaint to let McCree take his shot, arms folded across his chest as he settles in to watch.]
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Almost.
As it is, the ninja put the pieces together rather quickly, and McCree at least has the decency to look a little sympathetic as he steps up to try his own luck. ]
If it makes ya feel better, I don’t expect ta do all that well, either.
[ Truly, he doesn’t. He doesn’t even manage to hit a balloon until his third dart, and even then he only grazes it. The next one hits a balloon, but the dart is so dull that it just kind of bounces away and doesn’t stick to the board at all.
His last dart sticks, pinning a balloon near the place where it’s attached to the board. The balloon doesn't pop so much as it very, very sadly deflates. ]
I think that counts.
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Which, speaking of. Genji does very badly at stopping the snort that escapes him when he sees McCree's one successful hit. He can't really afford it, of course, because that's still one more than Genji has under his belt, but the way the balloon slowly deflates...]
I'll allow it.
[Five more darts paid for and in hand, Genji steps back up to throw. He tries to account for the dull darts and does his best to compensate. Of course, there's not much to be done other than putting more force into the throws, and that can easily backfire if he's not careful.
The first dart hits nothing, the second grazing its target without so much as scratching the balloon. The third hits, and miraculously manages to deflate a balloon. But that's his first hit, and McCree still has another five darts to use once Genji's done. Time to make the last two count.
Dart four sticks in the board, but doesn't manage to pierce a balloon. Dart five is more successful, and yet another balloon on the board is left to slowly wilt as Genji steps back.]
Make it count.
[Genji's odds aren't great, but then again, neither are McCree's. It's still a close call.]
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[ Big words, considering that with his next five darts, he only manages to pop one balloon. (It actually pops though, which is at least satisfying, but still only worth one point.)
So of course they go into the third round tied. ]
Okay. Maybe I don't got this. Let's see what ya got.
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A pop is progress.
[It hadn't been his dart, yet Genji felt some small, stupid little vindication at the sight. Take that, game.
Yet another five darts and Genji takes his shots. This time he only pierces one balloon, and he doesn't get the same satisfaction of a pop that McCree had.
As he steps back, he nudges McCree's arm with an elbow when the cowboy moves past him, turning his head so that he can speak quietly underneath the noise of the carnival.]
Looks like we got his attention.
[Because the game runner is watching them now, trying to feign disinterest as he does, clearly attracted by how many darts they've bought and the idea of a couple of clueless saps continuing to play a game they don't realize is stacked against them. Genji is both amused and a little ashamed by the fact.]
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Unlike his much more respectful counterpart, McCree makes no effort to keep his tone down, and says loud enough for the man to hear, ]
Probably ‘cause he thinks we’re suckers.
[ That certainly gets a reaction, and the game-runner actually panics a little before smoothing his expression into something much more innocent-looking. McCree simply gives him a look that seems to say “I got your number, buddy”, before moving to take his final turn.
A final turn that yields him exactly zero popped or otherwise deflated balloons. ]
Damn. This one’s yours.
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I already have a prize in mind.
[That tone of voice is downright wicked. The reason becomes obvious when he points in some direction - right at one of those cut out stands people can stick their head through for silly pictures. And unlike McCree, Genji brought something to capture the moment. Even if it is just the camera on his phone.
He is grinning like the devil himself behind that faceplate of his.]
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You ain’t serious.
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[Despite the way he's obviously fighting not to crack up. He won, McCree! You have to do it!!]
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[ So much betrayal. But a bet’s a bet, and Genji won. With the most put-upon sigh ever, he accepts his fate and stalks over to the cut out. There’s a couple to choose from, none of them good, and he grimly removes his hat before sticking his face through a picture of a busty lady in a bikini being chased by a shark or something. ]
I better not be seein’ no pictures posted all over the internet.
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I am not that cruel.
[He reserved that kind of punishment only for those who truly deserved it.
At the very least, McCree doesn't have to put up with the indecency too long. Genji's quick to find the perfect angle and snap a picture, and finally allows himself some proper laughter as he views the result.]
It's - it's quite flattering, I think.
[Said through giggles.]
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