let's go to the carnival!

[shelliemay]

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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[batgirl_babs]

"Alright," she said with a nod, putting an arm around her waist.

"Get your arms around my neck, and just hang on. It's the safest way to fly. But no peanuts."

Y'know. Tethered.

[eights_and_aces]

The girl would be dead weight, but at least she wasn't dead legging. Those legs of hers were tucked up as tight as she could get them. Vaguely she was aware of him talking, it was rather hard for her to miss actually. At least she was quiet as she was carried out of the ride.

The cool air was helpful, as was the story. The further they got away from that sound it was better. Even if Anna shuddered a couple of times, almost like she was trying to shake off the sight of all those snakes. A deep shuddering breath at the last of the story, and now that she was sitting on his lap there was a loosening of her grip as she wiped her eyes.

"That isn't how they're supposed to work." Anna said quietly, bit of a pause before she said meekly. "Sorry."

[not_yet_screaming]

Lydia smiled, doing so and almost molding her body against Barbara's. "The emergency exits are down, down, down and down?"

[batgirl_babs]

"And you won't even need to open the door, yeah."

She takes careful aim with her grapple gun for a rooftop, and they are off into the night, cool air streaming over their faces. From one rooftop it will be a swing to the next, then the next.

[not_yet_screaming]

Lydia this time was an easy load, tense as she should be - but not talking while carried until Barbara took her home.

[batgirl_babs]

She landed her on the fire escape outside her window, sighing.

"See? Better than PanAm."

[goingthroughaphase]

She snickers a little. "Maybe next time."

Meanwhile, part of her is wondering how freaked out people would get if she started...cheating a bit. She wouldn't seriously do it, but it was slightly tempting.

[icarusincarnate]

"Hey, no worries." Hawks said softly, giving her a reassuring smile. "Nothing to apologize for, alright?" He kept her in his arms as long as she needed, even rubbing her back a little. "Can I get you some water? Or something stronger?"

[eights_and_aces]

Anna wasn't moving for a bit. "I hate snakes but usually it isn't that bad unless.."

She gave a bit of a sigh and nodded her head. "Stronger, definitely stronger. Please."

[demonicpath]

You never know! [ He chuckles sheepishly. ] Well actually we would both know, I suppose. Don't mind me, Lan Zhan, I'm just being silly.

[ He rests his head on Lan Zhan's shoulder for a minute, quiet as the ride continues its journey, although he lifts his head and scoots over a little when they emerge from the tunnel. ]

[icarusincarnate]

"...Unless?" Hawks dug a few dollars out of his wallet, using his feathers to deposit them on the counter of a stall before snagging a beer. Catching it out of midair as his feathers returned to his wing, Hawks offered the beer to Anna. "Here. Drink up."

[not_yet_screaming]

Lydia smiled before pulling her phone out of her pocket and then sending a text. "Just need to tell my alarm system it's me." If Barbara looked carefully round the room she'd spot a couple of well hidden Raspberry Pi circuit boards and a couple of motion sensors. "Thank you and I should get changed..." Lydia sat down on her bed and her head fell before she slowly toppled sideways, already sound asleep without even having taken her heels off.

[eights_and_aces]

Pardon her for a moment Hawks. She quickly downed the bottle in one pull and gave a deep sigh as caught what little spilled onto her lips with one finger.

"I'm close to one or surprised. I guess 'a lot' can be added to that list too." Bemused mutant is bemused. "Hell of a good way to find that one out."

If it was the distance, the beer, company, or combination of all three she was finally starting to settle down. Holding up the now empty bottle with an expression that asked for another on her face, before she continued.

"They used not to bother me. I mean I grew up in the country, but when I was about twelve or so a rattle snake spooked the horse I was on. It reared, I went off to one side and when I looked up after face planting I was looking at a very pissed off Mr. NoShoulders right in its creepy fucking eyes."

Shudders from before had nothing on the one that she gave after telling that story.

Fuck snakes.

[batgirl_babs]

She sighed, hands on her hips. Well, that'll do. She reached over for the nearest blanket, draping it over her and shutting off the closest light. Then, with her usual silence, she hopped back out onto the balcony, shutting the window carefully behind her.

And left a little note card, for when Lydia woke up, pinned in place by the closed window:

You did great. A+ Heroing. :)

[batgirl_babs]

She slowly tries to make her way out of her corner, slipping by at least one of the twins.

"Woohoo! Freedom!"

And then bumps immediately into the nearest other person.

[icarusincarnate]

Oh, he most certainly could get her another beer as he listened to her story. By the time she was done he had another beer to offer her and some vendor was stupefied to find a small pile of bills on his counter out of nowhere.

"Holy shit. No wonder you're freaked out." He said sympathetically, pressing the new bottle into her hand as he took the empty one to throw away. "I can't even imagine... They should warn you about that sort of thing before you go into a haunted hell house. What even was that room? It seems way too expensive for a carnival. I wouldn't be surprised if you're not the only one who's had troubles."

[inquiryguqin]

[Well, they are creepy looking in design, but not haunted. Lan Zhan knows for sure] If it were haunted, then it's nothing my guqin or your flute can't handle.

[He lets him rest his head on his shoulder. He relaxes, having him this close to enjoying his closeness and warmth as quietly as possible. At one point, he braves it and holds his hands and doesn't let go for the entire ride.

He does enjoy the rest of the journey until the boat emerges from the tunnel and the ride comes toward to the end]

Wei Ying.

[eights_and_aces]

Anna would let him trade her bottles and she gave him a smile. Still a bit muted but no less genuine. This time she took a moment to hold the cold glass first to her forehead and then to each cheek before taking a sip.

Shifting a bit on his lap and nodding. "Well they did call it a haunted hell house...I can vouch for that, cause that was.." Anna shook her head. "Maybe we missed it, cause I wasn't paying much attention and who knows where they got them all. In fact I don't want to know where they got them from."

Another sip, and she looked at him. "At least got to play hero."

[goingthroughaphase]

Kitty snickered a bit, try to maneuver around another pair of people colliding into each other. Someone else bumps into her from behind, though, sending her shooting forward a bit.

"Whoa!"

[not_yet_screaming]

Just over twelve hours later Lydia would text Barbara.

Thanks. And let's try not to have more nights like last night.

[icarusincarnate]

"That is the real question. Is there a Amazon website where they only sell snakes in bulk? Because I vote we shut that down." He smiled a little bit, glad to see her cheering back up. "As for playing hero, I didn't do that much. Now if one of those snakes turned out to have giant muscular arms and legs that tried to punch you into next year, then I could have really played at hero work."

[eights_and_aces]

"God I hope not." Anna just pales at the thought and takes another beer. "Unless they are cowboy boots or belts. 'Bout the only good they are for."

Yes the girl had a definite approach.

She snickered around the bottle as she tried to not cough up a mouthful of beer. Shaking her head and swallowing. "Well, I think you did alright. Side's no sense of messing up your face."

[batgirl_babs]

She spun the wheel, ending up - by chance - next to Kitty, and giving her car a nudge.

"Aha! Found you!"

[goingthroughaphase]

She giggled, steering her car to bump Barbara's back.

"You just got lucky."

It was the last hit they could get before the round ended, and the power to the cars was switched off so they could exit for new passengers to take a turn.

[stopfen]

Okay. [It's not even a question she needs to think about. Her hand reaching across from where she was. Her other arm, despite her words, was wrapped around the foam covered harness. Strong. calloused fingers grasping carefully. Like if she put any pressure on the other girl's hand, it'd break.]

It's going to be okay.