Craving Funnel Cake?

[sockhopsolly]

We see that the carnival spirit inspires the transformation of absences into presence.
- David Danow

WHAT TO DO:

1. Post with your character--name, fandom and any particular preferences go in the subject line as usual.

2. You can either roll or pick a scenario (or scenarios!) from the list or leave your comment blank.

3. Reply to people!

4. Have fun and be mindful of your partner's preferences.


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 beforehand!

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.
Hard Mode: one of you actually is the oddity being gawked at by the other. How does that make you feel?

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?
Optional: Use http://www.wisdomportal.com/JS/RandomFortunes.html to get your fortune

9. Wildcard!: I know I forgot something, probably several somethings, so here's your wildcard for whatever else you can fit into this meme.

Comments

kunimi akira | hq!!

[kunimeh]

((this is totally a date venue he'd choose, also works as a night out with a friend))

shirabu kenjiro | hq!!

[selfefface]

((m/m for dates, ota for platonic))

Thiirien - Elder Scrolls OC

[mammothcheese]

[I figure there has to be some sort of carnival in Skyrim somewhere. Or I can AU to suit you, just ask.]

nazuna nito | ensemble stars! | ota

[pyonpyon]

Chikai Kuji | Sarazanmai | OTA

[measuringdistance]

[Killing time before a job? Being one of the shady stall runners? Just having a good time for once? The choice is yours!]

Ramiel - Abrahamic angel OC - OTA

[silencedthunder]

[Assumed CR, especially with other angels/demons, very welcome!]

holly genovese / original (vampire) / ota

[mobprincess]

( It's 100% a school night. )

[pixieboots]

[ Dick's a kid who put on a silly costume after his parents were killed by the mob, which I thought could make for some fun CR! Maybe they're teaming up to investigate someone and have to pretend to be normal kids at the fair? ]

Thor / Marvel 616

[ofmyth]

[ Thor's doing his best at the carnival games, but it seems even a god gets caught out when they're rigged.




but he's going to keep going until he wins ]

[mammothcheese]

If you aim for the bottom of the bottles, you'll have an easier time knocking them over. They tend to be weighted lower down.

[The woman next to him (elf, but who's counting) has already won a couple small prizes, including a stuffed snake that's coiled around her neck like a necklace.]

Jade | Dragon Quest XI | OTA

[moveslikelightning]

[ Assumed CR always a good time, come hang out~! ]

Claire Bennet ∞ NBC's Heroes ∞ OTA

[infinite1ups]

( Hopefully it won't be like the Sullivan Carnival... )

kiritsugu emiya ( fate/zero )

[originbullets]

( m/f for any kind of shipping, ota for platonic/gen. )

taiga aisaka 💫 toradora!

[palmtopped]

( m/f and f/f equally loved for shipping, just keep it within age range. ota for gen. )

[consider8]

((Feel up to taking a very confused octopus into 6? I would imagine that her curiosity would have gotten the better of her and she insisted.))

((Alternatively, 5~))

Agent 8 | Splatoon | ota

[consider8]

[Assumed CR is okay for shipping, f/f preferred but not required~ ota for gen~]

Pandora Drake | OC | OTA

[ailuruslucidity]

[She's never been to a carnival before, so she'd love to go with friends. Dates are fine too, just... don't be shocked if she doesn't realize it's a date at first.]

[eddiespaghetti]

[I mean....]

akemi morishita | original

[cupidite]

sun wukong | rwby

[monkeystowaway]

[m/f for dating shenanigans.]

tahani al-jamil | the good place | ota

[namedroppings]

Lucille Sharpe | Crimson Peak

[blackmothwings]

Edith Cushing | Crimson Peak

[themanuscript]

Stocking Anarchy | Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

[gothangel]

Shirley Harris | The Haunting of Hill House

[funeraire]

Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[mindplay]

Adam Parrish | The Raven Cycle

[hisownmaster]

games!

[deadthing]

Noah keeps circling back to the bean bag toss, eyeing the prizes and, in particular, one very round googly-eyed stuffed pig. All he can do is stare wistfully at it. The carny running the booth can't see him and he doesn't have any tickets because he didn't exactly pay to get in here. But maybe if he could recruit one of the others...

Blue is helping her family over at the psychic tent for a while and Ronan and Gansey are crashing around on the bumper cars. That leaves Adam. Noah appears on his hearing side and lightly tugs his elbow to get his attention before asking, "Do you have tickets left?"

He doesn't think Adam paid for any extras, just the five that came with admission. That's not a lot. But he's also pretty sure Adam won't have spent them all yet.

Kate Cordello - X-Men Comics OC - OTA

[katerrifically]

[ Kate is a mutant who has a healing factor and can let people 'borrow' it. She also runs a bakery. Cross-canon is welcome along with assumed CR. ]

[carnival_lights]

The woman sitting at the fortune table was small, draped in her half sheer, velvet pattern shawl, but had warm eyes that wrinkled around the corners a little as she greeted the newest face in her tent. It had been a slow night and Nina knew those weren't taken well by management. She didn't want to be stuck out front of them again, herding along the innocent Carnival goers.

"You found us," she said warmly as she rose to all five foot of height, dark hair bobbing around her shoulders as she moved. "Are you looking for a reading? It's only one card," she offered with a gesture towards the chair across from hers.