{ haunted carnival | test drive #08 - october 2022 }

[dreamposts]

HAUNTED CARNIVAL

Full details on everything can be found here, but an important reminder that this event log doubles as our Test Drive Meme and information can be found in this section.

This means any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in October and will remain in Songerein from the IC date of October 25 through 31 (this log is forward dated to the 25th). However, outside characters can only thread within this log, so for those seriously considering the game, you are welcome to use non-festival prompts for your toplevels. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count October as their first time in the game without any disruption, so all content will carry over. Those who do not apply will disappear which should not seem too unusual as people randomly disappear already, however players in game can choose to retcon and pretend a character was never there to begin with if it would be easier; or even think their presence was just a dream.

IMPORTANT! All outside characters MUST have "TDM" in their subject line, even if you might not app. This will help people differentiate those who are already in the game and those who are not.

TDM threads are required for samples. Refer to the Game Info for general information and feel free to toss any questions here. Reserves will open Tuesday, October 25th and Applications will open on November 1st. Our application cycles are bi-monthly so the next cycle after won't be until January.

TDM Toplevel Link Directory (click to view; updated 10/28)

American McGee's Alice - Alice Liddell
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Azula
BlazBlue - Noel Vermillion
Case Study of Vanitas - Vanitas
Dangan Ronpa - Chiaki Nanami
Devil May Cry - Lady
Final Fantasy VII - Cloud Strife
Genshin Impact - Albedo
Genshin Impact - Eula Lawrence
Genshin Impact - Kaeya
Genshin Impact - Razor
Great Ace Attorney - Ryunosuke Naruhodo
Helluva Boss - Blitzø
Helluva Boss - Octavia
Jujutsu Kaisen - Fushiguro Megumi
Kaze Hikaru - Okita Souji
Library of Ruina - Angela
Mikagura School Suite - Yuto Akama
My Hero Academia - Bakugo Katsuki
Octopath Traveler - Ophilia
Original Character - Kate Galloway (Jigoku CRAU)
Original Character - Marie Daenthelm
Original Character - Pauline Bonheur
Persona 3 - Ken Amada
Promare - Lio Fotia
Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Yuri Hyuga
Tales of Berseria - Magilou
Tales of Berseria - Rokurou Rangetsu
Tales of Berseria - Velvet Crowe
Tales of Hearts - Chalcedony Akerman
Tales of Hearts - Hisui Hearts (Aefenglom CRAU)
Tales of the Rays - Baldr
Touken Ranbu - Hizen Tadahiro
Touken Ranbu - Ichimonji Norimune
Transformers IDW - Soundwave
Your Wings and Mine - Shealtiel

I. CARNIVAL FUN

The moment a guest enters the carnival grounds, there is a high chance (read: optional) they will find themselves changed in some way to fit the spooky, haunted atmosphere. Instead of just wearing a vampire costume, the character will actually turn into one. Of course, how much of a transformation varies between complete to partial changes. It should be noted that this is only a cosmetic and ability change—no matter what someone changes into, they won't have any personality changes…unless one of the carnival attendants cast a small enchantment to make it so. Of course this is by chance as well (read: optional).

A. Haunted Food. While there is some standard fare carnival food around, the Haunted Carnival has some unique items with even more interesting effects:

Caramel Apples: Tart green apples dipped in caramel and decorated with chocolate to look like they’re covered in spiders and spider webs. Eating one of these will have the dreamer feeling crafty and industrious, just like spiders themselves often are. Also, the idea of eating bugs (or even other spiders?!) suddenly seems strangely appealing…
Cherry Blood Popcorn: Popcorn drenched in cherry syrup and decorated with candy bones. The combination of sugar and dreamotion energy leaves the eater feeling giddy and cheerful, somewhat in contrast to the gruesome appearance of the treat itself.
Funnel "Brain" Cakes: Funnel cakes colored to look like brains when served. Comes in regular or zombie brain varieties. Eating one makes you feel lethargic and hungry, like the only thing that matters is your next snack fix, but you’re not willing to do much more than shamble toward it.
Mummies in a Blanket: Small hot dogs wrapped in biscuit dough and decorated to look like mummies. After eating this, you may or may not want to wrap yourself into a blanket and take a nap—ideally somewhere dark and spooky.

B. FUN AND GAMES. Mixed in with the food vendors are several booths advertising a variety of carnival games, including but not limited to the ones below.. The prizes you win may or may not be cursed. Best of luck!

NERF Gun Shooting Gallery: Use dreamotion to shoot foam darts from a gun at various ghostly and ghouly targets lined up on a platform. Advanced players may want to try their hand at making the guns shoot other objects. Water? Fire? Glitter bombs? The only limit is one’s imagination.
Ring Toss: A series of witch hats are lined up, and the objective is to toss rings on the hats for points. Did something just peek up from under one of the hats? It’s probably nothing to worry about.
Potion Bottles: A variation of the milk bottles game wherein you throw balls to knock over flasks and beakers filled with strangely-colored liquid. In most cases, the spilled potion is totally harmless. Once in a while, however, it may have some interesting effects on the player and/or the booth itself.
Slime Pit: There’s a giant pit of slime with a sign next to it: prizes within for those willing to get a bit messy! Said prizes range from giant candy bars to random silly toys to skeletal limbs…? Oh that belongs to the skeleton having fun in the pit, they might want it back.

II. ATTRACTIONS

A. Hall of Mirrors. A classic maze of mirrors that are usually filled with special effects to make one's reflection look distorted. In the beginning the distortions are more humorous, making one look super skinny or extremely curvy. However, the deeper one goes, the reflections begin to look a bit…strange. The mirrors begin to reflect the "worst" side of an individual, but in a more embarrassing manner. When they first wake up in the morning, having a bad hair day, dressed poorly, being lazy on the couch—mostly benign things that would be embarrassing to show others. But there are some that may reveal one's darker self they wish to hide from others and are forced to face—especially when the reflections will step out and follow the original until the end of the maze. They won't do anything, just follow silently like a shadow, but even that may be taxing for anyone, especially if others see. The reflection must either be pushed back into an empty mirror, or it will disappear on its own when exiting the building.

B. Wild Carousel. The creatures on this carousel are not just colorful painted steeds but are more frightening in nature and looking more undead than living. Skeletal horses, direwolves, fanged deer with bloody horns. What makes this ride truly terrifying, however, is that the creatures are alive, restrained only by the pole stuck through them. But there are times when they manage to break free, causing havoc as they run through the park. The only good news is they don't attack, instead aiming for the carnival food as if hungry. Either hang on or help capture them back!

C. Cirque du Souleil. Near the center of the carnival is a large circus tent, and it boasts a variety of shows that are death defying, terrorific, and guaranteed to make everyone scream in fright and awe. The usual acts are available to see: acrobatics, musical performances, theatrical skits, and using ghostly steeds to ride through the large arena. But what makes this circus unique is that all the performers are capable of separating their soul from their physical body, similar to astral projecting or dreamwalking outside of dreams and being visible to all. And now they're asking for volunteer pairs to either participate in a more simple act such as an acrobatic stunt on the swings or tight rope…or eat a special candy that will allow them to have an out of body experience via dreamwalking outside. The only "flaw" is their dreamwalking form will tend to float up to the top of the tent, so their partner who hasn't eaten the candy has to tether them via dreamotion to get through some simple obstacles. No worries, the professionals will help return the soul if they get lost.

D. Spinning Bumper Cups. A combination of the classic bumper cars and spinning cups rides, this attraction has its riders in skull shaped bumper cars that will randomly spin. Riders have the ability to fire off "pumpkin bombs" at the others, which will splatter pumpkin goop to slow down their car. It will also make the car spin for a few rotations. Dreamotion will also help boost the speed, stabilize a spinning car faster, and make the pumpkin bombs more explosive. Just be careful—the barrier around the arena is made of bones and therefore quite brittle. It's not unusual to see a car spin out and lose control driving through the carnival grounds. Stop the runaway car and bring it back! Or shoot people with pumpkin bombs.

E. Ferris Wheel. Ah, the ferris wheel, a gentle ride that elevates one high in the air to allow them to see the sights below, in this case the entire carnival grounds and the surrounding areas like the bordering forests, the Observatory, and the edge of Reverein. However, as with everything in this carnival, the ride is not always so gentle. There are times when the entire ride accelerates to a faster pace, causing the (fortunately) enclosed cabins to rock dangerously as it rotates around. There are times when it keeps going, not letting anyone off until three rotations. And then there are times when the top half of the cabin disappears, exposing the riders to the cooler winds. Fortunately handle bars will appear they can hold onto, but no seat belts. Enjoy the view?

F. Other Rides. There are plenty of rides and attractions at the carnival, too many to list all of them here. A roller coaster, tower drop, gravitron, bungee jumps, pendulum ship—whatever one might think exists, it's there in all its twisted nightmare glory. One thing they all have in common is the more fear and thrill and screams generated, the faster they go. Just hope the ride doesn't stall and get stuck…

III. HAUNTING CLUES

Although the main purpose for these prompts is to find the clues, anyone is free to use them for general use and not focus on getting the clue. For those who do participate, we'll be asking for thread during our Activity Check! Those who are TDMing regardless of application can also have their threads counted by commenting to this thread and following the directions.

#1. Haunted Dollhouse. There is a special building called the Haunted Dollhouse. It's similar to a haunted house, however this attraction is filled with moving porcelain dolls that will try to scare and chase those who enter (it's quite likely some members of the newly added Porcelain Town have volunteered to help). Sometimes, those who enter are cursed into a doll and are now vulnerable. They are also not always able to move on their own will. This is not great as sometimes the dolls kind of…malfunction and will actually become aggressive. The weapons they wield are also not props, so that's a problem. However, they are small and can only inflict minor wounds and can be easily taken out.

The main clue here is "Villains!' I shrieked. 'Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is the beating of his hideous heart!" To help both those who have turned into dolls as well as get the clue, everyone has to find the right place where some candied hearts are hidden. Fortunately the "blood trail" (it's raspberry syrup) will help lead them to the right place.

#2. Abandoned House. A little away from the main attractions there is a run down house surrounded by trees…and a lot of ravens. A raven with red eyes will guide those who dare or wish to face a lost loved one to the house. Inside it's just filled with faceless busts and empty paintings, but soon they are filled with the images of those lost ones. It could be a person, pet, thing, but they are there, just staring. Only the eyes and mouths move, and what the person hears are their insecurities and fears related to how they lost whatever they see. Anyone else will either see the original blanks or their own personalized images.

The main clue is "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting // On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door // Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning // Shall be lifted – nevermore". To get out of this house, they have to first look for the bust that has the red eyed raven on it. This will be tricky as there will be many ravens with different colored eyes. Once they do, there will be a small picture frame. They must manifest one or more of the images they are seeing and capture it into the frame. This is simply done by waving it like a net, but the manifestation can move around. This can be as easy or difficult as a player wants, and how affected the character is from what they see and hear can also be a factor. The more affected they are, the easier it is to manifest but difficult to capture. The less affected, it will be more difficult to manifest as they have to tap into that raw fear, but will be easier to capture.

#3. Hay Bale Maze. Just outside of the circus tent is a large hay bale maze with the hay…looking as if it's seen much better days. It's filled with spooks that like to jump scare maze goers or bodiless limbs that reach out to grab, but aside from that it's harmless. Except for one particular figure.

The main clue is "Who dares?" he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him --"who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him --that we may know whom we have to hang at sunrise, from the battlements!" There is a red clad figure wearing a skull mask. He will randomly bust through the hay walls and engage maze goers into a fight. Those who are incapable will flee in terror while the figure will chase, which will be a pretty good clue as to where he is. Once engaged, any weapon and dreamotion can be used at their disposal and the challenge is to just simply best him in a fight (not to the death). Striking the figure even once will earn a victory and the skull mask will be granted.

#4. Musical Catacombs. For a bit more lighthearted fun, there is an underground catacombs that is filled with tombs. Some of them have actual skeletons and ghosts sleeping in them, but they won't harm anyone if bothered. Just be a bit cranky, maybe throw a bone. At someone's head. Down here it's quite lively, filled with music, dancing, and a lot of alcohol. Minors will only get sparkling juice.

The main clue is "'Ha! ha! ha! — he! he! he! — a very good joke, indeed — an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo — he! he! he! — over our wine — he! he! he!' // 'The Amontillado!' I said." One of the games is a dancing game where the tombs will light up a certain color and participants have to properly hit the correct corresponding floor panel (basically a music rhythm/DDR themed game). Should they make a perfect score, one of the tombs will open and have a crusty wine bottle in it. It has competitor and co-op mode.

Comments

eula lawrence / genshin impact / tdm

[disagree]

hall of mirrors

[ even eula isn't immune to getting lost in this confusing maze. if anything it feels as though she's been taking the exact same path for the past couple of turns already, exacerbated by the fact that her own reflection keeps following her around. the majority of mondstadt can't even handle one eula without flipping out, and now there's hundreds of her in each reflection.

nevertheless, her sharp eyes have yet to fail her. only this time it isn't a reflection but rather her clone? a very inebriated one who was tailing her the entire time, and had all but collapsed on the floor when eula took a long breather. eula takes a much closer look, her lips a thin line as she stares at this rather familiar sight, before lifting her double up by the shoulders as she scans the vicinity to see if anyone's around to help. ]

Hey -- could you take the other shoulder? We need to get her -- I mean, me -- out of here. [ a pause. ] It's a long story. I don't quite understand either.

cirque du souleil

[ the shows inside the circus tent have been amazing so far, eula thinks. that being said, she isn't sure what to feel about the ability to split one's soul apart from their original body... but she doesn't have enough time to process all that when she's approached to do a simple performance on the tightropes with somebody. one would expect someone as taciturn as eula to turn the offer down, and yet-- ]

I trust you know how to walk this rather narrow pathway, don't you?

[ here she is, being chill as ever, and even striking up a conversation with a partner they'd picked out at random. unlike back home, she's able to talk to other people without being looked down upon, so that's a small blessing that she'll take advantage of before she wakes up to reality once more.

as to why she even took up this circus act, well. she wouldn't be a lawrence if she failed at this simple task of walking on a tightrope without falling, after all. this might be a tad easier than her harsh training at dragonspine, even. ]

musical catacombs

[ with music, dancing, and alcohol, eula never feels more at home here... sort of. home to her is rather complicated, so let's just say this reminds her of mondstadt more than anything. and she won't lie that she's intrigued by the musical floor panels where one has to dance on them in order to get anywhere. except: ]

Is this truly what they call dancing these days...?

[ yeah, she can't help but give her critique nearby, rubbing her chin in deep thought. ]

I do try my best to be less judgmental of modern dances or what have you, but this is practically scraping the barrel. Anyone can step onto a glowing tile to the beat of the music.

[ just saying! this does look like a typical puzzle one might find at a domain, but come on now. ]

wildcard

[ obligatory wildcard option! feel free to send me a PM if you want something else. ]

musical catacombs

[rotacalamitas]

[Eula isn't the only to notice the similarities to domains here, and he's all too eager to take it on.]

Ahh, it's just like a domain puzzle! Don't worry, Eula. I'll take it on first. That way, if there are any traps or anything bad happens, it'll all be directed on me instead.

[Yeah, he really does think like that when it comes to his luck. He jumps right in and starts stepping on the lit up panels. He's actually doing really well, showing his talent and skill as an adventurer! ...For now.]

[disagree]

I'm not too certain that that's a good idea...

[ because that's practically asking for trouble, here?? what with bennett's inherent bad-luck magnet and all. but it does look like nothing has happened so far, so eula lets herself breath out a small sigh of relief as she watches him solve this puzzle. ]

I wasn't aware that you're already here, Bennett. Who else was with you?

[rotacalamitas]

There's a bunch of us, actually! Me, Diluc, Venti... There are a couple guys from Liyue too, and someone from Sneznhaya? Oh, and of course, the Honorary Knight himself's here too!

[He rattles that off while doing his best to keep up with the pattern. But is it just him, or is it starting to get faster? It's definitely getting faster.]

cirque du souleil

[disdelusioned]

[As it turns out, the random partner assigned to Eula is a face she should recognize. Not that it means that much; they're distant acquaintances back in Mondstadt. At best.

But for the moment, they're expected to work together. Diluc has his own reasons for agreeing to do this - namely, that he would much rather do acrobatics than have his soul separated from his body, and he doesn't trust the performers not to force one or the other onto him. That he knows Eula to be graceful and well-trained also helps ease his mind in that regard.]

I'm sure I can manage.

[He gestures toward the tightrope.]

Ladies first.

[disagree]

[ "distant acquaintances" is putting it nicely, yes. diluc is being aloof as ever -- not that eula isn't being one either. it's an aristocracy thing, she supposes.

and, well, if he doesn't need assistance, she'll just flip her hair and go on right ahead. she won't lie, it is a little daunting up close, but eula can easily get into the zone by taking a deep breath, loosen her shoulders, and stepping onto the rope once she's sure it's stable enough to walk on.

...hm, this isn't bad at all. at some point, she could've been trained to do this in her youth. that's how absurdly rough her noble training went, but she isn't sure the ragnvindr heir had gone through something like that. ]

I rolled a d20 and got a 5 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[disdelusioned]

[Diluc's upbringing included no shortage of training and setting of expectations, driving him to excel at all costs for the pride of his father. Even so, it pales in comparison to Eula's noble training. The Lawrence Clan has had a sizable chip on its shoulder in the thousand years since Vennessa's rebellion in a way that the Ragnivindr Clan does not.

He's also better trained for power, not grace, so his own first steps onto the tightrope are far more hesitant. Too much so, in fact; three steps in, he loses his footing and starts to tumble. Out of sheer instinct, he grabs for the tightrope itself to stop himself from falling entirely.]

[bulletic]

[ It feels like she's been trapped in the maze for an eternity, followed closely by a version of herself she'd rather not show to anybody; as such, she's actually thankful not to have run into many people while in here. However, once she notices two young women... er, one young woman times two in need of assistance, she doesn't think twice before rushing to their side. ]

Y-Yes, of course! Here, let me help...

[ She takes the clone (?) girl by the shoulder, confirming that she's ready to go with a firm nod. Before she moves, though, she looks over to the reflection behind her and asks: ]

Um, I don't suppose you could assist us...?

[ The purple-haired girl stares down at them, pure disdain painted on her face. She says nothing, making no indication of being willing to support them in any way. Noel sighs, having expected this, yet feeling disappointed (mostly in herself) all the same. ]

Figured as much... I'm sorry, but it looks like it's just the two of us.

[disagree]

[ eula's only relieved to get some help, though she can't help but feel a tad peeved at the purple woman that accompanied noel. still, three is starting to look like a crowd, so this is a much better arrangement. ]

It's all right. The double can't be too hard to carry around for a short while, depending on how long this maze is.

[ there doesn't seem to be an end in sight, however. but they may as well keep moving, while half-carrying eula's inebriated clone around. said clone can only make soft drunken groans for now, which is a relief to the real deal. ]

You'll have to excuse this one. The nation where I'm from has a flourishing wine trade, so it can't be helped. Even I'm not immune to such frivolities, but rest assured that I'm not the type to do this while on duty.

[ she still has some dignity, dammit... ]

hall of mirrors.

[accredit]

[ it was relatively easy for achilles to take most things in stride. granted, this was nothing like war (no battle in sight, really, minus the reflections he sees which... is not doubt eerie), and if that's the case, then there really was no real threat. mysteries aside. to be honest, he has no idea where he's going, and while he has half the mind to just break some mirrors and call it a day, he presumes this is one of those cases where he should practice caution—

especially when his hands nearly collides with a person instead of a mirror. he barely catches his own arm mid-movement, before he laughs a bit sheepishly. ] Sorry 'bout that. [ he apologizes in an easygoing manner, not seeming to put much weight or thought into it. ]

Uh— Sure? I was getting pretty tired of my own reflection. [ he peers at the drunken version of the woman with obvious amusement coloring his features. ] Think I prefer yours. [ there's a wink to go along with his statement.

she might not be here for a long time, but a good one? ]

[disagree]

[ on one hand, she's appreciative of the help from a stranger. it's still something to get used to after being rebuked by a huge majority of the mondstadt populace, after all. but that paltry attempt of flirting gives her pause, and she throws achilles a utterly flat look. ]

Hmph. Never heard of that one before.

[ that's not a lie, though. who would even hit on lawrence scum, anyway.

the drunken clone stirs, and mumbles something close to coherent. ]

Tha's a good one. Say it again... urp.

[ eula freezes, and almost drops her other self. is this really her, though? there has to be a mistake. ]

[accredit]

[ her response only furthers whatever initial spark of amusement he's felt. it's no denying that this was probably the right call. interesting at least, and maybe somehow he's managed to dodge his own bullet here.

with that thought in mind, he gives her a small shrug. ] At least one of you like it. You might want to take some pointers from her. If you can't manage to smile now, you definitely won't be smiling in the afterlife, Miss. [ it's a statement to what he's experienced at least, but with that said, he does manage to reach out and grasp hold of... second her?

but, if eula notices, he is definitely looking at the both of them. they really are the same woman in every way. ]

hall of mirrors!

[fellsound]

( This kind of entertainment isn't exactly new to him — Century Egg recognises it from Light Kingdom festivals His Highness insisted on dragging them all to — but it's strange to see the kind of magical enchantments a dream can place on such an otherwise mundane maze. Much like the demon costume he's been tossed into (cheap plastic horns in a red which clashes horribly with his overall colour scheme, a matching forked tail and pitchfork, black pleather wings stuck to his overcoat), this hall of mirrors goes beyond the simple human entertainment which finds its place on Tierra and into the mystical and strange.

For example: he is certain that mirrors are not supposed to play a scene of him mistaking one of Black Tortoise's visitors as a threat and trying to block them entrance to the palace.

He's also pretty sure that never actually happened.

And more importantly, he's also certain that this young woman on the floor, sodden drunk, fell out of one of the mirrors. In the blink of an eye. Which means that the identical young woman trying to help her is most likely another visitor like himself.

So, without any ado, Century Egg shifts to her side and tosses an arm over his shoulder, ready to help heft up this stranger. )

These mirrors possess a strange magic, don't they?

( But that doesn't mean he can't talk to the woman trying to haul her clone out of here while they work. )

[disagree]

Mirrors are magical in their own way, but they did not have to add these magic tricks when the hall is already this convoluted...

[ she sighs. the guy looks capable enough to be able to lift up her other lame self, but she'll offer her own shoulder anyway. ]

Now, then. Do you know where the proper way out is?

musical catacombs

[concierto]

[Meanwhile it appears that Mondstadt's famous(?) bard is trying to do just that. His feet tap to the beat of the music on the squares that light up in time. Venti has perfect and excellent sense when it comes to anything musical so he seems to be doing quite well!

Even as he lets out a drunken little giggle. The devil's tail he has swishing back and forth as he tilts his head. He has matching red horns too.]

Ehe, is that so? Well! Why don't we see how well you can do, Miss Eula Lawrence?

[Oh, he still seems to recognize her even as his face is red with drunkenness.]

It's a game and a musical one at that! It reminds me of the festivals in Mondstadt! How can you refuse the challenge? Ehe!

[disagree]

[ ah, literally speak of the devil. eula can only give venti a flat look as she watches him prance around on the dancepad. there really is no denying his expertise when it comes to music and applying it to a silly dance, is there? especially with that familiar drunken flush on his cheeks. ]

I often don't have enough time on my own to enjoy the festivals back home, but...

[ it is rather tempting. since when was the last time she'd let herself loose, anyway? ]

All right. Whoever wins will be treated by the loser to a cocktail. Does that sound fair, bard? [ he has a name......... ]

[concierto]

A wager with a drink on the line?

[Well well well. How can he refuse? Venti's eyes sparkle with the challenge because when it comes to being musically inclined he can't be beaten. But... She's also a dancer, is she not? It'll be a challenge that's sung about in the ballads for ages to come!]

Sure, let's play.

[He'll motion for her to take the second dance mat!]

musical catacombs

[monoceroscaeli]

[After drinking with Kaeya for a bit, he's parted ways with the Calvary Captain to try more of this dancing game. Childe is unceremoniously using a tombstone near the game to set his drink down upon, clearly having drank a bit of fire-water up until this point. But one thing he can do is dance, and he's pretty sure he's gotten the hang of this game.

Even faced off against a couple of people, and a tipsy Tartaglia is willing to face off against a few more, or even try this other mode that seems to be on the game. Co-op!

But, he hears her criticism of the game, and a red-faced bright smile meets it with a gleam in his eye.]

Come join me then! This should prove no challenge for you then.

[disagree]

[ she just stares at this clearly intoxicated man, her nose wrinkling at the suggestion. ]

Of course it wouldn't be. But it wouldn't be a fair fight when one of us is too inebriated to stand on his two feet.

[ something something knight's honor. and also it's kind of pathetic to be partnered in that state anyway. ]

[monoceroscaeli]

Oh ho. Challenge accepted.

[He might be a little tispy, but he won't let his Snezhnayan honor be insulted here. He gestures to the pad next to him, for her to join him anyway.]

How about this. If I lose, you can go on your way. If I win, you have to play this "co-op" mode I've seen where both people work together to beat a song. I want to try it at least once, as a change of pace before I continue to trounce everyone who challenges me.

[It will be as chaotic as he can possibly make it.]

cirque du souleil

[perfectmask]

[Her partner turns out to be a teenager, who's observing the tightrope carefully. He carries a rather sizable scythe in his hand, very much at ease with it. It does match well with his grim reaper costume, too.

Yuto looks over at Eula with a confident looking smile.]

Yep, something like this is no problem for me!

[Doing it with a partner, however... It really depends on their synergy and how well they adapt. Or how fast. But this is a dream, maybe it'll be fine?]

[disagree]

[ a nod. ] In that case, just follow my lead.

[ the rope, at the very least, is thick enough for her to walk on. so she takes a deep breath and a few steps onto the shaky pathway, treating it like a catwalk more than anything with a proper poise and and a steely look in her eyes as she stares ahead. ]

[perfectmask]

[With a thought, Yuto decided to keep his scythe out. It would make for an exciting show for the audience to enjoy. It would be simple enough to dismiss it if he have to.

After she step onto the tightrope, Yuto waits for take a couple more steps before he joins her. The rope shifts slightly from his weight joining Eula's, as he carefully walks behind her. He slung his scythe across his shoulders, seemingly casual and at ease.

The crowds watching them are quiet, watching them move. There may be a few comments, only to get hushed by their neighbours.]

musical catacombs

[identitycrisiscore]

[ There's a snorting noise from behind Eula as someone else finds their way into the deepest part of the party-tomb. Should her curiosity be piqued, she'll find a young man with spikey blonde hair in... well... ]

Couldn't agree more. It's not exactly high art to dance to the beat.

[ Cloud, your dance was literally a rhythm game. ]

It's definitely not what I'd compare to where I come from, anyway... I've had to do worse.

[ But in this outfit? ]

MY MC FR FR

[disagree]

[ oh, her curiosity is piqued, all right. she's just... pleasantly surprised at seeing this guy in a dress and being utterly cool about that it almost took her aback. least she didn't laugh or anything like that. ]

So you do an eye for the fine arts.

[ does he...? ]

But doing this game in a dress is the least of your worries, unless you accidentally step on your skirt and fall. Can you handle it?