event: step right up

[mayfield_mods]

[Sometime during the night, it seems something new has arrived. Nothing threatening this time, though. It seems the carnival has come to town!

Where normally there's only a plain grassy area in the town park, now there are rows and rows of brightly colored and lit stalls, bursting with food and games. All the stalls are manned by drones, though none you've seen around before. Besides that, it looks like there are a few fun looking rides, an exciting show, and a swell funhouse that's sadly boarded up for the time being.

So everything is pretty old and rusty, that just lends it charm. And please don't mind the grime, the strange smells, or the slightly haunting music. Have a sense of adventure, there's nothing off about any of this at all.

Get ready for some good ol' fashioned fun!]

OPEN!

Comments

[thebeastwithout]

Fries?! Where? You see fries?

[Beast Boy takes another bite out of his deep-fried pie as he glances around.]

[kinship]

Not 'fries'... fried! Like your pie.

[He inches a bit closer, peering at it warily.]

Can you even tell what the filling is under all that fried pastry?

[thebeastwithout]

Umm...

[Beast Boy chomps for a little bit.]

...Think it's sugar.

[kinship]

You're not even a little bit worried about eating something from a mysterious carnival that Mayfield has provided?

[Seriously, he half expects that thing to be crawling with poisonous ants or something.]

[thebeastwithout]

[snarf snarf gulp]

Whaddaya mean? It's only the milk we've gotta worry about, right?

[How has Beast Boy made it this far in life?]

[kinship]

[He makes a good case and Cain's stomach is growling. Besides, Beast Boy doesn't look like he's keeling over.]

You're right, did they do burgers at that stand?

[Damn Alfred getting him hooked on burgers.]

[thebeastwithout]

Probably. They've got just about everything else you'd wanna have at a carnival.

[And down goes the last gulp.]

...I'm getting another!

[kinship]

Have you been to a lot of carnivals before? This is my first one.

[But he's quite enjoying it, even considering how dilapidated a lot of it looks.]

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah, once or twice! ...I guess you read about 'em more than you ever really go. It's usually more fun to imagine than it actually is.

[kinship]

I don't know, it's pretty fun so far. And I bet I could win a prize at one of the games... I'll challenge you to see who can win one first?

[thebeastwithout]

Hah! I could win these games in my sleep. You're on.

[kinship]

I'm sorry to say that you're going to lose.

[Competitive? Cain? Never.]

[thebeastwithout]

I'm sorry to say that I'll beatcha so hard you'll get knocked out and start dreaming about how I'm gonna lose.

[that doesn't make any sense beast boy]

[kinship]

...I look forward to seeing that.

[Even if he's not quite sure what that is.]

Choose your game.

[thebeastwithout]

Fishin'.

[beat]

Nah, that one's boring. Let's play darts!

[kinship]

You're on! First one to win a prize, wins the bet!

[What a shame they'll probably both play forever and win nothing.]

[thebeastwithout]

[ten hours later, Beast Boy transforms into a T. Rex and stomps on the entire booth. all of the balloons are popped in your face cain]

Hold it!

...Wait, what're we betting?

[kinship]

[He will concede Beast Boy the winner when that happens, if the balloons get popped then who cares if it's with a dart or a T-Rex foot?]

Hm. How about... a surprise? If you win, I'll get you a surprise I think you'd like and visa versa.

[thebeastwithout]

...Sounds like Christmas. OK, I'm in.

[kinship]

You had better be thinking of a good gift already, because I'm going to win.

[thebeastwithout]

Hey. I get the best gifts, but I'm sorry to say you're not gonna get any this time.

...You like tofu, right?

[kinship]

[He snorts, shaking his head.]

You have to come up with something way better than tofu.

[thebeastwithout]

You leave your gift to me and you focus on coming up with something good for me.

[kinship]

I already have the perfect gift idea for you.

[It's a terrible idea.]