+ Somewhere a Grandiose Carnival Was Going on in the Sky +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The grounds of the Mansion
When: March 9-16
Rating: PG-13 (warn if you go higher)
Summary: The Red Queen has thrown a carnival for everyone!
The Story:


From Friday, March 9, through Friday, March 16, the gardens and grounds of the Mansion will be a sprawling a carnival. The masked, unspeaking vendors will be selling trinkets and running free game booths. Carnival rides, exhibits, and foods represent all of the various cultures of those currently residing in the Mansion.


Of particular note, and perhaps incongruously, everything is decorated with red hearts.

Use this log for any and all of your carnival needs!

Comments

[moraloutrage]

Y-you are? [He looks back at her as she pulls him up, and then he smiles warmly at her.]

Then I feel happy as well! And proud to accomplish this! [Now he raises a hand to salute her instead.] Let's focus on these positive feelings!

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[ Monika can't help smiling at him. Just for fun, she salutes back. ] You're so silly sometimes, Kiyo.

[ There's an awkward silence. She's stalling, even though she knows she needs to go before she gets into this too deeply. ]

Um. Thanks for riding with me. [ Her head jerks towards the roller coaster. ] I'm glad my first time could be with you.

[moraloutrage]

[As she mimics his salute and calls him silly, he can't help but chuckle.]

You are welcome. I never imagined that my first time would be so wild and full of thrills, but I am glad to have received the experience! So, I am glad as well. Thank you for convincing me to give try that reckless ride!

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Well, um, I don't really know if you could call it "convincing" when I kinda dragged you on, ahaha.

But, even considering the circumstances... [ She gives a coy smile. ] It was pretty romantic.

[ Yes. Screaming your lungs out is sooo darling. ]

[moraloutrage]

[Okay so maybe she hadn't given him much of a choice in the matter! But before he can acknowledge that, she says that last word... and renders him a deer in the headlights.

He had not been thinking about romance! He usually doesn't. But now that she's said that word, his heartbeat accelerates and s blush spreads across his face.]

R... Romantic...? [He stammers nervously.]

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[ OH GOSH THIS IS PRECIOUS. Could it be that she gets the honor of being his first true love?! Fuck that stupid bear, she can't pass up this opportunity!

Monika grabs his hands, grinning like a fool. ]

Yes! [ She sighs dreamily. ] Don't you remember? The two of us together, strapped in and bodies softly touching, with nowhere to go and facing abject terror? And then...the adrenaline rushes through us and creates an immediate bond. We entered the ride as friends...and leave as something special.

[ Her eyelashes flutter as she looks up at him. ] So romantic~

[moraloutrage]

[Or the first person to make him realize that a romantic moment just happened! He looks even more petrified and flustered as she grabs her hand and go on.]

Ah... of- of course I remember! That... does describe what we just experienced, but I... I did not realize that this was how... how that happened! [How does I shot romance, the Ishimaru story.]

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[ She blinks. ] Oh, no! It can happen in so many ways! We could've been walking on the beach, or maybe sharing a candlelit dinner. Ooh, or-or looking up at the stars together!

Or. [ It's forward as hell, but she touches his cheek. That's just who she is! ] A carnival ride. Isn't it wonderful?

[moraloutrage]

I... I see.

[He sweatdrops!! And glances nervously towards the hand touching his cheek. It's quite warm!]

W-well... Yes, I cannot deny that it was a wonderful experience. I just... I apologize! ...Even with all of my studies, I know nothing of this sort of thing!

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Aww~~!

[ Monika giggles and pulls him into a tight hug. ] It's okay! I can teach you so much!

[ She leans back with a dreamy sigh. ] Where would you like to start? Flirting? Displays of affection?

[ And there she goes, leaning in uncomfortably close. ] Kissing?

[moraloutrage]

[He continues to be caught off-guard by the hug and the leaning! He stares her down uncertainly, practically his entire face red by now. At a loss of words, he tries to mutter anything.]

A-ah... I... I...

[Then he winces and calls out!]

I do not believe that I am r-ready for such lessons at this time, thank you!

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[ She pouts. How sad! And right when she was about to kiss him!!!

With a small "aww," she lets him go. ]

Did I overwhelm you? Should we go slower?

[moraloutrage]

[Ishimaru looks down at the ground, feeling equal parts bashful and guilty.]

...Er... Y-yes. To... both of your questions.

[He takes a quick breath.]

I apologize for disappointing you, Monika-kun! B-but this... This is all too new to me!

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[ She laughs. ] It's okay! I'm not disappointed!

[ Much. Mostly. ]

That's what makes it great! New love is so amazing! It's like a small flower bud in spring, taking in the sun until it spreads its petals to show its true beauty to the world!

[ Monika sighs happily. ] I envy you. It's such a great feeling.

[moraloutrage]

[Such a passionate description! She even says 'love'. Ishimaru blinks uncertainly and raises a hand over his chest as he dwells on this.]

Y-you have described it very well. This feeling... this is 'love'? [That would explain that warm feeling in his chest. But... he's also felt that same way sometimes around Sayaka, or when thinking about her. What could it mean?]

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[ Monika beams. ] Of course it is!

[ Aaand if it's actually not...it still is! ]

How does it feel? You can tell me!

[moraloutrage]

[Ishimaru promptly looks even more flustered as he considers that.]

A-ah! I... I see! Thank you... for educating me on this matter, Monika-kun!

[He pauses as he gathers his voice and nervously goes on.]

W-well, it feels quite... quite warm. And pleasant, and exciting! But it also makes me feel very... nervous!

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[ GASP. ] Then do you know what that means?

[ She takes his hands, smiling like a proud teacher who just helped her student overcome a difficult problem. ] Your love is pure!

[moraloutrage]

[He gasps slightly as she takes his hands.]

It- it is?! Well, I am glad for that much. If such a feeling... was not pure, than it would definitely be inappropriate!

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Aww, you shouldn't think like that. Even the most inappropriate forms of love can be special in their own way.

[ Not that she'd know. ]

So. [ His hands get a tiny, encouraging squeeze. ] What do you want to do about it?

[moraloutrage]

Ah-! [He turns redder as his hands are squeezed.]

I... I do not know! I... feel quite confused...

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[ Monika tries not to make a face. She wants him to figure this stuff out on his own, but...she also wants to make sure he does what she wants. ]

Is there, like, anything you might want to ask me...?

[moraloutrage]

I... I suppose there is another thing I want to ask about this feeling that I feel! [He looks up towards her nervously.]

If... I have also felt this feeling before, around another person... What does that mean?

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[ It takes a lot of effort not to want to hound him for who this mystery person is, though the question is already burning through her chest.

AUGH. ]

Well, um. If they really meant something to you, you probably would've said something to them by now! Buuut I'm sure you haven't, so I guess I'm the lucky one! Ahaha!

[ There she goes, leaning in close again. ] Right?

[moraloutrage]

Ah... [He takes that in, but he hasn't quite so sure. He may not have told Sayaka the sorts of things that Monika is saying to him now, but he has told her that she is special to him...

But he can't dwell on it much before Monika is close to him again, and his nerves take over.]

If- if that is the way it works, then yes! Truly... I am the lucky one, to know such wonderful people!