+ 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

[jivitadana]

[Hey, he takes pride in that poker face!]

I'll have to work on that.

[noreason]

Either way, I don't think the Ferris wheel is for us.

[jivitadana]

How about a roller coaster?

[You know all those people that scream and react on one of those? Yeah, not this dude.]

[noreason]

Perfect.

[He looks around and then points toward the nearest one, which also happens to be the biggest.]

That one.

[jivitadana]

You're on.

[Minato was totally cool with the roller coaster. He started to walk that way with Naoki, helping to carry all of the plushies until they found a locker for them.]

No bailing on me.

[Since Naoki could probably jump out of the roller coaster at any time and land on the ground unscathed.]

[noreason]

Never.

[They found a place to stash the plushies and then went to the roller coaster and boarded.]

Alright! Here we go.

[jivitadana]

[See you later, plushies! Minato was now on the ride and feeling the wind in his face and thinking that it had been a very long time since he last did this.

He looked over at Naoki on occasion when he could. He liked the way the teal glow seemed to stream away from Naoki. It looked really cool.]

[noreason]

[Naoki wasn't the type to yell or scream on a ride like this. Instead, he just laughed a few times, enjoying the physical sensation of moving so quickly through the air.

When it's over and he stumbles out of the car, he turns to look at Minato.]

I haven't done that in a long time!

[jivitadana]

Me neither. It was fun.

[They both were pretty much unscathed when they came off the ride.]

Another one?

[noreason]

Yeah!

[Naoki nudges Minato's shoulder in the direction of the next ride.]

[jivitadana]

[Minato smiled and followed Naoki over to that other ride. It was one of those where their feet dangled as they went through all of those loops. He liked hanging out at this carnival. It was fun.]

It makes me miss home sometimes.

[noreason]

Did you do this kind of thing at home much?

[jivitadana]

[Minato shook his head.]

Maybe once, when I was younger. What about you?

[noreason]

A couple times. Once as a kid and once in middle school.

[jivitadana]

There wasn't a lot of time for that, right?

[noreason]

Not after that. And...I think when I get home, it'll feel weird to go to one again.

[jivitadana]

Why weird? [It wouldn't be the same, probably.]

[noreason]

Because things were so serious for a long time.

[Or what felt like a long time.]

I think I'll have to get used to really having fun again.

[jivitadana]

Is being here helping at all?

[Here at the carnival, sure, but Minato meant more like Wonderland in general.]

[noreason]

Yeah. [He smiled.] It's way different here, and it's kind of fun most of the time.

[jivitadana]

I think it's what we make of it too.

[Minato was more than happy to decimate the hedge maze with Naoki any time, any day.]

[noreason]

Same here. It's worth it to be here, really, no matter what other people think.

[jivitadana]

[It really was and he was glad someone else thought so too.]

I like knowing that you have my back. I have yours. Thanks.

[noreason]

[Naoki smiled at held out a hand for a fist bump.]

[jivitadana]

[Fist bump it is!]

Next roller coaster?

[Those things were just waiting out there for them.]