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[animusmods]

Characters: Anyone coming to Zo's carnival
Setting: Cafeteria; please specify the date and location in the carnival in your subject header!
Format: Anything
Summary: Zo has set up a carnival for the residents, but it's not meant to last. Anyone wandering after the bombs go off might see things they never wanted to see...
Warnings: Psychological and body horror
Note: Characters entering the carnival from the 27th to the 30th will experience visions! Please refer to the info post for details and reply to this thread if your character enters the carnival during these days.

[The carnival has taken up the entirety of the cafeteria. A large roller coaster and ferris wheel tower over the residents, while a child-sized roller coaster, a merry-go-round, and spinning teacups project much less daunting silhouettes. Stands are set up with standard carnival foods available, from ice cream to cotton candy. These stands do not ask for anything as payment.

On the twenty-seventh, the carnival appearance changes. The machinery all appears rusted and broken down, as if weathered with decades of rain and snow. Plants grow up and around the rides, ruining them, and all the food is rotten.]

Comments

[puppy_lancer]

Yeah, I know how that works.

So how are you gonna help him woo potential lovers? I can teach you a few ways to fold letters and make them fancier.

[monstrueux]

I will ask those I am acquainted with if they are desirous of love, as I asked you now.

[Because that's sure to go over well.]

I do not know if I need to fold. I am very good at putting on displays!

[puppy_lancer]

[He shrugs.]

Well, if you're sure of it, then.

[monstrueux]

Perhaps others do not share my tastes... You could advise me on such matters!

[Gilles is displaying a remarkable amount of self-awareness, realizing that not everyone loves blood and death. The fact that he's away from all his bad influences for the moment and is focusing on doing something nice for someone else may have something to do with it.]

[puppy_lancer]

Alright. Let's hear your ideas first. And then I can give you tips.

[monstrueux]

[Hmmm, Gilles thinks about this.]

Love is seated in the heart, and people like bright, rich colors... I can preserve any body part after death, so why not offer up a real heart?

[puppy_lancer]

...No. You're shitting me, right?

[monstrueux]

Hm? But it would be beautiful. The heart has a lovely shape.

[He knows Ryunnosuke would like it.]

[puppy_lancer]

Uh...right. How about carving one out of paper then? Looks nicer and is less likely to rot.

[Man, Gilles is sort of...weird when it comes to this stuff.]

[monstrueux]

Paper is not as stimulating or vital...

[It's kind of boring!]

I told you, my magic can preserve corpses. I can easily slaughter a monster to utilize.

[puppy_lancer]

I think the person getting the present really would rather not have actual organs. Really.

[monstrueux]

I know someone who would! But someone else may not. That is why I am asking you for your advice.

[puppy_lancer]

It's safer to just cut them out of paper. Trust me. Or even craft them out of metal. I can show you how.

[monstrueux]

But it is perfectly safe for me! It is striking!

[He considers.]

Metal will be better, but I am not a craftsman. I am an artist!

[puppy_lancer]

Crafts can be art. If you're good enough.

[A pause.]

Though, uh...I'm no brooch-maker.

[monstrueux]

If you are good enough, then you're an artist.

[Gilles, don't be an art snob!]

Now we are making a brooch?

[puppy_lancer]

If you want. And it can be in a heart shape too.

[monstrueux]

Very well. Let us make a brooch.

[Gilles is willing to go along with these things in an attempt to sublimate his killing urges, but so far it hasn't worked out for him that well.]

We can give it to the one who is worthy of Judas!

poor, poor Judas

[puppy_lancer]

Great idea. It can be a token of love or something.

POOR JUDAS. And I wonder when Lancer will realize who Gilles is...

[monstrueux]

Yes, my thought exactly! We can give it to his lover and say it was his idea!

PROBABLY WHEN DERRY TELLS HIM, BUT WHEN WILL HE THINK TO ASK

[puppy_lancer]

Great. And we can find a good floor. Set it up for them to have a date.

YES, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS COULD GO ON

[monstrueux]

Ahh, a date! A fine idea. Yes, I know of such a custom. I have never gone on a date.

[He kidnapped his wife. That doesn't really count.]

How would we set up the floor?

[puppy_lancer]

Oh, I dunno. Some nice light and background music or something? Thinking about getting some candles, maybe. Does anyone in here have candles?