Fantasy Cirque de Monstres (1941) second edition

[Sungwonc01]

Lucas looked surprised when Emmaline put her hand over his. He had never told anyone else before about his feelings in this depth before, not even towards Edith. They always seemed to brush it off whenever he got close.


"No, theres no need to be sorry madame Emmaline. I feel. . . relieved that at least somebody understands how I feel."


Lucas gave a warm and appreciative smile. He then shifted his body a little closer to Emmaline.


"And believe me Cenzio. I have tried to make it a reality for a long long time. Longer than I care to admit. But with the investigators focusing their attention on us, I cannot honestly hope for a fairy tale ending."


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

"Speaking of investigators..." Cenzio began, crossing his legs and letting out a deep sigh. His facial expression was slightly worried.


"They seem to be particularly interested in... well, Emmaline and us. Also, Nora and Paul. Supposedly, we have some here today." He leaned back into his chair and rested his skull against the plush fabric. Palomar clasped his hooves together and looked to the floor, a little worried now.


"Apparently one of our little rabbits saw a man carrying a hammer in his pocket on the way into the tent." He glanced up at Emmaline, who was now frowning in confusion.


"A... hammer?"


"Yes, and I'm not sure why. Keep close to us after the show, darling."


"We wouldn't want you getting smashed to bits, would we?" Cenzio made a pouty face and grinned shortly afterwards. The doll glanced away and back to Lucas, who seemed to have shifted a little closer. Her blue eyes met his for a moment.


"Maybe you will get a fairy tale ending... You never know." She smiled reassuringly, despite the fear she felt inside.


@Sungwonc01

 

[Sungwonc01]

Lucas eyes went down in a squint and he frowned. The investigators still met with the circus on relatively good terms. Still, if an investigator was sneaking around with a hammer...


Lucas gave a reassuring smile.


"Maybe, maybe not. Maybe I'm caught in a fairy tale and I just don't know it yet...perhaps my story will be up with the most memorable of them."


Lucas suddenly became very protective of Emmaline. His eyes turned alert and slightly fearful.


"Madame Emmaline, you must promise to be careful. I can feel it in my darkened soul, this night will not go by quietly. Cenzio, this man, what did he look like? I would like to know for...future reference."


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[Axeykins]

Sisceal's lust red eyes widened as this new person arrived and nonchalantly began to feel up Lady Nora. What was this nonsense!?! These circus people were more....odd than he first thought. At least that's what he tried to tell himself as he avoided gawking with a face that was ever reddening. "Can we--" He had to stop and clear his throat as his voice cracked in a hilarious manner. "Can we please get on to the questions? We shouldn't keep them too long if the shows are starting soon."


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @Sungwonc01 @theunderwolf

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Kaname, slowly becoming calm, used his voice to figure out where he actually was, realizing she as turned a little away from him. She moved in closer, hugging him with her small body. One of the few times she really let others touch her, since this time, she felt it was safe and that she wasn't going to be touched by anything that wasn't what she thought she was touching. She knew that it was a person for sure this time, which she was correct that what she was hugging was a person. Marius was a person after all, even if not entirely human.


@Axel1313

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Sammy looked at the twins, she was still very confued by them.


"Must you always finish eachother's sentences? You are two separate people."


She crossed her arms and looked at the duo.


"I wonder how the others deal with you two."


She sighed when they mentioned the situation of most of the members.


"Well, that didn't even cross my mind....."


She realized the whole, finding more info thing would be hard since, the twins and Sayuri admitted that they either were orphaned or came from broken homes.


They could have changed their names or, not even know their real names.....


She was already coming up with new ways to find info on them when Sayuri started to pull her towards the mirror maze.


"Whoa hey."


She dug her heels into the ground.


"I have a job to do right now! And it doesn't involve the mirror maze."


She used all of her strength to stay where she was.


"Since you know Nora so well can you tell me what exactly is her relationship to Nora?"


@Gilmoregirl12 @Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[Axeykins]

"Um.....that's not really telling me about yourself, but okay." He chuckled, teasing her slightly. His smile softened and he wrapped his arms lightly around her to show he was a friend. "I'm glad you're finally calming down and warming up to me here.... For a bit I thought I was scaring you off."


@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Sayuri

Sayuri kept tugging for a little bit, not realizing they weren't moving at all. Then, she realized they were still there when the investigator told her that they had a job to do. Job or not, Sayuri wanted somebody to go to the mirror maze. She didn't care who they were or what they were doing; she just wanted somebody to actually go to the mirror maze. She almost never gets people at the mirror maze, and it saddened her. She was always being either forgotten about, or ignored. That's why she was here at the circus in the first place. Even at a place where somebody like her fit in, she didn't fit in or belong at all. "You're all mean..." Sayuri mumbled, letting go of Sammy's hand and turning around, starting to walk off. She ignored everything else Sammy said past 'it doesn't involve the mirror maze.'


@Gilmoregirl12


Kaname

Kaname 'looked' up at Marius, still hugging him. "O-oh... You want to know more... about me...? I'm not sure what to say then..." Kaname was a little embarrassed, as well as was a little nervous, though above all, she seemed to be calm enough for now. "I should probably say my name though... I'm Kaname... Kaname Ushinawa." The girl was now relaxed enough she could draw the energy of her angels in order to sense everything around her, and she was glad to be calm enough to do it. At least now, she could keep from bumping into people like she did Marius just a few minutes ago. "Is there... anything in particular you want to know about me...?"


@Axel1313

 

[Sungwonc01]

Edith eyed at the investigators with seemingly disinterest. In reality her mind was racing.


"Oh don't mind me at all. I am just giving madame Nora her afternoon massage. You know how it is with performers, you either take good care of them or else they'll collapse on themselves."


Edith turned back to Nora. She had searched over every part of her body for Sayuri and found no trace.


Well almost every part.


Edith started whispering quickly toward Nora's busom, in which she was sure Sayuri was hiding. To the investigators, it appeared as if Edith was trying to talk with Nora's mammalaries.


"Sayuri, Sayuri come out of there now!"


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


@Axel1313


@theunderwolf

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

"Before I say anything, he wasn't an investigator, dear."


Cenzio told Lucas, examining his pointy fingertips as if he didn't have a care in the world. Palomar sighed and shook his head slowly.


"Whoever it is, he didn't look like he was from around here. He had a scruffy beard, about 6'2 in height, and wore a red shirt with ripped jeans. The hammer was in his back pocket." He said in a worried tone. The skeleton sprawled out on the couch with his legs dangling over the edge. Emmaline listened carefully, frowning and looking down at the floor.


"Why... would he have a hammer?" She asked, flashing Lucas a worried look. Cenzio frowned and exchanged glances with the skeleton next to him.


"I don't know. But if an unfamiliar man walks up to you, please don't converse with him, darling." He pleaded, his face somewhat upset. Emmalina nodded slowly, still not understanding. Why would someone be after her of all people?


@Sungwonc01

 

[theunderwolf]

Oh joy shes seducing Sisceal. Will thought, This is going soooo well. Then the breast massage came. "Please ma'am continue I don't want to interrupt any performance preparation. Anyway... Ms.Ravenswood while I realize you are a circus performer and thus uninformed on the matters of reporting, establishing Identities and positions in the circus are very important for accurate reporting. I will drop the cockney accent though." And he did," Most people find it charming, but you're apparently too cold and worldly to appreciate it, so where does the circus normally travel?"


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @Axel1313 @Sungwonc01

 

[Axeykins]

"Excuse me for a moment. I feel a little light headed... I've got tah...tah go get a little air." Sisceal could not have been any brighter shade of red. He was stiff as a board and wobbling back and forth as he stood there. Not to mention his accent grew thicker and his voice went up a few octaves. "Can you take care a things here while I'm gone for a but Will?"


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @theunderwolf @Sungwonc01


"It's a pleasure to meet you Kaname. My name is Marius Poarta." He smiled. He knew she couldn't see it, but it was just habit. He'd never really met any other blind people until now. "And no need to be nervous. I'm just trying to create a little small talk. Like...where are you from, what do you like, dislike? Things like that."


@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Nora looked at the Edith who was whispering to her chest.


"Edith darling, I would check the backstage."


She looked at the investigators who, seemed less then comfortable the situation she rolled her eyes at Siscal.


"You should leave before you pass out pretty boy."


She looked back at Will who, was dropping the act. She was still curious as to why he mentioned rank amongst the cirque.


"Well sir, the cirque travels anywhere and everywhere. We just choose locations we want to go. Berlin happens to be where Paul is from. So we travel here at least once a year."


She was being honest, nothing really sounded suspicious. At least it didn't to her, but yet again she wasn't really normal.


"is there anything else maybe, more important you want to know? I must go and fetch and king cobra, it is feeding time for him and he does get angry."


She raised an eyebrow and a sinister grin appeared on her face.


"Have you ever seen an angry cobra sir?"


@Sungwonc01 @theunderwolf @Axel1313

 

[Dark_Psycho]

~ Aria/Zafarina ~


Aria had been waiting backstage, she how ever decided to step out of the tent a minute. She saw the twins and the investigator talking. She slipped the other way and Sayuri bumped into her. Her dragon like eye's turned to the girl and picked her up."Woah woah, Hey are you okay?" She asked the smaller girl. She looked her over gently. She didn't want the girl hurt or upset.


@Kiyoko Tomoe


~Zane/Jasper and Nikita/Death~


The twins watched her and shook there heads in tandom. Sayuri was so hard to be around. They didn't really like kids. They both crossed there arms as they watched the girl run off. They turned to Sammy. Zane started,"We don't have to." He said."But we like to. Being sperate people."Nikita said."Doesn't mean we can't be close and." Zane said."Finish each other's sentences and thoughts." Niki said. They shrugged,"The girl is like a younger sister to all." Zane said."Aria how ever is your ticket ,but she probably won't say much though " Nikita finished. Jasper hooted and spread his wings. The owl fluffed up its feathers and went back to sleep. Death stuck his head up and cawed at the inspector. Nikita scolded the bird."Can't Live with birds."Zane said."Can't Live with out them."Nikita finished. They watched Sammy with small playful grins


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


DeathToAllBetrayers

 

[Sungwonc01]

Yes madame Nora, I have checked the backstage and the trailer and even the toilets its just..."


Edith paused as not one hundred feet away was Sayuri with that one woman investigator. Edith's cheeks turned a deep shade of red and she said nothing for a long while. She was deeply embarrassed.


Finally, after a while, she spoke. "Now if you will excuse me investigators." She said with a shaky voice. "I have to return to my other obligations." Edith avoided Nora's gaze as much as possible.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @Axel1313 @theunderwolf


 
Lucas shook his head and tried to focus. It was very likely that this man was just a handyman or a carpenter hired by Paul. But the very thought of someone with ill intent toward the cirque brought some remembrances first and foremost to his mind.


"I do not think there is any perceivable threat. It is very unlikely that this man is here to harm us, any of us. However it would serve us all well if we were to avoid conversing at great lengths with anyone not one of us."


However Lucas couldn't help but feel a small but significant wrenching feeling of worry in his gut. He didn't like how the investigators were snooping around and it made him sick to his stomach. He leaned in towards Emmaline's ear.


"Madame Emmaline, do you think it would be possible for you to see me after the show? It would help put away some worries and concerns about a certain somebody out of my mind..."


Lucas gestured vaguely toward Emmaline and smiled a little confidently, his natural swagger coming back just in time for performances.


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[theunderwolf]

"Go cool your head or fish for some info Sisceal," Will said with a smile as he waved to the departing breast inspector. Obviously some of the circus folk were less then stable. Nora included. He reflected as she described their routes, we've go t a city of origin for Paul now and hopefully with some dedicated record scrubbing by a weak willed friend, we'll get some solid past info on him. He stopped scribbling it all down and listened to her counter question, " More important eh? That's a good question. What would you as a professional circus performer consider important for the public to know? Angry cobra included? I've seen one of the reptiles in the London Zoo, didn't make it mad though. The lion was enough for one day! But if he really needs to be fed, I'd love to watch or we could pick this up later."


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"Me pass out? Ha...no nooo...I just need a drink or something....it's been a long day" He stammered. His face not even losing a hint of that redness. "I'll be right back." He spoke lightning fast as he rushed off to get something to drink from the concession stands and find a place to cool his head. What was wrong with him? He was a professional yet was instantly draw to Lady Nora like that....maybe he was getting sick or something?


@Lady Luna Ravenswood @theunderwolf

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Sayuri

Sayuri was already quite angry as it was, and being bumped into didn't help one bit. She pushed herself away from the person, an aura of loneliness and anger surrounding the girl as she made her way towards the mirror maze once more, ignoring any and all things around her aside from the mirror maze. She was too upset to even eat cheese, with the only thing able to really calm her down Nora. Otherwise, there was a decent chance of Sayuri not taking her part in the circus.


Sayuri's walksing slowly became running, her barreling right in the mirror maze and disappearing among the impossible to navigate mirror walls. Sayuri was being reflected through the entire maze, in one section, then the next, then going in several directions... All of which was visible due to the mirrors reflecting her actions several times over. She eventually made it to her little area at the center, which only she and Nora, maybe Paul too, really knew about.


Sayuri slipped through the rotating mirror and locked it in place, sitting down in the completely dark and lonely small space, which she barely even fit in herself. Sayuri started messing with the mirrors and shifting them around so not even Nora or Paul would know the layout at all. She basically contradicted herself in what she wanted. She wanted somebody there so she wasn't lonely, but she wanted to be left alone. Deciding to just be alone until it's her turn, she curled up in a ball and created a warm blanket for herself, having turned the maze into a cold and foggy place to make navigation just the harder, and illusion from reflecting on the mirrors more effective.


@Gilmoregirl12


Kaname

"I-I'm half... Half American, half Japanese... I came here... from America... I-is it... weird that I'm half...? I-I hope not..." Kaname was quite worried, though her voice seemed calm despite the shakiness and hesitation in it. Overall, she seemed calm, yet at the same time, nowhere near calm. Difficult to tell, but more clearly still a little ways off from calm. Still calm enough to be of no worry though. She was still hugging Marius, though she didn't notice at all she still was.


@Axel1313

 

[Axeykins]

"Really?" He cocked an eyebrow. "That's really interesting actually. I am a pure blooded Romanian and never even traveled out of the country once until I joined the cirque, so I always find it so interesting to meet others from different places. Tell me....what was it like where you lived in America? As best as you can of course."


@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed as she sat down in a tree, watching over the cirque. Everything was a mess, as usual, but she didn't want to come down. She felt distanced from all of them, which she was. Even though she was nice, it didn't change the fact that she wasn't like everyone else. She didn't know how to fit in, even with freaks. They all had something, or someone to think about, to talk about, but half the things she said or did made people very uncomfortable. She pursed her lips silently as she let her pencil wobble on her lips as she looked around. She blew the pencil off her lips and she was going to catch it, but it slipped though her fingers. Letting out a soft squawking sort of noise, she shot forwards, bending over the branch to catch it, moving until she was to the end of her toes, barely gripping the branch by her ankles as she grabbed her pencil. She let out a soft sigh, before swinging herself a few times, giggling as the blood rushed to her head and she flipped onto the branch.


She sat back down, messing with her shortly chopped white hair as she looked down at the grounds. Performances would probably be starting soon, so she should probably go meet with Rin before the show to see if they where going to combine their acts tonight, which they probably would. If she remembered, she had seen her with her black attire on, so that usually meant she wanted to collaborate. Jumping off her branch and onto the ground barefoot, she set a smile on her face before running towards the tent, weaving though the crowd gleefully.

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Nora looked at Edith.


"Darling don't be embarrassed! Also be a doll and tell Paul that he should round up the others."


She spotted Sayuri running off, she looked upset. Nora needed to make sure she was alright before the show started.


"I'm sorry sir, I need to address other things."


She went to got to the mirror maze but, she looked back at Will.


"Oh and, if you are looking for info on Paul, sorry. He was abandoned as an infant and taken in by an elderly woman."


She winked at him before walking to the mirror maze. Upon entry, she saw that her suspicion was right. The foggy cold maze reflected the fact that Sayuri was upset. Nora sat on the ground and looked at a mirror in front of her.


"Sayuri, sweetie. Are you alright? Paul wasn't being mean to you was he."


She was sure Sayuri was eating cheese on Paul's hat again.


@Gilmoregirl12 @theunderwolf

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

The doll nodded slowly, and let a small smile spread across her red lips.


"I'll come see you." She whispered back to him. Her blue gaze met his for a split second before the two skeletons distracted the doll. Cenzio and Palomar seemed to be back to their usual mischief, and were laughing boisterously about something.


"At least I didn't kiss her on stage. That sure got the crowd going." Palomar exclaimed loudly, watching Cenzio burst into a fit of shrieking laughter.


"The kiss of death, my friend." Cenzio winked at Palomar and grinned. The beautiful doll shook her head in amusement.


"Dance with me, Emmaline! We must practice!" Cenzio yelled suddenly, leaping to his feet and yanking Emmaline off her chair. Her blue eyes widened in surprise as she was spun into a circle. The skeleton stopped the doll with his bony hand on her back. Cenzio dipped her head low to the ground while she had a single leg sticking straight up into the air. Her dress began to slid back towards her hips. Emmaline blushed as her long, bare, perfectly slimmed porcelain leg was revealed. Cenzio laughed and brought the doll back to a normal standing position. He twirled her once more, but sent Emmaline in the direction of Lucas. She plopped down onto his lap, letting out a small oomph as she did so. The doll had to blink a few times to clear her vision. She expected the person she was sitting on to be Palomar. But it wasn't.


Before Emmaline had time to react, Cenzio smirked mischievously at Lucas.


"You said you knew how to dance, yes?" He motioned towards the doll on his lap.


@Sungwonc01

 

[Taelonthesands]

Dá fú nī watched as the investigator woman walked over to another man. Dá fú nī assumed it was another investigator on the case. Dá fú nī was a bit perturbed by the women, for she had offended more then one of her precious Hanizi, but Dá fú nī did not let her emotions get the best of her. She knew that she needed to focus on the performances that were about to start. So turning to the twins Dá fú nī clasp her hands together and relaxed her tensed shoulders before talking to the twins. "Alright you two, we'd best be getting backstage. The performances are going to start any minute and I don't want either of you to miss your ques. I am going to finish helping people find their seats and then I will meet you back stage. If you could get everyone else that would be quite helpful."


Once she finished her spiel to the twins, Dá fú nī walked over to a family who were still figuring out where they were supposed to go. Dá fú nī guided to their seats, as she did with a few other people. All that was left were the investigator woman and man, but Dá fú nī thought it was best for her to left them find their own seats. As she walked back out of the tent, Dá fú nī fiddled with a piece of fabric on her costume. She was anxious about tonight still. Not for herself however, she was more worried about her family and if they would be safe. Letting the worries fill her mind Dá fú nī entered the backstage area and sat on her platform for her performance tonight. She still had a worried look on her face as she sat, but Dá fú nī tired to look down so no one would notice.


@Gilmoregirl12

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Sayuri

Sayuri made it so she was reflected on the mirror, looking like she was sitting on the floor in front of Nora, the mirror she was reflected on seeming non-existent at this point because of the realism. She looked at Nora for a moment, seeming as though it would be best to leave her alone for a bit. "Do you need me...?" She asked, trying to make herself seem just fine by putting a little energy in her voice, though clearly failing to do so effectively. She waited for Nora's response, holding a piece of cheese to try and hide the fact that she was upset enough to not even be capable of eating cheese, something she would do just about anything just to get a single piece.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


Kaname

"W-what it was like...? I-I don't really know... I was always alone and doing pretty much nothing... Not to mention... I can't really describe what it's like, since I well... I can't see what it's like... Not even through a window..." She was now completely calm, fact she was talking about things that were difficult for a girl without eyes to talk about aside. "If you couldn't tell by now, I was well... born blind." She giggled nervously, though not really loud enough for even Marius to hear it. "So... What about you...? Were you... born blind...? If not, how did you end up blind...?"


@Axel1313

 

[Sungwonc01]

Lucas raised his eyebrows at the spectacle unfolding before him and a small disbelieved smile formed onto his lips. An amused look passed through his face when Emmaline fell into his lap.


"You are correct Cenzio. However my dancing is considerably less complicated and has much less...compromising positions."


Lucas cleared his throat comically and then took Emmaline's hand to help her back to her feet. Still holding her hand gently, he started speaking softly.


"I don't suppose a little dance before performances would do anyone any harm, do you madame Emmaline? I promise that you won't be baring any more legs. Come on, it'll be fun!"


Lucas gave Emmaline a pouty and playful smile.


@The Velveteen Rabbit


Nora's words only made Edith's embarrassement even more apparent, giving her ashen grey skin a roseish tint. Still avoiding Nora's gaze, Edith spoke quietly and swiftly.


"Yes Madame Nora. I am incredibly and completely sorry about the...misunderstanding."


Edith walked away meekly and swiftly like a mouse, her mind in shambles. In this mess of thoughts however, a small part of her did not regret it not one bit and quite enjoyed it.


But only a small part.


Edith slowly approached Paul's tent and knocked on the door.


"Monsieur Paul, Madame Nora has called for the start of performances and I have a premonition that it isn't wise to agitate her today."


@Lady Luna Ravenswood