Fantasy Cirque de Monstres (1941) second edition

[Axeykins]

"Oooh, I see now. I didn't realize you were born blind. In that case you don't have to try and describe anything." He chuckled softy. A little embarrassed that he didn't even think to ask how long she'd been blind before asking her to describe things she knew. "As for me, I wasn't born blind. My eyesight began to deteriorate on me at an early age and I eventually went completely blind at about nine years old."


@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

The doll blinked rapidly, trying to clear her mind as Lucas helped her up. Emmaline felt his hand entwined in hers. But she felt no warmth from his hand, even though she knew it was there. His words caught her by surprise. A delicate expression appeared onto her porcelain face.


"Okay. Dance with me." Emmaline's voice was almost playful, but had a soft tone to it. A smile appeared on her face as she stepped closer to him. Cenzio had a hand underneath his chin and a smirk on his toothy mouth. Palomar had an identical expression.


"And so it begins." Palomar whispered to his skeleton friend. Cenzio smiled wickedly and watched the two preparing to dance with each other. Waiting for a spark, or a realization in their eyes to let him know they were falling, and that their plan had succeeded.


@Sungwonc01

 

[Sungwonc01]

Lucas spoke in a tone that was filled with familiarity, almost as if Emmaline was an old friend.


"Don't worry, I'll go slow so you'll learn the moves."


He placed his left hand on Emmaline's backside, significantly lower on the back than is usually normal in waltzing. He then pulled in Emmaline until they were almost face to face.


"The Waltz is a very simple dance. In fact I was there in Austria when it was all the rage with the peasants. It was frowned upon and seen as indecent and obscene because of the close proximity the dancer's shared, but I find it rather romantic and endearing."


Lucas started leading Emmaline in the steps, whispering instructions and tips even small encouragements.


Lucas was so enveloped in the dancing that he no longer thought about or cared about feeling nothing but coldness from Emmaline's body.


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

(I changed their act xD It's not the House of Torment thing. They do a performance called The White Rabbit, which is a ballet type of dance xD )


Cenzio let out a laugh, eavesdropping on their conversation.


"My dear Lucas, have you forgotten so soon?" His face tilted to the left, causing the rabbit ears atop his skull to flop over. Palomar adjusted his white collar and smirked.


"We too are dancers, darling."


"Yes, yes. And Emmaline here is our diamond. The attraction of our performance. Isn't she, Palomar?" The skeleton turned to the being beside him in question. Palomar met Cenzio's nonexistent gaze with a look of pure mischief, grinning wickedly in response.


"Oh yes. She might even be a better dancer then you, Lucas." Palomar teased in a mocking tone. The beautiful doll felt her cheeks become slightly red in embarrassment. But it was true. Their dance was top notch, and very hard to do. Emmaline ignored the two for a second. Her blue eyes stared straight into Lucas', finally realizing how close they really were. She didn't recoil in embarrassment, but simply let a nervous smile play across her lips.


"I guess it has been a while since we've performed." She responded softly to the skeletons, who nodded rapidly in agreement.


@Sungwonc01

 

[Sungwonc01]

Lucas chuckled and shook his head.


"Of course, how foolish of me. For some reason I had thought you had a different act. It must be my forgetful brain. Oh well."


Although Lucas didn't want to admit it, instead of Lucas leading Emmaline it was more like Emmaline leading Lucas. She was on a whole other level than Lucas. Nonetheless, Lucas kept going on, trying the best he could.


"Well I wouldn't say she might be. She is considerably better than me. It is a shame you haven't performed in a while. It is a beautiful display albeit a smidge morbid what with the 'volunteers'."


Lucas gave a conceding and humble smile and leveled his head with Emmaline's. His dark red eyes met Emmaline's and lingered there.


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Sammy looked at the twins after the girl ran off. She was tired of them and, performances were to start anytime now.


"Well, thank you for time."


She smiled at the duo before walking off. She spotted Will talking to Nora who, walked off. She walked up to Will wondering what the snake charmer had said.


"So?"


She looked at him with an anxious look/


"What did she say?"


She was hoping he got some good info.


"also where did Sisceal go? he didn't give into her looks did he?"


@theunderwolf


Paul opened his trailer door to see Edith. He was about to say it was not close to performance time then he looked at his watch. It actually was.


"Ah, thank you Edith."


He grabbed his hat and made his way to the main tent.


"Show time people! Come on, lets go."


He called out to every performer he saw. Repeating his words a few times he arrived at the prep area and saw that Nora was not there. He sighed as he looked at the performers who were gathered there.


"Alright, who wants to go first?"


Nora looked at Sayuri.


"its time for performances sweetie."


She noticed Sayuri didn't seem to be in the best mood. She sighed, she was sure Paul said something to the girl or...


"The investigators talked to you didn't they?"


She let out a heavy sigh as she toyed with her fingers.


"Look, if you don't want to perform tonight that is fine. The investigators are not the nicest."


She looked back up at the girl.


"But, I think it would be disappointing to just hide in here again."


She leaned back and decided, that it was best to try to comfort Sayuri instead of going to the main tent.


@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[jole875]

Jorah had spent his spare time getting his costume and equipment ready for his show. Slipping on a cloak he walked out of the tent and made his way to the trailer area where he promptly spotted Paul asking who wanted to go first. Slipping his hand into the air for a few seconds he signaled over to Paul he volunteered.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[Sungwonc01]

Edith stood silently off to the side of the prep area and watched the performers shuffle in. She crossed her arms as she took role of those who were present and those who were absent. She found that apart from Nora, Lucas and that one doll girl were yet to make an appearance.


Edith frowned and went off to find them. Eventually she made her way to the preshow room where she found Lucus...dancing with the porcelain!


Edith was about to speak up when she noticed Lucas' expression. it held a softness and serenity that she had not seen in many a decade. Edith was almost loathe to end it, however the show had to go on.


"Lucullus?" Edith whispered softly.


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[Axeykins]

The performances were finally starting. Perfect. Sisceal had been off clearing his head and getting something to drink after that little incident of loosing his composure just talking to Lady Nora. He didn't start to head towards the shows though. Oh no, he had other plans. Like sneaking off towards the performer's trailers. They were all going to be in the main tent now right? So this was the perfect opportunity for some snooping.

 

[Taelonthesands]

Dá fú nī raised her head as Paul asked who wanted to go first. Still worried out of her mind however, Dá fú nī shot her hand straight into the air. "Paul dearest I would like to go first first if that is no trouble. I have a bad feeling that if I don't go first things will not turn out well."


Dá fú nī hoped that Paul would figure out that she was in her worried state again and that he would let her go first. Dá fú nī really wanted to get her part over with so she could get back to watching the audience and checking up on well... everywhere. Of Paul said no, Dá fú nī was pretty sure she was going to root herself to the ground and refuse to perform at all.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

Emmaline kept her sapphire gaze locked with Lucas'. She felt simply entranced, and unable to look away no matter how hard she tried.


".... And then, well, it got worse from there. I can't exactly remember-Emmaline? Emmaline! Have you been listening to a word I've said?" Cenzio exclaimed loudly, a slight tone of annoyance in his high pitched voice. At the sound of her name, the doll jolted and loosened her grip on Lucas.


"S-sorry... I was distracted." She murmured quietly, now staring down at the floor. Cenzio shrugged and let out a sigh that rattled his bones.


"Well, anyways, as I was saying-" The booming voice of Paul calling out to the performers interrupted him. Palomar snickered at Cenzio, who gave him a hard kick right in the shins. Emmaline was distracted by Paul's voice, until something moved out of the corner of her eye. Edith stood at the entrance of the backstage area, looking at the doll and Lucas in complete disbelief. She had seemed to be standing there for quite awhile.


"Lucullus?" Emmaline heard the demoness whisper to herself. The doll stepped away from Lucas and smiled nervously at Edith.


"H-hi Edith. I'm sorry I didn't see you at first." Emmaline apologized in a soft voice. Cenzio and Palomar flashed Edith toothy grins and bowed their heads to her in greeting.


"Why, hello our little demoness. Care to join the party?" Cenzio said in a flirtatious voice, motioning towards a chair next to him. Palomar elbowed him hard in the ribs. Cenzio let out a hiss and flashed the skeleton next to him a glare.


@Sungwonc01

 

[Saiyan Princess]

At last, the others would be starting soon. Fiona heard Paul's question and saw her love poke his hand in the air rather quickly. "I'm not interested, Paul." The succubus murmured. "After all, you tend to save the absolute best for last, don't you, m'dear?" Fiona could be a little full of herself at times. "Indeed you do, otherwise, this cirque is all for naught." Fiona kissed Paul's cheek and rejoined Jorah, holding his hand.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood

 

[Sungwonc01]

Edith simply stood there for a second as if thinking about something or someone. Then she shook her head as if warding those thoughts off.


"No need to be sorry my dear, I too would have been lost in my Lucullus' gaze. Although for entirely different reasons..."


Edith said this matter-of-factedly, as if stating the obvious.


She then turned to Cenzio with an amused look.


"Thats a very tempting offer Cenzio, but I'm afraid I'm two hundred years past my prime. The French Revolution was quite the time to be alive..."





Lucas grimaced when Edith said his true demon name. She was the only person who insisted on using it, also calling him the "one true prince" at times. He spoke into Emmaline's ear.


"Yes, Lucullus. My given name from a past I would love to forget. Its a very long story that I'll maybe tell you some other time."


Lucas smiled at Cenzio and Edith's exchange.


"Oh but my dear Edith is a regular party animal! Once you get her intoxicated she will..."


Edith took Lucas by the ear and shushed him.


"Thank you my dear prince, but these lovely people are obviously not interested in my antics, they must get ready for the performances. As should you Lucas."


Edith said this last part with all of the loving embrace of a pissed off mother and led Lucas, still by the ear, out of the tent.


Lucas protested loudly, but it was in vain. Edith's ear pull was too much for him to handle. However he managed to yell a strained "Remember to come by later!" to Emmaline before Edith pushed him out of the tent.


@The Velveteen Rabbit

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Paul looked at Jorah and Da fu who, had both volunteered to go first. He had to make a decision, Da fu always loved going first and, Jorah had never gone first before. He stared at the two before pointing to Da fu.


"Da fu you go first, Jorah you will go second. Also since we have investigator on the prowl please, scale back slightly. Be very careful."


He adjusted his hat before stepping into the tent. The audience applauded his arrival as he put on his nice guy face.


"Ladies and gentle men boys and girls" (insert rousing pre performance here [can never find the right wording] that gets the crowd excited.)


"Now, without further ado, I introduce the great contortionist...Twisted Flower..."


He stepped back out of the ring, looking at Da Fu.


"Your up."


@jole875 @rosamortelle

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

Cenzio made an amused facial expression at Lucas' offer of Edith. He was about to consider it, until the demoness dragged him out of the tent by the ear. The two skeletons burst into a fit of shrieking laugher. They managed to contain themselves, and leaned over the back of the couch. They waved their bony hands mockingly as Lucas was dragged away. Emmaline smiled nervously and waved as well, tilting her head to the side.


When Lucas was out of sight, Emmaline put her hand down and let out a deep exhale. The skeletons, now finally alone with their doll, dropped the mischievous act.


"Well, that was easier than I thought it would be." Cenzio slouched into his chair, and slipped off the couch. He collapsed onto the carpeted floor in a heap of bones.


"What have you two done..." The doll whispered to them, plopping down into a chair in front of a mirror.


"We've done you a favor, dear." Palomar responded in a calm voice, a hand propped under his chin. Cenzio twirled his finger in a circle, bored out of his mind.


"Though, I suppose he will have to find out eventually." He murmured softly. It seemed that was the first time he had been somewhat quiet all day.


The doll's glass hands balled up into fists.


"That man... you know who he is, don't you?"


Cenzio looked up, his rabbit ears perked up now. He chuckled in amusement and rose to his feet. He strode over to her, and placed a hand under her chin. His fingers felt like spider legs against her skin.


"Don't worry, darling... We have it under control." The skeleton turned her delicate face in the direction of his. He smiled in a gentle way. Soon, Palomar was on the other side of her. She hadn't even heard him get up.


"Yes. A simple stroll through the mirror maze, perhaps?"


"Even if he does get his hands on you, the hammer will only break you. Immortality is your strong point, remember?" Cenzio spoke to her in a masked voice, hiding something. For once in her life, Emmaline did not trust them. Palomar nodded in agreement. She stared down at her hands laying in her lap.


"I don't want to break." Emmaline whispered. Cenzio and Palomar leaned over and placed their hands on her shoulders at the same time.


"Then prevent it. Stop the pages from being written." They said in sync. The doll stared blankly at her hands, not saying a word in response.


Cenzio smiled sadly and removed his hand from her shoulder.


"Come now, darling. We have a show to get ready for." He outstretched a hand towards her. Emmaline stared at his hand for a moment, before hesitantly taking it. A porcelain hand in a skeleton's hand.

 

[Axeykins]

"Oooh, I see now. I didn't realize you were born blind. In that case you don't have to try and describe anything." He chuckled softy. A little embarrassed that he didn't even think to ask how long she'd been blind before asking her to describe things she knew. "As for me, I wasn't born blind. My eyesight began to deteriorate on me at an early age and I eventually went completely blind at about nine years old."
@Kiyoko Tomoe

@Kiyoko Tomoe

 

[Dark_Psycho]

~ Aria/Zafarina Zane/Jasper and Nikita/Death~


The twins nodded to the investigator and watched her walk away before making there way to where Paul is he was asking who go first. Da Fu said she go first. The twins leaned on each other wings folded up. They sat and waited for the show to Begin. Aria walked over and lifted an eyebrow."Did you confuse the detective away?" She asked them. She stood next to them arms crossed her dragon form was ready to preform tonight. She was ready to let it loose.


The Twins smirk."Of course we." Zane said."Confused her away."Niki finished."It is what." He said."We do." She said. Aria bods of course you did. You do know that annoys almost everyone here." She said. They look at each other then her and shrug in unison."We know." They say together."Want to stretch." Zane started."Or practice with us." Niki finished. Aria sighed" why not". The twins may annoy people but she likes them. Zane held his hands on the floor for his sister and aria. Aria flipped to her hands and walked onto his holding on. Nikita just waited for him to lift aria. She flew gently on his hand and grabbed arias feet making a triangle. The twins dropped grabbing her on arm under her back. Aria flipped over his arm and landed in the splits laughing."Not bad you two little acrobats. She said


DeathToAllBetrayers

 

[Sungwonc01]

Edith let go of Lucas' ear once they were out of the preshow tent. Her expression was solemn as she uttered a low "Come" to Lucas. They both started walking slowly to where the rest of the acrobats were gathered.


Lucas fingered his ear gingerly, Edith's nails had slightly broken the skin and there was a small amount of blood. He looked pointedly at Edith.


"I wasn't going to tell them, you know I would never do that."


"Really? Because it seemed you were getting awfully intimate with that girl over there."


Lucas just rolled his eyes. "We were just dancing, it was nothing." But even as he said it, he knew it wasn't true.


" 'Nothing' is the flirting you do with anyone who catches your fancy my prince, what happened in that tent was not nothing. I saw the way you regarded her."


Lucas went silent as he couldn't find a proper retort. Edith raised her eyebrows as she realized she hit home. But she remained silent as well. Together, the both of them eventually arrived to where the rest of the performers were gathered.

 

[Taelonthesands]

Dá fú nī silently cheered when Paul picked her. Tonight she was doing one of her classic performances that she had learned back in the years of the old circus. It was one of Dá fú nī's favorites even if it was a more simple piece. It reminded her of Thomas which always made her smile and made her perform even harder then she normally did.


Suddenly the lights in the big tent turned off and a mist filled the tent. Silently, Dá fú nī held her breath as she moved to her platform in the center. Then as the mist faded, a wall of vines and flowers appeared behind Dá fú nī. The flowers bloomed and as if by "magic" they let of an incandescent light that made Dá fú nī's platform glow. People oohed and aahed Then placing a smile on her face Dá fú nī began her performance.


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Once she finished, Dá fú nī did a bow and said "非常感谢." Then she did a back walk over into the vines and disappeared. Then as the mist reappeared the vines faded away with the mist and the crowd cheered.


Dá fú nī, once she was backstage immediately went to Paul and said, "Paul, Hanizi, I am to drained from the performance to finish off tonight. I will be in my trailer if needed."


Then with a brisk pace Dá fú nī ran off and towards the trailers of the performers.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


(Ps ignore the costume the person is wearing. Dá fú nī is still in her green costume from a couple posts back)

 

[Sungwonc01]

Edith frowned as she took roll again. They were still missing quite a few performers even when she didn't count Emmaline. Edith thought long and hard.


She quietly slipped away during Da Fu Ni's performance and began searching the tents for any last stragglers.


By now she was noticeably annoyed. She thought she saw a flash of unnatural white hair in the crowd and called out after it.


"Are there any remaining performers not accounted for?!"


@Icefox11

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Paul watched as Da fu did her performance. She was defiantly good at her act, he even tried to get Nora to learn that. He regretted telling her that as she had slapped him for that. He saw how he deserved that. He walked into the tent after Da fu left, like he said Jorah was next.


"And now ladies and Gentlemen, we have an act all the way from Egypt. I present The Beast of Sands."


He stepped back out of the tent and looked at Jorah.


"Your up, remember we are being watched."


@jole875

 

[jole875]

Jorah looked over at Paul and smiled a bit as he watched some people move the equipment onto the stage, which included a normal car. Walking toward the stage he patted himself down checking for all of his things. Staff, swords, knives, more knives, sand, and a candy. Walking onto the stage he looked around and yawned widely, showing of his fangs and teeth to the crowd. Looking down at himself he gripped at a bag of sand, looking back up he dropped the bag of sand upside down.


Jorah took a few steps behind the car that had been placed their before and gripped at the back end of it, playing as if he were stressing his muscles he watched as newcomers of the circus booed while others that had been here before snickered in defense. Stopping his play he lifted the car with one hand as he gripped at the preplaced grip. Lifting the car into the air he searched through the crowd and suddenly squatted down threw the car.


Directing his finger from the sand to the car a strand shot out toward where the car would land. A specter of Jorah appeared and with little to no strain caught the car. With a loud growl the specter threw the car back at Jorah, with a huff he caught the car and took several slow steps backward. Placing down the car Jorah gripped his staff and slipped it from the holster it had been placed in. Sliding his finger to his side the bag of sand sent strands in every direction of the stage, while also the specter in the crowd rejoining Jorah. Close to twenty beings stood on the stage, including Jorah. All at once they pulled their swords from their scabbards, except Jorah who had his staff in hand.


Jorah pounded the ground and all of the specters let out growls as the sound of clashing metal could be heard. Being thrown, kicked, an punched the specters fought one another. With a swift wave of his finger the specters and their weapons fell to the ground as sand. Taking a candy from his pouch he threw it into the air pulled a knife from his side and threw it hitting the candy and pinning it to the wooden stage. With a bow and loud growl he walked off of the stage.

 

[Lady Luna Ravenswood]

Paul looked at Jorah.


Show off....


He turned to Edith who had taken head count.


"Don't worry dear, we are always missing a few."


He looked at the group that was there.


"Alright, who is going next?"


He was just mad Nora was not here but, Sayuri was not here as well. That meant she was with Nora, which was fine by him. He looked back at the group.


"Well?"

 

[Dark_Psycho]

~Zane/Jasper and Nikita/Death~


The twins listened to Paul and shrugged.


" Hey will go if you want us to boss." They said in unison.


Zan stretched his arms out Nikita next to them. The nodded to there pets to go to there perches. They were ready to go and maybe why not they should preform and get it done with. Besides they wanted see arias act. The girl turned into a dragon and she used fire. Her act was actually cool. They even thought it was cooler then there's. Zane looked at his sister and she smiled back at him.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


DeathToAllBetrayers

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

Sayuri

Sayuri slowly stood up, walking out from the mirror and hugging Nora after dropping her cheese. "I-it's not the investigators... I-it's just......" She said, cuddling up to Nora and coming close to crying. "I-I don't feel... like I belong here... Everybody else is so busy that I never get to do anything fun..." She was clearly lonely. She almost never got to be outside of the mirror maze, and when she did go outside, everybody was either too busy to play with her, or there was just about nobody there. She couldn't even go and see Paul without getting yelled at, and then going to see Nora was generally a bad idea because it would make her think something was wrong, such as just earlier.


@Lady Luna Ravenswood


Kaname

"What was is like, though...? To see, I mean... Surely you remember things... from when you were able to see...?" Kaname asked, curious to know what it was like to actually "see" things. Kaname realized she was still hugging him, slowly pulling off and not mentioning it, in hopes that he didn't notice. She was quite embarrassed about it, and if somebody were able to see her face, they would see just how embarrassed she was. Deciding it would be best to focus on her question and not the embarrassing hug, her mind cleared out as she waited for response.


@Axel1313