Evening Oddities {Circus; Open}
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Posted 2022-07-17 16:06:06
Ilia laughed and flicked the end of the silk in Astrid's general direction, attention switching to their companion. After a few rounds of Astrid cartwheeling around her, Ilia clapped her hands together and let herself down from the silks. "I'm going to check how dark it is. Get ready to start the show, I can't waiting any longer!" Slipping off stage, she ran to the back of the tent, hidden from view, and peeked outside. It was definitely late enough to start, the torches around the outside arena had flared up and the mist was thick over their grounds. Bouncing on her feet, Ilia watched the waves of mist for a few seconds longer, trying to see where the Ringmaster was. May as well wait if she was close but if not.... well, maybe the wind would be willing to help. |
 ₊˚⊹♡⊹˚𓆏 phrog 𓆏₊˚⊹♡⊹˚₊ #15316 |
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Posted 2022-07-17 16:21:44
They jumped right before the silk came near them, twisting in the air and landing on their hands. They dropped down onto their feet, standing up and bowing. "Thank you, thank you." They said, smirking to themself, "Alright! Dont be too long!" They called back, watching her leave the tent. From what they could see, it was dark enough that the patrons would start flocking towards the shows soon. |
 𓆏 Angel 𓆏 #9655 |
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Posted 2022-07-17 16:32:07
Ilia nodded and moved away from the gap in the tent, returning to the stage. "Alright, go on! Get into position." She called to Astrid, moving across the stage back to her silks. She glanced at the doorway and then began to pull herself up to about half way, looping the fabric around to suspend herself in midair. Shaking out her hands, Ilia focused on trying to gather the wind outside, trying to line it up with the tent doorway without bothering the crowd outside. She never really practiced with the.... gift? she had been granted but did have an idea on how to wield it enough to open a tent's doors. ((i have a ~ vague ~ idea for a show but i might just write out the start then timeskip a lil, don't know enough about silks to make up a full performance lmao)) |
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Posted 2022-07-17 18:55:40
They moved into their place, their heart beating faster by the second. What if the patrons didnt like it? No, dont think about that, it'll be okay. They waited in their position for the music to start so that they could perform, threading their fingers together. |
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Posted 2022-07-17 19:22:37 (edited)
Ilia - aerialist A gush of wind swept into the tent, the doors opening and letting the crowd flood inside. Ilia brought the silks around her, trying to avoid letting the audience spot her before the show began. Once everyone was inside which would probably take about five minutes, Astrid would start the music and then the crowd would be awed. Slowly, slowly, the seats filled and Astrid waited for silence before beginning the music. Ilia's mind wandered from everything and focused on the show, twisting to let herself show from behind the silks. Painting a smile on her face, she slid down the fabric slowly, peering down to the ground a few times, acting as though she was looking for something. Astrid made their way to the front, spinning as they waved to the audience before spotting Ilia and giving another wave. The aerialist waved back and let herself drop down a little faster. Reaching the ground, Ilia took a few steps towards Astrid who turned a cartwheel, then looking back to mimic laughter at Ilia who shook her head and raced after the contortionist. They played a game of 'tag', spinning through the air with aerials and cartwheels as the music builds. A sharp note rings out and Ilia leaps back to her silks, quickly looping a safeguard around her ankle if she was to fall and climbing quickly, pulling the silks after her. The crowd laughs and claps as Ilia mimes taunts down to Astrid, putting on a show of making fun at the other's expense. |
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Posted 2022-07-17 19:43:04
They threw their head back in defiance, pasting an 'I'll show you' look on their face and shaking their fist at her. They ran to the beam that you climbed to get up to the trapeze area, scaling it like a spider monkey. When they reached the top, the music started building before making a loud gong noise. As soon as the gong sounded, spotlights flared to life, showing that Astrid was now up there. They gestured to the air, reaching out. A trapeze swing swung into their open hand, and they smiled at the audience. They grabbed onto the rope part, quickly pulling themself over the bar to sit. The swing started going as soon as Astrid's feet left the ground. They laid back, their hands moving further down the ropes before they let go of them all together, grabbing onto their feet instead. They let themself swing like that for a moment before letting go of one of their feet. Still holding on tightly with their other leg and hand, they reached their leg up past their head. After a little while of showing off, they stood up and back flipped off of the trapeze equipment, landing on their feet on the platform. They clambered back down the ladder, walking back to the main part of the stage with a cocky smile. They bowed and then flipped backwards, for extra flair. |
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Posted 2022-07-17 20:04:00
Ilia, who had slipped backstage to avoid any collisions, ran out to the front again, her clapping drowned out by the crowds excitement. She sent Astrid a happy grin before facing the crowd and toning down the grin to a simple smile. She linked her arm with Astrid's and gave an exaggerated bow. "We can do some smaller exercises on stage, I'm sure there'll be some older or younger people wanting a break from the chaos outside. Then we'll go get donuts!" Ilia whispered to Astrid, watching as parts of the crowd burst back outside, having enjoyed the small show but wanting to see the main act, wanting to find food, wanting to do whatever else the crowd does. She gave another small wave to the few people who remained behind, as she had guessed, and stepped away from the front of the stage. |
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Posted 2022-07-18 16:30:00
Are they in a smaller tent or the big top?)) Ringmaster Argent looked at Rihan. with serious eyes. The young rider was so sincere. It was easy to trust someone good with animals. Sofia believed that animals were capable of the certain kind of magic that existed even outside the fences of the circus grounds: they could sense emotions and the state of the heart. Sofia took the sugar cube gently from Rihan's open palm and presented it in a similar way to the white horse, Eira. The cart horse passed its soft nose and lips over the red velvet of the glove and the sugar cube was gone in an instant. Delightful. "I must go soon. The shows have already started. Since it's my first night as Ringmaster, I better not throw away my duties." While Sofia spoke to Rohan, she looked into the large eyes of Eira. "I appreciate your kindness. I know this Circus is not evil though it exists only in darkness, but I often worry of evil finding it's way in here." —— Lotus had run off from Mono, lighting a path in his wake. The circus had officially started now. The clown returned his torch to an open pillar and wandered down an alley of shops and games, his eyes following spider webs of Christmas lights. His eyes were checking on the scenery, but his gait was jaunty and expressive. He was now, officially, on the clock working as a silly goose. A large crowd was exiting the aerialist and gymnastics show, perhaps the largest event thus far, he stopped outside the open flaps of the tent and retrieved a set of long balloons from his pants pocket, making balloon dogs and swords and the occasional snake for passing guests. |
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Posted 2022-07-18 17:14:03
Rihan nodded, giving Eira her other sugar cube. "Good luck with the shows. Will you be wanting any of the animals for a bigger show? If not, you know where to find me." She stepped away, brushing the few grains of sugar off her hands, moving back over to Carys. "I'll have a small show now. I think people are drifting this way, enough to see the torches. Gives you time to sort out whatever is needed and I'm sure with everything else the crowd will be distracted for a while." Carys snorted, seemingly in agreement, and Rihan nodded seriously. "Exactly my girl. Come along now, we have work to do." She unclipped the lead rope that kept the mare to the fence but she didn't move far anyway as Rihan drifted to peek at the stands around the arena. They were slowly filling, barely any people but there were more in the distance. |
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Posted 2022-07-18 17:42:29
"Oh I would love to have some animals, at least for the finale. I think having a lot of these horses in their decorations would be a lovely sight. Even if they just emulate their carousel forms, they're beautiful by themselves." Ringmaster Sofia watched the performer prepare for her own show with quiet excitement. She thought briefly about her desire to have her own show, when she was younger. Now, she managed the whole affair. "Good luck, Rihan and Carys. And Eira, of course. I'll head over to the big top now. I look forward to seeing you all later tonight." The mist swirled around her heeled boots once more and the ringmaster was gone before she even turned around. |
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