Open log: A wild Carnival Night Zone appears!

[chaoticninjitsu]

Who: Anybody bold enough to jump through a mysterious warp ring.
What: A giant carnival zone!
Where: In a pocket dimension, nearby island, or just AU, depending on how serious you want to take it.
When: Now?
Warnings: F for FUN!

 

Without notice or explanation, a giant, spinning gold ring had appeared at the edge of the island. Through the center one could see what looked like roller coasters, carnival games, and lots of balloons, among many other things. Timing a jump through the ring was tricky, but doable.

 

A mysterious spacial distortion obscured the area beyond the carnival. Anyone hoping to escape the mansion entirely would find it was hopeless through this warp ring. However, the entertainment value probably seemed tempting to anyone growing restless with nowhere to go. Why not grab a buddy and have some fun?

[[Sorry if this isn't allowed. Let me know if this is beyond the boundaries of where the game wants to go from here on out.]]

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[[Carnival games]]

[chaoticninjitsu]

[What kind of carnival would it be without carnival games? Practically every game you can imagine is here. Win that special someone a plushy or inflatable hammer!]

Re: [[Carnival games]]

[megabuster]

Rock loved carnival games! And it wasn't just robotic reflexes that made him good at them and enjoy them, he had a lot of fun playing and testing his skills. He was currently at the target shooting range with an air rifle, pegging target cards like an ace.

[babylonbadass]

Carnival games. Sure, why not? It gave Jet a chance to summon up enough guts to go on one of the big rides.

He stopped in front of a ring toss booth.

"Heh, seems easy enough," he said to himself. He didn't feel like turning to see if Wave was still following him or not. He kind of hoped she was but wasn't about to make it obvious.

[babylonmechanic]

She wished she weren't following him. At least that's what her ego said. But there she was, a few paces behind him, stopping when he did at the ring toss.

"Oh yeah? Ring toss? Think you can aim as well as you fly?" she taunted with a small smirk.

[babylonbadass]

OH, SHE WENT THERE.

"Of course I can!" Jet squawked at her. "I'm the leader of the Babylon Rogues! We win at finding treasure, we win at racing, and WE WIN AT RING TOSSES!"

He grabbed a ring and threw it less than daintily at one of the empty wine bottles. The ring soared over it, missing the bottle entirely, and flew into the post of the next booth over with an undignified "thunk".

[babylonmechanic]

Wave just smirked, as the attendant reached out to get the ring back from where Jet winged it.

"You were saying, your grace?" she taunted him.

[babylonbadass]

Jet was horrified. Of all times to...!

"Eeuuuhhh..." he sputtered as he tried to regain his composure. "Th-the game is rigged! The rings are all greased up! I would've thrown it just fine if they weren't so... s-slippery!"

He dare not turn and acknowledge the attendant. He was already pretty sure the guy was unimpressed.

He also hoped Wave wouldn't check the ring and notice how full of shit he was.

[babylonmechanic]

She didn't NEED to check the ring to know he was full of shit. She just knew. But that was less important than seeing Jet flail around like an idiot. The simple pleasures in life were what she lived for... But maybe there was a way to get something out of this.

Wave put some money on the counter for more rings. "Tell you what. If I can get one ring on, you owe me dinner. If I don't, then you can ask me to do whatever you want. Deal?"

[babylonbadass]

"Anything I want, eh?" he echoed, rubbing his chin in contemplation. "Hahaha, you couldn't hit the broad side of an airship, Wave! I hope you're ready for disappointment. My sneakers need gum scraped off!"

He laughed again. Yes, THIS was clearly the best way to spend free labor: menial tasks he didn't want to do himself.

[babylonmechanic]

"You get a promise from me for anything you want, and you want me to scrape gum off your shoes. Real creative," Wave scoffed with a smirk. "Fine."

She picked up the rings. She tossed one ring in her hand as she gauged its weight and probable flight path. She eyed the bottles, holding it up and measuring the distance mentally. She always approached her problems analytically. Always had a plan, a strategy. Once she'd sussed out her target, she curved her wrist and tossed... And a miss.

"Humph..." She picked up the second of the three rings, and threw again. Another miss. She had just one ring left...

Crack Shot

[trustycrowbar]

The rows of carnival games were all tempting, but Gordon knew exactly where he wanted to go; the air rifle game.

"So... want to guess how many cards I can bullseye?" He says sidelong to Shantae.

Re: Crack Shot

[magicdancer]

Shantae tapped her chin in mock thought, but the smirk on her face betrayed it all. "Knowing you? I'd say all of them," she said. "Think you can live up to those lofty expectations?"

Re: Crack Shot

[trustycrowbar]

"We'll find out."

He hefts the air rifle, looks it over, and takes aim. POW POP POP POW CRAK" Oh right you don't need to reload these things," POP CRAK POP POW POP.

All said and done, there are exactly nine out of ten cards bullseyed. He still hit the CARD, the equivalent of separating an enemy trooper of his favorite half of their own liver, but it's not dead-center.

"...shit. Hold on, let me do that again. I can do better than that."

Re: Crack Shot

[magicdancer]

Shantae laughed. She was definitely teasing him when she boasted he could hit them all, but he came extremely close! She applauded all the same, but seeing him take that slight imperfection as a failure, Shantae felt like reassuring him he didn't need to do it to impress her. But after taking a quick look around the fair grounds, her eyes lit up and her ears perked. She had an idea to up the ante and have a little fun.

She gave a little tug to Gordon's collar to bring him closer to her, because she was still shorter than him. "Hey," she said in a quieter voice. "If you can get all ten bullseyes, then next up..." She gestured off to her right.

There, in the distance, was the Tunnel of Love.

[trustycrowbar]

Oh. OH. Yeah, for him that's a much better incentive than an inflatable hammer.

"Hm, in that case..."

POP POW POP CRAK POPPTY POP POW CRACK POW POP. He. He did it. Every single one. And the poor attendant is just staring, hoping he'll put the gun down now.

"Would you like to pick a prize?" He says, obviously proud of himself.

[magicdancer]

Shantae just grinned broadly, applauding. "THAT'S what I thought!" She laughed. "So awesome!"

The genie girl admired the prizes hanging from the booth, before finally settling on one. "There we go," she said, pointing. The attendant handed down... A plush octopus? Shantae took the stuffed toy and tied two of its plush tentacles around her neck so it hung over her back. "There!"

[trustycrowbar]

"An... Octopus?"

He glances at all the fuzzy misproportioned quadrupeds she could have chosen, and many other girls would have chosen. Instead, she chose an octopus. That's weird... and he likes it.

"You wear him well." He comments about her new octo-scarf, hopping off the game stool. "Do you like them? Octopi, I mean."

[magicdancer]

"Yeah!" she said with a smile as they left the booth. "I've dealt mostly with a lot of squids in my adventures. Fought one of them, but he turned out to be an okay guy. This guy just brought back some memories!" she laughed.

She immediately resumed a position next to him, linking her arm with his. "Now, I seem to have promised you something," she teased with a wink.

part 2

[babylonbadass]

Jet shrugged and scratched his beak anxiously.

"I guess. Uh... what kind of things?" he asked apprehensively.

He wished she'd just order something so he could go back to showing her up at the carnival games. He wasn't good at meaningful discussion. At all.

Re: part 2

[babylonmechanic]

"Well, just that... I missed you. There, I said it," she admitted, throwing up her hands. "I missed having you around. As annoying as you are."

Re: part 2

[babylonbadass]

...Okay, that was probably one of the last things Jet ever thought he'd hear. Wave missed him? Not only was she admitting something really personal, but it was about... POSITIVE feelings towards him! His shock was quite evident in his momentary speechlessness.

"Muh-missed me?" It just sounded weirder coming from his lips now. His confusion was making him irritable.

"FINE, I missed you, too!! You don't have to get all mushy about it!" he yelled. He was exaggerating, but it was the first thing that came to mind, so he said it.

Re: part 2

[babylonmechanic]

She didn't expect HIM to say THAT to her either, so they were even. Rubbing the back of her head, Wave nervously tried to think about what to say next. Finally settling on going defensive again, she said, "Well good then. I've got plenty of annoying you to catch up on."

Re: part 2

[babylonbadass]

"Good!" Jet snapped back. Ugh, this was so uncomfortable for him, he was glad the conversation was returning to the status quo.

"Now are you going to order something or what?" he asked, tapping his foot impatiently.

Re: part 2

[babylonmechanic]

That made two of them. She almost admitted things akin to affection for him, and she never could have lived that down. Instead, she looked around, and said, "Yeah, sure. Let's get some burgers. You game?"

Re: part 2

[babylonbadass]

Jet shrugged, desperately trying to avoid eye-contact.

"Whatever. Just get what you want and hurry up."

When you embarrass Jet, you will feel his pouty wrath whether you like it or not. He hadn't gotten comfortable around her enough to admit these kinds of feelings. He wasn't sure why, but in their time apart, his feelings toward her changed from "begrudged" to something more akin to "longing," which he now regretted.