A Night At The Carnival

    Rumors have been spreading and flyers can be found all over the area. The Nightlife Carnival is in the area and welcome to all! No matter your age, creed, or race, everyone is welcome!

It has been reported that during the day, the Carnival is nowhere to be seen, but as soon as the sunsets, like magic, the Carnival always finds way to suddenly appear.

    With it comes streamers of light from jugglers juggling the dangerous fire display. Races breathing fire that shouldn't. Little fun side games, like trying to knock over a can to win a ticket or two. Even seeing if you can dunk a friend into a tube of ice-cold water!

There are dancers on display that are not wearing too much, but are a mix of Salamander, human, and even caitsith. Those tight-walking directly over the people and tossing down little gifts of candy. No matter where you turn at this place, there is something to be found.

    The main attractions though seem to be the center stage with live music, performers, and a story-teller. A possible fortune-teller that may be legit or is very good at guessing. The haunting house for those that desire a good spook, and willing to tackle the mirror maze inside.

The only thing that has placed shade on this place is the reports that have come in from not only the Peko Army, but also the Merchant Blades. People that come here; Don't always come home. They maybe even seen joining the carnival, to become one of the performers here. It seems mundane, but something... Something is just off about this whole thing.

[ NOTE: The story will unfold based on what you do (or not do), along with everything that can be (or not be) found. Rolls might be asked to be done, much like a Tabletop. What you get out of this, is based on you. ]

    Merek makes a way along into the carnival with his dark attire on, adjusted about him with the scarf which he wears. The man takes a cigarette to place into his mouth while he watches the people and finds a few things which to buy.

    Reports of people disappearing , well that was right up Setsuna's alley for one reason or another. Besides who doesn't love the joy of the fair, given what was happening soon something tobring a smile to the necromancers face will indeed be welcome.
     So caught up in the fair in fact Setsuna wasn't thinking to clearly as he places his coin down at a vendor stall and grabs himself a fluff of cotton candy. Really he was to caught up in the atmosphere to catch himself before he bites in to the cotton candy...and learns what a cloud made of soggy crackers would taste like. It taste bad. So in his sad depressed state of not getting his cotton candy he follows a crowd to the center stage of it all at least the live performance should be good.

A Carinval? So long as she avoided the games or just assumed they were rigged. She should have a good time but the reports of people vanishing? That had her concerned. So here she is to look into things shes clawd not in armour but a green almost sundress like deal. So she goes to check out the carnival and se what she can run into, while she acts like just another person coming for a bit of fun. What could go wrong?

    Merek would find all times of little items to buy. Wood pieces that have been crafted animals and monsters. Polished gem stones of not great value, but they were pretty to look at.

One of the vendors he would walk up, to has a bird like Caitsith, who goes, "Welcome, welcome!" They say spreading out their arms. "Care for necklace for your lady," They ask, moving their hand around to have a gold chain appear. "Or perhaps even a bracelet!" Then flips the other to dangle a bracelet from their index finger. "All hand crafted. Very lovely, yes? Hmm?"

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    The center stage has its lights off, people are also gathering waiting for the show to begin. Torches then suddenly light up on by one quickly, before they all blaze to life and the massive black drape falls down, seeming to turn into a cloud of mist.

With its drop the music starts to play. Drums beat and horns blow to the melody that had to be practiced time and time again. It is upbeat and a little catchy. It is not shortly after the string instruments kick in, setting the stage of the mood.

Then rising from the center is a door that rotates around, before it comes to a stop. The music comes to a stop and the door opens, and as it does a panther Caitsith walks out from it.

On his head a top hat, his outfit one of class and elegance from the sheen of the jacket, the perfect press of the trousers with that gold trim going down its edge. From the cane in his hand that he twirls in his feline finger tips and the dark spectacles that sits ever so slightly on his bit of a muzzle.

Once the cane is done twirling he slams that cane's tip onto the ground, before his voice carries with simple ease over the crowd, "Welcome! Welcome all! To the Greatest show!" He taps the cane again and each performer seems to fade away into mist that swirls around to his hand. "Here at our Carnival of nightly joys and pleasure you will seek all that you desire!" He then sprays his fingers out and the mist swirls around before it takes the shape of elegant dancers, who move about the stage with unnatural, almost ghostly grace.

    "Where dreams can become realities and your deepest desires can be found!" He twirl the cane once more to have it then rest on his shoulder, as the dancers then twirl around and go to sit down by his feet, all crossing their legs and blowing kisses out to the audience. "Welcome to the Nightlife Carnival!" He then twirls that cane around once more and slams it down. With the torches igniting again with bright brilliance and the mist lifting into the air. Once it all becomes visible again, no one is seen on stage and the people cheer.

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    The same Caitsith who /was/ on stage, suddenly appears, or what seems like he appears behind Gwen. His cane moving in perfect time with his walk. "Ah, welcome." He says to her directly. "What a beautiful dress you have on, on such a lady with seems to have a great understanding for style." He then tips his hat to her, "However, do forgive me and my rudeness. I have... Other matters to attend to, but I just could not help but come by to compliment you nor your lovely attire."

    Perhaps this isall that was meant by people disappearing, Setsuna thinks to himself as he puts another bite of soggy cracker cotton candy and then spits it out on instinct...why was he still holding on to it ;_;. Truth be told the show was impressive and , well the top hat and cane were very intriguing asethetic that entices him in ways that he hadn't really felt since being in the game. With the show over he continues to move himself along as his eye spots the fortune teller's tent and makes his way towards it, it would give hm a chance to talk to someone after all.

    Merek nods a bit to the person that's selling the trinkets, "I was wondering, do you know anything about missing people?" he asks, while he places a pack of nice coins to the inventory of the cait sith, "I would like to buy everything if you please," he notes.

Gwen blushed a bit from the flattery often she has to chase people to get them into clothing. Or bribe with things like Texan BBQ, today however is something different as here she looks to them and thinks for a moment.

"Oh you are not being rude to and thank you. I noticed there might be a need for costumes here I'm the owner and operator of the clothing ship the Chainmail Bikini +1"

    The bird cait sith eyes go wide at the offering of coins, before he lays out all types of jewelry before Merek. "Choose, choose as you will, my good sir!"

The bird cait sith had a human look to them, beyond the feathers for hair , around the cheeks, and along the forearms. Though Merek's question about missing people causes the bird man to tilt his head gently. "Missing? No no. Not at all. None go missing here, all just happen to e found. Much as you have found treasure!" He motions to the Jewelry before Merek.

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    The fortune teller's tent is not large, but the woman sits there, in all white, with a veil that covers her face. Before her is three sets of bone dice. One black, one gold, and the other white.

She lifts her head up gently as Setsuna walks in. Her voice calm, almost enchanting. "Welcome adventurer. Many of us wondered when you and yours would come to our Carnival. Please... Have a seat. Let me see if I can see what was, is, and to be."

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    The top hat cait sith listens to what Gwen has to say. His panther like tail gently sways behind him, as only slightly smiles. Her reflection in his dark spectacles, as he shifts his stance gently. "Then you are a marvelous seamstress and I do hope your business continues to remain... fruitful."

With that he steps over to the table that is selling wood carvings and goes to pick up one, giving it a look over, before he tosses it to Gwen. "Please, enjoy your stay here and remember, here at the Nightlife Carnival, all that you dream can become reality." Then the cait sith panther; Perhaps the owner of this establishment walks off seeming to disappear into the crowd.

As for the carving, Gwen would find it being possibly one of her favorite animals. How the cait sith knew is anyone' guess or maybe it was just that. A very lucky guess.

    "Well I believe this is when I respond, shouldn't you of all people know when it is I would show up? " Setsuna smiles as he takes his seat and looks at the fortune teller, attempting to flirt with the enchantress. " That is how the cliche goes correct?" He looks around the tent for a moment and his eyes fall on the dice , " So how does this work? Do I ask you questions? Do you ask me questions? " His hand reaching up to poke one of the dice , if only curious what they are made out of . " First time after all, be gentle."

    Then woman laughs softly, even that is enticing. The air around her like a spell trying to lure one in. To lower their defenses, to make them feel, well, safe. "The future is always changing," She explains with simple ease. "There are many paths and possibilities. Some things can happen, some may not."

"You coming here was perhaps foreseen, but you also not coming was also a chance. Just as telling ones future is a possibility of what could be or can be." She expresses further. Setsuna would find the dice seems normal.

    She takes the black dice first. "This... is what could be, what may have been." Then she rolls it. It lands with two dots up. "It shows that things may not been what they seemed. That situations perhaps were out of control or needed to be looked more closely at." She looks slowly up to him once more. "It seems what was, had perhaps many challenges before you but never a clear path?"

She then takes the gold dice and rolls it. It lands with four dots. "In your possible present, you will find disappointment, perhaps even unpleasantness that will lay before you. Something you hope for, maybe even desire, could be out of your reach... Maybe even lead to torment, pain, heartbreak?" Her voice sounds a little sad. "... I am sorry for such a cruel possible present that may reside soon ahead."

Then she takes the last dice, a white one, and rolls it. When it lands on a four once more, her head lowers. Her hands rest before her gently. There is a long silence before she speaks. "Your... possible future will also lead to that of a great disagreement. An argument from an unexpected source and maybe breaking of chains with those close to you... It is... a dark future that could rest before you."

    After a moment she lets that settle in, before she moves her hand over the dice, "However, in total your number is eight. Perhaps if you take it slow, not act in haste and keep a clear mind. Your future may be avoided and clarity may be found to find a better road before you, but if your continue to remain reckless... your future may become set."

She then takes her dice and places them back in front of her, with her head lowering gently to Setsuna. "I have no more that I can offer you, I fear."

    Merek nods a bit to the merchant, then he offers a few coin and packs up the things, "Alright, thank you. What's your name?" he asks, then he walks along waving a hand along to the Setsuna, "Ah, what are you doing, I would like to participate!"

She listens to the caitsith in the tophat with interest. "I really do hope so It's something I loved before I was an Adventurer." She notes with an honest smile she'll watch him head off and nods with a grin. "Could be fun then!" She would look at the carving and noises the animal carving is a wolf which is one of her favourite creatures when you get down to it.

"Oh this is adorable!"

She will hang on to it as she looks to explore teh fair and see if she can sniff out anything strange going on...

    Setsuna goes solemn as he listens to his fortune be told and then at the end of it all he tilt his head looking at the dice and then her response. " Well I thank you for the forewarning, however I feel your future dice doesn't roll high enough to see how it all really ends. A shining door of light leading to freedom." He stands up and puts a few gold coins on the table before he asks, "By the way, if you had to make a prediction whats the most popular attraction that I should absolutely not miss tonight?"

    Merek would not get a response from the bird cait sith, but rather a wave, as it goes to count the coins. Yet from the shadows something /does/ watch, but only for the briefest of moments.

Once he arrives where Setsuna is he would find the necromancer getting his fortune told by an enchanting woman in all white and her face fully hidden by a veil. Which she responds to Setsuna, "Perhaps you will gain the light... given ten." Whatever that is supposed to mean. "And there is many possibilities. Perhaps... You could come back here and maybe we could see if your... future... changes."

Though her attention moves to Merek, "Evening sir, are you interested in your future being told? It is a telling of possibilities and not that set in stone." However, before she can motion to the chair before her, the Cait sith from the opening shows up and ahems gently.

    "I do apologize for the interruption, but I need to have a private word with our lovely oracle." He motions for her to stand, which she does with unnatural grace and almost makes it hard to ignore her presence as she moves over to the Cait sith, taking his hand gently. "She shall return later, I do promise." He says with a soft smile, before the two go to step out of the tent. At least the dice are still there. Though what was that all about?

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    Gwen would find all types of things going on, but she would also come across a lander child who-- seems a little lost...

    As the lady is pulled to the back and the two adventures are shuffled out, the necromancer shouts loud enough to be heard in the back, " We can see what the future holds for each other together another time!" Setsuna turns his head to Merek and casually asks, " So missing people investigation?" He asks as he begins to walk forward the haunted house before looking back at Merek, " I'm going to go check out the haunted house and then the mirror maze. Maybe find a trap door or something people could be getting shuffled through."

    "I'll look into the mirror maze as well, I didn't get anything from the Merchant," Merek then notes to Seetsuna, while he nods a bit. "I did get a few nice things to decorate while back at the shop," he notes. The man then will travel along to the maze, taking a moment to place his sapphire tag upon him, the obsidian plate looking to keep what seems to be every tag from porcelain to sapphire.

Gwen would pause kneeling down to one inspect the child for one but still aks "What's wrong did you get separated from your family? Or is there something else wrong?" She seems to have some some experiance with kids but who knows when it comes to the landers and their culture sometimes...

    Gwen inspects the child and can see the child is, in fact, a normal person of the land. The child looks at Gwen, it was a young girl, and may have been crying. "I-- I can't find my daddy. I've looked everywhere and no one has seen him..." She lowers her head and sniffles a little.

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    Setsuna may see the woman look back toward him, before the two seem to vanish in the crowd. As he makes his way to the haunted house, a strange character sits at the very top of the entrance.

He has gold eyes and a cheshire grin on his face. He looks to be a Pooka, but with colorful clothing. As Setsuna walks up, he chuckles, "Hahahahheheh! What do we have here!?" He then scoots forward and leans over slightly.

    Those gold eyes looking directly at the Necromancer. Then he looks over to Merek who also happens to show up. "Two daring of dares! Seekers of seeking!" Then he positions himself to nearly lay down, his legs kicking behind him. "Tau tau tau! If you go Left," He points right, "You go to the Mirrors, if you go Right," He points left. "You go to the house of fun! Or Horrors. Horrific fun! Hhahahaheehehe!"

Then the strange Pooka sits back up, almost jumping up to his feet as his extends out. "Choose wisely and remember to not lose any fingers while you are in there. Some things like to /bite/... or maybe that is just you! Ha!"

    Merek looks to the pooka and takes a moment to inspect him. Then before he walks along into the mirror maze, he does take a look to Setsuna, and nods a bit. "Thank you," he offers to the Pooka, "Merek," he introduces. Then walks along into the maze to speak into the chimlink, <<"Setsuna, that's a semi-boss level monster. Keep watch while you're in the place.">>

    Setsuna looks up at the man and tilts his head and then looks around before pointing at himself, " Me ? Well I am always down for horrific fun." Looking over at Merek, " What about you? Come on hurry up and answer in this crowd of people. Would hate for people to get mad and start to cause problems due to slowness." The necromancer lays it on heavy with a smile before he then looks back up at the pooka and points in both directions then crosses his hands so they are pointing in the opposite direction. Grinning he nods thinking he gets it, " Whoever bites who, fun is fun." With that he steps forward and goes right.

    "Merek? Merek! What a fantastic name! I bet you get around, eh, eeeh?!" The pooka then cackles before he gives a devilish smile. Then waves his fingers to Setsuna as he also makes his way before yelling at them both, "Haaave fuuuun!"

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    The Mirror Maze has a fog that creeps along the floor. Merek would find himself looking at reflections of himself all over. It also was deafening silent and even his foot steps would be hard to hear.

Yet beyond that, there wasn't anything to strange about it...

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    The Haunted House had a fog that covered the floor. The decorations were made to look like a forest, with the sound of hooting owls and one could catch a glimpse of a spider web catching a bit of the torch-light as a small spider skitters along it.

The path would continue to move along, as the room slowly got darker and darker. There was a chill to the air and the next torch glowed with a blue flame, before the path cut in a Y direction. Which way would Setsuna go? Left or right?

    Merek nods a bit to Setsuna, then when he's within that maze, and given information to the man, he takes time to examine what he can find. He does take a look at the mirrors, while he begins to rearrange each. He then takes a little map which he carries with him and a notebook, he then writes on it.

Gwen pauses for a moment and says "I'll do what I can keep with me and we'll go look for him, whats your name and your father's name if i might ask?" She tries to smile a bit but has a really bad feeling about this. She has even offere to carry the kid on her shoulders after all the girl knows her dad better than she does. "Let's go find him shall we?"

    Setsuna wanders through the house and gets to the Y path, looking at the blue flame,even holding his hand next to it to check for warmth, wondering if it was cold or even just an illusion. He wishes he had the ability to use light spells like the others but well he had other talents. Casting a earth spell and trying to read the information from the quake he starts to go back the way he came before he bumped into some young teen landers who taunt him, "Whats wrong mister to scary."
     Taking a deep breath Setsuna gets back to the cross road and decides to use the ultimate divining technique. Opening his inventory he produces his staff and holds it steady for a moment so it is balancing on the ground. Moving his finger away he waits for it to fall. Once it falls he retrieves it and returns it to his inventory, and goes right.

    The young lander gives a nod of her head, "Okay!" She accepts to be carried up on the shoulders. "My name is Lucy. His name is Tim! He was going to take me to the dunk tank. Let me dunk him in the water!" She laughs softly. "So we could tell mom when we got back what a good aim I have! We do hunting together! He is good with bows. Makes them too!"

As Gwen walks around, she would spot the Dunk Tank ahead, as someone gets dunked into the cold water with an 'eek!' seems like people are having fun there.

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    Merek would find that his mapping skills are all off and he nearly thunks into a mirror. Though in the silence he, swears he almost hears laughter; It almost sounds like his own-- but how is that even possible?

He also may sense that the mirrors have actually /moved/.

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    Setsuna gets mocked and makes his way back on the proper path again and decides to follow where his rod leads, which is to the right it seems. What did the crazy pooka say outside? Right is left? Left is right?

Setsuna would continue down the path, where he swears he almost makes out Merek's voice, but that can't be right. As he continues down, he might feel a chill down his spin and if for a moment almost catch a glimpse of a ghost, before hearing a bit of childish laughter.

    Merek takes a look to the mirrors, while watching each. He nods a bit, then he tries to arrange a few of them with the gloves which he wears. "Alright, we should be able to adjust that."

    Ok things were a little creepy as Setsuna jumps at a glimpse of something in the corner of his eyes, it doesn't help that he know there was a monster probably strong enough to one shot him. So he was jumpy, its ok to be jumpy. Hearing the childs laughter though he begins to follow it, " Hey kiddo whos there?" Really he should be looking for a door to behind the scenes or something but things kept distracting him.

    Setsuna would hear more laughter before another voice from behind him. "Who's there." It /almost/ sounds like his, before a bit more laughter.

Then as he takes another step, the floor goes out from under him, where he might find himself going down a slippery slope, with what looks a fiery demon with its mouth open at the bottom waiting to just devour him whole!

Yet is that real? Is it an illusion? Can he maybe escape going even /down/ there??

    Also Setsuna may hear that teen voice from earlier suddenly yell "Help!", but from where?! Then he might hear some muffling before things go suddenly quiet.

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    Merek this time manages to figure out the path. He starts to move through the mirror maze, moving closer and closer to the end. Though some of the reflections don't seem to be moving with him.

Like his own reflections are actually /watching/ him, a few even starting to get that cheshire grin.

    Merek nods a bit while he keeps on walking that path to exit along from the mirror maze. The man looks to see about if he can find anything of note that might be a lead.

    Setsuna spins around and looks for the source of the voice stepping back in the process and falls through the trap door. Going down the hill head over heel he manages to right him long enough to see the beast and starts to flail a little trying to stop himself. Its only when he hears the call for help does he step up his stopping game though as he slams his hands on the ground and a slate of earth shoots out infront of him, giving him something to stop himself. At which point he shouts, " IF YOU NEED HELP SHOUT AGAIN AND KEEP SHOUTING!" He notices the demon below him is an illusion but isn't willing to commit to going down unless he hears nothing.

Gwen heads out with Lucy and she girns a bit. "Time and the dunk tank l;ets check there first! Sounds like it would be fun and really he's a bow maker?! I have a friend who might want to talk to him sometime." She says she does see the dunk tank and will also start asking Lucy what her dad looks like. On top of that she'll start questioning people about the tank if they'd seen Tim.

    Merek will at last come to end of the Mirror Maze and whatever was /going/ to happen, doesn't happen. What he does eventually run into is part of the Haunted House and with it and Setsuna using some Earth magic from falling down into a slide with an illusionary demon.

Sadly for the Necromancer, he gets no response. Leaving Setsuna perhaps unsure if that help was one of those teens messing with him or if the kid /really/ did need help.

What Setsuna will here is near the exit, "Davis! Where did you go? This is not funny!" Then a pause, "Fine! You know what. You can just stay in there. Don't need you to get back anyway! Psh. Lame Carnival."

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    Gwen's searching would be fruitless. The young girl would explain what her father, Tim looked like, but none had seen him. Not even the man controlling the tank to make sure it remains 'safe'. though if Gwen isn't careful she may find some of the water splashing toward her and Lucy!

The operate also might as Gwen if she like to take her chances to get dunked in the water or perhaps, see if she can dunk someone for a prize! Which seem to be a hand-made plush bunnies or a bag of coins.

    Merek nods a little bit along to Setsuna, then takes a moment to look around in the place. "What do you think we should do?" he asks.

    Setsuna looks at the Merk and then in his situation he is in and just sighs as he shakes his head dismissing the earth magic and finishes sliding down towards Merek. "Don't ask." He says to Merek as they meet up and he would be oddly quiet till they are out of the house. Then he hears it , the friend of the teen and looks at Merek. "We go back in, we will have to split up. Fire or light magic for light, that kid was in there." Setsuna's mood had changed and he turns back to the haunted house and goes back in. As he does he shouts back to Merek, "Go right." The necromancer would push throuh those he needs to to go back in to the haunted house. If he made it all the way to Y without trouble he would go the opposite direction.

Gwen is not having anything turn up as she searches he does have an idea of what he looks like though. She finds th watersplashing whil she moves to keep Lucy from getting wet she ends up with quite a bit ow water she'll try to shark it off and is forced to open a menu and dry herself off. She will look to Lucy and ask.

"Before we move on you want to take a shot at me on the tank?"

Setsuna and Merek both search around. They find ghost dancing, jump scares, but nothing. No hints to what happened to the teen. Eventually they do find their way back out and the door closed, before they can go back in.

With that jester nowhere to be found, but the panther Cait sith, with his cane standing by the entrance calmly. "I am glad you are enjoying our interaction, but I am afraid that we have to temporarily close the Haunting house."

The Cait Sith goes to step away. "And we will be closing up shortly, so I suggest you finish up whatever you still wish to do here." He then stats to walk away in that calm, collective manner of his.

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    Lucy giggles as Gwen gets wet and then dries her self. When the woman offers, she claps her hands together, "Yes! That would be amazing! Your also my newest best friend!"

Gwen meanwhile still can't see anyone that matches Tim's description. Though for a moment, as she is instructed to go up the ladder, she almost swears at her new height level that... No. That couldn't be him... could it? The guy looks to be cleaning up trash, not searching for his kid.

    Merek nods a bit to Setsuna, while he makes a way along to take time to relax.

    Setsuna glares at the panther, stares hard for a moment before he seems to get the idea. " You heard him Merek, no matter how many times we beg we will have to come back another time..." His smile fades and he looks at the panther again, perhaps matching a rather cold expression one of his guild mates had given him recently, "And we will be back." Setsuna begins to walk off and makes his way towards the exit, but stops as his eyes spot the fortune teller's tent and tilts head...did she...? He had to know and begins to storm that way.

Gwen does see a man matching Tim's description once she gets up to the top of the dunk tank. She does inspect the man before she sits down and she'll look to Lucy with a grin on her face. Once she's done she's going to track that lead down.

    Merek tags along with Setsuna who is storming his way to the tent, another thing that Gwen might see from her vantage point. Though her inspect will tell her a bit about the man that looks to be Tim.

Though she will only have a short moment, because that young girl Lucy has a good aim and down Gwen goes into the water! Which Lucy does pick the plush for her prize. Yay! Plushie!

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    Setsuna goes inside the tent and the woman is still there, though she seems to be moving to turn the light off in her tent. Her veil is pulled away displaying a face that is far to beautiful for this world, with glowing silver eyes, and light skin.

"I fear we are closing soon." She says softly, reaching up to pull back down her veil. "But is there something I can do for the two of you?"

    "I would like a fortune, though it might need to wait as Setsuna might have questions," Merek notes, while he nods a bit. He had already informed Setsuna about the monster thing, he wonders if they all are when he notices the inspect.

    The necromancer pushes into the tent and stops for a moment, as he just stares at the fortune teller...she was beautiful and well focus Setsuna. The monster handlers eyes flicker to the top right and then back to the lady. " Well you predicited it and thus I have returned sweet lady to keep our promised date. " He takes a deep breath trying to gather his thoughts, " I fear a young teens life today found its way to despair and I was hoping you may tell me what needs to be done to help him find his doorway to freedom. Mistress Odelle."

Lucy isn't a bad shot at all for a kid and Gwen hears the ding as the tank get his and there is a sploosh as the towering woman is sent into the driunm she comes out soaks and looking a bit embrassed at this point though she's got a feeling of dread. A plan forms in her mind as she sputters up water and drags herself out.

"Well done Lucy."

Gwen laughs she doesn't say what she saw but looks to Lucy for a moment "It's getting nearl close how about I take you to your mother and ... keep looking for your dad?"

    Odelle goes to speak to Merek, but Setsuna talks. Her head tilts gently, as she lets the veil fall over her face. "I know not what you speak of I fear and should you ask my ability to see. I fear my abilities do not let me see everything nor everyone, just what may or may not be."

She moves her head slightly to Setsuna. "After all, you could have returned, or you could have left and not. Perhaps even left, only then to return to late." She then goes to sit down with that enchanting grace of hers.

Her nimble, delicate fingers reaching out for her dice, "And the gentleman has come here twice, as you, but he seeks to know what was, is, and would be..."

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    Lucy hugs her new stuffy friend and looks at Gwen. There is a smile, before followed by a yawn. "Okay. I'll show you where we live! And you'll find him, right?! I know you will!" She then goes to take Gwen's hand to show her the way back to her farm home, while also talking to Gwen, "Like my new stuffy? I am going to name him Mister Snuggleworth!"

    Setsuna looks back at Merek as if realizing he was there finally, "I'm sorry you are right. It is not my place to shove my problems on to you, nor is it what I think either of us hoped to talk about earlier." He steps back to the entrance and adds, " Next time the carnival is around I really would like to speak of my door and 8's or 10's. " He steps through the tent , well fuming, however he had lost tonight and forgotten the rule, someone always dies at the fair.

Gwen says "Okay then lets get going and I'll do my best to find your Father." She may have already but it wouldn'ty do to have to take out her turned father infront of her. That's how you break someone hard. There may be other ways but now she knows to track this carinval at the very least. "He is adorable! I think that's a fine name for him." She'll let the girl lead her to her home...

    Merek nods a bit to Setsuna, while he follows the man. He seems to be thinking about it all. They probably won't learn anything they need while they are about, so he takes the time to think about what they do know. He does wait to take a look to the fortune teller, "Ah, I will... Ya, thank you." He finds a place to relax and listen.

    Odelle watches Setsuna leaves, she almost looks ready to stand up, but instead she stays seated. Her head moves slowly to look at Merek. "Shall we see about your fortune, dear sir? Please understand that the future is like a river. I can forsee a possibility, a perhaps glimpse into what could and may be. As these possibilities are something that may or may not change based on the actions or... lack of action."

She motions to the black dice, "This dice will show what was or possibly could have been..." She then goes to roll it in front of Merek. Two dots can be seen. "Situations that were before you, were not as they seemed. Perhaps there was a conflict in your life. A path of deception mayhaps?"

Ordelle then goes to reach for the gold dice. "This dice speaks of the present. What could be current or coming soon before you." Then she goes to roll it, as also like Setsuna before, it lands with four dots. "There is a setback in your near present future. Something that could or will disappoint you, perhaps from a disagreement or argument. It could come out of no where and mayhaps... from someone close to you."

    The oracle then reaches for the last dice, the white one and explains, "This dice, will see your possible future. In what could be..." Then rolls it, with it landing on a six. She falls silent for a moment. A long moment before she speaks. "Perhaps due to the disagreement or the misfortune that finds you soon, it will lead a greater misfortune before you. A loss of someone or something close to you. A great dread looms over you and it could be from someone that may seek help."

As she then motions to the dice, "But your numbers come to ten. With that loss, with that pain, and horrible anguish that may find you. You will find yourself reborn. A chance perhaps at greater fortune from your new life and new happiness." She then goes to move the dice close to her. "So while darkness clouds you now, there is a sliver of hope on the horizon for you."

Ordelle then bows her head. "This is what the dice have foreseen and what could be for you, my dear sir."

    Merek places a little bit of coin into the inventory of that fortune teller, "Thank you." The man nods a bit, takes a cigarette to put into his mouth, while he scratches along his stubble, then he waves.

    After all the Adventurers leave, the Cait Sith with his top hat and stylish clothing watches the landers leave. "We only have one more week." He says calmly. "Odelle, my dear," He looks to her. "... and please for the love of our /queen/ try to control your hunger."

The woman in all white bows her head lowly. "I am sorry, master... He just.. smelled so good... They all do, but he... was being very captured and..."

    "No excuses." He still says calmly and then looks up on one of the poles at the Jester. "And Dexter." There was a long stare between the two. "... Nevermind." While the Jester just cackles away. "Let us get ready for tomorrow, shall we. We have more people to... Entertain."