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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:33 am
A grand, creaky Ferris Wheel looms lazily over the dirt-floored fair grounds of Cirque du Gothique. Lively gales and gusts rattle the bones of the dusty stands and attractions as all of the rides sleep silently, threatening to burst into an array of light and song for any keen enquirer.
Looming pitches and tent-tops stretch out towards the sky, the flapping of tarpaulin flags lash in the air. Of all these tents there are 3 of which which are slightly larger and more commanding; The Ringmaster's quarters, the Big Top and the Animal Shack, all decorated from the outside with the same red, gold, black and purple which themed all of Cirque du Gothique's whimsical wonders, each with a specific, crested flag respectively.
Candy-striped poles lead from all tents and attractions to the Cirque Square, a place filled with luminous candy stalls, baloon&toy shacks and 'try-your-luck' games. In the dead center of the heavily-treaded dirt-square stands a long, rectangular message board, absolutely stuffed with layers of flyers, quests and messages from both the workers and audience alike.
A truly beautiful place to behold, be it deserted or not. But it is when the gates are open, that the Cirque du Gothique Headquarters really comes to life!
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:08 am
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:19 am
Mira stretches as she steps outside the tent where she makes her home and walks to the outdoor kitchen where she makes the delicious foods and refreshments for the square. Taking a moment to stop at the message board, she quickly scans the notes, seeing if there were any ones that were directed at her, and then shook her head as she saw that there weren't, continuing on her way through the square, just pass the food and refreshment carts to the boarded off pavilion.
Rolling up her sleeves, she got to work, "Let's see, the funnel cakes and fairy floss were my best sellers last night, but I have a huge following for the kabobs," she muttered to herself as she took out the covered bowl from the large fridge, "Wonder if my food order got through yet..." She shrugged as she pounded the sweet dough on the table, that was something that she could check just as soon as she was done here.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:40 am
A spry woman with a clipboard under her arm made her way into the square, shooing away some stray dogs who had taken up vacancy around the eating areas. "Get! Get gone! Ugh, you magey little devils! Shoo!"Picking up a broom from outside the firebreather's kitchen stand, she broomed and smacked the brush onto the ground, finally making the mongrels flee.So caught up was she with her secretarial grounds-keeping (as she called it) that Conchordia almost left the resident firebreather and head cook, Mira, unnoticed. "Oh! Mira, I tell you what, Monsieur Loyal may not care for the state of the circus or the mutts that invade it at night, but I sure do...they'll run us out of business I tell you!"
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:46 am
"I suppose that there needs to be more care in disposing of the old food," Mira said as she placed floury hands on her hips, "I swear, I clean up before I leave each night and idiots keep snooping around for midnight snacks."
She sighed, not much was to be done about that, she had tried placing locks on the fridge before, but no good locking something in a carnival like this, it was just an invitation for someone to pick it.
"Hey, did you get the food order I put in all sorted out?" Mira asked Conchordia as she got back to preparing the food.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:52 am
Conchordia blinked hesitantly before flicking through her clip-board in a fluster. "Oh, um, food order lets see... 10kg's flour 20kg's sugar aaaaand...30kg's of ...love?"She adjusted her glases and laughed nervously. In her haste to ready the new recruits for the first day of the performing year, she had only ordered two of Mira's ingrdients. Hopefully the firebreather would'nt take this too badly, beacuse Mira taking something badly ended in fire. And lot's of it. Luckily, that was rare.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:59 am
"I could have sworn that there was a good deal more on that list," Mira raised an eyebrow, "I know that I need some salt and butter among other things, we're going to get a little fat if we only live off of pastries." she leaned her head on her hand, gazing knowingly at Conchordia, "Busy week? The season's starting soon right?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:06 am
She sighs. Meanwhile, outside, the stray dogs return to sit outside Mira's Food station and wag their tails eagerly. "I'll get right on it."She exhaled with some resignation, before returning to here buzzy-bee demeanour. "Busy-busy! You know how it is. Oh, I was meaning to ask, have you thought of a new name for your new stall? I was thinking something along the lines of...Mira's Marvelous Munch hole?"A moment of akward silence passes. "Actually, no, just, no. Quick, Give me some name Idea's before I realise how bad that suggestion just was."((Lol'd my a** off at that name.))
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:09 am
From one of the performer's tents, a dog's yelp was heard and followed by a woman shouting, "That's right! Get out of here you fleabag!" A few moments later, Naomi the Strongwoman was shuffling towards Mira's kitchen, dressed only in gray pajamas but with her mace leaning against her shoulder. She groggily smiled at Mira and Madame Conchordia, "Morning." When she heard Mira mention pastries, the tall woman pouted, "Ah, those dogs came into my tent and ate all of mine." Leaning casually on her mace like a cane now, Naomi asked, "So... when can we expect more Miss Mira?" She was a huge fan of all of Mira's deserts, and it wasn't uncommon for her to take a few extras when she thought no one was around. Seeing the dogs confidently trot back to the food cart, Naomi takes a second to glare at them.
((XD I'm lol'ing right now.))
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:11 am
Mira chewed her lip and covered her face with her palm at the sheer awfulness of the name Conch had come up with, "Uh... no." she glanced up at the other woman, "I'm not that easy."She thought for a second, "Hmm... how about... Carnival Delights? Nice and simple."She glanced at the dogs and sighed, "Shoo! I'm making food for people now!" Of course, they just ignored her, knowing that she would eventually give them scraps anyway. She turned to the strongwoman, "Coming right up, breakfast is almost ready!"(that was so bad Conch... rofl )
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:21 am
Naomi's face lit up when reassured there would be more pastries soon. She also couldn't help snickering at Conchordia's suggestion. "Hehehe, I might have to work 'munch hole' into a conversation today." After seeing Mira's futile attempts to shoo away the pack of dogs, she stood up straight and started twirling her mace around like it was a light baton. Looking at the dogs with a mischievous grin on her face she said, "Hey... Have you ever considered a dish like dog meat pies?" Naomi started snickering again. Truth be told, she didn't really mind the dogs, as much of a nuisance as they were. She felt she had settled the score with the one dog who had scarfed down her private stash of goodies.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:26 am
"Dog meat's too tough," Mira said almost a little too quickly, "Which reminds me Conch, make sure that I get some chicken, lamb, and pork in addition to the beef. I don't want to have to steal some poor farmer's livestock again."
She shook her head at the memory, that was a while back when the Cirque was still struggling a bit, there were a lot of things that she did just to make sure that everyone was eating properly.
Turning to Naomi, she smiled, "The first tray of them just went in the oven, so real soon."
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:39 am
Naomi's suggestion was'nt that bad. "I dunno...Doggypies might be a hot seller...Well, It would keep the greasemonkey's fed- Then they might actually work on that darn ferris wheel. Mira, be a darling and do me a coffee? You know how I like it."She said without lifting her eyes from her papers, writing down the firebreather's requested items.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:45 am
"Sure thing," Mira said, going to the coffee maker and getting Conchordia her special thermos mug, "They still haven't fixed it?" she sighed, "Maybe I'll hold some of their meals ransom for you."She handed the coffee to Conch, smiling sweetly, "Now don't forget my order again," she teased, "And make sure that you get some rest. You're looking haggard already and we haven't even opened yet."
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:01 am
Mira's quick answer made the strongwoman look at her with surprise and amusement. With a final twirl of her weapon, "Well, should you decide to add doggy hors d'oeuvres to the menu, you know where to find me. I don't mind working overtime." Feeling under-dressed now that she was awake and alert, Naomi rubbed her arm, "I'm going to get dressed before the pastries are done." And with that, she turned around and trotted back to her tent.
Her resident tent had a surprising amount of books, maps, newspapers, and art around the space, everything organized for the most part into large, dark brown wooden trunks. Digging through one of the trunks, Naomi pulled out her usual outfit, donning it quickly. She grabbed her favorite coat and top hat off of the hatstand, and walked back towards the kitchen. She shrugged into her coat and rakishly threw on the hat, looking around at the other performer's tents along the way, thinking how unusual it was for her to be one of the first awake.
Arriving back at the kitchen, she inhaled deeply as the scent of fresh pastries wafted through the air. "Ahh, if dogs and the smell of baked goods won't wake everyone up, I don't know what will."
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