★ blind the masses with a grin, stir up the media

[liedol]

⭐ Who: Ai and you!
⭐ When: End of May through July
⭐ Where: Various prompts around Yumemigaoka and the Dream Sphere
⭐ What: An Ai catchall for the next month! After a suspiciously well timed vacation out to Hokkaido, Ai's back in Yumemigaoka and ready to catch up on everything she missed. I'm also down for doing closed/private prompts so hit me up on Discord if you'd like to plan something!

Comments

[illrested]

Ehh?

[ Peach actually jumps a little as the flurry of balloons rushes by them, then takes a moment to gauge their surroundings. ]

...Is this a kid's dream? Feels like something a kid would dream up.

[thezekeinator]

I never expect places like this. Couldn't tell you why.

[A carnival. Is this a wonder of a location, or some sort of haunted ghost carnival? It looks lovely and innocent, but especially here, looks can be deceiving!]

It's something special for sure, though. Quite a dream indeed!

[breezyplayboy]

Woah!

[Technicolor to the face! The sudden brightness, sound, and balloons flying by startle Cerulean a little, and he blinks widened eyes as he takes it all in. He recovers quickly enough, though, approaching a giant lollipop tree right off of the path.]

Cool... It looks like something out of a kid's movie.

[He snaps off a branch and taste-tests it.]

Nice, strawberry.

[liedol]

[ She gives a delighted laugh. ]

It is a little something special, isn't it? I feel a little bad that somebody dreamed this up but we're the ones who are getting to explore it.

[ Not that bad, evidently, given that she's following in Cerulean's lead and grabbing herself some candy from the tree. If they're gonna be here, she might as well enjoy herself! ]

How big do you think this place is? It looks like a full carnival to me...

[illrested]

Whoah. It's... huge.

[ Peach agrees with Ai. They step forward to look up at the tree of candy with a wry expression. ]

...I wonder if all the rides work?

[thezekeinator]

Plenty of places to be suspicious of, though. House of mirrors, haunted house, bumper cars, and I'll bet all the games are rigged too.

[Sure, he says it lightly, but having said it he's now a bit suspicious of at least the first two of those places. Carnivals just seem like the sort of place that could have a very dark shadow indeed.]

I might check out a couple of those before we get too comfortable.

[breezyplayboy]

[Suspicions or not, Cerulean is not letting that get in the way of his snacking. Apparently he's one of those horrible feral children who bites lollipops.]

Oh yeah, those sound like places for torments to hide, I bet. We should all go together, right?

[Safety in numbers and better for the newbies to learn. Shu peers over the tops of some rides and things, looking for a horror house or the like.]

I think I see the bumper cars from here.

[liedol]

Bumper cars... [ she sounds thoughtful and a little wistful. or uh, maybe her voice is just a little muffled because she has a lollipop in her mouth. it's fine to talk with food in your mouth if it's a candy like this, right? ] You know, I've never actually been on those before. I don't even know how they work.

[ She titters to herself then gives the other three a cheery grin. ]

Should we check it out, then? Even if there's nothing to worry about, giving it a look should be fun.