Entry 185; Day 441

[misterblackbird]

[Filtered from DELILAH || Unhackable]
So there's word on the Network that there's a festival, a carnival of sorts in Xanadu. From the top floors here, I think I can almost see the flags and tents over the tops of the trees. And scaffolding too, unless it's a Russian Mountain or a roller coaster--I can't tell from here. And there's a great wheel too, with carriages on the spokes.

We already have the carousel--that was the first part I ever saw of the City. I suppose it makes sense to have the rest of it. And it's not unheard of for there to be festivals and carnivals in the City. I wonder if there's a second carousel in the carnival? What would that do to the City's explanation of itself? There probably is another carousel. It would hardly be a carnival without one. And games too, of course, though I wonder what kinds.

How would a carnival like that appear, literally overnight, and none of us see it being constructed? That leaves no doubt in my mind that it's from a curse. And knowing the things this place has done, I don't intend to go and have a closer look. I can imagine the horrors a place like a carnival might have in it. Consider how much unhappiness the carousel in Misery Square has brought us all, for example.

Riff, you know as well as I do how these things go. We will not be taking Merry to the carnival. I can almost hear her arguing against that already-- Merry, I know you'll claim that those other times the City has had festivals, nothing bad happened, but those were undeniably exceptions to the way curses work. I am sorry, Merry. We can't be certain what this carnival is. Until we know that people are, to put it bluntly, coming out alive on the other side, we shall not be going.

But that wheel with the carriages on it--I've never seen the like of that before. It's immense. How does it keep from collapsing on itself? How does it move? I wouldn't trust it, not after that ship sank, not after everything that has seemed all right has gone wrong during curses.

~C.

[ooc: Going to work soon, but will tag as much and as long as possible. Suspicious Cain is more suspicious of carnivals after, lol, canon events, but it's your fault too, City! >( Also, seeing as Ferris wheels weren't around until 1893, he's not seen one before. Roller coasters have been around since 1885, though. Bother your brother, Merry, and see if he won't cave and take you to the carnival XD His curiosity will win out by afternoon and he'll want to go take a look.]

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[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

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[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

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[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

I should've known. Of course you'd say that!

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Merry, but you're right. You should have known. I know you know how deceptive this place can be.

[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

Hmm... yes, Cain.

But if people on the network say it isn't dangerous, can we go?

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

There's talk about there being a 'haunted house' to walk through. Are you sure--no, I take that back, you'd probably enjoy that.

I suppose, if people on the Network say it isn't dangerous, and we can be sure of it, I'll consider going.

[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

Haunted House? That sounds exciting!

GREAT!

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Miss Mei Lin seems to say it's all right. I'd rather like to see it myself, but we will have to be cautious regardless--if we go.

[soeur-malheur.livejournal.com]

Oh, please! I promise I'll be careful!

[shanghai-lotis.livejournal.com]

Aww, come on, Sultan!

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm the sultan anymore, so there's really no need to call me that, Miss Mei Lin.

[shanghai-lotis.livejournal.com]

No cute nicknames... noted.

Cain, then.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Only because I'd like to distance myself from the behaviour brought on me by the curse.

Thank you.

So why ought we to go see this carnival?

[shanghai-lotis.livejournal.com]

Because I'm already here. It's a blast.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. My sister wants very much to go, though I'm more hesitant about it. You've seen how the City sometimes works. It seems all right there, does it?

[shanghai-lotis.livejournal.com]

There's certainly some rides I wouldn't take a little sister on, but. It seems pretty harmless to me?

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

To be honest, it seems harmless to me as well, but after that ship sank just off the coast, I don't trust much the City does at all.

If nothing else, could we perhaps meet you there? She does want very much to go.

[ruined-arcana.livejournal.com]

Unsurprisingly, I see Miss Merry has convinced you. I've heard no reports of anything dangerous, my lord.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Is it that unsurprising? Good. And I haven't heard of anything dangerous either. You're coming with us, of course.

[ruined-arcana.livejournal.com]

Well, it's only that I thought she might have rather strong feelings on the matter. Staying alert, even so, would be wise, but it doesn't seem too worrying. Very good, sir, I confess I'm quite interested to see these machines.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

You know her as well as I do, I think.

Yes, and there'll be more than just her, you, and me what with her friend, and Miss Mei Lin along. Miss Mei Lin would most likely be all right if something were to go wrong, but the three of us will have to watch over the younger two. Well, as you say, we'll keep alert.

I'm curious about them myself. I'm glad you're interested in going.

[princess-crow.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised this whole place didn't turn into a Carnival more often. I don't want to go either unless my Prince insists. Whatever I can do. Knowing the deities, this could end in tragedy.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

The City has been dressed up for festivals more than a few times, as I recall. I'm hesitant whenever I see something like this happen. But you understand that. You've been here for longer than I.

Those were my thoughts almost exactly: knowing the 'deities', this could very well end in tragedy. But nothing has happened so far, and Merry is insisting that we go. We shall all be on the alert, and I intend to leave before it gets very late--hopefully before things can begin to go wrong.

[princess-crow.livejournal.com]

That's also truth. Maybe this is just harmless, but I don't want to take a risk to regret.

If you need anything, send me a message.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

As I'm on my way to the carnival right now, I certainly hope it is harmless.

I will be certain to, Princess.