Introduction
The circus arrives without warning.
No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts or billboards, no mentions or advertisements on local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.
The towering tents are striped in black and white, no gold or crimsons to be seen. No color at all, save for the neighboring trees and the grass of the surrounding fields. Black and white stripes on grey sky; countless tents of varying shapes and sizes, with an elaborate wrought iron fence encasing them in a colorless world. Even what little ground that is visible from inside is black and white, powdered or painted, or with some other circus trick.
Within hours everyone in town has heard about it. By afternoon the news has spread several towns over. Word of mouth is a more effective way of advertisement than typeset words and exclamation points on paper pamphlets or posters. It is impressive and unusual news, the sudden appearance of a mysterious circus. People marvel at the staggering heights of the tallest tents. They stare at the clock that sits just inside the gates that no one can properly describe.
And the black sign painted in white letters that hangs upon the gate, the one that reads:
Open at nightfall, closes at dawn
-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
This role play is loosely upon the book "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern. But, you can still understand the role play perfectly well without reading the book.
Le Cirque des Reves, or the Circus of Dreamers, is a mysterious traveling circus in the late 1800's. The circus erratically shows up in random locations, coming and going whenever it pleases. The Circus travels all over Europe and is beginning to branch out into Asia.
Le Cirque des Reves is different from any other circus preceding it. Instead of smoke and mirrors illusions, everything is real. The contortionist that can fit into the box, the acrobats soaring upon trapezes without nets beneath them, the illusionists who turn pocket watches into doves. There is no deception. But, the regular population will never know of the true magical people within the Cirque. To get into the Circus, you must of had to go through rigorous auditioning. Only the best may enter the Circus.
What will happen to the magical people within? Or the rather unremarkable people who are so enchanted by the circus, they follow it everywhere and are determined to understand what is happening backstage?
The Available Positions:
Ring Leader:
1) Open
Illusionists: Use real magic to create illusions that are actually real.
1) Taken
2) Taken
3) Open
(4th may open up.)
Acrobats: Perform stunts and amazing feats in the air or on the ground.
Unlimited amount.
Contortionist: Performs feats with the body and nothing else, manipulating body parts in odd ways.
1)Taken
2)Open
Fortune Teller: Reads tarot cars, palm reading, tea leaves. Actually has true psychic abilities such as reading the emotions of others, and foreseeing the future.
1) Taken
Animal Tamers: Deals with dangerous animals such as large cats and elephants to perform tricks.
Unlimited amount.
Character Application:
Name:
Age: (17-23)
Gender:
Sexual Orientation:
Circus Position:
Physical Appearance: (Please have either an anime or picture of a real person)
Personality:
History:
Other:
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She walked towards them nodding to both, then turning to Eca, "Shall we take our walk now?" She asks, and looks over at Zeline, "Will you be joining us?"
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"Oh... No, no. I will come check her out." Malina says, "Zeline.. Eca.." She nods to both and turns on her heel, motioning Tara to follow. Alaska trails behind.
"Wheezing?" She asks, "Anything else?" She wanders back towards the tent and comes upon Moonlight's stall, bringing her out and placing her hand on the side of the horse, feeling the powerful horses lungs move beneath her hand. Moonlight was a proud mare, beautiful and strong. She smiles quietly and continues to walk around her, feeling for any sign of broken ribs or possible injuries.
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Tara finally caught up to her as she asked if anything else was wrong with Moonlight. "Not that I know of. I mean I heard it and I came to get you. I figured that you'd know. Do horses get colds? Maybe it's just a horse cold." Tara knew that she sounded stupid, but she kept babbling at the girl while she took out the mare and began to walk her around. "Ya know, I probably just overreacted. You know how I do that sometimes."
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She smiles, "I don't feel a broken rib or even a fracture. She is extremely healthy. Which is good, but from my experiences, horses are just as susceptible to asthma and allergies as we are. That's what I would assume anyway, we shall go to the market tomorrow and see if there is a real vet. It's nothing to truly worry about though."
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Malina soon hurried off, with a babbling Tara behind her. Zeline looked at Eca and shrugged. "I once worked with one of the tigers. It tried to snap at me, so I hit it," she said to nobody in particular. She wasn't sure why she had ever worked with the animals, considering her amazing abilities, but that was the only memory she had of the experience. "I think we traded that one away or it died... of old age." She added the last few words hesitantly, though she was sure nobody would suspect her of killing the tiger. She wasn't a killer, she just had a grudge against most animals.
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"Are you two ready?" She asks with a small smile.
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Eca turned around, actually looking excited, "So this London's most famous haunted pub, but let's just see how haunted," she turned back to the door, opening it and stepping back for the others to enter first, "Shall we?"
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