DE: Step right up!

[bjornwilde]

 For whatever reason, Milliways has turned into a Midway, complete with arcade games, food booths, amusement rides, and shows. What does your pup do? Are they a rube or are they part of the staff? If part of the staff, what is their part in parting the going public's carefully earned coin?

ETA: I just found out that three of the artist at my work will be out of the office for the week, which means the artists that are left, myself included, will be picking up their work. To be smart, I am going to go on hiatus for the week, since I am unlikely to have time to play much. I will try and keep my current slowtimes alive but will not be starting anything new. Thanks.

Comments

[tire_moi_mes_bottes]

Bossuet: With an introduction like "He possessed knowledge and wit, but all he did miscarried. Everything failed him and everybody deceived him... He was poor, but his fund of good humor was inexhaustible," I think we all know he'd be happily emptying whatever was in his pockets at every possible rigged game or absurdly impossible spectacle. ("Of course it isn't really a mermaid but Joly, you have to see it. It has a tail! Let's go again.")

Gredya: is hating every minute of this. Why are you here, Gredya, you are a werewolf. Stop terrorizing the 4H kids' animals.

[i_am_your_host]

Kissing booth!

[bjornwilde]

Jess is wondering if she dares share the kissing booth duties. ; p

[i_am_your_host]

Come on, darling, it'll be fun.

[bjornwilde]

OK, I think these two need to meet. Next week though as work is looking to be insane this week.

[bjornwilde]

Jess is a contortionist or maybe helps out in the kissing booth with the MC.

Quin runs a shell game with a twist. Instead of walnut shells on a table, he uses hollow balls which he juggles. He also is honest with the act.

Ethan runs the shooting gallery, of course.

Andrea (who totally isn't grumping at Ethan for stealing the shooting gallery) runs the game where you shoot a water pistol into the clowns mouth to race your horse (or whatever) to the top. She's altered her rig though so the clown heads move. What, hitting a stationary target is too easy.

Lady Trent/Isabella runs a scientific curiosities show, which does really well until she goes over board on the scientific terms and details.

Hank? Why, the high wire of course!

Brimstone tells fortunes and gives advise. I'd be tempted to have him be a psychic illusionist but he's acting offended by the idea.

Mulan...horse show? Or strong woman? Or feats of the sword or bow?

Sam high flying acrobat, human cannonball, and fill in at the kissing booth.

[misslucyjane]

Steve would be either the strong man or an acrobat. If he were a rube, he'd be the kind carnies hate because he wins all the prizes.

Merlin would do a magic show.

Bilbo would grouse about how he's too small to ride most of the rides.

Groot would be a sideshow.

Sadie would never be caught at such a thing, the very idea. Nor would Jack, unless it were on a world where no one knew him or he wanted to spend the entire time signing autographs. Or if he had a security detail with him, that might actually work...

Cecil would win every stuffed animal for Carlos that he could, and then be surprised that none of them look like elder gods.

[not_my_sandbox]

Amascut would have to be escorted out, kicking and screaming, for some reason or other.

Fairy Fixit would operate a Fun(with portals)House. Hopefully it won't double as a Tooth Chipper of some sort.

[bjornwilde]

I think Fairy Fixit's booth will be the most popular, with the kids if not everyone!

[saphyria]

Sunshine would be found operating a food booth with a cinnamon theme. Cinnamon rolls, churros, cinnamon-dusted dried apple slices, cinnamon-sugar soft pretzels, cinnamon-roasted cashews and almonds (having tried those for the first time this week, I can say without a doubt that they are addictive), etc. Though she would likely try not to inflate the price of the food as much as is usual at such food booths, to make it easier on the visitors' pocketbooks. Her friendliness, less unreasonable prices, and tasty goods would make her booth a popular place to get snacks.

[afullmargin]

Oooh! I love this one!

Michael - Would probably (reluctantly) be a rube that gets kicked out after doing *far* too well at the shooting gallery. Then he probably just ends up helping out.

Gus - Would be hanging out at Sunshine's BEST SNACKBAR EVER and basically clear out his wallet. Unless Shawn talked him into working it (because you know Shawn has always dreamed of working a carnival) in which case he would probably have to split his time between Shawn's "Psychic Services and Hair Care" and Sunshine's booth.

[hey35andholding]

How many minutes pass before Juliet ends up busting their booth? ;)

[afullmargin]

Tut-tut, Juliet - you know their services are "For entertainment purposes only". And Gus gives a brilliant scalp massage.

[hey35andholding]

She'll consider it if Shawn will rub her feet, too.

[ceitfianna]

Will would be playing games and possibly picking a few pockets as old habits die hard. If there are any fighting games, he would be there.

Charles would be going on rides, messing with anyone who claims to be able to read your mind.

Moist, oh gods, Moist would be stealing, conning and flirting.

William would be doing well on games to do with aiming and loving some of the rides.

Jane would be wandering and enjoying everything but mainly the rides.

Sameth would be into the rides and some of the games trying to figure out how to win a few of them.

Demeter would be walking and flirting, doing a bit of everything.

Ivan would be doing well on games and loving the rides.

Tumnus would be mainly watching and walking, but possibly persuaded onto a few rides.

The Pirate King would be everywhere and somehow end up in charge of a booth or a ride as he loves being the center of attention.

[hey35andholding]

Juliet: owns the shooting range, and is fair (nothing is rigged in her stand).

Dixie: Is an entertainer, natch.

Pinkie: Is an entertainer, too, but one that goes out among the people to encourage them to cheer up when they lose.

Clementine: is a grifter of the highest order.

Eponine: is a rube, poor tot.

[1nv1nc1ble]

Mark's down at the arcade, playing Skee-Ball next to this woman who looks a lot like Alannis Morrisette.

[lazy_but_loyal]

Pam would be running the House of Horrors. After sundown, of course.