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CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#51: Apr 22nd 2011 at 8:46:02 PM

Cyrus stared at her walk away.

What.

Eh, whatever. He'd meet up with her again, he knew it.

Cyrus began to walk around the rotted-out carnival, searching for more kills to make or ghosts to send to the afterlife. All over this place, his halo was going crazy. Ghosts. Everywhere. Matt wasn't joking when he called it a paranormal magnet in his recon report.

However, Matt could not find out why the place drew so many ghosts in the first place. That was where Cyrus came in.

Wherever there were ghosts, demons were sure to follow close behind. Since his new older sister Marla was a ghost, they occasionally had demons coming after her. No matter, he'd always be there to kick the shit out of them. Ah, good times.

People could probably see his halo wavering in and out, but he could honestly do nothing about it. The DCPA transformed his body not to hide from people, but to detect paranormal activity and clean it out. Maybe the next demon would be more fun.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#52: Apr 22nd 2011 at 8:54:17 PM

Valentine sighed. By this point she felt like a chicken with it's head cut off. Between the house and the distraction of the Ferris Wheel, she might as well have been going on a leisurely jog.

Turning around, she saw a boy dressed quite strangely, with a... halo on his head?

"Must work here," she muttered to herself as she walked towards him, "Excuse me, can you help me out?"

OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#53: Apr 22nd 2011 at 8:57:35 PM

Rainer huffed himself up, trying to make himself see as big as possible, holding his breath to make himself seem more so, before knocking on the house's door. He let his hand slip from his neck, the silver slightly glinting there, because he was so hungry, food was all he could think about. He could smell it coming from the house. Or maybe that was just people-smell. People were still made out of meat, weren't they...?

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#54: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:02:49 PM

"Hi," Alice said, standing behind Reiner, pretending nervousness. "uh... who are you?" She glanced at his neck, but decided to pretend she noticed nothing for now. Instead she said, "and, are you OK? You look sort of... I don't know. Sick?" Hungry was what he was, but best to play dumb for now.

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#55: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:03:47 PM

Oh, another person! And they're opaque.

Cyrus stopped and stared at her. "With what?" he inquired brusquely.

His hair was covering his hell-portal eye again. Good.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#56: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:09:28 PM

Kiora hated her vampire mentor some days. Sure, she loved her, or was at the very least infatuated with her, but damn if she wasn't annoying in her training methods. Jumping from universe to universe seemed like a simple enough method to evade the Akatsuki, but Kohana liked to throw her into random universes as "challenges."

Well, one such challenge had just been issued, as the vampiress powered up a familiar spell. Kiora watched the world fade to black, and suddenly she was blown downward like she'd been shot from a cannon, tearing through the fabric of the multiverse. As soon as she could see again, she felt the impact with the ground.

As she climbed out of the crater, the sound of music reached her ears. The grating, low-fidelity music of a carnival, not too dissimilar to that of the carnival that had passed through Konohagakure.

Shaking dirt out of her pink hair, she jumped up to level ground, blinking as she took in her surroundings.

OOC: I've never done this before, so I'm using a character I know fairly well... Hope I don't screw anything up...

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#57: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:18:09 PM

Ignoring the young man's rudeness, she continued.

"I was just wondering if you knew the number for the local taxi service? I fear I've gotten dreadfully lost, I was on my way to-"

Think of something, think of something!

"A meeting in Reddings, and my car broke down, so any help is greatly appreciated."

She smiled sweetly. And be quick about it you little brat, she thought, the sooner the better.

edited 22nd Apr '11 9:18:40 PM by GIG

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#58: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:27:39 PM

His eyes narrowed at her in annoyance. "You do realize that we're about thirty kilometers from civilization. And, no, I can't help you get home."

The chick was bullshitting her way through this even worse than Viktor. That guy may be a piss-poor liar, but at least he blackmailed people instead into keeping his advanced age and telekinetic powers secret.

Cyrus' eye darted to his right as he spoke. A demon, lurking in the shadows after a tasty ghost.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#59: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:33:33 PM

This time the shock of someone sneaking up behind him (for a limited definition of sneaking, anyway) was too much for him, and someone immediately not trying to kill him was an even greater shock, all on top of his hunger. He just couldn't take it, his brain couldn't compute it — so instead of doing anything at all in response, he just collapsed in a heap on the ground in front of the door.

animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#60: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:36:10 PM

Kiora blinked several times. Did that guy have a halo?

She shrugged to herself. He seemed to be as good a place to start as any. Besides, Kohana was proof that there was a hell, so why not angels, too? After all, what else could possibly have a halo?

She approached him from behind, realizing he was in a conversation with somebody else. Cursing her filthy appearance, she tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hi, sorry to interrupt. I'm new in town. You wouldn't happen to know if there's any sort of unspeakable evil here that I can defeat and get stronger, do you?"

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
BetsyandtheFiveAvengers Since: Feb, 2011
#61: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:40:58 PM

I didn't intend to jump in this late. I apologize in advance for the length of this.

“When you have no idea where you are,” the Captain said, “think about where you are not. Assess the situation, analyze the current location, compare it to the desired location, concentrate, and attempt to teleport.”

Polly recalled her Captain’s elementary advice as she laid on the floor of the unfamiliar building, trying to come out of the heavy ether typically associated with high speed magical travel. She rubbed some of her straw blonde hair out of her eyes and sat up. “Think,” Polly said. “Think about where I’m not.”

Polly was not in the alleyway between Lincoln and Salinger Avenue, across the street from the dry cleaners and a Planned Parenthood. She was not facing the four vampires that had already killed three people and were said to be trolling for their next victim. She was no longer in her magical form. Worst of all, she was not with her team.

Polly pressed the power button on her headset, bringing the thin microphone to her lips. “Captain, do you hear me? Captain? Lieutenant? Queen? Anyone?” She gave up and decided to try her wrist communicator. She rolled up the sleeve of her navy cardigan and attempted to contact her teammates. Static.

“I screwed up. Again! The Captain is not going to be happy when she finds out where I am.” Polly was sitting in the narrow hallway of what she assumed was a home. She noticed two closed doors and a long, winding staircase several feet from where she sat.

The place seemed as if it was frozen in time, perhaps loved dearly in the past, yet ignored as the years went by. The juxtaposition between tenderness and abandon was a blatant one. Beautiful Victorian furniture, rare trinkets, and Depression Era family photographs in gold frames were amidst the cobwebs, peeling wallpaper, dust, and broken glass. The wood floor boards were cracked and rickety. Polly felt them give under her as she explored the hallway and empty bedrooms. The upstairs had several French windows stripped naked of their curtains and shutters. The stormy weather outside allowed for the deep gray natural light to pour into the house, illuminating the areas where Polly stood.

When she saw everything in the second bedroom, Polly wandered over to one of the large French windows. It was stuck—as to be expected—but after some insistence it swung open. Polly braved the cold and stuck her head out.

She couldn’t see much through the fog, but despite her partial blindness, she knew what she would never find from the view of the house. There was no city. There wouldn’t be any of wonderful or terrible sights, smells, sounds, and people that populated her home. Polly felt a shiver trickle down her spine as she listened to the silence.

After a few moments, she walked to the staircase before she hesitated. Polly knew that she could stay in this area forever, yet she was afraid to go downstairs. Afraid of what she would find there. Polly could hear footsteps among the rising and falling of voices.

“Be brave,” Polly said. “Be like Captain.”

She took one step and paused. She drew a deep breath before taking another step. When Polly reached the first floor, she turned a corner and stopped.

edited 22nd Apr '11 9:46:56 PM by BetsyandtheFiveAvengers

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#62: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:42:34 PM

Alice stared down at Rainer. Should she dig through his pockets? Normally it'd be an easy question — yes — but it'd look awfully strange if she were caught here, given her present masquerade. So she knocked on the door, and said, "uh, guys, there's a guy here who... uh... I think he's hurt, he needs help... help? Anyone?"

GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#63: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:43:39 PM

Valentine's eye twitched.

Okay, I may be the world's worst liar, but he doesn't need to be so rude about it.

Preparing another salvo of lies, nonsense, and general bullshit, she stopped and noticed the young woman walk up behind the man and try to get his attention.

And now another interuption? Thats it...

"Excuse me!" She snapped at the girl, "I am talking here!"

edited 22nd Apr '11 9:44:23 PM by GIG

animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#64: Apr 22nd 2011 at 9:46:18 PM

Kiora rocked back on her heels. "Woah, no need to be like that! I just tend to get into these situations a lot."

A little too often, she thought, brushing dirt out of her sweatshirt.

"You know how it is, you get teleported to another... wait, you probably don't, now that I think about it."

edited 22nd Apr '11 9:47:11 PM by animemetalhead

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#65: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:18:18 PM

Ugh. Why the fuck did these people think he knew anything about this place? He rolled his eye.

What the hell was she even talking about, anyways? Fighting off unspeakable evils? That's Vince's territory. That guy got to meet an unspeakable evil last spring, does he count?

Cyrus figured that now would be the best time to slip away and kill off a demon. He switched to his intricately engraved silver knife that Alice/Lucy was eyeing earlier, which was obviously quieter than a pistol.

The ghost, however, was just a teenage girl, casually checking out various nonexistent things at the booths down that aisle, blissfully unaware of the demon looming in the gap between one of the tents.

It was slinking around between gaps, too, but no matter. He just stood there, sensing around for it as he took another dart out of his supply pouch. The demon waited just a second too long, he listened to the dart slice through the air, and that small knock of striking a demon's abdomen... now he could kill it.

Now very obviously pissed off that it was tangible again, the demon slinked out of the crack, revealing its true colors- a stick-figure-like thing, with long, thin claws and a creepy-ass clown mask fused into its face. The same jaundice-like yellow lights from before peered out from the eyeholes.

The teenage ghost girl from before looked over in that general direction when she heard the pin strike the demon. Her eyes widened in terror, and she let out a bloodcurdling scream as she fled and hid inside an abandoned booth. Perfect.

The clown-demon attempted to slash at Cyrus, but he was faster. Cyrus quickly positioned himself beside the demon, then stabbed it in its side, knocking it to the ground. The ghost girl wept silently from the booth.

Night, everyone.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#66: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:24:21 PM

"Well, that was enlightening," Kiora remarked dryly. "What the hell just happened?"

She drew a kunai knife, twirling it between her fingers as she eyed the other woman.

"Got a name?" she asked.

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#67: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:25:37 PM

Rainer's eye cracked open, looking up at Alice, wondering if it was in his best interest to run or play dead there on the ground. If he did get up, though, how far could he go? What happened, exactly? Did he get hurt? He couldn't feel anything hurt, though that didn't mean anything, he could just be too stunned to notice — oh, no, did they find him out? He had been too obvious, he'd been — he'd been too obvious —

He kicked Alice in the ankle, trying to trip her, in some last attempt to take one of them with him, whoever they were.

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#68: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:30:33 PM

Alice dodged Rainer's attack by instinct. She'd tried to help the idiot, and he attacker her? Normally she'd slit his throat... huh, what was that on his throat? Some sort of keypad? If he tried another assault, she'd toy with it, see what happened. Hopefully something amusing. Deciding to ask about it later, Alice said, "hey! What was that for? I never did anything to you, you big meanie!" With that, she aimed an intentionally sloppy kick at his shins, as an irritated child might. There was something funny about kicking grown men in the shins. Not as funny as neutering them, sure, but a lot more legal.

edited 22nd Apr '11 10:31:31 PM by KillerClowns

GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#69: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:34:51 PM

Ah yes, the posturing begins. Well, two can play at this game

Valentine pulled out her pistol and made a show of looking it over in front of the girl. "My name is Jessica Valentine, Professional Thief. You will call me Valentine. I have a card if you are interested."

Top this you little whelp Valentine thought smugly as she showed off her weapon, I do belive this means my dick is bigger than your dick

Metaphorically speaking

edited 22nd Apr '11 10:38:23 PM by GIG

animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#70: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:42:24 PM

"Heh," Kiora snorted. "Professional Thief?" That was a new one. And that weapon was... different. She didn't much care to find out how.

Well, she did say "professional," so at least there was some hope of civility. Not like the last time, when Kohana had dropped her into a village of cannibals...

"I'm Kiora Hyuuga Haruno," she said, sliding the knife back into her thigh holster. "Shinobi of the Leaf. Now, do you have any idea what's going on around here?"

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#71: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:44:10 PM

Ranier managed to move his legs out of the way in time, swiping them at Alice's legs, trying to trip her. Now he knew they definitely wanted to hurt him, this was a bad idea in the first place, he should have gone for the squirrels in the first place, squirrels weren't as dangerous. He fumbled for his knife from underneath the cloak but he was too slow, the new fabric too much of a hindrance. He wondered what would happen to the voices if he died.

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#72: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:46:49 PM

"You brought this on yourself, pal," Alice muttered, as she attacked his neck keypad, pressing buttons randomly to see what would happen. Please explode in a pile of gore, she thought to herself, please explode in a pile of gore... Oh, sure, it would be messy. But to Alice's mind, it would also be hilarious.

edited 22nd Apr '11 10:47:06 PM by KillerClowns

GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#73: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:53:58 PM

Kiora Hyuuga Haruno? What a mouthfull. And a Shinobi? Valentine groaned inwardly First a carny angel, now a pink haired ninja? All I need now is a talking dog and a van and I can go out and solve mysteries

"Well Miss Haruno, I wish I could say other wise, but no. However..." Valentine tapped her chin in thought. Didn't she run into that house somewhere near here? That building could hold the key to this cluster of a mess. "I think I know where I can find the answers to our problems."

edited 22nd Apr '11 10:55:49 PM by GIG

OhSoIntoCats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#74: Apr 22nd 2011 at 10:55:58 PM

Reiner screamed in pain at the buttons being pressed, forgotten voices from beyond the audient void streaming forth, singing of untold agonies from before time itself, gibbering prayers to gods no longer prayed to, summoning forth waves of horror and obliviate suffering unto this earth, clawing with whines and cries to get out, out, out of their unholy dimension with dark and starry shapes projecting from the screen, swirling in shapes lost to time itself and into ever-more complex patterns, creating projections of terror...

OOC: Congratulations! You just made a collect call to Cthulhu.

Gault Laugh and grow dank! from beyond the kingdom Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: P.S. I love you
Laugh and grow dank!
#75: Apr 22nd 2011 at 11:00:56 PM

Alright, sorry to get in so late.

The rented 4x4 rumbled along the dirt path and slowly rolled to a stop in front of the Carnival gates. It was dark, and the park, at least from what he could see, was deserted. This was the meeting point? he thought. They sure knew how to pick them. He thought he heard a gunshot a while back. That did not bode well.

The man in the car, dressed rather conspicuously in urban camouflage combat fatigues under a light raid vest, switched off the idling engine. He reached to the passenger-side seat and collected the various items he had stored there, jamming a blue SPECTRA helmet on to his head, and hopped out of the car.

The rain had stopped a while ago. He un-slung the AKMS from his shoulder and approached the corrugated chain-link gate. The padlock looked new, but it was also lying broken on the ground, locking nothing. Someone was already here. It was likely that this place had been condemned before it was re-purposed by the people he had arranged to meet. He pushed the gate open with one hand, and it creaked on it's hinges before coming to a stop, partially ajar. He winced. Not only was that an incredibly irritating noise, but others nearby would likely have heard it.

Then, a scream rang out and broke the silence. "What- the fuck?!"

edited 23rd Apr '11 1:01:59 PM by Gault

yey

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