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[b][u]Phillis Circus: Outside the Big Top[/b][/u]

Xandra scanned the area around them. Following the blaring trumpets, some guests were making their way to the Big Top immediately - children rushing, with older audiences taking their time. Others did as the emcee recommended, instead making their way to the snack stands and wrapping up their games first. From where the Pride stood, they could see quite a queue building up from outside the portapotties further down the pathway of tents. Trixie scrunched her nose just thinking about how nasty that place must've smelled.

"Seems we still have some time," Lucien grinned, watching as a pair of kids rushed straight passed him and into the tent behind them. Luckily they have gathered within reach of the big top, so there would be no need to rush to sit if their discussion took longer than necessary. Before any chatting could stir up, he held up a finger to excuse himself. "Give me juuust a sec."

He bumbled after the children to poke his head inside the Big Top, if only for a moment. He was joined by Xandra shortly - whether she followed him to keep him out of trouble or check things out herself was left unsaid.

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As expected, the audience seating was mostly clear - and the room itself was incredibly massive. While the tent itself was huge just looking at it from the outside, it betrayed just how much it could withstand inside. Dangling lights, tightropes, and trapezes adorned the fabric ceiling, keeping the entire stage well-lit, well prepared, and beautified. The stage was remarkably clean, with many of the larger props having been shoved to the side and hidden beneath large and ~mysterious~ blankets. The audience could only guess what was hiding beneath them. Aside from a few others already getting seated in random areas throughout the tent, there were vacancies in about every section: up front, in the middle, towards the back, to the east, west, and south.

Both guilders returned to the Pride promptly. "Yup yup, it's way bigger on the inside than it looks from out here. If we beat the rush, we have a lot of room to work with." Lucien nodded to himself for reaffirmation.

Xandra followed up with her usual no-nonsense examination. "It's not much to work with, but if we figure out a plan early enough, we can get whatever seats we need to before they fill up. Whether we need to split up, stay together, take the seats towards the front or the back..."

Trixie laughed nervously, catching the others' attentions. Keeping her voice low, she spoke up about what had gone on in the big top - quiet enough that no one else outside of their cluster could hear them. "Might be good to take both the front and back... uhh... that crazy cap guy said he was gonna set stuff on fire when it was his turn."

"Someone's going to... what?" The metallurgist blinked rapidly, unsure of whether she was correctly processing the information she just heard. What fool could possibly even think to set a near [i]stadium[/i] on fire that was full of innocent people? Should they not [i]stop[/i] him instead?

With another unsure giggle, Trixie shrugged. "That's what he said, right, Supersis? Lucy? Ari?"

Lucien retained his large smile, though sweat was visible across his face and neck. "Yeah yeah, pretty much that... So there's the matter of escorting the audience members safely..."