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Young Justice

Location: Haly´s circus, inside the tents
Interactions: The Team

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Daphne popped some sweet popcorn into her mouth, chewing on it slowly. Some of it spilled onto her lap. She was watching the performance of the firebreather, her warm brown eyes following him across the stage. There were a couple of times where she could feel the heat of the flames on her cheeks. When that happened she inched back into her seat some more. She thought about the mission objective. The firebreather could possibly be the supplier they were looking for. What would be the best way to figure it out?

He was known to be hotheaded. It was part of the reason why he was on the list of suspects. He would probably respond best to someone calm and collected, sending another hothead after him could end up in a fight. She could do it... but. Daphne glanced around trying to spot her team members. She hesitated, maybe she should ask someone first, or maybe she should ask Zach. He was their leader on this mission.

Or.....
Maybe she could do something on her own, be pro active for a change. Daphne wanted to redeem herself after her failure at La Hoya. It would give the Team a reason to keep her around and also prove to herself she did belong here. A small success was going to make her feel better. Like Black Canary said, it wasn't enough to want to stay, you had to fight for it. Not react, but act.

The performance of the fire breather was coming to a close. That was her cue, Daphne got out her phone and typed up a message in the Team's group chat.
"Guys I'm going to chat to the fire breather, see if I can figure out if it's our guy" She pressed send and got up from her seat. She brushed the popcorn from her dress and slowly made her way down to the stage.

Young Justice

_{E P I S O D E T H R E E : S T A G E F R I G H T}

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

_SOUNDTRACK

H A L Y'S C I R C U S F A I R

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^{May 29rd, 2021 | 19:13p.m | Gotham City, Conneticut}

The night started off with a dazzling opening act of Zatanna herself. Amazing the circus goers with illusion upon illusion and a creative repertoire of tricks, accomplished through a secret blend of real magic and showmanship. As far as the mission was concerned things had actually gone pretty smoothly for a change. The Team together with Zatanna had narrowed down the initial list of suspects to six people. Five of them were part of the first half of the show, following up after Zatanna. They’d gathered more in depth information on each of them.

There’s the Bearded Lady. She has been with the circus a long time and has seemed to come across some more money, having purchased a new car and expensive jewelry.

The Firebreather. He's always getting into arguments with the manager and often says he can find better use of his talents elsewhere

The Juggler. A rude guy that doesn't bother socializing with anyone. He's been around a while, but no one really knows him.

The Contortionist. Recently joined the circus. Wasn't the first choice to be hired because of her attitude but somehow managed to "convince" the big boss into giving her the job. Is often mia when she's scheduled for a performance

The Fortune teller. Has been with the circus on and off over the years. She makes good money off her fortune telling but her extensive collection of occult paraphernalia doesn't come cheap.

The Pyrotechnics guy. Has "accidentally" burned circus property multiple times. They say he's just a clumsy guy but what if he's trying to erase his tracks?

It was up to the Team to identify the supplier without tipping him or her off. Depending on their approach they could either question the performers still waiting in the back, or opt to go see them during the second half of the show. That would free the suspects schedule, but they also needed to manage their performances.

Currently the Firebreather was warming up the stage. Lucky for him and the audience he was wearing a mask, so the nasty bruise on his cheek and a left black eye were concealed. The result of a minor disagreement with his colleagues.

The act started out with minor feats such as putting out candles through unconventional methods. The performance flourished into swallowing burning swords, followed by fire breathing and finally walking through a wall of fire.

Young Justice

Location: Haly´s circus fair
Interactions: She-devil, Rain, Mirage

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Relationship status.....
Daphne felt like she'd missed out on part of the conversation. Bex and Viktor were talking about something before Kassy and her arrived, leaving the other girls clueless. Maybe it was Bex being abrasive along with Viktor being his usual stoic self, but seeing them together wasn't funny anymore. It left her with this this sinking feeling in her stomach.

Viktor said he was single. Daphne kind of expected that would be his answer. It would take a particular kind of girl to stand up to a guy like that. On the other hand maybe he was different as a boyfriend, she couldn't imagine it though, but maybe.

Honestly Daphne really didn't feel like sharing her relationship status, not that there was anything to share. Bex just made her painfully aware of that fact. She didn't mind being single, or at least she thought she didn't. Until someone pointed it out. Daphne tried not to compare herself to the blonde girl, but she didn't want to come across as plain as she felt. So she panicked and.....lied.

"I have a boyfriend."
She squeezed the stuffed panda a little tighter, immediately regretting her words.

Young Justice

Location: Haly's circus fair
Interactions: Mirage, She-devil, Rain

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Daphne smiled. It was nice to see Kassy enjoyed the fair as much as she did. She looked into Kassy's eyes which were now green. That really was a neat trick she did. That subtle use of her illusions impressed Daphne. She briefly wondered if it would work on her too. It could be fun to change up her eye color for a day. Hers were just a boring brown.

She giggled at Kassy's story on how she won Zach´s unicorn. That was sweet of her to get him something. Daphne looked at the blue unicorn, thinking back on all the stuffed animals her dad and brother got for her over the years. Even though she was older now, they never really lost their appeal. Seeing them made her just as happy as when she was a little kid. She could always win herself one. Try her hand at the games that didn´t require as much dexterity.

"I'm glad you're having a good time"
"You know, that man just didn't expect you to be that good, they make the most money off of people who lose"

Daphne shrugged. If Kassy wanted to go back there wasn't a whole lot he could do about it. There were a bunch of rides Daphne knew Kassy would probably like. The rollercoasters kind of made you feel like you were underwater, flying weightless through the air. There were two corndogs in each hand of her hands. Daphne tried to adjust her grip, but was scared that would make her drop them. She dropped enough food today and she promised these to Bex.

She looked over at Kassy, her arms were stacked with food too. She could ask for a basket at the stall. A second stop at the food stall and she was set. There problem solved.
"Let's go and take these to Bex and the others, we can go on some rides after lunch if you want"

They walked over to Bex and Viktor who were standing beside the High striker. Bex was carrying a huge pink stuffed panda. The combination of her mildly sour expression with the stuffed animal made Daphne laugh and she bit her lip. She reached out with a basket of two corndogs, trying to keep a straight face.
"I got you two, not sure how many you wanted, there's more."
"But you'll have to share them with....Viktor" The identity of sexy Eeyore was confirmed to be Viktor. Daphne could sort of see the resemblance and again had to keep from laughing.

Daphne gestured to the pink panda. She looked behind Bex to see if there was another one. It looked like they won the only one. Too bad, it was really cute.
"I can hold onto it if you want to eat"

She turned to Viktor and handed him the second basket of corndogs.
"I didn't know if you wanted some too, so I got these just in case."

Descension {A Modern God RP}

Since the rp is going to be put on hold for a while I´ve taken back my CS. That way I´m not keeping up a spot for someone who wants to join.
Best of luck everyone and take care xxx

Young Justice

Location: Haly´s circus fair
Interactions: She-devil, Mirage

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Daphne had sniffed her way to the closest food truck, selling a whole bunch of fried stuff, including funnel cakes. She ordered the smaller sized one and after a couple of minutes it was ready. The toppings ranged from chocolate sauce, to fruits, to marshmallows, to caramel but Daphne just wanted some powdered sugar. Keeping things classy. She was holding her precious cake in one hand and her phone in the other, checking her messages. A text from Bex popped up.
"Sure. Sexy Eeyore is swinging around his dick for a prize. And now I want corndogs. See U."

Daphne's brown eyes went wide and she let go of her phone like it was on fire. She tried to catch it before it hit the ground, making her juggle awkwardly with the funnel cake and the arguably more expensive piece of electronics. She managed to save her phone from certain doom and a definite shattered screen. The food she just ordered wasn't as lucky. It landed with a sad plop onto the ground.

"Ah that's such a shame, do you want me to make you a new one? It's on the house no worries."
She didn't have much time to recover from her embarrassing reaction to a simple text from Bex. The lady who worked in the food truck was nice enough to give her a new one. Daphne could feel her face burning. She forced herself to turn around.
"Oh that's really not necessary, it was my fault, I'm just so clumsy sometimes and always looking on my phone when I should look..."
Daphne rambled on and the lady interrupted her.
"Are you okay dear? You're looking a little green, maybe you should get out of the sun for a bit, come stand here under the shade."

The teen heroine caught on to what was happening and put her hands on her cheeks.
"Ah...it's uhm...my allergies. Thanks for the funnel cake, I don't have to have a new one"

Daphne quickly rushed away from the food truck found a quiet corner next to an out of use whac-a-mole game. She took a deep breath.
That was a disaster...
She looked down at the phone in her hand and smiled at her ridiculous behavior. Get a grip on yourself Daphne.
She got out the fan she kept in her purse and waved it in front of her face. While she cooled off she tried to make sense of the text that Bex sent her.
Who was sexy Eeyore?
Probably a nickname for one of the boys, but who? Definitely not Ja, he was to cheery to be compared to Eeyore. Daphne was trying to make sense of it when she spotted Kassy walking past, looking a little lost.

Daphne had an idea. What if she brought lunch for Kassy, Bex and...sexy..Eeyore..
Her lunch met an untimely end and she was still kind of hungry. Bex wanted a corndog and she could bring Kassy too. She spotted fish and chips were also on the menu and she knew Kassy liked fish.
"Hi Kassy!" Daphne called out to the Atlantean heroine. She walked up to Kassy with a smile and proposed her lunch plans. Daphne was too embarrassed to return to the same food truck. She spotted a different one selling mostly the same things. They went over there and Daphne ordered four corndogs(just in case one wouldn't be enough), a funnel cake and Kassy made her own order. She texted Bex to pick a spot to meet up and she would bring lunch.
"How do you like the fair?" Daphne asked, waiting with Kassy next to the food truck.

Young Justice

Location: Haly´s circus fair
Interactions: She-devil

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Daphne breathed in the sweet smell of cotton candy. She looked around and excitement filled her stomach with butterflies. There were a couple of staples she definitely wanted to visit. Haly´s circus fair was close to her heart, it used to be an annual family tradition. When she was little her dad took her to the fair every day after school. It was a week full of fun rides, eating way too many sweets and adding more stuffed animals to her impressive collection. Careless quality time with her dad. The nostalgia was bittersweet. Any amount of time they spent together in the present was solely for the purpose of his research.

She sighed. This really wasn´t the place to be gloomy. She was at a fair on a nice summer day, dressed up nice and with a group of mostly nice people. Making new memories was her goal today, so she stopped pouting and put on a smile. Her stomach rumbled. She frowned and held her hand against her belly, hoping that would stop the sound. It was lunchtime and lucky for her funnel cakes were on the menu today.

I wonder what the rest of the Team is up to...

Daphne got out her phone and opened up the group chat. She added Maya and Bex just before they left for Gotham. It was a small gesture to show they were welcome on the Team, to include them. Her finger hovered over Maya and Bex, hesitating if and who she should text. Daphne ultimately decided to text Bex. It was very likely she would get a hard no, but that was okay. She opened up a new chat and started typing.
"Hi Bex
It's me Daphne, I wanted to ask if you wanted to get lunch together?" Realizing she sounded as unsure of herself over text as she did in person she deleted the question mark.

The teen girl waited for her new team mate to text back. While she was waiting she looked up some shade. If she wasn't in her verdant form the sun scorched her just as much as anyone. She reapplied some of her perfume. It was honestly not of much use, the florals getting lost in the sugary smells around her. It was more out of habit than anything.

Young Justice

_{E P I S O D E T H R E E : S T A G E F R I G H T}

CIRCUS TRIP

_SOUNDTRACK

H A L Y'S C I R C U S F A I R

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^{May 28rd, 2021 | 12:30p.m | Gotham City, Conneticut}

The sounds of excited screams and the smell of fried pastries were drawing in the early birds to Haly’s Circus fair. There was something for everyone. The easygoing crowd could visit attractions such as the hall of mirrors for some laughs. Competitive fair goers could test their skills and luck in the many games to include the shooting gallery, taking their pick from a huge selection of stuffed animals.

The fair was roughly divided into two areas. One with rides including staples like the ferris wheel, a haunted house, merry go around, tilt-a-whirl and animal rides.
The second area included a selection of games like, the dunk tank, basketball shooting, among other games that tested one's dexterity.

Sprinkled throughout the grounds were food stands selling everything from pretzels and hotdogs to funnel cakes and cotton candy in rainbow colors. There was even a fortune teller tucked away into some back corner.

Both areas conveniently lead to the circus tent which was set up at the centre back. Circus workers were setting up the inside of the tent to not only prepare for the following night's shows but the fireworks that would be used to finish next evening’s circus show with a bang.

Young Justice

Updated the OOC with some new information about posting turns/inactivity. We've set up a system to make sure we don't slow down too much as a group. These aren't any harsh rules or threats to kick you out, just a reminder to communciate.

Descension {A Modern God RP}

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