[144.98750] RINGMASTER'S FOURTH ADDRESS (D58)

[lordofthering]

[Bright and early on Day 58, the morning after the final carnival performances, your radios will light up with a very enthusiastic broadcast from the Ringmaster. Someone's having a good day, apparently.]

Hello, all you beautiful people of mine! Guess what? I'm back to normal! As powerful and gracious as I ever was - and I want to express my appreciation for all the kind words and offers of help you have given during my time of 'weakness.' Your loyalty and support is most flattering!

Even better, with your help I have won my bet! [And she is positively thrilled.] Please know that your combined efforts and my natural cunning have awarded us something very valuable for absolutely zero charge, and it will be of great benefit to our carnival in coming weeks.

I won't bore you with the details, but the carnival is back in action, and we will be leaving Atlantis in three hours! Please finish up any last minute business you may have, and we will be on our way!


[Well! That explains almost nothing.]

Comments

[dorkypantsuit]

My contribution to the combined effort was my natural cunning. So it's thanks to me specifically as well.

[lordofthering]

It was not! [She practically huffs.] What did you do?

[dorkypantsuit]

Be my exceedingly delightful self, what else?

[lordofthering]

Oh. I see. You mean in jest, then.

Well, of course!

[atouts]

[ That is... not all that surprising, actually. Faeries. ]

So that's what your meeting with the king was all about?

[lordofthering]

Oh... no! Not at all. That was just making nice with King Triton while I took my business elsewhere...

He would refuse to stock the things I need.

[atouts]

Interesting... Does that mean what you were after is dangerous? Or just shady?

[lordofthering]

[She considers.]

Probably both? What does 'shady' mean in this context?

[insidescoop]

Heh!? A trip without scouting?!

Again?!

[Gurl you just blizted through how many costumes- TAKE A BREAK]

[lordofthering]

Well, you were supposed to be scouting back in the beginning, so I'm not sure what to tell you, Carly.

[fortuneglass]

HEHHH!!!

B-But why wasn't there a call in from the Nightrider!? What'd I miss..!!!

[This is what happens when you fill the tailor tent with oodles of fabric.

Things get missed.]

[whattaprick]

[ That definitely explains a whole lot of nothing! ]

Any chance you'd actually tell us what this "great benefit" is?

[lordofthering]

[Normally she would deflect this kind of question, but she's just so gosh darn excited...]

A gateway... to another world!

[amusicaladventure]

DUN DUN DUN!

[get off the radio Ash]

[whattaprick]

[ So much. Excitement. ]

I thought the whole point of this thing is that you move it from world to world. What's so special about this one?

[kingsroads]

I knew there was something suspicious about your last announcement!

[ don't mind Strange being IMMENSELY smug about this. ]

[lordofthering]

Please describe your thoughts.

[She is really interested to hear what you thought of her performance.]

[kingsroads]

You were far too calm about losing your magic. I knew that if I lost my magic, even just for a short time, I'd be far angrier than you were.

[destiny_key]

That's great! I'm glad you're better now!

[Lord knows he knows what it's like to get stripped of your powers.]

What was the bet?

[lordofthering]

[She pauses.]

I was to become mortal and vulnerable towards violence for three days, forbidden from telling anyone why! If I went those three days without my workers striking me down in my time of weakness, then I would receive my reward! Which I did.

[destiny_key]

Oh... So, you did that on purpose.

[That's... a little selfish. Maybe it was another test? He knows the Ringmaster isn't entirely human, but he doesn't want to believe she's a bad person.]

Well, um, what did you win?

[mildwildchild]

Do we get our normal bodies back once we leave here?

[lordofthering]

Well, you won't be a fish anymore if that's what you mean? Probably, anyway.

[mildwildchild]

Probably?

[thevictoriandetective]

Congratulations.

[It's a deadpan response, almost vindictive in the way he spits it out.]

[He's truly disappointed there were no murdery times. Ah well.]