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Post by Pina on Oct 21, 2008 11:19:54 GMT -5
*After leaving her things in the tent that she now shared with Shadi, Pina excused herself to go have a look around. There were all sorts of people loungnig around in the hours before the performances, and she didn't feel bad about staring at the bearded lady or the alligator boy or the dwarves, because she knew that they were staring right back at her, as her face was uncovered.
As she wandered around, she wondered where she would be performing, and what they'd have her do. Surely she wouldn't just sit there- even with her appearence, that wasn't all that interesting. Ah well. Maybe she'd learn to juggle or something.*
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Post by Erik on Oct 21, 2008 18:24:28 GMT -5
((Tempted to send either wee!Dad in or Gwynplaine. Preference? Or neither?))
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Post by Renn on Oct 21, 2008 18:25:55 GMT -5
((...Wee!Dad would brainbreak her. Gwynplaine por favor?))
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 10:25:32 GMT -5
Gwynplaine, his scarf firmly tucked around the lower half of his face, walked with purpose across the fairgrounds. Although he did not habitually talk to strangers, he did make exceptions; and when he saw a young girl with no nose looking a bit lost, he approached slowly.
"Mademoiselle?" he asked gently, his voice slightly muffled. "I have not seen you here before; may I help you?"
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2008 15:16:38 GMT -5
*She turned, a little startled.*
"Oh, I was just looking around. I only arrived today," *she said with a little smile.*
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 16:02:31 GMT -5
"That explains my not having seen you," he said. He did not react to her face; he had seen far worse, and he was used to his own image in the mirror. "Do you work here?" he asked politely, not wishing to assume.
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2008 16:06:55 GMT -5
*She nodded.*
"I they just now hired me, so I don't really know how this place works."
*She looked at him, curious about what he was hiding under that scarf, but she wouldn't ask; she didn't want to come across as nosy or impolite.*
"Do you?"
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 16:27:49 GMT -5
"Know how this place works? Or work here?" Gwynplaine asked. "I do work here. As to how it works, I suppose... it depends on what they've hired you for. We have all kinds; I myself work from my caravan, on the edge of camp. Conjuring and juggling." He paused. "Mostly."
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2008 16:57:41 GMT -5
"Oh. Well, I don't really do anything. I'm not good at anything... circus-y"
*To be perfectly honest, she hadn't really thought through this whole idea. Getting to the circus was one thing, but once she was here, it all seemed very big and foreign and confusing.*
"I assume there's a freak show or something-"
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 17:00:32 GMT -5
"Yes," he said hesitantly, his gentle voice and eyes expressing concern despite the covering of half his face. "There is a... side show. But forgive me--it is your choice, of course--but it does not seem a savory profession for anyone. It is not my place to judge what others do for a living. But it is not a happy life--if one can do anything else."
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2008 17:05:08 GMT -5
*She shrugged self-consciously. It was demeaning, she knew, but she thought that she wouldn't have any problem dealing with it until she moved on from the circus.*
"It's not like I'm going to stay there forever or anything," *she muttered.* "But, I mean, I can't even juggle."
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 17:08:26 GMT -5
"Of course," he said quickly. He did not wish to argue, and for all he knew, she would be proven correct. He made a practice of not asking where people here were from, or what had brought them here. The stories were usually not very pleasant, and would be told if the owner of them wished it. "My name is Gwynplaine," he said. "Should you ever need anything, I hope you'll let me know."
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2008 17:11:06 GMT -5
"Thanks."
*That was a weird name. Though, she reasoned, she didn't have much room to talk. She smiled and offered a hand suddenly, as if she'd just remembered that there was such a thing as manners.*
"I'm Proserpina. Pina."
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Post by Gwynplaine on Oct 22, 2008 17:12:33 GMT -5
Manners were something of a luxury in this world, so Gwynplaine noticed no lapse but his own. He shook her hand shyly.
"Pina," he repeated. "That's nice. Not half so unwieldy as mine, though I am used to it."
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Post by Pina on Oct 23, 2008 14:26:31 GMT -5
"It's interesting," *she said.* "It's not French, is it?"
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