fluxscape | Sunspot Circus: OTA

Who: Everyone and anyone
What: Come one, Come All! The Sunspot Circus has arrived!
Where: A clearing just outside of Haven
When: 6/20 Evening, to 6/23 Evening

The Sunspot Circus seems to be all anyone has been able to talk about, with growing excitement as they days pass by. And finally, at around 5 PM on the 20th, the Circus has not only arrived, but has set up in a clearing just outside of Haven. While most of the crew have been hard at work setting up the big, red and yellow tent in the middle of the clearing and setting up various vendors and games and stalls for food and any manner of circus attraction and side-show you can think of, a smaller group has been traveling through Haven drumming up excitement.

There are prizes to be one in games of skill, various side show acts to marvel at, a fortune teller who will happily read anyone's fortune. And the food smells amazing. Savory, spicy, smoked, sweet. Whatever you might crave, the Circus seems to have it.

So come one, come all. Come see the ladies riding the backs of tamed skitters, the magician pulling small Kites out of hats. Whatever you think might be at a circus like this will be there. It's vibrant and colorful. The music is enjoyable. There are fireworks at night when the circus closes for the evening. Performers will be roaming the clearing, juggling and singing tunes of questionable decency (cover your ears, children) and making delightful nuisances of themselves. People will be shouting for you to buy hand-made jewelry, scarves, various foods on sticks, and multitudes of foods that probably shouldn't be fried but someone did it and it's amazing.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

And remember what happens the day after they leave.

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"Hiiiiiiiiiiiii Evie! Maybe YOU can talk some SENSE into her."

Angie floats around Evie's head once before coming to rest on her shoulder, crossing her wooden ankles oh-so-daintily. Donna, on the other hand, takes a moment before she turns to look at the princess. She has a hard time speaking out loud, and Evie is a very new presence in her life - but haltingly, softly, her voice can be heard from under the veil.

"...Yes. Please. I'm sorry, it's...it's just very...big."

Evie grins at Angie, reaching up to the doll on her shoulder to give her a gentle, reassuring pat on her wooden shoulder, turning to face Miss Donna and nodding as she listens to what the woman says.

"We can absolutely do things at your pace, Miss Donna. I think it'd be best to adjust a bit at a time," she says, turning to smile at Angie. She's got this, little wooden friend, don't worry. "We'll get to the center of the circus in no time. Maybe we'll play a game or two and win some silly prize we'll treasure forever."

Angie giggles at the pat, clacking her jaw idly as she lets Evie have a word with Donna. Surely the puppeteer would listen to a Princess!

"...All right. That...that sounds nice." Donna tugs at her veil, making sure it is firmly down before she properly faces Evie, summoning a bit of resolve to speak above her usual pale murmur. "And you can...just call me Donna. If you want to."

The doll is clearly pleased with the promise of games and prizes, and once Donna shows that little bit of boldness, she cheers in Evie's ear. "YAYYYYYYYY! Ooooh I can't WAIT this is going to be soooooo fun!"

Angie's excitement gets a grin and a small laugh from Evie, understanding completely where the dolls joy is coming from. Evie doesn't much care for Haven. It reminds her too much of the Isle and Evie was fond of the distance she had put between that and her life now. Not that she doesn't visit home. But she's happy in Auradon. She found herself and her worth. The reminder of before isn't exactly appreciated.

Holding a hand out to Donna, she nods at the womans request. "Donna it is, then. Now...where would you like to visit first?"

There were a few games of skill nearby, and a vendor selling hand pies. There was also a small stall boasting handmade jewelry and scarves that Evie herself was curious about. But her focus was on Donna's comfort.

There is a moment where she looks down at the hand, hesitating as if waiting for Evie to change her mind. When she does not, gingerly, she takes it up oh-so-gingerly, skin a bit clammy and a little cold. With contact, the trembling throughout her body is more noticeable. (Angie does a little fistpump. Progress!)

Casting a glance out to what's nearby, she gestures to the accessories stall with a little nod.

"...Maybe...over there? I see some things I could...maybe use for dolls...."

Welcome to life with Evie taking you in, Donna. Evie's patience is endless, as is her love for people. She takes Donna's hand and doesn't even seem to mind how cold it is. She can feel the other woman shaking, and squeezes her hand ever so gently, her way of telling Donna she's not alone.

Turning to look at the small stall, she smiles slightly and nods. "I think I see a small bracelet that can easily be a tiara for a certain lovely doll in a wedding dress."

She might be buying Angie a present.

Donna tenses at the contact - but then relaxes at the little squeeze, the trembling very much still there, but less pronounced. Evie is good for Donna. Friendship is alien but something sorely, deeply needed.

On the other hand, you have Angie, who practically explodes with excitement over the prospect of being treated to a gift. "Me? For MEEEEE? Really? REALLY?"

See, Donna? Evie's pretty good for people. She smiles at her friend, the small twitch of her mouth an attempt at being reassuring. She's got you, Donna. She's going to stick with you whether you stay and have a good time, or need to leave.

"Absolutely really. Only if you like it, though." A careful shrug of the shoulder Angie isn't sitting on. "I design and alter clothing for a living, It's something I've known how to do since I was much smaller."

She's going to leave off that her mother taught her how to cook and clean and sew for reasons that weren't really great.

"With that knowledge comes a fair idea of how to accessorize, too. Seeing the bracelet made me think of the tiaras I've seen women wear on their wedding day and I thought 'why not give it a shot?' What do you ladies think?"

The attempt absolutely lands. Donna actually reaches up to her veil, gently brushing it aside just a tiny, tiny bit. Just enough so that Evie can see the sad, nervous little smile playing across her pale lips. But then she lets it fall again. Baby steps.

Angie is overjoyed with the idea of new accessories - she clacks her jaw, kicking her feet and gleefully shouting.

"YES YES YES!"

The Puppeteer squeezes Evie's hand and gives a little nod. "...I like...to sew, too. Mostly doll clothes, but...maybe...maybe you'd...like to...help me make some...doll clothes, sometime?"

Sunspot Circus: OTA - Gathering Post

h-hello

evie already adores them both so much.

And I adore this CR so much omg this is precious

they really are

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