Murder Tale VII: The Devil's Carnival

[Khan of the Mardu]

Oh dear, oh dear. This was all starting to get a bit out of hand! Arvid never had the intention of hurting the child's feelings! He had already made that mistake with Sam and had thankfully been able to keep the spirit happy with his performance. Now, his performance had only made things worse! He could see that Aika was enjoying Houdini's company but that his other guests like Iggy and Mike were beginning to grow bored/agitated. Not that Arvid could blame them! He should have known transforming a object that had no life to begin with into a living creature wasn't the smartest of moves!

"-Of course, of course! Do not worry, Aika. I will be back with your Dolly momentarily!"

Kneeling down, Arvid placed his hat atop Houdini and the bunny glanced up at it's master.

"Goodbye for now, may I return with what you seek!"

With that Arvid vanished and Houdini peeked out from the hat. The bunny then hopped away from Aika and knocking the hat off, Houdini leaped into the hat and vanished into a puff of smoke. From there three balls could have been seen shooting out of the hat giving the impression of them being juggled. Hopefully this would keep the guests entertained while Arvid tended to more important matters.

Reappearing outside of the tent, Arvid quickly glanced around for wherever Luso had gone. He couldn't see Sam anywhere but he couldn't worry about that now. He couldn't go back without that doll, that much was certain! "Come on, come on!" Arvid exclaimed in worry before spotting Luso and the doll. Grinning, Arvid quickly raced over to grasp Luso's hand.

"Haha! You've found the doll! I am so relieved! Thank you, Luso. I was so upset that I had ruined everybody's good time.." The magician explained before shaking his head from side to side. No, no time would be wasted bemoaning his own mistakes. They had to get back to the tent while they still had the doll! Twirling his wand while still having a gentle but firm grip on Luso, the two vanished and reappeared in the tent.

"I told you that you'd be reunited with your doll and so you have. But please keep your thanks to Luso. He is the one who found it after all!"

Now, where had Sam run off to?

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Where had Sam wandered off to after all?

Why the little spirit had decided to take a trip in the Firebreather's tent. With his main purpose to look for Dolly of course but noticing that the rude zombie from before was in here? Sam couldn't help but want to have a little fun with him as well. Having latched onto the tent's walls, Sam crawled up and up until he could oversee the entire group. He made sure to not even let a giggle escape his lips. This had to be done in complete silence or else he ran the risk of letting the zombie in on his fun.

Positioning himself right above Ayumu, Sam dropped downwards. Seeking to land on Ayumu's shoulders, Sam began to tug at his hair, bop him on the head and all sorts of childish acts. All the while finally letting out his familiar series of giggles. His original quest-fueled by friendship was forgotten for now, having been put aside for mischievous antics.

The simple truth was that unless Ayumu took physical action and tried to stop the sack baby, the spirit would continue to plague him!

"Heheheheeheh!"

run ayumu run

@Krieg @Ryu Keiko @CCC Kouhai @DapperDogman​

Oh dear, oh dear. This was all starting to get a bit out of hand! Arvid never had the intention of hurting the child's feelings! He had already made that mistake with Sam and had thankfully been able to keep the spirit happy with his performance. Now, his performance had only made things worse! He could see that Aika was enjoying Houdini's company but that his other guests like Iggy and Mike were beginning to grow bored/agitated. Not that Arvid could blame them! He should have known transforming a object that had no life to begin with into a living creature wasn't the smartest of moves!

"-Of course, of course! Do not worry, Aika. I will be back with your Dolly momentarily!"

Kneeling down, Arvid placed his hat atop Houdini and the bunny glanced up at it's master.

"Goodbye for now, may I return with what you seek!"

With that Arvid vanished and Houdini peeked out from the hat. The bunny then hopped away from Aika and knocking the hat off, Houdini leaped into the hat and vanished into a puff of smoke. From there three balls could have been seen shooting out of the hat giving the impression of them being juggled. Hopefully this would keep the guests entertained while Arvid tended to more important matters.

Reappearing outside of the tent, Arvid quickly glanced around for wherever Luso had gone. He couldn't see Sam anywhere but he couldn't worry about that now. He couldn't go back without that doll, that much was certain! "Come on, come on!" Arvid exclaimed in worry before spotting Luso and the doll. Grinning, Arvid quickly raced over to grasp Luso's hand.

"Haha! You've found the doll! I am so relieved! Thank you, Luso. I was so upset that I had ruined everybody's good time.." The magician explained before shaking his head from side to side. No, no time would be wasted bemoaning his own mistakes. They had to get back to the tent while they still had the doll! Twirling his wand while still having a gentle but firm grip on Luso, the two vanished and reappeared in the tent.

"I told you that you'd be reunited with your doll and so you have. But please keep your thanks to Luso. He is the one who found it after all!"

Now, where had Sam run off to?

@MrSandman @CrunchyCHEEZIT @The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies

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Where had Sam wandered off to after all?

Why the little spirit had decided to take a trip in the Firebreather's tent. With his main purpose to look for Dolly of course but noticing that the rude zombie from before was in here? Sam couldn't help but want to have a little fun with him as well. Having latched onto the tent's walls, Sam crawled up and up until he could oversee the entire group. He made sure to not even let a giggle escape his lips. This had to be done in complete silence or else he ran the risk of letting the zombie in on his fun.

Positioning himself right above Ayumu, Sam dropped downwards. Seeking to land on Ayumu's shoulders, Sam began to tug at his hair, bop him on the head and all sorts of childish acts. All the while finally letting out his familiar series of giggles. His original quest-fueled by friendship was forgotten for now, having been put aside for mischievous antics.

The simple truth was that unless Ayumu took physical action and tried to stop the sack baby, the spirit would continue to plague him!

"Heheheheeheh!"

run ayumu run

@Krieg @Ryu Keiko @CCC Kouhai @DapperDogman​

Luso fought down the sense of vertigo that the sudden disappearance and reappearance, smiling as he handed Aika back her doll, "Here, Aika. I think she's alright, though there might be a little dirt on her."​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Oh dear, oh dear. This was all starting to get a bit out of hand! Arvid never had the intention of hurting the child's feelings! He had already made that mistake with Sam and had thankfully been able to keep the spirit happy with his performance. Now, his performance had only made things worse! He could see that Aika was enjoying Houdini's company but that his other guests like Iggy and Mike were beginning to grow bored/agitated. Not that Arvid could blame them! He should have known transforming a object that had no life to begin with into a living creature wasn't the smartest of moves!

"-Of course, of course! Do not worry, Aika. I will be back with your Dolly momentarily!"

Kneeling down, Arvid placed his hat atop Houdini and the bunny glanced up at it's master.

"Goodbye for now, may I return with what you seek!"

With that Arvid vanished and Houdini peeked out from the hat. The bunny then hopped away from Aika and knocking the hat off, Houdini leaped into the hat and vanished into a puff of smoke. From there three balls could have been seen shooting out of the hat giving the impression of them being juggled. Hopefully this would keep the guests entertained while Arvid tended to more important matters.

Reappearing outside of the tent, Arvid quickly glanced around for wherever Luso had gone. He couldn't see Sam anywhere but he couldn't worry about that now. He couldn't go back without that doll, that much was certain! "Come on, come on!" Arvid exclaimed in worry before spotting Luso and the doll. Grinning, Arvid quickly raced over to grasp Luso's hand.

"Haha! You've found the doll! I am so relieved! Thank you, Luso. I was so upset that I had ruined everybody's good time.." The magician explained before shaking his head from side to side. No, no time would be wasted bemoaning his own mistakes. They had to get back to the tent while they still had the doll! Twirling his wand while still having a gentle but firm grip on Luso, the two vanished and reappeared in the tent.

"I told you that you'd be reunited with your doll and so you have. But please keep your thanks to Luso. He is the one who found it after all!"

Now, where had Sam run off to?

@MrSandman @CrunchyCHEEZIT @The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies​

Luso fought down the sense of vertigo that the sudden disappearance and reappearance, smiling as he handed Aika back her doll, "Here, Aika. I think she's alright, though there might be a little dirt on her."​

"Dolly!"

Aika's eyes lit up once she saw her doll again, listening to both Arvid and Luso regarding the search of her Dolly. Without much warning, Aika ran over to give Luso a tight hug, tears of happiness on her face.

"Thank you Luso... thank you so much... Dolly and I knew you are a good friend!"

@MrSandman @CrunchyCHEEZIT @The Tactician @T.O.M.​

 

[Bomb]

A small nod was given in Ashe and Daisuke's direction as some form of confirmation, though she didn't seem to be too concerned whether any of them sat down or not. "Isn't it? Of course, that isn't quite the case all of the time," she mused, her words as cryptic as she was mysterious. Though it was quite obvious she had no intentions to elaborate - not even as she began pouring a few cups of tea with surprising grace and precision. As she did so, without so much as looking up, she spoke to Cat. "Now, now. Don't be shy. Why don't you come in, my feline-named friend?"

Still hardly so much as giving Cat or Twisted Fate a glance, the fortune teller finally finished filling the cups on her tray(though, oddly, there were a few set aside that she didn't fill just yet). Tentatively setting the antique teapot aside, the woman carefully picked up the tray holding the tea cups, gently setting them on the floor near where the mats laid. "That should be plenty for all of you. Treat yourselves if that's as you wish." That was probably more of a request than an offer. After all, it was rude to neglect something offered to you by your hostess. Surely that was basic manners.

Finally looking in the direction of Fate and Cat after righting herself and clasping her hands together neatly, the woman that called herself Velvetine offered an almost knowing smile, brushing off Fate's formalities. "No need for formalities, I assure you - for in any relationship, when attachment dies, formalities are born and when formalities are born, nothing remains." With those words, the female glanced around the group, as though waiting for something. Perhaps she expected someone in the group to actually recognize whom she was speaking the words of.

@Ringmaster @york @The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum @Bomb @Fortune Teller's​

"So what you're saying there is always life and death, and the cycle continues?" Daisuke asked. This was the first fortune teller Daisuke met other then the one at Theia, which would direct Nazca's team to the right direction. But this one seemed weird.

@Ringmaster @york @The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum @Hospes @Fortune Teller's​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

"Dolly!"

Aika's eyes lit up once she saw her doll again, listening to both Arvid and Luso regarding the search of her Dolly. Without much warning, Aika ran over to give Luso a tight hug, tears of happiness on her face.

"Thank you Luso... thank you so much... Dolly and I knew you are a good friend!"

@MrSandman @CrunchyCHEEZIT @The Tactician @T.O.M.​

Luso laughed a little at the girl's enthusiastic hug, patting her head to comfort her, "Hey, no need to cry, Aika. It's just what friends do, you know, helping each other out like this. I'm sure you and Dolly would have done the same for me."​

 

[DapperDogman]

Where had Sam wandered off to after all?

Why the little spirit had decided to take a trip in the Firebreather's tent. With his main purpose to look for Dolly of course but noticing that the rude zombie from before was in here? Sam couldn't help but want to have a little fun with him as well. Having latched onto the tent's walls, Sam crawled up and up until he could oversee the entire group. He made sure to not even let a giggle escape his lips. This had to be done in complete silence or else he ran the risk of letting the zombie in on his fun.

Positioning himself right above Ayumu, Sam dropped downwards. Seeking to land on Ayumu's shoulders, Sam began to tug at his hair, bop him on the head and all sorts of childish acts. All the while finally letting out his familiar series of giggles. His original quest-fueled by friendship was forgotten for now, having been put aside for mischievous antics.

The simple truth was that unless Ayumu took physical action and tried to stop the sack baby, the spirit would continue to plague him!

"Heheheheeheh!"

run ayumu run

@Krieg @Ryu Keiko @CCC Kouhai @DapperDogman​

"GAH!"
Clawing at the child, the zombie thrashes about, trying to pull the child free
"Let me go, you little brat, that's not even a prank!" he growls as he grips the child by both of his arms, ripping him free of his head and throwing him away from himself
He feels the patches of hair on his head begin to grow back quickly "You're lucky I heal so quick, you little..." he sighs and begins to calm himself down, all the while glaring daggers at Sam

He couldn't beat up a kid, he'd look like an asshole. So, for now, he had to deal with it

"C'mon, Sam, that was a bit rough" he growls, trying to keep everything civil for now "Shouldn't you go play with Aika and Dolly?" he murmurs, rubbing his now sore scalp

@T.O.M. @Ryu Keiko @CCC Kouhai @Krieg​

 

[Ryu Keiko]

"GAH!"
Clawing at the child, the zombie thrashes about, trying to pull the child free
"Let me go, you little brat, that's not even a prank!" he growls as he grips the child by both of his arms, ripping him free of his head and throwing him away from himself
He feels the patches of hair on his head begin to grow back quickly "You're lucky I heal so quick, you little..." he sighs and begins to calm himself down, all the while glaring daggers at Sam

He couldn't beat up a kid, he'd look like an asshole. So, for now, he had to deal with it

"C'mon, Sam, that was a bit rough" he growls, trying to keep everything civil for now "Shouldn't you go play with Aika and Dolly?" he murmurs, rubbing his now sore scalp

@T.O.M. @Ryu Keiko @CCC Kouhai @Krieg​

Seras having dazed out bit, snapped back to the world around her as she saw Sam fall upon the shoulders of the zombie she followed and suppressed a giggle. "Well then, you two are an interesting couple of children." She laughed. Funny, coming from a seemingly 19 year o,d English girl, but she was getting up there in age technically being 46 now. The perks of being a vampire.... Now now Sam, let's not hurt our friend" she says as she goes to pick him up off of the boy's shoulders~

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[Krieg]

Among the few others lurking in the depths of the Firebreather's tent, Frisk had patiently been bouncing along in their stride. Having promptly put that hotdog off their head, the human had been largely satisfied on just awaiting for the grand spectacle of this supposed "Girl on Fire". Memories of Undyne, both good and mostly bad rushed into Frisk's head, causing the child to briefly shiver. Yeah, Frisk almost was the "Boy/Girl Thing on Fire" after Undyne's latest batch of "extreme spaghetti". With a soft sigh, they wondered if they would ever returned to the Ruins once again, to see the snow of Snowdin and hear gentle coos of the Waterfall Caves.

Such thoughts of homesick melancholy were spurned away by the lovely entrance of Sam, causing some boy to promptly freak out. Granted, a giggling murderer with a sack on his head often was not the greatest of guests. But, of course, Frisk always managed to see the good not only in people apparently, but monsters as well. With a patient smile, the angelic human, while not pure, kept their gaze at the situation unfolding, finding it funny to say the least.

Audibly, Frisk began to giggle, profusely giggle at that, vainly trying to suppress their laughter with their left hand. Wiping away any tears from those closed lines of eyes, the seemingly perpetually blank-faced child regained their composure.

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@T.O.M.
@CCC Kouhai
@Ryu Keiko
@shitpost intensifies

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[Midnight Maiden]

"So what you're saying there is always life and death, and the cycle continues?" Daisuke asked. This was the first fortune teller Daisuke met other then the one at Theia, which would direct Nazca's team to the right direction. But this one seemed weird.

@Ringmaster @york @The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum @Hospes @Fortune Teller's​

Cat
@Ringmaster @Hospes @The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum @Bomb @Fortune Teller's

Cat blinked, realizing her cover had been blown rather quickly... Thankfully, despite her name, she wasn't as skittish as one may percieve her to be... A remarkable quality that seemed to have been present, even when she was a child.

Seeing that the Fortune Teller was unlike anything she had expected, and, was actually rather welcoming, Cat seemed to relax, finally fully stepping into the tent, she picked up one of the teacups offered to her, seeming to smile a little... It was apparant that she was glad for such hospitality, especially in a place like this... Though, she was wracking her brain for the name of that person the Fortune Teller's quote came from... She could just barely grasp that she had known who it was, at some point, but, nothing more... She seemed to be a little too lost in thought to speak, for the moment.​

As the fortune teller presents herself she seems to be rather confident, despite her small size. And soon after she offers us tea, tea would be rather nice to have and I would hate to be a rude guest. But before I can answer she also seems to make a quote, but as of what I cannot tell, perhaps the tea will help my memory. So I bow my head gratefully and say "Why yes, some tea would be most appreciated". I then take the time to see what the others here are doing, for they all seem rather quiet. Much like myself I suppose, for no one else is ever hearing these Narrations aren't they?

@Ringmaster @york @The Silver Paladin @Kirei Aizawa @Bomb​

Returning Cat's smile with one of her own, Velvetine apparently respected the other's quiet nature, showing no intentions at all of making her speak if she didn't wish it. Instead, she calmly gestured to where she had set the tea down in answer to Morgan. "Feel free to help yourself," she hummed, though she still seemed very casual and welcoming. It was almost like the tent had more of a homey air than a business one, aside from that odd mysteriousness. Or perhaps that was just because of the hospitality.

"Hassan Raza," she spoke, when nobody else offered a response. "As to the meaning of it, well... You aren't wrong about the cycle of life and death. In this case, these words speak of a killer of relationships," she explained to Daisuke with a wink. "But you all didn't come here for lessons on such matters, now, did you?" she mused. With those words out in the open, the fortune teller moved over to Ashe, tilting her head at the female. "You were the first to arrive, yes? Well, shall we get started, then? I may make wonderful tea, but I know that's not what you came for."

@The Silver Paladin @Ringmaster @york @Bomb @Gwazi Magnum @The Fortune Teller's​

 

[Gwazi Magnum]

I reach out to pour myself some tea once offered, as I slowly pour the Tea the fortune teller began's to speak some more, eventually asking what we had came for. I give a smile before before I respond "Half and half for me. I more just came to this Carnival for the experiences such as this. But... As it has quickly occurred to me there is something, sinister here. Something more so than I was expecting coming here. So I must ask". I let my sentence linger for a moment before I lean in closer towards her, giving a stern but calm look into her eyes as I finish "What is being planned here? And what do we have to do with it".

But right when I finish saying this, I hear a small 'ding'. Ding? What could have dinged? The sound seemed to come down blow, near my hands. So I looked down and see... My tea cup is now made of Gold. "Oh, I must apologize. It seems my voice has turned your tea cup to gold. I hope this doesn't ruin any collection it may have been a part of".

@The Silver Paladin @Ringmaster @york @Bomb @Hospes​

 

[Ringmaster]

"Oh, I must apologize. It seems my voice has turned your tea cup to gold. I hope this doesn't ruin any collection it may have been a part of".

"Don't suppose you can do that on purpose for anything else?"

Twisted Fate said hopefully, his own quiet contemplation ruined by the earthly decadence of free gold.

@The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum
@york @Bomb @Hospes​

 

[York]

Returning Cat's smile with one of her own, Velvetine apparently respected the other's quiet nature, showing no intentions at all of making her speak if she didn't wish it. Instead, she calmly gestured to where she had set the tea down in answer to Morgan. "Feel free to help yourself," she hummed, though she still seemed very casual and welcoming. It was almost like the tent had more of a homey air than a business one, aside from that odd mysteriousness. Or perhaps that was just because of the hospitality.

"Hassan Raza," she spoke, when nobody else offered a response. "As to the meaning of it, well... You aren't wrong about the cycle of life and death. In this case, these words speak of a killer of relationships," she explained to Daisuke with a wink. "But you all didn't come here for lessons on such matters, now, did you?" she mused. With those words out in the open, the fortune teller moved over to Ashe, tilting her head at the female. "You were the first to arrive, yes? Well, shall we get started, then? I may make wonderful tea, but I know that's not what you came for."

@The Silver Paladin @Ringmaster @york @Bomb @Gwazi Magnum @The Fortune Teller's​

I reach out to pour myself some tea once offered, as I slowly pour the Tea the fortune teller began's to speak some more, eventually asking what we had came for. I give a smile before before I respond "Half and half for me. I more just came to this Carnival for the experiences such as this. But... As it has quickly occurred to me there is something, sinister here. Something more so than I was expecting coming here. So I must ask". I let my sentence linger for a moment before I lean in closer towards her, giving a stern but calm look into her eyes as I finish "What is being planned here? And what do we have to do with it".

But right when I finish saying this, I hear a small 'ding'. Ding? What could have dinged? The sound seemed to come down blow, near my hands. So I looked down and see... My tea cup is now made of Gold. "Oh, I must apologize. It seems my voice has turned your tea cup to gold. I hope this doesn't ruin any collection it may have been a part of".

@The Silver Paladin @Ringmaster @york @Bomb @Hospes​

"Don't suppose you can do that on purpose for anything else?"

Twisted Fate said hopefully, his own quiet contemplation ruined by the earthly decadence of free gold.

@The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum
@york @Bomb @Hospes​

Cat
@The Silver Paladin @Gwazi Magnum @Ringmaster @Bomb @Hospes

Cat's smile faded away a little, her expression becoming one of curiousity once more... She could faintly remember who Hassan Rasa was; her parents had been quite fond of him really, so had her younger siblings it seemed, they appeared to be quite big on sports, when they still watched it... Before-... ... She cut herself off from that train of thought before she could think any further on that matter, she knew what had happened to them, she could see that moment before her eyes, as clear as day... But, some matters are best left untouched, for now. She gave Morgan Freeman a sideways glance, instead of saying anything, as it seemed he had spoken what appeared to have been nagging at the back of her mind as well, to some degree... But, what was oddly intriguing about the way that he spoke, was that somehow, he had turned a seemingly benign teacup, into gold, just by speaking. Odd... Of all the weird things she saw, this has got to be one of the strangest things she had ever born witness to... She shook her head, turning her attention back to Velvetine, rubbing her chin a little... Then, she finally spoke.

"Can you tell me my fortune?" She asked suddenly, out of the blue... Looks like curiousity killed the cat, hopefully not literally, but, she did often wonder, what the future had in store for her... Or, at the very least, what Velvetine could make of her future.


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[Chewy Rabbits]

~Chapter Update!~

"El Carnaval de sangre"

Things seemed to have been progressing rather nicely for the most part in the carnival. The groups had split off as they had been instructed and went to the tents of their choosing. Although what they found inside was often more than they had bargained for. Such as finding what appeared to be an innocent boy in a cell, or a bunny that can seamlessly transform into whatever it's master wishes it to. That's not even getting into the others like the firebreather and the fortuneteller!

But all fun must eventually come to a grinding halt at some point however.

For as Monsieur Loyal was wandering the carnival's grounds, making sure everything was in tip top shape, the sight that awaited him was not a pleasant one.

"UGH! WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS-THIS FILTH LAYING OUT WHERE ANYBODY COULD STUMBLE UPON IT! FREDERIKA! FREDERIIIIIIIKAAAAA-"

Holding her hands over her ears, the chief of the carnival's security made her way over, grimacing at the sight. It was her duty to make sure all of the participants in this carnival had a good time but it didn't make seeing stuff like this go down any easier.

"..Vhat should we do, Loyal? If ve vere to just let this go unaddressed and one of the other patrons were to stumble across it, who knows vhat might happen!"

"Don't you think I know that!? W-We'll have to get them all gathered up and show them all at once! It's better than listening to the wailing of one or a group of them finding it themselves, that's for bloody sure..."

Before Frederika and Loyal could go about this task however, they could have heard a skittering coming from nearby. Similar to that of a spider. As Frederika glanced around for any potential threats, she would have had to glance quite a ways down so that she could see the giggling sack boy standing at her feet.

"Heh heh.."

"Y-You! You're that sack headed..thing that showed up at the start of the carnival! Were you behind this?"

If Sam was intimidated by Loyal raising his hand to him, he certainly didn't let it show. The child simply shook his head from side to side and both Frederika and Loyal could have felt a powerful aura emitting from Sam and at Sam's feet instead of his usual shadow, there would have been a much larger adult-sized one that seemed to be adorned in a black robe. This was reflective of Sam's true form and a warning that Frederika and Loyal should keep their hands to themselves.

But if they wanted an explanation of Sam's whereabouts then he was more than eager to provide it! Pointing over to the Firebreather tent, words began to appear on the ground near Sam's feet courtesy of his power.

"What was I up to? I was looking for my dear friend Aika's dolly! Then I lost track of the bunny and ended up here! I teased the zombie boy and played around with the other child. But then I heard something and snuck out to go see it. I saw...Everything. I couldn't see who did it but that's okay. I had fun despite it. Can't say that they did though. :)"

"Hee hee.."

This revelation didn't shock Loyal because he already had a feeling something was odd with this boy even if Sam really was one. Frederika however was more taken aback that the odd little boy she had spoken to earlier would be so joyful when addressing a murder of all things! Not to mention that he apparently watched the whole ordeal occur. Taking a step forward, Frederika glanced down at Sam.

"Sam..Did you do this? Vere you the one who ended this poor man's life?"

Sam stared up at the guard and no giggles came this time. But he did take a step forward with his lolipop in hand as he ran it across his neck.

"I didn't hurt this man. He didn't break any of my rules. I only punish rulebreakers."

Rules?

Did Sam mean the rules of the carnival? Or was he referring to his own cryptic set of rules? Frederika couldn't understand and Loyal was losing his patience. He didn't have any desire to get into some drawn out battle with Sam, least of all when he didn't know exactly what the boy was. But every second they kept talking to Sam, it was another second wasted figuring out who did this.

So raising a loudspeaker to his mouth, Loyal shouted into it.

"ALL ATTENDEES OF THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL! REPORT BACK TO THE MAIN AREA! THE SAME GOES FOR THE CARNIES! I WANT EVERYONE PRESENT, NOW!"

His message made loud and clear, Loyal turned towards Sam and grit his teeth at the pagan spirit. Walking towards him, he sough to grip Sam by the collar of his costume and pull him off his feet.

"I don't know what you are behind this mask. But I know for certain that you're no innocent little boy. I don't know what you may have really seen but you'll be a cooperative little brat until we figure out exactly what happened. Am I understood?"

Displeased at this sudden physical provocation, Sam vanished from Loyal's grasp and hissed in his direction.

"I'll do what I want and say what I want. So long as it's not breaking any of your carnival's rules, Monsieur Loyal. :)"

***
The kid gripped the bars of his cell and threw a sour look Kuroko's way at the notion he was was an idiot of any sort."Hey, you don't understand, he's persuasive. How was I supposed to know a deal with some shady carnival guy would get me... hrm." He sighed and rubbed a hand across his face. "Maybe I'm a bit of an idiot."

Cordis only looked bored. He paid the guest's discomfort little heed and physically waved off what was being said."The boy is just being held until I can think of what to do with him," he said, saying boy as if the kid wasn't even there to hear him. "The real show lies further in."

Leonard's ears flattened at the conversation, though he tried his best to look cool in front of the disgruntled guests."Of course the real show lies further in! What do you take this carnival for? Cordis, it is rather unseemly to place the innocent ones at the entrance here... where is that grand mummy you said you had prepared?"

"Hm." The freak show operator shrugged.

"There were... complications, ones that I'm dealing with. Now, Leonard, if you have an issue with how I conduct my own tent, then I should remind you that you have been the one to interfere with my operation. The boy was given to me without warning and so I simply placed him where I had space. I am not the mind reader of this carnival. If that is insufficient for you, then I suggest you remove the child from my establishment yourself."

Leonard seethed slightly, baring his fanged teeth. "Then maybe to avoid some needless hand wringing--"

Monsieur Loyal's voice cut through the conversation, feeding into the tent from a distant location outside. Leonard froze where he stood, blinking in confusion for a moment. "Now, why would he..." He shook his head, his mood changing for the better now that he had an excuse to shuffle everyone out of here. "Well then, may as well get this boy out of here as well. If you all want to keep the tickets I've so graciously awarded you, get going!"

Leonard produced a key ring from his pocket, moving to the cage and letting the kid free. The boy mumbled a thanks as he shuffled out to join the others leaving the tent. Rubbing at the back of his head in embarrassment, he said, "I'm not sure if you did anything at all, but thanks anyway. Oh, hey, just so you know, my name's Dipper..."

He followed the others as they proceeded back to the main area of the carnival, per Loyal's orders.

***

"Hm? Now, I wonder what Loyal could want with us.."

Well, orders were orders and Loyal was his boss. He still hadn't seen Sam return but perhaps the strange child had wandered off to another tent of his own. As Houdini sat on his master's arm, the illusionist motioned for those present in his tent to follow him.

"I do apologize for the inconvenience, my dearest guests! Least of all after what we've just gone through! I'm sure this will take only but a moment!"

Presuming Arvid and all of the other carnies/guests in this fair carnival did as they were instructed and met back at the main area of the carnival, Loyal didn't look too happy as he continued to pace around in a circle, his eyes boring holes in the ground with his gaze. As soon as Frederika poked him on the shoulder, he noticed that everyone had been gathered and quickly cleared his throat to speak.

"Ah, took all of you long enough! What? Did you think just because this is a carnival you could lounge around to your heart's content? There are still responsibilities one carries even while they're supposed to be having fun! But, oh, ohhhh that's why we're here! Someone has their own brand of fun and they're not shy to let us all know! For those of you who are squeamish? I suggest you look away or man up! For what I'm about to show you is not for the faint of heart!"

Giving a brief look over the group to judge for reactions, Loyal stepped to the side and revealed none other than the corpse of Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti!

"That's right my lovely guests! A life has been snuffed out and now we're left to deduce who may done it! It could have been you, you, who knows! But what I do know is that unless we find out who did it, who's to say they'll refrain from snuffing out another potential light among our group? I know for certain that whoever this murderous entity may be, we've someone who's seen their carnage up close! Isn't that right, Samhain?"

"Heh, heh.."

Sam had said his piece as far as he was concerned. He hadn't killed this man himself for reasons known only to the spirit. But he had been a witness to this man's murder and if there was anything more to it than Sam wasn't saying. The other people here could feel free to ask him questions at their heart's content, perhaps even through physical force. But who knew what kind of results that would garner?

"Disturbing little whelp..IN ANY CASE, if what this boy says is true than he managed to see this man's murder! Not only did he see it but he didn't raise a finger to help! Question him at your leisure! That said, the last thing I want is for any of you to lose your heads! Refrain from panicking and think about this rationally! Otherwise who knows what could happen?! That is all!"

Cast
@T.O.M. as Sam (Trick R' Treat) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Crow as Tenkuuji Takeru (Kamen Rider Ghost) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@The Tactician as Luso Clemens (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Verite as Hisoka (HunterXHunter) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@C.T. as Bazett Fraga McRemitz (Type-Moon) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@The Silver Paladin as Princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca (Final Fantasy XII) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Jhin (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@DapperDogman as Ayumu Aikawa (Is This a Zombie?) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Ryu Keiko as Seras Victoria (Hellsing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@york as Cat (Stray Cat Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1]
@OrlandoBloomers as Deadpool - aka SkullpoopL - (Marvel) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Krieg as Frisk (Undertale) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Ringmaster as Tobias (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Conner Kent (Young Justice) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Atomyk as Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Jeremi as Shirari Kuroko (A Certain Magical Index) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Kaykay as Kyousuke Hyoubu (Zettai Karen Children) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Gummi Bunnies as Aika (Animal Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@Archwar as BOB (Original Character) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Gwazi Magnum as Morgan Freeman (True Facts About Morgan Freeman) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@ResistingTheEnlightened as Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti (Flashpoint) [ Status: DEAD/Tickets: 0 ]
@GlassTrinity as Lorde (South Park) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Bomb as Daisuke (Chaos Rings III) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]
@MrSandman as Michael Ehrmantraut (Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 1 ]​

 

[Atomyk]

Leonard was aghast.

"I smell... a lawsuit waiting to happen!"​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

~Chapter Update!~

"El Carnaval de sangre"

Things seemed to have been progressing rather nicely for the most part in the carnival. The groups had split off as they had been instructed and went to the tents of their choosing. Although what they found inside was often more than they had bargained for. Such as finding what appeared to be an innocent boy in a cell, or a bunny that can seamlessly transform into whatever it's master wishes it to. That's not even getting into the others like the firebreather and the fortuneteller!

But all fun must eventually come to a grinding halt at some point however.

For as Monsieur Loyal was wandering the carnival's grounds, making sure everything was in tip top shape, the sight that awaited him was not a pleasant one.

"UGH! WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS-THIS FILTH LAYING OUT WHERE ANYBODY COULD STUMBLE UPON IT! FREDERIKA! FREDERIIIIIIIKAAAAA-"

Holding her hands over her ears, the chief of the carnival's security made her way over, grimacing at the sight. It was her duty to make sure all of the participants in this carnival had a good time but it didn't make seeing stuff like this go down any easier.

"..Vhat should we do, Loyal? If ve vere to just let this go unaddressed and one of the other patrons were to stumble across it, who knows vhat might happen!"

"Don't you think I know that!? W-We'll have to get them all gathered up and show them all at once! It's better than listening to the wailing of one or a group of them finding it themselves, that's for bloody sure..."

Before Frederika and Loyal could go about this task however, they could have heard a skittering coming from nearby. Similar to that of a spider. As Frederika glanced around for any potential threats, she would have had to glance quite a ways down so that she could see the giggling sack boy standing at her feet.

"Heh heh.."

"Y-You! You're that sack headed..thing that showed up at the start of the carnival! Were you behind this?"

If Sam was intimidated by Loyal raising his hand to him, he certainly didn't let it show. The child simply shook his head from side to side and both Frederika and Loyal could have felt a powerful aura emitting from Sam and at Sam's feet instead of his usual shadow, there would have been a much larger adult-sized one that seemed to be adorned in a black robe. This was reflective of Sam's true form and a warning that Frederika and Loyal should keep their hands to themselves.

But if they wanted an explanation of Sam's whereabouts then he was more than eager to provide it! Pointing over to the Firebreather tent, words began to appear on the ground near Sam's feet courtesy of his power.

"What was I up to? I was looking for my dear friend Aika's dolly! Then I lost track of the bunny and ended up here! I teased the zombie boy and played around with the other child. But then I heard something and snuck out to go see it. I saw...Everything. I couldn't see who did it but that's okay. I had fun despite it. Can't say that they did though. :)"

"Hee hee.."

This revelation didn't shock Loyal because he already had a feeling something was odd with this boy even if Sam really was one. Frederika however was more taken aback that the odd little boy she had spoken to earlier would be so joyful when addressing a murder of all things! Not to mention that he apparently watched the whole ordeal occur. Taking a step forward, Frederika glanced down at Sam.

"Sam..Did you do this? Vere you the one who ended this poor man's life?"

Sam stared up at the guard and no giggles came this time. But he did take a step forward with his lolipop in hand as he ran it across his neck.

"I didn't hurt this man. He didn't break any of my rules. I only punish rulebreakers."

Rules?

Did Sam mean the rules of the carnival? Or was he referring to his own cryptic set of rules? Frederika couldn't understand and Loyal was losing his patience. He didn't have any desire to get into some drawn out battle with Sam, least of all when he didn't know exactly what the boy was. But every second they kept talking to Sam, it was another second wasted figuring out who did this.

So raising a loudspeaker to his mouth, Loyal shouted into it.

"ALL ATTENDEES OF THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL! REPORT BACK TO THE MAIN AREA! THE SAME GOES FOR THE CARNIES! I WANT EVERYONE PRESENT, NOW!"

His message made loud and clear, Loyal turned towards Sam and grit his teeth at the pagan spirit. Walking towards him, he sough to grip Sam by the collar of his costume and pull him off his feet.

"I don't know what you are behind this mask. But I know for certain that you're no innocent little boy. I don't know what you may have really seen but you'll be a cooperative little brat until we figure out exactly what happened. Am I understood?"

Displeased at this sudden physical provocation, Sam vanished from Loyal's grasp and hissed in his direction.

"I'll do what I want and say what I want. So long as it's not breaking any of your carnival's rules, Monsieur Loyal. :)"

***
The kid gripped the bars of his cell and threw a sour look Kuroko's way at the notion he was was an idiot of any sort."Hey, you don't understand, he's persuasive. How was I supposed to know a deal with some shady carnival guy would get me... hrm." He sighed and rubbed a hand across his face. "Maybe I'm a bit of an idiot."

Cordis only looked bored. He paid the guest's discomfort little heed and physically waved off what was being said."The boy is just being held until I can think of what to do with him," he said, saying boy as if the kid wasn't even there to hear him. "The real show lies further in."

Leonard's ears flattened at the conversation, though he tried his best to look cool in front of the disgruntled guests."Of course the real show lies further in! What do you take this carnival for? Cordis, it is rather unseemly to place the innocent ones at the entrance here... where is that grand mummy you said you had prepared?"

"Hm." The freak show operator shrugged.

"There were... complications, ones that I'm dealing with. Now, Leonard, if you have an issue with how I conduct my own tent, then I should remind you that you have been the one to interfere with my operation. The boy was given to me without warning and so I simply placed him where I had space. I am not the mind reader of this carnival. If that is insufficient for you, then I suggest you remove the child from my establishment yourself."

Leonard seethed slightly, baring his fanged teeth. "Then maybe to avoid some needless hand wringing--"

Monsieur Loyal's voice cut through the conversation, feeding into the tent from a distant location outside. Leonard froze where he stood, blinking in confusion for a moment. "Now, why would he..." He shook his head, his mood changing for the better now that he had an excuse to shuffle everyone out of here. "Well then, may as well get this boy out of here as well. If you all want to keep the tickets I've so graciously awarded you, get going!"

Leonard produced a key ring from his pocket, moving to the cage and letting the kid free. The boy mumbled a thanks as he shuffled out to join the others leaving the tent. Rubbing at the back of his head in embarrassment, he said, "I'm not sure if you did anything at all, but thanks anyway. Oh, hey, just so you know, my name's Dipper..."

He followed the others as they proceeded back to the main area of the carnival, per Loyal's orders.

***

"Hm? Now, I wonder what Loyal could want with us.."

Well, orders were orders and Loyal was his boss. He still hadn't seen Sam return but perhaps the strange child had wandered off to another tent of his own. As Houdini sat on his master's arm, the illusionist motioned for those present in his tent to follow him.

"I do apologize for the inconvenience, my dearest guests! Least of all after what we've just gone through! I'm sure this will take only but a moment!"

Presuming Arvid and all of the other carnies/guests in this fair carnival did as they were instructed and met back at the main area of the carnival, Loyal didn't look too happy as he continued to pace around in a circle, his eyes boring holes in the ground with his gaze. As soon as Frederika poked him on the shoulder, he noticed that everyone had been gathered and quickly cleared his throat to speak.

"Ah, took all of you long enough! What? Did you think just because this is a carnival you could lounge around to your heart's content? There are still responsibilities one carries even while they're supposed to be having fun! But, oh, ohhhh that's why we're here! Someone has their own brand of fun and they're not shy to let us all know! For those of you who are squeamish? I suggest you look away or man up! For what I'm about to show you is not for the faint of heart!"

Giving a brief look over the group to judge for reactions, Loyal stepped to the side and revealed none other than the corpse of Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti!

"That's right my lovely guests! A life has been snuffed out and now we're left to deduce who may done it! It could have been you, you, who knows! But what I do know is that unless we find out who did it, who's to say they'll refrain from snuffing out another potential light among our group? I know for certain that whoever this murderous entity may be, we've someone who's seen their carnage up close! Isn't that right, Samhain?"

"Heh, heh.."

Sam had said his piece as far as he was concerned. He hadn't killed this man himself for reasons known only to the spirit. But he had been a witness to this man's murder and if there was anything more to it than Sam wasn't saying. The other people here could feel free to ask him questions at their heart's content, perhaps even through physical force. But who knew what kind of results that would garner?

"Disturbing little whelp..IN ANY CASE, if what this boy says is true than he managed to see this man's murder! Not only did he see it but he didn't raise a finger to help! Question him at your leisure! That said, the last thing I want is for any of you to lose your heads! Refrain from panicking and think about this rationally! Otherwise who knows what could happen?! That is all!"

Cast
@T.O.M. as Sam (Trick R' Treat) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Crow as Tenkuuji Takeru (Kamen Rider Ghost) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@The Tactician as Luso Clemens (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Verite as Hisoka (HunterXHunter) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@C.T. as Bazett Fraga McRemitz (Type-Moon) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@The Silver Paladin as Princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca (Final Fantasy XII) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Jhin (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@DapperDogman as Ayumu Aikawa (Is This a Zombie?) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ryu Keiko as Seras Victoria (Hellsing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@york as Cat (Stray Cat Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@OrlandoBloomers as Deadpool - aka SkullpoopL - (Marvel) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Krieg as Frisk (Undertale) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ringmaster as Tobias (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Conner Kent (Young Justice) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Atomyk as Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Jeremi as Shirari Kuroko (A Certain Magical Index) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Kaykay as Kyousuke Hyoubu (Zettai Karen Children) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Gummi Bunnies as Aika (Animal Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archwar as BOB (Original Character) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Gwazi Magnum as Morgan Freeman (True Facts About Morgan Freeman) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@ResistingTheEnlightened as Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti (Flashpoint) [ Status: DEAD/Tickets: 0 ]
@GlassTrinity as Lorde (South Park) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Bomb as Daisuke (Chaos Rings III) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@MrSandman as Michael Ehrmantraut (Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]​

Luso swallowed hard as he stared down at the corpse of the officer they had just met. H-How did this happen? This can't... Yes, it could. There wasn't a Judge here to protect them. There was no real law here like there was in Ivalice, and that meant they could all die. It wasn't like with the giant cockatrice that would simply peck your eye out. This was a much deadlier event than anything he had seen back in his adventures.

Easy for Loyal to say, he was the one who tried to punish all of us without telling us the rules. He didn't dare speak up on the irony of the situation. He knew this wasn't the time for that, not when they needed to figure out what happened.

"Mike... Can you check the body? Me and Aika can ask Sam what he saw..." The boy wanted nothing to do with the rapidly cooling body. The thought of even touching the corpse, of touching the man he had seen as someone to trust... He doubted his stomach would be able to hold down his lunch from school.

He knelt down before the boy who wore a sack over his head, making sure to watch for the smaller creature to make any suspicious movements, "Sam, for Aika's sake, can you tell us what you saw? What did the killer look like?"

@T.O.M. @MrSandman @Gummi Bunnies @Atomyk​

 

[Jeremi]

~Chapter Update!~

"El Carnaval de sangre"

Things seemed to have been progressing rather nicely for the most part in the carnival. The groups had split off as they had been instructed and went to the tents of their choosing. Although what they found inside was often more than they had bargained for. Such as finding what appeared to be an innocent boy in a cell, or a bunny that can seamlessly transform into whatever it's master wishes it to. That's not even getting into the others like the firebreather and the fortuneteller!

But all fun must eventually come to a grinding halt at some point however.

For as Monsieur Loyal was wandering the carnival's grounds, making sure everything was in tip top shape, the sight that awaited him was not a pleasant one.

"UGH! WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS-THIS FILTH LAYING OUT WHERE ANYBODY COULD STUMBLE UPON IT! FREDERIKA! FREDERIIIIIIIKAAAAA-"

Holding her hands over her ears, the chief of the carnival's security made her way over, grimacing at the sight. It was her duty to make sure all of the participants in this carnival had a good time but it didn't make seeing stuff like this go down any easier.

"..Vhat should we do, Loyal? If ve vere to just let this go unaddressed and one of the other patrons were to stumble across it, who knows vhat might happen!"

"Don't you think I know that!? W-We'll have to get them all gathered up and show them all at once! It's better than listening to the wailing of one or a group of them finding it themselves, that's for bloody sure..."

Before Frederika and Loyal could go about this task however, they could have heard a skittering coming from nearby. Similar to that of a spider. As Frederika glanced around for any potential threats, she would have had to glance quite a ways down so that she could see the giggling sack boy standing at her feet.

"Heh heh.."

"Y-You! You're that sack headed..thing that showed up at the start of the carnival! Were you behind this?"

If Sam was intimidated by Loyal raising his hand to him, he certainly didn't let it show. The child simply shook his head from side to side and both Frederika and Loyal could have felt a powerful aura emitting from Sam and at Sam's feet instead of his usual shadow, there would have been a much larger adult-sized one that seemed to be adorned in a black robe. This was reflective of Sam's true form and a warning that Frederika and Loyal should keep their hands to themselves.

But if they wanted an explanation of Sam's whereabouts then he was more than eager to provide it! Pointing over to the Firebreather tent, words began to appear on the ground near Sam's feet courtesy of his power.

"What was I up to? I was looking for my dear friend Aika's dolly! Then I lost track of the bunny and ended up here! I teased the zombie boy and played around with the other child. But then I heard something and snuck out to go see it. I saw...Everything. I couldn't see who did it but that's okay. I had fun despite it. Can't say that they did though. :)"

"Hee hee.."

This revelation didn't shock Loyal because he already had a feeling something was odd with this boy even if Sam really was one. Frederika however was more taken aback that the odd little boy she had spoken to earlier would be so joyful when addressing a murder of all things! Not to mention that he apparently watched the whole ordeal occur. Taking a step forward, Frederika glanced down at Sam.

"Sam..Did you do this? Vere you the one who ended this poor man's life?"

Sam stared up at the guard and no giggles came this time. But he did take a step forward with his lolipop in hand as he ran it across his neck.

"I didn't hurt this man. He didn't break any of my rules. I only punish rulebreakers."

Rules?

Did Sam mean the rules of the carnival? Or was he referring to his own cryptic set of rules? Frederika couldn't understand and Loyal was losing his patience. He didn't have any desire to get into some drawn out battle with Sam, least of all when he didn't know exactly what the boy was. But every second they kept talking to Sam, it was another second wasted figuring out who did this.

So raising a loudspeaker to his mouth, Loyal shouted into it.

"ALL ATTENDEES OF THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL! REPORT BACK TO THE MAIN AREA! THE SAME GOES FOR THE CARNIES! I WANT EVERYONE PRESENT, NOW!"

His message made loud and clear, Loyal turned towards Sam and grit his teeth at the pagan spirit. Walking towards him, he sough to grip Sam by the collar of his costume and pull him off his feet.

"I don't know what you are behind this mask. But I know for certain that you're no innocent little boy. I don't know what you may have really seen but you'll be a cooperative little brat until we figure out exactly what happened. Am I understood?"

Displeased at this sudden physical provocation, Sam vanished from Loyal's grasp and hissed in his direction.

"I'll do what I want and say what I want. So long as it's not breaking any of your carnival's rules, Monsieur Loyal. :)"

***
The kid gripped the bars of his cell and threw a sour look Kuroko's way at the notion he was was an idiot of any sort."Hey, you don't understand, he's persuasive. How was I supposed to know a deal with some shady carnival guy would get me... hrm." He sighed and rubbed a hand across his face. "Maybe I'm a bit of an idiot."

Cordis only looked bored. He paid the guest's discomfort little heed and physically waved off what was being said."The boy is just being held until I can think of what to do with him," he said, saying boy as if the kid wasn't even there to hear him. "The real show lies further in."

Leonard's ears flattened at the conversation, though he tried his best to look cool in front of the disgruntled guests."Of course the real show lies further in! What do you take this carnival for? Cordis, it is rather unseemly to place the innocent ones at the entrance here... where is that grand mummy you said you had prepared?"

"Hm." The freak show operator shrugged.

"There were... complications, ones that I'm dealing with. Now, Leonard, if you have an issue with how I conduct my own tent, then I should remind you that you have been the one to interfere with my operation. The boy was given to me without warning and so I simply placed him where I had space. I am not the mind reader of this carnival. If that is insufficient for you, then I suggest you remove the child from my establishment yourself."

Leonard seethed slightly, baring his fanged teeth. "Then maybe to avoid some needless hand wringing--"

Monsieur Loyal's voice cut through the conversation, feeding into the tent from a distant location outside. Leonard froze where he stood, blinking in confusion for a moment. "Now, why would he..." He shook his head, his mood changing for the better now that he had an excuse to shuffle everyone out of here. "Well then, may as well get this boy out of here as well. If you all want to keep the tickets I've so graciously awarded you, get going!"

Leonard produced a key ring from his pocket, moving to the cage and letting the kid free. The boy mumbled a thanks as he shuffled out to join the others leaving the tent. Rubbing at the back of his head in embarrassment, he said, "I'm not sure if you did anything at all, but thanks anyway. Oh, hey, just so you know, my name's Dipper..."

He followed the others as they proceeded back to the main area of the carnival, per Loyal's orders.

***

"Hm? Now, I wonder what Loyal could want with us.."

Well, orders were orders and Loyal was his boss. He still hadn't seen Sam return but perhaps the strange child had wandered off to another tent of his own. As Houdini sat on his master's arm, the illusionist motioned for those present in his tent to follow him.

"I do apologize for the inconvenience, my dearest guests! Least of all after what we've just gone through! I'm sure this will take only but a moment!"

Presuming Arvid and all of the other carnies/guests in this fair carnival did as they were instructed and met back at the main area of the carnival, Loyal didn't look too happy as he continued to pace around in a circle, his eyes boring holes in the ground with his gaze. As soon as Frederika poked him on the shoulder, he noticed that everyone had been gathered and quickly cleared his throat to speak.

"Ah, took all of you long enough! What? Did you think just because this is a carnival you could lounge around to your heart's content? There are still responsibilities one carries even while they're supposed to be having fun! But, oh, ohhhh that's why we're here! Someone has their own brand of fun and they're not shy to let us all know! For those of you who are squeamish? I suggest you look away or man up! For what I'm about to show you is not for the faint of heart!"

Giving a brief look over the group to judge for reactions, Loyal stepped to the side and revealed none other than the corpse of Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti!

"That's right my lovely guests! A life has been snuffed out and now we're left to deduce who may done it! It could have been you, you, who knows! But what I do know is that unless we find out who did it, who's to say they'll refrain from snuffing out another potential light among our group? I know for certain that whoever this murderous entity may be, we've someone who's seen their carnage up close! Isn't that right, Samhain?"

"Heh, heh.."

Sam had said his piece as far as he was concerned. He hadn't killed this man himself for reasons known only to the spirit. But he had been a witness to this man's murder and if there was anything more to it than Sam wasn't saying. The other people here could feel free to ask him questions at their heart's content, perhaps even through physical force. But who knew what kind of results that would garner?

"Disturbing little whelp..IN ANY CASE, if what this boy says is true than he managed to see this man's murder! Not only did he see it but he didn't raise a finger to help! Question him at your leisure! That said, the last thing I want is for any of you to lose your heads! Refrain from panicking and think about this rationally! Otherwise who knows what could happen?! That is all!"

Cast
@T.O.M. as Sam (Trick R' Treat) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Crow as Tenkuuji Takeru (Kamen Rider Ghost) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@The Tactician as Luso Clemens (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Verite as Hisoka (HunterXHunter) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@C.T. as Bazett Fraga McRemitz (Type-Moon) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@The Silver Paladin as Princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca (Final Fantasy XII) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Jhin (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@DapperDogman as Ayumu Aikawa (Is This a Zombie?) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ryu Keiko as Seras Victoria (Hellsing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@york as Cat (Stray Cat Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@OrlandoBloomers as Deadpool - aka SkullpoopL - (Marvel) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Krieg as Frisk (Undertale) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ringmaster as Tobias (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Conner Kent (Young Justice) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Atomyk as Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Jeremi as Shirari Kuroko (A Certain Magical Index) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Kaykay as Kyousuke Hyoubu (Zettai Karen Children) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Gummi Bunnies as Aika (Animal Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archwar as BOB (Original Character) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Gwazi Magnum as Morgan Freeman (True Facts About Morgan Freeman) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@ResistingTheEnlightened as Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti (Flashpoint) [ Status: DEAD/Tickets: 0 ]
@GlassTrinity as Lorde (South Park) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Bomb as Daisuke (Chaos Rings III) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@MrSandman as Michael Ehrmantraut (Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]​

"What are you talking about? I totally saved you!" Kuroko replied with a grin. "Try to keep out of trouble for now one though, I won't be around saving your butt at every turn."

Making her way to where they were herded Kuroko would not be pleased by the news of a dead man in their midst. This whole deal seemed to be ending up as a total nightmare after all...

Using her powers Kuroko would teleport to the body to try and see if she could find any clues to how he had been killed. "As a member a Judgement I have to do this but...ugh...I really don't want to touch him."

@Atomyk @T.O.M. @InvestigatingBody

 

[Atomyk]

Oh man, this was not happening. So not happening. A dead body? That was totally... unequivocally... too unreal. Dipper knew he should have gotten Mabel or someone to come along with him once he found this carnival sitting deep in the woods surrounding Gravity Falls, but his curiosity had gotten the better of him. Tricked into some kind of cage, then a witness to this gruesome scene...

"I think I messed up."

Sighing, Dipper rubbed at his eyes and let the situation wash over him. He was just a kid, so solving something like this was outside of his wheelhouse... right? A dead body was no wax statue, after all. Still, Dipper wasn't going to sit down and let the others investigate without him. Not only was finding the killer a mystery here, but the carnival itself was a huge mystery unto itself! If anyone had to try and solve it all, it was Dipper.

Though, there was one thing nagging him...

"Hey, w-wait a second," Dipper muttered, lowering his hands from his face. He gave Monsieur Loyal a curious glance. "Why is the body here? How does someone just end up killed right in the middle of a carnival?"

@T.O.M. @MrSandman @Gummi Bunnies @Jeremi @The Tactician​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

~Chapter Update!~

"El Carnaval de sangre"

Things seemed to have been progressing rather nicely for the most part in the carnival. The groups had split off as they had been instructed and went to the tents of their choosing. Although what they found inside was often more than they had bargained for. Such as finding what appeared to be an innocent boy in a cell, or a bunny that can seamlessly transform into whatever it's master wishes it to. That's not even getting into the others like the firebreather and the fortuneteller!

But all fun must eventually come to a grinding halt at some point however.

For as Monsieur Loyal was wandering the carnival's grounds, making sure everything was in tip top shape, the sight that awaited him was not a pleasant one.

"UGH! WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE THIS-THIS FILTH LAYING OUT WHERE ANYBODY COULD STUMBLE UPON IT! FREDERIKA! FREDERIIIIIIIKAAAAA-"

Holding her hands over her ears, the chief of the carnival's security made her way over, grimacing at the sight. It was her duty to make sure all of the participants in this carnival had a good time but it didn't make seeing stuff like this go down any easier.

"..Vhat should we do, Loyal? If ve vere to just let this go unaddressed and one of the other patrons were to stumble across it, who knows vhat might happen!"

"Don't you think I know that!? W-We'll have to get them all gathered up and show them all at once! It's better than listening to the wailing of one or a group of them finding it themselves, that's for bloody sure..."

Before Frederika and Loyal could go about this task however, they could have heard a skittering coming from nearby. Similar to that of a spider. As Frederika glanced around for any potential threats, she would have had to glance quite a ways down so that she could see the giggling sack boy standing at her feet.

"Heh heh.."

"Y-You! You're that sack headed..thing that showed up at the start of the carnival! Were you behind this?"

If Sam was intimidated by Loyal raising his hand to him, he certainly didn't let it show. The child simply shook his head from side to side and both Frederika and Loyal could have felt a powerful aura emitting from Sam and at Sam's feet instead of his usual shadow, there would have been a much larger adult-sized one that seemed to be adorned in a black robe. This was reflective of Sam's true form and a warning that Frederika and Loyal should keep their hands to themselves.

But if they wanted an explanation of Sam's whereabouts then he was more than eager to provide it! Pointing over to the Firebreather tent, words began to appear on the ground near Sam's feet courtesy of his power.

"What was I up to? I was looking for my dear friend Aika's dolly! Then I lost track of the bunny and ended up here! I teased the zombie boy and played around with the other child. But then I heard something and snuck out to go see it. I saw...Everything. I couldn't see who did it but that's okay. I had fun despite it. Can't say that they did though. :)"

"Hee hee.."

This revelation didn't shock Loyal because he already had a feeling something was odd with this boy even if Sam really was one. Frederika however was more taken aback that the odd little boy she had spoken to earlier would be so joyful when addressing a murder of all things! Not to mention that he apparently watched the whole ordeal occur. Taking a step forward, Frederika glanced down at Sam.

"Sam..Did you do this? Vere you the one who ended this poor man's life?"

Sam stared up at the guard and no giggles came this time. But he did take a step forward with his lolipop in hand as he ran it across his neck.

"I didn't hurt this man. He didn't break any of my rules. I only punish rulebreakers."

Rules?

Did Sam mean the rules of the carnival? Or was he referring to his own cryptic set of rules? Frederika couldn't understand and Loyal was losing his patience. He didn't have any desire to get into some drawn out battle with Sam, least of all when he didn't know exactly what the boy was. But every second they kept talking to Sam, it was another second wasted figuring out who did this.

So raising a loudspeaker to his mouth, Loyal shouted into it.

"ALL ATTENDEES OF THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL! REPORT BACK TO THE MAIN AREA! THE SAME GOES FOR THE CARNIES! I WANT EVERYONE PRESENT, NOW!"

His message made loud and clear, Loyal turned towards Sam and grit his teeth at the pagan spirit. Walking towards him, he sough to grip Sam by the collar of his costume and pull him off his feet.

"I don't know what you are behind this mask. But I know for certain that you're no innocent little boy. I don't know what you may have really seen but you'll be a cooperative little brat until we figure out exactly what happened. Am I understood?"

Displeased at this sudden physical provocation, Sam vanished from Loyal's grasp and hissed in his direction.

"I'll do what I want and say what I want. So long as it's not breaking any of your carnival's rules, Monsieur Loyal. :)"

***
The kid gripped the bars of his cell and threw a sour look Kuroko's way at the notion he was was an idiot of any sort."Hey, you don't understand, he's persuasive. How was I supposed to know a deal with some shady carnival guy would get me... hrm." He sighed and rubbed a hand across his face. "Maybe I'm a bit of an idiot."

Cordis only looked bored. He paid the guest's discomfort little heed and physically waved off what was being said."The boy is just being held until I can think of what to do with him," he said, saying boy as if the kid wasn't even there to hear him. "The real show lies further in."

Leonard's ears flattened at the conversation, though he tried his best to look cool in front of the disgruntled guests."Of course the real show lies further in! What do you take this carnival for? Cordis, it is rather unseemly to place the innocent ones at the entrance here... where is that grand mummy you said you had prepared?"

"Hm." The freak show operator shrugged.

"There were... complications, ones that I'm dealing with. Now, Leonard, if you have an issue with how I conduct my own tent, then I should remind you that you have been the one to interfere with my operation. The boy was given to me without warning and so I simply placed him where I had space. I am not the mind reader of this carnival. If that is insufficient for you, then I suggest you remove the child from my establishment yourself."

Leonard seethed slightly, baring his fanged teeth. "Then maybe to avoid some needless hand wringing--"

Monsieur Loyal's voice cut through the conversation, feeding into the tent from a distant location outside. Leonard froze where he stood, blinking in confusion for a moment. "Now, why would he..." He shook his head, his mood changing for the better now that he had an excuse to shuffle everyone out of here. "Well then, may as well get this boy out of here as well. If you all want to keep the tickets I've so graciously awarded you, get going!"

Leonard produced a key ring from his pocket, moving to the cage and letting the kid free. The boy mumbled a thanks as he shuffled out to join the others leaving the tent. Rubbing at the back of his head in embarrassment, he said, "I'm not sure if you did anything at all, but thanks anyway. Oh, hey, just so you know, my name's Dipper..."

He followed the others as they proceeded back to the main area of the carnival, per Loyal's orders.

***

"Hm? Now, I wonder what Loyal could want with us.."

Well, orders were orders and Loyal was his boss. He still hadn't seen Sam return but perhaps the strange child had wandered off to another tent of his own. As Houdini sat on his master's arm, the illusionist motioned for those present in his tent to follow him.

"I do apologize for the inconvenience, my dearest guests! Least of all after what we've just gone through! I'm sure this will take only but a moment!"

Presuming Arvid and all of the other carnies/guests in this fair carnival did as they were instructed and met back at the main area of the carnival, Loyal didn't look too happy as he continued to pace around in a circle, his eyes boring holes in the ground with his gaze. As soon as Frederika poked him on the shoulder, he noticed that everyone had been gathered and quickly cleared his throat to speak.

"Ah, took all of you long enough! What? Did you think just because this is a carnival you could lounge around to your heart's content? There are still responsibilities one carries even while they're supposed to be having fun! But, oh, ohhhh that's why we're here! Someone has their own brand of fun and they're not shy to let us all know! For those of you who are squeamish? I suggest you look away or man up! For what I'm about to show you is not for the faint of heart!"

Giving a brief look over the group to judge for reactions, Loyal stepped to the side and revealed none other than the corpse of Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti!

"That's right my lovely guests! A life has been snuffed out and now we're left to deduce who may done it! It could have been you, you, who knows! But what I do know is that unless we find out who did it, who's to say they'll refrain from snuffing out another potential light among our group? I know for certain that whoever this murderous entity may be, we've someone who's seen their carnage up close! Isn't that right, Samhain?"

"Heh, heh.."

Sam had said his piece as far as he was concerned. He hadn't killed this man himself for reasons known only to the spirit. But he had been a witness to this man's murder and if there was anything more to it than Sam wasn't saying. The other people here could feel free to ask him questions at their heart's content, perhaps even through physical force. But who knew what kind of results that would garner?

"Disturbing little whelp..IN ANY CASE, if what this boy says is true than he managed to see this man's murder! Not only did he see it but he didn't raise a finger to help! Question him at your leisure! That said, the last thing I want is for any of you to lose your heads! Refrain from panicking and think about this rationally! Otherwise who knows what could happen?! That is all!"

Cast
@T.O.M. as Sam (Trick R' Treat) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Crow as Tenkuuji Takeru (Kamen Rider Ghost) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@The Tactician as Luso Clemens (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Verite as Hisoka (HunterXHunter) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@C.T. as Bazett Fraga McRemitz (Type-Moon) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@The Silver Paladin as Princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca (Final Fantasy XII) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Jhin (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@DapperDogman as Ayumu Aikawa (Is This a Zombie?) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ryu Keiko as Seras Victoria (Hellsing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@york as Cat (Stray Cat Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@OrlandoBloomers as Deadpool - aka SkullpoopL - (Marvel) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Krieg as Frisk (Undertale) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Ringmaster as Tobias (League of Legends) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Conner Kent (Young Justice) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Atomyk as Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Jeremi as Shirari Kuroko (A Certain Magical Index) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Kaykay as Kyousuke Hyoubu (Zettai Karen Children) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 2 ]
@Gummi Bunnies as Aika (Animal Crossing) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Archwar as BOB (Original Character) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Gwazi Magnum as Morgan Freeman (True Facts About Morgan Freeman) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@ResistingTheEnlightened as Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti (Flashpoint) [ Status: DEAD/Tickets: 0 ]
@GlassTrinity as Lorde (South Park) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@Bomb as Daisuke (Chaos Rings III) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]
@MrSandman as Michael Ehrmantraut (Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad) [ Status: Alive/Tickets: 0 ]​

Luso swallowed hard as he stared down at the corpse of the officer they had just met. H-How did this happen? This can't... Yes, it could. There wasn't a Judge here to protect them. There was no real law here like there was in Ivalice, and that meant they could all die. It wasn't like with the giant cockatrice that would simply peck your eye out. This was a much deadlier event than anything he had seen back in his adventures.

Easy for Loyal to say, he was the one who tried to punish all of us without telling us the rules. He didn't dare speak up on the irony of the situation. He knew this wasn't the time for that, not when they needed to figure out what happened.

"Mike... Can you check the body? Me and Aika can ask Sam what he saw..." The boy wanted nothing to do with the rapidly cooling body. The thought of even touching the corpse, of touching the man he had seen as someone to trust... He doubted his stomach would be able to hold down his lunch from school.

He knelt down before the boy who wore a sack over his head, making sure to watch for the smaller creature to make any suspicious movements, "Sam, for Aika's sake, can you tell us what you saw? What did the killer look like?"

@T.O.M. @MrSandman @Gummi Bunnies @Atomyk​

Aika didn't say a word, sitting on the ground with her Dolly held close to her. The very moment that she saw the dead body, Aika was truly shaken up and shocked by this. Someone killed this man? Why would anybody do this? It was just wrong... taking someone else's life. It was truly wrong... Where were her parents during all of this? Were they hurt by the bad person that did this as well? For now... Aika wasn't feeling like the cheerful girl she was much earlier...

"M... Mommy..."

@nobody ;)​

 

[Chewy Rabbits]

He knelt down before the boy who wore a sack over his head, making sure to watch for the smaller creature to make any suspicious movements, "Sam, for Aika's sake, can you tell us what you saw? What did the killer look like?"

Sam looked at Luso as if the boy had three heads. Or at least it came off that way with Sam's head tilt. Without even so much as making any kind of movement, some invisible force began carving words into the ground again to get across Sam's thoughts without him actually needing to speak.

"Why would I go and do that?"

Although Sam hadn't spoken, it was clear that he didn't see anything personally wrong with Mike's death. Perhaps he had broken a rule Sam wasn't aware of and that's why he met his end. Or maybe he was just someone who deserved to die. Sam had seen plenty of those types of people come and go like the wind in his long lived existence. So now that he had seen such a brutal display of carnage first hand why would he go and spoil it? Point out the killer and take away all of the mystery and fun of it all!

The carving resumed after a moment's notice and Sam's giggling matched up with the words as they appeared on the ground before Luso.

"You want to find out who killed this man, huh? Are you scared? Scared you'll be the next to go? You shouldn't be..Unless you broke a rule here in which case I don't see any other alternative. Or maybe you were just destined to die. Maybe that's what happened to this man. But you're right, Aika's a friend. Someone I'd like to see happy. So I'll tell you what I know.."

The carving stopped however and Sam promptly stuck up his middle finger in Luso's direction.

"Hehehehe!"​

Making her way to where they were herded Kuroko would not be pleased by the news of a dead man in their midst. This whole deal seemed to be ending up as a total nightmare after all...

Using her powers Kuroko would teleport to the body to try and see if she could find any clues to how he had been killed. "As a member a Judgement I have to do this but...ugh...I really don't want to touch him."

As Kuroko teleported to get a closer look at Mike's corpse, she'd have seen that his throat appeared to be slit and there seemed to be two bruises adorning Mike's face, as if he'd been punched.

"Real nice work. Don't think I've seen such a clean cut in a long time. But whoever did this must have been really angry given the bruises. Or they were just having fun."

The words appeared on the ground next to Kuroko as Sam seemingly 'appeared' right next to her as she was looking over the body. As Sam stood close to the girl, she'd be able to feel some kind of dark presence emitting from the sack boy. One that clearly didn't feel human.

"Heh, heh.."
​

Though, there was one thing nagging him...

"Hey, w-wait a second," Dipper muttered, lowering his hands from his face. He gave Monsieur Loyal a curious glance. "Why is the body here? How does someone just end up killed right in the middle of a carnival?"

"Ehhh?! How am I supposed to know? I'm not the one who killed him! Perhaps the killer wanted to show off his handiwork and figured leaving him out in the open would have gotten everybody's full attention. The bastard certainly succeeded in dirtying the place up, that's for sure." Loyal grumbled before glancing back at Sam who had appeared next to Dipper as the boy spoke up.

"That thing wearing the sack over it's head claims to have seen this all go down. So perhaps you should be directing your questions towards him! The sooner he tells us what he seen, perhaps we can get this whole mess under wraps before it gets any worse!"

Sam pretended to be hurt by Loyal's disparaging way to refer to him as a 'thing.' Leaning on Dipper's shoulder, Sam held a hand up to his mouth and shook his head. If Dipper glanced down, he'd see words appearing before his very eyes.

"What a rude way to treat one of your patrons! I'm just trying to enjoy my time at this carnival like everyone else! It just so happened to be that I was the sole witness to a grisly murder! Yet you treat me like a monster! I have to admit that's very unprofessional behavior, Loyal. But this boy here is onto something. Leaving bodies out for others to see is a nice tactic to help ward off other potential people from breaking the rules-my rules at least. Other times it may just be what you said. Leaving it out for others to see just for fun!"
​

Aika didn't say a word, sitting on the ground with her Dolly held close to her. The very moment that she saw the dead body, Aika was truly shaken up and shocked by this. Someone killed this man? Why would anybody do this? It was just wrong... taking someone else's life. It was truly wrong... Where were her parents during all of this? Were they hurt by the bad person that did this as well? For now... Aika wasn't feeling like the cheerful girl she was much earlier...

"M... Mommy..."

Before the mischievous little sack baby could taunt Loyal and the others any further with his knowledge, he glanced over and saw Aika in such a prone position. It caused a curious stir in Sam's thinking. He had gone out of his way to look for Dolly in her bunny form only to be distracted due to his child like mentality. Yet here he was having his fun by refusing to give up the knowledge of what he'd seen, treating it as if it were some kind of game that the other patrons would have to beat him at. How long could they last before they eventually worked out some way to get the information out of him.

Waddling over to Aika, Sam glanced down at her and offered her a hand up if she'd take it.

He supposed the game wasn't as fun if not everybody was playing and Aika certainly didn't seem like a player.

"Hissss.."

"If just to stop my friend's sadness, I'll give you a little hint of what I saw. I couldn't make out who the killer was but I saw them drag the body out of the mirror maze. Why don't you look there? See what you find..Hehehe.."

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @MrSandman @Atomyk @Jeremi ​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

Sam looked at Luso as if the boy had three heads. Or at least it came off that way with Sam's head tilt. Without even so much as making any kind of movement, some invisible force began carving words into the ground again to get across Sam's thoughts without him actually needing to speak.

"Why would I go and do that?"

Although Sam hadn't spoken, it was clear that he didn't see anything personally wrong with Mike's death. Perhaps he had broken a rule Sam wasn't aware of and that's why he met his end. Or maybe he was just someone who deserved to die. Sam had seen plenty of those types of people come and go like the wind in his long lived existence. So now that he had seen such a brutal display of carnage first hand why would he go and spoil it? Point out the killer and take away all of the mystery and fun of it all!

The carving resumed after a moment's notice and Sam's giggling matched up with the words as they appeared on the ground before Luso.

"You want to find out who killed this man, huh? Are you scared? Scared you'll be the next to go? You shouldn't be..Unless you broke a rule here in which case I don't see any other alternative. Or maybe you were just destined to die. Maybe that's what happened to this man. But you're right, Aika's a friend. Someone I'd like to see happy. So I'll tell you what I know.."

The carving stopped however and Sam promptly stuck up his middle finger in Luso's direction.

"Hehehehe!"​

As Kuroko teleported to get a closer look at Mike's corpse, she'd have seen that his throat appeared to be slit and there seemed to be two bruises adorning Mike's face, as if he'd been punched.

"Real nice work. Don't think I've seen such a clean cut in a long time. But whoever did this must have been really angry given the bruises. Or they were just having fun."

The words appeared on the ground next to Kuroko as Sam seemingly 'appeared' right next to her as she was looking over the body. As Sam stood close to the girl, she'd be able to feel some kind of dark presence emitting from the sack boy. One that clearly didn't feel human.

"Heh, heh.."
​

"Ehhh?! How am I supposed to know? I'm not the one who killed him! Perhaps the killer wanted to show off his handiwork and figured leaving him out in the open would have gotten everybody's full attention. The bastard certainly succeeded in dirtying the place up, that's for sure." Loyal grumbled before glancing back at Sam who had appeared next to Dipper as the boy spoke up.

"That thing wearing the sack over it's head claims to have seen this all go down. So perhaps you should be directing your questions towards him! The sooner he tells us what he seen, perhaps we can get this whole mess under wraps before it gets any worse!"

Sam pretended to be hurt by Loyal's disparaging way to refer to him as a 'thing.' Leaning on Dipper's shoulder, Sam held a hand up to his mouth and shook his head. If Dipper glanced down, he'd see words appearing before his very eyes.

"What a rude way to treat one of your patrons! I'm just trying to enjoy my time at this carnival like everyone else! It just so happened to be that I was the sole witness to a grisly murder! Yet you treat me like a monster! I have to admit that's very unprofessional behavior, Loyal. But this boy here is onto something. Leaving bodies out for others to see is a nice tactic to help ward off other potential people from breaking the rules-my rules at least. Other times it may just be what you said. Leaving it out for others to see just for fun!"
​

Before the mischievous little sack baby could taunt Loyal and the others any further with his knowledge, he glanced over and saw Aika in such a prone position. It caused a curious stir in Sam's thinking. He had gone out of his way to look for Dolly in her bunny form only to be distracted due to his child like mentality. Yet here he was having his fun by refusing to give up the knowledge of what he'd seen, treating it as if it were some kind of game that the other patrons would have to beat him at. How long could they last before they eventually worked out some way to get the information out of him.

Waddling over to Aika, Sam glanced down at her and offered her a hand up if she'd take it.

He supposed the game wasn't as fun if not everybody was playing and Aika certainly didn't seem like a player.

"Hissss.."

"If just to stop my friend's sadness, I'll give you a little hint of what I saw. I couldn't make out who the killer was but I saw them drag the body out of the mirror maze. Why don't you look there? See what you find..Hehehe.."

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @MrSandman @Atomyk @Jeremi ​

"Why, you little!" Luso couldn't help but go red in the face at the sack boy's gesture. However, the boy's next comment kept the teen's hands from reaching for him, instead eliciting a annoyed huff from him as he turned away, "If you think trying to scare is going to keep me from finding the culprit, you've got another thing coming, Sam! Keep Aika safe because I'm heading out to the mirror maze!"

@Gummi Bunnies @MrSandman @Atomyk @Jeremi @T.O.M.​

 

[Crow]

He was right.

They had more heart than the Ganma

That, or a Pseudoutopia didn't care about finances and stuff compared to a giant Carnival.

Whatever the case, the young boy was not freed by the justice of a hero, but the words of four. Probably, anyways....

The young boy introduced himself as 'Dipper'. Quite a name really. Like, Dipper as in the Big Dipper? The seven stars tattooed on the big blue bear in the big black sky?

Takeru simply laughs a little when Dipper and Kuroko bickered a little. It was just like his old times with Makoto.

"My name is Tenkuuji Takeru," the Kamen Rider lets his hand out to shake Dipper's. "It's nice to meet you."

---

Takeru was soon stunned by a... dead body?

"What happened here?" He exclaims, before walking towards it. Even Loyal was surprised. Was he?

Takeru looks at Sam resting on Dipper.

While he understood that little sackhead needed rest, he also needed to dig deep into the murder. He could try to conjure Michaelangelo's Eyecon, but not all conditions were met for that to occur.

"What's your name, kid?" Takeru asks Sam.

@Verite @Atomyk @CCC Kouhai @Kaykay @T.O.M. @Jeremi​