welcome_rpg | welcome to mayfield: day 1

[As you step out of the funhouse, blinking against the strong sunlight, it may seem at first that you've wound up back where you started. The carnival with all of its joys and wonders still stands, the Ferris Wheel looming majestically over Mayfield...

...except, did it always look that new and shiny? And it's not the only thing that got a makeover either; it seems like everything in the carnival has been fixed up from its previously rundown state. Fresh coats of paint gleam from every stand and every ride, and there isn't a spot of rust or a broken board anywhere in sight. At the entrance of the carnival hangs a large banner that reads:

Welcome to Mayfield - the Happiest Town on Earth!

Just how long were you exploring the funhouse for, anyway?

And as you start taking in the changes, you may notice one other minor difference: there are no drones to be found anywhere. It seems like the only other living beings in this place are your fellow townspeople who also entered the funhouse...well, that and the large, vicious looking rats that scurry around from place to place. But don't worry, there aren't that many of them and they only come out at night! So go ahead and enjoy having the carnival all to yourselves; after all, with all those minor safety issues fixed up, what could possibly go wrong?

The back exit of the carnival leads to a small street with four standard Mayfield houses and its church at the end. Attempting to leave the carnival via the entrance (although we can't imagine why you would) will only wind up looping you to the end of this street. Where the rest of Mayfield has gone, well...who can say?]

OOC and extra information about this town can be found here - please read it before you start tagging! Remember, only those in the first group should be in this post!

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Was blank.

And yeah. I checked, twice.

Besides this is Mayfield, it does things like this.

Can I see?

[ He reaches for it without waiting for an answer. ]

I don't think this is the Mayfield we're used too.. but something about it... aside from the obvious... isn't right.

...Do you think there are other tape recorders around?

[Passes it to him.]

Maybe. I'm just looking for anything at this point.

And yeah...it's kinda ...cleaner here. No drones, smaller. Stuff like that.

Well.. that's the obvious. But for some reason I find it even more unsettling than the regular mayfield.

[ Don't mind him as he starts to carefully pull the tape out, looking at both sides carefully. ]

It's just bothering me, you know? That broadcast on the radio said something about holes to escape through-well we didn't go through any holes to get here, did we? This maybe the very thing we were warned against.