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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[Good food? In this town? Now THAT catches Marvelous' attention. And he's on the way over.]

Now this I gotta see...

[He picks up a burger. It's nearly perfect, so he'll bite into it right away.]

You're right. But, it's actually great!

Perhaps there was just a more efficient use of whatever energy that goes toward creating this place as compared to the normal Mayfield.

Maybe.

[No clue what she's talking about. All he knows is that his burger is gone.]

That's odd...I must be hungrier than I thought. Good thing there's plenty of food.

It could be the stress.

[As well as the fact that she had skipped dinner to explore the funhouse. Perhaps he had done something similar?]

It was a pretty intense funhouse. Running in those tunnels was pretty exerting.

[There goes one of those hot dogs. Almost in one go.]

[Bazett herself devours another hot dog. Strange--no matter how much she eats, she still feels hungry.]

You have quite the appetite.

My crew has quite the stretched food budget, if that's any indication.

[In fact: four more of those things have been inhaled.]

Plus, I tend to burn up a good chunk of my energy quite easily.

[Bazett wolfs down a burger as she nods. She stops as she reaches toward another hot dog.]

...Strange. I do not recall being so hungry, even if I did skip a meal.

[Marvelous looks down at himself.]

Hmm...usually I would start feeling heavy by this point. Something's off.

[Staring intently at the hot dog will not produce any research points there Marvelous...]

[She carefully eats her third hot dog. It seems to have no effect on her. She is as hungry as ever.]

I think...this food is not filling us up for whatever reason.

Great.

[Marvelous chucks the hot dog back down.]

If that's the case, it might go for anything food-related in this place.

We need to find new sources of food then.

Is there any wildlife to hunt? I don't recall seeing anything. Both here or at the start of things.

Perhaps we should wait.

Good plan. At least I've got stuff to hunt with.

[He'll pick his Ranger key out of his pocket. A few good shots with a pistol should net him some actual food whenever he spots something.]

[She cracks her knuckles.]

I do not need any weapons to hunt.

Learned from a wildman didja?

[Marvelous did have to hold that kind of thing in respect. Anyone that can catch their food with their bare hands was badass.]

...No, not really.

[She is not used to hunting her own meals, but she is very much used to beating her opponents to a pulp.]

Ah. Self taught. Even more impressive.

It was part of my work back home.

What work was that?

One that included a great amount of physical activity.

Same here. What a coincidence.

Were you also some form of law enforcement?

A bit of both sides I suppose. Being a pirate while protecting an entire planet sort of makes things ambiguous.

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