forum Circus or Prison? {Closed}

Started April 24, 2019 by @PrettyLittlePyro

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Tempest glanced at her brothers. Aquarius was flirting with some woman, Ford was asleep, and Bay was watching intently. She nudged Bay. Do you notice the eyes? She signed to her mute brother.

Zoey's act was over quickly, with a brief flight up to a hoop that hung. She balanced on it, swinging around while she flipped around it several times. At a drop in the audience's noise, she let go and fell, a free fall to the ground, She kept her wings in tight and landed hard, letting herself roll on the ground. The audience went dead silent, thinking she'd fallen. One, two… now. She jumped back to her feet, flashing her wings out once before standing and letting her scales shift colors once more. She turned, letting her hair stream behind her and her wings follow as she ran back to the curtain.

"Huh? O-oh! Thanks." Sky managed to whisper. "You did great as well." Skylar wasn't often nice in the presence of others, but she couldn't help but be gentle in the face of the other prison-or, rather, performers. She stood behind the rest of the performers, biting the inside of her cheek.
I hope He didn't notice my slip-up. Even then, it was only minor… Sky felt the bruise forming right under her wings. (gtg)

Bay nodded. It's as though they're being forced to stay here, or worse. Why do you think they stay?

They exchanged looks. I think this is the place we've been looking for, Tempest signed.

Zoey was breathing hard when she resumed her place in line, trying to get rid of the character she'd tried to portray. Each time she went out there, she was forced to pretend she was like a wild animal. She didn't tell anyone, but it was getting harder to come out of her performances and remember she was more than an animal.

When Zoey came back in, Asher turned the page he had for Sky to her.
That was Awesome was written on the page with a smiling face drawn next to it. He also smiled behind his mask as he gave her a thumbs up with his left hand. He tilted his head and closed his eyes, comforting Zoey mentally.

Tempest glanced at Ford and Aquarius. Both were busy. Let's go see the kids, she signed. Bay nodded, and they stood and headed down.

Zoey shot him another thankful look, her scales falling back to a clear color to show her skin. She leaned back against a wall, brushing her hair back with her fingers.

When the Ringmaster turned the other way, Asher called Zoey to him with his left hand while still holding the note with his right hand. He had something in his left hand that he tried to hide from the Ringmaster.

Zoey slid over, one eye watching the Ringmaster. She didn't dare ask out loud, terrified the Ringmaster would turn around.

Tempest and her brother moved over to the Ringmaster, who was standing in the sidelines.
"Um, excuse me, sir?" Tempest asked, her voice sweet. "Can we please see the children? I've heard so much about them, and I would just love to write an interview about them! And of course, I would write about you too!"
"Who are you?" The Ringmaster asked.
Tempest smiled at him. "Tia Mason, a writer for the local newspaper."

Asher handed what he had in his left hand to Zoey. It was just a simple note but was an important one…
Please don’t try to force your performance, you’re already graceful as you are. You looked sad when you performed and I saw that, so please try to keep the forced act to a minimum was written on the small note.

Zoey bit a strand of her hair while she looked at the note. "Thank you." It was barely a whisper, almost impossible to hear. She pulled away, watching the Ringmaster and trying to avoid drawing attention from the strange people he was talking with.

Asher nodded. He saw the other two people who were talking with the Ringmaster and was suspicious of them. He kept an eye on them as he arranged the items he had in his suitcase.

"Fine!" The Ringmaster growled. "And don't try that charm on me, Missy," he said, quieter. "I know charm magic when I feel it. Try it again, and you will regret it."
Tempest walked up to him and pulled off her sunglasses. Her eyes glowed a silvery-blue, and they were filled with sharp anger. It made the Ringmaster flinch away.
"You try anything," she whispered. "And I will personally make sure everyone you love will die, and everything will crumble around you." With that, she gestured to Bay and sauntered towards the kids.

Asher smirked under his mask when he saw what the interviewers did to the Ringmaster. I might actually like them… he thought to himself.

Zoey swallowed hard at the approach of the strangers, turning away slightly and letting her hair fall over her face. It would be better to ignore them than confront them. Hopefully they were just rich people who wanted to eye the curiosities up close.

Tempest smiled at the Chemist. "Hi," she said, putting her sunglasses back on. "I'm Tia."

Asher turned a page of his sketch book and wrote something on it. He turned the page to Tia.
Greetings dear madam. My name is Asher Dean or you would likely know me as The Chemist was written on it. He nodded and smiled at Tia from behind his mask. He was clearly calm.

(I'm back should I have one of my characters go on) Finn eyed the people talking to the ringmaster. what could they want? He read their emotions and felt that the ringmaster was scared. So either they were so evil they scared even the worst person Finn knows or they are good and going to save them all.

She smiled at him. Can you sign? She asked.

Asher wasn’t actually deaf or mute but he just preferred not to speak. Indeed I can he signed back. “I can also speak if you want me to…” he said in a calm tone.