Come one, come all!

[pipers_son]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, those in-between and neither-

THE CIRCUS IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

Well... Okay, not quite. As seen in this post, Joker has gotten the proper financial back-up for a circus, but he's lacking the thing which really makes the circus exciting: the people! So if your character has ever wanted to run away and join the circus, now's the time to do it!

Does your character have any exciting skills? Do they want to learn exciting skills? Joker is more than happy to take them in! He's looking for clowns, acrobats, knife throwers, fire breathers, anything and everything. If your character has a special talent, than Joker will make sure to find a way to work it into the show! If your character doesn't, don't worry- everyone's favorite ringleader is more than happy to teach you a few tricks. You'll earn a little less pay than the big acts and be stuck to the sidelines for a while, but hard work might land you in the big ring soon enough! If you aren't a performer but your Pokemon are, then they're just as eligible to work in acts on their own!

If you're more a spectator than a performer, that's alright too! Joker is always looking for financial backers. Donate all that money wasting away to a good cause!

There's also room for those with less exciting but no less necessary talents. Any good at patching up injuries? Know your hand around technology? Joker could really use your help there, since he doesn't have a single idea what he's doing with those sort of things.

While he does have a post up, you're free to just tag into this OOC post if you don't want to do things ICly! All you have to do is reply to this post wiiiith:

1. The character involved and their username
2. Best way to contact you just in case
3. How they want to contribute! (Performer? Lending their Pokemon to things? Tech-wiz? Feel free to be inventive if you have an idea that I haven't covered!)

The Circus won't open up immediately- it'll take a month or two for everything to get constructed. That just leaves plenty of time for recruitment, however! If all goes well, then we're looking at a late April grand opening!

This plot has been mod approved!

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[pipers_son]

Any questions about the plot? Ask 'em here!

[yoctogram]

1) Minamimoto Sho yoctogram
2) PM works just fine, AIM is twintailmadb but I am often invis.
3) Does Joker need an accountant? Because Sho could totally nail that. (His 'mon can perform maths related tricks, too, but that's less training and more "trying to understand their trainer".)

[pipers_son]

...Sho you are such a nerd it's hilarious

But yes, Joker could use an accountant! Because as it is, he usually does the numbers for the circus and it never fails to make him lay facedown on the desk for a few hours at a time.

[yoctogram]

You say "nerd" like it's a bad thing! And, hey, Sho is medicated now so he'll be less likely to go into spazzing rants ending with random equations scrawled all over the payroll.

[konpeitoqueen]

1. you know
2. you know
3. SO are you okay with perhaps advertising around Goldenrod and when she gets back attracting the attention of A Certain Lilligant, who decides to use her knowledge of buyo to learn gymnastics and acrobatics, + Pokémon skill, and then RUNS AWAY TO JOIN THE CIRCUS which causes Saionji to freak out and look for her and... somehow end up joining kind-of to persuade Nako back because she trained her for too long to let her go

[artificialrose]

other account sssh

Thank you for not scribbling all over the payroll, Sho, it is much appreciated. Thank you also for taking up this job so that Joker doesn't have to go lay down for a long while because NUMBERS.

[artificialrose]

whoops accidentally doing what he used to do in England but with Pokemon

sorry Saionji he sorta kidnapped your Pokemon

he doesn't regret anything tho

no regrets

but at least he'll pay her

[yoctogram]

Sho will love the job. He will snag all kinds of precious papers away from Joker (like recording of the night's take, etc.) and keep them safe, yeeesssssssss.

[pipers_son]

Sho don't steal from the ringleader, sho pls, he will give you them if you ask

Sho don't turn gollum on him

[yoctogram]

Dude, turning gollum is so not the worst thing that can happen. Sho's 'mon are pros and herding Sho away when he starts to get loopy. (And Riemannian Zeta-Function is big enough to sit on him until someone pours his meds in his mouth.)

[pipers_son]

Thank god for Pokemon who know how to take care of their trainers, right?

[yoctogram]

Word, man. Sho's four veterans are training the newbies up in the finer points of Trainer training.

[awesmazings]

Jimmy already expressed interest (because omg circus) ICly buuut-

1. JIMBLES | awesmazings
2. You've got my plurk, my AIM is winterbolts, and my Skype is Chiluver6 if you can't get me through plurk for some reason
3. Jimmy would like to do any and all the things, basically. He might not be able to remove his limbs anymore, but he's literally a living noodle kid. With some practice (...ok, a LOOOT of practice. Kid's not very coordinated) he could put it to some use. (he also took up knife throwing in danganroleplay but Im not sure how much that could apply here because ha ha knives, and basically he kinda had to at the time oops.)
Cherry would probably be the more likely 'Mon to want to participate. (and she'll probably be a Furret by the time this is relevant, so perhaps a several Furret act could be put together or something)

[pipers_son]

It's okay, Jimmy, Joker will teach you all the things! He needs an apprentice and he is actually a huge goddamn sap for children/teens.

...Also now I'm just imagining a giant Furret chain

head to tail head to tail head to tail

[dressofheaven]

Since she likes him, Ilya's willing to lend him some help.

1. Ilyasviel "Ilya" von Einzbern | dressofheaven
2. AIM is Emp Leareth, Plurk is friedunicorn
3. Singer! Also, she has a few Pokemon who might be good in acts, from the malevolent looking but playful Dusknoir Orpheus to the eager to prove herself Aerodactyl Harpy.

[pipers_son]

Joker's amiable personality is the only reason anything gets done. That and persistance.

Anyway, as he's shown in the IC post, he's more than happy to have her along for the ride and her Pokemon too! An Aerodactyl is definitely one of the Pokemon he's been hoping to get involved in some acts, ha ha!

[rocketralph]

1. Ralph | rocketralph
2. AIM/SKYPE: catfishsuicide
- also open to PMs on here!
-plurk is wolfyttwisted
3. ONE STRONGMAN AT YOUR SERVICE. But no liepard skins. No.

[pipers_son]

It's seriously arguable if Joker has any fashion sense (oh manga/anime clothing) but he can promise Ralph there will be NO liepard skins.

[usedwrench]

1. Winry Rockbell usedwrench
2. baranohanabira
3. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT A HELLA CUTE GIRL, who can patch up injuries and knows technology?
Well, she also has dozens of pokemon, who might be willing to participate. We'll see. Or you can talk her into anything, so uh... but she'd officially sign herself up for those two jobs. XD

Actually this was a tough decision between her and Madoka, but the pink girl won't be in that city for a long while. I think. And Winry needs fun things to do anyway!

[pipers_son]

THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION and Joker has no good reason to refuse a cute smart girl who can patch people up. HIRED.

Joker is pretty persuasive by some gift of god, so hopefully he'll be able to convince her, ha ha.

just since you're mentioning it, joker does plan on a transport system to get both customers and workers back and forth from goldenrod to other places!

[awesmazings]

Sounds great! \o/

..Oh my gosh that sounds adorable and I feel like it needs to be a thing

[pipers_son]

Joker is rushing back to cherrygrove for CR reasons so Jimmy could totally end up getting swept up in circus cast and then furrets just

happen

no regrets

keep them separate from snake's snakes

[awesmazings]

Jimmy would not mind that in the slightest to be perfectly honest

He's actually on the way to Violet intending to challenge the first gym but his Pokemon are sorely under leveled and not ready for that aha whOOPS (but I'm guessing the character has to be in the respective town to challenge whatever gym, right? He could probably backtrack later once he's a little more ready)

BUT YES

NO REGRETS

[pipers_son]

yep for backtracking! and hey maybe he will have a proper speedy type to ride to get there all the quicker

joker would offer one of his but the only one big enough is his luxray

hey jimmy

wanna ride a lion

[awesmazings]

Ah, ok cool!

....AND YES

[pipers_son]

welp time for lion rides

ALL THE LION RIDES

[awesmazings]

HECK YEAH ALL THE LION RIDES

[usedwrench]

aaaand make food too, or bake somethings for anyone who happens to be hungry. YAY!

Haha, it's probably going to be pretty easy to convince her, this looks like so much fun in Winry's opinion too.

Hee, I'll see about that. She'll at least come visit it, for sure. Maybe she'll give Joker some money for it too, I'm not sure. But yes, more excited girls from me, just not sure what she'll do ahahaa.

[pipers_son]

I am getting everyone involved in this silly event if it kills me

[islandshore]

1) Riku / islandshore
2) My AIM is derpisms, though PM works. I've been so busy that I haven't spent as much time on plurk as I should.
3) Well, there's Drench the wannabe fighting type/juggler. That silly Swampert is eager to contribute. If he needs some additional attractions, Riku's got a talking Weavile, and since I saw transport mentioned here, he could always lend some fliers.

[pipers_son]

Riku, you are more than earning those two tickets.

But anyway, thanks! I'll keep you updated if anything goes on. I'll probably do another IC advertising post (plus other things) on the 16th and see where we go from there.

[islandshore]

Excellent! :> I actually was just about to tag Joker's latest post, if you don't mind late tags. Would've gotten to it sooner if school wasn't so busy.

[pipers_son]

I am always game for late tags! ovo And yeah school's been killing people around here lately, ha ha!

[lamortenoir]

And for organization's sake because he's in it albeit reluctantly.

1. William T. Spears | lamortenoir
2. AIM: corvusaraneae and you have me on Plurk!
3. He won't mind doing the finances, balancing the books, selling tickets... and will fill in for tightrope walkers if need be. someone has to find him a substitute for his scythe though