Doctoring 101 (07/17)

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Once again, because Navaan's students were the absolute luckiest, they were meeting in town to catch a portal back to Navaan's world. "I hope you have your bags and your leeches," she announced as soon as they were gathered. "Because today we're going to actually start doctoring! I'm friends with these monks and I take care of them. I even killed a god to keep my little guys safe, so a few ground rules. Rule one: These guys are important to me, so take this very seriously. I want to see everyone's A-games, you got that? Rule two: These are my patients. I'm letting you help them because you're my students, but absolutely no poaching. You can get your own patients on your own time. Rule three: Okay, I forget rule three, but I'm sure it's important and I'll tell you as soon as I remember it. Don't break it anyway, you've been warned."

She glared at the class, making sure that they saw she was very, very serious. "Now, when we get to them, you're each gonna get a monk, you'll diagnose the issue, and then we'll discuss what we think the best treatment is." The portal opened behind her and she gestured her students through. "Oh! Right! I remember Rule Three!"

When the students stepped through the portal, they'd see a brilliant circus under the night sky. Lanterns and torches provided light, there were people teeming everywhere, with barkers crying out games, wares, and sideshows. "The third rule is..." Navaan began as she stepped out from the portal. Then she stopped, staring in fascination at the circus.

"Why didn't anyone tell me this was on?" she asked, before running pell-mell towards the big top. "Let's go, guys! We're going to the circus!"

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The Circus

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Your teacher has vanished into the crowds. Don't worry though! There's plenty of stuff you can do and none of it seems to require tickets!

Ride The Angry Giant

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

The carnies will tell you that they unmanned a giant and the appendage hasn't stopped thrashing yet. The keen-eyed among you will realize that it's a bull dressed up in a costume meant to resemble...said appendage.

See how long you can ride it! The current record is 103 seconds!

Re: Ride The Angry Giant

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Eleanor was staring at the gigantic thrashing phallus, which seemed to be something large wearing a phallus costume.

She wondered if there was some sort of a prize for riding it. And if it made her very odd, indeed, that she was tempted to try.

Re: Ride The Angry Giant

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Joker just.. stared. Yup.

"There's a joke in here somewhere regarding Cretans," he remarked, "but... Nah. I got nuthin'."

Wheel of Swearing

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Spin the wheel, choose your curseword, and if it comes up, you win! Carry around a plushie swear word all day!

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia couldn't help being competitive. It was bred into her, and games like this especially appealed to her.

Of course, it helped when you cheated, however unconsciously. Celia pointed to a very interesting, definitely unladylike word that she'd never used (it started with an 'F'!) and lo and behold, that happened to be where the wheel stopped.

So now she was stuck carrying around a soft, squishy 'fuckninny' for the rest of the day. Every time she tried to throw it into a bin or something, she got a dirty look from someone passing by.

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Did you win something?" Eleanor asked, before staring at the actual plush item in question. "... Oh. I see."

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Do you know what a fuckninny even is?" Celia wondered, turning to Eleanor in confusion.

Look, Eleanor was the only person here who she'd say that word out loud for. She had to seize the opportunity.

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

It was traditional -- nay, required -- for a good boyfriend to win a plush something for his girl at a carnival. So he stayed, and picked words at random, and spun, until he won a prize. And then he decided he didn't like that one, and spun until he won again.

Which is how he ended up with one "cocksucker", which might be really awkward to give to Eleanor, and one "frell", which he was pretty sure wasn't actually a word. Well, at least it was sort of fun?

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"So you won, twice," Eleanor said, spotting Joker later on. "I was going to put money down, but I couldn't decide what to try for."

Half the words, she didn't know. He should help her with that.

Re: Wheel of Swearing

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

"Well, you're lucky that as the big, strong, manly man, it's my duty to win things at a carnival for you. ...No, seriously, it is. It's, like, a tradition or something." He shrugged, and held out both words so she could read them. Or feel how plush and cuddly they were. Seriously, "cocksucker" would make a really nice velvety body pillow or something.

"...And you're probably going to ask me what this one means," he added, waving the "frell", "but don't bother -- I don't have the slightest clue."

Blind Chicken Melee

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Gals, grab your guys (or meet someone new!), mount up, and start punching! Last pair standing wins! Leather fetish gear provided.

Or, if you're really good, head to the advanced ring and do the same thing while oiled up!

Re: Blind Chicken Melee

[tigerundercover]

Don't mind Raven. She was doing rather a lot of staring watching of the melee. Especially the advanced ring.

Navaan's world was bizarre and terrifying and kinda neat. And hey, no falling in a swamp and getting covered with leeches.

Re: Blind Chicken Melee

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Remind me that this is a terrible idea," Eleanor said. "Because so help me, I feel tempted to enter the fray."

Re: Blind Chicken Melee

[tigerundercover]

"I could technically turn into a big beefy guy for you to ride on."

That is not what she requested, Raven.

Re: Blind Chicken Melee

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was... That was... wow.

Joker just watched, unable to take his eyes off the spectacle. And he kinda envied those guys.

Jelly Golem Wrestling

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Prove your strength and agility. Wrestle a jelly golem!

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

If anyone needed Elsa, she was going to be standing and staring at this particular attraction in a sort of transfixed horror, occasionally ducking the odd glob of flying jelly.

She wasn't smiling so much as wearing a horrified rictus. Why was this happening?

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"I think this is officially stranger than the weekend was," Eleanor noted.

Which was really saying something.

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Elsa agreed, still staring in horror, "I'm pretty certain you're right."

A fleck of lime jelly flew toward her, splattering on her shoulder.

...

"How is this actually happening?"

What was her life?

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Joker had a transfixed grin, too, but his was very different from Elsa's. "This? Is a thing of beauty," he remarked conversationally.

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"I think," Elsa said, sounding a bit baffled, "that your definition of beauty and mine might differ slightly."

Slightly. A little. Maybe?

Elsa wasn't even sure.

Re: Jelly Golem Wrestling

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Okay, no, this was better than the fetish fight. Especially when the other wrestler was female.

Whack-A-Mole

[doesdoctorstuff.livejournal.com]

Played with real moles!

Re: Whack-A-Mole

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

This was the attraction that Joker edged past with a horrified grin plastered across his face. "Oooooh, boy," he muttered under his breath, "ya sure can't have a carnival without some good ol' fashioned animal cruelty!"