Another carnival. [Which is good. Helena had been getting bored recently. Behind her in the video is what looks like the base of one of the rides, the flashing lights slightly distracting. She sounds more confident than usual: none of her mumbling or "um"s.]I was never much of a performer, to be honest. Of course you can put anyone in a suit and ( Read more... )

[[OOC: Oh god this is so long and I'm writing it during economics class.]]

( This was it, then. The big show. )

Another batch of new arrivals, then. I was talking to that psychiatrist lady, and it sort of made me remember about my parents back home. About the circus, and... And I've been getting rusty. I really want to practice some new tricks, now. Did you know, my mother was the queen of the Spanish Web? [Here her voice fills with a sort of pride.] That's ( Read more... )

Thank you, for the flowers, whoever you are. [There's a bouquet of flowers on the bed behind her.]So I'm sixteen now. Isn't that a special age? And what's really nice is that I got a letter from the circus people. Wishing me a happy birthday... It was a good birthday ( Read more... )

I guess being indecisive is a bad thing, most of the time. I got up the nerve to take a look inside the trailer. The one that appeared in my room. I was just kind of scared, you know, because what if my wish was for my parents to be gone? And I didn't even know it? That would be..

A-anyway. The trailer looks normal. It looks just the way that I ( Read more... )

[The camera is pointed at the door of Helena's room. The view shakes noticably, as though Helena's hands were trembling.]

You guys have to see this, and maybe explain it to me too.

[A hand reaches out and opens the door. Inside, instead of Helena's room, is a huge open area. Despite the fact that it is morning in the Mansion, the sky overhead is ( Read more... )