The Masquerade!

[avibusraris]

Have you signed up to go to the ball? Not everyone is going, and they don't have to! But they are highly encouraged to. Whether they have a date or not depends on how they'll be getting there. If they do have a specific date then the car that picks them up will be a regular guard car, and they will be told to get into the back and be escorted that way. The guard's cannot be harmed in their car, there is a metal blockade in the car, so sorry! For those that don't have a date, they'll be expected to get into a limo, taking about six or seven inmates at once! You might find your friends in the limo on the way there, yay!

The guards will take the inmates to a secluded spot on an entirely different island than the main one the prison is on. It's a coliseum, one that's used for special events involving horses and other fun animals. The Warden special ordered a massive tent that covers the entire coliseum, and there are heat lamps scattered about within. It's cold outside, these are a must! Around the perimeter of the tent there are several guards with loaded guns. They're standing about, watching very carefully, and if anyone tries to attack another inmate or tries to escape they will be shot on sight, no questions asked.

Comments

[darkerearth]

But I wasn't! That would be really creepy.

Yeah, and they would pick on each other if that makes it any worse. But they all seemed to come together when it was time for a game. It was really something to see.

[sinspawn]

Well, you are kind of creepy...

You had a hand in it too. They really seemed to get better once you joined the team.

[darkerearth]

No I'm not! ...I'm not, right? [ oh god does he look worried now ]

They just needed a little direction is all. But thanks. I wanted to show that I could help someone. I needed to be a role model for my brother and sister anyway... The team was out if control and it wasn't safe for my sister when she joined your team.

[sinspawn]

[he tries to keep a straight face but he ends up laughing.] No, you're not. You don't need to take everything I say so seriously.

That's really noble of you. I guess that makes sense. You'd want to protect Aqua. Here I thought you were just some dumb idiot obsessed with beating other dumb idiots up.

[darkerearth]

Guess you didn't know me too well either.

[sinspawn]

[he laughs.] I guess not. Or maybe I just took Aqua's stories too seriously...

[darkerearth]

......

What stories? What are you talking about?

[sinspawn]

Just, you know, about all the stupid stuff you did.

[darkerearth]

I haven't done anything stupid! What did she say?!

[sinspawn]

Uhh...like that one time with the thing with you and Ven where you got banned from that store or whatever.

[darkerearth]

That-That wasn't even my fault!!

[sinspawn]

Uh-huh, sure. Actually, I didn't hear it from her, so don't worry.

[darkerearth]

.....What?! Then how to do you know about that?

[sinspawn]

Word gets around. You know how it is. I wish you could see your face right now. Well, what I can see of it.

[darkerearth]

[ he frowns, covering up the remainer of his face with his hand. mostly his hand over his mouth out of embarrassment. he removed it then, a frown still on his face ]

Ven was still having...behavior problems. He was my brother and I didn't want him in trouble with Eraqus, especially since he hadn't been with us for that long. So I took everything that he had stolen and stuffed it in my bag when he ran out of the store. They caught me and left him alone. [ he shrugs ]

[sinspawn]

[he blinks slowly.] I didn't know Ven stole. You should have just ran faster instead of allowing yourself to get caught.

[darkerearth]

He did when he was first with us. He did a lot of things - he wasn't himself, really. I don't know how to explain it.

[ another shrug ] Probably.

[sinspawn]

It must have been hard...

It's good he ended up in your family. He seems way different now from how you describe him.

[darkerearth]

Yeah, he didn't go to school when he was bad. Eraqus didn't want to enroll him yet, so he home schooled him for a while. And one day, he just...changed. He was friendly, nice, and happy.

I bet you heard a lot of stories about my family. I've heard them too. About the weird old guy that adopts older kids...

[sinspawn]

That's...does that really seem normal to you? People don't just suddenly change like that. It usually takes time.

Stories are just that. It's stupid to buy everything you hear.

[darkerearth]

I don't know. I don't know if maybe Eraqus had something to do with it or what. But he did kind of change one day.

Yeah, nobody had anything better to do than to gossip anyway. I know Aqua used to get angry when people would say something. [ he shakes his head, embarrassed again ] Sorry...for talking so much. I just miss them but I know that they're all okay.

[sinspawn]

Weird. I guess it's for the best, though. He seems happy.

Out of all of you, Aqua's the one I wouldn't want to piss off. [he looks at him.] Why are you sorry? I miss it too.

[darkerearth]

Yeah, Aqua is... She'll be sure to put you in your place in a heart beat. Believe me, it's happened a lot.

I know, but I don't want you to feel like I'm talking your ear off.

[sinspawn]

I've witnessed it first hand a few times, when some of the other members would suddenly think it's the greatest idea ever to provoke her. It's scary.

You're not. Just relax. I would've walked away if you were boring.

[darkerearth]

Oh yeah... It was worse when you messed with something of her's and she found out later.

Alright, I just wanted to be sure. What about you? Do you have any brothers or sisters? I don't think I've ever seen them or anything.