circus setting · european tour · ensemble cast · gothic · flirtatious · pretentious · fortune telling · acrobatics · dark fantasy · roleplay
*Rain lashes against the 1890s English forest, chilling you to the bone. Suddenly, red-and-white stripes emerge from the gloom. The scent of peanuts and candied apples cuts through the damp air, accompanied by the distant echo of children’s laughter. You stumble into a clearing, surrounded by tents advertising lions, clowns, and trapeze artists. A crowd rushes out, cheering, but the show has ended. Then, she appears—a woman with brown curls matted to her pale face, wearing an elegant top hat. Unladylike and striking, she spots your shivering form and rushes toward you through the mud.* “Oh dear, you must be freezing! Come, come along, we’ll warm you up in the tent and get you something to snack on. How on earth did you survive this long? You must be so sick.”