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doubtspirit · 4 months ago
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Tintin and the Picaros (Tintin et les Picaros), 1976 Tintin returns to the country of San Theodoros, in a Latin-American tale of a coup d’état, complete with hostage-taking and guerrilla warfare. Hergé dreamed up a carnival troupe named the Jolly Follies (Joyeux Turlurons). Hergé’s archives include photos and articles about carnival processions, and the author was partially inspired by the famous group of revellers, the orange-throwing Gilles of Binche.
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hotvintagepoll · 2 months ago
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by the way mr coggins sold chitty chitty bang bang for about 150 pounds (about $200 USD). which is a great deal now but probably not so good then
well i'm sure someone who's good at math can chip in here but ~in canon~ what he says is he'll sell chitty to the kids for thirty shillings, and looking at advertisements from the time that's slightly less than what a vacuum cleaner would cost
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here's also a car ad i found which makes me think if they genuinely got it for 30 shillings they were getting a goddamn steal
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oxymoron84 · 16 days ago
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MADE SOME CLOWNS!!!! I love their troupe so much ughh...
They're based off of Humoral Theory (better known as Humorism), an ancient medical system that determines different workings of the human body and personality traits relating to them.
We have Sanger the clown based off of Sanguine traits Cholin the carnie based off of Choleric traits Mellastair the jester based off of Melancholic traits and Phell the mime based off of Phlegmatic traits
Despite their polarizing personalities, they run a circus together, trying to make the greatest show in the world (they're not very successful)
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yearningforunity · 1 year ago
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A confiança (The Confidence)
Olinda, Brazil - 2023
The Carnaval of Olinda, on the north east coast of Brazil, is a week of high energy and exuberance.  Dancers and musicians perform in Blocos that progress slowly through the streets of the beautiful colonial era town.  Thronged with thousands of revellers that as much a part of the show as they are the audience.  This young woman was part of an afro-Brazilian Axé troupe, a music genre that originated in Salvador, Bahia.
Photo: James Sparshatt
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dreadeves · 5 months ago
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yknow. vanitas’ mark from luna is in a rather weird position for drinking blood. it’s almost as if he had his arms raised in self defense, for the star mark to be on the outside of his forearm.
and also, the two books of the blue moon just lean even further into vnc’s twins aspect
#vanitas no carte#the case study of vanitas#vanitas vnc#revisiting vnc to see if anything’s happened since i last thought abt it and#hmm.#also still convinced that misha’s arm was lost around the time vanitas killed luna#leading him to think that for all intents and purposes misha should be dead prior to the carnival#also kinda wondering abt the circus connection w naenia/malnomen & vanitas’ dads’ troupe#also. i can’t help but feel vanitas’ mom will be important. given that she inadvertently had such a huge affect on his psyche#vanitas calls luna ‘she’ bc he was missing a mom & misha ‘father’ bc he didn’t have a father#& i can’t help but wonder if vanitas is ‘naenia’s’ son from when she was a vampire (as the queen’s twin) or something along those lines#to make that circus/naenia malnomen/vanitas grew up in a circus/twins/why he’s been so resistant to being rewritten so far#& no70 is a vampire to me. 69&71 were humans -> vampires experiment. 70 was vampire -> human experiment. to me.#it’s 3:30am idk what i’m saying at this point.#also. vanitas asking noé to kill him -> blue rewriting vanitas -> once he’s been too rewritten he’ll no longer be ‘vanitas’#so i can see him seeing death being a kindness. bc it’d no longer be him#or maybe luna & the queen r twins and there’s another set of twins naenia & ??? idk. they all have similar hair#& luna is ‘not from than world’ so maybe their original self was just entirely rewritten making them ‘not from this world’#the naenia claws/bracelets/hair connections w luna and then vanitas w the claws lives in my brain whoever#as does the kissing connections. anyways. vanitas is gonna kiss noé at some pt w connection to malnomen & i stand by that#(also. twins & having one ‘true name’ bc of that leading to the idea of one being cursed)#(idk if we’ll ever learn vanitas’ birth name bc of its connection w his ‘true’ self that’s being rewritten)#(however. i know it’d be thematically on point if we do ever learn it. names have power! & we’ve never learned vanitas’ protecting him)
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heyitsnyixie · 7 months ago
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My first mistake was thinking ANY of these men were neurotypical.
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vocaloightmares · 8 months ago
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“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.”
-Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
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myebi · 4 months ago
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carnival troupe 🪄
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canisalbus · 4 months ago
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Wait is that guys name literally Baby / Darling? That's so cute! Is that a nickname..?
Furthermore, judging by time-period, I think his name would be written in traditional characters if I may suggest :) I really love the bell collar - is that based on anything in particular?
Yeah I thought it's most likely a nickname. He's a big, strong, entire adult man that could snap a guy in two with his bare hands, but he's supposed to have this sort cute, puppylike face and likable, mild-mannered and laid back demeanor. It could've been his childhood nickname and the rest of the troupe just defaulted to calling him that because he's a lovely, darling person to be around. His actual birth name could be of Tuvan origin, I'll have to look into that more.
Oh, I didn't even consider that, good point! I don't speak Chinese, I just used a translator that time ´v`' Would this be correct? 寶寶
The bell collar was inspired by the thick, ornate collars you sometimes see on livestock guardian dogs, particularly alabais and kangals.
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But also I was just wildly in love with bells and tassels at the time because I was (and still am) obsessed with traditional masked folk dances and carnivals, like the Bulgarian kukeri and the Sardinian mamuthones. I was putting bells everywhere I could.
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bodhranwriting · 2 months ago
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I did some designs for my firebird for the Merman and the Firebird fantasy story.
The idea is it can’t look grand or elegant, it must be fat and silly-looking and not good at flying.
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The most common name on the flyers was The Carnival at the Edge of the World. The most common name among the troupe was The Cobweb.  
But to Argo it is always and simply Here.
Seven years ago, a young half-mer snuck out of the waves and ran away with the circus. It was less than a fortnight before he discovered the circus had – in fact – run away with him. Now Argo is one of Ringmaster Verdandii’s prized exhibitions, trapped in a lonely oasis in the largest desert in the world. Within the colourful tents Argo and his fellow menagerie of creature and human freaks alike quarrel, bargain, ally, and betray in hopes of unlocking their ringmaster’s mercurial and closely guarded combination for freedom.
But then the firebird arrived.
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dashcon-two · 10 months ago
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Introducing Val O'Hara of the Cirque du Dash
While we continue to work on some upcoming announcements behind the scenes, we'd like to add a little colour to the DashCon 2 universe! Some of you may have heard of their ringleader, but we're happy to introduce you to more of our mascots, the Cirque du Dash! (We’re Canadians, we have to throw in a little French once in a while.)
Given the ball pit and the chaotic nature of “DashCon 2” as an idea, we thought we’d theme the convention aesthetics around a circus. We want DashCon 2 to have some of its own personality - riding exclusively on the legacy of DashCon just won’t do. We'll be announcing the last two blorbos throughout the month, along with some more content that'll really let you get to know them better! As always, all art is by @paintbrushinacoffeecup
In the meantime, can we offer you a personality quiz to tell you which clown you're most like! Find that right here.
So, without further ado, here is Cirque du Dash’s very own strongwoman: Val O'Hara!
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[ALT TEXT] An Image of a circus strongwoman dressed in yellow with a giant hammer. She stands on a blue background next to the following text: Val O’Hara is a mixed Killer and Carnival Clown, taking on traits of both with her outspoken personality and questionable use of the hammer! She’s energetic, intelligent, and wanted in 32 U.S. states. Due to The Incident, her troupe has taken up residence here in the GTA for the foreseeable future. Despite widespread misinformation about Killer Clowns, she’s actually very compassionate to people who don’t work at Papa John’s.
Likes: Ed Sheeran, Women’s Wrestling, reading at small local-owned cafes, women, Scalopini moles
Dislikes: Fantasy, Ohio, Papa John’s (ENEMY)
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nyc-looks · 2 years ago
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Gabe, 25
“I’m wearing a thrifted top, and the corset/skirt set is a dress from my college theatre costume closet that I separated and made into a set. My shoes are also thrifted. Right now I’m really obsessed with carnival inspired style, Victorian fashion – essentially I want to dress like a member of Count Olaf’s theatre troupe.”
Sep 13, 2023 ∙ East Village
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aldanrae · 28 days ago
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ZELARIA CARNIVAL.
O Espetáculo Itinerante de Kirke é conhecido em Aldanrae com por diversas razões. Além de ser bem apresentado e palco de atrações diversas, há uma condição especial: ele acontece a cada três anos quando os artistas, devotos da deusa Kirke, renovam suas oferendas com um grande espetáculo em homenagem a deusa. A cada ano de apresentação, o circo, que tem vinte anos de história, viaja pelo território de Aldanrae montando sua tenda, aprimorando ainda mais ainda suas apresentações, e conquistando novos membros para seu culto. Não foi diferente dessa vez.
Com receio de que o Imperador pudesse negar a turnê do ano após os acontecimentos, uma carta formalmente escrita para o mesmo foi enviada pelo dono do circo. Dias depois, o Gabinete Imperial aprovou que a tenda fosse erguida na clareira da Ilha de Zelaria para a primeira parada, convocando os artistas a colar cartazes por todos os corredores de Hexwood para informar os alunos da chegada de Kirke. O tema do ano, Magia e Folia, veio inspirado nos changelings despertando a magia, e nos khajols montando dragões. Por todos os cantos, as referências são claras: pinturas de dragões de todas as espécies, representações divinas em abundância, e absolutamente nenhuma referência a coroa. A celebração do circo é para as pessoas, não para o Império, que pela primeira vez não é o destaque.
O festival foi montado nos arredores do vilarejo e com a cobertura da floresta. As atrações são diversas, além de barracas de comida por todos os cantos. A campina está ocupada não apenas com as tendas, mas com luzes e música alta que convida quem quer que esteja por perto. Trajetos de barco foram marcados com horários especiais para visitantes que não conseguirem uma hospedagem no local, mas todos podem arrumar um quarto nas pensões ou na casa de amigos e familiares.
A entrada no circo é paga mas, em uma tentativa de demonstrar benevolência, Seamus abriu os cofres imperiais para pagar pela admissão de todos os alunos de Hexwood e de Wülfhere. As comidas e bebidas são vendidas separadamente, e é recomendado trajes confortáveis devido ao relevo da campina e caminhadas incessantes. Pelos cantos, artistas fantasiados se divertem com o público antes e após o encerramento da tenda principal, como artistas em pernas de pau, dançarinos, fantasias de dragões e deuses, e malabarismo duvidoso.
ATRAÇÕES.
TENDA PRINCIPAL — por três horas, a tenda principal apresenta seus números com os artistas. 
ARCO DE FOGO: um artista dispara flechas com fogo com as mãos e passa para uma posição de contorcionismo, atirando com os pés e de cabeça para baixo, sempre acertando o alvo em cheio.
ACROBATAS DE PTÁ: em homenagem ao deus egípcio, os acrobatas se vestem com roupas características do panteão enquanto trocam giros no ar e em balanços e trapezes suspensos no alto. O número final reúne oito acrobatas juntos.
ZOOLÓGICO DE ILUSÕES: o ilusionista é conhecido por diversos números e, ao invés de usar animais reais, utiliza da própria magia para fazer corujas, pombas e elefantes holográficos, apresentando um número coreografado e um espetáculo de luzes. Seus maiores truques são com cartas e as interações com o público, convidados a irem ao palco para hipnose e leitura de mente.
MALABARES: começando com bolas brilhantes e coloridas, os malabaristas começam o número cheios de gracinhas, e terminam arriscando o próprio pescoço ao equilibrar as espadas de três lendários changelings em perfeito equilíbrio.
A BALADA A DOIS: um casal de dançarinos revela seus truques de flexibilidade e passos em uma dança que conta uma história de amor entre um changeling e uma khajol, amantes proibidos e fadados a um fim trágico.
OS TRÊS PATETAS: os palhaços mais queridos de Aldanrae fazem a barriga doer de tanto arrancar risadas. São várias brincadeiras que interagem com o público, tomando para vítima quem quer que esteja por perto.
GUERREIROS DA ODISSEIA: um grupo de quinze guerreiros mascarados alternam entre artes marciais, lutas, malabarismo e acrobacias. É o número mais cheio com cores, magia, e com muitas referências aos deuses e dragões. De tirar o fôlego, encerra a noite e faz quem quer que esteja assistindo querer empunhar uma espada e sair correndo em busca de um monstro.
TENDA DE PALHAÇADAS — interatividade é o segredo para diversão! Por apenas uma moeda de cobre cada.
TIRO AO ALVO: os patinhos nadam em sincronia e abaixam o tempo todo. Quem acertar com uma varinha mágica pelo menos três patinhos, ganha um prêmio da própria escolha dentre pelúcias, instrumentos, bijuterias e doces. Quanto mais patinhos, mais prêmios.
FORÇA DO DRAGÃO: um martelo é deixado para ser arremessado contra um peso que levantará qual foi a força de quem bateu. Quem consegue atingir o topo, faz com que um dragão saia do mesmo e voe pela cabeça de quem está por perto. O prêmio é incrível: todo o dinheiro acumulado durante a noite!
CARICATURA: artistas do circo fazem pinturas rápidas e caricatas de quem deseja ter um retrato eterno e, talvez, embaraçoso.
TENDA DO FUTURO — abrindo espaço para ilusões e segredos, a tenda do futuro traz atrações imperdíveis.
LEITURA DE CARTAS COM MADAME MADGE: A vidente é renomada por ter tido uma família abençoada por deuses do futuro. Suas cartas são sempre certeiras, mas o sentido pode ser difícil de compreender. Uma vez que for aceita a completa revelação sobre o futuro, não se pode recusar os conselhos.
SALA DOS ESPELHOS: uma sala enorme, repleta de espelhos, causa confusão e ilusão em quem a visita. É possível ver o próprio reflexo e mais, como desejos, segredos e revelações inesperadas. Um dos espelhos leva até as dimensões divinas de khajols e changelings, e nem a equipe sabe disso ainda.
TAPA NÃO DÓI: em uma dinâmica onde duas pessoas ficam frente a frente com as mãos sobrepostas, uma deve acertar a mão da outra. O primeiro participante a desviar. do tapa recebe um castigo do tarot na forma de uma previsão ruim e inevitável.
MUSEU DE CURIOSIDADES: com peças icônicas da arte e história imperial e itens peculiares como os dentes de leite de Ardan, o fundador, o museu resgata memórias atemporais com relíquias e quinquilharias feéricas e nobres, mostrando seus significados e o que elas podem representar para o futuro.
BRINQUEDOS — acabou o passeio? Está na hora de viver a adrenalina outra vez!
BALÃO DE AR QUENTE: os balões de ar quente não voam muito alto, presos por cordas ao chão e sendo pagos separadamente para um passeio de quinze minutos. É possível chegar perto da lua e ter uma pintura feita pelos artistas que assistem ao voo.
RODA GIGANTE: a roda gigante é movida por magia com um arco que sustenta os cestos feitos apenas de luz.
CARROSSEL DE DRAGÕES: a atração é feita para as crianças menores no primeiro andar, e no segundo tem dragões enormes para os adultos; não é recomendada a aventura sob o uso de bebidas alcoólicas.
COMIDAS — para não ficar de barriga vazia, é necessário um banquete cheio de gordura, carboidratos e chocolate! Todas as comidas vêm com papéis e símbolos do circo (um dragão enrolado na deusa Kirke).
OPÇÕES SALGADAS: espetinho de salsicha empanada, pipoca, pão com molho e pernil, purê de batatas e bacon, batatas fritas em rodelas, sanduíche de presunto defumado, peixe frito, legumes salteados e couve-flor gratinada sem queijo.
OPÇÕES DOCES: frutas carameladas, torta de amora, chocolate em barra, chicletes que explodem na boca, bolachinhas de nata.
BEBIDAS SEM ÁLCOOL: água, suco de tamarindo, suco de romã, suco de cranberry, raspadinha, chocolate quente.
BEBIDAS ALCOÓLICAS: rum aquecido, cerveja do barril, vinho de rosas e vinho de uvas.
INFORMAÇÕES OOC.
Vamos palhaçar? O evento começa hoje, 30/05, às 20h, e vai durar até o dia 14/06, podendo ser prolongado caso haja demanda!
Em IC, o festival terá a duração de um final de semana, e vocês podem decidir se seus personagens ficaram hospedados no vilarejo, ou se ficaram nas acomodações de Hexwood e fizeram o translado de barco.
A Concubina Tiye, O Investigador Oisín, e o nosso Bobo da Corte favorito marcarão presença durante a celebração, mas o Imperador Seamus estará misteriosamente ausente... Se quiserem interagir com um dos NPCs da central, podem enviar asks para o blog do Jester!
As possibilidades são ilimitadas: além de todas as atrações listadas, vocês tem liberdade para criar e interagir com NPCs que fazem parte da trupe, enriquecendo as histórias.
Mesmo com o anfitrião ausente, recusar um convite do próprio Imperador seria péssima ideia, e por isso não há opção de não participar do evento! As interações anteriores deverão ser pausadas durante este período.
Não é permitido fazer interações fora da área do festival e da floresta que a cobre.
O evento não tem código de vestimenta, e queremos ver os lookinhos de todos na tag #adrlooks. Looks extravagantes são bem-vindos! Em IC, o Jester vai fazer um episódio do Esquadrão da Moda comentando na roupa de todo o mundo.
Encerraremos o evento com um drop importante para o plot central, então fiquem de olho!
Divirtam-se, e lembrem que nossa ask e chat estão disponíveis para qualquer dúvida.
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archive-of-artprompts · 2 months ago
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Send in a number + Character/s and I'll draw them in that AU
Alice in Wonderland - characters now take on the roles from this story.
Aliens - someone, or everyone, is an alien from the stars.
All Humans - the non-human are now humans, with corresponding changes to their backstories.
Alternate history - The past was changed, this is the new present.
Amnesia - a character has forgotten themselves, and everyone else.
Angels and Demons - a classic dichotomy
Athletes vs Band - a college au, typically involving sports and clubs
Candyland - everyone and everything takes on a sweeter appearance
Carnival / Circus - characters are now apart of a circus troupe 
Coffee Shop - typically a romance between a customer and the barista 
Comedy/SitCom - story is now more lighthearted and jovial. 
Crossover - Characters from one media are combined into another one.
Dark Fantasy - the story’s setting is now fantastical and dark. 
Dracula/Vampire - a blood drinking monster is now among them.
Fairytale - story now takes place within a fairytale setting.
Fantasy - the story now takes on a more D&D style imagining.
Fork-in-the-road - a crucial choice a character has to make is changed
Good & Evil - Protagonist and Antagonist switch places.
Horror - story is now more dark and unsettling. 
Infection - there’s a mystery infection spreading throughout the story.
Medieval/Royalty - the setting is now medieval Europe.  
Merpeople - Turning a character into a merperson , and or a character meeting a merperson.
Murder Mystery - its a real whodunit now
Pirates - adventures on the high seas
Post-apocalyptic - the characters are attempting to rebuild society after its collapse 
Role reversal - two or more characters trade roles in the story.
Romantic comedy - the story is now more lighthearted and romantic.
Soap Opera - its very dramatic now. And the plot is ... complicated.
Steampunk - its very Victorian and steam powered. 
Superheroes - Off to save the day, for the most part.
The villain wins - a bad ending, depending on perspective. 
Werewolves - a character/s finds themself cursed with lycanthropy 
Western - yeehaw cowboy
(AU list by @actualodinson --- List of Tropes in Fanworks from Fanlore)
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hollownest-whore · 1 month ago
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Did hallownest have games? The answer is obviously "yes, most likely" but I would love to know if they had sport or anything. The Colosseum entertains the few bugs alive and the troupe exists so..maybe a carnival? Though the only crowd is grimmkin so that's a maybe. Hey actually about that why put in all the effort only for the sole purpose to be attracting another godborn being truly theres better ways to attract a Wyrm then dressing like a clown
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beebfreeb · 1 year ago
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Pls talk abt your fan family for dimentio im begging you. you're a genius and i love how you depict him
Yayyy thank you for encouraging me. I'm not the best at deciding what to talk about without prompt so here is, ah, various doodles.
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Dionisia and Demetra are part of an intricate post-canon AU that currently only exists in my head.
About a decade before the events of the game, Dimentio left home at a young age and tried to distance himself as much as possible from his family. Unfortunately, he shares quite the number of traits and mannerisms with his sisters.
Soon after Dimentio's disappearance, their mother vanished as well. This left Dionisia responsible for her much younger sister, who she immediately put into school, as their mother simply hadn't bothered with it.
Once Demetra graduated (sometime after the game) the two began a troupe that traveled interdimensionally.
Both of them are really unpleasant people. Their personalities are born from the same conditions that made Dimentio... like that.
Dionisia is a suffocating person to be around who pushes her own agenda onto other people without a second thought. She fast-talks people into agreeing to things that they absolutely do not want to, never giving them the chance to say no, and is a particularly skilled actor and liar. (Dimentio in particular found her smothering. She saw him as spoiled to filth and completely helpless/useless on his own, despite him being the most talented in regards to magic.) People say she'll do anything for money, and it isn't quite untrue...
Demetra, on the other hand, rarely speaks to anyone other than her sister. She snubs anyone who she views as "below" her, which is almost everyone... excluding her boyfriend of the week. She goes through relationships rather quickly, both friendly ones and romantic ones.
Unlike Dimentio, the two aren't all that skilled in magic. They have to work together to do anything useful, like traveling between dimensions. Nor do they entertain no fantasies of taking over every reality, or even just one. The world already works perfectly fine. All you need to be in control is a full wallet, right?
Currently, in my mind, I imagine them arriving to Flipside some time post-game and setting up a carnival. That is where they would meet Mimi, Nastasia, and O'Chunks.
Here there is a comic script that I don't know if I will ever have the energy to draw but I can see it perfectly in my head.
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