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aster-reinhart:

“It was really awkward actually I… I don’t wanna talk about it in case he suddenly turns up.” Quickly looking over his shoulder like he was the worst spy in a spy movie, Aster was relieved to see the guy hadn’t been sneaking up on him like he’d imagined. “Yeah! Having two powers would be so cool, you could always keep one secret cause everyone would know you’re a mutant because of the other one and then you’d have the best sneak attack.” He grinned and gave her a thumbs up as he started the game.

She laughed a bit at him, shaking her head as she looked around them. “I think you’re good. There aren’t too many people here who would care too much. Everyone is just trying to have some fun.” She nodded her head as he went on about having two powers. Dimitri had two powers and she thought it was kind of cool, even if he wasn’t really fond of either of them. “Having two powers would be pretty cool. I think there are a few people around here that do have more than one.” She shrugged before turning back to the game and lifting the hammer to hit one, but she misses it. 

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ofmannyism:

“Pretty sure it’s because humanity has become immensely self involved, and the only time someone does something if it’s in their own benefit.” Something Manny had seen many times before in his own family, or the circles that he used to run in. People who only gravitated towards those who could help them achieve something. “Sometimes we don’t get to choose what happens with our hearts. It’s as spontaneous as acquiring powers is, and I I think I bit more problematic under certain circumstances. Powers you can learn to control, I assume, but feelings are a lot more different and volatile and even if we succeed in masking them they always find a way to come out.” His words came out as if he’d ever known what it felt like to love and be loved, to have such a sweet and tender touch and look into someone’s eyes and only see that they were your entire world, he knew none of that. “Fine but if the kids ask you to get your face painted as a fairy princess like myself would you do it?”

“Does that surprise you though? Humans are so shitty now a days. I am so ready for all of this to be over, but I may be dead before that ever happens.” It was that way with normal humans and mutants. Even some mutants were incredibly self absorbed, maybe even herself. Her lips went into a straight, pursed line. Love wasn’t something she had ever really thought about, especially not since the date with those idiotic football players and even then that wasn’t love, it was a simple high school date. She didn’t want to fall for anyone because that meant emotions and possible heartbreak, neither a thing she wanted to deal with. She hadn’t been crushing one anyone here, at least not yet, and she was perfectly fine with that. “I understand all of that, but I really hope my feelings decide to stay under cause I don’t want to fall for anyone. At least not now. Not until this is all over. I don’t think I can handle it.” Her eyes went to the kids as he asked about the facepaint. A princess was so weird considering her power, but she wasn’t sure he was going to shut up if she didn’t agree to something. “I will get my face painted, but maybe something small?” 

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fearfulelena:

Elena was at a loss of words for a moment. It’s not that she was surprised to see her here - she did expect her to come at one point - but she didn’t expect her now. Thought she’d tell her before coming to avoid this situation to happen. “I just… didn’t expect you now. I thought it was someone else.” She said, trying to keep her voice low. Just in case, you know, there was someone else going through the haunted house, she didn’t want to spoil the surprise. “Well, don’t just stay there. I’ll come join you in a minute.”

“What? Would you have acted differently if you knew it was me?” Her voice was quiet, making sure she wouldn’t give the girl’s spot away. She raised her eyebrows over at the other mutant, obviously joking, but she was kind of curious at the same time. She still nodded though at her words. “Take your time.” She looked away from her as she heard footsteps, but due to the dark and the echoing coming from the sounds bouncing off the walls, she wasn’t able to tell where it was coming from, but it sounded close. Her eyes flickered back to Elena. “Someone is coming I think. How do I get out of here? Don’t want them knowing you’re here.”

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adaptativetyler:

The more the other spoke, the more he could feel his hopes and dreams crumbling. It was over, he’d never be able to find her. Even if he did, what were the chances she’d remember him, or even want to know him? She was still so young when she left, there was no way she remembered him. “Maybe… maybe I followed the wrong Elena.” Suddenly, that possibility grew on him. But Tyler really thought it was her, although he also knew she didn’t keep the same surname, and it could be quite possibly anything. “Oaks. Well… not anymore. The one I tracked uses Richmond. But her real name is Oaks.”

"Maybe so." She really wanted it to be the wrong Elena. So much was going on around here, suddenly finding about a long lost sibling could fuck up anyone in a time like this. Maybe she was overreacting though, maybe Elena knew about her so called brother and she was just waiting for him to show up, but up until those next words came out, she was no closer to believing him. When her last name came from his lips though, she was speechless for another moment. It had to be a coincidence right? That or this guy was just some creeper. "Richmond? I mean, that's a pretty common last name. I don't know her last name anyways, so I can't tell you if that's right or not." He had been tracking her, of course that was her last name and it wasn't like she didn't know that. Of course they knew each others last names. "I'm sorry I couldn't help more, but I just think you're looking at the wrong Elena here." And until she gave her friend a heads up, she was hoping he'd continue to believe that.

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Desiree had just left one of the food stands, a red snocone in her hand as she went through the carnival. She still hadn't done too much and since she had been alone nearly all day, she figured she might as well try and enjoy it so a snocone was her first choice to start that. Lifting her spoon, she went to take a bite until she heard her name. Still putting the spoonful and ice and syrup in her mouth, she turned to look to who had called out to her and she nearly choked when she saw who it was. What did he want? She raised an eyebrow over at him as he came up. "Uh, can I help you?"

Why did he come? He was not welcome here, he felt like he never would. But he figured that maybe, if he showed and tried to fit in, it would be better? Still, Tyler was wandering around the carnival quite lonely. Until he saw flaming hair, quite familiar. “Desiree.” Without waiting more, he started pushing his way through the crowd until he could reach her. “Desiree, wait up!”

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aster-reinhart:

“That’s what I keep telling myself! But I still feel so bad.” He really did feel guilty, over a carnival game with made up rules, but Aster couldn’t bare to wrong another person and definitely not another mutant. He’d have to find that guy later and apologise. “Yeah! Unless your power is being really slow you can totally hit ten.”

“I mean, that is pretty understandable. Did he win or anything?” She asked, tilting her head a bit more before shaking her head and looking at the moles. Really, she didn’t care, but she wondered if anyone could win this game with it being a lot more difficult. “Who knows? Maybe I secretly have that power too.” She raised the hammer above the game. “Alright, let’s do this.”

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aster-reinhart:

“Can I tell you a secret?” Aster didn’t wait for her to respond before lowering his voice, “I didn’t know I need to work out, like, a prizes thing and a guy came by earlier and I just made it up but I accidentally made it really hard so honestly just hit ten and you can have any of these toys you want because I have messed up so much today.”

She opened her mouth to speak, she was going to say yes anyways, but when he went on and told her anyways, she kind of tilted her head a bit. She cracked a smile as he went on though. That poor guy. Probably sat there for an hour trying to figure it out. He probably even thought the game was rigged or something. "Awe, damn. I mean, if you didn't know, it can't really be your fault right?" Woah, this carnival was getting to her. Was she going to suddenly be nice to everyone she met today. Oh well. He did seem pretty cool so far. "I think I can do ten though. That shouldn't be hard."

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shesawhirlwind:

“That’s kind of what I was thinking. My mom didn’t allow me stuff like that, so I’m taking advantage of it now.” She’d only managed to catch glimmers of smiles from Desiree, but Bridget hoped she would at least let loose and enjoy herself with the little bit of freedom. “Alright, no pressure,” she smiled softly. “Only skee-ball, but it’s fun. That’s the only one I have so far, but I’m up for any of them. What looks fun to you?” The blonde nodded happily; she felt like Desiree gave her and Daemon approval, and for some reason that meant a lot to her. “Deal. You pick the game and I’m down.”

"Really? Not even a small cotton candy from the town carnivals? That's kind of harsh." She never understood how parents could keep their children from eating sugar or how a child could even survive without it. Eating sugar was one of the greatest parts of being a child. "Skee-ball? There's skee-ball here?" A grin grew on the redheads lips. Perfect! A game she knew she was good at. She'd always went to arcades when she was younger and would be amazing at the game. "Oh, you're definitely going down in that. I happen to hold the high score at that game in my home town." She'd spent a couple hours getting that score and as far as she knew, no one had beaten it yet, but she also hadn't heard from anyone there since she left a couple years ago.

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aster-reinhart:

“I would never laugh at someone for trying their best.” Aster stated, nothing was as important to him as making sure people felt safe around him. “Whac a Mole isn’t about luck, it’s about having fun! And squashing fake moles, but they’re fake so…” He trailed off, then started wiggling the hammer to persuade her to take it.

"Well, thank you." She smiled over at him before taking the hammer out of his hand. She looked over the moles in the game as she listened to him continue to talk. "Well I hope they're fake." Her eyes flickered back up to him with a raised brow. "Is there a score I have to get to win any prizes?" Not that she needed any of the things they had. Maybe she'd win something and give it to someone else.

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ofmannyism:

“Already promised them I would and I don’t really go back on my word. The ones they don’t like I’ll play in their stead and get them the prizes they want of course. Isn’t getting a gift for your significant other something as old as time? Wouldn’t you like to be doing that for someone? I know I don’t have anyone…um special here or at least interested since I’m brand new, but it wouldn’t hurt to try.” He shrugged. “Hopefully my father learns to stay the hell away from all of us.” He said it us, vocal confirmation that Manny was feeling more and more like a mutant the more time he spent at the compound. “No-No, the children get to decide so if they say you also get your face painted you wouldn’t want to dash their hopes now would you?” 

"Well, it's nice to hear some people around here keep their promises. Not all do now a days." She let out a soft sigh at the thought, maybe she was in that group of people sometimes. She then raised an eyebrow over at him. Even if it was an old tradition, it still siunded a little odd to her and she wasn't sure why. She shrugged at his question though, biting down on her lip. "I'm not really one for love and everything? Or any feelings if I'm being honest. Not sure I want to find myself falling for anyone around here anytime soon." Liking someone meant spending a bunch of time with them and getting them gifts and trying to be happy and just ugh. That spelt disaster for her powers. Besides, the only people she even liked spending time with were definitely people she did not have feelings for. Her eyes narrowed as she glared at him. "I am not getting my face painted. Especially not gollum. I'm going to see my friend later and I am not having that on my face."

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shesawhirlwind:

“Me too, but clearly I’m way past that!” Bridget giggled softly. “If you change your mind, I’m fine with sharing. Lord knows I don’t need it all. And alright, you’re welcome, Des. That’s always fun! What game are you eyeing?” Bridget’s smile softened, her cheeks a little pink. Still, she thanked Desiree for the support. “I appreciate that, and Finn said he was, so… hopefully we’ll meet in the middle somewhere. Until then, I’m happy for some healthy competition if you’re up for it on one of those games.”

"Clearly, but hey, if you want to get all hyped up, go for it. You may not get to do this again anytime soon." She needed to go and have fun. Take her own advice and enjoy herself before time ran out and she was cooped up in that old building again. Not that she couldn't or wouldn't leave and go out and do things, but it was nice out here. "I will let you know if I change my mind, but don't expect me to." She looked at the games around them with a slight shrug of her shoulders. "I'm not too sure. What's the best one you've played so far? Or have you not played them all?" She couldn't help an eyeroll at Fin's name. Now that kid was way too happy. Bridget was too, but after their talk the first day she met her, she had found herself really fond of the older blonde. But it wasn't only Fins over excessive happiness that made her dislike him. "I hope so. Let me know later if you find him. And I'd love to have a little competition. Preferably a game I'm at least decent at though."

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ofmannyism:

“Water guns, sounds fun and messy so I’m sure they’ll love it. Three prizes for each sound pretty reasonable, and I just want this to be as fun for them as it could be. Who knows when this place will get to do something like this again.” Manny scoffed at her words but that all faded into laughter the second he saw the kid’s faces. “If I’m getting my face painted I’m taking you down with me, and I’m suggesting gollum. Then feel free to come help out a bit.” He didn’t mind the help so long as it meant a pair of extra eyes on the kids.

"Well make sure to get them to all the games then. Some of them might not like all the games. And maybe you can even win some prizes for yourself or apparently a bunch of people are winning prizes for some they like? I don't know. I don't understand it honestly." She then shrugged at the part about ever being able to do this again. "Possibly never which is why I guess everyone should be trying to have fun right?" She was trying. At least somewhat. She was kind of happy she kept running into people cause being alone at this place was terribly boring. "Oh, that is so not happening. You were the one wanting to get your face painted. You leave me out of this. I will tag along though to watch."

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Desiree had always had a soft spot for animals, she just had to pet one anytime she saw one. So when she heard there was going to be a petting zoo, well when she heard at the carnival that there was one, she had to contain the excitement that overcame her. Once she was alone again, she made her way to the petting zoo, not even thinking that Stella could be working it. Once there, she walked up to one of the animals, a smile on her lips. Her eyes flickered up to the other as she heard her. “Oh, Stella. Hey.”

Stella hadn’t thought she’d run into Desiree at the carnival. In fact, she was hoping to avoid her as she didn’t want to deal with any of her drama or anything from their past while she was having a good day. So when Desiree approached the petting zoo, Stella frowned. Finley had run to the restroom and to do something and Emma was busy with a couple of kids, which left Stella having to talk to her. She slowly walked over, trying to keep her smile on her face. “Hi.” She said. 

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Desiree had always loved carnival games, but lately she had been having no luck with any of them. At least not here. She had heard that hammer hitting and she immediately knew what the game was. Making her way over, she looked over him at the game. She jumped a bit when he noticed her and turned to her. “Oh, yeah. Uh, sure. I’d love to give it a go, but don’t laugh when I completely suck. My luck has been so bad.” 

Whac a Mole had always been Aster’s favourite game, he couldn’t explain why, it was just squashing fake moles with a comically big hammer. Maybe it was the simplicity of it all that appealed to him. He’d been playing for quite some time, trying to top his high-score over and over again, when he noticed someone watching him over his shoulder. “Oh hi! Do you want to turn?” He asked with a grin as he held out the hammer towards them.

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ofmannyism:

“Good because I’m kind of hoping that the all get a few of them. Don’t worry I’ll help them out if anything so nobody goes to bed without a prize. Either way I’m sure we can find rides for all of us together.” The boy said as the kids began to huddle around him. Rolling his eyes at her, Manny offered Desiree a smile. “Might just have to if you keep saying that they’re going to be set on it. Yeah, I think I’ve got this but if you’d like to help you’re more than welcome.” With a shrug he let her know that he didn’t mind the company, unless she wished to make his life a living hell and then he’d have second thoughts about it,

“Oh there are plenty that each of them can probably get at least three.” She nodded, looking over at one of the game stands nearby. “They could all try the water guns? It is a pretty simple game and one of them will win each round. I can help at the games as well if needed, although the kids would probably do better than I could.” She looked at the kids with a grin. “Hear that kids? Manny wants a princess painted on his face. Keep that in mind.” Her eyes flickered back up to him with a smirk. “You’re welcome. Also, I have nothing better to do, so I might as well tag along for a little bit.” 

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alistairxhayes:

Alistair hummed and shook his head with a smile “The amount of people who had said ‘no offence’ to me before saying they dont want a kiss is odd, I don’t see anything in it to get offended by. And I rather not kiss you but Quinn’s available” he wasn’t sure if he was even the slightest bit subtle about how he saw Desiree nearly as a sibling. “The both’ going fine, my plan worked and I not only got to kiss the one I have been wanting to kiss but–I also got a date”

She held her hands up and shrugged. “Hey, it is a natural thing to say. Though, I guess I don’t say it often because usually I don’t care.” She admitted before chewing on her bottom lip for a moment, followed by a shake of her head. “As great as that sounds, I don’t want to kiss her either. Or anyone for that matter. Last person I kissed was a complete asshat.” She rolled her eyes before leaning forward against the booth. “Nice job. Carnivals are places where dating sometimes happens. Kind of odd honestly cause I have never found myself more romantic at a carnival. Still though.”

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shesawhirlwind:

Honestly, the thing that caught her attention most as Desiree spoke was that she referred to her as a friend. Bridget had told the redhead that she could always consider her one, but for someone closed off like Desiree to accept that, made her really happy, and honored. “Still, I should have been watching better too. This stuff is so addictive! You want some?” She did frown slightly though, as Desiree wasn’t having any luck with her search. Was there someone in particular she was looking for? “I’m sorry. You want some help? I’ve been looking for Daemon, but no such luck either. I did skee-ball for a bit – I think I’m about to hang around there more for a while and rack up more tickets. I’m hoping if I don’t move around too much, we’ll cross paths,” she chuckled lightly. “I just needed a break. How about you?”

Desiree shook her head towards the blonde. “Oh, definitely not. Sugar hypes me up a lot.” Especially cotton candy since it was pure sugar. She was just as bad as a kid would be eating all of that. Kind of sucked though considering how much she loved that pink fluffy stuff. “Nah, I’ll find her later, but thanks for the offer. I think for now, I am just going to hang around here maybe try and actually win one of these games.” Gosh, she was so bad at carnival games. She remembered being good when she was younger, guess several years without playing took a toll on her skills. “Hopefully you find him or he finds you though. I’m sure he is looking for you too.” She shrugged, smiling slightly over at her. She hadn’t seen him yet, but as far as she knew, no one had stayed back at the compound. “I’ve played a couple. No luck in winning yet though. I vow to win at least one game before the night is over though.”