When the party's over.

Batty · Sep 22, 2019

Oriented towards detail, Connie noticed that Chiffon’s smile had wavered a bit when the question ricocheted back to her. Their nostalgia clearly stemmed from different places, and while it was for times past for Connie, it was for things that never came to be for Chiffon.

Connie listened as Chiffon spoke her truth of the place they both called home, and how she wanted something she never got. She learned the hard way how life could be cruel, even in a place that promised eternal joy.

The clown looked to her shoes. Even as someone who professionally had to tell people the hard truth, she struggled to relay what she truly wanted to say in an empathetic matter. After mulling over her words for a few moments, she looked back up.

”I’m… Truly sorry that’s how you grew up. I wish I could have given you what I was offered. You clearly deserved it more.” The sad thing was, she couldn’t do that. She remembered the snide comments her father would make when passing a mime on the street, or how her mother would pull her closer at the grocery store when a mime was just minding their own business a few feet away. It didn’t make sense to her at the time, and it was… Vile, to her.

”No no, don’t apologize. Your perspective is important.” But, with that wAs a glimmer of hope. ”Yeah… Yeah! Exactly. You’re free to do what you want. A fresh start, right? You’re free.” She smiled into her heart-dimpled cheek. ”So… Have you done anything here yet? The amusement park, I mean.”

Kada · Sep 25, 2019

"You couldn't have. And honestly at this point, I wouldn't have wanted you to. That clown car is sputtering out before the ramp." Chiffon stuffed her now free hands in her pockets, rocking back and forth on the heels of her feet and letting her legs bend like rubber to accentuate the movement. Her smile fell considerably, not really comfortable to talk about this anymore. It all sounded like that old thing she used to hear. I'm not racist, I have a Mime friend.

Luckily Connie gave her an out by asking if she'd done anything at the park yet. Her smile sort of returned as she spun around to gesture around the Pier. "Oh yeah, I did the bumper cars and that little wooden roller coaster right over there. I wanted to try the house of mirrors, see how tough it is. And then of course..." her gaze moved up along with her hand, gesturing and looking directly at the large ferris wheel that dominated the amusement park. "It's gorgeous, right? I bet you could see the whole island from up there."

There was a beat as Chiffon's cheeks flushed a slightly darker shade of gray than the rest of her face. Embarrassed, she shifted gears just a bit. "Do you... wanna go on it with me?"

Batty · Sep 26, 2019

Connie had noted Chiffons discomfort with the subject matter and was more than happy to drop it. What’s done had been done, and all the two could do was move forward. Still, what Chiffon said clung to the back of her mind. In a way, she felt obligated to at least make it up to her, as someone that could potentially become a friend.

She listed the things she had experienced, and it was all the sort of stuff that made Connie lose her cotton candy as a kid. She smiled, happy to see that the mime had been enjoying herself. But then came a question that prompted Connie to set her eyes on the evening sky.

”Yeah… Especially at sunset. There’s nothing else quite like it. ”

And then another question.

Connie looked back down, her cheeks now a faint glow of bubblegum pink. ”M-me? You wanna…” Mentally, she cut herself off. For God’s sake Confetti, stop over analyzing everything!

”Yes. I’d like that very much.”

Kada · Oct 10, 2019

Chiffon didn't waste any time, taking Connie by the hand and leading her through the meandering crowds until they reached the ferris wheel. She was practically bouncing on the balls of her feet as they waited in line for their turn to get in one of the cabins. "I've never been on one this big before. There was one back home, a little one way out of town. Barely twenty feet tall. But they didn't care that I was a Mime, at least. Or, well, they cared more about getting my allowance I guess."

The ride operator must have thought that the two of them were a couple, given how Chiffon hadn't let go of Connie's hand for a second as they waited in line. So it seemed natural, to him at least, to put the two Clowns in a cabin alone together. That, and maybe just a little, he figured that trapping another couple in a ferris wheel cabin with a pair of clown when It was currently one of the biggest films of the year was a bad idea.

Batty · Oct 21, 2019

Taken by her hand, Connie blushed deeply as she attempted to keep up with Chiffon, initially stumbling a bit. Still, she couldn’t help but chuckle a bit at Chiffon’s very apparent excitement for the ride, glad to take part in this experience with her.

She was still holding her hand by the time they got to the front of the line, naturally then being put in a cabin together. Following her lead, Connie let go to sit across from each other, nodding at the operator as he closed the door and sent them on their way.

”It’s been a long time since I’ve been on one of these. Or an amusement park at all.” She said, looking outside the cabin’s grate to look at the slowly fleeting ground. ”I used to get motion sickness a lot as a kid. But don’t worry, I got over that. Mostly.” She laughed a bit, looking back at her.

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When the party's over.

Batty

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Kada

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Batty

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