Circus Meeting

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Kitty had no idea what she was doing. This wasn’t exactly an adventure, annoyingly enough. Still, circuses were always fun. That was a bonus. Still, though. Kitty wandered over to where the show was going to be, and her eyes moved up and down the rows, trying to select a good seat. Finally, she got one in the row behind the front. She didn’t trust front row seats; they were far too close to the stage for her liking. Even if the second row was almost the same, there was just that little shift in distance that made Kitty comfortable. She was early, and she knew that, but it was nice to get a good seat, and now nobody could make her move. A triumphant smirk found its way onto her lips, for some reason. She wasn’t sure why that, of all the things, made her feel triumphant, but it did. So, shrugging it off, she patiently waited for the show to start. She could feel excitement running through her as, very slowly, people started piling in and sitting in different seats. Kitty was delighted when she discovered it was a very short five year old sitting in front of her, so she could see perfectly.

Her eyes moved around as people came in, chattering and giggling and just in general trying to guess what was going to happen in the circus show thing. Kitty zoned herself out, since nothing interesting was happening yet, but the adrenaline and excitement running through her wasn’t going away…and oh, she loved it. She loved it so very much. She bit her lip. What if they wanted volunteers or something? She’d have to try to sink down a little bit in her seat, but at the same time not look too scared. She knew they always picked out the scared ones (which was, frankly, rather annoying, but she knew deep down they had good logic. They were trying to make people more confident) and, although Kitty wasn’t exactly scared, she didn’t fancy being on stage in front of everyone. The idea itself made her a bit nervous, but (miraculously so) she hid it behind a masked face of excitement. Well, not exactly masked since she genuinely, truly was excited, but still. As Kitty zoned out, she had a brief daydream of circus people walking on stilts and tightropes and jumping through a ring of fire.

She remembered once she’d heard a rumor that this circus was alien, but a lot of people didn’t believe it. Kitty’s eyes had opened to many things since she’d been adopted by a family of Time Lords. Well, her adopted father was half and half, but still. She wouldn’t push the alien thought away entirely, but she wasn’t exactly sure either. She hadn’t wanted to listen to too much chatter about the circus in case people totally ruined the experience for her, and that she really, really hated. Honestly, she couldn’t stand when other people ruined the show for people who hadn’t seen it yet. It was annoying and kinda disappointing since it didn’t seem as interesting when people saw it for real. Kitty got comfortable in her seat and smiled; she was definitely looking forward to this. She knew people rated this circus thing very well, but the question was, would she herself like it? Or hate it…

Tag: Abraxia!

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For those that knew how to find the circus, it was certainly going to be a night to remember. Those rumours, however outlandish, were in fact true. The circus was alien, and so were the vast majority of its acts. At the moment, Abraxia was backstage fiddling with this latest of outfits to look the part and ignoring the many calls to the stage. One peek through the thin fabric saw the stands filling up and Abraxia sigh. In some ways, their Earth performances were the best since they weren't used to seeing all these aliens, and in others they were the worst, for humans weren't known for being a compliant species.

Abraxia's acts varied, depending on her mood and the audience. At times she would perform routines with Diavra, Kapaar and Hathi; others she could do death-defying acrobatic stunts and at others just play with the water and soak the audience for the hell of it. For Earth however, it was the animals that had won her over with a side order of acrobatics. Hathi was waiting backstage with her, lazily munching on a, well, whatever it was. The beast was what humans would call a cross between a rhino and an elephant. He had the height of an elephant and the general build of one, but instead of a long trunk he had a huge horn and a ridge of spikes along his back. Diavra was out amongst the audience somewhere, the phoenix-like usually found herself a perch until it was time for her part in the show. Kapaar was sleeping under Hathi's bulk and the show was about to start.

Finally.

As the acting Ringmaster, the son of the first, went out to introduce the circus and the first act of some Silurian sword masters, Abraxia demateralised and appeared silently in the second row of the audience to watch the show from the others perspective, since her act wasn't on until after the interval. The woman on the left looked excited, for that Abraxia couldn't blame her. "Evenin'" The Marid spoke and nodded to the woman before turning back to the show. Most of the audience looked very shocked at the appearance of the Silurian's, all dressed in black capes, body suits and veils. But Abraxia just smirked and sank down lazily in her seat to watch the show she had seen a thousand times over as just as many years.

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Kitty grinned happily as she waited patiently for the show to start. This was going to be an awesome night, she was sure of it. Okay, so maybe she was way more excited than she probably should have been but...it wasn't her fault, not really. This was just her first time here and she did love entertainment. Plus the rumors about the circus made her curious as to if they were true. And if it really was alien, Kitty wanted to meet every single one (or most of) the people in the show, so she could find out what species they were, what their names were...everything. She was just...she loved the idea of meeting aliens and so, really, that was most of the reason she was so excited...she just hoped she wasn't going to end up being disappointed. Oh, she hated when she ended up disappointed. That was never fun. She got even more comfortable in her seat, the smile still evident on her features. She jumped slightly when she looked to her right and saw a woman there that seemed to have just...appeared. No, Kitty, you probably just didn't notice her, the maturer Kitty told her. Kitty smiled at the lady in greeting. "Evening." she responded cheerfully, and she turned to the stage as the show started.

When the first act came on, most of the audience seemed very shocked, but Kitty's face lit up in excitement. Aliens! her head was yelling, over and over. They must be aliens! Oh, this is so brilliant! I must try to meet them after... With that thought said...or rather, ahem, thought, Kitty continued to pay attention to the show. To most others, it would most likely seem as though she had stars in her eyes. Not literally, of course - but wouldn't that be amazing? - but she was so in awe and so amazed and so excited that her eyes were shining. She didn't know this, although she could assume, because Kitty was way too busy watching the people - aliens? - on stage to care.

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Abraxia never grew tired of the humans reactions to the unknown. Most gasped, mouths hanging open in awe at the alien sight in front of them. The Djinn leaned back in her seat and smirked, folding her arms and crossing one leg over the other as the act began. Oh yes, this night was gonna be good.

The Silurian duo entertained with stunts and tricks set to traditional music that left the audience enthralled. Fifteen minutes in, one of them turned to face the stands and lifted their veil to reveal their reptilian features to exited whispers. She put a green finger to her lips and the crowd fell obediently silent. The lizard woman smirked. "For this next stunt... I will need a volunteer." Their accents sounded exotic and the crowd was still in a stunned silence. The swordsmith cast a glance over to Abraxia, who subtly glanced in turn to the woman next to her that had spoken to her earlier. 

"You woman. The blonde one. Do you dare to come on down?" A scaly finger pointed at Kitty, the lizard woman's mouth curling into a smirk. The spotlight highlighted the girl... and also the absent seat next to her. Abraxia had quietly disappeared and reappeared next to the refreshment stand, hopefully without the girl seeing. She didn't like attention being drawn to her and anyway, her job was done. She helped them pick out keen volunteers and this girl seemed the keenest of the lot. The Djinn leaned on the stand and sipped a slushy, watching from afar and wondering whether this girl was up to it. Diavra cawed quietly and settled on Abraxia's shoulder, the bird lifting its wing to preen its feathers. The circus was a go.