Unlike the night when the ringmaster died, which was humid and almost filled with a furious, electric energy, tonight was... calm. Quiet. The sky was cloudless and milky way shone with thousands of distant stars. The circus was traveling and had set up camp in a quiet rural area with nothing but silent woods and the occasional cow to keep them company. As normal, most of the performers settled down with friends, drank a little, played some cards, just passed the time happily (if ever so slightly more nervously, considering the last couple days).
It was only the rare person who even noticed the beautiful celestial sight, and really, that is a shame. Shouldn't we all take a second and look at the stars sometime?
Anyway, as you may have guessed, not everything was quiet and calm last night. When the circus gathered together in the morning to pack up and plan tonight's performance, they noticed two performers missing once again...
One was found in his room, his flute smashed out of his hand and head bloody from multiple blows.
Dead is @awesomenessity, Snake Charmer, a villager whose flute could beguile animal roles into private chats.
How ssssssad.
The second death was even more brutal. It was well known throughout the circus that the matriarch elephant was able to slip her chains and visit whomever she wished during the night, and the performers regularly turned a blind eye to her excursions... it was fun, really, when an elephant tapped on your window hoping for a snack. And she was always back in her spot by morning.
Well, she was still in her chains this morning, and her body was prone and cold, covered in a horrible assortment cruel prods and gashes. This was an of elephant that hadn't needed a bull hook for training for years and had never put a toe out of line; the performers could all barely fathom the cruelty she had been subjected to.
Dead is @killerleaf, Circus Elephant, a villager who could look deep into the eyes of one person nightly to determine their affiliation.
It is now Day 3, and there are 17 performers remaining. Lynch will close at 9PM EST this evening.
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ROSTER:
1.
@mmmdreamerz
2.
@SnowshoeDog143
3.
@Karabiner13
7.
@SkiOtter
9.
@Doctor-S
10.
@sheltermed
11.
@serher
12.
@TrashPanda
13.
@Animal Midwife
14.
@raf2769
15.
@SARdoghandler
17.
@jmo1012
18.
@hurtem&healem
20.
@kittenmittens524
21.
@Bottle of Bear
22.
@LyraGardenia
23.
@wallydo
DEAD:
4.
@LetItSnow - FORMERLY The Oldest Man Alive
5.
@Coopah - Diving Horse
8.
@cdoconn - Mime
19. @hygebeorht - Juggler
16.
@awesomenessity - Snake Charmer
6.
@killerleaf - Circus Elephant