nighttime-flare

[nighttime-flare]

Flare finally lets go of Ovis's hand, giving him a little wave before skipping over to the door. She stops, turns around, waves at him again (with Mister Spinglebob peeking out of her pocket to wave a fuzzy limb at him), and then finally closes the door behind her.

She's gone. For now.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"I always go to have fun," Flare says, shaking their intertwined hands up and down a couple of times, like a miniature handshake. "I'll see you again, popstar! Let it be known that I'll come back to bother you!"

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

Flare gasps in delight, taking the rose and spinning it around in her hands, before excitedly looking back at Jester. "This is beautiful!" She exclaims, absolutely elated, a wide smile on her face. "Thank you. Well, and - I don't think the Fools will ever cease to exist. As long as Aha exists, so will we," she notes.

Belobog, a land corroded - eaten by ice and snow. Flare had heard of how it had built itself back up from the ground with the aid of those little Trailblazers, reaching heights of glory and whisking away the Stellaron into oblivion. A tall, exciting tale - one that made her wish that she had been there to witness such things.

Flare loves excitement more than anything else in the whole, wide universe. She spends her time chasing after it, making it, heightening it - the young lady lives for it, after all. There is no life without excitement, to her.

For more than anything else, Flare has come to Belobog seeking excitement. And it appears that a few fellow fools seem to have that same kind of idea.

The Masked Fool is more than used to stumbling upon her fellow fools in different plants - they are everywhere, they are nowhere, they are elation and they are nothing. She revels in meeting the other fools and always finds it enjoyable. So, Flare finds herself absolutely delighted upon recognizing the attire of another fool. The Underworld is sure to be full of excitement, which is why she had come down, and it seems that great minds think alike.

"Hello there!" She says, waving at the man dressed like a jester. She definitely stands out - a girl dressed in vibrant pink in a place that used to be so full of sorrow. Flare skips over to him with a wide smile on her face. "What's your name?"

@nighttime-flare

"Oh~ well hello, hello!"

He tilts his head, the bells jingling softly, as he examines Flare, a smile behind his mask. He bows, taking off his mask as he goes.

"My name is Jester, pleased to meet you!"

He looks up, smirking.

"A fellow Fool, I presume?"

[nighttime-flare]

"I won't mess with alcohol, I promise - even though it would be really funny," she says, extending her pinky finger as a promise of goodwill. "I, Flare, swear on my dignity as an actress that I will not mess with good sir Gallagher's drinks or steal any of his alcohol."

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"If pulling out Mister Spinglebobobobober is a way to make him relax, then sure," Flare sinisterly grins, which devolves into a cacophony of relatively evil-sounding cackles. "I'm always open to introducing more people to my Mister Spongle." What horrors shall she unleash upon Gallagher? Who knows... (She knows. She's thinking up something terrible at the moment.)

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"Gallagher..." Flare dramatically makes a show of putting a hand on her chin, before lighting up and snapping her fingers together as she finally recognizes the name. "Oh, him! Oh yeah, one of my friend's friends mentioned him before - he's a bartender, right? Ooh, does he enjoy holding spiders?"

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

A genuine smile spreads across Flare's face, even if for just a moment, as she takes the photograph from him. "A memorable experience, huh?" She murmurs to herself, before turning her gaze back to Ovis.

"Well, I'm glad that I was memorable enough for free merch! All your fans would lose their minds if they knew," she giggles, yet for all her carefree demeanour, she slides the photo into her uninhabited pocket with care, and then pats it, for extra good measure.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

The man, who has been silent due to fear the entire time, tentatively takes the tickets from him before absolutely making a break for the door, dashing out. Flare rolls her eyes, placing the spider in her pocket before crossing her arms over her chest.

"I only threatened him minimally... what a coward," she mutters to herself.

"Well!" She says, at regular volume. "That's very admirable! And, thankfully for you, I've had my fill of fun today, so I won't give you any more heart attacks... I think."

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

Flare takes about twenty pictures before placing the phone back in her pocket, picking up the spider from his hands (and saving him from his misery).

"You're a pretty good actor - good enough to be a Masked Fool!" Flare says, casually.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"Oh, I promise to take a picture of your miser- I mean, joyful experience!" Flare chirps, fishing her phone out of her other pocket. Mister Spinglebob blinks all eight eyes at Ovis, not unkindly. "Reaaady?" She says, opening the camera function and walking over to the idol.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"I'm a girl of my word!" Flare says proudly, ignoring pointedly how the man next to her shakes his head vigorously. "Hmm, actually. Can I request for you to hold him?"

From her pocket, out she pulls - Mister Spinglebob. The man next to her trembles in fear - the poor guy. Flare has a wicked smile on her face.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"Well, look who made it through," Flare says, as she's let into the room backstage. "It's me, your favourite audience member!" She grins at him, doing jazz hands (and as she does, a few stray pieces of glitter tumble away onto the floor, the poor cleaners). "Hello hello, my liege - oh wow. You look exhausted."

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

Flare does a little curtsey in return, adorned with a little giggle. "Absolutely! I was just wandering around because this place seemed a little interesting. I've heard dear old Sampo is around here, as well! It seems that this place has become the apple of the Fool's eyes, with all of us wandering around, and all."

Belobog, a land corroded - eaten by ice and snow. Flare had heard of how it had built itself back up from the ground with the aid of those little Trailblazers, reaching heights of glory and whisking away the Stellaron into oblivion. A tall, exciting tale - one that made her wish that she had been there to witness such things.

Flare loves excitement more than anything else in the whole, wide universe. She spends her time chasing after it, making it, heightening it - the young lady lives for it, after all. There is no life without excitement, to her.

For more than anything else, Flare has come to Belobog seeking excitement. And it appears that a few fellow fools seem to have that same kind of idea.

The Masked Fool is more than used to stumbling upon her fellow fools in different plants - they are everywhere, they are nowhere, they are elation and they are nothing. She revels in meeting the other fools and always finds it enjoyable. So, Flare finds herself absolutely delighted upon recognizing the attire of another fool. The Underworld is sure to be full of excitement, which is why she had come down, and it seems that great minds think alike.

"Hello there!" She says, waving at the man dressed like a jester. She definitely stands out - a girl dressed in vibrant pink in a place that used to be so full of sorrow. Flare skips over to him with a wide smile on her face. "What's your name?"

@nighttime-flare

"Oh~ well hello, hello!"

He tilts his head, the bells jingling softly, as he examines Flare, a smile behind his mask. He bows, taking off his mask as he goes.

"My name is Jester, pleased to meet you!"

He looks up, smirking.

"A fellow Fool, I presume?"

[nighttime-flare]

The show was exhilarating. It was the perfect fix to get her daily dose of adrenaline, Flare muses - plus, during all of the chaos, she'd swiped a good amount of credits off of multiple people. Plus, she got the signature of a random man that she'd threatened into being her father which showed that she had "parental supervision" to let her into the line! The face of terror of the thirty-something year old man had been hilarious, and she snickers at the thought of it, standing in the line. Mister Spinglebob hides in her very large sweater's very large pocket. She'll get to scare Ovis again!

Another person goes into the room, and then comes out. She taps her foot against the ground, whistling. Boring. Boring. BORING. Should she just threaten the people in front of her to taking a backseat? No, that'll be too obvious. The fool sighs audibly, and a couple of people around her give he strange looks, but Flare brushes them off. She's used to them, by now.

Just a little longer, just a LITTLE longer...

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

Flare lets out a small giggle, waving to him as the door swings to close behind her. "Break a leg!" She calls as it clicks shut.

Now, to find a sacrifice to be her "father" and to totally legally obtain some money...

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

Ooh, that must've been an incredible character arc. Oh, if only she'd been there to witness it! Dream-chasing man turned idol, striving for his dreams, torn down by the idol industry, only to stand back up for the sake of his desires! Oh, what a wonderful story that would have made.

Now, what role does she take? A comforting stranger? A chaotic, uncaring child? A menace? Which archetype does she want to fit? Is there a proper archetype to fit for this situation?

"It's cool that you're chasing what you want," Flare says. "I believe in doing what you want and letting nothing stop you, after all. So fulfill the contract, and stuff." That came out more honest than she wanted it to be. Flare was trying to be the cheerful archetype! Ugh, it came out all wrong. She wishes she could go back and redo the line, but unfortunately, this is a real interaction and not one in her head.

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"

[nighttime-flare]

"Fifteen year contract?" Flare wonders aloud, even as she is walked towards the exit. "Well, my advice is ditch the contract and find your own way in life. People who offer out those kinds of contracts are frauds and liars," she shrugs. "They're probably taking advantage of you, or something. Have you considered setting them on fire and reaping the benefits?" She giggles. "I'm joking. Kinda."

"Boo!" A voice says, accompanied by a shower of pink glitter. A young girl pops into existence in front of Orvis, wearing a mischievous smile on her face. She is accompanied by an almost entirely pink outfit - save for her skirt and boots, which are black. Even her hair is pink.

However, the most pressing thing about her appearance is the fact that she holds a massive spider in her hands, its beady little eyes staring at the pop idol.

@nighttime-flare

He takes a bit of time to register what's in her hands, but by the time he does, he is jumping back fifteen feet in the air.

"Woah woah woah!" Ovis yelled. "I knew I had crazy fans, but that's downright demonic girl! Watch where you're putting that!"