[@Blizz][@yukisaa][@Lady Athena] 

[color=f49ac2]"There's not enough time now! You have to get to the [color=6ecff6]center tent[/color] quickly, it's the only place to--"[/color] 

Another, much stronger tremor knocked the oddly-dressed entity off his feet, rendering any effort to push the excess guests out of the courtyard and back to the main carnival area useless as he fell to the ground. As the loud echo of a clock bell resounded through the area, the boy looked off further into the courtyard with a whimper, his eyes carrying a certain look as if what he saw wasn't quite the same as what the others might have seen. [color=f49ac2]"Please leave... These [color=f7976a]courtyards[/color]...they're our...this is my..."[/color] 

Without leaving the doll-like boy any time to say more, an unseen force knocked him several meters away and sent him rolling. When he finally came to a stop, a glowing circle on the ground activated and strings of glowing symbols began crawling up the small form as it struggled to prop itself up on its elbows. [color=f49ac2]"I'm sorry...it happened again...next time...next time, I'll..."[/color] The sound of crying cut off as a set of silvery panels materialized and surrounded him in a sort of dome, a shadowy image just barely visible in the reflective panels before they locked closed and turned to stone. 

From the odd structure that was left behind, a strange fog began to emanate, covering the ground at first and creating a slight haze that only the carnival lights outside the courtyard could penetrate. 

[hr] 

Lucifer stopped dead in his tracks. [i]Something's wrong. Something's horribly wrong.[/i] 

That nagging feeling that had slowly been itching at the back of his brain suddenly exploded at the forefront of his mind. He hadn't felt this sort of thing in a while, but it was a disaster in progress, if the events from the last time still burned into his memory were anything to go by. It was one of the few things he couldn't forget, no matter how hard he tried. 

Turning around immediately, he began running as fast as he could toward the less-frequented part of the carnival, where the crowds thinned out until they became nonexistent. Most people avoided this area, either smart enough to know better or by the help of some unknown source of intuition. Though, sometimes, as with many things here, something would fail. 

Unfortunately, it seemed that tonight was probably the night for things to fail. 

[hr] 

[@Song Book] 

[color=a187be]"Oh yes, that's it! Buono!"[/color] The brunette clapped happily as he reached for the ticket to examine it a little more closely. [color=a187be]"Did they use the new design, too? It was a pretty nice one, I remember. But more importantly, this will let you meet the boss if you go to the [color=6ecff6]Midnight Performance[/color] toni--!"[/color] 

The catlike male froze in place as his eyes suddenly widened, shaking hands clutching at his head as if suddenly falling victim to a blinding headache. [color=a187be]"N-ngh! P-p-perche? L...Lu? Che ha...?"[/color]