[color=silver][center][h2][color=#5f6eaa]𝔼𝕞𝕞𝕒 𝔹𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕩[/color][/h2]
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One moment Emma was admiring the theatre below, attention drawn to the ringleader's intangible narration as if she understood every word, giggling at the antics of the clowns as a polite member of the audience should, and then--

The world shattered.

Shards of glass danced in the air around her like reflective petals. On their tiny surfaces, Emma caught momentary glimpses of her own face; startled, wide-eyed, but not afraid. Never afraid again, for as long as she wasn't alone. She hugged the stolen reel to her chest with one hand, allowed herself to be pulled through the air with the other. For a moment the two girls flew, wingless but aloft, part of a performance far greater than any she'd seen before. 

And then they fell.

Something caught their fall, then fell with them, then caught their fall again. Above, Emma could see a brief flash of a ceiling made of flesh, the party streamers that dotted the grotesque sight with colour swaying in the aftermath of their passing. Disoriented, Emma stumbled to her feet, searching for Yasu. Not concerned, because she knew the girl well enough, but curious, eager, wanting to exchange a smile. She found her, safe and sound, just in time to see Cam launch herself at the clowns, a dance that Emma could have watched forever - had she not noticed the angry faces that surrounded them.

[color=#5f6eaa]"Oh! Do pardon us the intrusion! Why, your show was--"[/color] something in her peripheral vision chased away the words before they could form. Something was flying through the air towards her, fast if careless. Emma turned, blinking, forced to open her parasol to shield her from the light. It was harsh here on the stage, blaring from the projector they'd left behind. Beyond the light's edges, hiding behind curtains, was an endless sea of shadow. 

From it emerged a monster. Its body was the vague shape of a canine, six long legs carrying it across the stage. Where its legs touched, they melted together, its entire body shifting with each step. Mouths here, eyes there, opening and closing to snarl, growl - and grasp the pins mid-flight in its many maws. They disappeared within, swallowed by an ever-shifting void. The creature stopped in front of Emma, lowering its hulking head just as it split into two, and sought approval. 

[color=#5f6eaa]"Such a good [i]boy[/i],"[/color] Emma cooed, running her hand against the shadows. She felt fur underneath her palm, even though none was in sight. [color=#5f6eaa]"Now, why don't we unite the nice elephant-cycle with his pins?"[/color]

The monster was a streak of black as it dashed forth and leapt towards the unicyclist, entire body splitting into two to form a gigantic maw. Emma twirled her parasol and waited for the satisfying crunch.[/color]