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Ilithyia Kyrkos (bacchae) wrote in cirque_rp,
@ 2017-10-25 21:28:00

Who: Margaery & Madeline
What: Reunion time.
When: 10/18 – early evening
Where: the Mentalist tent

Margaery... Margo...

The voice brought the redhead's eyes up, had her searching the little shop for a matching face. She could have sworn she had heard her name, that she had heard her sister's voice. But Madeline wasn't there; of course she wasn't. She had been looking for Maddy for weeks. What were the odds that she would just turn up in a Chicago pawn shop?

Margo frowned, returning her attention to the silver pendant she had been studying. It was beautiful, there was no doubt. And the moment she touched it, she knew she had to have it – the history that echoed through it pulled at her. She saw flashes of green hills, castles of hewn stone overlooking lush valleys. A woman with reddish hair and ruddy cheeks. A man with a tartan sash. The feeling of romance and loyalty was intoxicating.

Margaery!

Her eyes flickered open. This time there was no mistake. The sharp tone, the way it flashed through her mind like lightning. She could feel Maddy in a way that she hadn't since the day she had left Las Vegas.

Detroit. You belong in Detroit. Come to the island. You belong with us. Come home, Margo. Come home!

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It had taken the last of her savings to get to Detroit. Once she was there, at least it wasn't difficult to find 'the island'. A few questions had pointed her toward Belle Isle, and soon she found herself looking up at the bright lights of a traveling circus. It was beautiful... and weird. Had her sister really called her all this way, drawn her to another state... for a circus?

Still, there was something about it that pulled to her. The blonde at the ticket-booth had smiled so warmly at her, ushering her into the curtained tunnel without charging her anything. Management is waiting, she had said, seeming pleased with herself. It was strange, but it felt right in a way that Margo could hardly describe. Soon she was strolling the grounds, wide-eyed at the different spectacles.

She let that feeling guide her away from the crowd, toward a trailer among a series of other trailers. With only a little hesitation, Margo stepped inside.

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Back in the crisp, cool air, Margo wandered. She didn't want to go to her trailer, despite the key in her pocket. She wanted to find Maddy. Her sister had called to her, she had known that Margo needed her family – as far as she was concerned, there was no more time to waste. Not when she had just signed on to yet another impulsive adventure.

It was a simple enough matter to find the right tent – all it took was a few questions. And then she was ducking inside, watching the man on the stage for a moment before she wound herself through the crowd, moving until she could slip behind the curtained-off 'backstage' area. Madeline? Maddy, where are you? She was close enough to feel the psychic link, close enough to reach for the feeling of her sister.

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nowjustrelax
2017-10-26 01:50 am UTC (link)

Maddy was still reeling from the fact that Mona had turned up, pretty much out of nowhere. But as they say, the show must go on, so she'd gotten dressed, hair fixed and made up, and headed to the tent for her show. Just like every other night.

She was letting Issac warm up the crowd while she waited for her entrance, when she heard a familiar voice, a familiar presence, suddenly in her head. 'Margo?' she asked. 'Either the universe is playing tricks on me, or it suddenly really likes me. Where are you?'

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bacchae
2017-10-26 02:01 am UTC (link)

Maddy's voice in her mind brought a rush of joy, along with a feeling of accomplishment that she couldn't deny. She had found her sister – she had heard her, and she had found her, and her previous streak of bad luck could suck it because she had done this on her own.

'Looking for you,', Margo followed the familiar sense of her sister until she was brushing aside a final curtain. And then there was Maddy, all dressed up and looking glamorous – completely different, and still so familiar. It took Margo three steps to grab her sister, pulling her close for a serious hug. "There you are! Ohmygod, you look amazing! And this place is so crazy!"

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	sleepdeprived 2017-10-26 02:07 am UTC (link)
	'Hey! We're not crazy!' Issac telepathic voice sang through both of the girl's minds. 'Do I need to intro the other act? I didn't think she would show up so soon... and you completely forgot the show last time...' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nowjustrelax
2017-10-27 12:20 am UTC (link)

Maddy suddenly found herself with an armful of sister, and for the second time in just a few days, her heart felt like it might burst. "Oh thank you," she sighed into Margo's ear. "God, look at you, you're all grown up. This must be my lucky week, I swear. First Mona, now you, it's like a reunion up in here."

'We're all mad here, darling,' Maddy sent back. 'To some extent, anyway. And can you really blame me? My baby sister showed up out of nowhere, I hadn't seen her in years. I needed to make sure she was real, and not some figment of my overtired brain.'

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bacchae
2017-10-27 12:28 am UTC (link)

Margo was giddy with delight. There were other things to do – she was supposed to visit the Ringmaster – but that flew right out of her head. Not only because she was so happy to see Madeline, but because she was startled to find another, unfamiliar voice in her head.

She pulled away, blinking, listening in on Maddy's familiar rapport with the other voice. 'Definitely crazy', she sent back tentatively. 'So soon? Did you know I was coming?' Maddy didn't seem to – she hadn't been expecting Margaery. Which was only problematic because Margo could have sworn that it was her older sister's voice that had called her home.

"Mona? Mona's here too?"

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sleepdeprived
2017-10-27 12:45 am UTC (link)

'Are they ever real? Like really real? What is really real though! Birds? What are birds? ... We just don't know.' He babbled back in their head, but there was silence at Margo's question.

Instead, it is answered by singing, 'Then you hear somebody sa-ay
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days"

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nowjustrelax
2017-10-29 03:04 am UTC (link)

"She is!" Maddy confirmed, smiling. "She only arrived about two days before you."

'I'd like to think so,' she answered. 'Real enough to touch, at any rate. Though I'm sure birds are up to something nefarious when we don't see them.'

Maddy sighed. "Now what that bit means, even I couldn't tell you," she told Margo, referencing the singing being heard in their heads. "Sometimes I just smile and nod until I actually figure it out. Which can sometimes take a while."

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bacchae
2017-10-29 03:23 am UTC (link)

The back-and-forth was strange, zipping around in Margo's head like any rapid-fire conversation. Except in this case, it was three separate conversations, all jumbled up together. Maddy's spoken words, her conversation with the other mentalist, and Issac's conversation with Margo herself. It was... weird. And it left Margo blinking.

Maybe she was just tired from the trip.

"Smiling and nodding seems like a good plan," Margo agreed, pulling her sister into another hug. "Do you have to go on? I want to see Mona! And I want to see you, too. And I'm completely starved, I swear. Do you get sick days? You should take one."

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sleepdeprived
2017-10-31 12:32 am UTC (link)

A grin could be felt through the mental connection at Maddy's comment about the birds. Damn Birds.

No worries Margo Lane. I accept the smile and nod as a valid form of acceptance!

Poking his head through the back, Issac pouted. "You're leaving me to the show again?" He whined before he winked at Maddy and her latest sister. "Have fun! See you soon, With Love, Issac." Only to pop back into their performance tent and continue the show without Maddy. He would not say anything about it. None of the security would notice to be able to tell.

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nowjustrelax
2017-10-31 11:32 am UTC (link)

"I'll make it up to you, sweets," Maddy promised, though he was gone by the time she was finished. 'And let's be real, this isn't going to happen again. I don't have any siblings left to suddenly show up.'

Aloud, she said to Margo, "I do, but it looks like Issac's going to take care of it. And we can go find Mona, and some food for you. And now that you mention that, I could probably eat too. And then we can go on a wander and I can show you things, if you want."

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bacchae
2017-11-04 11:43 pm UTC (link)

As odd as it was to have such a conversation, Margo couldn't help but smile when Issac popped in to have the last word. His presence in her mind was a strange and slightly unsettling thing, but he seemed nice enough – especially when he was taking over for her sister so that they could reconnect.

Grinning, the redhead grabbed her sister's hands, urging her to leave the tent. "Perfect! Everything sounds perfect. I've missed you so much! And I'll help you make it up to him. I'll get him a card or some chocolates or something."

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