A lot of them tend to be, yeah. Like, the one where you're supposed to knock over the milk bottles is pretty notorious. Some aren't so bad, though! Or at least they aren't once you figure out what the trick is and how to work with it.
[ motions toward the waterguns ]
On these one's the aim's usually kinda off and the water pressure's really weak, but it's not super hard to adjust to it once you see what you're dealing with.
[ He's gotten that so many times in the past 24 hours, but he still goes a little pale at the suggestion. ]
Nowaynowaynoway, I'd never get involved in scary stuff like this!! I-I mean, I do work for a circus, but! It's a normal one that's probably a really long way from here!
[ He covers his ears and shakes his head. ]
We just do fun shows with animals and magic tricks and stuff, you know? Kidnapping people and making them kill each other — that stuff's totally messed up!
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...But he's more alert than he looks, and as soon as he hears someone approaching, he quickly turns around and puts on a smile. ]
O-oh, hey. Looking for a game that isn't rigged?
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They're normally built to be rigged, right? House always wins and all that?
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[ motions toward the waterguns ]
On these one's the aim's usually kinda off and the water pressure's really weak, but it's not super hard to adjust to it once you see what you're dealing with.
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That makes sense. At least it doesn't look like paying for it is gonna be a problem here.
[ He leans against the side of the booth, crossing his arms. ]
Seems like you know a lot about this kind of place. You sure you don't actually work here?
[ He's joking, honest. But Simon definitely looks the part, at least with that monkey running around the place. ]
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Nowaynowaynoway, I'd never get involved in scary stuff like this!! I-I mean, I do work for a circus, but! It's a normal one that's probably a really long way from here!
[ He covers his ears and shakes his head. ]
We just do fun shows with animals and magic tricks and stuff, you know? Kidnapping people and making them kill each other — that stuff's totally messed up!
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Easy, it was a joke. I doubt you'd be able to handle that kind of thing without passing out.
[ h-haha.............. anyway.... ]
Your monkey looks like he runs most of the operation anyway. [ pause to look around ] Where is that thing, anyway?
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[ sigh...... ]
Um... he ran off ahead of me, but he should be around here somewhere. Probably wherever the shiniest prizes are.