3rd Performance | The Gods must be crazy

[with_the_big_top]

[Video]

Y'know, I haven't been here for very long and I'm still trying to figure this place out. I know it's really jarring to be pulled out of your own world and into another without any warning. Heck, it's even downright scary! I can totally understand being angry at the people responsible for it, too. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess.

I saw the cute little thing one of the Gods posted for someone, and it kind of explained a lot! Even before I saw that, though, I noticed a little bit of a trend.

Every time one of the Gods posts something a lot of people treat them pretty rudely. Like I said, I can understand being angry and scared...but is it really a good idea to act that way toward the most powerful people here? Sure, it would have been better if they had asked for our help before just pulling us here...but would anyone have said yes to their request?

I don't know if anyone else here has ever been in a situation where they had a chance to do something to save an entire world, but even despite the circumstances it's a chance to do something really cool and incredible! We can help save an entire world, and if what that God posted is true, a whole bunch of other worlds too...even our own.

I dunno, I kind of feel like I'm rambling. I guess I'm just saying we should probably try to cooperate with the Gods and do something to help. We're here anyway, right? I bet the quicker we get it done the quicker we can go home. Plus, it'll probably end in some kind of grand show! A final battle with the evil bosses! It's like something out of a video game, and will probably be something really cool to be a part of.

Besides, they're Gods. That demands some kind of respect, right? I'm not trying to suck up or anything, and I'm really not even sure why I decided to do this. I just figure we should be more cooperative since we're here anyway, and we might even become some kind of mythical heroes in the process! Even if you don't like the Gods, we should definitely all work together ourselves. We're going to have to fight for our lives, right?

I'm just a circus performer, though...so I guess I might be a little naive or something?

[Cerebella thinks about that for a moment, before the video feed mercifully shuts off.]

Comments

[with_the_big_top]

Are people being tortured?

[wasthemaster]

Is that a serious question? You must not have been here for long.

[with_the_big_top]

Not very long, really.

Are there dungeons where people are being tortured? If there are I'm gonna bust 'em up!

[wasthemaster]

No, they actually prefer to terrorize us out in the open.

[with_the_big_top]

Really? I haven't seen any open torture or anything.

Were those weird dark zombies something the Gods did?

[wasthemaster]

Do you have a better explanation?

[with_the_big_top]

Well, aren't there things out there that try to destroy the city?

[wasthemaster]

Have they provided actual, solid proof of that, or are we going off of what they've told us?

[with_the_big_top]

But is there really any proof they're trying to torture us?

[wasthemaster]

City-wide hugging. Isn't that torturous enough?

1/2

[with_the_big_top]

2/2

[with_the_big_top]

[Sorry, Draco, Cerebella started laughing.

She's really not trying to be mean.]

[wasthemaster]

[Wow rude Cerebella, it's totally the truth.]

What?

[with_the_big_top]

Hugging? That's the torture?

There's nothing wrong with a hug! I'll even give you one to prove it.

[wasthemaster]

There's everything wrong with it when it isn't your decision and it leaves you stuck to people. I'll pass.

[with_the_big_top]

Oh come on that's not even torture!

That's mildly uncomfortable at best.

[wasthemaster]

And breaking into song at random? How about that?

[with_the_big_top]

That sounds like fun!

Not if I did, though. I'm really not a good singer at all. Maybe then it might be torture.

[wasthemaster]

I can't think of many who were safe from that particular curse.

[with_the_big_top]

You have a weird idea of torture, though.

You might need more hugs.

[wasthemaster]

There was also the stint of exploding heads and ice monsters, but those were all second-hand stories from people that were here when those incidents occurred. [Meaning he might have some facts wrong, but it's close enough.]

[with_the_big_top]

So, let me get this straight.

Exploding heads and ice monsters, as well as weird darkness monsters don't stay stuck in your mind.

But hugging and singing does?

[wasthemaster]

Wasn't here for the heads and monsters, and I've--["Experienced things just as bad at home?" No, probably not something a complete stranger deserves to know.] Managed to put the darkness behind me enough. [Close enough.]

[with_the_big_top]

Hugs and singing should make everything else just a little bit better, though!

[wasthemaster]

You're being far too ridiculous about this. [Yes, Draco, she's the one being ridiculous.]