open starter: @classcursestarters !! location: carnival
sanem frowned at the ring toss game, looking almost desperately at the man running it ( who kept sliding her free rings to get a few extra tosses in ) jutting her lower lip out. ❛ c'mmmoooonn, can't you just give it to me ?? even with the extra rings, i suck, ❜ she frowned. shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, the man laughed as he reminded her, once again , that she had to win the game to get the prize. huffing, sanem tried again, throwing another fist-full of rings towards the bottles and watching as they all clattered against the glass necks before descending into the catch bellow. spotting a familiar person across the way, ceruleans sparkled with opportunity, gesturing to the game with a defeated sigh; ❛ are you any good at this ?? i just wanted that stupid stuffed shark and . . . i am clearly incapable of landing a damn ring on one of these bottles. i'll pay for you to play for me.❜
alex found he enjoyed carnivals . he liked the satisfaction that followed winning cheap prizes and all of the fun that the untrustworthy rides promised . had it not been for the message , alex would have wholeheartedly enjoyed his time amongst the carnival goers , his face adorned with the same laughter and joy that made their experience fun . for the first twenty minutes , he was with his younger sister . it wasn't until she saw some of her own friends that she parted ways , leaving him unaccompanied near the hoop games with a giant bear perched over his shoulders . " hey to you too . " alex greets , a lopsided smile decorating his features . " i'm . . . alright . " because he played basketball in high school and tossing rings was no different than tossing balls , right ? he slides a fiver to the carnie , his hands smoothing out the ridges of the hoops he received . one toss , miss . . . two tosses , miss . . . he glances over at sanem and sighs , almost feeling bad for not being able to make it on the first try . " well shit , i might be incapable too . . . third times the charm , right ? " he grins as he tosses it haphazardly , the ring twirling on the bottle before bouncing off and landing on another . " huh . . . wasn't expecting that . " he laughs ceremoniously , his hand extending to receive the plush that sanem wanted . " happy birthday , hope you like it . "
