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[thehandleisjammed]

Come follow me friends, into a world past hope or fear. Escape the ordinary into the glamorous shadows of the Cirque du Nexus. See the the incomparable Heinous Green lift his lovely assistants, the Mud Dogs, as pictured on the right!

On a completely unrelated note, if you stop by The Great Baron Draxum’s Three Ringed Circus, you might bump into these other fine fellows on the left. We’ve got a carnival cryer, a stilt walker, and a dunktank-man.

And a Mime!

Wait a second. *wipes off mustache*

A HEINOUSLY GREEN MIME?!

Huh... Well isn’t that a neat coincidence?

Oh and that guy in the middle? I’dunno, he looks like a nice Buddy though.

@tmngoose was not only the genius that came up with the Heinously Green Mime bit, but also the entire rottmnt circus au. She is the avatar for fun on a deep spiritual level.

You can find all her notes and tidbits about the circus au here

Her Ao3 works here

And more designs yet to come here... sooooooon. >:3c

Also for fun, here are some excerpts from my designing notes are as follows

-The workers at Big Mama’s Cirque du Nexus have more elaborate outfits than Draxum’s traditional carnival barkers. They are all tailored to fall under a vaguely jester motif with a winged insect-themed mask. This is thanks to the minor cloaking broaches they all wear, which can transform the outfits they need.

-Yes like a magical girl transformation. 

-Because this au is nothing if not incredibly extra.

[saywhen]

@popularmxnster​:

Billy always hated getting new cellmates. He always had to make sure they knew he was in charge in there and he had certainly had been there the longest. He was resting on his bed, reading, or trying to since he was dyslexic and struggled, when the cell door opened and in came another man. "Loomis. This is your new cell mate." The guard said. "Be nice to the new guy." Billy sat up and gestured around him. "Welcome to paradise." He joked with a roll of his dark eyes before he took in the other male. He was certainly attractive and Billy was dying to know what he had done to wind up there. "Names Billy." He said once the door was shut behind Bo. "I was just about to make some ramen. You want some? I know all they offer when you get here is old bologna sandwiches and they suck." He could at the very least offer his new cell mate some food before throwing him to the wolves when breakfast rolled around in the morning.

as bo was ushered roughly into the cell, he turned and let them uncuff his hands, rubbing his wrists once they were free. his gaze turned from the guard to the man in the cell and he nodded lamely as he was welcomed to paradise. how he longed to be home; as shitty as it was, it was better than this.

“bo,” he replied, dropping his blanket and pillow onto the open bed and taking a seat. there wasn’t much else to do. he looked back at billy and nodded. “yeah, that’d be great,” he said with a smile. “the bologna sucked,” he agreed with a huff of a laugh. he had not idea how to behave in prison, hell, he barely had any idea how to behave in the real world. he was grateful this man was being nice. he’d heard horror stories about getting new cellmates and he was honestly quite nervous. “you been here long?” he asked, unsure of what to do or say.

[tmngoose]

I’m gonna talk about the Mud Dogs and their roles in the circus AU. I’ve spoken about them before but gave a half-baked concept because there were details I still hadn’t figured out (@thehandleisjammed ended up providing A+ input)

So the Mud Dogs! Danny, Mickey, and Leonard are jesters at Cirque du Nexus, often performing with Heinous Green, who had a strongman act of his own (sometimes, when he increases his size, he’ll even juggle Danny, Leonard, and Mickey).

But when the Mud Dogs aren’t shmoozin’ the circus, they’re out infiltrating Draxum’s circus — sabotaging things!

But in order to sneak in, the Mud Dogs must wear disguises:

Rifting off Leonard’s geta-sandals, Len poses as a stilts-walker. (Maybe he wears a Japanese ogre/tengu mask to further hide his face.)

On the occasions that Heinous Green tags along, he poses as a mime. And yes, he has the mustache. Nobody can tell the difference!

Danny poses as a carney-(rat)man— he’s very good at it too. He finds an empty game booth, he pretends to run it, etc. (“Step right up, c’mon tough guy! You look like a real sharpshooter!”)

Mickey can be found working the dunk-tank or showing off his mad hoops skills but for most of their missions, he sticks around either Danny or Leonard since he needs someone keeping an eye on him 👀 (he gets distracted easily).

[thehandleisjammed]

Hey sport, think you’re the next big thing huh? Well best of luck to you kid. Being a hot shot yourself, you must have heard about... him. See right there? You already know which legendary star I’m referring to! The stuntman to end all stunts! An unparalleled acrobat, a fantastic stage magician and oh so much more- he was the best in every preforming art!

But one day... he vanished. Was it the weight of his world-wide acclaimed fame that brought the star crashing down? Or perhaps something more sinister behind the curtains? We may never know. Still, though, you’ve got to admit it’s fitting; he came out of nowhere to dazzle audiences world wide and just as suddenly as he appeared *poof* gone.

But the world will never forget him.

The one, the only, the greatest

The Lou Jitsu.

So, ya gonna buy some memorabilia or what, friendo?

Okay, okay I’ll stop... for now. @tmngoose is the writer supreme in this scene! The crown clown that juggles many characters plus a whole plot!

You can find all her notes and tidbits about the circus au here

Her ao3 account here

And more designs yet to come here

Also for fun, here are some excerpts from my designing notes are as follows

-His star mask/visor was actually inspired by a character in this one TTRPG show about teenage superheroes doing their best in a modern world. Valor Academy is perfectly available to be watched whenever over at twitch.tv/SurpriseRoundRPG! In it Hoshiko aka Quinn Komaeda has a visor that looks like a star.

The artist who designed Quinn is @romaheroic, who is a huge inspiration for me as a responsible artist who stays hy(pe)drated!

[thehandleisjammed]

Excuse me folks but would you be interested in supporting a very special section of Girl Scouts by buying a small box of brownies? They specialize in gymnastics, performance arts, and fire! 

No?

...Well you will soon if you know that’s good for you.

A hoard of these gals pour out of a minivan, steal your shoes, sell you some brownies and pile back in, speeding off with their soccer dads to get crepes like they just finished a gymnastics tournament and you have @tmngoose to thank for that. Her circus au is crazy fun!

You can find all her notes and tidbits about the circus au here

Her Ao3 works here

And more designs yet to come here

Also for fun, here are some excerpts from my designing notes are as follows

-...I gotta be real I was on the hunt for an excuse to draw these perfect children.

[saywhen]

@popularmxnster​:

Billy hadnt even noticed he was watching Bo but he definitely was. He had extended his stay in Ambrose after realizing he had much more in common with the Sinclair brothers than he thought and he was free to be himself here. His dark eyes darted away from Bo briefly as he dug out a cigarette from his jeans pocket. "You're just fucking hot." He said bluntly as he lit up and a smirk pulled on his bearded lips. "Too blunt?" He asked in a almost teasing tone.

the words took him aback and bo blinked, though a smile spread across his lips. he’d never had a situation quite like this one and he found heat rushing to his cheeks as he glanced down quickly. he looked back at billy and shook his head, pulling a face. “nah... always love someone who isn’t afraid to speak their mind...” he said. “you’re pretty fucking hot, too,” he added, eyeing billy up and down before returning his attention to fastening the bolt on the engine, still smiling from ear to ear.

[andhorror]

@popularmxnster said: “   i  can’t  get  any  signal  out  here .   ”- to Bo

"you won't," bo answers simply, wiping the sweat from his brow with his arm. "nearest cell tower's too far outta range. biggest complaint of the townsfolk yet," he smiled, tucking the rag he was using on the car into his back pocket as he stepped towards the older man.

"how far 'way's your car?" he smiles knowingly. it's the only reason anyone ever shows up in ambrose.

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Sending derby love and luck to the Queensland team skating in Battle on the Bent Track in Melbourne this weekend. Special shout out to the United skaters competing - Chop Chop, Slaggedy Anne, Carly Lucas and XL. (Photos courtesy of Carmen Jay, Teach Me Cameras, Jessica Neumann and Richard Tompsett) #rollerderby #derbylove #botbt #ubrd