The Nightmare Circus

Don't be shy- step in, step right in! Welcome to the Nightmare Circus! Our job is to fulfill your most twisted fantasies and satisfy your darkest desires... but be warned that we also serve you your worst nightmares. Nothing comes without a price, you see... So be wary, but enjoy your stay! [[ Please read the guidelines under "Show Program" before leaving an ask! ]]

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OOC: Update (again)

[[ Hello, and first of all sorry for falling into a radio silence for so long. Without going much into detail, life’s been a lot of ups and downs, and university studies have kept me busy. Things are clearing out now a bit, though, so I figured I should write a little status update here too.

It’s been confirmed now that my hard drive is dead for good, and there isn’t really hope for salvaging any files from it. A major downer, but can’t really do anything about it than accept. However, this means that I’ve lost all things like color palettes and reply templates for this blog.

My financial situation has improved slightly - I got the student loan finally, and I’ve also gotten work that’ll bring me some extra income. I’m still up to commissions, though, if anyone is interested!

Lastly, most importantly, about the status of this blog- I am afraid I will not be able to return to the weekly drawn updates anytime soon. I simply have too much going on. Keeping that in mind, I’m trying to figure out where I am standing with this blog, and I honestly don’t know. I’d lie if I claimed this break hasn’t done me good, but I still find myself unwilling to let this blog go. I have text replies drafted that I could start posting just like before, but I’m not sure if I want to start filling this blog with nothing but text posts. Maybe I could aim to making a drawn reply every once in a while, but as a person who likes set patterns that thought feels a bit strange to me, haha.

What are you followers’ feelings on this? Would you be alright with only text posts? Any other input/suggestions? Since tumblr has gotten rid of the reply system, feel free to reblog this with your answer or note me. I’d really love to hear of you - I’m amazed that so many have stuck around despite the long, more-or-less unannounced break! ]]

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OOC: Situation update + help?

[[ I’ve heard back from the file saving company, and they told me there’s a good chance they’d be able to save the files lost in my broken hard drive. Unfortunately it’d cost over 100€ (110$) and that’s 100€ I simply do not have - not after the bill from getting my PC fixed. I don’t know what I’m gonna do with the hard drive and the lost files, but frankly that’s the least of my worries right now.

I’m gonna be honest here now - I’m really short on money, and this whole episode with my PC seriously wounded my already withering wallet. I cut my ties to my family this June due to mental health reasons, and I’ve been living on my own since. Mentally, I’m doing way better than before, but financially it’s - unsurprisingly - tough as hell. I’ve got rent and bills (electricity, therapy, medicine) to pay and two cat mouths to feed. I’ve contacted my bank to get a student loan, but I’ve yet to hear back from them. As it is, I’m looking at my bank account and wondering how the hell am I gonna make it.

Obviously, I’m trying to look for a part-time job I could do while continuing my studies, but as we all know landing a job is easier said than done. So, I figured I could try another route - by opening art commissions. I’ve never done this before, but if I’m ever gonna start doing them, now is clearly the time.

K-KIT’S SKETCH COMMISSIONS

samples here , here and here

PRICING for sketch + one color (see this sample) - 6$ for head shot/bust - 8$ for waist-up - 12$ for full body - quick shading for + 3$

RULES - Contact me via e-mail: kittis- (at) hotmail (dot) com or drop me a tumblr message (but keep in mind those don’t sometimes come through). - Topic-wise pretty much anything goes, but for NSFW material (violent or sexual) I ask 5$-10$ extra depending on the pic’s complexity. - Payment via PayPal, following [this] guide. I request payment before I start working on your commission. - But don’t send money before I’ve confirmed your commission! - After receiving payment, I will try to get your commission done ASAP, within two weeks the latest.

I’m so sorry I’ve still yet to bring this blog back to life, but I have no time, means or resources for it yet. I don’t want to completely give up on this blog - not after how far it’s come, thanks to you guys above all else - so hopefully one day my situation will clear out enough for me to do that. ]]

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OOC: PC situation update

[[ No good news, I’m afraid.

The hard drive is completely busted and the repair shop was unable to fish out any files from there. I got pointed to another place that’s more specialized to saving files, though, so there might still be a sliver of hope left. Might. I don’t want to lean too strongly on that.

I’m not gonna lie, this situation sucks ass. Not only because all the files lost, but also because of the financial costs. I’ll try to get back as soon as possible, but I cannot make any promises of when it might be. ]]

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OOC: PC is busted

[[ Hello y’all, bad news. My computer’s hard drive kicked the bucket a couple days ago, and I haven’t heard back from the repair shop yet - which means, I’m unable to update the blog, as all of my art files (such as color palettes and ask bases) are trapped inside the busted HD. I don’t know how long it’ll take for me to get my PC - and more importantly, my art files - back. Till then, I have no choice but to go on a brief hiatus. ]]

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Thomas Geen(a character im deticated to on my blog):uhm hello, my main question is what did you do to yami? I seen him being hunted by marik and my thought was'did he escape?'because you did say SOME escaped mariks claws before, thats my question ringleader.(if you wish to see my character,please tag it if you want, im on here often because i love your work and drawing style)

Akefia: We simply gave him a show of his lifetime. He did not escape, oh no. Also, please let me correct- nobody has ever escaped Marik’s claws, only survived them. The latter doesn’t equal the former by any means.

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Is there an age rating for the circus? I mean do you ever have children watching the shows or getting involved in the acts?

Akefia: As long as their tickets are paid in full, kids are allowed in. Crying or misbehaving brats are not tolerated, though.

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Marik, if you found yourself having to kill Ryou (for some god awful reason) how would you do it? Would you do it as quickly as possible or would you treat him like any other volunteer? And how would it effect you afterwords? (I'm sorry)

Marik: The only reason I’d ever do that would be if Akefia commanded me to… I’d follow his orders of… how…

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What was the moment that you felt the most afraid of the Ringleader, Bakura?

Bakura: Whenever he genuinely smiles, to be honest. When that happens, you just know that either something horrible has happened, or is just about to happen, and you can only hope it’s the former.

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I don't know if this has been asked yet, but this is for the ringleader! You wear white pants and other attire but in your line of- um, work I'd imagine it's difficult to maintain that. So how do you keep your clothes so clean?

Akefia: It’s challenging, but by no means impossible. I simply keep distance to the most messy moments of the shows, and have clean clothes at hand to change in if it’s needed.

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What happens to volunteers who make it all the way through the show, from start to finish? Has that ever even happened before?

Akefia: They get a new round the following night. It happens every now and then - and most of the time, work as a great attraction. People really like to see how far the most stubborn ones last.

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Hey Ryou? Have you ever tried to do any acrobatics or knife throwing just for the kicks of it? If not what skills do you have off to the side that not many know about?

Ryou: No, I haven’t. I don’t think I have any other talents that’d stand out, either.

Malik: Except that you’re an excellent cook!

Ryou: E-except that maybe.

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Ok so let's say you unknowingly get an immortal 'volunteer' and they survive the show and the next few after that and so on. Would you let them go, would you keep them as a permanent volunteer, do they become a stage hand, or do you, Ringleader sir, find a way to kill them regardless of their immortality?

Akefia: Now that is an interesting thought… Oh, what possibilities that’d open for the show. I might not put them on the stage every night, as that might get repetitive - but I’d definitely keep them around. Killing them would be a waste of good potential.

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k--kit:

high res My ask blog’s second anniversary rolled around, so I hosted yet another livestream. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

[[ OOC: As it reads, the results of the stream! ]]

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OOC: Stream offline

[[ Thanks to all who stopped by! The stream drawings will be posted sometime tomorrow. ]]

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OOC: Birthday stream

[[ Yep, it’s that time of the year again! The blog’s 2nd birthday is just around the corner (on 27th July), so I figured it’d be good time to hold another drawing stream! However, since 27th is a Monday, I figured it’d be better to hold the stream on Sunday 26th. It’ll replace Sunday’s usual drawn reply.

Since this is the blog’s birthday stream, it’ll be mostly focusing on art relating on the circus AU. I won’t say other YGO! themed arts are completely off the table, though, but main focus is on AU stuff.

I’m not 100% sure about when time I’ll be starting the stream, but probably around 8pm - 10pm my time (GMT +2). As usual, I’ll drop a link to the stream once I start.

tl;dr: WHAT drawing livestream WHEN Sunday 26th July, starting sometime between 8pm and 10pm GMT +2

The same rules as before. I’ll post the link once the stream is up and running! ]]