The first floor lobby, Friday until sunset

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There was a clown in the lobby. He had a huge grin, an enormous number of balloon animals surrounded him, and the table he stood behind contained boxes of balloons. They lay waiting for the wishes of a Fandomite and the clown's skill to bring them to life.

Not literally, of course. (At least, not yet.)

He waved, he grinned, he juggled an entire pack of balloon puppies, calling out to the passing people, "Free balloon animals! Any animal in seconds! All you have to do is ask!"

Were anyone to look closely, they might notice a gleam in the clown's eyes. Obviously, he enjoyed his work.

[ooc: All balloon animals will come to life after dark and attack! Post is open all day but you can handwave getting one, two, or a whole herd if you don't have time to get one here!]

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[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack almost didn't stop, but still...bacon.

"Can I have a pig?" he asked, not really thinking about why there'd be a clown in the lobby.

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The clown danced about happily and picked up a pink balloon, rapidly inflating it. With a flourish, he began to twist and manipulate it, grinning hugely as the balloon squeaked and squealed, not unlike a wee piggy.

He made a 'ta-da' gesture, and presented the balloon pig to Jack.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

"Thanks!" he said, as he held the balloon. "Let's go, Piggywiggy!"

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The clown's grin seemed to have an awful lot of teeth, and that strange gleam was in his eyes again as he watched Jack go.

[likethegun]

Of all the things Sam was expecting to see today, a clown in the lobby wasn't one of them. His first instinct was to back up a little, and put some distance between himself and the clown, and then drop eye contact, to try to get out of the building before he could be noticed.

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Oh, but this clown was observant. He dashed around to stand in front of Sam, eyes huge, expression desperately sad, and offered him a balloon flower.

[likethegun]

Sam jumped back a little in surprise, but the look on the clown's face got him to at least stop trying to leave for the moment. "Um, thanks," he said, he said, taking the flower.

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The clown broke into a grin and did a little happy dance, then backed towards his table, gesturing at Sam to follow him.

[likethegun]

Sam gave the clown a wary look, but followed him over to the table. "You're making balloon animals?" he asked.

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Rapid nodding, and the clown picked up a yellow balloon, stretched it between his fingers, and blew it up. He quickly tied a knot in it and blew up another, then began twisting them together.

[likethegun]

This was progress, Sam thought, to be facing his fear and not running away from the clown. He had to admit, he was kind of curious to see what kind of animal the guy was making.

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Tongue sticking comically out from between his teeth, the clown worked the balloons, turn and twist and twist some more.

With a flourish and a grin, he offered Sam a wee doggie with a long tail.

[likethegun]

Okay, the balloon dog was cute, and Sam found himself smiling in spite of himself as he took it. "Thanks," he said, before his nervousness kicked in again and he started to back away again. "I should--uh--I hope you have a good day."

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The clown waved goodbye and went back to fussing with the balloons, apparently having forgotten Sam entirely.

But he was watching, oh yes, and eyes and teeth gleamed as he grinned to himself.

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes was dashing down the stairs and out the door, late for work, but... Well, it was a clown. Perhaps things worked differently here, but every citizen of Lancre had heard horror stories about the miserable, long-suffering lives that clowns lead. Late though she was, she took pity on the poor man. "I'd LOVE one," she told him. "And that flower in your buttonhole looks simply lovely; may I smell it?"

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Grinning, the clown leaned forward so she could do just that, while his hands moved in quick and graceful movements to twist several balloons together.

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes leaned in to sniff the flower, closing her eyes to not get water in them better enjoy the smell.

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Agnes was wise, because a thin stream of water jetted forth from the flower as she sniffed it.

The clown's mouth made an 'O' of surprise and he clapped both hands to his face, letting the half-formed balloon animal fall.

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes jumped back, feigning surprise. "Oh, MY!!!" she exclaimed. "I'm all wet!!!"

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The clown produced a towel from somewhere and held it out, looking abashed.