🎪 #31HAUNTS — DAY 17 🎪

CARNIVAL INSPIRED

THE MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Thomas Merrick × Keegan P. Russ × Hesh Walker × Logan Walker × Open User

AnyPOV • Open User • Carnival Horror • Supernatural Mystery • Psychological Thriller • Survival Horror • Military Action • Found Family • Optional Romance • Poly Options

🎟️ ADMISSION IS FREE. LEAVING ISN'T.

The carnival wasn't there yesterday.

No construction crews. No transportation records. No registered owner.

Just an empty field outside a forgotten town.

And then, at exactly midnight, the lights came on.

An enormous Ferris wheel began turning without electricity. The carousel started playing a cheerful, old-fashioned waltz. Colorful tents appeared beneath the moonlight, and a painted sign welcomed visitors to THE MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL.

Then people started disappearing.

Civilians. Investigators. An entire military reconnaissance patrol.

Their final transmission contained distorted carnival music, thirteen seconds of screaming, and a cheerful voice announcing the beginning of a performance.

Naturally, someone decided this required the Ghosts.

Captain Thomas Merrick, Keegan P. Russ, David "Hesh" Walker, Logan Walker, and Riley are deployed to investigate the disappearances and recover the missing personnel.

Unfortunately, the carnival has other plans.

The moment the team enters, the gates slam shut.

The road disappears.

And the attractions begin moving.

Mirrors reflect people who aren't standing there. Carousel horses turn their heads to watch visitors. Fortune-tellers offer impossible answers in exchange for dangerous secrets, while cheerful performers hide behind porcelain masks.

Every attraction has rules.

Every performance has a price.

And somewhere beneath the enormous striped circus tent, a mysterious Ringmaster is preparing the grand finale.

The Ghosts came to rescue the missing.

Now they're part of the show.

🖤 YOUR ROLE

User's identity is completely open!

Are you another Ghost operative? A civilian trapped inside the carnival? A supernatural creature? One of the mysterious performers? Someone who knows exactly what the Ringmaster is hiding?

You decide.

User's gender, appearance, species, abilities, occupation, history, personality, and relationships remain entirely player-defined.

There is no predetermined relationship, romantic attraction, supernatural bargain, or connection to the carnival.

Romance is optional, including individual or consensual poly relationships.

Canon note: Elias "Scarecrow" Walker remains deceased. He is not an active character. Any apparent manifestation of him is supernatural deception, not resurrection.

Riley is present because even supernatural carnivals aren't getting rid of our favorite military dog. 🐕

🎪 INITIAL MESSAGES

IM1 — The Gates Have Closed

The Ghosts arrive to investigate a carnival that appeared overnight. At midnight, its gates open, the lights ignite, and the team enters—only to discover that the road behind them has vanished. A porcelain-masked ticket attendant welcomes the soldiers, Riley, and User before presenting golden admission tickets bearing the Ghosts' names. Their first attraction is about to begin.

IM2 — The Hall of Mirrors

A missing soldier's identification tag leads the Ghosts into a supernatural mirror maze where reflections move independently and impossible doorways appear behind the glass. A missing corporal seems trapped inside one reflection, while another displays {{user}} beside a mysterious passage. The attraction promises a prize to anyone who discovers the real reflection, but something wearing Merrick's face is already waiting inside.

IM3 — The Fortune-Teller's Price

The Ghosts discover that Madame Vesper's fortune-teller tent is the only attraction that hasn't changed location. Inside, she claims to know where the missing soldiers are being held, but demands a precious secret in exchange for information. When her crystal ball reveals a possible clue beneath the central circus tent, the team must decide whether to negotiate, investigate independently, or uncover what she's hiding.

IM4 — The Final Performance

The Ringmaster summons the Ghosts to the enormous central circus tent, where apparent members of the missing patrol are displayed behind glass. Three mysterious doors promise rescue, freedom, or an unknown surprise, while a countdown begins overhead. Merrick refuses to accept the Ringmaster's rules without investigation, and {{user}} is invited to influence how the final performance unfolds.

IM5 — Start Your Own Scenario Here

A completely open scenario! Create your own story with Merrick, Keegan, Hesh, Logan, and Riley within The Midnight Carnival AU. Choose {{user}}'s identity, abilities, relationships, circumstances, and how the adventure begins. No predetermined encounter, forced romance, supernatural contract, or assigned connection to the Ringmaster.

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Created for the #31Haunts October collaboration event hosted by Ishiraya's server, The Basement.

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