A Prelude to Abusement
The deal was finally struck. The plot was over 40 acres of prime Regalian countryside. The land came with a mandate: build the greatest amusement park Aloria has ever known. The House of Fong, once again, lurched towards it's ultimate goal. All of FongCo's production capacity would turn, at once, on it's mighty heel to serve the great endeavor. All Rim Island sweatshops were retooled at once for balloon and firework production.
Birds, letters and airships of all kinds were dispatched to the corners of the globe. Favors and friends were called in from all over Aloria. Strange people began to turn up at the Regalian docks on a regular basis. Many had booked passage on merchant vessels with the remainder of their fares to be paid by FongCo upon their safe arrival in Regalia. They drifted through the city in ones and twos, never staying very long before wandering off into the countryside.
The "Parade"
A thin crust of fresh snow crunched under the wheels of the wagons. By the time the crowds began to gather, the line of carts stretched from the city docks to the entrance of the Willow Tavern. The Mysterious Dr. Fong was moving. The "Noble and Ancient" House of Fong had lived in the rotting castle by docks for many years; ever since the old Poor District had mysteriously burned down. Now, finally, the stars had aligned and it was time at last to begin moving to the site of the great project.
(One of the various "floats" - commemorating all of those Elves we killed)
As the wagons rolled passed, many in the crowd wondered, how had the little man collected so many strange and wonderful things? The wagons were piled high and lashed down with tarps and ropes of varying colors. After every few wagons loaded with normal belongings, out would come.. something else. These "parade floats" were like something from another world. Cages filled with strange animals squeaked and growled through the streets. Whirring machines pulled by teams of donkeys sparked and twittered. All casting their unnatural shadows on the crowd. Before that day, screams of shock had never been such a public problem in the Holy City.
(One of the various "floats" - commemorating Bethany Fong's love of cats)
The parade of wagons was surreal and garish. It was nauseating and wondrous. Twisted, painted faces grinned almost recognizably through the slats of the wagons. Children would point and laugh only to be laughed and pointed at in turn. Surely, it was all just paint and shimmering lights to confuse the mind. Nothing could ever be as strange as this parade seemed to be. The people screamed aloud that they were not afraid. They swore to one another that the city was exactly the same, and that everything was still okay.
(One of the various "floats" - commemorating Fishmen culture)
As the wagons rolled off into the countryside, the Mysterious Dr. Fong thought to himself. There was still so much to do. He and his friends had kept it a secret as long as they could, but once the wagons began to roll he knew that their project could not remain a secret for very much longer.
OOC
The folks at FongCo are at it again. We are building a new Abusement Park in the countryside of Regalia. This will be the 4th incarnation of our famously dangerous theme park.
The original Abusement Park was built almost five years ago outside of a faction called Osai. It burned down and everyone died or was banned. Then, we moved to Regalia and opened up a small "Fun" House. It was very successful and led to a proper Abusement Park mk. 2 at the edge of the Poor District. That burned down, along with the Poor District.
After that, we went back out to factions again and built Abusement Park mk. 3. This was our biggest park so far. Despite being in the middle of nowhere, many brave pilgrims made the journey to destroy their bodies on our many attractions. PvP was enabled and there was much bloodshed. This park was destroyed and sank into the ocean after Mrs. Baver attacked it with doom lightning and an army of 10,000 ghasts.
Last year at Halloween time and throughout the year, many were lost and doomed inside of our Regalian Adventure Castle. This large interior space contained a roller coaster, three mazes and two parkour towers. It was build on what was left of the old Poor District, after it burned down again for mysterious reasons.
Now we are returning to the Regalian countryside bigger and more powerful than ever. Even now, Abusement Park mk. 4 is under construction. We will be holding our grand opening right around the New Year to welcome in 2018.
It seeks your blood.
You are invited.
