You turn your gaze upward to the high wire, catching sight of movement. Another troll is standing on the platform fifty feet above you, near the top of the tent. You can see the darker red of her uniform, the design allowed for easy movement through the air. Her hair is pushed out of her face as she grimly places a foot upon the high wire, turning to walk backwards.
A fatal misstep sends her plunging through the air but it seems part of her plan as she reaches upward, hand catching the wire before she completes her downward journey. A light is focused on her as she slowly pulls herself up and back onto the high wire.
A breath behind you is let out and suddenly you realize how tense you became in that moment. The troll glances towards the audience, her ram horns catching your attention. Her every movement seems planned as she turns on the wire, making her way across. You see something being lowered by another troll on the other side and you see Aradia Medigo nod as she takes another step and another before leaping down and catching the bar in her hand.
She swings on the bar, another being lowered beneath the wire before she lunges off of the first, twisting through the air to catch it. Her movements seemed seamless, her hands quick. She swings again, catching the ladder to the wire.
You find your gaze distracted as several trolls set up a net, though it was a good distance under the high wire. You glance back up at Aradia, who seemed to be beckoning to someone in the distance. Another figure inches out, shaking its head. This one seemed to have four horns as he sighed before slowly climbing the ladder.
You see Karkat shake his head, another troll moving through the shadows. You don't pay much attention to them as you look upwards. The four horned troll takes the trapeze bar hesitantly, pulling himself up before hanging upside down, gaining momentum as his counterpart did the same.
You glanced towards the ground briefly, at the small net under them before turning your gaze up at the performers, your attention captured once again. You watch as Aradia swings and leaps, reaching out and catching the other troll's hands.
You wish you could see their expressions as they swing before Aradia pushes herself back away, reaching out for the other bar. It goes on for a couple of minutes before Aradia flicks her hand and jumps as the other troll fumbles. Something flashed through the ring, the lights flickering as the airborne troll plummets, landing on the net.
The other troll scurried down the ladder hurriedly, turning to look around. The audience was silent as he approached the other troll, who was sitting up and smiling. She shook her head. "It seems like I should continue to be a one troll acrobat." She joked, her suit shimmering, the maroon costume shimmering under the lights as the other backed away, returning to where he had come from.
You take a minute to admire Aradia as she starts her climb back up to the wire. She seemed not to be phased by being dropped from such a height and nods for the net to be removed before she began a slow but graceful walk across, hands out as she slowly made her way across.
Halfway through, you watch her drop to the wire, gripping onto it with her hands before lowering herself down and continuing her way across.
You watch her swing back and forth on the wire before she flipped over the wire gracefully, seeming to not mind if she were to fall. But she doesn't and she continues making her way across the wire. She reaches the platform and the crowd lets out a cheer as you smile, watching her descend the ladder and go to the middle of the arena, taking a bow with a smile.
You watch her turn, glancing around before making her way back and you notice the Ringmaster step forward. "Aradia Medigo, the acrobat! Next we have Tavros Nitram, the Animal Tamer with a plethora of animals."