4. A little too affectionate
Summary: The Strongman decides to ask the Ringmaster about a certain Doll, Magician and Fortuneteller, as they apparently seem to be acting far more affectionate to each other than normal...
Characters: Strongman, Ringmaster, Doll, Miss Fortune, Magician, Acrobats (mentioned), official Firebreather (mentioned), Knife Thrower (mentioned)
Pairings: StrongmanxRingmaster and DollxMiss FortunexMagician
"Ringmaster?"
"Yes, Strongman?" The Ringmaster looked up from the mixing of strange-looking liquids in beakers. If there was one thing one would be surprised to know about the Ringmaster, it was that she liked to experiment with things.
The Strongman paused, before speaking up. "Um...I saw Miss Fortune, the Magician and the Doll earlier together, and they seem a lot more affectionate than they normally are..." He coughed a bit, trying to get the memory out of his head. "...Do you have any idea of what happened to them?"
The Ringmaster cringed a bit, before speaking up in response. "Well..." She paused for a moment, before continuing, crossing her arms as she spoke. "You see, I was testing out some potions I created myself, and I decided to use the three as test subjects."
"And?" The Strongman asked, motioning for her to continue.
"Well...If you saw them earlier doing what they were doing, you probably get the idea. The Doll was squirming around and mewling at every time the Magician or Miss Fortune touched him, and if it wasn't for me telling them to go back to their own tents to continue they would be still be here kissing and cuddling and making out and-" The Ringmaster let out a groan, shaking her head. "At least I know not to test anything like that on them again. They totally overreacted..."
The Strongman gave the Ringmaster a pat on the head, letting out a sigh. "It's alright, Ringmaster...It's not completely your fault that they ended up being too affectionate to each other, considering that the Magician and the Fortuneteller had the hots for the Doll already in the first place..." He trailed off quietly, giving her a reassuring kiss on the forehead. "I'm sure that stuff will wear off eventually...Right?"
The Ringmaster nodded once, running a hand through her orange hair. "I do hope so. If not, I'll have to figure out an antidote!"
The shirtless Strongman chuckled slightly at this. "Don't worry, Ringmaster...I'm sure things will be alright with those three."
"Um-um-um-" The Doll blushed and squirmed in the Fortuneteller's arms. The Fortuneteller smiled a bit, kissing him briefly. The Doll let out another mewl as the Magician let out a few loose chuckles at the sight. The Doll seemed to try to glare at him, but failed due to all the blushes of embarrassment.
"I guess that stuff the Ringmaster tested on us is still affecting him, isn't it?" The Magician spoke up, sitting across from the other two in the tent. The three were all a bit messy-looking, with some cupcakes and cookies strewn on the ground and on their clothing (they had been stuffing the food into each other's mouths during the whole little session of intoxication they went through earlier-thankfully, that had settled down by now). Besides that, though, they seemed pleased with what they went through, except the Doll who was still intoxicated.
Miss Fortune nodded once as he continued to hold the Doll quietly, not minding the constant squirming of his look-alike. "Really, though, it was surprising for that concoction to make us have a huge make-out session. I didn't think that would ever happen." He seemed to giggle a bit. "Maybe if there's any of that stuff left we should use it on the Acrobats and see what happens with them!"
The Magician let out a sigh, before crossing his arms. "Honestly, I wouldn't bother with those crazy girls and just use it on the Knife Thrower and the official Firebreather. Those two need some payback for making the flowers I conjured earlier blow up in my face, and you know how much they dislike each other..."
Miss Fortune gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, before smiling at him. "I'm sure we can figure something out, but..." He glanced at the Doll, who appeared to be calming down a bit by now, "We should make sure our little Doll is alright, first...Right?"