February 3

Location: Fletching and Moondrop Circus, outside Rexxentrum.
New Characters: All the circus folks, Benny the Bear
Notable items/knowledge : Destination is working with 'Dad'
Notes:
Dircc didn't like the circus, Bea and Champ sneak backstage to look for clues. Bea finds the circus sign and takes it, thinking it would be useful - it won't be. Champ has a disguise kit. Dircc and Tooey find the fortune teller and get their futures read. "It smells like Turnip Night in here". Dircc is weirdly antagonistic towards the fortune teller. "Is the person we're looking for here?".
Gen and Journey talk to the Ringmaster - he's a half orc red coat man, old. He tells them that the acrobats have been there a few years and invites them to a post-show meet n greet after hearing our Journey's name. Champ goes to the animal cages, talks to the Big Bird, and gives it a goodberry. He goes to the Displacer Beast, tries to feed it a berry, and a second Displacer Beast appears next to him. Thankfully it leaves him alone. Champ goes to the last cage, containing a furry lump, and rolls it a berry. The lump is a big brown bear who cautiously eats the berry. Encouraged, Champ feeds the bear his honey candy and rolls a Nat 20 to see if the bear likes to live here. Champ trauma dumps on the bear. Bea finds Champ at the same time Security does, and they both run.
2E and Dircc are also on the run from security - how did this happen - and pay 1 gold each to get on the carosel and evade capture for a while. "I have second level preparation H" - Dircc. (Simultaneously, the Ringmaster asks Gen and Journey if they have any other party members and they start apologizing unprompted.) Journey casts sending, telling everyone to come to the Ringmaster's tent. Dircc responds "Where's that? I can't get off, I keep getting close. I'm here with 2E. Ow, my ass." "Hold on tight, spidermonkey". Bea and Champ make it to the tent. "We've all come." "I'm a good boy" - Champ.
The Ringmaster creates static in their ears, and follows instructions given to him in case anyone ever came looking into the acrobats. He claps and the party is teleported into the Big Top - uh oh, it's a Trust Exercise! Journey and Destination (the acrobats) aren't actual twins, one is a changeling and has replaced a party member. The gang plays a game of Werewolves - who's the imposter? The inner ring becomes a maze, somebody has to go in blind and navigate their way through based on directions from the rest of the party. There's an anti-magic field here, so no cheating. Gen and Champ are led through the maze, Champ takes damage but it's okay. Everyone interrogates each other. "Champ, where's your happy place? Where do you feel safest?" "I like to go to the store." The party votes Champ. "You guys don't love store?" "Champ was the imposter, we did good." "In some ways we're always just meeting each other because we aren't the same day to day."
The acrobat Journey says she got the names years ago, but has some messages if anyone with the same name ever came looking. Pre-recorded sending stones: "I waited 10 years for a rescue from family. I have no family, only a father. And I heard someone made a bargain." Other message only for Journey, she'll tell us later. Third message for us: "You want answers? Come to Zadash, I'll be waiting." This is like Thanos, Gamora, and Nebula. These circus performers are actually named Lily and Marcia - the real Destination helped get them out of a bad spot and get settled into the circus. Des disappeared years ago but came back about a month ago to drop off these messages. They seemed like a completely different person, unlike their friendly savior from the past. Classic Gustav added flair to receive the messages. Dircc asks about the turnip party again. "Not our circus not our fortune tellers." Bea gives Gustav her card in case he needs merch.
The circus is currently outside Rexxentrum - they'll need to go through a quarry to get to Zadash. Everyone goes to see Lenny the Bear. Dircc casts speak with animals. Lenny is lovely. He has kind eyes. He asked if he could come with us. "Champ is my best friend." Pumat Sol could help us find something to make Lenny travel-able. He's wearign a vest and a fez. Dircc turns Lenny in to a human temporarily. Champ renames Lenny to Beni (Bear + Lenny). Champ rolls a Nat 20 to unlock the cage and kidnap the bear man. Champ hugs the boy and will potty train his starter pet. 2E goes hardcore mom on Champ about being responsible for a pet. They buy Beni a stead dinner at Fantasy Roadhouse. 
Bea eats a goodberry to see what happens, vomits, and goes with 2E to find a bite. It's a gangly teen - "Actually bring me the worst person you know." "What's a vampire's favorite fruit? Neck-tarine". Bea drops off 10 gold for Tilda. Beni does all the human stuff he can in 10 minutes. Dircc goes to Journey and eavesdrops on her message from Des: "...couldn't save couple in Zadash..." Essentially, life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes. Dircc rolls to comfort. "Can I have a hug?" "Ja." They cuddle.