[Showstuck] Crazy Joe goes to the fair

[13:41]  * Crazy_Joe and Addison go to the theme park.
[13:42] <DM> Roll athletics (For how long it takes you to walk there)
[13:42] <Crazy_Joe> !Roll 1d20
[13:42] <Crazy_Joe> No dicebot
[13:42] <Crazy_Joe> 12
[13:42] <DM> Tyche has died.
[13:42] <DM> rip.
[13:42] <Crazy_Joe> F
[13:43] <Crazy_Joe> Online roller says 12
[13:43] <DM> You make it there fairly quickly, within the span of about two hours. It is currently 11 am.
[13:44] <DM> You walk up to the counter, and the lady asks you what kind of pass you want, how long, yadayadayada.
[13:44] <DM> You buy the default passes, as that is what you have money for, and move inside.
[13:44] <DM> There's a strange man in a booth nearby, screaming for people to buy his churros.
[13:45] <Churro_Eon> "COME ONE COME ALL, HAVE A CHURRO, COME ON CHURROS!"
[13:45] <Churro_Eon> "i'm bad at selling these"
[13:45] <Crazy_Joe> :O
[13:45] <Churro_Eon> "CHURROS!"
[13:46] <DM> Do you buy a churro?
[13:46] <Crazy_Joe> "I will take seventeen churros."
[13:46] <Crazy_Joe> "... And a half."
[13:46] <Churro_Eon> "what pass you got?"
[13:46] <Crazy_Joe> "Uh... defaults?"
[13:47] <Churro_Eon> "tch, shoulda asked for premium, coulda got twenty churros for free"
[13:47] <Crazy_Joe> "That's such a good deal, why didn't they say that at the gate?"
[13:47] <DM> You hand the man your money, and watch as almost all of your saved money is gone. Luckily, you trade one of your 3 kiwis you brought to lower his prices. You have slightly under 10 dollars left.
[13:48] <DM> Because you could not afford premium passes. They were ludicrous.
[13:48] <DM> Suddenly
[13:48] <DM> More money.
[13:49] <DM> You have more money because of the magic of the DM forgetting his player's last post.
[13:49] <DM> Continue. You can keep your kiwi.
[13:49] <Crazy_Joe> "Now we're talking!"
[13:49] <Churro_Eon> "HOLY SH-" notices child "-UGAR, you can but like 34 and a full churros with that much"
[13:50] <Crazy_Joe> "Tempting, very tempting, but I need this money."
[13:50] <Crazy_Joe> "Money is useful for situations that involve buying things."
[13:50] <Churro_Eon> "kay, it was a joke really, here's those 17.5 churros you wanted"
[13:50] <DM> Which is quite often
[13:51] <Churro_Eon> "and yes, yes it is"
[13:51] <DM> Don't talk to the DM.
[13:51] <Crazy_Joe> "Awesome.  You are the single best person in the world."
[13:51] <DM> You are an NPC.
[13:51] <Crazy_Joe> "Who I have bought churros from."
[13:51] <Crazy_Joe> "In the past five minutes."
[13:51] <DM> Yell about churros again.
[13:51] <Churro_Eon> "CHURROS!"
[13:52] <Crazy_Joe> "CHURROS!"
[13:52] <DM> Better.
[13:52] <Crazy_Joe> "Addie, shout about churros with us.  This is important."
[13:52] <DM> Addie complies with an adorable " Churros!"
[13:52] <Churro_Eon> "hey, i need some help with some stuff, but as i'm an NPC who doesn't know the plot i'ma pass over to the DM for answers on what this sidequest might entail, CHURROS!"
[13:52] <DM> This is the single most cute thing you have ever seen.
[13:52] <Crazy_Joe> "Heck yeah."
[13:53] <DM> The churro man tells you of someone going missing from the circus crew. Apparently a clown dissapeared overnight, and no one has seen him since. They need to find him, or a replacement by 6 pm, as the show is at 7
[13:54] <DM> You thank the man and walk off with your irresponsible amount of churros
[13:54] <Churro_Eon> "that's the story, yep"
[13:54] <Crazy_Joe> "Alright Addie, time for Operation Clown Search."
[13:55] <DM> Where do you go?
[13:55] <Crazy_Joe> "Here's what I think the plan should be."
[13:55] <Crazy_Joe> "We find... the clown."
[13:55] <DM> Addie: "Yeah, that sounds fun! Maybe we'll even get a reward or two!"
[13:56] <Crazy_Joe> "Ooh, very possible.  Maybe even one or two and a full churros."
[13:57] <Crazy_Joe> "Come on, let's find a map and see what we can do."
[13:59] <DM> You find a map near customer service, right by the entrance.
[13:59] <DM> A lady is arguing with a representative.
[14:00] <DM> That lady is very obviously in the wrong.
[14:00] <DM> But the employee can do nothing about it.
[14:00] <DM> Just another cog in the machine.
[14:00]  * Crazy_Joe studiously ignores them both, instead loudly declaring "alright, what do you think?  Start by the circus?"
[14:01] <DM> Addie yells back, saying "Sure! I think the owner should be around there!"
[14:02] <Crazy_Joe> "Oh, that would be perfect, to gather some information!"
[14:03] <DM> Do you head off in that direction?
[14:03]  * Crazy_Joe does his best to lock eyes with the complaining lady, then takes a very deliberate step closer and speaks even louder.
[14:03] <Crazy_Joe> "You are an outright detective!"
[14:04] <DM> Roll either intimidation or diplomacy. Or both and take the higher roll. I don't care. I am a merciful god.
[14:04] <Crazy_Joe> Intimidate: 17+2=19
[14:05] <Crazy_Joe> Diplomacy: 6+3=9
[14:05] <DM> The woman is strangely terrified of this small child with a crazy grin. She hurries and leaves, making the employee look much less miserable.
[14:05] <DM> PE: "Hey, thanks!"
[14:06] <DM> PE: "She'd been talking for hours and never would have shut up without your help!"
[14:06]  * Crazy_Joe grins at the employee, and says at a reasonable volume "Anytime.  Keep up the great work."
[14:06] <DM> PE: "How can I ever repay you?"
[14:06] <Crazy_Joe> "Well, we're trying to track down that missing clown.  Do you know anything?"
[14:10] <DM> He gives you a sly smile, leans close, and whispers into your ear, "I didn't tell you this, but some people saw him running somewhere at night. No one knows where, but I caught a glimpse of him by the edge of the park near the tent. Who knows what went down there?
[14:10] <DM> It is now 11:30 am.
[14:10] <Crazy_Joe> "Perfect.  Right where we were headed."
[14:11] <Crazy_Joe> "Wanna go to the tent, Addie?"
[14:11] <DM> She nods, and holds your hand while you two walk there together.
[14:12] <DM> You see the strongman, a few not-missing clowns, and cages of much too well fed animals.
[14:12] <DM> They aren't monsters here.
[14:13] <DM> There are a few trees near the edge.
[14:13] <DM> Roll investigation or perception.
[14:13] <Crazy_Joe> Investigation: 12+4=16
[14:14] <Crazy_Joe> "Hey Addie, I'm going to check those trees.  Is there anything you want to take a look at in the meantime?"
[14:14] <DM> Addie: "Can I go look at the animals?"
[14:14] <DM> Addie: "I won't touch them!"
[14:15] <Crazy_Joe> "Of course.  Just be safe, okay?  Keep at least three people in view."
[14:16] <DM> She nods, and heads to look at the animals.\
[14:16] <DM> You see footprints near the fence. It seems like someone was... Changing shoes near the fence?  But where are the shoes?
[14:16] <DM> Roll again.
[14:16] <Crazy_Joe> Crit.
[14:16] <Crazy_Joe> +4=24
[14:26] <DM> You see a trail of footprints going from here to the back of the tent. You also have found both of the shoes, hidden in separate places, near the fence and a rock that was very well hidden. However.. Even more strangely.. You notice that there's not just one set of footprints... There's two. And one of them is much smaller htan the other.
[14:28]  * Crazy_Joe frowns.  That doesn't make any... wait.  Where exactly does each set of footprints end?
[14:33] <DM> The back entrance of the tent.
[14:33] <DM> Which you found.
[14:34] <DM> Much earlier than you should have.
[14:34] <DM> Because of that crit.
[14:34] <DM> You monster.
[14:34] <Crazy_Joe> Then where do they start?
[14:34] <Crazy_Joe> Where is the other end of the trail of footprints?
[14:35] <DM> They start over there. Then they lead over the fence on the other side. They must have climbed.
[14:35] <DM> The fence also looks heavily damaged on one part.
[14:35] <DM> As if it had been crushed under a large weight.
[14:38]  * Crazy_Joe climbs over the damaged bit of fence and continues to follow along the footprints, making effort to avoid leaving any of his own.