Jerin was just letting the cats out of their trailer when a small voice sounded behind him.

He turned and saw the two italian kids standing in the exit, the cats stood around, looking curiously at the newcomers. One, the boy, Carlos, reached out a hand towards Prime, the male lion.

"Stop!" Jerin said, reaching out to stop the big cat from taking a bite out of the boy. "Those are feirce--"

Prime stepped closer and licked the boy from toes to hairline with his rough tongue.

"Animals." Jerin finished halfheartedly. The little girl was giggiling as she patted one of the females' heads. Prime had picked up the boy by the scruff of his shirt like a kitten and carried him over to one of the lionesses who took him and carried him off to her pen, where, Jerin assumed, she would give him a bath, cat style. The little girl was carried off in a similar fashion. Jerin sighed. He had raised nearly all the cats from kittens, and they'd grown up to love people, children in particular, and there were precious few of those in the circus itself.

Now there were these italian kids, they were the circus's kids, and everyone loved them. If the cats approved, so did Jerin. He sighed and went off to find Dakota to tell her that her charges were being well taken care of.

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Performance Schedule:
Ringmaster opening
Acrobats
Horse riding
Magic
Clowns
Lions/ tigers
Knife throwing
Whips
Contortionists
Elephants
Grand Finale (everyone)


Jerin Fabrisio
Job: lion tamer, will also work with tigers Appearance: light brown hair, tanned skin, he has a large scar on the left side of his face, stretching down from his temple to his jaw. He won't tell anyone how he got it. He is slight, but strong, as all circus folk are.
Personality: will develope through the story.

Dakota Farida
Stage name: Madame de la Lune
Job: Horse rider and trainer/ Whip artist
Appearance: Black loosely curled hair down to hips, slightly tanned skin from Spanish roots, and dark brown eyes. Slim but curvy, handsome, wears high waisted riding breeches and a loose shirt when not performing; when doing her tricks she wears a smarter version.
Personality: Strong and fierce with a temper. Passionate, likes to perform but mainly does the job to look after her horses, especially Apollo. She either likes people or doesn't, and generally speaks her mind.
Other: Has a black Friesian stallion that no one else is allowed to or can touch. The stallion (Apollo) will bite or kick any other people.

NAME: Cassidy Monroe
AGE: 17
FAMILY: Father - Bartholomew Monroe
Mother - Died in circus accident when Cassidy was 7
Brother - Cassius Monroe (17, Twin)

APPEARANCE: Long thick brunette hair which falls to her waist in loose ringlets.
She has dark eyes and her complexion is fairly tanned after
touring through Europe.
She's 5ft 4 and smiles easily.
She doesn't think herself pretty & she looks like her twin,
Cassius.
PERSONALITY: Cassidy is caring - like her Mother - she loves the animals but doesn't agree with the way they're treated. Her father is strict and controlling. She was homeschooled until her mother died and since then she taught herself. She's modest and humble.


(Just an FYI for her twin)
Cassius 17
Thick brunette hair which curls on his head. 6ft. Also tans easily in the sun.

Name: Corinne Anderson
Stage Name: Nadia Petrova
Age: 20
Act: Assistant in a knife throwing act
Appearance: Tall with ink black hair that reaches the middle of her back and pale porcelain skin. Appears very delicate and slender but is actually deceivingly strong through years of training and setting up and pulling down tents.
Personality: As Corinne she is quite shy and retiring but as Nadia she is fiery and confident. She loves being on stage and can't imagine doing anything else with her life.
Other: Has never known any other life than that of the circus. Lost both her parents when she was seventeen and has taken her mother's place their knife throwing act

Name: Matthias Moon.
Age: 55
Act: Magician and Illusionist
Appearance: Short greying hair, gaunt face with prominent cheekbones. Small goatee. Around 6 foot. Wears a black cloak with intricate red and golden spirals and designs.
Personality: Quite introvert and likes to stay out of the way. Loves the art of performance and comes greatly to life while he performs. Cares strongly for all his circus kin, particularly Maria, one of his assistants( the other is Bobo the monkey).


Alianna Gereggi
Looks: curly red hair to waist, slight, huge green eyes very pretty and tough
Personality: no nonsense, witty and sarcastic
Acrobat

updated Nov 16 '11 by Stargazer