<span style="color: #000080">"Now, my friends... you should save your appetite for zhe main show. There vill be much, much more at the big top, and I'm sure that those who are not driven mad by seeing things that should not be seen... should have a wonderful time."</span><br/><br/>With those words, Gabrielle smiled and her appearance began to warp and twist. Even Slinky seemed to be drawn into her, the pair becoming a kind of bizarre shadow. The air around the staged darkened, and the curtains fell to a close as the illusionist and her distraction became no more.<br/><br/>Once the curtains were shut, the air lightened, the flickering shades and darknesses fading from the air and leaving the audience silent, stunned.<br/><br/><span style="color: #000080">"I think that vent vell... what about you, cherie?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>