Brian was so tired of his older sister Elizabeth, Liz, telling him what to do.  He didn't need her to look out for him anymore!  He was eighteen years old, he could do what he want when he wanted to do it!  When the new carnival hit town, he knew immediately he'd have to go.  It wasn't long before he put together a group of friends and left a note for his older sister.  He was heading to the Night Parade, and if she wanted him, he'd be there.  Somewhere.  The place was big from what he'd heard, multiple tents and the like, set up just outside of town on an abandoned farm that was a few acres in size.<br/><br/>There were about six of them that entered the Night Parade.  Almost immediately they were wandering around, checking out the sights of the freak shows and the like.  The strong man was lifting a barbell that showed six hundred pounds like it was nothing.  Brian thought that was amazing.  Then there were the girls wandering around within the place, dressed in very little, more revealing than hiding what they had.  A few made little winks at him, touched his arm, things like that.  But the others in the group continued to drag him on, moving to see some of the shows.<br/><br/>The first show they'd have to hit was one of the magicians.  The Great Mandingo, or so the name on the tent said as they went in.  The man was unusually hairy, Brian thought.  Perhaps he has some type of disease that makes his hair grow out in unusually large amounts.  Something like that, perhaps.  And his laugh was so...weird.  High-pitched and fast.  Brian was reminded of a hyena or the like.  Some type of scavenger, that was certain.