Now... Afraid may not quite be the right word for what this kia does NOT want to see at Halloween. It isn't like they are SCARED of them or anything, for it would be quite silly if they were given the circumstances, but its the principle of the thing.
See the thing this kia is always concerned about seeing are others dressed as clowns. This is because they have been working at the Cirque Des Étoiles for a very long time now, as a member of their troupe of clowns, and they take their job EXTREMELY seriously. The importance of the craft, of the storytelling of the clownery in situ and the joy they are supposed to bring is considered by them to be almost sacred.
This means that when they see others at Halloween, dressed as clowns, particularly scary horror movie style clowns, they are filled with frustration. After all, the horror movie franchises have caused people's perception on clowns to change, even if the scary ones look very very different to the real thing. They are supposed to bring joy and laughter, and silliness but these shells of what clowns are supposed to be does the total opposite. It makes their blood boil and every time, they have to resist the urge to go off on a tirade to whoever is with them at the time.
When they see someone dressed as a more traditional and less scary clown, it does frustrate them less, but still… It feels almost disrespectful to their profession, especially since none of these Halloween enjoyers know what it's like to go through clown school! Nor have their clown paint design been registered on their very own clown egg (google it, it’s a real thing!) as every PROPER clowns have. But they can bite their tongue on this, unlike the caricature of the horror movie clown.
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Harbrynger
Now... Afraid may not quite be the right word for what this kia does NOT want to see at Halloween. It isn't like they are SCARED of them or anything, for it would be quite silly if they were given the circumstances, but its the principle of the thing.
See the thing this kia is always concerned about seeing are others dressed as clowns. This is because they have been working at the Cirque Des Étoiles for a very long time now, as a member of their troupe of clowns, and they take their job EXTREMELY seriously. The importance of the craft, of the storytelling of the clownery in situ and the joy they are supposed to bring is considered by them to be almost sacred.
This means that when they see others at Halloween, dressed as clowns, particularly scary horror movie style clowns, they are filled with frustration. After all, the horror movie franchises have caused people's perception on clowns to change, even if the scary ones look very very different to the real thing. They are supposed to bring joy and laughter, and silliness but these shells of what clowns are supposed to be does the total opposite. It makes their blood boil and every time, they have to resist the urge to go off on a tirade to whoever is with them at the time.
When they see someone dressed as a more traditional and less scary clown, it does frustrate them less, but still… It feels almost disrespectful to their profession, especially since none of these Halloween enjoyers know what it's like to go through clown school! Nor have their clown paint design been registered on their very own clown egg (google it, it’s a real thing!) as every PROPER clowns have. But they can bite their tongue on this, unlike the caricature of the horror movie clown.
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2026-11-04 00:05:41
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