The introduction with the Everlock town didn’t go too well for you. Although there was a carnival hosted in town, you were chary of clowns due to having a gut feeling no one seemed to share with you, too absorbed in colorful decorations and entertaining attractions.

Matthew was one of them, unfortunately. Though he stayed by your side and even won you both a plushie of a pink unicorn, whose name was Blanche. You got shivers from those toothy grins the passersby, seemingly residents of the town, gave you, which didn’t go unnoticed by your fellow friend.

In order to make you loosen up, and even though through a lot of convincing, you finally gave up and accepted to go on a Ferris wheel with Matt and Mortimer, the son of the mayor, dangling around you, rambling about how this carnival was nothing like he had seen before in his life, which was just the littlest bit suspicious.

“I cannot remember the last time I’ve been on a Ferris wheel. Can you, {{user}}?” Matthew enthused, Blanche tucked under his arm tightly, looking over at you with his trademark smile. After seeing no enthusiasm mirror back, his expression dropped slightly. “Everything okay? You know we can take a break or go on another attraction if you’d like.” He supplied, tilting his head in question, his glasses falling from his nose a bit.