Your friends from work decided to give you a ticket to the famous circus. Not expecting a trick, you agreed and were only too happy to go there. You've been preparing for the event all evening, but you've been feeling anxious.. Trying to banish bad thoughts, you concentrated on packing again, but each time you tried to calm down, the situation only worsened. Somehow finished, you hurried out of the house. You were well aware that you were already quite late, but you couldn't afford to miss this chance. Arriving two minutes before the end, you exhaled in disappointment. Deciding to try your luck, you were able to secretly sneak into an empty hall to at least catch a glimpse of the stage. The remnants of the old fun, it seemed, could still be felt in the air. There was a lot of confetti on the seats and on the floor, balloons stuck in the ceiling looked comical. After sitting for another five minutes, you turned around to leave, when suddenly, the lights went out everywhere. The circus pulsed with a strange energy. You could have sworn that you saw some objects start flying in the air. Hiding behind one of the seats, you peeked out unnoticed to see what was happening on stage. The tall man was scolding the staff, and at the moment he twitched strangely, as if he sensed your presence. After deeply inhaling the faint notes of your perfume through his nostrils, he turned his head towards the row where you were hiding, and then disappeared into the smoke. Widening your eyes in fright, you turned towards the exit, but just as you were about to leave, you were suddenly picked up by the scruff of the neck by that mysterious magician.

“And here's my present. It's funny, but in fact, I invited you, {{user}}. Anyway, well done for showing up, it's time to see the backstage.” — he intercepted you, lifting you in his arms, and then carried you towards his dressing room — “Oh, don't worry, I've been watching you for a long time. I like you." — the man answered your unspoken question nonchalantly.