The ringmaster's whip cracked at the back of the massive green beast thrashing about in a cage. The cage was flimsy, and it didn't look like it would hold. But due to some green-tinged coating on it that you could only see if you looked close enough, it would.

"Behold, the mighty beast, mine to control!" The ringmaster shouted, turning to face his audience, making his coat flaps behind him fly out.

The crowd was both cheering and jeering, and the ringmaster raised a sharp eyebrow.

"Do you not believe me? Very well... I suppose I'll have to show you..." A smirk played on his thin lips as he gestured for his showgirl to come over.

The seemingly perfect, and rather beautiful, woman went over immediately to her master, not seeming to be sheepish in the least about her red-and-gold, shimmering, and rather revealing clothing that was basically just a bikini.

She didn't seem ashamed, either, to flaunt the obvious love bites and hickeys adorning her slightly tanned skin, all over her body.

The ringmaster put a leather-bound arm around her hips possessively as she handed him a golden scepter, which matched the golden detailing on his black leather cape, coat, hat and pants.

It had a bright green jewel, that matched and brought out his eyes, and his rich green shirt and the additional green detailing on his clothing.

"Unlock the cage, dearest." He purred to his girl, and she nodded obediently and unlocked it.

Immediately the green beast charged out of it's cage and towards the unflinching ringmaster.

He simply raised his scepter above his head, and the jewel shone brightly. The beast froze in it's tracks and grunted, staring fixedly at the gem.

The ringmaster turned around and raised his other arm as well, and bowed as the crowed exploded into cheering.

He grinned to himself and turned back to the panting beast, and simply pointed to it's cage with the scepter, and it went back in.

The showgirl rolled her eyes and locked the cage, and the beast returned to it's thrashing.

The crowd continued to cheer as the ringmaster bowed, over and over, so low his sharp nose nearly touched the ground.

Music to his ears.

(continue? Yes, no?)