lostcarnival | ⇨ THE CELEBRATION

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⇨ THE CELEBRATION

Who: Everyone, especially YOU.
When: Day 60 - Day 65
Where: The Celebration
What: The carnival workers are invited to spend the week within the realm of the Celebration, the grounds of a party that has been going on for centuries. Accommodations are luxurious, but those with keen instincts might notice something off about this whole arrangement... (Questions can go to the original setting post!)
Warnings: Booze, drugs, sex, and everything in between.

THE CELEBRATION↴

If you observe that the layout of the Celebration grounds seem inconsistent, then you would be correct. In reality, what lies at the end of each corridor depends largely on what the guests of the Celebration want at the time - if a few people find themselves craving a drink, a bar may appear. If a group finds themselves wanting to dance, a club will open up. This goes on at all hours of the night, and given how many dedicated partiers fill the building, the services are well used. It isn't instantaneous, and the Host has to consciously decide to provide that service, but the changes are fast none-the-less.

► ROOMS: Each trailer pair will be assigned a room to themselves - whether or not it has two double beds or a single king sized bed seems essentially random. Hopefully you aren't too sensitive about keeping that space to yourself. The curtains at the far side of the room don't actually lead outside, but instead to a walk-in closet filled with the Host's best guesses at the type of clothing you might like. They may not hit the nail on the head, but at the very least all the clothing will be in your size. The styles could be just about anything, from any universe, but they do tend to average out to clothing that is Earth-ish. Either that, or clothing that looks like they are meant for elves from a high fantasy novel to wear.

► SHOPPING: If none of your pre-picked outfits tickle your fancy, plenty of boutiques and clothing shops can also be found around the grounds - whatever you're thinking of, you'll probably be able to find a shop appropriate for it eventually. Though, maybe it doesn't really count as shopping if you don't have to pay for any of the things you take back to your room with you? Unfortunately, from the sounds of it, you won't be allowed to drag all of your haul back to the carnival with you, so you better enjoy it while you can.

► DINING: There is no daily schedule to follow, after you arrive. You are free to attend the dining room whenever you wish, and will be seated at large round tables with whoever else may be around at the time, and can either order from the menu or most dishes you may think of off the top of your head. If you don't like the fine dining experience, there are also a selection of smaller cafes and eateries that open and close at varying times of day - and, of course, you can always call for room service.

► ENTERTAINMENT: There is plenty of live music around the grounds (not that you can ever seem to remember who the performers were afterwards) whether it comes to harp music while you eat or a full set of DJs in the club you found. If you are inclined to look for them, you may also find some cozy lounges with big screen TVs, and access to a multi-universal quantity of films. What's there or isn't there is unpredictable, but if you come from a standard variety of Earth you probably recognize some of them.

► SUBSTANCES: You don't have to be coy about it - just ask one of your servers, and you'll be able to get whatever kind of vices you might be craving. Drugs, alcohol, ice cream... it's all good. If this sounds like a nightmare for potential addicts, you would be correct. It's not uncommon to see people clearly over-indulging in certain locations, though guests are usually escorted back to their rooms if they take ill - only to see them back at it again the next day.

► SPA DAY: If you'd like to take a swim, pools of various aesthetics are easy to find. So are hot tubs, and saunas, and Host servants who are willing to give you a massage or manicure. If the party crowd isn't your scene, there are plenty of more low-key opportunities to indulge.

► GREENSPACE: There is one park area on the grounds, which appears to be constructed on the rooftops of other parts of the complex. While there are trees and greenery, there is no real sky that you can see - only the illusion of one. It may start to occur to you over time that no window or rooftop actually leads to any kind of outdoors. The Celebration really is there only thing here.

These are really just examples, and you can get creative with what kind of services you find offered while here, when it comes to generally mundane comforts. It really feels like the Host wants to win you over, as if you staying just a little longer has some sort of intrinsic appeal.

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[ He doesn't want to be heeeeeeeere.

Strange has also gotten dragged into shopping because look, when you spend the entire past few days showing as little skin as possible, somebody's going to notice. And when you're halfway to a sulk because of certain information you've learned about home, well this is the Celebration, there's no sulking at the Celebration, why not kill two birds with one stone, expand your wardrobe, stop that grumpiness, and go shopping! Needless to say, one of the people he had been playing cards or billiards with shoved an armful of clothes on him, told him to try them on, shoved him in the same area as Sophie, and then promptly ditched him.

He's also looking at himself in a mirror while wearing some awful floral blazer that he looks way too uncomfortable in. ]

This is awful, [ he simply says, interpreting Sophie's glare as her hating the idea of clothes shopping as well. Hopefully she'll be someone he can bitch and moan with. ] We look awful.

[Sophie spares him a look and breaks into an actual smarmy grin.]

No I love it. We're gonna make the 'lisa frank fever dream' look make a comeback.

[Was it ever a look? Not really. Was it ever a stylish look? Definitely not.]

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[ Strange just responds to Sophie's look with....a blank one of his own. Look, Lisa Frank is obviously a thing. She's talking about it like it's a thing, so it must be important in her world and her time. But he has absolutely no clue who the hell Lisa Frank is. ]

I assume Lisa Frank is a designer of some sorts?

[ SORRY, SOPHIE. ]

[Oh jeeze, right. Not a thing she missed about being here. Needing to explain shit all the time. How do you even...describe Lisa Frank. God.]

Heh. Uh... yeah kinda. She does a bunch of art with tons of rainbows of like kittens and dolphins and unicorns?

[She puts a hand on her hip and scratches the back of her head with the other.]

Gets made into notebooks and backpacks for little kids 'n stuff. Really bright and obnoxious. Stuff used to actually give me headaches to look at.

[ Notebooks covered in rainbows, kittens, dolphins, and unicorns. That sounds...well, a bit odd. What do unicorns and kittens have to do with each other? And how can dolphins be obnoxious in the first place, they're gray, he knows that, he was in Atlantis! ]

I'm afraid this sounds like something that I won't get the context of until I actually see it, [ said with a little shrug. Sorry, Sophie! ] Still, I'm not averse to wearing something bright and obnoxious. This place does wonders for pushing people out of their comfort zone—though the florals may be bit too far for me.

Honestly you dodged a bullet. There's stuff you can't unsee.

[Is she joking? Not even she is sure. She snorts. Florals seem like a weird place to draw the line but whatever guy.]

We could switch.

[She sticks one of her legs forward as if offering up the garish tights. They don't have flowers after all.]

[ There's a pause where Strange looks at the leggings as if he's seriously considering it. If florals are too far, then those things are definitely too far. Still, he's going to keep up with lightly teasing instead of saying what's actually on his mind (why is everything covered in patterns, this is so weird, what happened to good solid colors). His frown turns to a small smirk as Strange sighs, a bit too dramatically. ]

I think I should better stick with solid colors. Besides, I'm not entirely sure if those would fit me.

[ he's a bony reedy skinny dude but he's also a good solid six foot tall. This might not work. ]

[Sophie pouts for a second, then gives Strange a more thorough look over, inspecting him from top to bottom.]

Well, maybe not on your legs, but you could get creative.

[Apparently she's really committed to this stupid idea.]

Cut em down the middle and wear them as like....extra sleeves. [No, that's not a thing.] Or! drape it around your shoulders and tie the legs in the front like the worlds shittiest ascot! [Now that sounds like a plan.]

[ She's committed to this stupid idea, he's committed to this stupid idea, the idea's just gonna continue to get stupider and stupider as the day goes on.

Strange is still grinning, not really caring how much a hit his dignity takes with the idea of tacky present ascot. After all, there's clothes upon clothes here. If it doesn't work, he'll just wear something else. ]

Of course, I can't have the world's shittiest ascot if you're still wearing those leggings. Go ahead and change!

[Sophie does a victory fist-pump, then dashes back into the changing closet. She strips off the tights and belatedly realizes she didn't actually grab anything to change back into. So she throws the tights at Strange's face as she exits the room and grabs the first thing that looks like pants off of a rack before zooming back in.

When she comes out she has. Several regrets. But she will politely wait to bitch about them until she's seen just how fantastic the leggings look as neckwear.]

[ The tights hit him smack in the face because the universe occasionally runs on comedic timing. He starts to fiddle with the tights, tying it a cravat style and just making due because this is way longer than any sort of tie he's used to. To Strange's credit, as soon as Sophie exits the room, he clenches his eyes shut because she ain't wearing no trousers and he is a gentleman.

When she comes out, he's got the leggings tied. And well...it looks like someone tried to tie leggings as neckwear aka he looks goddamn ridiculous. Still, Strange is smiling like there isn't any problem in the slightest...until he looks at Sophie's pants. ]

Those are atrocious.

[ at least it's said in a more jovial 'oh my god I'm so entertained by how ugly they are' tone. ]

[Oh no worries, she gets that. She gives a hah! and a delighted clap at the clusterfuck that is the neon rainbow legging-cravat. But then looks down at her own pants when prompted. On top of them being terrible in general, given that she put them on in a hurry they are bunched up awkwardly and hanging asymmetrically on her rather wide hips. Also her tail is just sort of stuffed into the excess space in the middle there. All in all there is a lot of terrible going on. She starts giggling. This whole "shopping" thing is so much better with a buddy to bitch and moan with.]

Oh man, you don't have to tell me. They're too loose AND too tight at the same time, these are the fuckin' WORST.

[Her giggles escalate into real laughter, as she awkwardly tries to adjust them to a more comfortable position. Literally every attempt is a lateral move.]

[ As Sophie adjusts the things that are trying to pass for trousers, Strange can't help but let out a loud laugh as he looks over at her. All of that bitterness and sulkiness that he had coming in is slowly getting washed away by the power of goddamn ridiculous clothes.

He attempts to fluff out the neon awful legging cravat a little more, which only succeeds in Strange making himself look even more like an idiot. ]

I could tear a hole for your tail if you wish, [ said as Strange makes a hand gesture solely to show off his claws. They're not big, but can certainly tear fabric if one's not careful. ] Of course, that doesn't change the rest of the outfit's flaws.

[ and hoo boy are there flaws. ]

[She glares down at the pants. For her glares are kind of an all purpose expression, and don't necessarily indicate an actual Bad Mood. This one's actually an amused glare, but it's pretty hard to tell, especially for somebody who doesn't know her at all.]

Ha ha. [The words are spoken, but not sarcastic or even disapproving. It's like the verbal equivalent of typing 'lol'.] Thanks but nah. [The weird lump in the pants sways from side to side as she experimentally wags her tail a bit.] Weirdly enough, there's plenty of room for it. [Now it's time for a weird awkward kick out with one foot.] But, christ yeah these are unsalvageable.

[She turns around and heads back into the changing room, gesturing with one hand over her shoulder.]

Find me something slightly less stupid while I get these off.

I'll at least attempt to do so!

[ The problem with this is that slightly less stupid is harder than it seems. Strange starts to rifle through the clothes, trying to find something approximately decent. But anything that looks way less stupid seems to be too large and anything that looks slightly less stupid seems to be too small. Add in the fact that Strange really has no idea how modern sizing works in the first place and really, this seems to be a losing battle.

When Sophie comes back out, Strange turns back towards her, holding up two pairs of trousers, one in each hand, as if presenting them for approval. One hand's holding a pair of simple khaki slacks that look a little too big around the waist...and in the other, he's got a pair of absolutely ugly JNCO style jeans which (of course) look like they'd fit perfectly. ]

The options really are awful.

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⇨ THE CELEBRATION

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man i literally only have the one smile icon :\

gotta get more for the purposes of uglyass clothes.

yyup. but by the time I do, the event'll be over lmao.

we'll just have to petition for stupid dress up party in other events

lol yes, although this tag kinda explains why i normally don't need smiles lol.

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