⇨ THE SUMMERLANDS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 138 - Day 152
Where: The Summerlands
What: The Ringmaster brings the carnival to the Summerlands immediately after being freed from Portland so that everyone can take a fucking nap. Her included.
Warnings: Individually marked! Most likely discussion of torture and trauma in here.

DAYS OF SUMMER↴ You made it! And things are back to normal... more or less. Upon waking, you will be greeted with a clear blue sky and gentle breeze – the carnival has found itself situated between a pair of mountain peaks, with great fields of flowers extending in the distance. In the other direction, you’ll see mountain-top cities and tall waterfalls accenting vast swaths of forest. Some of you will already know this place. It’s the Summerlands. You game here once to rest in safety nearly a year ago, and now you’ve come to rest once again. ► WAKING UP: Shortly after the carnival arrives, the Ringmaster will send out a somewhat cryptic radio message - but her immediate location won't be clear. Whatever items you had on your person at the time the Severing was broken will still be on your person, including whatever clothing. All of the animals and pets of the carnival will have returned to the grounds as well, though they are currently free from their designated living spaces. Things in the carnival will appeared to have naturally aged a month, as if the carnival was been sitting here empty and waiting while everyone was in Portland. The lawn needs mowing. ► SUMMER CITY: After the Summer Fae become aware of everyone's presence, they will welcome you into their city. There are stairs that lead up the sides of the mountains, but thankfully there are also magical means of getting up there as well. The Summer Fae will be willing to help workers with the injured as needed, offering herbal remedies and healing magic to those that want it. You'll also be invited to join them for dinner, but they will not be particularly offended if they are turned down, for now. ► SUMMER PEOPLE: The fae here will mostly enjoy the company of any carnival members that offer it - it doesn't seem that much happens here besides day after day of peaceful meditation and relaxation. It is not uncommon to see Summer Fae spent days doing exactly the same thing, whether that be enjoying the weather, listening to music, or dancing - the day and night periods may be similar to earth, but when you don't need rest it can all blur together just the same. Some of the fae work on feats of agriculture or craftsmanship, and while there is no particularly need to work in this place, they take pride in the fact that they do. ► NEW ARRIVALS: Though the Ringmaster will not be offering much guidance for the first week or so, eventually the carnival will begin running for a few small performance sessions, off and on, as a thank you to their fae hosts. The carnival will also be open to receiving new arrivals during that period, and so there will likely be some newbies to train and get orientated as well.

Comments

C. Summerlands

[mylastchance]

He'd found the perfect place for it. A waterfull, plunging into a pool, surrounded by thick trees all around. It was quiet, except for the sound of the water which drowned out even the sounds of the native fauna. It was the first place he'd found in a while that was so perfect, even given all the worlds they'd been too. Portland had been a river city, and before that the Mainframe had seemed to be lacking any water at all. Although it wasn't necessary to offer prayer to the goddess Eldath at a pond or waterfall, it just felt better to do so as they were considered to be the places most under her domain.

Plus the sound of the water is relaxing. He's planning on staying there for a while meditating, but is distracted from his thoughts when he hears a loud crashing sound. It sounds like a loud cracking, perhaps a breaking branch, followed by a thud. He looks around, trying to find the source of the noise, and it's not long before he finds Ginko. He looks to the nearest tree and then back to his coworker again.

"Did you fall?"

[dontpokethat]

Stupid, stupid hooves.

Ginko doesn't even get up at first, just... tilts his head to look at Lauren from where he's lying on the ground. "Uh..." Man, there is no way to make this look good, is there. "...Yeah. Sorry if that startled you."