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lostcarnival2017-03-17 02:58 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2017-03-17 02:58 pm
⇨ HOME AGAIN
Who: Anyone!
When: Day 68 - Day 72
Where: Carnival grounds.
What: Everyone makes it back to the carnival after their adventure in hell. The Ringmaster makes a new lake to celebrate, apparently.
Warnings: A notable absence of torture.
When: Day 68 - Day 72
Where: Carnival grounds.
What: Everyone makes it back to the carnival after their adventure in hell. The Ringmaster makes a new lake to celebrate, apparently.
Warnings: A notable absence of torture.
TO HELL AND BACK↴ The rescuers and the liberated captives will emerge from the portal like bats out of hell. Much like their previous return, this arrival will be met with a flurry of medical activity as everyone gets their injuries seen to, particularly those that had been held prisoner within Morningstar's hell fortress. It will still be night when they arrive, and the rest of Day 68 will be clouded over completely, for the benefit of the new vampires as they get settled in. After the immediate panic is dealt with, the Ringmaster will disappear into the forest until the morning of Day 69. It will be raining off and on during her absence. ► RECOVERY: Unlike the last time, the Ringmaster will be supplying the carnival workers with some healing potions from her private hoard, given that most of the healers are already wounded or spent. Damage caused by iron poisoning will not be cured by healing magic or healing items though, unfortunately, and those who have spent a lot of time in contact with iron will take at least a week to fully recover. However, regular healing remedies like bandages and herbs may help speed things along if the patient is suited to them. ► A BRAND NEW LAKE: On the morning of Day 69, the Ringmaster will return the forest to announce that she's built a new lake into the carnival grounds, only a short trail's distance from the backyard. Unlike most of the forest, this area won't just lead you in circles when explored, meaning that it can actually be modified and developed as the workers see fit. The water is always clean and just the right temperature for swimming, though it gets a bit cooler the deeper you swim. At the far side of the lake, there is a warm, stone pathway leading up the side of the mountain, that will eventually take you to some bangin' hot springs. Brought to you mostly because the Ringmaster doesn't know how to say sorry with actual words. At least it gives you something to play with while you try to shake off the trauma. ► FRUITS OF VICTORY: On Day 70, all the workers who came to hell for the rescue mission will be given a gift from the Ringmaster. Each of them will receive a bright green, glowing seed, about the size of your thumbnail. She will tell you that, when planted, the seeds will swiftly grow into a small citrus tree, which will grow fruits with regenerative properties. More details about these plants will be written up in a separate post, but for now your characters can ogle them and decide if they are going to plant them or not. ► TAKE ME TO CHURCH: Staring on Day 71, the Ringmaster will be starting to work on removing the vampirism from those infected with it, which apparently involves a lot of... meditation? She will take the newbie vampires out into a shady area of the forest and encourage them to look inside themselves and attempt to separate themselves spiritually from their demonic beasts. How well you character masters her teachings over time will determine whether or not she is ultimately capable of stripping out your demon soul and returning you to life. Of course, not all demons are made equal, and some will be more difficult to separate than others... |
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As it is, the tea kettle has yet to finish boiling.] ...I, the man Gongenzaka, did not think I would find you wandering in such weather after all that occurred...
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You're...you're all right.
[A flick of his forked tongue and a glance with his heat-sensors told him everything he needed to know otherwise. Ah. Still a vampire then?]
I had a few things to do, so...
[A guilty pause. The last time he'd seen Gon, he'd stabbed him.]
I...I fear I must apologize for...um, the silverware...thing. And attacking you.
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...I would have certainly killed you..!
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That wasn't your fault, you were--are--
--you can't help your instincts, you shouldn't feel responsible for them.
[Was he talking about himself, too? He'd snapped at Jimmy like a common snake not too long ago. Beastial instincts, which he'd been trying and successfully burying all this time, were let loose when a vampire mind-controlled him and released them.]
If I hadn't been blitzed out of my mind, I could have noticed the vampires. Fought better. Done something about it.
I was an idiot.
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I, the man Gongenzaka, was lured aside by these beings, unable to notice them as well. None of us realized they were there, until they made themselves known!
If I, the man Gongenzaka, can be forgiven...then you, most certainly, deserve it as well. I should hardly think that you were a fool, in that moment.
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I was stupid enough to succumb to old habits. I remember you and Jimmy...that one night, it's a bit fuzzy but...you both saved me. I am forever grateful and...I apologize for...for all of it.
[Both of them had seen him at his worst, it was both embarrassing and shameful. And it had led to his ineffectiveness at the disastrous masquerade.]
No, Gon. I was a fool. I still am.
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[His clawed hands were trembling slightly in fists, as he looked down.
This was how much he actually cared, most people would never see it, usually they'd not know what to look for. But Sherlock truly did care, too much at times.]
I tried. Over and over again, and I kept losing more and more. I thought this was it, you all were sealed to a date worse than death. I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if...
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[Gongenzaka's voice is stern and grave, and he presses on.] By the time we encountered the other it was already too late. More importantly, Sherlock, you were not the only one who I, the man Gongenzaka, fought with.
...If anything it seems you managed to escape with less injury than they.
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And considering how large and strong Gon was, he really did get off lightly, all things considered. He could have easily killed him.]
You managed to hold back when you were fighting me.
[Sherlock spoke after a long, pensive pause.]
That's...well done.
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And on Sherlock's part...] ....You yourself... ...you stayed alive, even while laying a mark upon me.
...That is a show of remarkable strength, and more importantly...remarkable courage, Sherlock.
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That's...very kind of you to say.
And you must have had remarkable courage yourself, to endure what you did.
[The guilt remained, though it was lessened, somewhat. He doubted it would ever disappear.]
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...It appears we are both now placing significant blame upon ourselves, now that I, the man Gongenzaka, think of it...
It seems we must accept a 'tie'!
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[A sad smile as well, as he reaches over to have some tea. He lifts a cup in solidarity and in a toast.]
To getting back to normal. Whatever normal is around here.
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