what's cooler than being cool? ice cold

[kingsroads]

Who: everyone!
What: hey wait a minute, why's it suddenly cold oh for fuck's sake Strange...
Where: the carnival + Alola
When: all of day 76!
Warnings: none, will edit if needed

the Carnival
Surprise, it's now winter.

Starting from the early hours of day 76, the Carnival is covered in snow, the temperature rapidly dropping from 'nice' to 'freezing.' Patterns of frost cover everything and icicles dangle from most buildings. Try to be careful as you're walking around, patches of the ground are frozen over and incredibly slick. Nobody be that dumbass who tries to stick their tongue to the ferris wheel, you're just going to regret it later. Enjoy the fact that almost anything that used to be a liquid is now frozen solid. All in all, it's like someone flipped a switch from summer to winter--there was absolutely no sign something like this would happen in the first place. Why not ask around to see what's up? Or, just enjoy the change of weather and pelt your friend in the face with a snowball, that's also an option. The Carnival re-enacting the plot of Frozen lasts all day, though things finally start to melt and/or magically vanish once dusk settles.

For all you vampires who've slept through most of this, the effects of winter still linger a bit after the faerie's vanished, though in slowly diminishing form. The temperature's a bit warmer and some of the liquids have started to melt, but it's still a bit uncomfortable. It's hard to clean up an entire magical wintery hellscape by yourself, okay?

Alola
Due to the way the Carnival drops people in Alola, it's entirely possible to miss the fact that something weird's going on at the Carnival. Still, some of the winter wonderland manages to seep it's way into the tropical paradise. For most people, the changes are noticeable but easily dealt with. The temperature drops to something more chilly but not downright freezing. Occasionally there are small flurries of snow, but they'll end up melting fairly quickly. Locals are downright confused, mentioning that really, it shouldn't be this cold, this weather is weirdly unseasonable.

Also, what's that weird little ice fox that keeps showing up? More and more ice Pokemon feel a little bit braver thanks to the cold temperatures and are willing to venture out into areas that ice Pokemon might not normally live in. Go train all your fire cats by having them beat up the sentient ice cream cones, everybody.

( ooc: here is the relevant ooc post! This is an open mingle-style log, so feel free to create your own threads, tag around & have some fun! )

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[pipers_son]

Faux offended, he places his hand to his chest. "Are ya sayin' I'm not good lookin'?" he shoots back automatically. "Anyway, lets wait until we get there, huh? No point in fussin' about a bridge that hasn't been crossed yet. And, if it's any help, it wears off, from what I hear, if ya stay outta the carnival long enough. So if ya don't like it, at least it won't be permanent. Like...." He rolls his hand through the air a little as he tries to think of an appropriate comparison.

"A bad hair cut."

[amusicaladventure]

"You can be good looking and not as good looking as me," Ash said, looking him over with an appraising smile. "I wouldn't put a bag over your head." But more to the point, she glanced down at herself with a little frown. "I know it won't last, but I'm here for a bit, and not liking yourself can be pretty damaging even for a short time. I'm guessing you have no idea how vicious girls can be in school..."

[pipers_son]

"Never had proper schoolin'," Joker says almost glibly. It'd sound like simple dismissal or acceptance, but he keeps going on without batting an eye. "Just grew up in the gutters, where they didn't much care how pretty ya were one way or the other." He taps his chin. "Actually, even when I was back home, had a fair share of people turnin' up their noses at us and our fakes outside the circus ring too... So I'll admit, it's hard for me ta get this sorta thing. We never had time ta focus on stuff like that."

[amusicaladventure]

"Kids are hell, man," Ash said, like she was soooo far out of her teenage years. "Long and the short of it. And teenage girls are absolutely vicious."

[pipers_son]

He'll keep from pointing out how young she is, instead just leading her up to her trailer. "Well, we're on a bit of a teenage girl shortage here at the carnival, so ya won't have ta worry about that. Just... work through things at yer own pace, I suppose. See what fate rolls for ya."

Oh, but that reminds him- "Ya shouldn't get the worst of it if ya stay away from much magic around here, like what the Ringmaster tosses out. Most folks who only stay for a short while don't change much, I've found."

[amusicaladventure]

Hey hey, 20 was much older than 19. 20 was all adult. "Yeah, sometimes you can't avoid it. I kinda think I lucked out not still having a big ol' fish tail for a lower half..." But maybe changes didn't happen that weren't impossibly inconvenient? How would she even function normally on land?

/refers your character to another of your characters

[pipers_son]

“Oooooh.” As they come to the steps of her trailer, he grins widely. “I bet if that had happened, Zecora would have somethin’ ta make gettin’ around easier. I don’t think she hasn’t had a fix yet for most things.”

[amusicaladventure]

"I could magic myself up something, but it wouldn't be convenient." Ash bumped open her trailer door with a hip, then shot him a mild glance.

[pipers_son]

"How so?" he asks idly, even as he pauses right outside her door. Coyly, he tilts his chin down just enough to be glancing up through his eyelashes, grinning rakishly.

[amusicaladventure]

"'Cuz I'd be singing constantly, duh," Ash said, her tone utterly at odds with her coquettish sidelong smile. "Or playing something. Imagine every time I had to be quiet or whip up some different magic, I crashed to the ground and flopped around like a fish out of water. Not the image I want for myself, y'know?"

[pipers_son]

The mental image makes him snicker into his hand. "Definitely more of a purr and strut type, I agree. Don't suppose this magic of yers works when recorded, huh? That'd be too easy."

[amusicaladventure]

"Yup," she said, shifting her hips slightly to agree with the point. "But recording it doesn't fly. The magic's in me, after all. Can't copy that!" She spread her hands with a little wink.

[pipers_son]

"Yer definitely an original!" he laughs in agreement. "Well, worry about that bridge when it's time ta cross it. For now, I outta make the most of my night in this little stop before somethin' happens. Want me ta drop by later and make sure ya haven't frozen yer ears off?"

[amusicaladventure]

"If I did, you'd warm me up, right?" Ash held her coy look for all of a second before she couldn't help but giggle into a hand. "That was corny, I know."

[pipers_son]

"Only if ya ask nicely." An over-exaggerated waggle of his eyebrows, and then he turns away, laughing. "Have a good one, Ash! Or at least a little warmer."

[amusicaladventure]

"Later!" Ash waved after him, briefly considering if she needed to just go El Kabong on him to get the message through. Oh well. Shrugging, she ducked back into her trailer, the better to scrounge up some warmer clothes.