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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2017-11-11 10:17 pm

⇨ THE PRINCE IS DEAD

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 178 - B1: Day 6
Where: The Carnival and sometimes on top of the Heart of Stone.
What: Now that the Prince is dead and gone, there's a lot left to sort out. As the remaining servants are liberated and those captured by the Prince are tended to, it's time for recovery and goodbyes.
Warnings: Nothing in particular.

HOME GROUND

At long last, it is over. The Prince is dead, and all of his stolen Names have been restored - all that's left to do is treat the wounds and move on. For the first day or two, the Ringmaster will be arranging passage for the servants that are left, all of which have remembered their names for the first time in years. The earth elemental that had been trapped and forced to serve as the Prince's manor, the Heart of Stone, is happy to help for the moment. It appreciates the Ringmaster's mercy, and is free after untold eons of imprisonment.

Yet, there are plenty of aspects that are far from simple. There are still servants left mad and transformed into beasts, with no easy way to change them back. The Prince's spells outlive him, and those bearing his poison and his curses will have a difficult road ahead of them. Though most of the bestial servants have been rounded up, and a large number that had been reduced to unmoving statues returned, even the Ringmaster can't return them to normal so simply.

The next week is for rest and for settling remaining affairs. If you want to bid farewell to any particular NPCs, or assure care is given where it's needed, now is the time to do it.

A CURE: The Ringmaster will tell everyone simply - there is no simple way to undo another fae's magic. The Prince's powers were essentially on par with hers, which means that those who have been transformed to stone and those that were cursed into beasts and driven insane are not something she can trivially fix. It will take the work of the carnival and a couple weeks of treatment to shed the curse of stone, and the maddened servants are an entirely separate matter. She will do what she can, but for the most part she is arranging for the Prince's servants to be cared for elsewhere. At least for now, the Ringmaster will be animating the stone portions of people's bodies with magic, though those portions will still be a bit clumsy and numb feeling.

THE NEW HEARTSTONE: In the absence of the prince, the Heart of Stone will be taking over the remains of the Prince's realm and preventing it from collapsing into void. As it turns out, the manor had been an earth elemental all along - a form of Wyld Fae almost on par to the Prince and Ringmaster themselves. How the Heart of Stone was enslaved is a long story presumably, but the Ringmaster considers it to be a sign of the Prince's own depravity. The Heart will be allowing visitors for the first couple days of this period through the portal, but keep in mind you are essentially just walking around on its body. At least the realm has a floor, now, instead an endless abyss surrounding it.
mylastchance: (❄ Chilly)

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-11-13 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Lauren only glances to Strange before he notices Susan's panic. His brother doesn't say anything at all out loud, but to Lauren he doesn't really need to. He holds his brother close, running a hand over the perpetual mess that is Susan's hair as he murmurs reassurances to him in Elven. It's a second before he looks back to Strange once more. He's exhausted and his memories are foggy. He personally doesn't blame Strange for whats happened. He remembers it, though like something that happened in a dream. The distance of that is enough for him. He isn't afraid when Strange approaches him, but Susan is.

And he doesn't like Strange, is the thing to remember. Even if Lauren doesn't blame Strange, that doesn't mean he wants him here. Especially not if Susan is afraid of the man. At the same time, he might not be able to make it all the way back to the carnival without help from someone. He looks Strange over, seeing his bloodied shirt and charred jacket, and his dagger.

"...We'll be okay." He turns as he speaks, as though to hide Susan from the man, putting his own body in between them. "But thank you."
kingsroads: (BYRONIC HERO)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-11-13 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
He should expect this. He knows it should happen. But the sight of Susan looking at him with an expression of utter fear and horror is enough to drive a dagger into Strange's heart. He's only received an expression like that a few times in his life, and even fewer when he was in his right mind. It's awful.

Strange needs to at least make an attempt at explanation, even if he knows it will fall on deaf ears. He keeps his hands visible, at his sides, as Strange takes a small step forward towards the two.

"It shouldn't have happened this way," Strange explains, words spoken to Lauren but Strange's eyes lingering on Susan all the while. "But it was the only option we could think of. I truly am sorry."
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[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-11-13 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't want to hold it against him. He really, really doesn't. He likes Strange, he wants to say it's okay, he wants to agree and say he isn't mad at him, that he understands, that it was for the best.

But he can't manage it, not now, not when he still feels so sick, so run down, so exhausted (it's hard to sleep when you're stuck standing up for almost three days, after all, especially as you're slowly turning to stone), and he can't even manage to say "it's okay." Instead all he manages is a stuttered start of a sentence before he breaks off, shaking his head and just leaning into Lauren.

He can't handle this, not now. He's never wanted someone else to handle things so desperately before.
mylastchance: (❄ 011)

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-11-13 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
He scoffs as Strange steps closer again, amazed at the inability of this grown man to take a mother fucking hint. Of course before he can say anything Susan is stuttering and hiding against him again, and he knows he absolutely needs to get his brother out of here.

"Just leave us alone." he says, before turning to walk away.
Edited 2017-11-13 04:38 (UTC)
kingsroads: (thnx flora you are actually helpful)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-11-13 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the hint's gotten now. Strange takes a step backwards as Susan leans into Lauren, realizing right then and there that he probably should back away from this conversation. At least, he should back away for now. Strange is too persistent for his own good, of course he'll try again later.

And then, he simply doesn't move. He just watches Lauren and Susan walk away for a few minutes or so, mostly to see if Lauren actually gets the hang of walking. After all, they might not want him to help but a quick mention to someone else might be needed.

Only when it seems that Lauren's gotten the hang of walking and isn't going to drop Susan does Strange turn around and head off in the opposite direction, back towards the manor.