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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.
puddingemote: (sweetheart)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-11-21 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Tamaki rolls over where from where he was trying in obvious vain to sleep, looking up at Ginko. He's noticed the older man staying away recently, but he assumed that was because he was the least important person to check on at the moment.

"Hey," he echoes, rising into a sitting position. He pulls his legs up close to his chest, wrapping his arms around them. His markings, usually hidden by his clothing, slide up and across his face, temporarily lighting his skin up in neon green, before sliding back down his neck. "What's up?"
dontpokethat: into giving all my blood away on a fake game show (i was tricked)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-11-21 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Just wanted to see how you're doing."

He doubts he needs to specify why that would be necessary, after... everything. He just hopes he's not out of line in asking.
puddingemote: (with me)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-11-21 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine."

It's said dryly, with an added shrug. He knows why Ginko is asking, but he doesn't really know what to say beyond that. He isn't hurt, after all.

"You?"
dontpokethat: goodbye forever (ive already forgotten what you said)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-11-28 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
"That's good." As glad as he is to hear that, boy, now he sure is wondering if this was necessary to begin with. Maybe he should have left Tamaki alone.

He shrugs, too, tilting his head a little. "Alright, all things considered."
puddingemote: (i been livin a lonely life)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-11-29 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
He doesn't want to be alone (the opposite really), so he doesn't mind Ginko coming to talk to him. It's just that he's not sure that anyone needs to hear how he feels right now - he helped kill someone, but that's not the same as being poisoned or turned to stone, right?

"Mm." 'All things considered' means he probably isn't all that alright. "Doe-chan wasn't able to sleep well, after. So I'm waiting here for her."

He tilts his head a little, studying Ginko's face. "Have you been sleeping?"
dontpokethat: luckily i forgot what it was so i can do whatever i want (i was put on this earth to do one thing)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-11-30 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, Ginko feels much the same. He's one of the lucky ones; unfortunately, his reputation means he can't brush it off entirely without probably being prodded at more, but the less time is wasted talking about how he feels, the better.

"Good idea." He's sure Doll needs the company more than any of them.

Another shrug - and Ginko keeps his face carefully, steadily neutral. Speaking of people trying to talk about how he feels. "When I can. You?"
puddingemote: (so show me family)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-12-04 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Fine," he answers back, also neutral. It's not entirely true, although hopefully staying with Doll rather than alone in his trailer will help with that. The trailer by himself, without Yuya, is too lonely, even though only a few weeks ago he was wishing to have his own room again.

"I don't really have a way to help. So I haven't been useful." Which is probably why he's been able to find more time to sleep than Ginko, even if he hasn't been utilizing it. "I want to help more."
dontpokethat: and i never will (never thought about it like that before)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-12-08 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ginko gives a quiet hum. That's a concern he knows well, for sure - and the last thing he wants is to leave Tamaki to fret over it for too long.

"Haven't you been keeping Doll company? That seems pretty helpful to me."
puddingemote: (but i can write a song)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-12-11 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah." He blushes a little, but nods. "Yeah. I don't want her to be alone."

He gives a little shrug. It's not that Doll isn't important (she's very important, certainly to Tamaki), but she's not his only concern.

"I hope I can help her. But what about everyone else?"
dontpokethat: and start making the mistakes of the future (time to forget the mistakes of the past)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-12-14 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I think everyone's got someone looking out for them." He smiles, weak though it may be. "You don't need to put undue pressure on yourself. Just focus on what you can do."
puddingemote: (with me)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2018-01-02 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm..." Tamaki hopes that's true. He looks at Ginko in particular, considering, but he's pretty sure Joker and the Psiionic are watching his back.

"Okay. I will."
dontpokethat: (its all fun and games)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-01-08 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, they absolutely are. Sometimes they way people watch over him here can be kind of inconvenient, but... Ginko supposes he can't complain. Some inconvenience is better than being on his own all the time, after all.

"Good." He doesn't feel the need to keep pushing any more; he trusts that Tamaki will be able to keep to that.