⇨ THE LUNAR SOLSTICE

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Winter Breaks: Day 6 - Day 25
Where: THE MOON
What: The carnival journeys to one of its moons to celebrate the Lunar Solstice. More information here.
Warnings: Winter fun.

MOON WALKING↴ The journey to the moon only takes a blink of an eye, but it leaves the carnival far away beneath you. The second moon can be seen on the peripheral, massive compared to its usual view. At least when the holidays start out, there will be no notable wildlife on the moon, though this is something you can talk to the Ringmaster about if you think it needs a change. It sounds like this is the first time she's used it in quite a while - it probably needs some dusting off! Claim your cabins, and proceed to... well, do whatever you want! There is no rush and little obligation, besides to enjoy yourself. For real, this time. She promises there will be no vampires. Or, at least, none that don't already work for the carnival. ► CABINS: Living arrangements are character choice for this event, and there are a variety of cabins of various sizes, mostly built to house 2-6 people, though you can fit more in if you squish. They are all made of wood and of a rustic design - no fancy modern furniture, here! Each building is housed with a fireplace and the needed amenities. You can pick up materials to cook with the private kitchens if you like. Theoretically, you could spend the whole holiday sequestered away, watching the snow fall. Some of them also have outdoor hot tubs available! ► ACTIVITIES: Activities are mostly going to be character driven, though there will be some large group games like bingo and maybe a poker tournament happening at some point in one of the festival halls. Otherwise, there is a lot to offer: skiing, snowboarding, hiking, ice sculpting, snowball fights - it goes on! If you'd like to run a winter activity, just let the mods know, and we will get the word out there for you. ► FEASTING: Every day isn't a full-out feast because that would get a bit unhealthy, but there will be a number of specific feast events over the holidays where everyone is encouraged to let out their inner hedonist and stuff themselves. There will be one big feast per week, with smaller but also delicious meals offered in between. The feast dates will be B12, B18, and B24. There's also plenty of alcohol available for anyone who wants it. ► SHOPPING: As mentioned in the planning post, there is a massive market being run by the World Walker Caravan! The Ringmaster has given everyone 1250 credits to spend on items, but there is a caveat - must spend at least 500 of those credits on gifts for other people. And it better be a good one, if you only buy one! (She will ask that you do not buy her presents, however. She appreciates the sentiment, but it seems sort of silly buying her things with her own money! If you'd like to gift her, please have it be something more personal or handmade, but you are not obligated to get her anything at all.) ► TREATMENTS: The beginning of the holidays will also be about the time that the emergency Medical Team will have finalized their treatments for the Prince's poisoning. Watch out for further information on that - and make sure to get treated if you are suffering from petrification or poison induced illness! The holidays will be a lot more fun that way.

Comments

[espigeon]

Hush. Hush. Let me keep my high opinion of you while I go sleep this off.

[He's gonna meander away in a second, not inebriated enough to stagger.]

[whattaprick]

Slightly pacified by the answer, Lambert settles down, not even realizing he'd bristled or leaned forward in the first place. Unfortunately, that also leaves room for the embarrassment to creep in and he averts his gaze from Strange, annoyed at his own inability to keep his own responses in check.

"Good," is what he settles on instead, finally. It is a romantic sentiment, befitting Strange, but the less they dwell on this, the better. Still, at least it eases some of the weight he wasn't even aware he was carrying, making it a little easier to square his shoulders.

... but now it's probably best to change the topic. He shakes his head slightly, prodding Strange's shoulder.

"You should have some water," he prompts.

[prazerbutterfly]

That's right. Nothing is more important to me than my family. I'd do just about anything for them.

[And he meant anything to the extreme measures. Frisk's smile warms him and he'll look it over on whether or not to include the Fourteenth.]

Thirteen. You can imagine it is a pretty big table we all sit at for dinner when some of us aren't traveling.

[prazerbutterfly]

"Indeed," he says as he doesn't mind as much as he kind of minds the wings right now. Not to mention if anyone ever touched his ears he's not sure how he'd feel about that. Thankfully no one has pet or tugged on them.

Wow, that's a rather classy and elegant roll off/down his body into the seat next to him. His hands have to move as she does to avoid her spilling over onto the floor.

"A little lady."

[kingsroads]

"Naaah," Strange responds, with a shake of his head. "I'm hungry, not thirsty." And wow is he hungry. Did Lambert have food here? Was there something he could eat? He wanted corn chips, he really wanted corn chips, they had those occasionally in the dining hall, something called Fritos and Strange feels he could devour an entire bag of those right now.

While Lambert thinks that they shouldn't dwell on it, Strange does dwell on it a moment. Why was Lambert asking these questions? It was obviously personal...ah. Strange has an idea. "You know that we're dear friends," Strange remarks, looking up at Lambert. "If you like men, then I'll tease you and try to set you up with a potential someone just as I would if you like women. You've stuck by me through all of this," said with a vague hand gesture, "I wouldn't abandon you that easily."

That moment of insight is ruined seconds later as Strange, in an attempt to sit up, straight up falls off the couch onto the floor with a thud. He can't help but bust into another fit of giggles.

[whattaprick]

"I like both, actually." Lambert's lip twitches slightly, but his response is bland, the slight flush to his cheeks the only betrayal of his own discomfiture. It wasn't really him he was asking for -- he'd told Childermass he had a poor measure of Jonathan Strange if he thought he was likely to cut someone off over what they stuck their dick in -- but there's no way to say that without betraying the confidence he'd promised to keep.

And there goes Strange, rolling off his lap and landing fairly hard. Lambert winces, reaching down to hook his hands under Strange's armpits and haul him up until he's at least got his back propped against the couch.

"And I don't need you setting me up with anyone, man or woman." Jonathan Strange is many things, but a capable matchmaker? Lambert doubts it. "If you're hungry, there's food in the kitchen, but I'm not carrying you there." There are limits to friendship, okay.

[reflash]

"By 'crimes against the Carnival', do you mean visitors breaking rules?" Or are they all on alert for actual attacks from outside forces? Yukio can handle that sort of pressure, of course, but it would be best to have all the details.

[otoko]

"Aauh, for the most part. We typically escort those who are harassing other patrons, or creating property damages, away from the premises... ...However, we are as well on guard for if an outside force for whatever reason comes to us," he insists.

"Typically...such outside matters are for the 'Nightrunners' to handle, but if danger crosses into our grounds, it is the task of those under the Warden to do whatever can be done." So they're not on...high alert, but for Gongenzaka it appears to be a Constant Vigilance thing.

[insidescoop]

Eh, foot th- [Oh, Duh.] Oh, that's the foot pedal-see, the machine is plugged in all the time right, but you can't always have the needle going through... ...So the pedal is like....

....Hey, did you drive in Portland? [She needs to know that she can liken this to a gas pedal and have it not fly over your head, see.]

[insidescoop]

Mnnhhh, it still feels bad...

[And wait wait wh-

She's suddenly making sure Julien is between her and the mannequin-] T-TALKING-!?

[otoko]

[He can't believe you stole his dog Yuuya, he just can't-

But she doesn't seem to mind at least, and so with a small sigh, Gongenzaka is coming over to stoop down as well. Really, he has to lie down to do this properly, all four legs curling under his fur until it looks like he's sitting inside a bush.

But hey if there's one thing he's good at-scooping snow. These hands are Enormous.]

-gently eases this out- time 4 nu things...

[otoko]

Hahahah! While that is true, it will be fairly inconvenient, no doubt..!

[As it is.] Well...it has been good to speak with you, Frisk-no doubt, you will find a wonderful year ahead of you, here.

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya sets Suzu in his lap, stroking her head for a moment before he helps Gongenzaka with building the base--it's true, having someone bigger means the long part of the job gets done way faster.

Especially since Yuya gets frequently distracted with his dog, ruffling her fur or dabbing snow on her nose or watching her roll on or off his lap.

He starts smoothing the snow at the base once they have a good bottom going.] Oh, Gongenzaka. Remember when you were drunk?

[He sounds a little amused when he says it, like it's some private joke. Which, in retrospect, it was pretty hilarious.]

[otoko]

HAUH!? [Wait what? The shock of 'what is a gelid demon' is enough for that snowball to hit, and so Gongenzaka snots.] A DEMON!?

I, the man Gongenzaka...am no demon-! [he proclaims, scooping a pile in one hand.] Do not resort to such insults before me..!

[Somethings just don't change no matter how plastered a guy gets.

Things that do however, are ease of aim, so that snowball he throws might not get anywhere near his mark.]

[otoko]

MNGH- [AND NOW, YOU BRING THIS UP- He pauses as he gathers snow,
mumbling a bit under his breath as his ears twitch.]

....Somewhat, [he manages, frowning.] ...I, the man Gongenzaka, should hope nothing was broken....

[Or said. OR SAID!!]

[hippocarnival]

No, thankfully. [Nothing broken on Yuya's person either, considering he spent like eight hours crushed under his buddy.

With the excess snow he starts molding into the shape of a small cone.] Actually, I was wondering about what you were talking about before you passed out. Something about being lost? What was that?

[Yuya hasn't been dwelling on it, exactly. But he's reminded of the word choice, and if his friend has some sort of internal conflicts going on, he'd want to know.]

[betheman]

[.......................................Honestly he's having troubles himself.] ....................Lost?

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya stops his snow sculpting and looks up at him.] ... You really were out of it.

[What the hell was in that cure. He raises an eyebrow, and then he just cracks an amused smirk.] You started saying something about how you'd be lost without me, but I guess you were just really drunk.

[He's sure he's heard that people say dumb things when drunk. If it's not that there's something Gongenzaka is dwelling on, then that's fine.] You fell asleep right there!

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

[bananaspeedrider]

[Yugo is most certainly never dawdling around with indecision when it comes to the feasts. And he's more than capable of eating as much as his eyes can, limited only by the space on his plate. Clear Wing's card is with the rest of his deck back in his cabin.]

Oh hey. What's wrong Reira, not hungry?

[Said while casually reaching for a serving of whatever she happens to be staring at in this moment.]

[betheman]

That is what drunkenness does, after all, [he mutters, apparently still sore about it. And-lost? He blinks, raising his eyebrows.] Lost?

....Mnhhh... ...were we perhaps speaking of if the other were gone, then? While Lost is perhaps not the word... ...I, the man Gongenzaka, certainly cannot imagine a life without our friendship..!

[soft_focus]

Eh-!

[Oh Boy that is a heck of a food pile. Reira's astounded, frankly.] Umnh... ...I just don't know what to pick, [She admits, shaking her head.]

...A lot of it seems new, but I can't eat all of it... [Not unless she grabs, like, one tiny biteful of each or something.]

[hippocarnival]

Kind of. [He smashes the snow cone and starts gathering more to form a proper ball for the next part of the snowman.] Uh, not that I'm going anywhere! When our contracts are over, we're definitely all going home.

[No one left behind, no one dying in the meantime. He smiles brightly as he sets the snowball atop the current one.] It was just... I'm glad we're friends, too.

[He really does have the best friends he could ask for. Selfishly, he wants to cling to them no matter what.]

[reflash]

Yukio nods. He gets the Constant Vigilance thing, to the point that he would be more surprised if someone wasn't always on high alert (Yukio this is why you're stressed).

"If you never need my assistance, I am always willing to assist."

Which... might be odd for a medic to say, but Yukio's just as much a Dragoon as a Doctor, and if he doesn't fight things he'll get bored.

[otoko]

Maybe, just maybe, both of them should Try To Chill (they won't).

"Aauh, I, the man Gongenzaka, would be glad to have the assistance as well-naturally, I offer the same in turn! Though, it would not do well if it were for medical matters..!" he admits, laughing.

[kingsroads]

It's like moving a rag doll or a sack of potatoes as Lambert yanks Strange back over towards the couch. Once propped up, Strange looks up at Lambert, with a grin still giggling slightly. He doesn't need to set him up with anyone yeah right. Lambert's totally gonna get set up with someone. Strange just doesn't know who yet or how he's going to do it.

But, Lambert's his friend and Lambert deserves to be happy so let's find him a boyfriend! Or a one night stand. Strange isn't picky.

And ooh, food, that's doing a good job distracting him from Operation Get Lambert a Fuck. "What kind of food is in there?" And can he eat it? He's going to eat it, even if it's slightly nasty or out of date.