⇨ 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

[lonesomewanderer]

He notes the fireplace and that the large dog appears to be obedient to its owner. "Easy enough." His gaze shifts to the loft and he nods. The cabin was more than enough, he simply needed a place to sleep and stay away from the others when he required the break.

"Papers you are reading? Or ones you are writing?" Either of which Childermass is doing has Solas' interest, of course. Learning was his secondary goal after completing his contract.

[mirrortide]

"You want a fortress...?" Lapis sounds dubious at best, especially when it comes to Peridot mentioning warfare. If that's the case, she'd really rather not get involved. She rubs her arm nervously. "I don't know if it'd be good to get involved with that sort of thing, Peridot." She doesn't mind building things with the snow, but getting involved in a fight against the rest of the carnival doesn't seem like a good idea to her!

She has no idea that this warfare is just for fun.

[bananaspeedrider]

No harm done in this part of the carnival though, that's for sure. Without wasting even a hair of a second, Yugo wraps his arms around the woman to return the hug just as tightly.

"Well you know me, there's not much that I need on these kinds of holidays."

[insidescoop]

"It's not about what you need, it's-!" She coughs, stopping herself.

"...Well, it's a surprise. So..."

[insidescoop]

There is a shrug. "...Sometimes, it's better to do what you love-all the power in the world can't make someone happy unless they're doing what they like best after all~!" They're meant to be wise words but they mostly just sound silly, here.

"...We normally get a little bit of information, depending-if it's a dangerous area, we get a lot of warning and instruction, actually..! Sometimes, the notice won't come from her though-the Nightrunners occasionally get sent ahead to locations to do the 'checking out'...which means it'll be on them to explain certain details after. I used to be one of those~"

Whether or not that's a good sign is in Solas' hands-

[sworntothesword]

"I'm not mad Steven-" She's totally mad. But she isn't- when he phrases it like that it makes her sound like the bad guy here. Of course she wasn't mad that he went into space, he was kidnapped. She was mad because-

"You gave up Steven." You left her behind.

[insidescoop]

[Carly is, suffice to say, just a weeeee bit worried about that request. She looks at the blanket fabric-it could survive a pull or two, but....] ....Let's focus on making sure you don't make any mistakes that have to be ripped first, [She says a little flatly.]

A stitch ripper is your last resort. We can't use it a lot..!

[She has no idea just how little a mistake Strange would want to attack with this ripper, and would really rather he not ruin his own gift.]

[anti_nonsense]

There's a flicker of hesitation, but Rita pushes it aside and nods. "Yeah, even now." She didn't expect him to suggest now, but Rita never lets a challenge go unanswered. She said she was ready, so damn it, she'll prove it. "The market will still be here when I get back," she adds, stepping away from the stall with her arms folded.

[periphrasing]

The grin fades from Peridot's face, and she frowns anxiously. "Wha... Why not?"

[mirrortide]

"I'd really rather not get involved in fights." Even those she pretty much has the advantage in.

Moar Gambling

[bananaspeedrider]

Out with bird mom (Carly) to have some fun! Being able to find any dice games is a bonus.

Anything after tossing his last 130 credits on the table?

[dressedtothe]

"I do feel pain, if that's what you're asking."

Granted, by human standards, it takes a lot to really injure him in the first place. The swords used by androids mimic the human weaponry featured in many of the records from the old world, but they're sharp enough to slice through metal with little issue. They had to be, when the enemy was also made from metal like themselves.

But unlike machines, androids had a fascimile of nerves. Androids would feel pain if you ripped off their arm. Machines wouldn't.

9S shifts from foot to foot. "It did hurt. It hurt as much as you would hurt if you hugged a white-hot flame with your entire body." With few other choices available to him, he had no other option but to strangle Rita to death while she tried to burn him alive. "But I'm a soldier." He feels like he needs to emphasise that point. "We have to be able to put aside our pain to do what has to be done."

[atouts]

Childermass won't be gone long, seeing how it isn't exactly a huge cabin by any stretch of the imagination. So, he's gone to search, then back again almost immediately, towel in tow. He'll set it down on the table next to where Tyki's sitting, rather than tossing it to him or any other such nonsense like that.

Not when the man's wasted and covered in dog slobber, certainly not.

"In all honesty, I should just get you an entire pitcher of water and then make you go lay down, Mr. Mikk. You shouldn't have gone out visiting in this state."

[pullingamiko]

"Really? Huh." Miko frowns, tilting her head slightly. She guesses that's fair; after all, it does seem like these robots were pretty different from the Cybertronians, seeing as how they were... y'know, made by aliens instead of just being fully living aliens in their own right and all that.

"So, if they already did the taking over the planet thing... what are they doing now? Like, if that was all they were programmed for." Honestly, that sounds pretty boring. Just a bunch of alien robots hanging around and not doing anything.

...Okay no alien robots are never boring (unless they're Ratchet), but anyway.

[atouts]

Any other time, Childermass wouldn't be involved in fighting over a piece of paper, but since Strange inexplicitly upset over it, well. Well, well, if they're out here to have fun, he may as well get his digs in at the other magician while it's open season.

Strange goes for the paper and so does Childermass, dropping his sweater to lurch forward out of his seat and make a grab of his own.

[periphrasing]

"But it's not like a real fight," she insists, pleading. "It's like... a ridiculous and pointless entertainment ritual, but with violence! The non-lethal and enjoyable kind of violence, I mean." Peridot's putting on her best begging face now. "Come on Lapis, pleeeease? We could rule this moon with an IRON FIST!"

[reflash]

Yukio glances between Gongenzaka and the cheetah, listening and observing. A pause, so he makes a comment. Time to see what information he can get from this.

"It makes sense for the Ringmaster to encourage her workers."

[betheman]

"Encourage is one thing...."

"Mmmm, she has very particular ideas of what people should be doing, which is the tricky part in requesting guidance in anything...."

"For the most part we merely asked if she could help us with magic...so things worked out rather well in this case."

"It certainly....varies, suffice to say, what 'encouraging' is, to her."

[whattaprick]

If it had only been Strange, Lambert could have played a comfortable game of keep-away and had a good laugh, but he isn't expecting Childermass of all people to lunge for the paper as well. The sudden movement out of his peripheral vision makes him instinctively dodge sideways to move away from it ... except he's been happily drinking, he's sitting down, and his mind is anywhere but a fight.

While this means neither magician gets the paper just by grabbing for it, it also means Lambert clumsily topples backwards, landing on the floor with a thump that startles a yelp out of him. The impact is enough to make him let the drawing go, and the paper spins through the air, drifting with a lazy disregard for the chaos it's caused.

[kingsroads]

Strange can't help but laugh for a moment as Lambert wipes out and eats floor. It's nothing mean-spirited, just Strange teasing Lambert because that's what friends do and the only thing wounded is Lambert's pride. However, this means Strange is briefly distracted for a moment as the paper flies through the air.

There's a brief grin on his face before Strange realizes oh shit, the paper's still out of his grasp. He makes another grab for it, but it's futile: unless Childermass stops paying attention as well, Childermass is probably going to get that paper.

[prazerbutterfly]

There's a good chance the towel might've passed right through him. The reason he's struggling with his power at all was that it was always passively active. He had to actually choose to touch things when he reached out for them. While it usually happened subconsciously, much like breathing was to anyone, his mind was unfocused. It's why when he sets the glass back down on the table and opts for the towel instead his hand will pass through one to reach the other with the glass fusing to the table when he dips into it too far.

He smothers his face with the towel and rubs it down the side of his neck. Childermass might notice a few buttons out of place here and there from his hazardous redressing of himself at the spa. Herbert was rushing him just a little. There's a deep chuckle at the mild scolding in his direction and he's lowering the towel into his lap moments later.

"That doesn't sound like a terrible idea but I wouldn't want to impose on your isolation. I was following my Tease but it came to you instead of my cabin," which only leads him to assume he pulled the tracker instead of the one he's designated and ordered to be his mail carrier. "In short, I went the wrong way."

[dontpokethat]

"Yeah, uh... knowing the people around here, if you tried to work right now, you'd have a half-dozen coworkers trying to push you back to your cabin."

He might be exaggerating. A little.

[steadydollypegs]

Somewhere, Tamaki is feeling very uncomfortable.

"Uuuugh, you're just gonna insist on all this 'Lady' business, ain'tcha!" She makes a big show of rolling her eyes, but doesn't fight it. Why does everybody think she's delicate and high-class when the truth is so far from that?

She eyes the water and eyes Tyki, but finally sits up straight so she can drink without choking. "What's so great about bein' a lady anyway?"

[steadydollypegs]

"Oh yeah, do it loads! Part 'a bein' an acrobat!" First thing you have to do when starting a career as a circus performer is learning how to fall, in Doll's opinion. Otherwise all of the inevitable bumps and bruises would be far worse than they needed to be.

"I betcha can! Jus' avoid that little bit over there!"

[steadydollypegs]

It definitely is Doll-- a very bundled up Doll, but it's hard to mistake that carefree giggle as she goes running behind the drift.

After a few tense moments, she does pop back up with a snowball in hand, arm reaching back to throw.