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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2017-11-21 08:41 pm

⇨ THE LUNAR SOLSTICE

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.
hippocarnival: (✮ 116 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2018-01-04 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Scared?! [Yuya whines pitifully, his expression falling immediately. He sure didn't think it was that ugly!!

He tries to scoop her up to his chest, snuggling her close to calm her.]
Calm down, it's not going to hurt you...
betheman: (HRMMMN =3=)

[personal profile] betheman 2018-01-04 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Aaauh, you would be correct-and it's often quite specific to Them as well-one fae will not so much as consider what yet another would, in many cases... ...Truthfully, the Ringmaster herself could be considered an incredibly lenient one, when it comes to most matters. There are those who would take one for slavery just over an insult..."
betheman: (WINKY FACE-)

'dont drink and snowfight, kids'

[personal profile] betheman 2018-01-04 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
HOHHH! [A hit! ...Not that it is much, sadly, as one can't really change the maximum amount of snow they can throw. Still, Gongenzaka seems amused.] A good blow..!

However I, the man Gongenzaka, will certainly have my own strike land true..!

[So he says, but this time the snow blast he sends could well be aimed more Above Anghel than anything...]
betheman: (WINKY FACE-)

[personal profile] betheman 2018-01-04 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
HAAAHAHAHAH! It truly does move without work, as well..! I, the man Gongenzaka...feel I may be getting the hang of this..!

[that's definitely the alcohol talking- Especially since he seems to be powering it up before even aiming at the snow.] Shall we continue, then..?!

[Is this a snowball fight or a spar!?]
dontpokethat: for all the drama and intrigue i have caused over the years (i am sorry)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-01-04 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
...Was that all you had in mind?

[That... is a relief, frankly. Ginko lets out a breath, and his tail thumps briefly against the deck behind him.]

Honestly, I'd thought you were going to... say that I had to sleep with him to win him back, or something. Yeah, talking I can do.
atouts: (004)

[personal profile] atouts 2018-01-04 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Grumble and sulk all you like, Strange, but Childermass is just going to carry on like it doesn't matter. It helps that Strange did manage to pick out a book he would enjoy. Some of these are even more far-fetched than what he encountered in the Realm of Dreams.

"I think these might be from more than just a single world," he comments idly before looking up. "But I do like it. Thank you."
starseedling: (fucking spaceships)

HOLIDAYS OVER TIME TO DIE

[personal profile] starseedling 2018-01-04 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
He's not trying to shift blame, he just genuinely doesn't understand this. Or, at least, he doesn't think he does - not until she mentions him giving up, and something starts to stir in his gut.

In another context, he might have been so high on relief that he'd be desperate to ignore the flaws in his desperate plan. After his experiences in the carnival, though... his desire to keep trucking forward is not so impenetrable.

"I... I didn't know what else to do," he says in a small voice.
sworntothesword: (crying)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2018-01-04 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know what you were supposed to do either Steven, but at least we could have-" She starts to tear up, her fists clenching and unclenching as she feels emotions she's not prepared to deal with. "We would have been lost together!"
starseedling: (you'll never shut me the fuck up)

[personal profile] starseedling 2018-01-04 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Steven feels that fresh burst of emotion, and reflects it back in kind. He can't brush this off when he can feel what she's feeling like this. Not when he's made this same mistake before.

"I didn't want you to get lost!" he says, his own voice straining. "Lars came with me, and he died!"
sworntothesword: (anger)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2018-01-04 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
"You can't make that decision for me, Steven!" she yells, her body rigid, her eyes down at the ground, pushed together in anger, tears freely pouring down her face.

All her life, people have been making decisions for her. She's sick of it.
starseedling: (unless it's bad to be her)

[personal profile] starseedling 2018-01-04 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
He's making her cry. He hates that. It's hard to make an objective list at the moment, but he's not sure if he's hated any feeling more than he hates this one. But... he doesn't know what else to do.

"It... it was my choice!" he tries to insist, not angry, but defensive. Maybe being flat out in denial was the better idea after all. "It was my fault! Trying to fight them wasn't working..."

He genuinely believed that, even if they could have turned it around. He just can't imagine how.
sworntothesword: (destroyed2)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2018-01-04 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
It was hard for her to take that as anything other than hurtful. And he can feel the hurt emanating from her like a freshly torn wound.

She sniffs hard, choking back a sob, forcing her chest to breath in and harden her expression.

"I need to go," she manages, proud of herself for not crying in the middle of saying it. She picks up her bag and starts to head for the door.
starseedling: (if you're ever wondering)

[personal profile] starseedling 2018-01-04 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Panic immediately rises up in him as she starts to leave - he feels that hurt, his words wounding in a way he never intended, and the feedback cycle of that mistake pains him in a way that is nearly physical. He doesn't know what to say to make it better, or why he's doing everything so wrong, but he's terrified of letting her go when she's still this upset.

What if she never wants to come back? What if he never gets a chance to work this out?

"Connie-" he gasps, reaching out a hand, though he can't make his legs move. "Wait-
sworntothesword: (overload)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2018-01-04 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
It hurts to do this, but she can't handle this. It's too much. If she stays, she's going to say something she doesn't mean. She needs to think. She needs time.

She only shakes her head as she opens the door, afraid of changing her mind. She shuts the door behind her.
starseedling: (this is fake)

[personal profile] starseedling 2018-01-04 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
He lets her go. He can feels she wants to go, as much as that hurts. He shouldn't make her be around him if she doesn't want to be, even if he doesn't understand what he should have done differently.

For now he'll just sit on his bed and cry for a little bit while Bud (who made a point of hiding as soon as the conflict had started) attempts to comfort him. They'll... He'll try talking to her later.
dressedtothe: (fair warning these eyes are KILLER)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2018-01-04 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
9S idly picks at sample 4 from where it's on his leg.

"When I was smoking the plant matter... the first time, I mean." It's best to be specific, in this case. "You said no one could give me purpose. That it was something I had to find for myself, but I didn't have to do it alone."

Sure, he'd been addled by the drugs, but he still heard the words. And so he remembers what she'd said.

"It meant a lot to hear that."
dressedtothe: (here come the calvary)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2018-01-04 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
9S' smile grows a little wider when Strange accepts his present. Whew, what a relief. He was worried that maybe Strange wouldn't like it. Even if a gift is about the feelings behind them, he wasn't sure if his would reach Strange...

"Are you gonna tell me?" Strange can't dangle something like that in front of him and not tell him!!

Meanwhile, 9S finishes unwrapping the gift he received, reading the text on the back of the book. Oh, it's a book about robots? This should be interesting...
kingsroads: (small cheeky little smile)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-01-04 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Strange doesn't say anything for a moment, as if to build tension. However, this is Strange, he can't keep anything a secret, so he continues talking, grinning all the while.

"I can shape things with fire. Perhaps I'll use the appropriate match to make whatever I'm shaping the color it's supposed to be? Aside from that, I've worked out a way to put an image in the fire. If I use a lighter color, perhaps that will give the image more definition."

Though Strange isn't an artist, he's picked up a few terms here and there from watching Arabella work. Lighter colors give something darker more definition, right? At least, Strange is talking in such a definitive way that he's pretty certain that's how definition works.
tacosgay: ('v')

[personal profile] tacosgay 2018-01-04 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Who are you shopping for, if I may ask?" He's got nowhere else to be; why not give the guy a hand? Besides, Ginko's cute, and has always been chill, unlike most of the rest of the carnival, who have a tendency to make Taako's life difficult in various ways. Ginko's always just kind of... there. Quietly.
betheman: (its probably lc canon-)

THE FINAL GONGENZAKA-

[personal profile] betheman 2018-01-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Item Purchased: Tron Bodyplate x 1
Gift?: Yes
Total Item Cost: 200 -> 180
Credits Spent: Gongenzaka (180)
Additional Notes: Gon will openly worry a bit about how they can repair this armor if it breaks/how it'll handle any Unexpected Changes (IE: Wings), so he'd ask about that. Especially since Yuzu got a set too! WHOOP. Also how do you put this on??? The Mysteries of Hard Light, with Gongenzaka-

Item Purchased: Featherlight Tasset x 1
Gift?: Yes
Total Item Cost: 200 -> 180
Credits Spent: Gongenzaka (180)
Additional Notes: WEAR IT AROUND YOUR BUTT YUUYA-

Item Purchased: Scifi Rogue Outfit x 1
Gift?: Yes
Total Item Cost: 150 -> 135
Credits Spent: Gongenzaka (135)
Additional Notes: Yuzu gets A Little Bit Extra since he only got her a ring. (It's Probably Pink)

Item Purchased: Scifi Coat x 1
Gift?: No
Total Item Cost: 100
Credits Spent: Gongenzaka (100)
Additional Notes: He had some change after gifts and Finally Got Himself A Thing- But also Zangetsu egged him into doing it/testing the limits of the caravan tailors

TOTAL SPENT: 602 - 595 = 7
fortuneglass: credit - haptisms @ lj (owo'')

And Carly Finally TREATS HERSELF

[personal profile] fortuneglass 2018-01-04 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Item Purchased: Party Console DLC
Gift?: Yes
Total Item Cost: 50 -> 45
Credits Spent: Carly Nagisa (45)
Additional Notes: SURPRISE YUUGO

Item Purchased: Photo Printer x 1
Gift?: No
Total Item Cost: (75)
Credits Spent: Carly Nagisa (75)
Additional Notes: She still has her camera equipment from Portland so NOW SHE CAN FINALLY ACTUALLY PRINT THAT SHIT I GUESS

Item Purchased: Rainbow Matches x 1
Gift?: No
Total Item Cost: 25
Credits Spent: Carly Nagisa (25)
Additional Notes: Now I can send in her gift to RM

TOTAL SPENT: 451 - 145 = 306
Edited 2018-01-05 05:24 (UTC)
soft_focus: (extra 29)

AND FINALLY MY MUSES ARE FREE...

[personal profile] soft_focus 2018-01-04 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Item Purchased: Feather Blade x 1
Gift?: Yes
Total Item Cost: 150 -> 135
Credits Spent: Reira (135)
Additional Notes: She got Stuck on gifts so now Yuugo gets a Floaty Knife that he can hopefully make follow him on a bike.

TOTAL REMAINING....is 2, assuming refund retcon isn't valid
anti_nonsense: (read a book read a book)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2018-01-04 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Credits Spent: 980
Remaining: 270

Item Purchased: Laptop Computer x 1
Gift?: N
Total Item Cost: (100)
Credits Spent: Rita Mordio (100)

Item Purchased: Desert Robe x 1
Gift?: N
Total Item Cost: (100)
Credits Spent: Rita Mordio (100)

Item Purchased: Books x 7
Gift?: N
Total Item Cost: 70
Credits Spent: Rita Mordio (70)
Additional Notes: Six books about science and one book about cats.

Total Cost: 270
Total Credits Spent: 1250
Credits Remaining: 0
anti_nonsense: (That's the logical outcome.)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2018-01-04 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Rita raises an eyebrow, surprised he went for such a harmless question.

"It's... nice, I guess." She struggles a little with the word nice, but other than that, her words flow easily. "The food's good, the cabin's cozy, the market has interesting stuff... I don't normally do vacations, but the relaxing atmosphere helps me focus, so I've made a lot of progress on my book." Rita apparently can't take a vacation without dedicating a portion of it to working, but that's what relaxes her.

It's her turn to ask something. She was going to aim for something difficult to answer, but with Strange's first question being more or less agreeable, she opts for something similar instead. "What've you been up to since we came here?"
anti_nonsense: (No one wants your manly musk.)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2018-01-04 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
It's Rita's turn to squirm now. She glances away, awkwardly. "You remember that, huh..." She probably shouldn't be surprised, considering what she knows of how 9S and the pod can store memory data. Things like that probably don't slip by him as easily as it would for a human.

"I, well..." She sets the notebook aside, fumbling a bit as she reaches for her tools. "I meant it, of course. I wouldn't have said it otherwise."

Seeing him picking at the sample, she swats his hand away and then sets to work on removing the piece properly, sterilizing the area as she does. Eyes focused on the leg, she adds, "I don't know how, exactly, but I'll help."