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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.
chronosynthesis: (❖ Elusive Mind)

[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2017-11-27 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
That makes her older than I, correct? I did not mean that you look young for your age... [He shrugs.] But I ca't tell what a thirty-seven year old human usually looks like! Or a twenty year old.

You could have said you were twenty-two and I would have believed you. [He doesn't look at a lot of human faces that closely, or share ages with most of the Vigil or Pact. Most of them were rugged, and all of them had to be adults... but some were youthful and wide eyed, and some just had what they always called 'baby face'.]
wild_magic: (1)

[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-11-27 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
It's possible... Haggling isn't rude though, I do it lots at home. I think with traders and stuff it's sort of expected? [He hasn't tried, though, so he could be wrong about it working here. He hasn't really had a problem with money yet so it hasn't seemed important...]

But you must be buying a lot if you won't have enough!
hippocarnival: (✮ 023 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2017-11-27 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
A grin start growing on Yuya's face at Yugo's response. He likes it, good!

But then he pauses, confused, and flexes his fingers as he looks back at the ring. "Uh... you want me to hit something?"

He looks around. There's the bike, various mechnical parts, Yugo, Yuya himself, and... the ground. And honestly, the safest bet it probably the ground. So he forms a fist and aims down, smacking his hand to the ground with moderate force.

It still causes a reverberation and a small but noticeable dent into the dirt. "Whoa!"
pipers_son: (Story update. I'm locked out of my)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2017-11-27 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, yeah." A certain sort of sullenness weighs the words down, dulls something in his eyes, but some of his face is still obscured by his own arm. Probably for the better. At least this way, he doesn't have to work so much on keeping his face happy.

Which wouldn't work anyway, considering how drunk he feels, but okay.

"I told ya I'm sorry, right?"
sworntothesword: (blush)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2017-11-27 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ She reflexively wants to say 'no.' Prevention was more important than treatment.

But so many people have already tried to help her see that she couldn't really have prevented this either, so...
]

I guess, yeah.

[ She tries to summon up a weak smile. ]

Too bad I can't just buy a cure here in the market...

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-11-27 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
He frowns, before shifting to hold Susan close instead. He isn't sure what he can say to make his brother feel better, so maybe this will help instead.
sworntothesword: (shy)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2017-11-27 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, hi Cole, I-

[ She blushes. Being told what she wants to hear doesn't make this a lot easier, actually. ]

I shouldn't. I should buy something else and make someone else happy instead.
pipers_son: (insovereign) (All semester I've been trying to)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2017-11-27 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
All the bad decisions should be in one place anyway.

[Huh, did he mean for the words to come out in exactly that order? He feels like he might have missed one. Or three. Whatever, it doesn't really matter. What matters is the drink he's just taken a swig of, and Joker ignores the strain to his wings hooked over the edge of the tub to just... sink back a little.]

Christ... That's.... A herb garden. To the dirt.
sworntothesword: (unsure2)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2017-11-27 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's very confused until Julien mentions 'alliteration.' ]

Oh, hi!

[ Several questions. Was it rude to ask why he's a bird now? Best err on the side of caution. ]

Thank you for being so nice to me at the ball! I'm glad you-

[ Maybe he's a bird because of the poison? Maybe he's actually not alright? ]

Um, are okay?
hippocarnival: (✮ 061 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2017-11-27 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
If there was, I think everyone would be buying it! [He laughs.] But there's a lot of smart people in the carnival, and I know they'll figure out what to do about the poison.

[Yuya, however, is not one of those smart people. So--] Let's find them something else nice that'll make them feel better! Uh, not just the people that were poisoned, but I was getting something for a lot of them anyway...
sworntothesword: (Default)

[personal profile] sworntothesword 2017-11-27 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely!

[ This may seem off topic, but- ]

What do you like to read, Yuuya?
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[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-11-27 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
He leans into the embrace, wrapping his arms around Lauren after a moment. He really is happy that Lauren bought the dragon for him to take care of, even if right now he can't help but be a bit upset at the reminder of the hunt. At the same time it's why he's happy, though, this feeling almost like some kind of fresh start. He knows what it felt like to be a dragon like this guy, to be small and have fun but at the same time be terrified of the bigger creatures, and have to try and save yourself when you couldn't.

He knows no one is fighting him here, and no one is hunting him here, but he also doesn't know who could end up taking the dragon if they didn't, and him taking care of it is the only way to guarantee nothing will happen.

He almost feels like it's a sibling or something, not just an animal. He knows it's silly, and so he doesn't say it, but it's still how he feels.

After a while he finally speaks up, quietly and probably a bit muffled by Lauren's clothes.

"Thank you..."
dontpokethat: i just want to leave so i am not around to hear it (before anyone says anything)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2017-11-27 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ginko sets his hands on the deck behind him and leans back a bit to put weight on his arms, making sure once again that he can keep track of everyone in the tub. This close, he notes that there's definitely some spilled spa water soaking into his pants and gloves, which will definitely be a problem in a few minutes. Oh well.

That actually gets a smile. "You did. You didn't need to, but you did say it."
hippocarnival: (✮ 013 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2017-11-27 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Uh? [Yuya actually has to stop and think about that, because he really doesn't read much.] Comic books? Especially ones with lots of action, or fantasy books with heroes.

[Yeah, those sound about right. Those are fun stories, and comic books have the added benefit of pictures.]

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-11-27 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't answer back right away, just hugging Susan tightly.

"I love you."
Edited 2017-11-27 06:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-11-27 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I love you too." And he means it, too, which is the most important. He's happy, here with Lauren, happy that everything is okay again. Maybe even better than it has been for a while, now that they're both better and everything seems like it's going well.

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-11-27 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
He pulls back, looking over Susan critically as though searching for a possible wound. When he doesn't see anything he smiles weakly, before letting Susan go.

"If you need help with the dragon just ask me."
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[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-11-27 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Susan smiles slightly as Lauren looks him over, not really sure why his brother is doing it but okay with it. Once he's released he takes a tiny step back, just enough to not be right up in Lauren's business, and then looks back to the carrier.

"I will... I think we'll be okay though."
anti_nonsense: (look it's a convenient distraction)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-11-27 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Answering that question is the reason I'm here.

[She gets a bit bolder and starts taking longer strides over the ice as she tries to get a feel for how to move and balance properly.]

But... for a start, I plan to shift the focus of my research to the study of spirits.
hippocarnival: (✮ 088 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2017-11-27 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
[That's right, she did mention being here for magic before... so it's for something so serious, why she wants to know more about magic.

When he sees her start to skate more confidently, he starts to pick up pace himself. Not enough to outmatch her, but maybe seeing it will encourage her to find the right movement for skating around.]
Spirits in your home? What are they like?

[He can't help but he curious, especially since it's taking her attention from the study of blastia.]
anti_nonsense: (Shut up. I'm thinking.)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-11-27 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
A second opinion? Rita looks between Childermass and the fabric, visibly unsure about that. She sure as hell doesn't know much about fabric.

"What do you mean? It's..." She's about to give some kind of smartass response, but now that she stops to think about it, it doesn't feel like she'd expect it to. "...actually pretty cold." She turns the bolt over and holds it up closer to her face to examine. How is it like this...? Magic?
anti_nonsense: (wait lemme see that)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-11-27 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
They're elemental spirits, but to be honest, there isn't much known about them yet.

[Her pace slows as she takes a moment to look at the snowy scenery around them.]

Actually... the first time I met a spirit was in a place kind of like this.
hippocarnival: (✮ 047 ✮)

[personal profile] hippocarnival 2017-11-27 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Elemental spirits, huh? So probably spirits tied to nature, like rock spirits or...

He glances around as she does.]


What was that spirit like? Did it talk? Did it do anything? Can everyone see them?
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[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-11-27 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Kind of, yeah," Lambert responds, dryly. "If anyone could pull off a shirt like that, it'd probably be Sans." Now there's an idea. However, after a moment's consideration, he ends up shaking his head. Maybe not that, tempting as it is. The stacks of shirts on the table for inspection are an eclectic collection, and he laughs as he picks one off the pile and holds it up for Papyrus's inspection.

"This seems more like his speed, doesn't it?"
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[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-11-27 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
"If you want me to get naked for you, Sans, you should've just said so," Lambert fires back, easily. He's considering it, that much is obvious from the expression on his face. The dip he'd taken in the hot springs up on the mountain had done a lot for aching muscle knotted from being kept in one position for days. A few days of actively having to lug around a half-petrified body has only made it worse. Thinking about having to take off all the layers he's already put on is making him grimace.

"I was planning on hanging around a bit. Just not expecting to get wet."