⇨ 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.

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[whattaprick]

Lambert's primarily occupied working on formulating the potion part of the cure, but there's only so much that he can do with that in a day.
Sans has been too sick and in recovery for them to do more than exchange a few words to the effect of 'hey, so i guess I'm still alive and you are too, so we didn't completely fuck up.' The first couple of days after his arrival, he was busy setting up the lab, but at this moment there's not much more to do than actually wait for other people to do their part.

So he has a little time to figure out what other people are up to and where they're staying at. The witcher's somewhat comically overdressed for the relative temperature around here, wearing at least three layers and a scarf he's dug out of somewhere wrapped around his neck. He regrets trading in his jacket from Portland, but to be fair, he hadn't expected to ever need it.

It's a sharp contrast to sans in the tub, but he'll stop by it anyway, leaning his elbows over the edge and grinning shittily at the skeleton. "Enjoying yourself?"

[osteothropy]

"Nah," Sans drawls, obviously bullshitting based on the fact that he's clearly grooving on this whole hot tub in the snow experience. It makes his joints feel less stiff and the aching in his spine hurt less, so he's a happy camper, as it goes.

"But, I guess it was a good time for a break, huh?" He looks Lambert over, and then continues. "You just passin' by, or you here to visit? It'd be cool if it was the latter, actually."

Which is a pretty direct invitation, in Sans terms.

[whattaprick]

"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."

[osteothropy]

"I already got my fill of asses, thanks," he says, arching a couple brows. He can sympathize with not enjoying dressing and undressing. Thankfully for him, staying warm is not an issue. "Was sitting on my ass all last week, actually."

He's quiet for a moment. He knows ther never really had the chance to talk properly.

"You up for talking shop?"

[whattaprick]

Lambert shrugs. He'll stay where he is, enjoying the steam rising off the water on his face without actually dipping in, though he's probably going to regret once he steps away from the tub.

"Might as well, since we're both here." He doesn't need to say: we're both here and feel mostly less like shit.

[osteothropy]

It feels a little weird talking shop while he's naked in a hot tub, but Sans decides to do his best. His tail curls over his knees with vague apprehension.

"...I tried to convene with you before making that call, back at the Manor. The one where I went out to chase those two boneheads instead of staying put. You must have been out patrolling, though, so I ended up making the decision myself."

He's quiet for a moment, but then:

"Dunno what difference it makes. I guess I wanted to make it clear that I didn't just run off without considering the fact that we were supposed t'be working together. I meant it, when I said that."

[whattaprick]

"I was," Lambert confirms, grimacing slightly. It's annoying -- in a situation where both of them were doing their jobs, one of them got caught and the other one couldn't do a damn thing about it.

The rest of it... surprises him. It sounds like an apology, kind of, only he's not sure what for. It catches him off guard enough that he looks troubled, taking some time to consider his own response. Of all the things he expected Sans to say when they got a moment alone, this wasn't it.

"I just figured if one of us was going to be stupid enough to get caught, it would be me." He barks a laugh, finally, shaking his head. "Maybe it would have worked out better that way. Maybe you could have actually found people. But we'll never know." Maybe in some worlds, it would be possible to know the outcome, but not this one.