⇨ 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

[osteothropy]

"Yup," he says, casually taking the cider and just mysteriously pouring it through his teeth. "I'm a hard ass." He raps his knuckles against his hip bone, making a clacking sound. "Literally. No meat on there at all."

[prazerbutterfly]

"You'll know him 'by his bones' is what I was told by someone from home." He doesn't even question how Sans eats or drinks anymore nor is he going to ask. Yet Sans' answer causes him to snort under his breath. The follow up and the clacking sound makes him suddenly laugh softly. "You're making that hard to believe."

[osteothropy]

Sans chuckles. "Heh heh. Nice."

He respects whoever decided to describe him as ominously as that. It's more or less what he's been going for.

"Eh. Fair. I actually have a history of being seen as a lazy ass more than a hard one. But... that's kind of different now. It's weird."

[prazerbutterfly]

Not that Tyki will personally see Sans as intimidating ever again. He's a potential threat given he's the Warden but Tyki had no plans to cause trouble intentionally.

Well, Allen is gone now as he was the first one to give him a warning of behaving.

"Your brother kind of filled me in on that even if I wasn't myself at the time and was trying to get him to eat that... 'burger' thing he made me bring him." He leans back on his hands, "Is it the obligation? At home I had a job to do too but I was allowed to fulfill it at my leisure."

[osteothropy]

"I guess." Like, it's not like he hasn't been obligated to do plenty of things in the past, but... "Things back home were sorta... weird. The nature of the situation meant that anything I did couldn't really make an impact, so... motive for trying too hard was at an all time low. It'd been going on so long that I brought it with me... until circumstances made it obvious that I couldn't get away with not caring anymore."

Such as, being directly responsible for keeping people alive.

[prazerbutterfly]

Without context Tyki couldn't see the entire picture but he didn't need it to understand. He had implied he was willing to listen and here he was silent with a warm, unjudging smile. People talked and that is what gave the most into the perspective of someone. Unlike Sans he always had choice and everything he did caused a ripple effect in humanity. They pulled the strings and even orchestrated wars. Having that drive and control over something gave focus.

"Ah, that makes sense in a way," he says as he reaches for that hard cider again for a drink before just setting it down between them when wanted, "You said it is weird but that's a good thing, right? The change and flow of this place. Having choice in something that matters is nice."