⇨ 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

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[wild_magic]

A: Shopping | Day 7-8

He did go shopping the first day of the visit, but it didn't last long as he quickly had to return home with a present for his brother. That wasn't a problem at all, except it meant that he still had other people to shop for, and that wasn't even counting buying fun things for himself.

Which means that on days 7 and 8, Susan can easily be found chatting up the people of the caravan - or at least trying to, depending on how willing they are to talk to him - as he browses their wares. He can't stay out for too long, still feeling ill from the effects of the poison, but at least he can find some maybe cool things to buy.

Photos | After Day 8

When you're a kid from fantasy medieval times, cameras are pretty sweet. Especially instant cameras that print the photos out shortly after you take them.

What that means, of course, is that after Susan buys himself a camera, he then spends the next... Well, honestly, the entire trip to the moon, taking photos of just about everything. People, snow sculptures, snowball fights, the merchants, the cabins, trees, people's pokemon or pets... If it's there, he's taking a picture of it.

Of course that means that he just randomly is standing around various places with the camera, or maybe even calling out to people to stand still so he can take their picture or take a picture of something they were about to get in the way of. Or maybe instead you see him as he impatiently watches the camera in his hands, waiting for his photo to print. It's better than any technology he's ever used, but that doesn't stop him from being unable to wait for things.

Dragon | After Day 12

Anyone familiar with the animals from the second hunt might be surprised to see Susan with his new companion after the cure is available. At first the little dragon may only be seen poking its face out of his cloak as he explores or shops or plays in the snow, but there's definitely some times when he just sits back and watches the little creature flit around, or where he laughs as the dragon and his Pichu play some kind of tag game or something or other.

It's pretty cute, even if the choice of pet is more than a little odd.

Wildcard

[Before the cure, Susan is only going out in small bursts, but he's still wandering and available to do just about anything. After the cure, he's even more accessible and able to do all sorts of things. Hit me up (moirallegiance) if you want to plan something! Or just go ahead and toss something at me here - I'm up for just about anything.]