⇨ 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]

And he seems so happy about it, too. Sora's a weird kid. But, since he received something, Lambert supposes he'll have to see if he can come up with something to give back. He's not really much of a book guy, but it seems like it'd be useful enough.

"Well, it's good timing. For once, I've actually got time to read," Lambert snorts, then looks at his alchemical setup with a soft huff. "Or I will, once this gets sorted out."

Progress is being made, and he knows it's still faster than he could ever do on his own or at home, with so many smarter minds on the task. Still, not as fast as he'd like.

[destiny_key]

"That's... the cure for that thing, right?" Sora asks, wandering over to the research. He doesn't understand most of it, but he's not much of a scientist or a doctor. "The thing that... the Prince did."

He still feels guilty for it. It hadn't been him who injected people with the poison, but he blames himself for not doing something. For blindly following him, and betraying his friends. He might feel better if he could help with this somehow, but he can't make heads or tails of any of this.

[whattaprick]

Lambert glances at the setup too, like he's half-forgotten it's there, and shrugs.

"Part of it," he says simply. "West's working on the other half. This is for the poison." And he pauses, glancing at Sora. "You're probably going to need some of this too, depending on how you're feeling."

Sora wasn't gone as long as some of the others, so Lambert's not sure how much exposure he might have gotten. It's supposed to wear away on its own eventually, but you never could take anything for granted...

[destiny_key]

"Well, I mean, I feel okay..."

But, like Lambert, he's not actually sure if he did get any exposure to the poison. Large chunks of time working as a servant are missing from his memory, especially right before the ball, so really anything could have happened.

[whattaprick]

"Well, there's one easy way to tell."

Lambert sets the book down on the edge of the table and waves a hand. All it takes is a gentle push of magic and -- almost immediately -- the marbled polecat of his soul materializes, the daemon stretching lazily and shaking herself before peering at Sora. She's seen better days, fur matted and eyes bleary, but she's still otherwise alert and calm.

"If you've been poisoned and you can still summon your daemon, they might look something like me."

[destiny_key]

Sora blinks at Lambert's daemon for a moment, then summons his own. Rohan appears in his favored form of a cat, yawning, on Sora's shoulder, looking around blearily. While not in as bad a shape as the polecat before them, his fur is still a bit dull and sticking up in odd places, and in all honesty he looks like he could do with a nap.

Reaching up to scratch at his ears, Sora does notice that that Rohan seems a little worse for wear, and looks back at Lambert worriedly.

[whattaprick]

Celandine, in turn, scrutinizes Rohan. She can't fly anymore, or she'd float over and prod at him herself -- careful to avoid touching Sora, since Lambert doesn't trust him with his soul -- but what she sees on a quick visual inspection makes her nod to herself, then glance at Lambert.

"It doesn't look too bad," Lambert says, reaching to pick up Celandine in his arms. She squirms out of his hold, sitting on his shoulder to mirror Rohan and get a better vantage point. "The poison usually causes malaise, makes you sluggish -- but it can wear off on its own, with enough time. Souls are made of tough stuff."

"Still, you'll both probably recover faster with some of the cure in you," Celandine chirps. "Have you met the new medic yet?"

[destiny_key]

"No," Sora replies, shaking his head in negative. "I didn't even know we had a new medic."

Rohan's eyes scrutinize Celandine right back, before he turns into a small bird with feathers sticking every which way and hides in the hood of Sora's coat, chittering wordlessly at her.