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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.
hurtcomfort: (huh what?)

[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-11 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, these? Cole looks over at the bottles before he shrugs slightly.

"I don't know. But they needed to be away, out of sight and out of hands." The people drinking them were already three sheets to the wind and would regret their choices in the next few hours. Cole didn't want them to regret their choices even more.
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[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-11 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. 9S hadn't liked the wine at the Prince's ball, but that could just be because it was the Prince's. But more importantly...

"Why don't you try some?" You know, just so 9S' curiosity is satisfied. "You can drink, right? You have a human shape and everything, so..."

It's hard not to have his thoughts linger on 2B and how they could've been together at the Carnival -- that night at the ball... he'd been torn between anguish and joy -- so he's eager to latch on to something else.
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[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-11 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry 9S. At his question, Cole shakes his head. "The shape of a thing doesn't make one the thing."

He might have a human shape and look like a human, but that doesn't make him human in the first place. Cole can't drink. That's one thing he learned about himself and one thing that he knows is a fact. He can't drink, can't eat, can't sleep. There are a few little human things that they do which Cole simply doesn't do to begin with.
dressedtothe: (crunching the numbers)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-12 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
9S opens his mouth, and then closes it again.

"That's... true, I guess."

After all, Adam and Eve were hardly androids -- they can't possibly be mimicking humans! -- even though they looked like them, right down to the lack of...

And androids aren't humans, no matter how close to them they may appear.

"So if you tried to drink something, it would make you ill? Kill you?"
hurtcomfort: (huh what?)

[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-13 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Cole shrugs! He doesn't know that much, just that he doesn't need to drink, so most of the time he doesn't. It's honestly as simple as that.

"I don't know. I just don't do it because why would I?"

It looks messy and it can spill everywhere. Besides, what else would he drink for, pleasure? He can think of plenty of things that would make him feel better than drinking juice or something like that.
dressedtothe: (aw man the fridge is running)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-13 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
9S shoots Cole a bewildered look. "To find out what happens?"

He says it like he can't possibly understand the folly of doing something just to find out what happens. That mackerel that killed him would've been totally worth it if he could remember what it tasted like. Unfortunately for him, 9S was stopped by more sensible members of the party from eating it again.

"Aren't you even a little bit curious? Part of trying to figure out who you are is testing your limits."
hurtcomfort: (get yourself some expressions my man)

[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-14 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"But I know who I am now. I'm Cole." Something which doesn't answer 9S's question. Cole knows the broad strokes but the specifics are hard to work around. He's Cole. He's a spirit. He's compassion. But what do all the little fiddly bits of those three things mean?

"Besides, other people have tried. Some things they like don't mean much to me." Said with a little shrug of his shoulders. This is just a thing Cole's learned to accept.
dressedtothe: (crunching the numbers)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-17 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
He'll get you yet, Cole!

"If you're not going to try the drink, then what are you going to do with them?" 9S eyes the bottles. "They're already opened, it'd be a waste if you just threw them away..."
hurtcomfort: (huh what?)

[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-18 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
That's exactly what he was going to do: throw them away. But since 9S pointed out that it would be a waste, Cole now acutely aware that he can't throw them away, at least not while 9S is watching and talking.

"Do you want them?"
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[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-18 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
He knew it.

9S holds his hands out for the opened bottles of alcohol. "Yeah, I'll take them."

He's always up for trying new things, even when it's a bad idea. If it turns out he doesn't like the alcohol, he's sure he'll find a use for the alcohol.
hurtcomfort: (listening to things)

[personal profile] hurtcomfort 2017-12-19 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Wonderful! Cole hands the bottles over to 9S, giving the android a little smile and a nod.

"I hope you can use them." And use them in a way that isn't getting yourself hammered drunk.