⇨ 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

[dontpokethat]

"Yeah, that seems like it would be." He's never been a fan himself of being stuck inside, whether because of illness or injury.

He thinks for a moment, then adds, "If you want, I could probably get you up here." Susan shouldn't stay out too long, but Ginko figures letting him hang around for a while couldn't hurt.

[wild_magic]

Susan brightens up at the suggestion, and he nods eagerly.

"Could you really? That would be awesome!"

[dontpokethat]

"Don't see why not. Hang on."

He slides off the branch, catching himself on the next down, watching his hooves carefully. Climbing trees with them has taken some practice, and he's still not as fast as he used to be, but at least he can basically get where he's going.

Once he's on the ground, he glances at Susan and then up at the tree again. "You're small enough I could probably just carry you up, but I can't always guarantee my hooves won't slip... Let's start with aiming for a lower branch, then see if we can get higher up from there."

[wild_magic]

Susan grins as he waits eagerly, rocking back on his feet as he watches Ginko come down.

"That sounds good! We can't get hurt too much if we fall from a low one, anyway." And he knows that one from experience; he's pretty good at climbing trees now himself, but when he was first living in the forest he definitely had some accidents.

[dontpokethat]

"Exactly." He crouches down in front of Susan, his tail flicking in the snow. "Think you can get on my back? That'll work best for climbing."

[wild_magic]

"I can try." With his new shorter height it's probably a little hard in all honesty, but he's gotten on his brother's back enough that he still manages to sort of climb/hop up and hold on.

"Okay, I'm ready!"

[dontpokethat]

"Alright - let's try this, then."

Ginko straightens up slowly, making sure Susan is steady. Then he reaches up to grip a branch of the tree, hooks his hooves into what footholds he can find, and hauls them both up.

[wild_magic]

Susan holds on tight as they climb, a smile on his face the entire time. Being sick is so boring, when he isn't supposed to do things like this, so this is definitely a welcome bit of fun. Plus it's kinda fun doing it on someone's back instead of on his own.

"How high d'you think we can get?"

[dontpokethat]

"No idea. But we, uh, probably shouldn't try to push the limits here, just to be safe."

He does not want to be the guy who fell on a child okay. For the moment, though, he keeps climbing, though he pauses to glance down below them with a thoughtful hum.

"Do you want to try for another foot or two up? Plenty of branches to stop and sit on either way."

[wild_magic]

Of course he wants to push the limits, and if it were Lauren he would probably try to push him to do it anyway, but this isn't his brother, so instead he lets him prioritize safety over fun. Even if it's totally lame that he's doing so. He doesn't say that though, instead looking around again, especially after Ginko asks him that.

He nods after thinking it over.

"Yeah, we should go higher. And then we can stop." Maybe he can push him for another couple feet then, and again, and again. He'll see what happens.

[dontpokethat]

Look, it's one thing if he risks falling out of a tree on his own. Right now he could be argued to be in charge of this kid.

"Got it." Ginko reaches up and plants his hoof on another branch, hauling them both up a little further. Then, though, he stops, getting a more secure hold on the tree where he is - which might be a little more decisive of a move than Susan was hoping for. "This should be enough, don't you think?"

[wild_magic]

Hey, Susan is always in charge of himself, alright? He doesn't need anyone else. Except apparently to help him climb trees when he's sick.

But anyways, he really was hoping for something a bit less clearly final, wanting to push him to the top of the tree, but he can't really complain when this is still higher than he could have gotten on his own right now and so he nods.

"Yeah, okay. There's a pretty good view from here."

[dontpokethat]

Sorry, Susan, he knows how kids can be. Better not to give him the chance to try to bargain to get higher up.

"Good." He nods toward a sturdy-looking branch, and shifts his hold to get ready to move Susan over to it. "Think you can sit on there?" He'll stay close, to make sure he doesn't fall, but this should be more comfortable for both of them.