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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.
anti_nonsense: (Too bad.)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-12-14 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"I told you," Rita says, sounding a bit too tired to enunciate her words properly. "Humans are stupid. So... looking up to them makes you stupid, too."

Slouching back against the chair, she slowly sinks toward the ground. "That's just logic," she adds in a mumble, seemingly unaware of how ridiculous she looks.
dressedtothe: (high riser)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-17 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
9S glances away, briefly. "...It isn't stupid looking up to someone like you."

Buuut it's probably bedtime for Rita. Sleeping out here would be uncomfortable, to say the least.

9S gets to his feet, before crouching down by Rita's side. "You should get some rest. It won't be comfortable if you slept here. Come on, I'll carry you."
anti_nonsense: (you're embarrassing both of us)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-12-18 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Rita opens her mouth to respond, but can't find the words, so she closes it and looks away. She's already red-faced from the alcohol, so on the bright side, he might not see her blushing.

She looks back at him when he draws near, however. "I'm comfortable here," she protests, but she sure doesn't look it. Her wings are bent awkwardly beneath her, sandwiched between herself and the chair as she slouches in a position that's half-sitting, half-lying over them.
dressedtothe: (ow right in the heart)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-18 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh huh." 9S' voice sounds skeptical.

Rita looks the opposite of comfortable.

"Come on, up you get. You'll be more comfortable in bed with the blankets."

He reaches forward so he can hook his arms under Rita's tangle of limbs to carry her. He might not be a combat android but lifting a small human is more than within his capabilities.
anti_nonsense: (Whatever happened to personal space?)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-12-19 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Rita squints at him as he reaches to pick her up, but she doesn't fight him. "Fine... whatever," she groans, turning her head away, like that'll hide the redness in her face.

It's definitely weird, being lifted and carried like this, and it's a good thing no one's here to see it. Well... Cole might be, but he's different.
dressedtothe: (high riser)

[personal profile] dressedtothe 2017-12-20 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
That redness to her cheeks, that's the alcohol, right? Right. Though with their confused conversation, he's not so sure.

Nevertheless, it's not difficult carrying Rita, even if her wings make things entirely more inconvenient than it should be. Carrying her to her room, he puts her down on the bed, though there's some jostling as he tries not to trap her wings under her body in the process.
anti_nonsense: (saw this coming)

[personal profile] anti_nonsense 2017-12-22 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
By the time 9S sets her down, Rita has already drifted off to sleep. When laid on the bed, she rolls over on top of one of her wings and plants her face into the pillow, mumbling incoherently as she shifts into some awkward position that she's seemingly comfortable in.