⇨ 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

[mirrortide]

"It's not that big of a deal." Snow is just solid water and Lapis can drag that all over the place without getting yelled at! Somehow. They should probably yell at her when she does it. Still, she's quick to follow Peridot outside, letting her lead the way.

"What did you want to build anyway?"

[periphrasing]

"A fortress," Peridot grins, practically prancing about in her excitement. "The snow has lead some of the other carnival members to partake in a kind of warfare that involves slinging spherical projectiles made of the snow at one another. We need to fortify our cabin, build a bastion SO big and SO impressive, that everyone will look at it and know without a shred of doubt that WE are the real masters of this planetoid!"

[mirrortide]

"You want a fortress...?" Lapis sounds dubious at best, especially when it comes to Peridot mentioning warfare. If that's the case, she'd really rather not get involved. She rubs her arm nervously. "I don't know if it'd be good to get involved with that sort of thing, Peridot." She doesn't mind building things with the snow, but getting involved in a fight against the rest of the carnival doesn't seem like a good idea to her!

She has no idea that this warfare is just for fun.

[periphrasing]

The grin fades from Peridot's face, and she frowns anxiously. "Wha... Why not?"

[mirrortide]

"I'd really rather not get involved in fights." Even those she pretty much has the advantage in.

[periphrasing]

"But it's not like a real fight," she insists, pleading. "It's like... a ridiculous and pointless entertainment ritual, but with violence! The non-lethal and enjoyable kind of violence, I mean." Peridot's putting on her best begging face now. "Come on Lapis, pleeeease? We could rule this moon with an IRON FIST!"

[mirrortide]

"Are you sure it's only for fun? You made it seem kind of serious. I don't want to cause any problems." Just in case something gets out of hand and someone gets hurt or something gets broken. She doesn't want to get into trouble.

[periphrasing]

"Positive. Besides, I'm not asking you to attack anyone. Just help me build a citadel that is worthy of our combined awesomeness!"

[mirrortide]

Lapis can't help but make a concerned noise even as Peridot tries to persuade her. If it's just for fun, then it shouldn't be an issue, right? "Alright. But only one. It's probably unfair if I do something like this anyway, isn't it?" What with water powers and all.

[periphrasing]

"Psssh," Peridot snorts. "It's hardly cheating if you're just really really excellent at something."

Says the gem who would probably throw a fit if Lapis ever used her water powers against her in any sort of contest, ever,

[mirrortide]

"It's kind of a really big advantage, Peridot." Which is why she remains skeptical at best. But also, Peridot has at the very least encouraged her to build at least one (1) fort.

[periphrasing]

"Whatever," Peridot literally waves her off, flapping one hand. "Let's just get outside and get building already!"

Annnnd she bounds off into the snow, too eager to get started to put up with second guesses any longer.

[mirrortide]

Well, then Lapis has no choice but to follow after Peridot, trekking barefoot through the snow! Not that it bothers her because she's a gem and all. "Where did you want me to put it?"

[periphrasing]

"Around the whole cabin!" she says without missing a beat. "We have to protect our headquarters, so it's only natural that the fortifications be centered around that."

[mirrortide]

"So you just want walls? How thick? How high?" You gotta be specific here, Peridot! How are you supposed to keep out invaders without a really, really big wall?