⇨ 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

[fortuneglass]

Test fabric first, test fabric first! [She insists, pulling the blanket free after 'tying off' the stitch.] There is this though-this is how you're going to end, and start each point. You go back, and fourth, stitching over itself. It'll reinforce the equivalent of a knot.

[Now then-she'll switch over from the blanket, to a bit of tester scrap.] Ok~! All yours~!

[kingsroads]

[ The fact that Carly's shoving a bit of test fabric at Strange is smart, but it's obvious he's a tad put out that he can't just jump straight to the blanket itself. Alright, fine, he'll practice on something else first.

Taking the test fabric, Strange folds it under and sets it under the sewing machine, mimicing what he saw Carly do. Fortunately for everyone involved, once he starts stitching, he's actually doing a halfway decent job and the stitches are actually going through. The main problem is that Strange is rushing through the stitches in a bit too fast manner and his lines are going everywhere: this stitch isn't even close to straight: and when he notices that, he overcorrects, leaving the wonkiest, most crooked stitch Carly's seen in a while. ]

Out of curiosity, how do you remove a stitch if you feel it wasn't your best work?

[ even Jonathan "I can do anything" Strange has noticed that these stitches kind of suck. ]

[insidescoop]

AA-AAAHHHH- [Carly's growing panic as he picks pace up doesn't likely help.] Slower, slower..!!

[Shoot.] Mmmm. For this, we would have to use a stitch ripper... ...but more importantly, this is why we have practice fabric!!

You were doing really well, for the start-it was a good speed, too. Keep in mind that you have time..! Even at a slow pace, this won't take really long, and time means you can be careful..!

Umm... [Hold on while she gets the little ripper out though, and starts cutting through threads.] Here though- like this. From here, you can just pull the threads and...try again.

...It only works a few times, and on stronger fabrics, but that's how it goes..!

[kingsroads]

[ Take it slow? Be careful? Sounds like a dumb idea, why would he do that?

Strange can't help but give Carly a little 'okay, sure' skeptical little frown. This is a man who charges through things and barely takes anything slow to begin with: taking this slow is going to be a major challenge. ]

Can I borrow that thing when I'm making the actual blanket? Just in case I make a mistake, of course.

[insidescoop]

[Carly is, suffice to say, just a weeeee bit worried about that request. She looks at the blanket fabric-it could survive a pull or two, but....] ....Let's focus on making sure you don't make any mistakes that have to be ripped first, [She says a little flatly.]

A stitch ripper is your last resort. We can't use it a lot..!

[She has no idea just how little a mistake Strange would want to attack with this ripper, and would really rather he not ruin his own gift.]

[kingsroads]

But I still can use it if needed.

[ Strange is unintentionally digging in his heels a bit, as he looks at the stitch ripper. Of course he's going to try and make this thing as best as possible, but the fact remains that this is literally the first time he's ever sewed. That stitch ripper looks like it would be a useful thing for the process. ]

[insidescoop]

...I'm going to be the one deciding if it's needed.

You don't have a lot of chances with this thing..! So you need to trust me when I say just how much you need to make sure you don't need it..! You'll ruin your fabric otherwise..!