⇨ 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

[criticallyfucked]

You acted, but believed it would fail?

[Is it passion? Disgust? Anger? Delight? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter!]

No--

Claiming justification in the pretense of false belief--the belief that he'd turn you down... that's just lying to yourself. Using a lie as the shield between your reality and your truth because you were afraid of your own potential--the potential to take what you wanted, to make your desire real.

Now it is.

[He smiles.

He smiles at the end of it all.]

[dontpokethat]

...What makes you think you know me better than I do?

[There's a lot Ginko isn't sure of about himself. Half the time when someone asks him what he wants from a situation, he can't even tell them.

Maybe that's why, when he does know why he did something and what he expected from it, he doesn't appreciate other people trying to tell him that he's wrong.

But there's no point to trying to correct him. Because it's Foster. Ginko rests his chin on his arms, his ears drooping, and stares into the green slime-water.]

I screwed up. [He's already said that, he's pretty sure.] Whatever I had intended. So, now, I'm asking you what I'm supposed to do. Because even if--

[God, he hates saying this right now, it makes him feel like such a piece of shit, but it's the closest he can get to helping Foster--] Even if you're obnoxious and your ideas are generally pretty awful, you seem to have a better idea of what I'm supposed to do here than I do. And I don't know if you're saying I should... just go ahead and sleep with him, or talk to him about this, or what.

[criticallyfucked]

[Foster looks at Ginko. He does know Ginko better than Ginko knows himself. He knows most people better than they know themselves--ignorance and blindness are essential to people's ability to function. Without that willful ignorance--]

.... you need my permission to talk to him?

[dontpokethat]

...Was that all you had in mind?

[That... is a relief, frankly. Ginko lets out a breath, and his tail thumps briefly against the deck behind him.]

Honestly, I'd thought you were going to... say that I had to sleep with him to win him back, or something. Yeah, talking I can do.

[criticallyfucked]

If that's such a problem, maybe you are in trouble.

[But Psi's so nice, you'll probably be fine.]

[dontpokethat]

[Don't give him that, Foster, he knows Psi is a complete disaster.]

...Maybe. I guess that's something else to talk to him about.

[This is going to be a horrifically awkward Talk.]

[criticallyfucked]

You guess.

[Incredible.

Foster sinks into the hot, slime-green water, tips his head back so that only his face emerges from it, like a strange island, and closes his eyes.]

Well, have fun.

[dontpokethat]

[Man, really. Ginko frowns at him.]

I will have to talk to him about that. And I'm never going to make understatements in front of you again.

[Then he snorts.]

Oh, don't worry, I won't.