⇨ 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

[kingsroads]

The book is a very ridiculous, slightly trashy pulp novel about robots. The likelihood that it gets everything wrong about 9S's world is high which is why Strange bought it in the first place.

"You'll have to tell me how wrong that is," he responds, as 9S starts unwrapping the present. Though, there's a pause as 9S reaches into his pocket and hands Strange the matches.

With a grin, Strange pockets the matches. "Thank you, 9S. I've already got a few ideas about how best to use these!"

[dressedtothe]

9S' smile grows a little wider when Strange accepts his present. Whew, what a relief. He was worried that maybe Strange wouldn't like it. Even if a gift is about the feelings behind them, he wasn't sure if his would reach Strange...

"Are you gonna tell me?" Strange can't dangle something like that in front of him and not tell him!!

Meanwhile, 9S finishes unwrapping the gift he received, reading the text on the back of the book. Oh, it's a book about robots? This should be interesting...

[kingsroads]

Strange doesn't say anything for a moment, as if to build tension. However, this is Strange, he can't keep anything a secret, so he continues talking, grinning all the while.

"I can shape things with fire. Perhaps I'll use the appropriate match to make whatever I'm shaping the color it's supposed to be? Aside from that, I've worked out a way to put an image in the fire. If I use a lighter color, perhaps that will give the image more definition."

Though Strange isn't an artist, he's picked up a few terms here and there from watching Arabella work. Lighter colors give something darker more definition, right? At least, Strange is talking in such a definitive way that he's pretty certain that's how definition works.