⇨ 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.

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[sworntothesword]

"You can't make that decision for me, Steven!" she yells, her body rigid, her eyes down at the ground, pushed together in anger, tears freely pouring down her face.

All her life, people have been making decisions for her. She's sick of it.

[starseedling]

He's making her cry. He hates that. It's hard to make an objective list at the moment, but he's not sure if he's hated any feeling more than he hates this one. But... he doesn't know what else to do.

"It... it was my choice!" he tries to insist, not angry, but defensive. Maybe being flat out in denial was the better idea after all. "It was my fault! Trying to fight them wasn't working..."

He genuinely believed that, even if they could have turned it around. He just can't imagine how.

[sworntothesword]

It was hard for her to take that as anything other than hurtful. And he can feel the hurt emanating from her like a freshly torn wound.

She sniffs hard, choking back a sob, forcing her chest to breath in and harden her expression.

"I need to go," she manages, proud of herself for not crying in the middle of saying it. She picks up her bag and starts to head for the door.

[starseedling]

Panic immediately rises up in him as she starts to leave - he feels that hurt, his words wounding in a way he never intended, and the feedback cycle of that mistake pains him in a way that is nearly physical. He doesn't know what to say to make it better, or why he's doing everything so wrong, but he's terrified of letting her go when she's still this upset.

What if she never wants to come back? What if he never gets a chance to work this out?

"Connie-" he gasps, reaching out a hand, though he can't make his legs move. "Wait-

[sworntothesword]

It hurts to do this, but she can't handle this. It's too much. If she stays, she's going to say something she doesn't mean. She needs to think. She needs time.

She only shakes her head as she opens the door, afraid of changing her mind. She shuts the door behind her.

[starseedling]

He lets her go. He can feels she wants to go, as much as that hurts. He shouldn't make her be around him if she doesn't want to be, even if he doesn't understand what he should have done differently.

For now he'll just sit on his bed and cry for a little bit while Bud (who made a point of hiding as soon as the conflict had started) attempts to comfort him. They'll... He'll try talking to her later.