⇨ CAMPING GROUNDS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everybody!
When: Day 64
Where: The Camping Grounds
What: While the Ringmaster attempts to purge the carnival of magical tracing spells and deal with the angry fire fae in her belly, everyone else is getting sent on an emergency camping trip with some unusual local fauna.
Warnings: Camping.

CRYPTIC CAMPGROUNDS↴ You're given about three hours to prepare, after the Ringmaster tells you her plans for the coming week. There is a vast selection of camping equipment at your disposal, and the means to take along enough food for the length of the stay. The wilderness of the planet you're left on is nearly idyllic, but some people just don't like the great outdoors. ► CRYPTOZOOLOGY: As it turns out, the carnival won't be alone here. There is a varied ecosystem of cryptids to be found as well, living in relative peace and mostly reacting to the newcomers with curiousity. More details can be found on the plotting post. You are free to NPC the cryptids as much as you need to, as long as you stick to the behaviours described. ► DREAMSHARING: There is a player plot going on which will allow characters to share dreams! These are specifically more dreams than nightmares, and the mushi-adept characters will be here to help. ► CHILLAX: There isn't any plot twist for this setting, so this is mostly an opportunity to decompress from the last plot and get ready for the future. The Ringmaster will show up occasionally to help with needed medical treatments and check on things, but won't stick around for long.

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► CRYPTOZOOLOGY (Day 64)

[haides]

New life is impossible for him to resist. While he cannot forget his pet rodents, he will strike out from the camping ground to see what else this land has to offer. The old god radiates joy - along with his usual shadows - when he encounters a jackalope. The ears... The antlers... He crouches down amongst the bright plants, holding out taloned hands to the cryptid.

The Jackalope, like the rats and mice, does not hesitate. It jumps into his arms and nestles against his chest. He is home to it, after all, or, at least, something very close to home. Hades is an oddity - there is no question about that - but he isn't bad or terribly cruel. He will return to the camp with the Jackalope, speaking to the cryptid in a low, soothing voice.

"What have you seen? What are your first memories?"

He cannot understand the small creature, but there are clues on the Jackalope's fur and even on his antlers.

"Do you clash like stags over mates? Have a care - once these -" his fingers brush the antlers, "become tangled, there is only one escape."