⇨ SHABONDAMASHII

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 92 - Day 99
Where: Shabondamashii Bathhouse
What: With the Silver Mirror claimed and the animals of Eden relocated, it's time for the carnival to kick back and enjoy an interdimensional bathhouse and the surrounding festival city. Meanwhile, the scattered shards of the Mirror have an unexpected effect.
Warnings: Dark/Light halves acting weird.

THE BIG CLEANSE↴ As the carnival recovers, the Ringmaster has brought it to the gates of a famous interdimensional bathhouse to rest. She won't be joining you for most of it, though she will be checking in frequently and available by radio. She's fixed a large portion of the Silver Mirror after it shattered, but it seems like pieces are missing. She doesn't want to rest until the missing shards are dealt with, and the Mirror itself is locked away safely. ► YOUR OTHER HALF: The shards missing from the Silver Mirror didn't just disappear - after breaking apart in Eden, fragments of the object embedded themselves in the spirits of those not already touched by its powers, and those that had been the most fae-touched. That means, your characters. The effect of this, explained in more detail on the plotting post, is that some characters will be splitting into two versions of themselves: the Light, and the Dark. This doesn't mean good and evil, of course, it's far more complicated than that. Splits can start happening at any time after arriving in Shabon, and initially characters won't know how to rejoin with their twins. Later on, it will become apparent that they need to reconnect via the shard of the Mirror they share... of course, in order to rejoin, you have to have both halves, and not all twins will be as eager to go back to the way things were before. This plot point is optional. ► SPA DAY: When you're not engaging in metaphysical division, you are free to enjoy the many luxuries that Shabon offers. Things will mostly have an east-Asian bend, like what you would see in the movie Spirited Away, but as long as it doesn't affect the setting much, you can honestly have whatever spa-type services available that you want. Food is served both in restaurants and 'buffet' style. There are also well paid sex workers here, if that is your thing, but make sure to tip well. ► FESTIVAL TOWN: The city surrounding Shabondamashii is largely meant to catch the business of interdimensional tourists. There are frequent parades and other events held, and the architecture is very closely packed. It's easy to get lost if you leave the bathhouse, but it's definitely worth it if you like party. You can pick out a few outfits for yourself and some fun nick nacks, but nothing that would normally require mod approval.

Comments

[drrdrrdrr]

"... Oh," says Amethyst. "Oh, dude. Yeah, there's been some stuff since then..." She hesitates. She doesn't want to get into any of the stuff that might stand out as especially bad, like the whole thing with Lars, or Lapis leaving...

"... I mean, you came back, obviously, and... we've all been kind of worried about about the Diamonds and everything but..." She scratches her nose, getting some seaweed goop on her face. "Well, before the wedding you sang this whole song about how we should just try an' take our minds off the bad stuff for a bit, and I guess that's where everyone's at, y'know?"

[starseedling]

"Wait - there's a WEDDING?!" Steven exclaims, that detail immediately dominating his focus. Nothing else matters until she explains who is getting married. It could be basically anybody, and he'd still be thrilled.

[drrdrrdrr]

"Oh! Yeah!" Amethyst sits up on her back legs. "It was awesome -- Ruby and Sapphire got married!"

COMING BACK TO THIS FOREVER LATER, SORRY

[starseedling]

"They WHAT?" Steven starts, and at first it's in the jovial tone of just asking for the deets, but then he seems to realize that actually doesn't make any sense at all.

"Wait... I didn't even think they knew how marriage worked."

GASP! NO WORRIES I AM HAPPY TO BACKTAG

[drrdrrdrr]

"Ruby read about it in a comic," says Amethyst with a cheerful shrug. "Her and Sapphire had a little falling out about some stuff and they decided to make a big thing out've it when they got back together. Obviously you helped a ton."

[starseedling]

He kind of wants to ask what happened, but at the same time, it's not like he hasn't seen Garnet break up about something before... and there was a lot going on at home. The fact that it has a happy ending is so pleasing, though, that he's not even sure he wants to know.

"Oh man. It must have been so romantic..." Garnet is everyone's favourite couple, after all. "...It sucks that they got in a fight, but... who could ask for a happier ending? I hope I get to see it whenever I go back..."

If Garnet had a wedding and he never gets to see it, he'll be really upset.

[drrdrrdrr]

"Aw, of course you will," Amethyst says, giving him a pat (squelch) on the shoulder. "And it'll be great. I never knew how much of a pro at weddings you were."

[starseedling]

"Haha, oh man, I've been keeping a scrapbook filled with all the best wedding stuff ever since dad told me what a wedding was!" Steven says, vicariously pleased at having been able to realize his wedding dreams back at home. "I've never organized a wedding before, but I've watched a lot of TV, and that's practically the same thing."

[drrdrrdrr]

"Yeah, don't they have entire shows about that stuff?" She sighs wistfully. She kind of misses browsing TV. "Hey, maybe one day someone here will get hitched and we can have a big party at the Carnival..."