⇨ 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.

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[textsfromhotland]

"No!" She exclaims with glee. "But it's part of the experience! And we gotta experience everything while we're here!"

[hippocarnival]

Yuya laughs. They definitely can't experience everything, but they can at least experience as much as they can in the week that they have. He's sure everything will become hard and frightening again for them when this is over... but hopefully, a little less so now that they have the mirror. "Okay!"

[textsfromhotland]

She drags Yuya all the way to the noodle stall and starts rubbing her hand together as she looks over the menu. We're not thinking about what's going to happen after this trip, we're thinking about what to put in our noodles. "Ooooh, whaddya think about extra shiitake?"

[hippocarnival]

Yuya stands on his toes a little to better see the menu. "The one with pork sounds good... hey, is that the one they're known for?"

He points to the small plaque by the menu. It describes a pricey spicy ramen bowl, said to be the spiciest. Customers who can finish the bowl in an hour can receive all their money back and their name on the wall.

Notably, there aren't a lot of names. "It looks like a food challenge!"

[textsfromhotland]

Alphys gawks at the plaque, then turns and grabs Yuya's face, staring determinedly at him.

"Oh my god we have to do this."

[hippocarnival]

"Mmph--" Yuya blinks rapidly as his face is grabbed. "Okay, uh, let's order it?"

Like, once she lets go of his face.