⇨ 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

[exaomori]

Fortunately(?) for Rin, Shura didn't get him the dumbest looking yukata she could find. She was going to be seen with him in public, after all, so she may as well get him something that looked decent. He probably would think tigers were cool, right? So there's that, you're welcome, Rin. Not that Shura will tell him anything about the yukata other than to hurry up and put the thing on.

"Kuro says he likes it better?" There's something almost doubtful in the way she says it. Weren't cats color blind? Well, whatever. Both of them would look good on her regardless, and the purple one did feel nicer. That's good enough for Shura to make her decision. She sets the blue yukata back, then reaches to take Rin by the elbow to guide him through the crowded stall to the register.

"I can always come back for the other one later~ C'mon, I need ta get an obi, too."

Aren't you super excited for this, Rin?? He'll probably have to whine to get out the store if he gets bored.

[flashover]

Tigers are totally cool, and Rin fully approves. Even if he can't see it, Kuro did his best to describe it. He does appreciate Shura not putting him in some pink floral girls' kimono, at least. And the fabric is soft! Which, in his current state, is really the most important bit.

"Yeah. He says he doesn't know why, he just does," Rin says with a shrug. Demons were fickle -- demon cats even more so. At least he's gotten used to just being led around, and obediently follows, using his stick to make sure he doesn't run into anything.

"Do they not sell obis at this stall?" he grumbles.

He's so super excited. You can tell by all the excitement in his voice and running through his veins.

... It is better than sitting around and being lost in his own thoughts, though. At least with the sounds and the smells he can form a mental picture of what he expects the place to look like.

"Oh! You're taking pictures of everything, right?"

[exaomori]

Great, she's being dressed by a demon.

"Sayin' that kind of thing is totally uncool, y'know." Wow, Rin, think of it as practice for shopping with a future girlfriend. Of course, not being able to see is going to put a damper on anything they do. There was the option of waiting outside for her while she finished shopping, but Shura doesn't think Rin's in the mood to be alone right now.

"Pictures?" She planned on getting a picture with him at some point, but she hadn't thought about getting any other shots. "Yeah, sure, I'll take some for you. Keep yer trap shut, and we'll get somethin' to eat when we're done here." Not that Shura's going to be in a rush to pick out an obi, though that part is a bit easier now that she has her yukata picked out. She'll skip over buying accessories for now. She'll have to come back to buy something for Yukio, anyway.

[flashover]

"Whaaat? What do you mean it's not cool?! Shuuuuraaa!!" He wants to be cool! He wants girls to like him!! Well... mostly one girl in particular... even if that was a bit of a lost cause at this point. Maybe he's not totally ready to be relegated to the friendzone.

"Alright, alright, I will... Just be sure to take plenty of pictures! I mean, of everything!! Please?" he says, adding a small bit of pleading to the end there.

So Rin will wait patiently. But at the mention of food, his stomach... is a lot less patient. It growls loudly.

"... Ah... oops..."

[exaomori]

Shura can't help but sigh at the pleading. What a dumb puppy-like kid. "I got it, I got it. I'll take more pictures for you." It's not exactly a pain, but she wouldn't do it for anyone else.

But she doesn't have a chance to think about pulling out her phone to grab a quick shot of the vendor before Rin's stomach growls. For real? She hadn't taken that long picking out the yukata!

"You ate something before we came out, didn't you?"

[flashover]

Look. He's adorable. And he's just learning to own it, that's all. He would be cool, one day. But for now, he'll settle for cute. He hears her phone snapping photos and he gives a grateful smile.

"Um.... I think I did... maybe?"

He doesn't remember. And, apparently, neither does his stomach.

[exaomori]

In the end, he was still a goofy teenage boy. Wasn't he supposed to be eating all the time? Jeez. Shura has to put her phone away, moving to grab him by the arm and guide him towards the register.

"C'mon, let me get this and we'll get a snack or somethin'."

And she can just grab whatever obi is within reach on their way up to the register. It'll probably work, whatever color it is. She'd make it work.

"Think I saw a place sellin' candy apples on our way in... Mm, or maybe we should go somewhere with crepes?"