⇨ 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

[dressedtothe]

9S tenses, immediately defensive at the laughter, but he does consider Lambert's words. Would she be amenable to the idea if it was just the two of them? But...

"She did say she wanted to take things slow..." But also... 9S huffs, sinking into the water until his head is barely above the surface. "Besides, you weren't supposed to know, anyway!"

[whattaprick]

“Can’t have too many secrets when you have a gossip like Strange around,” Lambert says contentedly, with no rancor. “Especially considering his scrying only seems to work on us, most of the time. Just consider yourself lucky he didn’t decide to walk into Rita’s trailer without seeing what she was up to first.”

And then there’s the slightest tilt of the head, tail swishing slowly through the water.

“So you talk about things like that, hm? Sounds like you’re pretty serious.”

[dressedtothe]

9S's cheeks heat up and it's not just because of their proximity to the heated water. His gaze falls to the water's surface.

"Well, yeah."

Rita is a human -- part-human still counts -- so... it already feels almost sacrilegious to have a close relationship with a human. If he didn't treat what they have with seriousness it would feel Wrong. He would chase the stars for her and if they ever became separated... there isn't anything he wouldn't do to return to her side.

"Isn't it the same for you and Childermass?"

He's still sore about Childermass outright pretending he didn't know a thing about Lambert's love life, considering he's involved in it.

[whattaprick]

“We don’t really talk about things like that,” Lambert answers, honestly. His other half holds all the rancor he feels about that; this Lambert just states it as a matter of fact. It’s Childermass. He’s never going to tell Lambert all the depth and breadth of how he feels, and that’s something he’s accepted. It doesn’t change how he feels.

“But yeah, I’m pretty serious about him. I wouldn’t be planning to go to England with him if I wasn’t.”

[dressedtothe]

[Continued ]