⇨ 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

[anti_nonsense]

That comment doesn’t seem to dampen Rita’s confidence; her smirk doesn’t budge.

“For one example... back in Eden, we had to pass through a flooded cavern to reach the Silver Mirror. With greater control over water, I could handle situations like that with a wave of my hand.” And to further illustrate, she waves at a glass of water, focusing her magic on it. The water shifts and pulls away from the center, creating a large air bubble in the middle of the glass.

[pipers_son]

"And here I thought you'd suggest something that would make our faucets run quicker." It's a pretty dry joke in contrast to his usual barely contained amusement, but at least it's something. It wouldn't be him otherwise.

"But that will help... so long as we don't get overwhelmed by anything. Or there's something where magic is stopped completely."

[anti_nonsense]

Rita relaxes her control over the water, allowing it to slosh back into its normal shape.

"Gee. Didn't take you for such a glass-half-empty kind of guy," she remarks, though she still seems unbothered by his pessimistic hypotheticals. "If it happens, it happens. And then I'll just have to come up with a brilliant enough strategy to work through the situation."

She says it like it's the easiest thing in the world.

[pipers_son]

"Ha." It's not much of a laugh. "Most don't." But then there are a lot of things he keeps hidden behind a smile and a laugh. Those are mostly with that other half of his, however, who can pull them off a lot more genuinely. Maybe it's for the better.

Either way, he'd rather not talk too much about that, so instead he says with a simple bluntness, "How are you so sure?"