⇨ 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

Meeting coworkers

[sunflowerfields]

Some introductions are bound to be a little awkward, such as when Hinawa comes across a very familiar woman as she's heading to the baths. She stops and stares for a moment before realizing what she's doing. She's still a little tired from her ordeal in the prisms and- oh. Oh no. She knows where she's seen this other woman before.

Beau might also recognize her, even without the creepy mirror eyes and... is that sheep's wool instead of hair? "Ah... hello there."

(returning from hiatus! and omg i hadn't seen a recent image of hinawa before, sheepmom...)

[lmpatientdefense]

It takes a second of squinting at her. That could be curly hair, Beau isn't a shepherd. But the horns stand out, and the legs, all adding up to a partly-animal look that she's realized is a thing with the carnival. And at the moment of recognition, Beau pulls back a little.

"Oh, uh, hey there. You're the f... We've met. Right?" There's no good way to say creepy hugging clone lady, especially not when it takes most of her conversational effort not to start swearing in front of someone so mild-mannered.

o7

[sunflowerfields]

Hinawa manages a nervous smile, and averts her gaze for a moment. "I really should apologize. I wasn't exactly myself them."

[lmpatientdefense]

"Yeah, yeah, it's no thing." Beau jerks her shoulders in a sharp, awkward shrug, and finds a wall to lean against. "I mean, it was, but it's not like you meant to. Mind control magic, or whatever. Do you remember it?"

[sunflowerfields]

"I... I do, strangely enough." Hinawa subconsciously wrings the sleeves of her yukata as she recalls everything. "It feels like I have all of their memories. But I suppose, they are me, so of course I would."

It's such a weird thing to think about!

[lmpatientdefense]

"Ohhhhh. Huh." Beau shifts her jaw to the side as she mulls that over, and slowly nods. "Sorry for killing you a little bit. Nothing personal."

Even with healing magic being a thing, you don't quite get used to this sort of conversation. Maybe after a few hundred times.

[sunflowerfields]

"No, no, you don't need to apologize!" She insists, waving her hands. "I think everything's gone back to normal now."

After all, she hasn't split into two halves like some of the other carnival members. Yet.

"You're coming with us, now, right? With the carnival, I mean," She asks. "That kind of thing tends to happen a lot."

[lmpatientdefense]

"Yeah, does it?" Beau asks. A hint of interrogation gets in her voice, and she notices it and shrugs sharply as if to dismiss the tone.

"They told me the cost of getting pulled out was working with you guys for a bit. Like, a year."

She already heard that it's normal and happens pretty often, but the thing on her mind is: a couple people gave the impression that the carnival used to deliberately trick people into hiring on, making trouble for them to fall for. And that's worrisome.