⇨ 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

[lmpatientdefense]

Beau peers right back, cocking her head to the side in a defensive shrug. Jasper doesn't look like an elf or anything, but maybe she's centuries old too.

"More than twenty years."

[stompadour]

"Exactly," Jasper scoffs, "that's hardly any time at all. You could get used to more."

[lmpatientdefense]

"I expect to live... maybe a hundred years. How long is twenty years to you?"

[stompadour]

"Oh, practically nothing. I was created five and a half thousand years ago." Jasper folds her arms. "But you might live longer now you're with the Carnival. Fae magic does a lot of strange things."

[impatientdefense]

"Holy shit. There's entire civilizations that rose and fell in that time." For some people, like Beau, that's even more impressive than the centaur thing.

[stompadour]

"Really?" Jasper raises her (freshly groomed) eyebrows. "They can't have been very important ones."

[impatientdefense]

"I mean. I think they thought they were pretty important. Not that important now," Beau admits. "Except to like, scholars."

[stompadour]

"... Hmh," says Jasper, frowning a little. "Yeah. You're right. I guess it's all kind of..." She pauses, looking for the word. "... Relative, right?"

[lmpatientdefense]

"Uh, sure? I guess that works." That sounds right, anyway. "...It's kind of funny, and sad, how there's so many lives where like... Whether they died from wars, or old age, or whatever... once they're gone, nobody really cares. We've all got our own things to worry about..."

Beau wonders, now and then, whether the Mighty Nein would be missing her, or if they'd find a new equilibrium without her, if it weren't for that thing someone mentioned about the whole world being stopped while she's gone. Just as well she can't get the answer, either way might hurt to think about.