⇨ 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

[starseedling]

Steven's ears lift in surprise and then fold back in slight nervousness at having been called on for help. On one hand, he's super excited to do just that. On the other hand... it's Lambert.

"Uh... Well, I guess you could say that," he says, and then tries to ham it up, putting his hands on his hips. "My mom was a gemstone, after all!"

He waits to see if that joke lands before proceeding.

[whattaprick]

Lambert grins, willing to play along. "Exactly. Takes a gem to pick a gem, after all." He moves aside so Steven can get a better look at the display. Fortunately, it's not all that high off the ground, so it shouldn't be hard for Steven to get a look. As expected of a tourist down, the display is meant to dazzle and impress the buyer with sparkle and shine, and this stall has plenty of it, in every configuration from earrings to necklaces to rings.

What Lambert draws attention to, though, are the earrings, which he points to with a clawed finger.

"I'm thinking of getting one of those. What do you think?"

[starseedling]

Steven leans in close, pleased to look at them, though he pauses after a moment and glances back at Lambert.

"Are you trying to pick?" he asks, and then looks back to the display, now putting a serious effort into contemplating it. "Hmm, what's your favourite color?"

Probably not a question a witcher gets asked a lot, but here we are.

palate cleansing cuteness time

[whattaprick]

Lambert cocks his head, considering. He wouldn't really say he has a favorite color (and absolutely 100% no one has ever asked him that before) but if he had to pick one ...

"Red," he says, finally, lips curling slightly. Steven's obviously thinking about it, and that's amusing.