⇨ THE SUMMERLANDS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 119 - Day 126
Where: The Summerlands
What: Ignatius and Gild portal everyone to the Summerlands, with hopes of appealing to the Summer Maiden for help. Meanwhile, the carnival gets the chance to relax in luxury as only tentatively welcome guests. Here is the location write up from the last time the carnival visited. Since then, of course, some things have changed.
Warnings: Nothing in particular.

THE SUN RISES↴ After taking the time to rest, Ignatius and Gild will be able to pool together their energy to portal the carnival (and the airship) to the Summerlands. Those still in Polaris will be left to their own devices for the moment as Gild intends to ask for the Summerlands aid in relocating them, hopefully as soon as possible. With the effort the carnival put into sorting things out in there, however, they should be fine on their own for a little while, at least. They will arrive in the flowery fields at the base of the mountains, and soon the Summer Fae will notice their presence. Since the last time they visited, however, the atmosphere has changed. ► YOUR ARRIVAL: As the Summer Fae discover the group's arrival, it will quickly become apparent that there is a tension present that wasn't there any of the other times the carnival has visited. The Summer Maiden comes to greet the group personally, with an entourage of armed Summer Fae. They are not at all aggressive unless provoked, but there is clearly a wariness that is new. They seem uncertain about Ignatius being here, and while Gild will be able to do a lot of the talking and smooth things over, the Summer Maiden will deflect having a serious conversation about affairs until the carnival has taken time to 'rest.' It's more likely that the Maiden needs a moment to think over this new information before dealing with it. ► SUMMER CITY: After the Summer Fae become aware of everyone's presence, and the initial uncertainties are accommodated, they will invite you into their city. There are stairs that lead up the sides of the mountains, but thankfully there are also magical means of getting up there as well. The Summer Fae will be willing to help workers with the injured as needed, offering herbal remedies and healing magic to those that want it. You'll also be invited to join them for dinner, but it feels like more of a formality, and no one is obligated to take them up on it. ► SUMMER PEOPLE: The fae here will do their best to entertain these new visitors - but it doesn't seem that much happens here besides day after day of peaceful meditation and relaxation. It is not uncommon to see Summer Fae spent days doing exactly the same thing, whether that be enjoying the weather, listening to music, or dancing - the day and night periods may be similar to earth, but when you don't need rest it can all blur together just the same. Some of the fae work on feats of agriculture or craftsmanship, and while there is no particularly need to work in this place, they take pride in the fact that they do. ► FAMILIAR FACES: One very different thing about the Summerlands this go around is that there appears to be a small settlement built at the base of the mountains, filled entirely with the former residents of the Manor. Alyss and Reyna will explain that they set up a place to live down there with the Summer Fae's help, and that the fae seems to be trying to remain hands off except when they are needed. The Manor folk overall seem to be doing well, though there is some tension regarding their place in the Summerlands - they are clearly seen as refugees, and while the Summer Fae do their best to help them, the arrival of the carnival and the request for even more help with refugee aid seems to be making things awkward. ► OF THINGS TO COME: The Summer Maiden will remain distant for the first few days, but according to Gild and based on personal observation, it will seem that the news that the Ringmaster has been taken and the idea that even more desperate mortals are requesting to come here are putting her at significant ill ease. She's not rude or dismissive, but she seems reluctant to address the situation head on, though she has said that she will hold a meeting with the carnival later in the week to discuss everything in more detail. None of them seem particularly angry or resentful, but they seem to regard the carnival as an ill portent of things to come.

Comments

[moonfang]

Gongenzaka's spoken voice will have the same reverberation as it did when Zangetsu was using his vocal chords... but the intonation is all Gon, this time.

It's... strange, for Zangetsu. Gon doesn't really have an inner world like Ichigo, so he feels sort of like he's floating in space with vague connections to Gon's body and senses. He can see the outside world perfectly well, at least.

'This is REAL weird... but I think it worked? Hey. Run forward for me. I wanna try somethin' else!'

[betheman]

"Hnn..!" Give him a moment, he's stretching a bit- gotta get properly accustomed to all of this... "One moment, I, the man Gongenzaka, must properly prepare..."

A few quick stretches and... "Alright..! I, the man Gongenzaka, shall charge now..!"

Running time..!

[moonfang]

Zangetsu focuses on the body he's in, on the spiritual energy around them. It's probably not possible to use Sonído right off the bat, not without possibly injuring Gon's soul. But flash step should be safe enough. He collects the necessary reishi, taking partial control of Gon's legs, and--

FWISH--!

They dash forward, as if teleporting, about 6 feet.

It might be enough to cause Gon to lose his balance, though...

[betheman]

It SURE AS HECK IS-

"MNFG-" That's the most graceful faceplant ever.

Not.

His back legs are going clear into the air and possibly mostly over his head. Nice.

[moonfang]

-- And that whole process is enough to, once again, shake Zangetsu loose. He goes flying out of Gon's body, taking the power and the pain and the creepy eyes with him.

This time, he skids on his back. But, he quickly sits up with a "WOO!!!"

"it worked!! I can't believe that worked!"

[betheman]

Slowly, the rest of Gon meets the ground.

"Nnnhhhhggggguuuu..." Ow.

"Indeed...it certainly...did, Zangetsu..."

He can't be too upset, he sort of agreed to that.

[moonfang]

"... Ah!" He flips onto his front, then onto all fours, and quickly skitters over to Gon.

"Are you alright?"

[betheman]

Gongenzaka slowly pushes himself up, spitting out a flower. "Ps-ff! ...I, the man Gongenzaka, shall be alright," he grunts. "The crash was merely unexpected..."

[moonfang]

He grins, happy that he didn't knock out any of his friend's teeth with that little stunt.

"Sorry, it went farther than I thought it would. But it worked! Ya flash stepped!"

[betheman]

"Hff..! Indeed we did, though perhaps if we work on this more, we should practice a proper stopping motion..." he sighs, shaking himself off of any remaining soil.