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SUMMARY: King Arthur needs to go meet with Queen Elphame. Celliwig holds a tournament to invite other people to come with during the communication and celebrate their newfound friendship. A temporary barrier was put up so the river is currently mostly impassible. After the departure from Celliwig last month, the people of Celliwig have been working hard to make the area around their town safe again from the angered specters. For now, there are makeshift barriers that are preventing anything from crossing the river, dead or alive, except over the Pure of Heart bridge. It will, at the very least, prevent more from coming over and overwhelming the land surrounding Celliwig again. The city is open and, while the Elphame traders have stuck around to help train people in the proper use and treatment of mounts, the safest way to speak to Elphame is through Celliwig's hall of mirrors. King Arthur, Merlin, and a couple of other members of the royal court entered to speak to Queen Elphame directly in order to find out what information she knew about the Calamity and to begin discussion of what it would take to reclaim Excalibur. With the magics of Avalon having recovered significantly enough to not be at risk of falling apart if some of the otherworlders leave while still maintaining the barrier to keep Avalon safe, they need to begin discussing action. At the same time, in celebration of King Arthur's arrival and a royal wedding within Celliwig, a tournament is underway! Celliwig's tournaments work a little differently, however, and focus on a little more than just combat skills-- a modern tournament for the modern person. (Though there is fighting as well, of course.) Celliwig's Top Talents Tourney hasn't been held in a good many years since it's been closed off, so everyone is invited to participate. Invitations have been sent to all of Camelot's residents. The tournament categories are as follows: Cutthroat Cooking - For the chef's out there! Compete against other chefs to show off who has the best culinary skills. All contestants start with 2,500,000G which will be theirs to lose through the course of the tournament. This money can be used to purchase sabotages to use on other chefs throughout the course of the competition. Vicious Vocals - Singing competition. Anyone may participate, there are no auditions. Each contestant will compete solo first, then have to do a competitive duet with another person who moved onto the second round. The final round involves performing and singing at the same time, so you may want to go find friends to give you tips between each round and help you come up with an awesome set-up that will wow the judges! Speed Sculpting - This one's for the artists! Celliwig is really big on art, in particular sculpture. Any decent sculpture can be sold whether it wins or loses. Sculpture form can be made with anything you want-- glass, sugar, and ice are popular choices in Celliwig because of the city's aesthetic, but any materials are possible-- plants, stones, clay, chocolate, fabric, whatever you want as long as it stands on its own after you're done creating. (You can use your magic to sculpt if that's what you want.) Melee Mania - Fight your fellow competitors one-on-one. Weapons and magic are both allowed. Healers will be paid generously for assisting after combat is finished. Familiar Feud - Let your familiar have a little fun and combat each other! They're the star of the show here and otherworlders are only there in a support role. Mario Party - It's literally a series of Mario Party games. If you win your block, you move onto the next round and so on. 4 max players per game. If you don't rage quit at any point, you get free energy drinks throughout the day because this party isn't stopping. Silent Assassin - This competition will take place throughout the course of the tournament. All competitors are kept confidential, but required to wear a hidden body cam so that the experience can be shared online for audience viewing later. All competitors are given fake weapons (paintball guns, rubber knives, and so on) with sensors in them and have to find and "kill" the other competitors throughout the tournament period. Anyone who shows up to either participate in or watch the tournament will receive 50% off a hotel room and a single (Potion) Counter-curse. How the tournament will be run is a little different from an OOC standpoint. Any characters can participate, but in order to determine a winner, we will need anyone who thinks their characters skill is great enough to win to comment to the name of the tournament they are entering HERE! If your character would have canon advantages in a category, write +1 advantage in your comment. (So if you are from an idol series, you'll have a leg up on singing, or if your character is a skilled assassin in their canon, they could gain a +1. It won't guarantee they win, but it will give them a leg up so we're not ignoring their skill!) If you do not think your character has any chance at winning, please do not comment. (Someone who's never cooked a day in their life isn't going to magically win the cooking competition, you know?) If you think/want your character to lose even if they may have skills, we do not need your information. This is only an RNG for potential winners. We will RNG the winners from those who comment for each competition as linked. ICly, anyone who wants to thread any part of it out, go for it! You can thread out watching, you can thread out participating, interfering, anything you want! Thread out having an intimate moment with a healer after a battle, a tearful failure and hurt/comfort consolation, buying a round of vodka flashes for your fellow losers. Whatever you want! Just have fun. SUMMARY: King Arthur & Co. are still in chambers. A woman shows up and claims they're in danger, argues with Glwelwyd that she saw it despite that those abilities are not possible right now. Players voted to determine the next course of this prompt. (This section may be skipped for prompts now, but is still posted for reference.) The day after the end of the tournament days, all seems well and peaceful as usual within the city of Celliwig. The mirror hall that King Arthur's party had gone into is still closed shut. The Hall is guarded by a 7 foot tall man with a long, scraggly beard and huge rippling muscles named Glewlwyd IV. (You may have seen him around at past events.) None may enter until negotiations are completed, and it is his sacred duty passed down by his ancestors to ensure that none shall pass his guard. Most in Celliwig won't even try, knowing the futility of such an action, which is why it is particularly peculiar that Gwion can be found yelling outside of the halls that they need to be let in. After an argument and a call to action, some other worlders chose to find Gwion and ask questions. "Listen to me, there's something wrong, you need to let someone in there! Look for yourself! I saw it!" "Time is frozen, the future cannot be seen. A dream is but a dream, not a prophecy. Disrespect from the people of Celliwig interrupting a meeting of the fae and King Arthur's party would spell much more certain fate. After one more failed attempt to get past him, the woman stomps off to a nearby bar to blow off some steam, and ends up posting to the AOL Network instead. The King's party is in danger. No one is allowed in or out, but they're going to die if you don't work together to get past Glewlwyd. You can ask how I know, but it's a real long story and we're real short on time, so I'm kind of going out on a limb here. I'll be at Celliwig's bar if anyone wants more details. SUMMARY: A very close battle ensues in front of the Hall of Mirrors, with the doors eventually being forced open to reveal a dark, possessed hall. Reflects prey on characters' deepest insecurities and anyone who falls victim to them are trapped within the reflections. King Arthur and the Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul Mirror used to communicate with Elphame are possessed by angry specters trapped on Celliwig's side after the river barrier was put up. After the drama caused by Gwion's warning, the city of Celliwig is rather unsettled. There's an air of tension thick enough that you could hear a pin drop, and enough people who thought it was more important to protect the integrity and wishes of the fae than to worry about the unlikely chance that a seer had a vision while time was stopped. A large number of people have shown up to stand by Glewlwyd's side and defend the Hall of Mirrors, a show which will not be forgotten by the people of Celliwig... However, the strength in both numbers and battle goes to those wishing to enter the Hall of Mirrors. The battle is strenuous, a mixture of both Celliwig citizens and Camelot's otherworlders, and anyone wishing to play out part of it should put either defense or offense indicators in their prompt title to clearly attract those wishing to play out the fight. Those who manage to break through the line will make it into the Hall of Mirrors. The first and most notable thing once the door is open is that it's as dark as night. Not at all conditions for a meeting. And it's cold, condensation and fog forming at the door where the freezing night of the hall and the summer heat outside. It is not at all like it was the first time visitors were allowed in to place their Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul crystals in the mirror to communicate with Elphame. There is absolutely something going on, and those on either side of the battle may want to redirect their attention to the Hall. None of the party seems to be seen. Those who dare to venture forward into the hall will find themselves rather quickly at a loss for where the door went. There is a dim light still visible from it, highlighting the other people in the room and the edges of glass and mirrors throughout the hall. An eerie blue glow reflects through the number of the mirrors, but it seems to move about as if passing impermenantly. Those who try to chase it will find themselves further lost from the entrance, until they find themselves face to face with a reflection that doesn't seem to follow their own movements. This reflection will begin to speak with the character's voice, then immediately target the character's deepest insecurities. Every bad thought that they've thought of themself is fair game. If the character can remain calm and keep moving forward, then they will not fall victim to the trap. However, should they react with a burst of emotion, argue, or be unable to move forward when faced with their own insecurities, they will find themselves trapped in the mirror, replacing the reflection. Those who manage to pass the mirrors will find themselves at the Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul Mirror. The communication is still open to what appears to be an ornately decorated, natural throne. The Queen is long since gone, having been escorted to safety to keep her safe from the cursed mirrors. Notably, every crystal lining the edge of this mirror seems to have been infected by the blue, almost spectral color. Approached, a chilling laughter echoes from the possessed mirror, but the laughter is finished by King Arthur himself, back turned and facing the mirror. He turns around and wields his sword, ready to defend the mirror, eyes filled with the same blue as the mirror. As more people approach, reflections of Arthur seem to walk out of the mirrors as well to fight more and more people. It's hard to tell which is the real one, so can you really kill him to get him out of the way and get to the mirror? Fight the small army of King Arthurs and gather enough death mages to exorcise the spirits out of the mirror.. or maybe just smash it. Did you think this was the last choice you'd make this week? Please refer to the plotting post for any additional plotting needs and to check added notes for the third prompt. Timeline-wise, the new/third prompt doesn't start until the 23rd. The poll for it is here.

Comments

[phoenixwiz]

Maybe she could try to see what the bear’s weaknesses are, then she’ll try to defeat him with that.

(That’s what Harry thought of Rowena’s strategy might be at the moment.)

[phoenixwiz]

Oh sure, I can do that. I do have kinetic and elemental magic, so I could try to infuse both of them into the crystal.

(He then picks up the crystal as instructed and process to infuse a bit of kinetic and elemental to infuse it with the crystal carefully.)

[juzubeads]

Delaying us?

[It's certainly a distraction. Kyo has had those thoughts swirling in his head for a while even back home. But it's another to confront it like this. With the mirrors. He's got plenty of insecurities, plenty of guilt for the mirror to work with. Kyo isn't sure what is to be gained by the mirrors distracting and delaying them exactly. How this was even possible, how it worked. Then again he only recently arrived to start to get an idea on the magic here and what it all is capable of.]

[beautyrest]

It was to protect me. A very powerful fae was seeking me out, to ensure her curse was fulfilled.

[dottedline]

[Azul is more surprised they thought that would work.]

Was it? If it's not too personal to ask.

[lunarchain]

[ It was a bolstering heat that even she felt, a sort of kindling to. Yet it seemed her words only threw oil into a fire. Her cheeks that seemed hot, and redden from feelings deep inside. Now would cool off, and what instead replaced it had now been a different feeling. As if she herself took a leap. Jumped off a ledge to glide along the winds, and instead she was falling and would never land.

The lack of experience of people like this, and the simple fact that she felt on edge around him. It wasn't as if she were stupid, or unintuitive toward the type of person that he was. Or could be ultimately, it was that seeing even a slither of it for herself. Rectified her foolishness of playing with fire as it were...

Her teacher would laugh at her if she knew, 'Oh? Youre in trouble now? Playing with things you shouldn't.' ]

Truth is absolute. [ Implying that the truth here, were that he had been slightly successful. ] I am merely telling you, how I feel. [ Implying that, she doesn't like this feeling. That this challenges her existence, that it makes her uncomfortable, and that it binds her into the material realm of desire. ] That I mean what I say. [ That it may not be the truth of her feelings, but it is the conscious truth of her decisions and words. ]

[tantailizing]

Yeah, that's chocolate for ya.

Do you think it's too sweet?

[owarifool]

Well, I can't find it in myself to argue against your resolution.

[ Kipposhi chuckled again, shaking his head as he actually took a step back. It wasn't a concession, not a true one, and they both knew it. The heat from those flames was still there, billowing between them, prickling at the flesh like lashes from a whip.

No, this was itself another gesture of respect for this woman he'd come to be so infatuated by. Those words she spoke weren't rooted in just panicked defense. He could feel it, that thing that sparked his inferno... ]

I'll concede this victory to you, tactician. I should have known better than to push into your territory so boldly.

[reresurrected]

Ah, I understand... say no more. No sharing secrets with potential competition, yes?

[He gets it! But he also notes the edge to that smile, though he won't mention it. It's none of his business, after all.]

[lunarchain]

[ What a battle... Mona adjusts, her shoulders that were very tight relax. A hand moves over her own chest suddenly looking smaller. Grasping at her arm as she looks about, thinking to herself. ]

Anyway. [ Mona clears her throat. After a long drawn out sigh, raising her other arm beneath her chest. So they are crossed again as they were before. Leaning to one side seemingly at odds ends with the situation. ] Victory or not, lets compose ourselves.

[owarifool]

Actually, I think I'm gonna take this energy with me! I feel like my blood is like molten steel! [ Kipposhi laughed, brightly, folding his arms over his chest. ]

I've gotta prepare for the show, and this is just the fuel I need out there. I've got the perfect song, something that captures this...

[ He turned his gaze to her again. The fires had calmed, just slightly, but nothing had gone out. ]

I'll see you there, right?

[lunarchain]

I'll be there.

[ Mona did promise, and she were a woman who stood by her truths. After all hes done, despite the interaction just now. She did owe it to him, to follow through so she would. A part of her is glad, the moment he leaves. She will slide off the table and onto the floor as if she were water. And whine a little to her familiar how overwhelming that had been. ]

[lunarchain]

[ Mona sparkles excitedly when the plate is brought, taking a fork and gently cooling it before taking a few bites. The woman makes a gentle pleased noise, what an interesting way to make this! ]

Very simple, I love the fried greens. Do you normally make vegetables a lot too?

[beautyrest]

I'm afraid so, Maleficent's curse was much too powerful, regardless of my Aunt Merryweather's ability to alter it.

[chatwithdeath]

I'm a doctor in my world. I've seen conditions in living patients and evidence within the dead.

[And there was recently an outbreak so... yeah.]

[She hummed and nodded.]

If you can manage the symptoms. Still... is this a magical malady?

[If he wanted treatment by the usual way, she could arrange for a sample to be taken then consult with an alchemist...]

[kokuryuu]

But. Th-that kind of makes it...

[A pause. Souma has to think carefully about the right words for a moment, before he pronounces:]

Fun?

[He inclines his head to them respectfully]

You... broke it well. Feel better?

[chatwithdeath]

[Her lip quirked a bit. Yes, he's getting it... and she doesn't even go into an explanation of why it would be bad.]

[Pacing around to begin some minimal cleaning up for a potential new patient, Naomi looked at Keith over her shoulder and nodded.]

You're welcome.

Dr. Kimishima. Take care of yourself, Keith... Though, if you do need medical attention back in Camelot, I do work at the hospital.

[tempredmental]

[He smiled a tiny bit in return.]

I'll remember that. Hopefully, though, I won't see you too soon... unless it's for something social.

[His smile shifted slightly more into a smirk before he headed back out.]

[reloves]

[ Minako smiles thanks to the easy agreement..

.. though it's the next part that makes it drop again. ]

W-What do you mean, can I sing? Don't I totally look like someone who could've been an idol?!

[saxum]

While I was unaware prior, I shall remember the date for the future.

[ Tucking it away into his mental encyclopedia of knowledge, though the one question is, just how old is Childe exactly. Hm... ah, but that is always a rude question to ask, so he he says nothing about it. ]

Something special? You mean a gift, yes? While I have nothing prepared currently, it would not be out of the question to fulfill whatever request you may have.

[ Its his birthday after all. Maybe he wants new chopsticks? ]

[saxum]

[ "Rich man". Oh Mona honey, if you only knew........ ]

Thank you for your help. This should be suitable enough.

[ And just as you'd expect, Zhongli intently begins to go through the entire list. ]

I see... as I'd thought, many of these ingredients I have no knowledge of. There is a wide assortment of varied dishes I am unfamiliar with.

[troubadamsel]

Whatever the way it's organized, I won't back down! That is a promise!

[troubadamsel]

... I suppose treating myself to a handful of the desserts from the cooking contest would suffice.

[kokuryuu]

"Yes, I am competing in the physical fighting, m-myself," he responds shyly, a happy little smile playing at the corners of his eyes. "But. I fear I have grown rusty. W-what... what type of fighting do... you specialize in? You appear to be quite strong. Sword or... maybe axe? Halberd?"

He nods at Holly, a happy little smile playing at the corners of his eyes. He gives a little salute to her. "And will Holly-sama be cheering for you as well?"

[flapsin]

[It's really ducked up.]

It's good to meet both of you! [He raises a hand in a waves to Yun and to his familiar too. The presence of an animal bird seems completely ordinary to him!] Mine is off somewhere else right now... He's a bat called Littlewings.