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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.

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[ That was actually a fair point. With him at least, what you saw was what you got. Loathe as she was to admit it, his whole thing about honesty during their first meeting may have had an inkling of truth to it...

When he asked regarding her singing, she nodded enthusiastically. ]

Yep! Well, I'm not a pro or anything... [A laugh.] But I play piano and wrote a song. I think with practice, I may get somewhere. Little steps, everyday.

Is that what you want to do?

[ Become some kind of pro singer? Or write songs? Kind of sounds like Ears' parents to him. They have the perfect Quirks for the music industry. So does Ears. But she wants to become a pro hero instead.

Ironically, he doesn't mock people for following after their dreams. Not anymore anyway. ]

I'm not sure...

[ Singing and piano felt more like hobbies... Yet again, literature had started as a hobby, too. And the two were connected very closely. Writing lyrics was a form of literature. And when writing a melody, even though you used a language other than words, you were still writing. ]

I'm really into literature. I love writing, mostly short stories and poems. The later in particular have a lot of rhythm and musicality to them. [Poems were meant to be spoken aloud, after all.] I use writing as a way to put my heart onto paper and it feels even more natural with music.

[ But making it a living... That was another matter. She didn't quite have the confidence for the sort of attention singers and musicians brought to themselves if they became successful. She'd started singing for an audience of one, after all. ]

[ Doesn't sound like a problem to him? ]

Lyricist then?

[ So that even if she is not the one out front and singing, someone else is. She still conveys her words with song. Bakugou doesn't see that as a loss. ]

Ahaha, that certainly is an option!

[ She smiled and nodded. ]

How about you? Are you considering a career as a chef?

[ He's pouring his ice cream mixture into one of the handy dandy magical machines that will convert it into the wonderfully cold substance that they all know and love. ]

Career as a chef? Ha no.

[ As if he could do something like that. ]

Gonna be a pro hero.

A hero...

[ Huh. Huh. Hero were usually... Understanding, compassionate, empathetic and caring. Essentially, everything he was not. And being a hero wasn't really a career, was it? Like... You didn't become a hero the same way you'd become a doctor or a writer. ]

But... You can't choose to become a pro hero, can you? I mean, like... Someone who stumbles upon a house on fire and runs in to save its occupants, that's a hero. [A pause.] But someone who purposefully seeks houses on fire to save people, that's different.

[ You're doing it for your own glory rather than for the people, right? Unless she misunderstands him. ]

[ Man... If Monika were to ever meet Endeavor. Or even their teacher. ]

That's not how it works. There are agencies that are assigned to different areas and mostly specialize in different fields.

[ Endeavor's agency does all of it. But then there are a lot of different people employed there. ]

It's not any different than a first responder. A call comes in or you're on patrol and something happens and you just. Go there. Handle the situation.

Ah, I see...

[ It made more sense this way. She still had her doubts, of course, but they were having such a pleasant conversation for once! So she knew better than to voice her doubts. ]

Well if you put in as much effort as you do your cooking, I'm sure you'll be a pro hero in no time!

[ Oh that's a smart move but also not. It's no real secret that the world of heroes is struggling a little. For different reasons that people may suspect. That doesn't change the fact that Katsuki still wants to be the best.

He looks up at her while he continues to work. ]

Been working a lot harder on that front.

[ For years, in fact. Katsuki is something of a perfectionist. ]

[ Huh. That was something they had in common... So was she. And she knew how bad it could get. Being too much of a perfectionist would usually result in making dumb mistakes and setting unattainable goal for yourself. ]

Just don't push yourself too hard, alright? [She smiled sympathetically.] When you're working too hard on something, that's when mistakes happen.

By pushing myself I can better be prepared for those sorts of mistakes.

[ Because he's human and they are going to happen. However, mistakes as a pro hero can be a much bigger issue. Someone could lose their life and he can't have that. ]

That's also how you make said mistakes... And in turn build up negative feedback on your own performance.

[ Purposefully making mistakes never had a good impact, she was sure of that much. ]

I'm something of a perfectionist myself. I know how it is.

[ He pauses, hands on the table for a minute. It's different. Very different from what this girl is saying. ]

Hair Bow... If I make mistakes on a test or in the kitchen, that's one thing. Make a mistake in training and there's someone there that's going to be there. You can go to the infirmary and get patched up.

[ Bakugou grips the table a little harder. ]

What happens when you're on the field? No back up. Surrounded by villains or crumbling buildings? What if some damn brat is relying on you to get them out of there? What happens then? In the moments, you have to be prepared for anything. If you make a mistake, you have to be able to adjust and quickly be able to recover from it.

[ There are, of course, other repercussions too. ]

[ She could see his perspective, but something didn't sit right with her. ]

I'm not saying you should not train hard. I'm saying pushing yourself too much is the mistake.

[ That's a pretty big difference. Whether it is cooking or saving lives, the process is the same: pushing yourself too hard ends up creating a situation where you are less efficient than you would be if you trained the right amount. There was always such a thing as "too much."

And it was even more important in his case. ]

I agree you must train a lot. But if you do too much, you'll only end up making mistakes you otherwise wouldn't. That leads into doubting yourself, feeding into the negative loop and ending up stressed once faced with the real. The anxiety you've cultivated from pushing yourself too much ends up being a detriment. [She raised a finger.] And it affects your personality, too. The brat you mentioned may end up running in a forest and lose himself because he got bad vibes from you.

[ Oh and more importantly: ]

Also it's Monika, not hair bow...

[ Okay... You know what? She might have had him there for a moment. The self doubt and the negative loop. Anxiety. In the back of his mind, Bakugou can admit that he has certainly experienced these sorts of things. From being a perfectionist and falling flat on his face. Numerous times.

However she looses him at "personality." ]

OI! ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT IMMA SCARE PEOPLE OFF!? THAT THEY'D RATHER RUN INTO DANGER INSTEAD OF A CLEARLY MARKED HERO!?

. . .

[ Oops, she probably should have stopped before allowing that argument to come in... She took a few steps back and stared at him wide-eyed. Hopefully, that was answer enough to his question. ]

Um... [Blinks blinks.] That's not what I exactly meant, but...

[ But look at yourself, pretty please? ]

Then what did you mean, hah!?

[ He is not going to look at himself. This is justifiable anger, thank you! She's making a comment on his ability to tally people and get them someplace safe! ]

... I'm implying there is a social aspect to being a hero and I feel this is what you should focus on improving.

[ There. Perfectly reasonable and well-worded answer to his question. There was no denying the social aspect, right? And if he wanted to work hard on becoming a hero, he should work on all aspects, right? Not just a few! ]

And how is it your place to make that comment!? You barely fucking know me!

[ He is working on it! It's just... A process. A lot of things he has to work through and process and learn how to manage correctly.

Right now he's just pissed ( and embarrassed ) that someone who has only had a brief conversation with is calling him out. ]

T-That's the point...!

[ Of course she barely knew him. But that was what his job was all about, wasn't it? Unless he planned to save only people who knew him very well. ]

People you'll save won't know you at all! If you were to save me and behave that way, I'd be scared I think...

[ No... That's not how it works, of course. But then again, people already know his face. Already know that he's capable of heroics, even if his attitude is pretty bad. So he already has something of a presence! ]

I'll work on it. But I ain't ever going to be all soft and cuddly. Ain't into that coddling bullshit.

...

[ The urge to call out his hypocrisy, right there and then. Not into coddling, huh? Then why was talking to him akin to walking on eggshells? She needed to be so careful with her words, lest he'd explode and throw a temper tantrum. Taking care of a baby would be less exhausting.

If that wasn't coddling bullshit, she didn't know what was. ]

Alright, alright. Good luck on it then.

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