EVENT ✨ Something (Celli)Wigged This Way Comes

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Autumn, despite the chillier weather, is a season of warmth and gathering. Perhaps moreso this year than normal, given the rather unplanned gathering of Celliwig and Lestari underneath Camelot's roofs. Though significant contributions from otherworlders have made food, shelter, clothes and other productions and donations, medical care, security and protection, and childcare an amazing group effort, typical individual celebrations for the departure of the dead from Avalon aren't being held, like Lestari's Death Ball. After looking at all the support they've been given, Lestari and Celliwig have looked at what they have to offer to help both their own people and the people of Camelot and other worlds.

The people of Lestari excel in cognitive magic, and while there are those who use it for mind-altering magics, there is a good portion who dedicate their studies to emotional and psychological support. One such method is the enchantment of origami paper into something affectionately called Worry Monsters: an specialized counseling technique used to help form support bonds between people with negative emotions. Having spent a portion of the month enchanting paper, two square sheets of paper are handed out to anyone the encounter. The first paper says: "Personifying your emotions can give them a tangible form and make them easier to face. Write down something that causes you worry, stress, fear, or sadness. This is your Worry Monster." The second paper says: "When your Worry Monster is present, how does it make you feel? Any reaction is valid."
When both papers are written on, the writing on both will disappear as if absorbed by the paper, then the pages will animate and fuse, then begin to fold into a monster! Halloween is this month, is it not? There is no sense in not having a little fun. These little Worry Monsters will stomp off and begin roaming Camelot until they find a match-- someone who shares those feelings. Once they find an emotional matching Worry Monster, the monsters will return to their creator and grow to the size of kaiju. They are very light, enchanted paper, so even if someone or something gets stepped on, they won't be hurt or damaged. However, they are strong enough to pick their makers up and carry them to the matching monster who will do the same. Don't worry-- characters will be invisible while being carried by their monster, so their identities will be protected until they are brought to their match. The paper monster will turn to butterflies and fly away once their task is complete. What matches do after they are brought to each other is up to them-- but they will know, undoubtedly, that they share the same worries-- they are with someone who understands. Do it as many times as you'd like, for as many negative emotions as your character wants. For finding something to do, Celliwig offers a solution. While Lestari's people have spent their efforts this month enchanting papers, the people of Celliwig are less apt to share so openly. Instead, they take their time learning about a variety of holidays from other worlds, and come to find one they can apply their particular talents to. While most of their showcase in the past has been on light magic, a holiday such as Halloween plays in particular to their talents in dark magic. A number of locations that have opted in and won't interfere with other relief efforts have been enchanted with dark magics for brave souls to venture into and test their courage! What's more, each of these locations will yield tokens for the victors that can be used to gain prizes. All courage tests must be performed with partners. Costumes are encouraged but not required.
	The library has been converted into a haunted art gallery, many of which have had their paints and other implements enchanted. Some paintings will seem like they're watching you, others will seem like a small figure in the background is following you throughout the library in different paintings. A painting of fruit may start throwing the fruit at you and materializing it into real fruit, so you may find yourself pelted with tomatoes if you don't run fast! A single painting filled with black paint might start leaking and filling the room you're in, pulling you into shadow until you're stuck in the library's underground labyrinth. (Reference monthly quests here and here for more info about the labyrinth.)
There are a variety of paintings with different curses applied. Navigate through the library and escape the haunted paintings-- pairs who make it through without turning back will gain a Celliwig Token.
Another token can be gained via scavenger hunt in the Broceliande. Find cursed dolls from within tree hollows. The dolls will giggle and try to run away, may move when they're only visible in the corner of your eye if you set them down. What's perhaps a little spookier is that they take on the appearance of the first person to touch them, though they will never exceed three inches in height. Beware during your search, however, as there are a good many trees that have been transfigured into mimics. Though the mimics are not going to attack anyone, they do have giant hidden, wriggling tongues that will reach up and wrap the unalert up above the ground for capture. The only way down is if a partner fights the mimic, so don't go alone! Find a doll of both you and a partner and make it back to Camelot to obtain your token. The curse will break once they're exchanged for a token, so you can keep the cute little doll for yourself if you'd like.

The last test of courage invokes a temporary blindness hex on one of the partners. Both partners are walked into a soundproofed room, entirely silent in a way that truly seems to mess with one's head. The unblinded partner is only allowed to answer "yes" or "no" questions, though no one will fault them for giggling as long as they give no clues otherwise. The blind partner is to stick their hands into a tank of water with mystery items hidden within. These items may be mere objects like peeled grapes in soggy noodles, or perhaps the tank is filled with chicken bones and those tiny garra that eat dead cells and are sometimes used for pedicures. All the items are set up to feel spooky, but ultimately are unharmful. As long as the partner who can give clues doesn't break the yes/no rules and the item is guessed within 3 guesses, a token will be rewarded!

Bring tokens to the inn where a stall has been set up, with Gwion working the booth to exchange tokens for the following prizes: 1 Token: Celliwig glasswork glass set of 4-- spooky themed! It's filled with candy upon receiving, so they are friendly for everyone. 2 Tokens: Recipe: Smokescreen - Cast this spell on any liquid to make it billow plumes of fog. The smaller the water surface, the smaller the billow. A shot glass might just create a small whisp, but two mop buckets would be enough to fill up a medium room. Will not effect the contents of the liquid. Cannot be used on water bodies larger than a swimming pool (could screen about half a block). 3 Tokens: Recipe: From the Void - Summons a disembodied tentacle from the shadows. It takes a lot of energy, so you could probably manage up to three casts a day at most before becoming exhausted. Great for binding enemies, sneaking in small spaces, and reaching places you might not be able to otherwise. The tentacle will follow whatever command you have in mind upon summoning, so be sure to concentrate on the task at hand!

Comments

[pricklybloom]

[ She bites back a curse, trying to look around while still keeping an eye on the ink that's still rushing after them. ]

Could it have moved somewhere else? [ It sounds weird, but she wouldn't put it past anything else around here. ]

[fujimaru]

I've had some meat pies, but that was only one place. I'm always willing to eat more.

[ At least in Avalon, she doesn't have to worry about one of the few points where magic did affect her life: she's no longer the focal point for multiple summons! She no longer has to eat to have enough energy both for herself and for everyone around her.

...But also, she's just a big fan of food in general. There's a bounce in her step now. ]

In fact, let's just stuff ourselves. My treat, okay?

[phoenixwiz]

(After exchanging his token for the set of glasses, he then heads over to where the hot drinks are being sold while carefully levitating the glass set with kinetic magic.

Upon getting the two take out cups of hot chocolate, he heads back to where Amy is sitting at and gives her a cup of her own. Rose continues to snuggle up inside his pocket while Hedwig takes a rest after spending some time flying around the lobby to let off some steam from the doll chase.)

[phoenixwiz]

That's okay, maybe when it is near spring time again, I’ll be able to get the flower from her someday soon.

So may I ask where you originally came from, Fenton? I was from a county called Surrey in England, though I was at the middle of Scotland when I was arrived in Avalon.

[suetekh]

Back home, gods have magic. But I don't. I was never born with any. [And so he'd only had his strength to rely on, standing out all the more from his siblings. He'd been the black sheep in so many ways.] My brother was the god of agriculture and fertility. I never knew what he did until recently but he used to go to villages and help them with their crops. Here, I have healing and green magic. [Even Set knows the hilarity of this. Emerald was there for the blow-up that was Set feeling like a joke that he'd gotten magic and it had been something so opposite from him.]

It isn't much but I try to practice my magic as much as I can. Helping here should help our worlds, right? I think anyway. [Admittedly, he's not the brightest tool in the shed and there's a lot that's going on in this world he does not understand. But he tries because he has to do better than he would have five years ago.]

I don't know. As mad as I am at myself, I guess the time here has let me think. Not that it always helps. Sometimes I just lay awake and I feel like I could go crazy. But it feels a little better to think when I do something here, anything, maybe I'm doing something okay.

[That sounds very dumb to him and he frowns.] I don't know if that makes sense. I guess I just think that if you just existing can help in your world, because you'll help, then you just...have to keep going? And that guy just wanted to help people and protect them then he'd be proud of you for doing that here. Maybe. I don't know the guy.

[Real helpful, Set.]

sorry for wait, Endwalker etc etc

[emet_sulk]

He cannot help but match her with an equally humourless smile.

"The victors write history, as I once said. Or in this case, the surviving majority. Truth matters not a whit."

And what of him, he thinks with some melancholy? Will his people be remembered in some hundred years after the Warrior of Light passes? He doubts it - but it is their world now. One final encore for the living.

"Are you truly an android?" he asks, frowning at her anew. "You appear quite--" Human.

[mithrarin]

[Dust lowers his voice, lifting his free hand slowly.] Maybe I was the doll, this whole time.

[Believe it or not, he has a playful side to him.]

[yorhaberserker]

She couldn't help but laugh, but she did nod in agreement. "I definitely agree. I hope whoever set this up is have a good ole time." She said as she blocked another piece of fruit.

[mithrarin]

Dust wanted to be annoyed, but... A2 was laughing and smiling, and he just couldn't be sour in the face of that. In fact he had to smile himself, as he ducked under an orange.

"It's not a very still-life, that's for sure."

[doctorintern]

Well, I came from a city called Duckburg in the US. But before I came here, I had just been returning from a trip in Japan.

lol I only have made it on EW once... stupid work and queues.

[yorhaberserker]

"Yes, I suppose that is an accurate term." She nodded in agreement listening to him. She pushed some of her hair behind her ear as she looked up at him. "Truth should matter though. But it doesn't play into the victors plans."

She blinked at that question as she looked down at her exposed rubberized carbon fiber that was along her hands and body as well as her seam lines. "Oh, I'm quite sure I'm an android. YoRHa type to be precise. But I'm a prototype, disposable."

A frown slipped over her delicate features as she looked up at him.

[yorhaberserker]

"No, definitely a misnomer. Still life my ass." She laughed as she grabbed his free wrist and started running a bit with him away from the flying fruit. "So I suppose food fights are a thing here?" She asked when they got away from that particular piece of artwork.

She blushed a bit and let go of him, glancing at him. "There's still a lot more to explore until we find whatever it is we're supposed to be looking for."

[phoenixwiz]

Oh, so you went to Japan before coming here? I have never been to Japan before, but I do know of some people who came from the country. Oh gee, I wish I could be able to visit different parts of the world right now.

[pricklybloom]

[ Amy had been relaxing a bit when Harry returns with the cup of hot chocolate, and she blinks in surprise as she takes it from him. ]

Oh...thank you. You didn't have to do that. [ Honestly, she had expected that they'd go grab one together. ]

[pricklybloom]

[ Amy blinks as she stares at him for a moment, because she actually hadn't expected that. Then she bursts out laughing, lightly elbowing him. ]

Well in that case, I guess our work is done then.

[mithrarin]

Oh -- well, he hadn't been complaining, but holding him probably would have made it harder for her to fight if they needed to again. And him too, really.

"I think we may just need to get through this. Which means as long as we keep getting past the opposition, we're going the right way."

[mithrarin]

[Dust smirks right back at her.] Sure, if you're going to risk leaving the real Dust trapped in a tree. I didn't know you were so wicked at heart.

[phoenixwiz]

You’re welcome, Amy.

(Rose once again pokes her head out of the pocket and happily squeaks. As for his decision to buy the cups of hot chocolate on his own, he did got a good pay day just before the courage trials started and he hasn’t gotten around in treating himself since the Fall Equinox, so he thought why not do it now and treat Amy as well after all the doll chasing in the forest.)

I hope you've been enjoying it!

[emet_sulk]

Emet-Selch is not one to take any chances. Besides, it's only a temporary measure.

With the doll now secure, he turns his attention towards the branches. For a while, it seems like there is nothing to see. Then he suddenly points.

"There, I think I saw movement."

[doctorintern]

Yeah! It was my first time visiting Japan myself, and it was mostly, uh...a work trip, but I still had an enjoyable time. Maybe when you're able to go back, you can travel the world too!

[fujimaru]

"Adorable"...

[ They possibly have different definitions of the word. Or maybe it's just that Ritsuka and Kadoc are still like uneasy cats, circling each other and unsure of the safest way to approach each other is. It's hard to consider a guy adorable when he still bristles at half the things you say, or to be your best self when you're trying to get to know a guy.

But if someone else thinks that about him, she's not going to argue it. ]

But no, you're right. He's best at hiding in plain sight, I guess? If he's upset about something, he's gonna throw it right at you and hope it drives you off.

[phoenixwiz]

It sounds likes you had a great time in there, Fenton. That actually sounds like a great idea. I will need to remember that when we get to go back home someday.

Yes, I have!

[tantailizing]

The doll can still be upset about it.

But all that aside, Zidane looks around at the trees themselves while Emet's looking up. It's hard to tell which ones might be actual trees and what might be a mimic so this last doll would be a pain in the ass. Attention snapping over when Emet talks and points, Zidane follows to where he's pointing.

"Alright. I'll go have a look."

And if it was a mimic again, well, they'd deal with it after the reveal.

[pricklybloom]

[ She gives another little snicker. ] Oh yes, I am such a heinous person, can't you tell?

[ Clearly, this small and pink hedgehog girl is the most evil. ]

Should we wrap up here?

[pricklybloom]

[ Amy certainly isn't complaining, as she takes a sip of chocolate and feels it warming her body up. Still, she'll have to find a way to return the favor sometime. ]