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Though it's been a year for us OOC, that timeline isn't necessarily something everyone thinks to celebrate, especially in the midst of all that's going on. What they are thinking about are more solutions to the food rationing for two very key reasons: 1. the winter solstice will be spent in Elphame next month, and food from the fae lands cannot be consumed by non-fae or there are very terrible side-effects, the details of which seem ominously vague. 2. winter is coming and with a lot more mouths to feed, the usual preparations likely weren't enough for everyone to remain healthy and happy. This has lead a cadre of likeminded mages to gather together and perform a ritual at Merlin's Step (past info here) to temper the rains and extend the harvest season a couple of weeks to reduce crop loss. Unfortunately, the magic flu is still at large, and someone thought they were above it all and attended the ritual, which has made things go... awry.

Winter was coming.. and now it's here. Right now. The ritual has gone south thanks to the magical flu and a snowstorm has rocked Camelot overnight. There's about 6 feet deep of snow so those on the first floor of their buildings may have some trouble getting out. The snow stays heavy throughout the day, and around sunset the power goes out in Camelot. Anyone who can is sharing a magical spell from olden days before electricity, (Spell) Candlebloom. Candlebloom can be cast by putting out a plate, bowl or anything and chanting the spell over it until a flower-shaped piece of wax begins to grow upward out of the surface.
Keep chanting, the petals will bloom, and then "melt" down to form the sides of a candle and fill in with wax. You can cast this on as many dishes as you have to create multiple light sources! They don't self-light though, so good luck! Thankfully, living so close to the storm sprites up in the Ash Mountains has given Lestari's people ample knowledge about how to deal with sudden weather and living buried under plenty of stuff. They've got a special spell to dig tunnels under the deepening snow, so you may find yourself able to get to and from different locations through snow tunnels.. if you have a little bravery and faith to travel through them. It's kind of reminiscent of crawling through the tunnels of a fast food PlayPlace as a kid, especially since at the end of one of the tunnels, all of that missing snow is piled up in enchanted balls of snow that create a large (snow) ballpit, the magic keeping the snows bunched up into balls unless they are explicitly thrown (then they turn back to normal snowballs and will burst on contact).
	Within the next days, the snowstorm evens out to alternating between snow and rain in the final weeks of the month. The Elphame Traders arrive in Camelot early, having rushed their journey and skipped a few of their usual stops on orders of the Fairy Queen to bring a special item for free distribution to all of the otherworlders in Camelot. Delivered to everyone is what appears to be a totem, woven together with a variety of dried plants pulled into wings held together with twine. At the end, a fragment of moldavite smaller than half your pinky nail. With it, a small half-inch wide scroll of paper that simply says: "The Fairy Queen permits you safe travel to the Land of Maidens. Burn in December. We will bring the newcomers to us."
The totems are enchanted to be unburnable before December starts, so if your character tries, they will find themselves very frustrated and likely catching whatever is next to the totem on fire (including their own hand if they're foolish enough not to follow directions). The totem will only work once and does not include a recipe or a totem back to Camelot, so make sure you find someone who has one or you'll find yourself on the scenic route back. The Elphame Traders plan to stick around the last two weeks of December to make sure everyone receives their Land of Maidens Totem. During this time, they have a "Sorry You've Been Stuck for a Year and Thanks!" Sale with some very intriguing free samples. Their new flavor of their hottie sauce that causes illusions of flowers and sparkles to form around your head when someone gazes upon you for the first time is a hot item! Try the Wuh-Woh Wrench, a small alan wrench that causes a non-fatal accident within earshot when you drop it. They really seem to be trying to get rid of the Snek Tunics, which just appear to be shirts with pictures of a cartoon snake on them. There are no disclaimers that when you get water on you in this, you turn into a Naga until you are able to completely dry. There's also a special free (Spell) Cool Firework donated by Merlin to help you celebrate, or commiserate-- with this spell, you can shoot rocket fireworks out of your fingers into the sky!

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Really? I find it quite intriguing.

[Well he is kind of unhappy for a variety of reasons, but Jade's always been good at making the best of a bad situation. As long as it's not a boring one.

He extends a hand to Azul.]

You just arrived. Give it a few months.

[Azul takes Jade's hand and scrambles up, brushing snow off his coat.]

You missed the dragon attack.

...dragon attack?

[Jade's look around, trying to find the exit. It's hard though with all these snowballs shifting about, having more weight than a normal ball in a ball pit would.]>

Was there a lot of fire?

From what I heard, yes. Those refugees people keep mentioning? They're from what was Celliwig, where the dragon attacked.

[What about ball pits is fun? That's what Azul wants to know. Why do humans like these?]

They are also why Golden Silence still isn't turning a profit.

Oh, dear...

[And who knows. Jade's both amused and baffled. He might be a bit more graceful than Azul on land, but sometimes he can sense the risk of falling off balance, like right now. It's unpleasant and he has to grin and bear it.]

Not a lot of money to go around, I suppose.

Worse: charity.

[God, it is so nice to be able to bitch to someone.]

If I want people to trust me, I have to make myself look good, and the way I make myself look good here is charity.

Th-that's terrible, Azul.

[Oh no wonder he's in such agony.]

And there has been no opportunity to offset the loss I imagine. Especially a year into your business.

Not even a year. I opened the very month the dragon attacked Celliwig. I had my opening night and then...

What terrible luck...

[God he thought it had been longer for some reason. Yikes.]

Have you come up with a plan of action?

Assuming everything goes to plan, we're catering one of the new lord's winter party next month. After that, hopefully word of mouth will finally start working. Ideally I'd start looking into a title, but there's never anything I'm actually good at that needs doing.

[Since. He is not physically inclined.]

Of course, if I just had my magic none of this would be an issue.

Of course. It will be the wealthy we shall have to cater to. And here, we do not have the advantage of being the only fine dining in a boy's school.

But surely one of those titles cannot be that hard.

[Its time to work out, Azul.]

No contracts here, eh?

No.

[And he hates it!]

Which of course means you can't shock anyone's heart, either.

True, that is unfortunate. Then again, it always came with so many conditions...

[Really it was always a risk that he might use it on the wrong person and then where would he be?]

Magically, you are and I are on equal footing for once. Incredible.

[Jade has never considered himself weak, but Azul has always been the stronger Magician.]

[That actually gives Azul pause for a moment, which does unfortunately mean he nearly loses his footing and has to grab onto Jade for support again.]

You're right, we are, at least in terms of base power. [A snort.] I still can't believe you have healing magic, Jade.

[He chuckles as he rights Azul, making sure to keep a gentle hold on him so he won't slip again.]

Oh is it really so hard to accept? [He makes a slightly wounded expression.] I am very good at Magical Pharmacology, as you know. It is not such a different discipline.

[Granted, he was only good at it because he liked learning about poisons, but...]

You like Pharmacology because you like poisons, Jade.

[Yeah, he's calling you out.]

...true, I do. But still, that's all the more reason this new skill is a boon.

[He can fix up anyone who he feeds the wrong kind of mushroom too. Probably. He wants to test it out.]

And when you inevitably trip and fall, I can heal your scrapes? Won't that be nice?

What do you mean, inevitably?

[He's perfectly graceful, Jade.]

Oh, I think you know what I mean...

[And yet there's a reason PE is your only bad subject.]

I haven't tripped bad enough to need healing since our first year on land, Jade.

So you haven't. But still, one should always be on standby...

[Let's ignore how often he tripped the first year too.]

I'd rather have you on standby to throw people out--which does remind me, I'm almost positive my bouncer is a goody-two-shoes. Be careful.

Oh? However did you manage to get one of those?

But it should be easy enough to deal with that. I shall just be on my best behavior.

[No acting shady at work. Oh no.]

I have no idea. The same way I acquired you and Floyd?

[Namely: it just sort of happened to Azul for the most part.]

He needed a job and I can't afford to be picky. He's good at it, at least, morals notwithstanding.

...and you are so lucky you 'acquired' us.

[But ah, he's not surprised. Especially if Azul has been in such need.]

Well, such people can be directed at least. And sometimes acting the part of a nice, polite, young man is fun.

[He's fished himself completely out of the snowballs and has managed to make it so he's sitting on top of them. For now.]

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