EVENT ✨ Snow Flu-rries

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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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[reloves]

[ Thankfully Fenton easily seems to agree with her suggestion - or Minako might have to rethink her opinion on all these ducks around here, between all their eccentricities...

But apparently he's still got a few braincells working up there!

Speaking of braincells, it seems like Minako is currently using her own as well. Since she's starting to frown as she's thinking. ]

I wonder why they're selling stuff like that here though in the first place.. I mean, a wrench that seems to cause accidents? Who would even want to buy something like that? It seems like a total prank!

[doctorintern]

[ As Fenton provides the vendor with the funds to cover the damages, he glances at Minako with a shrug. ] Pranks might be one of the reasons why they're selling it. [ He could see someone (like Della) gifting it to an unsuspecting someone (like himself) for a laugh. ]

It could also be useful as a distraction, though. In case you need to get away from someone or something really quick. [ Despite everything, he is now thinking about how something like this could be applied practically to everyday life. ]

[reloves]

Only if you could control the accident.

[ .. it's as if something a little more serious sneaks its way into Minako's tone. It's not exactly angry, not any kind of scolding, but it's more just that the girl seems to be thinking about this entire problem rather seriously..

Especially by her usual standards.

But Minako can't help it. She's considering its potential usefulness too, in a life or death scenario - considering they do deal with those here, if not very rarely - and so can't help but think about it in a serious way. ]

I mean, otherwise it could just get in your way while you were trying to escape. It really isn't an efficient tool at all.

[doctorintern]

[ He does make note of Minako's sudden serious tone, which has him sincerely thinking over the potential consequences as well. ]

Yeah, that's a good point.

[ Though he does also note that the vendor seems offended by their conclusions. Whether it's serious or not, Fenton starts helping pick up with fallen merchandise, hoping to help appease any tensions. ]

[reloves]

[ You know what.

Minako guesses that she'll be helpful too, rather than just standing here and staring at this entire situation without contributing anything. She still seems to be leaving the lion's share of the work to Fenton, but she does bother to pick up some things herself, handing them back to the merchant.

.. with a smile, despite said merchant's sour mood after the accident and the merchandise insult. ]

A-ny-way!

[ Minako turns towards Fenton, stretching out her words, a breezy air about her. ]

I guess I should move on now, there's still so much to see here! Don't just stare at wrenches all day, okay? Go have some fun!

[doctorintern]

[ The vendor does at least seem pacified as the two help pick up the fallen wares, and Fenton gives Minako a grateful smile, no matter how small her contribution.

Once everything was all cleaned up and Minako is ready to go, Fenton nods. ]

Oh, of course! I'll probably be looking around a bit more too. [ Even though, despite the circumstances, this had been kind of fun for him. ] Enjoy yourself too!