oocinthenight | EVENT INFO: COTTON CANDY HEARTS

EVENT INFO: COTTON CANDY HEARTS

the basics

The remaining residents of Beacon have been through a lot lately. And seemingly aware of this, the spirits have been conspiring to put together a little surprise for them. The Amusement Park will be humming to life with a small celebration, complete with cotton candy, pie eating contests, and rides, it's a end-of-summer celebration with the best of intentions in mind. Best intentions can go awry, though, for those who fall into the darker, more forgotten parts of the park...

the details

In the last few days of the heat wave, characters will notice spirits starting to prepare... something. They'll catch glimpses of fairy lights, and may spot the vendor picking up their cart and heading out into the dark. Costumes and decorations will be worked on in not-quite-secret, and if asked about the purpose the spirits will meaningfully offer a shh-ing gesture. It's a secret!

The secret is up on the 17th. Spirits are dressed in the full regalia of a carnival, complete with rainbow wigs and pin-stripes, and hand out a note penned by the Librarian which suggests that a celebration will be held at the amusement park for the next few weeks, and that characters should stop by and enjoy themselves!

What can they expect at the amusement park? Well, for starters, the spirits have coaxed a few rides into function. The carousel, the ferris wheel, and the spinning tea cups are just waiting to be enjoyed! There will be the classic games that one can expect at a carnival, with darts and ring toss and more, complete with prizes. The Lunch Lady has left their post at the school to host a pie making competition, which all Beaconites are welcome to try their hand at. You can't have a pie making contest without a pie eating contest, so that's obviously an option. The vendor will also be supplying all sorts of fair food, like cotton candy, funnel cake, and those strangely long hot dogs - and maybe a few more unusual offerings.

Those that are willing to venture a bit from the festivities will find there are some shadows lingering around the amusement park. The Fun House seems to be open, though spirits seem to actively encourage avoiding it. Characters that enter will have a few scares to deal with, as well as ending up with some lantern malfunctions. Lastly, anyone brave enough to deal with the fortune teller might end up with some handy hints for exploration ideas... but not every fortune read will be a happy one.

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Additionally, players are welcome to use this post for OOC event plotting! In fact, please do, as not everyone in the game has access to each other's plurks! If you'd like, you can use the small form below to kickstart your plotting plans:

player: (feel free to put your contact info here if you like!) character(s): plans: (have any plans already? or do you have plans you'd like to make? let the world know!) notes: (anything else worth mentioning, like permissions/opt-outs/hiatuses/etc.?)

the tl;dr

August 15th: Spirits begin preparations

August 17th: Amusement Park Opens

August 31st: Event Ends

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