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JUNE AFTERMATH: MAGIC LANTERN STRANGE

Who: Everyone!
What: A celebration!
When: Evening of June 21st, and well into morning
Where: Ensō, E3 and E4
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Slide the Light Off You
As promised, the evening of the 21st finds the Jormun hosting a party on Ensō's largest beachfront. Near immediately, it should be clear that they've spared absolutely no expense when it comes to showing their story-walker brethren a good time.

Of course, they may also be...showing off a little.

The stalls and comfortable seating supplied around multiple firepits appears to be a mishmash of Jormun built contraptions and items requested from the Storyteller- many may be delighted to see the variety of beach cushions and blankets, items the Jormun will be happy to let their story-walker friends take home at the end of the festivities. A veritable smorgasbord of food and drink is also readily available, from the kid-friendly options of brrshavak (a spicy drink with a taste akin to liquified chili pepper) and molkavarr (a rich chocolaty broth) to the alcoholic rakvrhak (a rich wine that tastes oddly plumlike). Do be warned, however, that the last is incredibly potent.

Large slabs of driftwood have been laid out to form impromptu tables, bristling with the Jormun's culinary expertise: fried squid, seaweed wraps, spicy pickled kelp, kebabs of roasted eel, hard-boiled snapling eggs, and so on. The vegetables and meats of the sea have been laid out for all to enjoy, so tuck in!

Throughout the evening the air will be filled with the sound of music, with multiple Jormun eager to show off their skill in instrumentation. Conch-shell horns, carved driftwood flutes, urchin-needle harps, and countless more contraptions engineered by a deep sea-dwelling people fill the air with the most peculiar but nonetheless not unpleasant sound. Most of the bands will be set up in the shallow waters, however, as their instruments are not made to be used in open air - try playing them above the surface of the water at your own risk.

Of course, there's plenty more to entertain even the most difficult of people.

You're Living the Strobe Light
Those interested in proving their strength and skill will be encouraged to enter one of the many tournaments across the shoreline. The tournaments vary, featuring such challenges as play fights with the schlacknorkcvic to prove who is the greatest warrior, timed events to see who can stay on a bucking tigershark for the longest, and even a tourney of brovonkosshk, a board game somewhat similar to chess. Don't see anything you're interested in? Make your own. If you can think it, the Jormun will happily accommodate it - impromptu challenges are the highlight of such evenings, after all, though the Jormun won't be taking any responsibility for the first poor soul that decides to usher in a drinking contest.

A small variety of walker games are also available. Jormun children are more than eager to play such games as hide-and-seek or red light, green light, while Connor Murphy will be bringing his Cards Against Humanity deck, for those ready to completely screw with the idea of a fourth wall. There's even a game of Spin the Bottle... except the bottle is being spun overhead like a mace. Being hit by said bottle requires you to do a stupidly ridiculous task, so perhaps it's best to avoid that particular adaptation...

And of course, there's the lightshow.

As mentioned previously, the main show of the evening is the show of brssticca: bursts of magical light beneath the water that will put any fireworks show to shame. The lights are safe to wade and swim through, do keep in mind that the phosphorescent algae tends to cling to the skin. And should you reach into those spiraling, fluorescent nebulae of patterns beneath the surface, some of the configurations of light may abruptly shatter like broken glass.

Additionally, skilled Jormun will be happy to assist those who care to dress up for the event with intricate applications of shellivthiss - a style of waterproof body paint that is not only bright, but luminescent. Something the Jormun may forget to mention, however, is how similar shellivthiss is to henna; should you decide to get all dolled up, except to shine bright light a diamond for weeks to come.

Lastly, those who wanted to bring their own adventures are welcome to as well! Supplying some dope roast? Bringing those sweet, sweet greens? Have some alcohol to supply? All is welcomed by the Jormun - and undoubtedly, your fellow adventurers as well.

You May Find Some Peace
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[That would be a good assumption except for that fact that he wasn't being sarcastic at all. He was being quite literally unless you wanted to count the time when he was too young to remember his life being threatened. At six he'd already had to kill his first person.]

I've found that politics are far too different based on the location to make any lump generalizations about them.

[That response has Ignis tilting his head slightly.]

At the core, isn't politics all about the people with power doing whatever they have to in order to keep that power? There are some exceptions, of course, and some people do better things with that power than others, but in the end that is still the basic goal for them all.

If you want to break it down in an incredibly general way, sure. The issue is more why they want that power. The motives behind it change drastically, and sometimes the goal of keeping power can be willingly relinquished under the right circumstances.

[Not that it happens often, but it can happen. Not everyone rules because they want to rule.]

Well yes, that part I can't argue. Motives are just as numerous as the stars in the sky are and that is just talking about the logical ones. There are so many illogical ones it makes my head hurt just thinking about it.

[Ignis shakes his head at the thought and then laughs.]

Not really the kind of thing we should be talking about on a night like this, is it though? I apologize for bringing up such a serious topic.

Didn't exactly ruin my mood or anything.

[He'd been in a pretty dark place mentally before Ignis showed up. Besides, discussing politics gave Jules something to think about besides missing his family.]

[Ignis smiles gently at that.]

I'm glad to hear it. My friends have told me more than once I have a way of making conversation far too serious. Of course, then I break out the puns and I get complaints that they aren't very punny and I should be more serious. Mixed signals are quite certainly the worst.

I get the feeling your friends want to hit you a lot, don't they?

[That comment causes Ignis' grin to widen, which really is an answer in and of itself.]

Perhaps not hit since I hit back, but groan and curse my name? Most certainly.

Sounds like my friends, only they would try to flatten me like a bug.

[And you don't mess with power the likes of Trajen and Thraix.]

Well, if I press my luck, I suspect Gladio might be goaded into taking a swat at me. He and I have always been pretty balanced as far as skills go, so if anyone was going to take me to task, it would be him.

[Even now with his blindness and Gladio being ten years older. Those two things probably balance each other out. Probably.]

With as much as you all enjoy battle though, I'm surprised anyone makes it to adulthood.

We weren't friends until adulthood, so that probably helped. Admittedly it's a damn miracle any of us made it though.

[For different but no less painful reasons, and it had been a pretty darn close call for all of them.]

Perhaps, but you did and I, for one, am glad of it, even if I must keep reminding you I have no intention of killing you.

Yet. That's the key word there. Everyone wants to kill me eventually.

[Even though Ignis can't see the huge smile that statement is said with, the humor in it is more than evident in his tone of voice.]

You are the one who added 'yet' to that statement. I did not.

[Ignis is happy to hear the amusement in Dagger's voice, though. Perhaps they are finally starting to get somewhere, even just a little bit.]

There are some quite interesting drinks out tonight. I know you aren't fond of drinking things you haven't prepared yourself, but would you like to accompany me while I try some? I'm sure I'll find a thing or two I can't handle and then you can laugh with me at my misfortune.

[Or maybe be kind and keep him from faceplanting into the sand.]

If you actually asking me to join, I certainly won't deny you.

If there are a lot of people around though, don't be surprised if I magically vanish.

[Because he will, though it won't technically be magic. He just doesn't do well in crowds. Even when he knows everyone, at a certain point he needs to walk away and breathe for a little bit.]

June Aftermath: Magic Lantern Strange

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I think that's just about a wrap?

Yup!