![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
PRISON WORLD #2: Whoville
Characters: Ensemble cast, any/all characters of Xistentia!
Summary: With the help of D.E.S.T.I.N.Y, the Grinch crashes the Winter Wonderland Ball and steals Christmas! Along with quite a few refugees. Welcome to Whoville, your home for the holidays! Detailed plotting post is here, and latest announcement is here.
Date(s): 2 - 24 December
Warnings/Notes: None, please mark your subject headers with content.
Come one, come all, to the beautiful Winter Wonderland Ball! After the trials of war, F.A.T.E.S. has thrown a party to raise everyone's mood. The holidays are coming and it's time to celebrate!
There's snow outside, and the theme continues indoors. The gathering is non-denominational, with decorations combining several celebrations around the Multiverse, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Diwali, and many others that you may not even recognise! If it's a winter festival on any world, it's represented here. Perhaps you can explain the significance of your own. Enjoy rice pudding, dradle games, henna tattoos, mistletoe, songs, storytelling, portraiture, and a variety of other traditions too, from cultures less familiar to contemporary Earth.
From a race of dwarves, there comes the lightbringing festival. Two partners, selected at random, get two torches they must carry outside and walk around the snowy building, keeping each other lit. Upon their return, they pass their torches onto a random person— or try again, if they failed. Those who succeed to bring the light back then write a wish on a tapestry hung in the center of the room. You'll notice a lot of people are wishing to return home and save their worlds.
Then there's the food. You'll find winter specialties from every culture represented. There are turkeys, chocolate, matzah bread, truffles, mulled wine, sweet meat, even Brussels sprouts. Find a table and eat your fill; there's plenty to go around.
The end of the night approaches. It's been a lovely occasion, full of food, drink and merriment. And gifts, of course. There's so many gifts! It's almost time to take them home. Of course, then the ceiling crashes in. An enormous, rocket-powered sleigh spins into the room, scattering glass, decorations, and dining tables everywhere. Food and drink spatters onto clothes, there are screams and shouts, and the flash of something hairy and green.
Flashes of electric light scatter all around, and the next thing you know, you're being pulled into the air. You're weightless, you can't tell which way is up and which is down, and your eyes are blinded with light. Then you're gone.
Those left behind will witness the sleigh and most of the room's occupants vanish in the blink of an eye. When they have time to take stock, they'll see that every present is gone - and as a final insult, the giant Christmas tree tips over and crashes to the floor.
Not such a Merry Christmas after all. . .
Those who were taken will pass out, completely unconscious, mid-trip. When you come to, you'll be aware of the cold, and the wind, and the snow, and did we mention the cold? You're inside a literal snowflake. It's freezing here. But aside from that. . .
The Grinch, a hairy, green monster who lives at the top of the mountain, has stolen all their presents, and stolen you as well. They explain that they are the Who, and that this is Whoville, their home. They'll direct you to the Whotel, an implausibly shaped and colourful building with plenty of rooms for you to stay.
As for the Grinch, he'll make himself known soon enough. Your daemons are with you - keep an eye on the Network. The mountain he lives on will be, in a word, inaccessible. The Grinch's allies, D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. have protected it with an impenetrable forcefield. Also, they've nullified your powers. That's right, kids! Have you ever wanted to be baseline human? Because you are now.
But it's not all bad! The Who are friendly and welcoming, if still sad. At least, at first. But not to fear - not even the Grinch can keep a good Who down. As days pass, you'll begin to see a change in mood amongst your new friends.
They'll start preparing again. Cooking again, writing cards again. It's like they're preparing for the holiday all over again! Your daemon will suggest that you help them out a little. If the Grinch was determined to ruin the holidays, then let's not let him! There's cooking to be done, songs to be sung, windows and chimneys to be repaired, mistletoe to be rehung!
And if charitable works don't interest you, why not explore Whoville itself! The whole place is a snowy wonderland. There's a frozen lake to skate on, a cinema to attend - filled with holiday-themed movies, of course - and a concert hall that's lying empty. Perhaps you could fill it again. Get the Who back into the spirit of the season.
Meanwhile, the Grinch will be walking among you. He'll try to stay hidden, but some of you will find him. He's trolling and tricking, generally trying to disrupt your efforts to make Christmas happen again. But he'll see what you're doing, and see that both you and the Who are happy even without the presents he stole. Perhaps that small heart of his might just grow. Only a Who would know.
On December 24, Christmas Eve, the Grinch's heart finally grows large enough that he brings his sleigh down from the mountain, breaking through D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.'s forcefield. With his Christmas spirit restored, he'll return everyone's gifts and bring them back to Xistentia the same way they came!
As before, the trip aboard the Grinch's sleigh will temporarily knock your character out. When they awake, any nullified powers will be restored. They'll retain full memories of their time in Whoville and will return to Xistentia in time to celebrate the holidays with the rest of their friends.
Summary: With the help of D.E.S.T.I.N.Y, the Grinch crashes the Winter Wonderland Ball and steals Christmas! Along with quite a few refugees. Welcome to Whoville, your home for the holidays! Detailed plotting post is here, and latest announcement is here.
Date(s): 2 - 24 December
Warnings/Notes: None, please mark your subject headers with content.
WHOVILLE PRISON WORLD
The day the Grinch stole Xistentia
WINTER WONDERLAND BALL
Come one, come all, to the beautiful Winter Wonderland Ball! After the trials of war, F.A.T.E.S. has thrown a party to raise everyone's mood. The holidays are coming and it's time to celebrate!
There's snow outside, and the theme continues indoors. The gathering is non-denominational, with decorations combining several celebrations around the Multiverse, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Diwali, and many others that you may not even recognise! If it's a winter festival on any world, it's represented here. Perhaps you can explain the significance of your own. Enjoy rice pudding, dradle games, henna tattoos, mistletoe, songs, storytelling, portraiture, and a variety of other traditions too, from cultures less familiar to contemporary Earth.
From a race of dwarves, there comes the lightbringing festival. Two partners, selected at random, get two torches they must carry outside and walk around the snowy building, keeping each other lit. Upon their return, they pass their torches onto a random person— or try again, if they failed. Those who succeed to bring the light back then write a wish on a tapestry hung in the center of the room. You'll notice a lot of people are wishing to return home and save their worlds.
Then there's the food. You'll find winter specialties from every culture represented. There are turkeys, chocolate, matzah bread, truffles, mulled wine, sweet meat, even Brussels sprouts. Find a table and eat your fill; there's plenty to go around.
SECRET SANTA
 | The Ball is also refugees' opportunity to present their Secret Santa gifts! Leave your presents beneath the large Christmas tree in the middle of the room. There's a welcoming space there waiting for all your holiday cheer.
If you're participating, there'll also be a gift for you left here. Look out for your name! Maybe you'll finally find out who your Santa is, or perhaps they'll decide to remain anonymous. Have fun, kids! No one leaves without a present. |
INVASION OF THE GRINCH
The end of the night approaches. It's been a lovely occasion, full of food, drink and merriment. And gifts, of course. There's so many gifts! It's almost time to take them home. Of course, then the ceiling crashes in. An enormous, rocket-powered sleigh spins into the room, scattering glass, decorations, and dining tables everywhere. Food and drink spatters onto clothes, there are screams and shouts, and the flash of something hairy and green.
Flashes of electric light scatter all around, and the next thing you know, you're being pulled into the air. You're weightless, you can't tell which way is up and which is down, and your eyes are blinded with light. Then you're gone.
Those left behind will witness the sleigh and most of the room's occupants vanish in the blink of an eye. When they have time to take stock, they'll see that every present is gone - and as a final insult, the giant Christmas tree tips over and crashes to the floor.
Not such a Merry Christmas after all. . .
EVENT -
PRISON WORLD #2: WHOVILLE
Those who were taken will pass out, completely unconscious, mid-trip. When you come to, you'll be aware of the cold, and the wind, and the snow, and did we mention the cold? You're inside a literal snowflake. It's freezing here. But aside from that. . .
The Grinch, a hairy, green monster who lives at the top of the mountain, has stolen all their presents, and stolen you as well. They explain that they are the Who, and that this is Whoville, their home. They'll direct you to the Whotel, an implausibly shaped and colourful building with plenty of rooms for you to stay.
As for the Grinch, he'll make himself known soon enough. Your daemons are with you - keep an eye on the Network. The mountain he lives on will be, in a word, inaccessible. The Grinch's allies, D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. have protected it with an impenetrable forcefield. Also, they've nullified your powers. That's right, kids! Have you ever wanted to be baseline human? Because you are now.
LIFE IN WHOVILLE
But it's not all bad! The Who are friendly and welcoming, if still sad. At least, at first. But not to fear - not even the Grinch can keep a good Who down. As days pass, you'll begin to see a change in mood amongst your new friends.
They'll start preparing again. Cooking again, writing cards again. It's like they're preparing for the holiday all over again! Your daemon will suggest that you help them out a little. If the Grinch was determined to ruin the holidays, then let's not let him! There's cooking to be done, songs to be sung, windows and chimneys to be repaired, mistletoe to be rehung!
And if charitable works don't interest you, why not explore Whoville itself! The whole place is a snowy wonderland. There's a frozen lake to skate on, a cinema to attend - filled with holiday-themed movies, of course - and a concert hall that's lying empty. Perhaps you could fill it again. Get the Who back into the spirit of the season.
Meanwhile, the Grinch will be walking among you. He'll try to stay hidden, but some of you will find him. He's trolling and tricking, generally trying to disrupt your efforts to make Christmas happen again. But he'll see what you're doing, and see that both you and the Who are happy even without the presents he stole. Perhaps that small heart of his might just grow. Only a Who would know.
RETURN TO XISTENTIA
On December 24, Christmas Eve, the Grinch's heart finally grows large enough that he brings his sleigh down from the mountain, breaking through D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.'s forcefield. With his Christmas spirit restored, he'll return everyone's gifts and bring them back to Xistentia the same way they came!
As before, the trip aboard the Grinch's sleigh will temporarily knock your character out. When they awake, any nullified powers will be restored. They'll retain full memories of their time in Whoville and will return to Xistentia in time to celebrate the holidays with the rest of their friends.
Footnotes
- All kidnapped characters will have their powers nullified to baseline human level while in Whoville.
- Kidnapped characters will retain access to the Network and can contact characters left in Xistentia.
- All characters will return to Xistentia by 24 December - Christmas Eve.
- The plotting post for this event can be found here.
SECRET SANTA GIFTS
Characters may open their gifts immediately during the Winter Festival, but don't forget-- right afterward this, they will be stolen for several weeks, until both characters and parcels are returned to Xistentia on Christmas Eve, the 24th.
For Shane
For Clary Fray
She might have sworn a bit using the pliers to get the hooks in place, but luckily that had been the only thing she'd actually had to buy thanks to her own nature, and it hadn't been dificult to twist the cables into something she thought looked relatively appealing, leaving her with a necklace and pair of earrings that she placed in a small blue box with a scrawled 'Hope you like them! Happy holidays' stuck on top of the lid]
for rosalina!
under the tree for rosalina is a hand-painted ukulele - he wasn't sure what she played, and if she doesn't play one of these things then it can easily be hung up on her wall. it's unsigned, but the tag says, in carefully printed handwritten capitals: TO ROSALINA - HAPPY HOLIDAYS, FROM YOUR SECRET SANTA. )
For Ion
If he weren't so shy, he might go chat this Ion person up, but just the thought makes him want to hole himself up in his room for a week. And it's been hard enough to keep it together for Mandy, and at the masquerade...
All right, so something personally significant is out. The next best thing, he figures, is sweets, and Scottish shortbread is festive and only requires three ingredients, an oven and and a little creativity with a knife and fork.
The finished shortbread is transferred from the pan to a round biscuit tin, wrapped in forest green paper with a white ribbon tied around the middle, and tucked under the tree towards the front, where it won't be hidden by the larger packages.]
for haneul
Both gifts have been elegantly wrapped in some adorable paper with Haneul's name printed in neat letters at the top right corner and a shiny white bow on the opposite side.]
For Credence Barebone
For Dick Grayson
1 (one) ugly Christmas sweater that reads: “Don’t be a dick, Santa is watching” (the 'Darlene Alderson thinks she's funny' gift.)
1 (one) bag of various flavored chocolate truffles (the 'playing it safe, who doesn't like chocolate?' gift.)
1 (one) miniature fishnet wearing leg lamp a la A Christmas Story. (the 'practical' gift -- it's a working lamp, after all.)
2 (two) passes to FSociety Theaters (passes covers tickets & concession... which might seem like the cop-out gift coming from the person running the place.)
Along with a hand-written note that says only:
Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.]
For Joker
1 (one) handmade leather-bound notebook and ink pen.
1 (one) small well-sealed container of various meats, cheeses, and breads -- still rather fresh as it was the last thing Peter added.
1 (one) small device of his own making that when connected to a daemon will allow the user to create different laser light shows to any music of their choosing. ]
For Hunter
[ Enjoy! ]
For Mikaela
He'll be a troll about it, that's what. Find tagged with Mika's name: ]
For Aymeric
For Peter Parker
For Vanyel
1. a nice journal, with words of encouragement printed across the bottom of every other page.
2. hot cocoa mix in a jar, with layers of cocoa powder, chocolate chips, tiny marshmallows, and crushed peppermint (this, he did make himself.)
3. finally, a set of small wooden puzzles
and then he worries that it's either too much, or not enough, but he does add one last thing - a handwritten note that promises a handmade scarf next year. wait for it.]
For Shepard
And since he was informed it's the done thing, aside from a tag bearing her name the only bit of writing is a note tucked between two bags that reads: 'Happy Holidays, from your Secret Santa,' in a a flowy, formal script.]
for marcus.
- one (1) ugly christmas sweater.
- a very stylish pair of black gloves that seem fit for comfort and for fashion.
- and a 12 pack and xistentia brewed beer.
for tony.
( it is not actually easy!!!! )
shepard is not great at wrapping presents, but she did manage to find a bag for all the items. inside, tony will find,
- a bottle of serrice ice brandy.
- two whiskey glasses.
Your lead singer, Jane.' )
For Wyatt
for Thea
For Kurt!
Eventually, he settled on a color scheme that seemed like it would get the job done. There's a hand-written note, too, for the little blue mutant that reads: Hello Kurt! I hope you enjoy this gift, and your holidays! I'm looking forward to learning more dance moves from you! -Sidon ]
for cain!
The first is a safe bet of a scarf that's black with white snowflakes. He seemed like a 'black goes with everything' kind of man, so... Hopefully, it's to his tastes.
The second gift is a cloth bag wrapped with a red ribbon. On it reads Hot Spiced Rum Mix and a note from Rose. Hope all this helps keep you warm during this Winter season! -Rose ]
for amanda!
While he knew it had to do something with the stars after their conversation on the island, he had been struck by inspiration after seeing an ornate lamp in one of the local shops. So, for her gift, Amanda gets a lamp of similar design that will project a sprinkling of stars and constellations. They aren't ones that she is familiar with, however. It is instead Hydaelyn's night sky that she will be greeted with the first time she turns it on.
Dr. Perry,
At your earliest convenience, I would be more than happy to teach you about the stars of my world and discuss the ones of yours. I hope that such a cultural exchange would be something that you might enjoy.
Sincerely,
Aymeric de Borel ]
For Era Ra;
Unwrapped, the first gift is a box of chocolates. There are some Xistentia-specific confections, using local nuts and fruit-flavored syrups as well.
And the other is a a little red backpack with smart brass buttons, with compartments for specific things, including unicorn treats. If unicorns eat treats. To be honest, Janus knows very little about all that.]
For Rafaello;
Within, there are two items wrapped in fabric. The first is a bell jar full of sea shells, all of which are very beautiful-- including iridescently-centered abalone equivalents and perfectly formed sand dollars. It's pretty, but who knows!
The other is a knife, elaborately engraved with an arabesque pattern and smoothly handled sections of some gleaming shell or stone. It's not the biggest knife, and would likely fit into a boot, but clearly of very strong make.]
For Jace;
A cavalcade of gifts awaits him! Some are enormous, and some are of a somewhat more standard size. All of them are wrapped up in the same loud, electric blue paper, and have those pom pom ribbon stars haphazardly slapped on them in silver. From smallest to largest, the gifts are:
For Nico;