chasma | WEEK FOUR MINGLE

camebit: week 4 mingle

the castle within clouds

29 Remain

We hope that, with the start of your fifth week traveling across worlds, that you would be used to waking up in unfamiliar surroundings. The arid heat and bustling noise of the markets are gone now, the luxurious beds replaced with more gently broken in ones. You've got yourself a new bedmate—or two—but there's a different sort of buzz outside your door. Opening it will reveal a lively and colorful tavern full of other people, not just you and your fellow travelers.

Exiting the tavern shows a city full of all manner of people—much like Ahnkeen, this is a world made of different races you could only dream of or had left behind. The square is full of life and commotion, people, creatures. The Watchers aren't alone in being winged people, but there are elves, ogres, dwarves, worgs, and even small bird-like beings that chirp in greeting and carry out their business.

And there's a lot of business! Everyone around you is busily working on... something. Stalls are being set up and filled to the brim with masks, fancy dresses and suits, accessories, food, games. Hawkers at these stands advertise further business to be found in the actual storefronts, and many more give out free samples of food and drink, along with flowers to give to one another. A grand, wrought iron gate has been affixed to the castle gate's open doors, decorated in wrapped bundles of flowers and tree boughs, white silks draped to flow freely in the wind, with various offerings placed on either side of them.

Further exploration of the city will come to the realization that it is very much a city in the sky. All around you are rust brown and deep mahogany wood trees, in full autumnal colors, but the forest is broken up on floating islands all along the southern edge of the walled-in city. It's beautiful, but dangerous, and the locals and guards posted will advise you to watch where you're going so that you don't fall off the edge of the world.

And maybe keep an eye on your things. Unfortunately, the grifflets are not the only winged things here. While there are pegasi and wyvern and small dragons, assorted vermin can be spotted throughout the city, winged as well to have adapted to their environment. They are bold, and prone to biting.

Waiting for you to join them in the town square, outside of the Prancing Pegasi, are Baraqiel and Suriel. Shamsiel is not with them currently. Neither of them seem to be reacting to the effect for the week, even if it's abundantly clear that they are also affected by it, the same as you. Their hoods have been modified for the new additions to their persons—two slits with clasps to allow them to easily remove or adjust their hoods for... ears.

Baraqiel speaks up first, a pair of dark but gold-dusted and straight ears standing upright on their head. One of them twitches a little, an earing jingling faintly with the movement. They appear to be healed of their injuries, from the stay in Otamo, or at least enough that they aren't visible any longer. "Welcome to Camebit, apparently. Don't completely ruin everything this week, like you did Ahnkeen."

Are they joking? A little, but also not, as they continue. "I mean it. They're preparing for the Masquerade of Souls, so at least try to be respectful for once—I'm not going to claim responsibility for any of you if you manage to piss off the locals during their equivalent of a Ghost Festival."

Suriel also appears to have been mostly healed, having ditched the splint and crutch in the new week. Their squirrel daemon sits between a pair of cat ears in glittering, dusty gold that poke out from under their hood. "This festival is really important to them, so try to get along with them, okay? It might even give us something to look forward to!" After a moment, they add, "And don't worry too much about Shamsiel. They'll be okay, they just... need a little time."

Ready for your effect of the week? From the moment you wake up, until you've arrived in another world, everyone will get to be a furry. Hooray! This means you take on physical traits of a single animal—some leeway is allowed for creatures that characters would know from their worlds and creatures of mythology, the same as with your daemons—as well as some of their behavioral traits. This can include ears, horns, tails, wings, et al. Per law ("what law?" my law), you will only have one set of ears. This isn't Loveless.

Additionally, there will be A Thing posted on Tuesday. Please stay tuned for further information—but be ready to get fancy for a masquerade.

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[ Well, he's on talking terms with half the of the parties here and he looks at the table in debate. Thinking to himself. While he doesn't actually have any gossip to spread himself, he walks over behind the table.

And just plants his ass on Kaeya's lap and leaning on him.

Tiger dad is tired right now, tail lazily flicking back and forth and his ears still partially hidden by his hat. Who cares if cuddle week is over? He's kind of used to being cuddly with him now. ]

[this is the shit Allen was talking about tho! HOW MANY PEOPLE, KAEYA?!]

[ Don't worry about it, Allen. ]

[ keywords ]

[what]

[the]

[fuck]

[smacking him with his hand]

Do leave the man alone! We're trying to do our jobs!

[ ohhhh exes-that-aren't-over-each-other fight part 203295239210493247023572039539597 ]

[ He tilts his head back to look at Sholmes with a shrug. ]

I'm helping make gossip. Isn't that great for your jobs?

This is not how you make gossip! This is using my compatriot of gossip as a chair! Incredibly rude!

I don't mind.

[FOLDING HIS ARMS AND SULKING DOWN IN HIS CHAIR]

[MUMBLE GRUMBLE GRUMBLE BINCH GRUMBLE]

[ reaching over with his tail... if sholmes is sulking down he's gonna. tickle his arm. with his tail. ]

[oh! ticklish]

[just going to reach over to pet his tail soothingly]

[ oh oops that actually feels kind of nice. he'll stay as long as it soothes sholmes. i can't believe he's babysitting these two. ]

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Oh! Kotetsu, hello there. Stay as long as you like, why don't you?

[ kaeya is fine with this, his ears pricked happily and twitching just a little. his tail swishes in the gap of the chair. ]

A long morning, hm? Need to rest your feet?

Couldn't really sleep well last night and had to look around the new place. I won't take up too much of your time.

[ Finley is settling in nearby, and seems to be giving a proud little look in Shomles' direction. Eat shit, Harelock.

But yeah, he's going to be sinking into the cuddles. ]

[ if kotetsu still wants cuddles after last week, well, kaeya won't deny him, just wrapping an arm around him and giving a warm squeeze while he monitors the chaos dutifully! ]

Last night was a bit rough, wasn't it? And please, you can take as much as you like, you know I enjoy you.

[ polaris, in ermine form now, is scrampering over to gently greet finley, tail swishing happily as he boops noses to greet her. ]

I like your new tail, by the way, you and Finley can match now. I bet Wild Tiger would be jealous now that you've got a real tail.

Kaeya!

[ STOP BEING LIKE THIS from wherever he is not part of this gay drama ]

I know that tone! I haven't done anything!!

Please try to mediate a little less shamelessly. There are children here.

You should be yelling at me, not him, in this case.

[ squeezes tighter now ]

I can handle it, he's just sitting on me!

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[ Finley turns her attention from Sholmes to Polaris. Much better. She lightly boops her nose back to him. ]

I bet he would be. Maybe he got lucky and got a set, too, wherever he is.

[ He's very amused, tail just lazily swaying behind him. ]

Hopefully this is as nice for you as it is for me.

[ polaris will just curl up smol between her paws and watch the shenanigans, a head resting on one of her big paws. ]

It most definitely is, I'm more than happy to have a guest. [ a warm smile before he nods upwards. ] Hey, can I touch your ears...?

[ Daww, that's so cute and wholesome.

Kotetsu's a little surprised by that, blinking. ]

Sure, if you want.

[ he'll reach up touch the side of one of his ears, stroking it gently with the back . oh that's... very-- ]

I didn't realize your ears could be so soft, Kotetsu wow... [ a laugh ] I don't know why I didn't expect that.

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