[Lost Carnival] IC Inbox

[puddingemote]

✆CHANNEL FREQUENCY: 891.39200
DESCRIPTION: Only answers his radio if he's not eating.

✉MAIL BOX LOCATION: Mailbox by the Door
DESCRIPTION: He almost never actually looks in the mailbox. Shove messages under his door or get him on the radio.

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[hippocarnival]

Hey! [Yuya smiles and slips through the doorway, closing it behind him. He keeps his hands behind his back as he approaches Tamaki, waiting until hes beside the bed before offering a small package, a bag folded over and haphazardly wrapped around.]

This is yours. Happy Solstice! [Inside is a package of anti grav tablets.]

[pullingamiko]

Hey, I just said you're the one who's too tall! Or... wrote it, anyway.

[Inside the package are three movies; two of them are apparently different types of comedies, while the third appears to be one of those things all about Competitive Teens Following Their Dreams (tm).]

I wasn't sure what kind of movies you'd like, and asking would've given away the surprise, so! Figured getting a few different ones would be a safe bet.

Mailbox - Winter Break

[spaghettimonster]

[Left in Tamaki's mailbox is a painted card. The card smells of pine needles, snow and a fireplace, and features Papyrus, waving enthusiastically ahead. Somehow there's boneprint snowflakes faintly falling against the pale background. Along the header and footer, the card reads:]

HAPPY GYFTMAS
(ON THE MOON)
FROM PAPYRUS!!!

[Inside, a personal message continues:]

HEY! TAMAKI!
YOU SHOULD OPEN YOUR MAILBOX, YOU'VE GOT MAIL.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S BILLS OR SPAM LETTERS...
THESE ARE REAL NOTES, FROM REAL PEOPLE, WITH REAL FEELINGS.
EVEN THIS CARD IS A REAL FEELING.
IT IS:
HOPING YOU HAVE / HAD A GOOD WINTER VACATION!
AND THAT EVERYTHING GOES GREAT FOR YOU WHEN WE GET BACK TO TOURING.

BREAK DAY 24

[starseedling]

[Steven has left you a gift! There is a small note attached, left somewhere you are likely to find it.

It is a white throw pillow made with slightly iridescent faux fur, with a contrastingly pink patch of felt stitched to the front in the shape of a crown. The white fabric smells faintly of lavender and other hard to place relaxing aromas, and has subtle magical soothing effect from being close to it.]

"Happy Solstice, Tamaki!

I made this pillow with some magic fur material in the market. I think it smells really good, and being near it is supposed to make you feel more relaxed and ready to sleep!

It's a crown like that pudding guy!! Maybe you can be Prince Pudding haha

Love,
Steven"

D14

[anti_nonsense]

[Here's something you don't see everyday: Rita calling Tamaki out of the blue. Unsurprisingly, it's because she wants something.]

Hey, Tamaki? It's Rita. Got a minute?

[puddingemote]

Yeah. Something up?

[He's wondering if someone needs healing; why else would Rita be calling him?]

[anti_nonsense]

You said before that you're an idol. That's the same job as CY-Ren, right? Singing, dancing, posing like an idiot for pictures?

[This is her understanding of the profession so far.]

[puddingemote]

Eh? Not like an idiot!

[Rude, Rita.]

I guess it sounds the same, though...

[anti_nonsense]

Good. I'll cut to the chase, then.

We need to find information on CY-Ren. Anything on her past, her personal life, where she lives or works, anything. You worked in the same kind of industry, so... if you were trying to look up info on another idol, what would you do?

[puddingemote]

Hmm... [He thinks about it. The easiest way is to become friends with the other idol, but that isn't really an option here. So what else?]

...If she works for a production company, you should be able to just look that up. You could look up magazine articles too, but a lot of that is made up, or her production company controls it. So, it might not be helpful. Also, they probably hide her address, so the fans and press won't bother her at home.

If you can't get information from her agency... a lot of stagehands gossip. So maybe they can help.

[anti_nonsense]

Wow. That's... actually good advice.

[He should probably be insulted at how surprised she sounds.]

[puddingemote]

Eh... did you think it wouldn't be, Ritacchi...?

[He might be an idiot when he comes to books but he does know this.]

[anti_nonsense]

I had my reservations.

[She's nothing if not honest.]

Anyway, think you can help me try and follow some of these leads?

[puddingemote]

[He gives an annoyed huff at that, but luckily for Rita, he's more interested in helping than he is being difficult.]

What do you want me to do?

[anti_nonsense]

I could use a hand with talking to the agency, or fishing for gossip. Not really my specialties.

[She doesn't know the first thing about the industry, and she's lacking in social graces. Rita's a fish out of water here.]

[puddingemote]

[Tamaki thinks about it. He has gotten better at dealing with industry people lately, after all, and unlike home, no one here has heard the rumors that he's actually violent. So it should be fine. He can actually do this.]

Yeah. Okay.

[anti_nonsense]

Good. Let's meet in Wismuth in the morning, right when stores start to open. We've got a long day of investigating ahead of us.

operation "gold medal surprise party for steven"

[pipers_son]

Tamaki! Are ya in the carnival? I need help with somethin'!

[puddingemote]

Yeah. What's up?

[pipers_son]

I'm throwin' a surprise party for Steven. Interested in helpin'~?

[puddingemote]

Stevicchi? Yeah, I'll help!

[pipers_son]

Great! I knew I could count on ya~. [And those cute nicknames...] It's gonna be at the cookhouse. I'll be helpin' ta cook some stuff, but we need hands ta help decorate, too!

[puddingemote]

Oooh, so I get to help decorate?

[He sounds pretty excited about it.]

[pipers_son]

[Excitement is good!]

If that's what ya wanna do~. Yuya will be helpin'!

[puddingemote]

Okay. I'll go meet up with him.

[Yaaaay parties!]