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Scratching his head, Virgil lets out a tired sigh as he stares at the crowd in front of him, “I’d really rather be anywhere else right now…” he mutters with obvious discomfort. “...But since Violet forced me into volunteering and I'm already here, we might as well do this…”

Fiddling with some of the items on his table, Virgil shrugs, "I'm supposed to keep you entertained so let's do a contest, huh? Since this is all a farce already, let's embrace that and get even with everyone while we're at it. Draw the counselors at this camp as ridiculous as possible. That clear enough? Good."

Virgil rolls his shoulders, "Oh yeah. And I guess I'll give a prize to whoever's most entertaining. Get to it."


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Snow Maze

Summary
Virgil is upset over remembering their childhood and storms out.
He later recalls a happy memory he spent with Violet watching the northern lights.
They two reconcile and spent Solstice together.

Today's Game... SNOW MAZE!
Help Violet and Virgil find their destination!
Navigate the maze to find the correct path to the exit.

You'll have 24 hours to try the game, before the thread is locked and the next thread starts.

Prize
Everyone who attempts to solve at least one of the puzzles will receive the EI Virgil's Memory
Additional copies can be bought in Joyful Jamboree.

“Are you KIDDING ME?” Virgil snapped, genuine anger replacing his usual sardonic tone. This caused Violet to jump in her chair, eyes widening as she looked up at him in shock. His eyebrows furrowed, clearly trying to suppress his trembling as he continued, “What was happy about that?! That wasn’t a family gathering, it was an evaluation and I FAILED. EVERY YEAR. That time they were ‘nice’, but every year they only got more disappointed! More demanding!”

Violet’s heart sank, eyes turning downcast as she whispered, “Virgil… I know, I’m sorry… What I meant was-”

“You don’t know! They were proud of you! Your gift was a reward. Meanwhile, I got a reminder: do better.”

Keeping her composure for his sake, Violet shook her head as she spoke gently, “I know, you didn’t deserve that. I knew it wasn’t fair, even then… Don’t you remember later that evening? That's what I wanted to talk about...”

“No. And I don’t really care,” he scowled, moving to put on his coat, “I’m heading out for the day. Good luck with the shop,” the bells chimed behind him as his hand sunk into his pocket, fumbling for a pack of cigarettes. Despite his words, he sighed, letting his mind wander to that night as he flicked his lighter with shaking hands.



“Hey! Hey! Wake up!” A small voice whispered in the dark, causing Virgil to shoot up from his bed in fright. Glancing over, he saw a blurry, grinning face, “Took you long enough! Come on!”

“Violet…” Virgil mumbled in confusion, reaching out for his glasses on the nightstand, “Why are you in my room…? You’re going to get us in trouble again…”

Violet was fully dressed in her winter gear, shoving a similar parka and boots into his arms, “Only if we get caught, so shush and hurry!”

Eyeing her warily, Virgil eventually relented, never being very good at saying no to her. Quietly the pair crept out of their house, careful not to alert their sleeping parents as they ventured out into the cold, dark night. Struggling to keep up with her confident pace, Virgil trudged through the dense snow of the Ice Realm, huffing from exertion, “V-Violet! Wait up! Where are we going anyway?”

“It’s a surprise, a real surprise this time!” She beamed back at him, “You’re really going to like this… But if you don’t hurry up we’re going to miss it! Slowpoke!” She stuck out her tongue teasingly before running quicker, making her brother protest and chase after her.

Eventually Violet slowed to a stop as they approached two giant rock walls. Virgil frowned, “We came to look at rocks…?”

“Silly, hurry!” Violet giggled, moving to pass between the rocks. On the other side they found themselves standing on a cliff overlooking a valley. Gorgeous as it was, it soon became clear to Virgil that this wasn't the surprise. To his awe, bright bursts of colours streaked across the sky, painting the night with dancing vibrance.

“Wow… I’ve never seen them this bright!”

Violet moved to plop herself onto the snow, beaming proudly, “This is the best place in all the realm to see them! I know you like them so I wanted to show you! This can be your spot!”

“Mine?” Virgil sat next to her as he gave her a look of surprise.

“Yeah, we’ll call it… Virgil’s Point!”

Virgil smiled shyly to her before glancing back up at the northern lights, shaking his head, “It can be both our place… Because it’s more fun to watch them together.”

“Pft, some gift them!” Violet laughed playfully, before slipping off one of her mitts to hold her pinkie out towards him, “In that case, I promise to always come watch them with you, no matter what! Especially during Solstice!”

Slipping off his glove to hook his pinkie to hers, Virgil smiled, nodding, “Okay… No matter what.”



It was late in the evening when the shop’s bell chimed again. Violet had just finished setting up the shop as she gasped, “Virgil… Listen, I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have-”

“Save it, it’s fine…” Virgil mumbled, before holding out a wrapped rectangle towards her, “Here. Sorry for blowing up at you. Wasn’t your fault…” He glanced away.

Blinking, Violet looked down at the gift in surprise, “I wasn’t expecting this…” As she stripped away the decorative paper, a canvas was revealed. Her eyes widened as she looked at the painting in her hands: the northern lights dancing over a familiar frozen valley. Tears welled in her eyes as she smiled, “Virgil’s Point…”

“Happy Solstice…” He mumbled under his breath.

“Happy Solstice…” Violet responded, before holding out her arms with a laugh, “You’re required to hug me now, though! It's holiday law!”

Virgil scoffed as he backed away, “No way..." Seeing Violet grin mischievously and unlock her brakes, Virgil knew he was in trouble, eyes widen as he hopped away, sprinting as she chased him around the shop, "CUT IT OUT! I'LL TAKE IT BACK!"


art by ghost

"Okay, calculated, here's the winners."

@Tsundererra: First Place with 45 Items, will receive 1 Event Bundle & 2150 Skulls
@dragoness129: Second Place with 39 items, will receive 3 Event Goodie Bags & 1780 Skulls
@Shadami: Third Place with 28 items, will receive 1 Event Goodie Bag & 1240 Skulls

For participating, everyone else shall receive the amount of currency that the items they took pictures of adds up to.
@Another Movie Addict: You will receive 170 Skulls
@Alexis: You will receive 300 Skulls
@kiwi: You will receive 510 Skulls
@Lina: You will receive 1120 Candy
@Laufeia: You will receive 760 Skulls
@milkdaddy: You will receive 470 Skulls
@vintage: You will receive 1170 Candy
@Hachi: You will receive 300 Skulls
@Fizzgig: You will receive 990 Skulls
@Deaa: You will receive 1010 Candy

Event Bundle and Goodie Bags have already been granted to First, Second and Third Place.
Currency for everyone shall be granted sometime today.

QUESTION: is the VF your artist signature? Or is it a signature of the saboteur?

@shadami: Virgil nodded, "It was me, yeah. I wasn't going to bother carving my full name into it."

QUESTION: why did you and violet make the statue out of candy? and how? since it was made of candy, it could melt with heat, right? also ur the best

@buggaboy: Virgil grimaces slightly at the last part, seeming to be uncomfortable with accepting compliments before moving on like it didn't happen, "I made it out of candy because that's what Trick requested. I told him it was a stupid idea and a stupid medium to work with, but he insisted. Tch..."

He rolls his eyes, "So yeah, it was a challenge to keep it from melting on me when working on it, it took an embarrassing amount of failed attempts and research to find the perfect grade of hard sugar candy that could keep its form and stay relatively strong. It should have been fine. It even managed to hold up under the lights in my studio, which get pretty hot. Imagine how pissed I was when the moment it's out of my sight, it ends up like that," He gestures to the statue, scowling at it, "Just my luck, huh?"

Virgil grimaces from the pun, "I'm going to the backroom. Bye."