Aww, the Parade is very sad to have a group of party poopers on their hands. Or, they would be, if they had noticed they had spectators. It's a good thing they didn't, too! This exploration would have a much different ending. :)

The group is able to teleport back to the safety of the hotel. Smart thinking! The concierge spirit seems a little perplexed that the group wants to check out so soon, but sure! Their names are crossed out in the book, and the hotel is nothing but vacancies once again.

Whether it's the ice walls that delay the Parade's advance or some other force, once the boys are far enough ahead that the jaunty Parade music can no longer be heard wafting through the trees... They won't see it again for some time.

But! The Parade is still out there, somewhere, keeping the party going, and it's here to stay. More deets on this brand new mechanic once the location discovery post goes up! It's party time. It is never not party time. It is never not party time.

Given that downtown is a rather large core location with plenty of stuff yet to explore, we'll be doing this location reveal a little differently than we have in the past. For now, only the hotel will be opened as a public space that everyone can interact with as they choose. Which, hey, more housing! Yay! The rest of the area will need to be investigated through further explorations. We'll explain all that in the location discovery.

Good work, team, and uh, good luck with the Parade!