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WEEK TWO: MINGLE
WEEK TWO: MINGLE (37 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. To the participants, yesterday's events may seem distant now—albeit not as distant as their life before this. Whether or not they notice, they will have lost a memory upon waking up. The barrier to the north is down, and beyond the bridge lies new areas to explore. Strangely, what was there last week seems to have been replaced overnight. That's not the only thing that's different, either. The participants will find that their lodgings have changed, and new buildings within the town have been unlocked. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Cater, Sharon, and Kano's profiles have been removed. Three Leaders can be found around the area, open (?) to approach. If participants want to speak to them more privately, or to an absent Leader, it looks like they'll have to go through another channel. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. If you break the current ninth rule, participants will get shocked. It will be a mild shock at first, but the longer they touch each other, the stronger it will get. On that note, if your character did not share a memory last week, please make sure to check your notifs! Participants may also find that their memories of the past few weeks are getting fuzzier... as though they can't recall some of the details without focusing. Finally, this week, every time a participant gets within one foot of someone, they will experience the emotions the other person is currently feeling and vice-versa. This will last for ten seconds even after they've stepped out of their personal bubble, after which the sharing itself might share, but the knowledge will not. Have fun! |
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Well, Iām also not really interested. [ ....
oh gods - his entire face turns red within a second, and xie lian immediately backtracks, waving both of his hands! ] I mean ā in general, in general! Women in general! I swore off that sort of thing for my cultivation practices when I was still human ā Iām so sorry, that came off so rude.....!
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as soon as he's flushing, her eyebrows go up, watching the transformation to gasping embarrassment with much amusement. holding up both of her own hands, she waves them back, giggling.]
It's okay, it's okay. I was joking. You could say I'm already married to my job, too. [she's giggling.] If it makes you feel any better, I'm not interested, either.
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really he just feels bad for being rude, because she's so very nice. xie lian looks thankful for the subject change, though, giving her a relieved smile as the flush on his face goes from nuclear levels to pink. ]
Thank goodness - I'm quite relieved to hear you say so. What sort of job do you have, Miss Elsa?
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I guess you could call it a unique position. [she hums] I act as a bridge between spirits, and humans. It's sort of hands-on.
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Is that so? [ watch xie lian's eyes light up a little at it - his emotions read instant, genuine curiosity. ] How fascinating...and a very important job, indeed. What sort of spirits, if you don't mind my asking?
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huh.
her curiosity feeds back into xie lian on the other end of the emotionshare.]
Wind, fire, water, and earth. Things have been a little... rocky, for the past few years. It's been a learning experience.
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Oh... I see, I see! How does that work, Miss Elsa? If you don't mind telling me!
[ really, he's never heard of elemental spirits, so this is a whole different world!! that curiosity stays, genuine and bright. ]
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[ what a wonderful job to have. xie lian smiles, resting his chin in his hand. ] That's an impressive task to take on - I can see why you would be married to it.
[ that's a little teasing, at his own expense. ] Have you been doing it for very long? What are the spirits like? I'm so sorry, I have so many questions...
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And the spirits are... well, they each have their own personalities. They're the embodiments of the elements, so you can imagine. The windāGaleāis playful, tricky, and quick. Earth is strong, and dependable. Fire is spontaneous and self-driven. Water is wilful, but flexible.
What about you? What's your... marriage like? [there's another giggle. relationship jokes! they don't have any!]
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It's quite funny; in my realm, the spirits you have are gods. We have four elemental masters, and their personalities... well, they're quite similar! I've never met the Fire Master, but... the Windmaster especially was a close friend of mine, and they're just like that!
Their name is Shi Qingxuan - and they're playful and kind. Their very nature is utterly breezy, and it's almost impossible not to like them, even if they can be mischievous sometimes. And, they are siblings with the Water Master, who is indeed very willful, and...
[ up until this point, xie lian's warmth and happiness has been quite effusive - he clearly treasures this windmaster, but... he pauses, trailing off, as something occurs to him. some of the quiet joy in his emotions fades, flickering for a moment, but xie lian puts it away before it gets too far. ] ...well. It's just curious, how similar these things can be.
I also am something like a go between - I do much work between the Heavens and the mortal realm. It's one of the reasons I was so curious! It seems like our jobs are quite similar.
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with the emotions buzzing between them, it's impossible not to notice the shutdown, and she tucks her chin, giving him a long, sympathetic look.]
It seems like we're in the same profession, doesn't it.
[...]
You know, I had to calm three of the four spiritsāand the water spirit was easily the most dangerous. They're headstrong, powerful, extremely dangerous... but in the end, I relied on him the most.
Funny how that works, isn't it?
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In my realm, water is synonymous with wealth. Trade moves up and down the rivers of our lands, and so, the Water Master was the master of that, too. It meant that The Water Master was wealthy, but not greedy. Collected and cool, but careful. Protective of the things that were important, as the water I think can always be, and... tempestuous, when those things were threatened.
However... there are not only the elemental gods that control such things, but ghosts who cover the land and the seas, too. It is a difficult balance of power, in many different ways, and one that is as tricky to maintain as anything can be.
I didn't know the Water Master all that well, but ultimately, I was unable to help him when he needed it - in fact, I know, that he didn't want help at all, in the end, and chose to leave this plane very much on his own terms. The water still flows without him; a new water master will rise, eventually. Humans will always come to worship the things that they understand, no matter who embodies them.
[ xie lian finishes quietly, and looks down at the table between them. ] ... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring the mood down - it is something that happened not so long ago.
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I'm sorry for your loss. It doesn't matter how it happenedāor how much he didn't or did need, or want, your help. It still hurts.
He sounds as though he was a very strong person, thoughāstrong enough to choose his own path onwards.
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I would say so. He stuck to his convictions to the end.
[ his own feelings on the water master are... complicated, but elsa is right; loss hurts, no matter the situation. every part of that situation was immensely, immensely complicated, but it didn't change the feeling of loss.
(it's the windmaster he worries the most for, who did nothing wrong.) ]
Thank you for your kind words, Miss Elsa. That is what matters, isn't it? That no matter what happens, we are able to carve out our own paths in life.
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Carving our own paths forward, and doing the next right thing. No matter how hard it may be.
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Precisely. [ he's got a smile for her that's more genuine, too. ]
I think I said the same thing to you before, but it is quite interesting, the way that our own worlds all seem to overlap, even if the stories are just a little different. Gods, spirits... it's all certainly cut from the same cloth.
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Maybe we should team up? Take on this nova-eating monster together?
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I think that sounds like a fine plan, Miss Elsa! Between us, we'll save this Realm yet!
[ i'm calling dibs on niji for the next mini event ]
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haha]
After all, I think that's what we were all brought here to do. As a defense system for the realm.
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anyway. xie lian thought so before he knew there was a monster TM so there's that. ] ...And in that sense, I am glad, to have a purpose here. To help save this place is to help save every place, after all. My realm, your realm, and that of everyone else here - a dangerous and important mission, indeed.
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