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JUNE MINGLE

June Mingle: Time For A Hike
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Finally, it's time to leave Death Mountain for warmer climates. THe Travelers will begin their journey from Mondstadt to Liyue on the first of November, after packing up and saying goodbye the Mondstadt's Adventurers' Guild. But worry not - if you ever miss the City of Wind and Song, it's possible to teleport back for a brief visit.

The Travelers will head out of Mondstadt through Stone Gate, cross Dihua Marsh and then reach the Guili Plains. You'll be camping out under the stars on some days, while getting to enjoy various roadside inns on other days - including the famed Wangshu Inn, all under Forneus' bill. But it does bring up a question: where did he get all that mora from?

Speaking of Forneus, it seems that he's too busy to accompany you on this road trip. Instead, Zhongli will serve as his stand-in. For those who do not know him well, he introduces himself as an Adeptus... and also the Geo Archon, who has enlisted your help to test his nation. What will you do?

State of the World

June will be a lighter period in the game for characters to bond with each other while traveling as a group, and later while exploring and trolling Liyue to the best of their ability. Forneus will not be available for the first two weeks as he is busy; instead Zhongli is tasked with answering questions in his place. A reference of the scenery your character might see on the way can be found in this video here! Feel free to check out Liyue's music here as well.

For all questions regarding June's mingle and events, please head over to our OOC post.

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[He snorts] How should I know? I've never been to California.

[There were a lot of strange folks in the Underground, and his time outside his world has exposed him to even stranger folks. So yeah, Jinx doesn't seem weird to him by any comparison. He was probably the freakier of the two. ]

Mm, you share a compatible spiritual energy affinity. [Ya. Like that.] That's a rather useful affinity to have if you like traversing through places like this.

( jinx isn't foolish enough to assume magic is the same in every universe- so she can at least trust that he knows what he's talking enough that he does have an accurate read of the situation under his own understanding. it doesn't seem entirely incorrect anyways, so. )

Something like that, yeah. Buuuut for the most part! Sometimes it's a bit more dangerous just because my presence can just... make bad things happen. Not right now, because it's gone, but yeah... You get used to it, learn to predict it... and when things are quiet, accept it. And when you're just as dark as places like this, they'll accept you too, regardless. Like now.

I'd love to just sit down here with some paint and my sketchbook, honestly.

[Jun is quiet, but he is listening to her. So her magic also takes the form of bad luck charm huh. Lots of people claim they're cursed when they aren't, but she sounds both really confident in it and really accepting it. Like the same way he talks about the costs of his own powers. That alone makes him more inclined to believe her.]

I see ... sounds like you have a good handle on your abilities. No wonder Forneus picked you. [If someone can be that chill and accepting of constant misfortune, she must be really strong. Someone like that is useful to have around.]

Yeah, I didn't think to bring anything like that. Maybe you can come back some other time though. Sounds like we'll have plenty of down time before our next mission.

As good as I can get. Misfortune affinities are... difficult. Maybe someday I'll be even better.

( the worst thing about her affinity is that it blocks her from everything else. she could be so much more- she knows it. she's smart, she has an overabundance of magic, and yet all she can do is hex and curse and cause disasters and bad luck.

oh well. )

Oh, yeah... I'll have to do that. ... After I get some paint. ( she's pretty sure she can do that, yeah? )

Mm, I'm sure you will be. Just keep at it.

[He's sure a power like that does come at a disadvantage, but at the same time- with every misfortune she must face, it's a chance to grow stronger.

He's about to say something about the paint, when they round the corner and this building comes into view. Jun stops and stares at it with some recognition on his face]

...A domain. I had a feeling that'd be at the source of this.

A... domain?

( oh, that sounds important. but unfortunately, as she's only just arrived a month ago... she's kind of baby comparatively. )

Should we go tell the others?

[Ah yeah, he can pick up on her confused voice so he'll explain ]

Think of them as gates that lead to isolated pockets of the spirit realm. It's not unusual for them to appear in spots with high spirit energy.

[As for telling anyone...]

...There's not much point. Domains on Teyvat are more stable than their Earth counterparts, so this has probably been here a long time. The people who'd need to know about it likely already know.

( oh, okay, she can vibe with that. nodding in understanding, jinx relaxes her shoulders a bit. with how he had responded, she was worried it was going to be a big deal or something. )

Gotcha. So it's just reaffirming what we already knew...

( if it's nothing they have to really worry about though- or at least, she's assuming as much given that he's being fairly relaxed about it- she's... gonna have a seat, and just take in the vibe of everything. it'd be a shame to go back so soon, after all. )

[Jun nods. There's a part of him that's tempted to go into the domain to clear out any possible monsters that may be housed in there but...he was supposed to be on vacation. Clearing out the Teyvat equivalent of an Eclipse was the definition of doing work.

So, yeah. Time to resist that urge]

Mm. We can leave it as it is.

[Ok he's making a mental note to come back later and check on it-- but not now, not now!

As she sits down, he'll use some of that restless to explore the area. He keeps looking around with his elemental sight when he...picked up on a strange amount of hydro energy coming from over the cliff. He walks over curiously to look over the cliff]

...Found our sea monster.

( oh word? the moment he says that, jinx is back up on her feet and darting over to see. though she has to admit, a stage wasn't what she was expecting. were she a less cautious person, she'd... probably want to see it up close, honestly.

maybe another time. )

Huh... Not what I was expecting. But it looks like things are going okay right now...? probably because most people don't go chasing ghost stories. You've been around longer, what's your call? I doubt it's actively malevolent.

[A stage on a seemingly calm lake, but through Jun's elemental sight- he can tell there's a lot more going on under the surface of the water. Something giant, and very powerful. Even if it wasn't the same sea monster from the stories, it was clearly something dangerous.

He pauses at the question, continuing to observe to get a read on what to do.]

...We haven't been given a mission to slay it, so we stay clear. [Don't go looking for trouble] Going down there now would spell certain death.

Edited 2021-06-14 05:07 (UTC)

( jinx nods, clutching the strap of her bag for a moment. it's... a little weird, honestly, not being the one in charge. but she's had plenty of time to get used to it by now, hasn't she? a life of being the leader didn't really let go so easily, however.

admittedly, actually finding the monster kind of makes things less of a fun little piece of exploration for a couple of goth kids, and more... somber, yet again. it's one thing to find beauty in the cycle of life and death, and another to make light of it entirely.

and it looks like she's not the only one feeling it. )

You good?

[Jun meanwhile is less troubled by this discovery and it's more...well, that's just how he talks when he's focused on anything slightly business related. It's a habit man. ]

Mm...yeah, it might be time to head back.

[He's not sure how much more they'll discover here, and lets not linger too long for the monster to notice them]

A domain and a sea monster...this trip proved more fruitful than I was anticipating.

~~( when it's business as usual but one of you is actually deeply, scarily compassionate under the tsuntsun and flippancy )~~

Ah- right. ... Better not to chance anything, honestly.

( maybe it was for the best that she didn't have her magic at the moment, or something would have surely gone wrong. it's hard not to think that he's planning on coming back at some point... maybe he will? he seems like he knows what he's doing about all of this. )

I'm ready when you are, then.

[It's ok Jinx it just means you're more in touch with your emotions than this emotionally repressed moron. Which said moron knows less about what he's doing and more just winging things a lot of the time]

Let's get going then.

[starts heading out!]

( dare i say it? Siblings in the making.

despite the camp being close to a teleportation spot, jinx feels like taking the long way back in truth. give herself time to reflect, absorb and, in her own way, make peace again. being so closely connected to this sort of thing required that, especially after turning her life around. )

Honestly? I don't think I regret coming up here. ... Thanks for telling me ghost stories, too.

[Truthfully Jun could teleport anywhere anytime he wanted, but there was nothing wrong with walking. And since she seems content to do so, he will to. ]

Haha, glad you enjoyed yourself.

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man i love the oceanid

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can't wait for the kids to get back just to disappointed zhongli

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