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stellafortunalogs2021-08-03 09:46 pm
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august mingle
August Mingle
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Happy new year....! In Teyvat, that is. It is now January ingame, and Liyue's people go about their disaster recovery efforts with more vigour than before. After all, Liyue's biggest festival is slated to occur in the latter half of the month - the Lantern Rite!
The Rite of Parting - Rex Lapis' funeral - passes without much incident, and Liyue collectively breathes a sigh of relief. With the Fatui being chased out of the yard, it seems that peace will finally return to the harbour city as they rebuild from the storm. You'll also get to watch three million Mora's worth of incense go up in smoke, so there's that.
Eager to focus on the future, Liyue folk have begun discussing the upcoming festival. The Lantern Rite commemorates hope for a new beginning and continued prosperity, and the construction of the festival centerpiece is currently underway. This year's Mingxiao Lantern will soar into the sky amidst thousands of smaller lanterns, and it will take the shape of a fallen Adeptus to commemorate the Adepti's contribution to Liyue's lasting peace.
Unfortunately, you're not quite out of the frying pan yet. With the Fatui gone from Liyue, the Ministry of Civil Affairs turn their attention to solving another issue that has cropped up after Osial's revival and subsequent defeat. Quite a few miners have gone missing from the Chasm, and the likelihood of finding them will only grow slimmer as the days go by. Both the Millelith and the Adventurers' Guild have pitched in to search for the kidnapped people. All clues lead to Nantianmen - and it's just your luck that Geovishaps and their hatchlings have come out of hibernation at around the same time. These lizard-like beings have shells of solid rock, and they seem especially agitated at having their territory invaded. Solving the mystery of the missing miners will take more than just a day's work.
State of the World
With the Lantern Rite set to open on January 21st, all of Liyue have come to visit the harbour to set up their stalls and pitch in to craft the Mingxiao Lantern. Hopefully the miners are found before the festival begins - the Lantern Rite is a festival of reunions, after all. Not to mention the Geovishaps' increased activity will inadvertently lead to them burrowing around in the rocky mountains. There's a small, but non-zero chance of them hitting an ancient seal somewhere and unleashing a buried threat.
Unless... that was their intention all along?
Please direct all questions to August's OOC post!
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It's the sound of someone who just turned 20! Give me a break!
[Rean laughs.]
You, too. Elliot and I are no Sharon, but it's been too long since we ate as a group, don't you think?
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[ She's the best cook he's ever met, no questions about it. ]
But dinner sounds good to me. Your treat, of course~
[ Look Rean, he has no money right now. ]
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[Rean knows how it goes.]
We'll get you hooked up with some commissions soon enough. That way you won't be quite as much of a mooch.
[Rean's not afraid to call it like it is.]
...There's a kid here you might want to talk to, too. Name's Jun. He managed to talk Forneus into paying him for his services here. [Casually not mentioning how Jun gives him some of that because he was too dumb to ask himself...] It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to ask what he said that got him to agree and try for yourself.
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[ It might be accurate but that doesn't mean he has to admit it. ]
But as for getting paid, that's just common sense. A guy's gotta make a living, after all. I'm definitely gonna be having a chat with the guy about it.
[ Is he implying Rean does not have any common sense? Of course not, he doesn't know he didn't ask. But he already knows Rean doesn't have any regardless. It's a charm point. ]
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[Hey, now! Rean's getting paid... just by Jun... the point is, he's still making money, so it's fine! And he almost always makes sure he gets paid for his commission work...!
...
Yeah, no, Rean doesn't have a lick of common sense. A charm point, indeed.]
I'm happy to treat you this time, but you gotta carry the groceries. Deal?
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[ The complaint doesn't carry any real heat to it, but of course he was going to make it anyway. ]
Alright, alright. Consider me your one-man cart.
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[Rean shifts himself to pull his legs back up onto the rocks, then pushes himself up to his feet, and offers Crow a hand up.]
Ready?
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You know it. C'mon, let's get going.