august mingle

[stellafortunamods]

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!

Comments

[drewthetower]

Eh, you get used to it. At least he stopped going for the eyes early on.

[godwords]

I believe Julian may need a scolding. It's not right to go for the head.

If you must peck a man then...go for the chest and attack at the front.

[ It sounds more like she's getting different ideas of how the pecking should go. Help]

[drewthetower]

....Miss Susato, please don't give him ideas.

[godwords]

I'm not giving him ideas.

I simply believe he should just attack up front...with honor! Pecking from anywhere is highly frowned upon and lacking in dignity.

[ It still sounds like she's giving him ideas, sorry August. ]

[drewthetower]

You are so giving him ideas, and he needs to remember that I have thumbs.

[That last bit is said glaring at his bird, who is ignoring him. Why thumbs matter, who knows, but it's clear that it's just a threat August makes for some reason.]

[godwords]

Is there a particular reason why you mentioned having thumbs? Julian could still peck at your hands.

[ Wait. Perhaps this is what August meant by her giving him ideas? Just naming places that he could attack? ]

Oh..! Next time I'll be more careful and not encourage this behavior.

[drewthetower]

...it's a joke about how humans have opposable thumbs and how useful they are.

[This girl's kind of an airhead, isn't she?]

But yeah, I would appreciate that!

[godwords]

Thumbs are useful but I've never heard a joke about it like that before. Should I start investing in joke books?

[ She's kind of an airhead in some ways but she might be making this situation worse by the mention of "joke books" ]

..Of course! I cannot condone aggressive behavior.

[drewthetower]

[Oh good God, this girl.]

It's a, uh, pet owner joke. Not in joke books. Should we maybe get back to the city?

[godwords]

Good idea! Let's go to the city and have some warm tea!
[ She's in agreement with that at least. ]

Would you like some refreshments?

[drewthetower]

I'm not gonna say no, that's for sure. I think I skipped breakfast and then all of this happened.

[godwords]

Sir! You mustn't skip meals! It's the most important meal of the day.

[ Susato stands firmly and she won't budge her opinion on this. ]

Please try to eat more often.

[drewthetower]

[He literally just met this girl and he is already getting fussed at.

Why is this his life.]

I was busy! I thought I'd have time to get something after I was done, I didn't plan on getting bodysnatched!