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stellafortunalogs2021-09-30 07:21 pm
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october mingle
October Mingle
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
The Miko of the Grand Narukami Shrine has arranged for your passage out of Ritou and into the Inazuma islands at large. The nation has been gripped by an oppressive atmosphere ever since the enactment of the Vision Hunt Decree, and only someone unyoked by the Electro Archon can hope to break this stalemate.
Konda Village sits on the outskirts of Inazuma city. A pillar of its community now seeks to move out after losing his Vision. A samurai employed by the Shogunate is being accosted of hiding rations by his neighbours, and he has no recollection of ever dealing in such matters. Forgetting something seems to be the thread that links every former Vision holder's story together, yet their tragedies differ greatly in circumstance. Is the loss of a Vision truly so profound? If so, then why did the gods deliver such a poisoned gift to their people?
A mysterious priestess approaches you with a sincere request - Kazari seeks your aid in purifying the Thunder Sakura around Inazuma, as well as the Sacred Sakura on Mount Yougou. She tells you that these trees absorb the evil from the very land, but cannot dispel it without outside intervention. Here's where you come in: you need to dispel the sealing sigils around the holy trees, so that the filth accumulated within their roots can take form and then be swiftly cut down.
The seals, the trees, and Kazari herself are relics from the olden days - the mystical Inazuma, where kitsune and tengu lived and worked alongside humans and their god. But those days have since ended, and all that is left is a stifling eternity.
State of the World
The Land of Eternity is not without failings. By pursuing 'Eternity' and closing the doors of her nation, the Raiden Shogun has only made the lives of her people more difficult. Exploring the country may give you some clues as to how you can break her enforced stasis. You must first understand the situation of the nation, and then find the natives who also wish to change their world.
Please direct all questions to October's OOC post!
it follows! (i'm sorry she's mean)
[But that doesn't make her any less nervous, surprisingly. Once she realizes that the same light-haired girl has been following her throughout the city, she'll make her approach. Her arms are crossed and she's frowning.]
Is there something I can help you with?
sssh there is nothing to apologize for this is perfect
So clearly, the only thing to do is to put on another act.
Clasping her hands behind her back, she smiles sheepishly at Rose (in a way that is entirely too practiced, more like a mask than a real expression) and replies in her very best polite-and-innocent voice.]
A-ah... n-no? I am not sure what you are talking about...?
[That Ris is actually kind of intimidated here is the one part of this that is not her lying through her teeth.]
no subject
[She's not getting out of this.]
I'm sure that you don't. I'm sure the fact that you've been following me is merely a coincidence.
[Rose shakes her head.]
If you're trying to rob me, I'm afraid you won't be very successful.
no subject
...Wait. That is what you thought I was trying to do? Seriously?
[She laughs, and it's all airy giggles but it's real.]
No, no! Not in the slightest. I make a point not to pick fights I know I cannot win!
Besides, there is little I have to gain from taking anything physical from you. As far as currency goes, I have plenty of means by which to get by on my own.
no subject
[Rose is still frowning, but she seems a little more amicable now? She no longer looks like she’s several seconds away from throwing down.]
Well, what were you trying to do then? You must have had some reason to follow me.
no subject
[She shakes her head with one last laugh to herself before letting that smile fade.]
...But I suppose if you intend to keep shaking me down for answers, I may as well just be honest, although the reality is more than a bit embarrassing for me.
I just wanted to track how you went about your day. It is nothing about you, specifically, you are simply the person my eyes happened to land on first.
no subject
[She shakes her head.]
I’m not sure why you’d want to do that. I’m not terribly interesting, and there’s not much you’re going to learn through following me.
no subject
[She sighs, looking off to the side and looking somewhere between embarrassed and irritated.]
The rest of you... have a lot more experience with the outside world than I do. Up until now, I have maintained a rigid schedule, repeating the same tasks day in and day out within the same confined area. Now that I am here among others... I have very little idea what to do with myself.
So I was hoping that perhaps I could figure it out for myself if I collected some data as to what others do.
no subject
I suppose it wouldn’t hurt if I take you along for the day. But I’m warning you—-it’s absolutely uninteresting.
[She shakes her head. Why her?]
Tell me, how little do you know exactly?
no subject
It was hard to keep track, but I know my time spent outside of the laboratory did not even reach 72 hours. Most of that time was spent in alleyways panicking and trying to avoid detection.
[She reopens her eye to look back at Rose.]
Make of that what you will.
no subject
Try to stay close to me, then. We can start by getting something to eat.
no subject
Ris nods, stepping closer to Rose.]
Understood.
[...]
Since we are engaging in this... shall we say, training together. [Which is mortifying, but here she is, and beggars can't be choosers.] I should probably have a name by which to call you.