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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!
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As for the question about the time god having a plan....well, there's a noticeable pause. He certainly has some thoughts about the concept of gods having "A Plan", being someone who devotes themselves to a god. But not only are the unpleasant thoughts, they step rather close to things he's forbidden to say.
So finally, he opts to dodge the question with a shrug]
Well, gods always have a plan. [THATS VAGUE ENOUGH, he moves on-]
...Really, it's just conjecture at this point. It's not like I have any hard evidence either way. I was just saying, if my theory is true, it'd take care of a lot of problems that'd need to be solved later on.
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[ And that's all he has to say. It's conjecture like Jun said, and he's horribly out of his element when it comes to souls and magic. ]
That aside, do you have any ideas on what we can do right now?
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Continuing observing and getting familiar with the situation here? I've also heard a Shrine maiden is looking for help with a cleansing ceremony, if you want something with more action.
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[ Surely people with more social skills would be able to talk to the villagers. Louis feels unequipped to handle intricacies when he's been long used to working in a ruined world. ]
Do you know where she is?
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[Not that he knows Louis well, but there were plenty of people in their group that liked to throw themselves into things rather than observe]
I heard she's outside of Ritou. Wears a fox mask.
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Thanks. Do you want to come too?
[ Unless Jun wants to talk to people, and he feels like the youth doesn't. ]
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Sure.
[Because yeah he doesn't feel like talking to more people. Better to do seal knight-type of work]
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Alright then.
[ And so they'll make their way towards the place where Kazari had been seen, in silence because they're both awkward at making small talk.
It takes a while before Louis says anything. ]
Do you feel like this place is some sort of medieval Japan?
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But that doesn't mean he minds talking either.]
Mm, I do. It's rather uncanny how close it gets. I was in Tokyo before I left Earth, and sometimes it almost feels like I'm back there in some of the older parts of town.
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What year was it when you left?
[ Truly... would it possibly be the same Earth? Or that there were parallel Earths as well? ]
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[He'll glance over at Louis, used to this song and dance before]
You?
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2061.
[ That meant Jun came from the Old World... ]
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[Alright alright. Jun meanwhile takes it with more stride]
Not the furthest distance in the timeline I've encountered, but certainly a large enough gap to be noteworthy. [he'd be an old man in Louis's time! Wild!]
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[ He shakes his head. His usual tone is quiet, calm; but he sounds somber when he says this. ]
A calamity befell Earth in my world. It's something you could do without.
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A calamity? What kind?
[Look it's good to know okay. For clarification]
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In 2057, massive thorns erupted from the ground all over the globe and devastated all major cities. Then, a type of monstrous lifeform appeared with the ability to consume inorganic matter. Most of civilization was destroyed. We call the event the Great Collapse.
[ And the life of relative peace before was called the Old World. The Great Collapse changed everything. ]
The lifeforms prevented large-scale reconstruction from happening. Normal weapons don't work on them, and so human volunteers were changed so that they could fight them on more equal footing. Eventually, most humans either died or also undertook the change to become Revenants. True human survivors are exceedingly rare.
[ He narrates this calmly, but his haunted expression says enough about his feelings on the matter. ]
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Hmm...that sounds awful...
[And yet even while hearing about such a horrified event, he still approaches it calmly. Seal Knights be like that. Investigating calamities are their norm.]
...If I had to guess, I'd say you're from an alternate timeline of Earth from mine. The Soul Devices I mentioned earlier is our Earth's way of combating such threats. If ours was the same Earth, I can't imagine they wouldn't be tried before changing people into Revenants...
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That's good. [ Better that another parallel world be spared the horrors of those beasts. ] We don't know what provoked the appearance of those lifeforms, or the appearance of the thorns, but we're surviving. One day, we will find the answer.
[ It's for furthering this cause that he agreed to come here. At least his conscience is clear on that part. ]
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[he still cares, in other words. But since Louis opened up about his world's situation, he can be a little more forthcoming]
For us, the trigger was in 1945. An unknown event caused the barrier between our spirit realm and the human world to weaken. Since then, monsters from the spirit realm appear and drag people into the spirit realm to consume, or trigger disasters in the human world.
[Okay so maybe he left out some details here and there, but you know what that's the story as most of the Underground knows it. Far be it from him to deviate from it]
There's still a lot we don't know, and we're still trying to find a resolution to the situation. But hopefully, we can prevent an event on the scale of the Great Collapse from occurring.
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I wonder if Forneus would allow us to assist each other's worlds, once all this is over.
[ But it's just a thought. It might be years and years before his own realm reaches a conclusion, if ever. ]
Ah, we're almost there. Is that her?
[ There's a woman next to the worn-down shrine, but her back is to the two guys. ]
1/2
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Uh- it could be.
[He'll step forward and call out to her]
Excuse me, are you Kazari?
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The woman dressed in shrine maiden clothes does turn out to be Kazari, and Louis has the vague impression that the two of them aren't the first people that she's asked for help with. She tells them about a Thunder Sakura hidden beneath a well in Konda Village. Sounds simple enough, and they are warned about the prospect of combat - much easier than talking to people.
'You must look for a warding item,' she says, and Louis has no idea what that looks like. ]
Do we need some kind of shrine ritual to find it?
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Jun's listening, and doing the math in his head. He'll go over to the statue, waiting for Louis to join him and Kazari to be out of earshot ]
Favored by Electro? If she just means the element, I could try to apply Light to see if that works. Though if she means more in a religious sense... [...]
Hey, just to check, do you know CPR?
[You know, just asking for a friend!! Not at all sorting out a back up plan if he gets zapped!]
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I do. And I'll be fine, no need to worry about me. [ Because you know, he's dead. A corpse can't get defibrillated. Light being able to stand in for Electro also makes sense to him. He's sure particle physics will produce at least some sort of electromotive force. ]
Shall we? [ He's trusting Kazari to not prank them or send them off without at least some measure of success probability. ]
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