JANUARY MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

January Mingle: A Ballad in Goblets
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
You open your eyes to an unfamiliar sight. A cool breeze flits through rustic buildings and sunny streets, carrying the smell of flowers and wine. The very air itself seems charged with mana, the warm pulse of the land palpable beneath your feet. This is a new world, a world where the elements compose all of reality. Before you is a bubbling fountain, and a key is entwined between your fingers. And that weight on your hip? A sparkling bauble that you've never seen before, yet it feels natural, as if it had always been there.

Asking around nets you the name of this world - Teyvat - and the name of this city - Mondstadt, blessed by the Anemo Archon, Barbatos. Your new home is accessible with the key placed in your hands, though this also brings to mind another question. How will you get money? Food isn't free, after all.

Luckily for you, there's plenty of jobs available for the enterprising Traveler. Be it taking requests from the Adventurers' Guild, or working part-time at one of Mondstadt's many food establishments, Mora is to be had when hard work is involved. The cuisine of Mondstadt is best paired with its wine, served at bars or enjoyed in private with a few friends.

And about that shining gem. locals will tell you that it is a Vision, a sign of favour from Teyvat's elemental gods. With the Vision on hand, you find yourself capable of commanding one of the seven elements. What will you do with this newfound blessing? Use it for good... or for evil?

Mondstadt's liveliness doesn't diminish when night falls. Bards sing through the wee hours of the night, and the lights of the city help keep most evildoers at bay. All seems peaceful, a pastoral idyll of a life that seems more at home in a storybook. Yet for those Travelers who venture out beyond the city's walls and into the ruins dotting the landscape, they may discover hints of a bloodier past now forgotten.

Glancing at any of the calendars in the city will tell you the current date. August 10th was the day you arrived. As soon as the last minute of August 16th slips away, the world around you changes. A blink, and time itself rewinds by seven days. Looking outside, the mown lawns have regrown, the windmill needs fixing again, and the well is once again full. Just what is happening here? It seems only you, Traveler, remembers the week that never was.

State of the World

For the first two weeks of the game, IC time will be looping from August 10th to August 16th. It's currently late summer in Mondstadt, and the trees are just beginning to turn out their autumn colours. The weather is cool and pleasant, with light showers on Tuesday (11th) and Friday (14th). It's also a good time to go out gathering berries and nature's bounty from Mondstadt's forests and valleys.

These two weeks will let us trial out our commissions and regains system and craft improvements for February onwards. There will be no activity requirements for January, so all threads started during this time period can be used for regains!

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

Comments

for hilda

[acquaint]

[ we're skipping the reunion bc there's no tears here, only stupidity. or: sylvain has already made a reputation for himself in mondstadt even though he just got here, with both the townsfolk and the chickens... one more favorable than the other. sort of. so people recognize him, right, as that guy who went around catching adeline's chickens, or that guy who went off with that rude swordsman and tried to mine ore with one (1) pickaxe between the two of them. anyway, the point is, he stands out; people remember him, just like the saleswomen working at this particular boutique that sells women's stockings.

half of them look unimpressed, and the other half look very pleased. hmm! ]

Ah... haha, hey, why don't we go grab lunch, Hilda? [ he smiles at the young salesgirl coming up to him (much to the displeasure of the owner of the store), eagerly asking if he or his lovely friend needs assistance, and gently but firmly tries to steer hilda back towards the door. ] My treat, okay?

[hildahilda]

[ MONDSTADT IS THE CITY OF FREEDOM!! NO ANGST ALLOWED ONLY TOMFOOLERY!! It's also impressive how quickly Sylvain's managed to build a reputation, though far from surprising. Hilda, well aware of the notorious Gautier Charm, is quite entertained observing all this. (Some things don't change, do they...?)

And while she would have expected him to go all in on the flirting, it seems he's looking for an out, what with the way he's ushering her towards the exit. (Hello! She hasn't even finished browsing here?)

She levels him with a practiced pout—she doesn't mind leaving at all, actually, she just wants to see him sweat a little... 😏 ]

Already? Didn't we just get here?

[acquaint]

[ that Gautier Charm(tm) always getting him into trouble. it’s been like five years and you’d think it wouldn’t be a thing anymore, but that shit’s going to follow him wherever he goes—even to another world altogether. but yes, he’s actually looking for an out, and it’s actually kind of funny how the owner is still giving him the same Look despite how this young salesgirl is batting her lashes at him and hilda. is this salesgirl just happy to see him, or happy about the prospect of him dropping mora on hilda and making her week’s commission? both?? who knows. ]

Hey, food waits for no one! Besides, we can always come back, right? [ please let them come back when the owner is not around and he won’t be reminded of the time him and hwi went barrelling through the store to kick some abyss mage ass and had to work to pay off the damages. closes his eyes. ] You haven’t seen the rest of the city yet.

[hildahilda]

[ Hilda's played this game long enough to know when a girl is looking, and when a girl is looking. And Sylvain is ever the heartthrob, handsome and tall, fiery hair stylishly coiffed... Mora may always be an excellent incentive, but let's not fool ourselves here. The salesgirl is likely pondering the nature of their relationship.

...That's just her intuition, anyway. She smiles coyly at Sylvain, nodding with approval. (Clever. He really does know how to talk his way out of any situation.) ]

Oh, fine. I am getting hungry...

[ Once safely off the premise of the shop, she does pull him aside to pepper him with questions. ]

So, what exactly have you been up to? [ She's grinning, and while she doesn't actually nudge him with an elbow, the sentiment is 100% there. ] She was totally making eyes at you!