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

[picolin]

[ He absolutely recognizes that noncommittal note in Jun's answer. If he's not being outright dishonest, then at least, he isn't giving the full picture. Well, that's fine. He's in no rush, especially since he's already having a hard time taking everything in. So for now, he settles for giving a flustered nod, like he was just soooo shocked by the idea of enchanted weapons that he forgot his manners for a moment. ]

Oh, of course! Do forgive me, I was rather startled -- I do hope my carelessness didn't cause you any injury.

[ Heave ho as he picks up the blade end of the sword once more, still keeping that belt wrapped around his hand. ]

Please, lead the way. I'll accompany you for as long as you need.

[whiteshroud]

[If he's actually startled or not, Jun doesn't really care. It doesn't matter in the end. He'll shake his head]

I'm fine, don't worry about it.

[He'll even offer a little smile]

Well, I don't know this city...but I guess somewhere more private would be nice. So...down that alley? [he'll point in that direction!]

[picolin]

Yes, of course.

[ To his credit, Serpico does trot along obligingly enough, holding up his end of the sword well enough that Jun won't be straining himself too much; this sort of heavy weaponry isn't his forte, but he's at least accustomed to grunt work in general.

Though once they do reach the alleyway, he pipes up, ]

I wonder -- are you perhaps a knight yourself? [ Serpico does an excellent job of sounding innocent and curious. ] It would be surprising for your age, so I'd assumed otherwise. But since you mentioned only certain people can wield this sword, and you were carrying it ... Ah, I do hope I didn't cause you any offense with my earlier question, if that's the case ...

[whiteshroud]

[Jun does what he can to help with carrying. It's a little embarrassing, being unable to wield his own sword. This new world has put him in a rather frustrating situation.

Oh well. He'll just have to make the most of it. And at the question, there's little point in lying- considering he's in his uniform right now]

I'm a holy knight, yes.

[picolin]

[ ... huh. Potentially someone of the same ilk, then. Which isn't necessarily a good thing. ]

A holy knight! [ But that observation is kept to himself, and Serpico opts to give a little gasp instead. Not too overplayed, but just enough to lend an air of genuine surprise. ] That sounds like quite the admirable position. I take it you aren't simply a knight who acts in the name of the church? Given your, ah, rather unique choice of weaponry?

[whiteshroud]

Mm. I fight monsters, essentially.

[A truthful if not vague answer. He feels no reason to elaborate more]

And what are you?