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

bard!

[beatnest]

You're never going to lose him that way.

[ What Keith also didn't ask for: commentary from the peanut gallery. Byakuya does look more amused than he should at the entire exchange. ]

[redbellion]

[ He turns his head and squints at the peanut gallery. Yeah, this guy is enjoying this way too much, and Keith frowns deeper, folding his arms across his chest. ]

Got any better ideas then, wise guy?

[beatnest]

Give him a shove? [ So says the guy who looks like a violet twig. ]

[redbellion]

No.

[ However, in a turn of events, the bard turns his attention towards Byakuya and waves him over. ]

"Hey, you! Do you want to hear one of my songs?"

[beatnest]

[ Byakuya hums, high and amused. He stops when addressed, blinking once and then smiling. ]

If it's about anyone or anything here, not a chance. But if you take requests, I have an idea.

[redbellion]

[ Watching this carefully... Honestly, this should be Keith's chance to leave, but he's curious, okay.

The bard tilts his head. ]

"Why, of course I do! What's your request, young man?"

[beatnest]

[ Keith no take the exit!!! ]

Would you sing a song about my sister? I'll tell you all about her. She's beautiful, kind, compassionate, smart, well-spoken — [ He will go on for an eternity here if no one stops him. ]

[redbellion]

[ Bruh?????? ]

Okay, okay, we get it!

[ What a weirdo, holy shit. Keith couldn't help but cut him off there, even though the bard seems to be nodding along and taking this information in.

Then, without warning, the bard begins to sing his song. His voice is very chipper and bright and there's a point where he just. Starts listing off every single trait that Byakuya's listed about his sister.

Keith puts his face in his hands. ]

[beatnest]

[ this. is. AMAZING !!!

and this is why you should have taken the exit Keith. Byakuya is grinning from ear to ear, happily clapping along and giving the bard all the admiration he asked for, and then some. ]

That's it, that's it! Ahhh you're really nailing all her best traits... [ Which is apparently all of them but uh, we're here now. ]

[redbellion]

...

[ Byakuya you are such a goddamn weirdo. Why are you so obsessed with your sister, holy shit. ]

Alright, I'm leaving.

[ He starts stepping away...BYE??? ]

[beatnest]

[ Honestly he doesn't notice....

TBC WHEN THEY'RE NEIGHBORS :). ]