FEBRUARY MINGLE

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February Mingle: The Outlander Who Caught The Wind
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Life in Mondstadt seems to never change. Each day unfolds similarly to the next, and the clock turns back every seven days. Just what is happening here? Is there ever any hope for the Travelers to find a way home? Slowly, the questions that have been burning in everyone's minds will be answered The fate of all that lives in Teyvat is written in the stars - only you, Traveler, are free from the shackles of destiny.

As Travelers wake up to August 13th for the third time, nothing seems to have changed. However, a windstorm blankets all of Mondstadt in the afternoon, whipped up by the wings of a large dragon. As civilians scatter and the Knights attempt to restore order, a voice calls out to you from the darkened sky.

"Come fly with me. The winds of freedom will clear away the storm."

An updraft carries you and your Wind Glider into the air, where you can take aim at the dragon without hindrance. However, your attacks seem to focus on the purple spikes that torment the dragon's body. From whence did they come?

At the behest of the Acting Grand Master, you venture out into Mondstadt's wilds to stem the flow of power fueling Stormterror's rampage. Perhaps you may come to know of Stormterror's past - once a protector of the city, now turning his back on the nation he once loved. What broke the dragon's heart? Could he have truly turned dark once and for all?

Whatever path you choose to walk, it soon becomes evident that your actions do have an impact on the world. August 17th arrives gracefully, and the people of Mondstadt turn their attention to the arduous task of reconstruction. Helping to patch up the city's beautiful neighbourhoods piece by piece will earn you the citizens favour and a good amount of Mora.

When the dust settles, peace returns to Mondstadt... for the most part. The howling of wolves can be heard in the depths of the night - a territorial dispute in the dark forests of Wolvendom has spilled over into neighbouring Springvale. The order in Wolvendom is kept by the will of Lupus Boreas - all wolves who reside in Mondstadt must obey Andriu's code. The foreign pack heed not his words, hunting above their share and attacking human hunters.

Yet all wolves look the same to outsiders unfamiliar with their code, and the residents of Springvale are all too willing to blame all of wolfkind. Who will listen to the voice of the wolves? Will blood be spilled on these untamed lands once more? Only time will tell.

State of the World

For the first week of February, IC time will continue the time loop from January: that is, looping once more from August 10th to August 16th. ICly, the tasks in our main quest will be completed by characters before Sunday ends. Once Monday rolls around once more, they’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that the date has advanced to August 17th. The second to fourth weeks of February will be spent looping from August 17th to August 23rd, and characters will have plenty of new things to do in the new time period.

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

Comments

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[omegathree]

[He's also got a broom, but with his get up, it looks entirely out of place. Oh well, if he's going to live here for the moment, he might as well help them out.]

Hm... Do you think they have a mother?

[fiddlestick]

I'd imagine so...they look too young to be on their own.

[He'll look away from the kitties to him. The broom must've been from helping clean too]

Maybe they got separated during the storm.

[omegathree]

It's very possible. With how tumultuous things were, I'm surprised these kittens managed to stay clumped together.

[It's also very possible the mother cat died.]

Have you much experience with cats?

[fiddlestick]

Me too, guess we're lucky on that end.

[Shh don't talk like that]

Some! How about you?

[omegathree]

[He won't even say it out loud!]

Very little. I have more experience with werewolves.

[fiddlestick]

Aha...yeah, I'd say cats are a little different from that.

[hmmm]

How about this, I can watch the kittens while you look for a box or basket. That way we can carry them all at once.

[omegathree]

[For one thing, werewolves are much easier to communicate with. Oh well.]

Very well. Stay here and I will return with a box.

[How hard would it be to find a nice cardboard box- pretty hard. He ends up with a fairly large crate by the time he comes back.]

Will this work?

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot meanwhile has taken the tie around his neck off, and when Valvatorez has returned- he's using the ribbon as a improv cat toy which the cats are very into.

He'll glance at the box]

Mm, that should be perfect! Now we just have to get them into it.

[omegathree]

It seems you've gotten their attention. Can you pick them up?

[fiddlestick]

Let me see...set the box on the ground ok?

[The cats are interested in the string, batting at it and watching it. So Elliot will try to slowly move the string back towards the box]

[omegathree]

[He'll put it down so the opening is facing the kittens, and try to stay quiet enough that he doesn't scare them away.]

[fiddlestick]

[It's a slow process, because kittens are slow and not fully trusting. But the string, it's too tempting. Kitties love nothing more than to chase a toy like prey. So little by little, they start being lured out and to the box. ]

Haha, oh good it's working.

[Elliot saw someone do this long ago, but he had no idea if it'd work again]

[omegathree]

You seem quite experienced with these small furry friends.

[Val is quite happy to wait for them to go into the box on their own. He gets the feeling if he tried to help, it would only scare them away.]

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot chuckles as he keeps working on shepherding the cats]

Eheh, well back home I'd try to help out towns I was staying in. For some reason, you get a lot of requests to recover people's lost cats.

[omegathree]

They do seem like quite the slippery creature for being so furry.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, they are! Cats are on a whole different level than other creatures. Always keeping you on your toes.

[But finally, he gets the last one in the box]

Alright! Got them!