MAY MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

May Mingle: Entombed City
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Everyone's hard work resulted in the gate to upper Dragonspine opening. These ruins have not been traversed in years, if not centuries - everything within has been lost to time and living memory. An entire city has been buried in the snow.

People once lived there. The broken buildings host damaged furniture and weathered streets. There are various cloth-covered mounds in a house here and there, accompanied by a sprig of blue flowers. Someone has laid these people to rest after they passed away.

Traces of technology can be found in the city - golden boxes that contain crystals capable of recording and playing back holograms. One of the boxes introduces this place as Vindagnyr; a land once full of greenery and life. Just what happened to these people? What caused the eternal winter?

The highest point in the city is occupied by a temple built into a Domain. Within the Domain is a pale white tree, split in half by a strange object that has fallen through the Domain's ceiling. This temple was once a site for worship for Vindagnyr's people, and even in death they continue to pray for salvation. The priests have been frozen in ice, and the sheer cold emanating from the Skyfrost Nail makes it obvious that it is the cause of winter.

The city's inhabitants worshipped Celestia. Why then were they left to die?

State of the World

On October 1st, the entombed city of Vindagnyr becomes open for exploration. Travelers can choose to look for clues or try to scavenge the city for ancient materials or tools. Recording boxes all around the city tell stories of Vindagnyr's greener past, and of the days when winter suddenly arrived. This is the cruelty of Celestia that Forneus wished you to see.

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

Comments

Closed to Rose (and Ana)

[whiteshroud]

[Ok so maybe asking a god to attack him enough to hurt was a Bad Idea. Jun had hoped that the pain would go away after he walked it off, but as time went on and it didn't subside- he came to the conclusion that maybe he had actually injured himself. Whoops.

So reluctantly, it was time to go get healed. One healer immediately springs to mind, as she's offered several times, so that means Rose will get the shrouded Jun approaching her]

Rose, are you free right now?

[poisontippedcure]

[Were Rose pressed on the matter, she would probably admit that Jun trusts her enough to come to her for help. In her time working with him, there are only two reasons he’s approached her: 1) He has something to say about Magical Girl Alisa, or 2) he’s gotten himself hurt in the line of duty and needs help.]

[Given their current predicament (and his current garb), it’s incredibly unlikely to be the former. And given what she knows about him, asking for help either means he’s gotten incredibly hurt or done something incredibly stupid. Though she can’t see any injuries on him right now, she’s predisposed to think that it’s both.]

Yes, I am.

[A pause, for dramatic effect.]

What did you do this time?

[whiteshroud]

[.... 💧

Rose knows him too well...too powerful. Of course, being a teenager, Jun's first impulse is to deny this accusation!]

What makes you think I did something?

[He definitely did something]

[poisontippedcure]

[It’s okay, Jun. She’s been around a lot of stupid heroes. She’s also a stupid hero herself.]

Experience.

[She shrugs.]

The fact that you’re trying to avoid the question doesn’t instill much confidence, either.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun sigh.]

...Guess there's no fooling you.

[And also you know, bad idea to do that if you're going for healing. He'll will away his shroud so it's just the black suit on now. Sure enough, the side of his face is bruised and scraped up like he had a run in with the ground.]

I just took a hit during a spar. Think it might've cracked a rib.

[From the looks of his injuries, it looks like he sparred with a truck]

[poisontippedcure]

[Rose sighs in return. It’s like having a little brother, but the little brother is also an idiot.]

[Her healing powers here aren’t what they once were, but they’re more than enough to see to his wounds. She summons a gust of air around Jun; it feels warm and gentle, like a summer breeze. As it passes by, he should feel the pain in his ribs ebb away, even if it doesn’t disappear completely.]

I’m not sure I would call any fight that could inflict these wounds a “spar.” What did you do, challenge a dragon?

[whiteshroud]

[Thanks big sis he loves you too.

Jun will hold still while she heals her, but he does visibly relax as the wind ebbs away his pain.] Ah...thanks.

[That's much better. But oh right, he should answer her question probably]

Forneus.

[So you know, something WORSE than a dragon]

[poisontippedcure]

[Rose does indeed care for Jun like a little brother. He reminds her in many ways of Alphinaud and Alisaie, which may not always be a good thing. Especially if the glare she shoots him is any indication.]

If Forneus was attacking the camp, you should have called on us.

[The word ‘spar’ has momentarily left her vocabulary. Mostly because she cannot believe that anyone would be stupid enough to challenge a god for fun.]

[whiteshroud]

He didn't attack the camp!

[He frowns a little, it wasn't like he was personally attached to forneus- but don't accuse him of crimes he didn't commit!]

I asked him to spar with me so I could test something.

[poisontippedcure]

[Rose is someone who fights gods for a living. It's dangerous work, and work that she often wishes she could pawn off onto someone else. Which is why Jun's claim seems so incredulous to her. Why would you fight a god if you didn't have to?]

[She takes a long pause before responding, giving Jun a look that can best be described as "What did you just say?" It boggles the mind. Truly.]

I do hope that you were testing your luck, as luck is the only way you'd be left alive after such an encounter.

[whiteshroud]

Ah, you could say I was, in a sense...

[That's vague and cryptic. He's tempted to leave it as that, and were it someone else- he might just do that. But he did trust Rose, and she did help him. So it's probably best to be a little more forthcoming]

...A certain power of mine returned. It's useful, but it could make me a target for Celestia. Forneus says he'll try to cloak it as best as he can, but it's still a risk if I'm not careful.

So I requested him to put a seal on me to restrain the use of that power to help with concealment, and I asked for a spar to test the strength of the seal.

[So...there was a reason!!]

[poisontippedcure]

[Rose sighs before casting another spell. At least he’s smart about it.]

For all the reasons to fight gods, that’s certainly a compelling one. It wouldn’t be good if you were attacked.

[Not that she cares or anything.]

But in the future, let us know in advance. One of us can stay on hand.

[whiteshroud]

Pretty sure you're more in the habit of fighting gods than I am...

[You care Rose. But ok sass aside, he can see the reasoning and also knows not to push it too far.]

Understood. If I do it again, I'll let you know.

[poisontippedcure]

It sounds like you've learned your lesson, at least.

[Why can't everyone be as practical as you, Jun? Disregard that she's going to ignore that first comment. She is in the habit of fighting gods, and it's brought her great personal harm.]

Tell me, has the pain abated?

[whiteshroud]

Mm. Gods hit hard, work on my dodging.

[Well, that is some lesson I guess.

He pauses, assessing himself for any pain before nodding]

Yes. I feel much better. Thank you Rose.