乙巳 004: 大寒
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[video broadcast]
Greetings again, Corsairs.
[As usual, following a bow, Shu addresses the video feed with perfect poise and elegance.]
After the... challenging events of the New Year's mission, I wish to call for some levity. In Yan, as the year changes, we visit the temples to have our fortunes told for the coming year. It is just for fun, of course. In Dahuang, I keep a place of worship to... [a faint pause] a Xian of agriculture, Shennong, and occasionally run the festivities.
Please come by. There will be traditional New Year's food, of course.
[If anyone has learned anything about Yan at this point, it is that they have Too Many Holiday Traditions and Too Much Food.]
[option 1: just for fun]
[Shu's doorway is vibrantly decorated in red and gold, and when she ushers you in, the most immediate sight is the table filled with plates and plates of food. Mostly dumplings, for dumplings are easiest for visitors, but also whole fish, noodle dishes, and sticky rice.
To the side, there is a little chest with two sets of burning incense at either side. Fortune seekers are invited to kneel, burn incense if they wish, pray for luck from whatever deity or the general karmic wheel of the universe, and then reach out for a container of what look like sticks. There is a little sign explaining this is the tradition of 'qiu qian,' beseeching insight from the gods.
One must ask a clear question, shake the container a few times, and pull out a stick.]
[option 2: the real thing]
[Shu sits at her 'priest's seat' and laughs lightly at the interpretation of the fortune received. Perhaps she sees something more ponderous in your eyes, for after a moment or two, she clasps her hands together and exhales lightly, bowing her head.
Her red pupils have constricted to tiny dots when she raises her head once more.]
...I could give you a better fortune, if you wish.
((If you pick option 2, Shu will either tell you in very vague prophetic terms something that may or may not happen in the future of your canon, something that happened in the past of your canon, or give you a random item that might be useful to you this year. If you pick option 1, it will be total nonsense.))
Greetings again, Corsairs.
[As usual, following a bow, Shu addresses the video feed with perfect poise and elegance.]
After the... challenging events of the New Year's mission, I wish to call for some levity. In Yan, as the year changes, we visit the temples to have our fortunes told for the coming year. It is just for fun, of course. In Dahuang, I keep a place of worship to... [a faint pause] a Xian of agriculture, Shennong, and occasionally run the festivities.
Please come by. There will be traditional New Year's food, of course.
[If anyone has learned anything about Yan at this point, it is that they have Too Many Holiday Traditions and Too Much Food.]
[option 1: just for fun]
[Shu's doorway is vibrantly decorated in red and gold, and when she ushers you in, the most immediate sight is the table filled with plates and plates of food. Mostly dumplings, for dumplings are easiest for visitors, but also whole fish, noodle dishes, and sticky rice.
To the side, there is a little chest with two sets of burning incense at either side. Fortune seekers are invited to kneel, burn incense if they wish, pray for luck from whatever deity or the general karmic wheel of the universe, and then reach out for a container of what look like sticks. There is a little sign explaining this is the tradition of 'qiu qian,' beseeching insight from the gods.
One must ask a clear question, shake the container a few times, and pull out a stick.]
[option 2: the real thing]
[Shu sits at her 'priest's seat' and laughs lightly at the interpretation of the fortune received. Perhaps she sees something more ponderous in your eyes, for after a moment or two, she clasps her hands together and exhales lightly, bowing her head.
Her red pupils have constricted to tiny dots when she raises her head once more.]
...I could give you a better fortune, if you wish.
((If you pick option 2, Shu will either tell you in very vague prophetic terms something that may or may not happen in the future of your canon, something that happened in the past of your canon, or give you a random item that might be useful to you this year. If you pick option 1, it will be total nonsense.))
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Date: 2025-01-26 06:47 pm (UTC)[After they eat. Ilphyl may be well past any adolescent growth, but they lead an active life, so are building an impressive plate of dumplings]
Hello. I'm leaving some for other people, don't worry.
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Date: 2025-01-27 03:23 am (UTC)[Shu welcomes them in warmly.]
Please. You must take as much as you wish. I have not seen you in many months.
[They were Mine Slave Buddies together. That was important.]
You must try the noodles before they are gone. I'll tell you a secret - the first batch is hand-made, but I did not enough time to make too much. The rest of the noodles are store-purchased.
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Date: 2025-01-27 06:55 pm (UTC)I will, I promise. I've been pretty busy in Flotsam during the hunt. What about you? What have you been doing?
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Date: 2025-01-28 02:04 am (UTC)[...This is not a surprise.]
But I was with the propagandists in the mining village during the mission last month. Were you on guard duty there? I thought I saw you moving out with some of the Corsair forces.
[Despite that they have a large pile already, Shu continues to urge the noodles on them by picking up a fresh plate for them.]
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Date: 2025-01-28 06:06 pm (UTC)[look, don't turn down good food.]
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Date: 2025-01-29 01:07 am (UTC)[Shu pushes plate of noodles in their direction.]
How did the mission fare from your end?
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Date: 2025-01-29 07:09 pm (UTC)[Ilphyl is concerned about not abandoning the people they are trying to help]
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Date: 2025-01-30 03:14 am (UTC)It would be kind to return when the coast is clear to ensure that the remaining villagers are doing well. The evacuated miners have at least begun to assimilate into our cities. Many of them took residence in the Vault
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Date: 2025-02-03 01:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-03 02:56 am (UTC)...Now, that is enough business. Come, you must eat.
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Date: 2025-02-05 02:47 am (UTC)I should probably sit down for this. At least for the noodles.
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Date: 2025-02-07 04:05 am (UTC)[Shu pulls out a chair for Ilphyl at the table and immediately begins to fill up a plate with far too much food. She pauses as she is handling the dumplings.]
...Did you eat meat?
[You know, since they are occasionally these animals.]
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Date: 2025-02-07 10:37 pm (UTC)Why wouldn't I?
[Ilphyl tends to be more of the 'don't be wasteful about a kill' sort of nature-lover. Which also means they've eaten some weird things. Jerk giant spider cooked over a campfire by a goblin chef stands out.]
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Date: 2025-02-09 04:49 am (UTC)...No particular reason.
[She's just the kind of person who thinks about that kind of minor thing, obsessively, about anyone she ever meets. Ilphyl is served a plate filled with a full spread of luxuries before long, followed by a steaming pour from a shallow teapot.]
Please, partake at your leisure.
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Date: 2025-02-09 04:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-10 04:20 am (UTC)[She seats herself beside them and collects a few of the dumplings onto her own plate.]
What have you been occupying yourself with as of late?
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Date: 2025-02-10 05:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-13 03:12 am (UTC)[She smiles. ...Obviously.]
But I do need to make use of the various fruits of the harvest. The grains must be dried and stored, the fruits must be canned or preserved. All such activities keep me busy day-to-day. In between missions for the Corsairs, of course.
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Date: 2025-02-17 02:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-18 02:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-23 09:49 pm (UTC)[Ilphyl does know their limits, but they are also young so inclined to actually approach their limits and trust that they bounce back pretty well]
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Date: 2025-02-25 04:18 am (UTC)Then I shall call upon you later this week. We shall spend the day canning. Wear light clothing. It will be quite warm.
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Date: 2025-02-25 02:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-27 02:52 am (UTC)((And I think we can leave it here with them eating more food! Thanks!))