un: anglicized | audio (a small matter of money)

[descendency]

Hello darlings, it's Bai Mingyu again. Some of you may know me as Gabriel. Do sound off if you're still alive. Also give a yell if someone you knew is now missing. It's important to keep these things up to date.

Also, Lee Chang and I have found ourselves in a position to infiltrate an exclusive underground event held by, I would guess, local necromancers and nobility. However, the fee involved to gain access totals 10,000 coins. Since I believe what we find there will be of benefit to everyone at least in some small way, help covering it would be much appreciated. Lee Chang's never heard of a nine-to-five in his life, and it's been hard to maintain my influencer lifestyle since we left Sa-Hareth.

[ Mingyu sighs a deep breath at that. Remember those days? The good old days where he was making money hand over fist? The next stop better have better prospects for whoring. ]

Beitang Moran, I'll expect your husband to be by with your contribution shortly. I'll make you kids lunch or something after we're back. Double date sound good?

Xie Lian, I also expect you by with some contribution of your own as every time I look at you, you're costing the group money.

People who contribute will be prioritized when we return with information.

Oh, right— Five, I'd like a meeting with you before we head out. I do hope your sanity is ranking at least a six these days?

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un: absterge | JUST A LITTLE SALT TO POUR IN HERE

[downswing]

You ask coin.

[descendency]

Not from you.

[downswing]

What event?

[descendency]

Sorry, Wangji, you're going to have to use more words than that. It takes me a minimum of three sexual encounters with someone to start reading their mind over the network.

1/3

[downswing]

( SPEWING BLOOD IN THE BACKGROUND??? )

[downswing]

( THE BLOOD, IT KEEPS COMING. )


Shameless.

[downswing]

What manner of 'exclusive underground event'?

[descendency]

Mm, call me shameless again. ♥

That's what we're attending to find out. It's quite hush-hush. The broad strokes paint a kind of supernatural underground fight ring.

[downswing]

Coin, to watch brawls.

Are we bereft of taverns?

[descendency]

Wangji, you're going to have to clarify exactly what your issue is or we're going to be here all day.

[ A pause. ]

What your issue with our excursion is, specifically. If you start listing all your issues we'll also be here all day.

[downswing]

It appears a feeble cause.

A risk. You agree?



( A risk. For all this money. He does not have to loan. )

[descendency]

We're not going to see the fights. We're going to see who else is attending, exactly what it is they're attending for, and anything incriminating we can pick up along the way.

With such a high entry fee and level of exclusivity, those in attendance will be people as significant as they are unsavory. You understand political leverage at least?

[downswing]

Do you suspect entrapment?

[descendency]

It's their funeral if it is.

[ He always suspects entrapment. ]

[downswing]

Do not go two men alone.

[descendency]

Are you volunteering to join us?

[downswing]

Lee Chang only bears a sword.

[jeoha]

And the only invitation.

I can bring one man, no more.



Though the magic that shrunk the dragon may allow me to bring more with me...

POCKET LAN ZHAN

[downswing]

In your... sleeve? Your sash?

PLEASE GIVE ME THIS, RUXI

[jeoha]

My sleeve would suffice, I think.

Though there is also a method of travel via... boxes. Lily has described it for us. I am not sure of the size of the box, which may be an issue. But there may be other ways to sneak more in, given the abilities of some in this group.

Would you come?

i c o n

[downswing]

In a sleeve, or a box.

iconic

[jeoha]

Do you have a preference, venerable Master Lan?

[downswing]

( What. )




( Why. )






( How. )



The sleeve.

un: moonage daydream (text)

[lancifolium]

I can't shrink people. However, I did charm a few small boxes with extended holding capacity for the group to use, at least one of which is empty at present. It would be able to store a person or two.

[jeoha]

How large are the boxes? Something I could keep on my person?

[lancifolium]

Not as small as a trinket box. Perhaps you could compare it to a little box of fishing tackle? If you wore something a bit billowy you ought to be able to conceal it.

[ Did he come from a place with tackleboxes, small or otherwise? She's trying her best here. ]

[un: sprite bulb] text;

[bearshermark]

I'm sure you're likely aware, but Hendrik has been missing since shortly before we reached the city.

You also lent me 500 coin before, and I can repay that now without trouble. 1,000 if needed.

[descendency]

[ Aw, baby sprout. ]

...ah, yes, I meant to offer you condolences for your friend. [ But Mingyu was hoping he'd just show back up and save everyone the trouble, and then all the chaos that followed happened. ]

It wasn't a loan, but if you'd like to offer 500 coin towards this excursion I'll put you down as a contributor.

[bearshermark]

Yes. If you're short another 500 after other contributions, I can do so.

un: ut malum pluvia | audio

[somebadnews]

[ What the fuck is he doing with necromancers? ... ]

I'll bet. [ IGNORING THE QUESTION. ] You have somewhere in mind?

[descendency]

[ You know ignoring the question automatically puts you at a maximum sanity of three in Mingyu's books, right? ]

I'll secure a location and message you later. I'll bring the usual.

[ Booze, that is. ]

[somebadnews]

[ He'd better if he's going to tell him anything he doesn't want to hear. It's hard to tell if it's related or not. ]

Bring double.

[ For making him wait. ]

→ action?

[descendency]

As you wish. ♥

[ Mingyu does secure a space, wards it in true paranoid fashion, and forwards the location to Five. There are no entrances that aren't warded shut, but he figures that's not a problem. He does have snacks and enough booze to give a 13 year old liver failure.

He waits. ]

action!

[somebadnews]

[ Five doesn't waste time, being able to teleport and all. He appears in a flash of blue not long after getting the location. He looks around briefly, but knowing Mingyu, he doesn't expect to find anyone else hiding out.

That latest business with the undead in the tower did nothing to help settle his curse, and at the very least he looks like Mingyu should be handing him a drink before he starts. ]

I take it you've been busy.

un: daozhang | audio

[binghua]

I am still alive.

[Though Xingchen doesn't sound as chipper about that fact that most people would, but neither does he offer more on that subject.]

I fear my concern will fall on deaf ears, considering we and this city seem to be surrounded by necromancy, but...be careful. Those who deal in death do not have the same regard for life as others do.

un: civil serpent

[inferus]

( Wrath easily makes more than that in a week currently from his five disciples, and information is worth a great deal to him, but he wants details first. He has been busy with teaching and with searching for a way to cure (or exorcise) Vannozza so he has been paying less attention to what is happening around the Necromancy District. )

What kind of information do you believe will be found at this event?

un : deft hand of little deaths (voice)

[scrapgege]

I... don't have any money? I'm sorry.

un: dappled pearl of the parted sea [voice]

[beitangmoran]

Just ask Xunxian. I'm sure we can part with some of what has been recently acquired.