un: angelicized

[descendency]

Good day, fellow hapless idiots caught up in this mess.

Some of you may know me. My name is Bai Mingyu for those who speak enough Chinese not to butcher it and Gabriel to those who don't. I'm 25, Canadian, from the year 2018, and a Taurus.

I understand we have some pressing financial concerns.

We also have organizational issues, of the 'we don't have any' variety. So I propose a census.

Please state your name, age, and whatever other information you feel pertinent such as place and time of origin and skills, and I will add you to a roster. You are welcome to opt out, but in that case I will promptly stop what little investment I have in your personhood to focus our collective resources on people with a willingness towards cooperation.

In other words, I'm not going to bother with you if you're going to be a pain in the ass.

You may find me in my quarters if you would like to look at the roster at any time. I consider it a matter of semi-public record, at least as the people in the roster are concerned.

Once I have a tally, I will update with an expected minimum contribution per party towards the 100,000 pieces necessary to take our next steps.

I believe we should also have a forum to share what we know of our situation thus far. Just to very briefly skim my own knowledge, I know few of us are from the same time or even same planet. I've met approximately one person who could place Canada on a map, which actually isn't that odd, the worse bit being no one will understand that joke. The census should help gather more of that data and we can decide how to proceed from there.

Thank you for your time.

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un: maiden voyager of a hundred peaks

[soulsrob]

[She just laughs brightly.]

So straight-forward! Do you never rest, Mr. Gabriel?

[descendency]

Do I strike you as someone in need of beauty rest, Ms. Winnifred?

[soulsrob]

Oh no, you clearly get plenty of that! But too much worrying and thinking will cause [loud whisper] wrinkles!

[She shudders. The horror.]

I hope you're finding time to relax and enjoy yourself here. I, for one, am having a wonderful time.

[handmaiden of unsheathed swords] text posted:

[darkeststars]

[ A list of names and rough descriptions pops up in response to Mingyu's request. This comes through on the quartz network instead of Mingyu's phone, as per Archeval's earlier note that getting translation to work with text posts on their respective devices could be challenging. At the bottom there's a brief note: ]

Current tally of those I've personally spoken to. Have made some note of skills and resources which I can share on more secure channels, or in person.

If you are volunteering to be bookkeeper from now on I'll leave you to it. Tell the Lan to come to you, it's not my problem anymore.

[ It cuts off curtly after that. ]

un: heart-fluttering hummingbird

[downswing]

Abandoning post?



( You coward. )

[darkeststars]

I don't see you volunteering for your own idea.

[descendency]

[ If he had any small, flickering, pale ghost of a desire to be bookkeeper, it evaporates immediately at this bit of bickering because 1) he doesn't want to get in the middle of it 2) it's way too entertaining besides. ]

Oh no, Archeval. Your business is your business. I take no responsibility.

Shall we meet for tea?

un: drenched kitten of heated purrs

[jeoha]

Lee Chang. Kingdom of Joseon, 27th year of Ming Shenzong Wanli's reign. [ Not over Joseon, but this was how they counted years. ]

I do not see how my age is important.

But I think it would be wise to gather all of us for a meeting. Face to face, all at once.

[descendency]

And why is that, kitten? Is it because you're almost forty?

You didn't have to answer, you know. We're quite well-acquainted.

I wouldn't be opposed to a group meeting if you wanted to organize.

un: heart-fluttering hummingbird

[downswing]

Wangji, sect Lan.

Name the tribute requirement, once tallied.

[descendency]

Wangji, then. Terse as always.

I'll make sure you get the bill, fully itemized.

sweet lily of the hidden valley

[bearshermark]

[Goddess, why are there so many haughty individuals in their group?]

Eleven, 17. I'm from Erdrea. Healer, blacksmith, swordsman. I also have fire magic.

I've given my contributions to Wei Wuxian for auction, so you'll need to speak with him on that matter. Further than that, I'm working to help gather supplies for everyone with what I have left.

[descendency]

Ah, is Wei Wuxian collecting contributions from the auction? Excellent. I'll see if I can find him.

[ Thank god someone else is actually doing something around here. ]

Fire magic is particularly useful around here, so that's good to know. I've never heard of Erdrea. Is it a kingdom? Continent? World?

[ He picks those words because, well. ...healer and blacksmith are pretty 'olden times'. ]

un: yiling patriarch

[weifinder]

What's a taurus?

( Seriously he barely knows what Moran is and has, at this point, forgotten what he said he was, so he's just wondering? )

Mah, if we're doing tallies, tell me where to stop by! Much as chatting is fun in groups and everything, it's also chatting with more group than I know what to do with. Lovely as the listeners are!

( A nod of his head metaphorically to a certain Madame. )

[descendency]

If it isn't Daddy Yiling again, with another personality transplant.

If you'd prefer to do this in person, come by my quarters outside of working hours please.

[ And he'll slap you with his room location as well as the House of Dew's hours of operation. ]

un: lady love of a thousand poets

[thehoneybadger]

Hi, Mingyu, I'm Rachel Silva, I'm seventeen, and I enjoy long walks on the beach and punching people until they stop being on their bullshit. 2020, Halcyon City, USA. Be glad you bailed before 2020, everything's a shitshow.

Canada? You mean America's Hat, right? [She's clearly teasing. Stop taking yourself so seriously, Mingyu.]

[descendency]

I am unsurprised to hear everything gets worse forever.

[ He is quite tickled by someone knowing where Canada is, however. And honestly, he doesn't take himself that seriously it's just The Depressions. ]

I think you'll find that America is actually Canada's dick.

un: dappled pearl of the parted seas [voice]

[beitangmoran]

My name is Beitang Moran, I come from the Huángdào empire. The year is the thirty-third year of the Xingyao Calendar. And I am the Star Master of the Aquarius.

I also am and army general, so I am relatively competent with a blade.

[Did he 'conveniently' forget to mention the whole 'prince' thing? Maybe, because it's irrelevant, to be honest.]

A Taurus? That seems quite fitting.

[descendency]

[ Two can play at this game, buddy. And by game we mean smart comments about star signs. ]

You would be an Aquarius.

I already have you down, cousin. But thank you for the additional details. Anything else you'd like to add?

un: Taste of twilight’s trickled honeydew

[pinkxeno]

Haven't we done this already? [ Mina feels like she is always introducing herself! ]

I'm Mina Ashido, 16, I come from Japan, Earth, and I cane produce acid from my skin. I've been selling my acid to get some money, including at the auction. And I don't know much because I can't leave. [ a groan ]

[descendency]

Oh! Pink house arrest girl. Still under house arrest, I see. Have you at least found someone to run your errands for you?

Wait, acid?

un: dulcet dove of sighed surrender

[topoiran]

A Taurus... explains quite a lot.

Su Xunxian, star master of Gemini of the Huángdào empire. More a scholar than a fighter, but not entirely defenseless.

[ Moran covered the timing, so he is not repeating that. ]

I can do plenty when it comes to diversons or information gathering, however.

[descendency]

Oh, the husband. Nice to speak with you again.

Would you like to be more specific about your diversions?

Do they have anything to do with those people screaming about spiders the other day?

un: first blush of tender youth [text]

[somebadnews]

[ This guy. It shouldn't surprise him that he gets his hands in everything. Five is too tired to be as annoyed as he wants to be, given the circumstances, so he will take what he can get. After he decided to help push them along, they're at least thinking about maybe getting moving.

He's not expecting any new information being shared through a census. Then when '2020' gets thrown out, it's all he can do to not be significantly distracted with evidence of a new instance of the timeline -- but he'll get back to that obsession in a minute. ]

Status report.

[ Are you done counting yet? ]

[descendency]

Have you considered calming down a little?

14 names, spotty details. You're welcome to come over and map things out with what I've gathered if you like.