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.

Comments

[soulsrob]

Hmm, I'm sure it'll all work out in the end, so I'm not particularly worried.

Now then, what can I do to help? Am I supposed to extol my talents and virtues?

[descendency]

Please, I am dying to hear them.

[soulsrob]

That didn't sound very sincere. I'm doubting your commitment to this.

[descendency]

Dearest Winnifred, I would be delighted if you'd enlighten us to your many talents and virtues. Pretty please.

[soulsrob]

Now you're just being cheeky! [She laughs though, clearly unbothered.]

Let's see...Well, to begin with, I held a title of Marchioness back home and learned all that I would need to be a proper noble lady. I can sew, and I'm fairly decent with sums and numbers. I can speak and write in 4 languages including English. I can paint and I have a very sound memory--I've memorized hundreds of poems and stories. I can sing and play the piano and the harp.

Does any of that sound useful?

[descendency]

Quite. You could make a tidy sum around here with a skillset like that.

Actually, I play a few instruments myself. Perhaps we could collaborate.

[soulsrob]

Oh, do you? [She sounds excited at least]

I'd love to! What do you play?

[descendency]

[ Winnie, you always sound excited. ]

Piano, violin, and erhu.

[soulsrob]

[Honestly at this point it'd be worrying to people if she didn't]

A duet with piano and violin would be terribly fun! [A pause.] What is an erhu?

[descendency]

It's a string instrument. Easier to show than explain, if I'm honest. Bring me some silk cord and I'll see about giving you a concert.

[soulsrob]

Silk cord, understood! Are you in your room?

[descendency]

Yes. You know the way?

Make sure it's pure silk if you please, Ms. Winnifred.