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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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[She just laughs brightly.]

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

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

[ 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. ]

Edited 2021-04-22 00:44 (UTC)

Abandoning post?

( You coward. )

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.

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

I delegated.

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.

Wangji, sect Lan.

Name the tribute requirement, once tallied.

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[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.

[ 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?

All right then, I'm delegating.

Anyway, neither of us should preferably be in charge of this. You think three syllables is an acceptable sentence and pretending to like people is not one of my personal skills.

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.

[ He would come by purely to strangle you a little except for how he knows you'd be into it. Ugh. ]

Too late, you just elected yourself.

[ there's a pause slightly too long to sound natural, and when Arche speaks again his tone is carefully, ever-so-carefully neutral. ]

You have the time to meet?

[ there's your out, if you want. ]

Wangji, then. Terse as always.

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

You accepted duty.

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'. ]

I thank your toil.

And that, dear Winnifred, is precisely the problem with you.

I'm sure I can fit you somewhere in my tight schedule.

[ Was that meant to be dirty? It absolutely was. You can almost hear his smug grin. ]

World. I didn't think anything more specific would be useful.

[And uh, he doesn't actually live anywhere currently, technically speaking. Even his regional origins are up for debate]

Though if anyone else lives in a world under Yggdrasil, I would love to hear it.

[ He pauses. No, it wasn't about how old he was, but that he'd always counted his father's age in years of his reign, and his--

Well.

His was already over. ]

It simply doesn't matter.

But yes, I think it may be necessary, at this point.

We are, sooner rather than later, going to have to operate as a single unit.

If you're so scandalized then I suggest you speak to Mingyu about chipping in to help tally yourself, as you should have done to begin with. I'm losing my patience with this. If you'd like to make any more demands of my time, Lan, you can come beg me in person.

[ he really seems pretty enthusiastic about complaining at you, though. Almost like grousing about things is a hobby of his or something. ]

Yes, you're so deeply entertaining. However will I make it to your quarters while so utterly stunned by your sheer wit and original innuendo. [ you can practically hear his eyes rolling ]

......but I'll be by, then. Make yourself useful and tell the bouncers you'd like me to come up.

And what if I wish to know...? Will you come whisper it in my ear?

[ Yes, yes, he also hears your business request. ]

We can meet to pool funds and discuss logistics and the like then? Haltham wished to meet us all, so perhaps we could make an event of it.

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