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( Dark and damp and Lan Wangji's pallor strained under moonlight. Behind him, flickers of broad, long temple columns — and the smoke smears of... ghosts, gathered. He seems short of breath, the silvered sheen of his sword half drawn from her scabbard, a spate of parchment papers littering the walls: active talismans. )

They have crowded their halls of the dead, to excess.

Here, the key withholds itself. Who hunts the other locations?

( And a pause, hesitant — whether to find his words or, absently, slap another talisman on the spirit that looms with a gaping maw behind him. ) Ke-Waihu stands safe?

( ooc: forwarded dated to the group's incursions in Ke-Waicai. Feel free to run into him in person, if you're also chasing the haunted temple key! )

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( Oh for





fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffs )


You recalled the key?



( Tell him you took the key. )

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[traaaaaash]

[ This is Eda, just casually harpy-ing about. In the library. She gives him a thumbs-up. ]

I'm on it.

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The key omitted.


( F F S )

[traaaaaash]

No. We're just browsing while we're here. Don't worry, we'll get that key.

[ Well, they gotta find out where it is because Library Big but shhhh ]

1/2

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( It Was at This Moment He Knew... They Effed Up. )

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Within the half-shi.

[traaaaaash]

The what now?

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The hour.

[traaaaaash]

Are you trying to give me orders?

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To resuscitate priorities.

[traaaaaash]

You let my priorities be my concern.

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You pertain to a contingent.

[traaaaaash]

I've done way harder heists than stealing a key from a bunch of bored nerds, it'll be fine.

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Yet, deed unperformed.

[beitangmoran]

We will get it before we leave, of course.

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Priorities.

[beitangmoran]

Knowledge is always a priority.

We won't be long, it turns out Young Mistress Granger has a great way of transporting many books.

[Which is great because no need to choose.]

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( BEITANG MORAN, YOU USED TO BE

NOT RELIABLE

BUT

SHAPED TO THE GENERAL SPECIFICITY

OF RELIABILITY

SORT OF )

Perhaps the key first.

[beitangmoran]

[Don't tell him Wei Wuxian would not do exactly the same thing he is right now, he would not believe you.]

Master Lan, we are doing fine. You can focus on your own, since it seems you haven't found it yet.

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( This talisman'd ghsot in the background

it's dying for your sins, Beitang Moran )

You linger incautiously. Their defences unknown.

[beitangmoran]

Not entirely unknown, Master Lan. I will see them coming.

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We know not what waits.

[beitangmoran]

I have ways of knowing, you know that.

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Are they yet certain?

[beitangmoran]

I may not be able to trigger my powers, but I know enough to know when they are more likely to be helping out.