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[downswing]

( 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! )

Comments

[techmaturgy]

[you mean this is NOT a book delivery service? bogus]

I suspect that my joining the infiltration would greatly increase the chance of detection. If you choose to bring anything back with you, however, I'd like to see it.

[traaaaaash]

Why? We're just browsing here.

[techmaturgy]

Oh. That's disappointing.

[do a crime, cowards!!]

[traaaaaash]

Browsing and stealing! Ha!

[ She takes a book halfway out her harpy hair to show him. With a cackle. ]

[techmaturgy]

[Good. I was worried for a moment that you weren't taking full advantage of the situation.

[traaaaaash]

What, and miss out on these --

[ She opens a book. It coughs smoke in her face. ]

-- treasures?

cool html me

[techmaturgy]

[Oh, he wants that one.]

I'm glad someone, at least, is thinking proactively.

Re: cool html me

[traaaaaash]

[ She wipes her face and grimaces at the feel of her arm feathers. Then she grins at the camera and gives a thumbs up. ]

See, you get me!

Re: cool html me

[techmaturgy]

Just bring back something useful.

[traaaaaash]

We'll see.