eastbound | un: nutcracker (video)

[ The young woman in the video is out of frame, and for the first twenty seconds, out of focus; two things she seems to neither notice nor especially care about. In truth, the longer she's silent, leaning in and squinting suspiciously at the pocketwatch she's been told she can use to communicate - the more it becomes clear that the scowling woman has no idea she's gotten it to work.

After one more second of stern appraisal, she steps further back, deciding that even if it's not working this will suffice as a practice run, and unrolls a piece of parchment with an ink portrait on it. When Fei first holds it up, it's way too far to one side to be in the frame of the shot, though she seems to catch this oversight quickly and adjust

Once she's more than half sure that the silly thing is activated and doing what she's been told it will do, Fei just starts talking, blowing right by customary introductions in favor of getting to the point. The quicker she can finish talking to a piece of jewelry, the happier she'll be. ]

I am looking for this man.

[ The portrait itself could be of either Lan Wangji, or Xie Yun, though it resembles the latter more strongly to those familiar with both gentlemen. After a pause so whoever it was that saw these stupid things could study the image she rolls the scroll back up and nods firmly, letting her eyes dart from side to side as she tries to figure out what should happen next. ]

If you see him, uh–

[ Fei huffs out a sigh and looks around at her surroundings before she picks the pocketwatch up and aims it out to take in the dilapidated view of Serthica. ]

I will be here, waiting.

[ The transmission ends abruptly enough that it's clear that she didn't intend for it to conclude. She'll figure the silly thing out in time. ]