un: ut malum pluvia | audio

[somebadnews]

[ It's been days, and Five still hasn't found that damn missing bride. The more he finds out about this train, the more he'd like to get to the bottom of this 'reality altering' living dream nonsense before it causes real problems. Whatever was going on with that train breakdown, it's obvious things are getting worse. Then there was that weird ass message from the Merchant warning them not to leave the tracks. Like anyone would.

As much as he hates turning back to the network, several of them have been picking up on threads lately. It's possible they have a lead, and after he spoke to the apothecary, he's hoping one will have something worthwhile to contribute. ]

So we know the train and others like it used to make their money ferrying dream thieves. [ It's very possible they don't know that, but Five sounds like he's talking to himself more than the rest of them. ] And the wares that were stolen from the apothecary during the weddings were magic stabilizers and sleep narcotics, powerful enough to kill someone. We also know that no one on the staff has made much of an effort to find what was taken, so there's a chance they were involved one way or another.

[ At least the conductor, who Five doesn't trust for one second. ]

What we don't know, is what their motivations are. The bride is easy enough to figure out, but why help her? [ And now he actually sounds like he's addressing the others: ] Did anyone have contact with the three women who came on board? It seemed like they were just as eager to steal whatever they could get their hands on. Where the hell did they go?

[ Then they disappeared just before the conductor announced that a dream thief was onboard. Something must have happened during the breakdown. There's a lot he's still missing, and he's half convinced it's because he's been sleeping far too many hours for them to get away with whatever they want. And while the solution isn't promising, he still throws it out there. ]

I've got some ideas, but I'll need 100 silver pieces. Feel free to donate.

Comments

[downswing]

You bear him ill will?

[somebadnews]

Why are you asking? Are you avoiding each other?

[downswing]

You require no intermediary. Petition him.

[somebadnews]

Right. Great suggestion, I’ll send him a note.

[downswing]

He is not uncharitable.

[somebadnews]

I’m aware.

[downswing]

Then?

[somebadnews]

Then I’ll drop by. What’s one more favor?

[downswing]

What else do you owe him?

[somebadnews]

[ ...If he doesn't know by now. ]

Nothing that's any of your concern.

[downswing]

What is his is mine.

[somebadnews]

I’m sure he would have said something if it was.

[downswing]

( The... most... expectant... wait... )

private to five and wangji

[weifinder]

Relieved the build up of curse afflicted negative emotional energies in his system through selective assistance in moving his qi!

He spat up the bad blood. Like you did that one time!

Just keeping that privacy label

[downswing]

( EXCUSE HIM, HE MUST SPIT BLOOD AGAIN. )


Qi curse-breaking?

He lacks training.


( MOTHERFU - THIS IS HOW HE LEARNS???? )

[weifinder]

Yes, which is why I had used seals to protect and guide his system. Directly applied seals.

( which lan zhan will know what means: he made a number of those up to his own purposes paired with the ones he learned a lifetime ago researching for how to grow out transfer a core. as you do. )

[downswing]

To an unprepared body. Absent a core.

Unorthodox. He survived?



( FIVE, ARE YOU DEAD, BUDDY )

[weifinder]

Really, you think I, without a core, wouldn't be aware of safely limitations when working with another likewise without one? I'm intimately familiar with the bounds and boundaries.

And I'm the walking unorthodoxy. Are we surprised?

[downswing]

Is there more either wishes to share?

Now. Before otherwise learned.

[weifinder]

The rabbits confuse him!

[downswing]

He confuses them.

[weifinder]

He'd like fewer threatening postures or your version of exorcism, it's not really functional with his particular embedded curse. Hmm, anything else, anything else...

[downswing]

'Threatening postures.'

[weifinder]

Not everyone sees you gripping Bichen as the enticing kind of provocative!

[downswing]

( So very aware Five Can See This. )

A skittish spirit.