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Yohoho and a bottle of rum
WHO: Xie Lian, OPEN
WHEN: All August except for the protest and the poison incident
WHERE: Around the seediest parts of Taravast
WHAT:Xi Lian is attempting to channel a Pirate King. Keyword : 'attempting'.
WARNINGS: drinking, gambling, stuff like that.
A.DARK ALLEYS
[So, Xie Lian is supposed to be a pirate, right?
Right.
What do pirates do, really? They are, supposedly, criminals who steal things that don't belong to them and resell them to other people or something like that. Honestly, he doesn't really know.
The only thing he has found as a way to pass for what he is supposed to be is to try and emulate Hua Cheng's clothing and mannerism. The clothing looks mostly fine. The mannerism... he's working on it. He simply does not have the swagger and air of superiority Hua Cheng can invoke in a second. He's also not very tall, and outwardly at least he looks pretty thin, so if not for his supposed reputation, he probably would have been mugged already.
And he decided to go to the taverns because, well it sounds like something a pirate would do.
Those alleys are dark and disreputable, and full of beggars and peddlers of all kinds, and if Xie Lian is a sucker for something, it's a person who looks like they need help. One sob story and he is taking out his money pouch to give some coin to the beggar.]
Here, have some. I know it's not much, but it will help.
[Someone please attempt to save him before he literally gets swindled out of all his money.]
B.GAMBLING
[So, once they are in taverns, pirates drink and they gamble, right? Right. This is just like in Ghost City.
And just like in Ghost City, Xie Lian's abysmal luck manifests, such as he keeps losing. A lot. Repeatedly.]
Haha, I don't think I really understand the rule of this game. Have I lost again? Really?
[Thankfully for him, the people around the table seems to be half frightened by his reputation, so his words might interpreted as vaguely threatening instead of the genuine inquiry they are, so no one has asked him to pay up yet... but they might soon.]
C.THE RUMOR
[Why oh why, did he have to go an invent that pining, unrequited love for Xiao-daozhang? He had only meant it as a soft way to discourage more female advances, and that had been the first name he thought of, but somehow the story seems to have take a life of its own, and now...]
Aaaaah, I'm going to need to apologize to Xiao-daozhang. I didn't mean to bring him such trouble.... I hope no one has been bothering him.
[Don't mind him, he's talking to himself while pacing in the garden of the palazzo.]
WHEN: All August except for the protest and the poison incident
WHERE: Around the seediest parts of Taravast
WHAT:Xi Lian is attempting to channel a Pirate King. Keyword : 'attempting'.
WARNINGS: drinking, gambling, stuff like that.
A.DARK ALLEYS
[So, Xie Lian is supposed to be a pirate, right?
Right.
What do pirates do, really? They are, supposedly, criminals who steal things that don't belong to them and resell them to other people or something like that. Honestly, he doesn't really know.
The only thing he has found as a way to pass for what he is supposed to be is to try and emulate Hua Cheng's clothing and mannerism. The clothing looks mostly fine. The mannerism... he's working on it. He simply does not have the swagger and air of superiority Hua Cheng can invoke in a second. He's also not very tall, and outwardly at least he looks pretty thin, so if not for his supposed reputation, he probably would have been mugged already.
And he decided to go to the taverns because, well it sounds like something a pirate would do.
Those alleys are dark and disreputable, and full of beggars and peddlers of all kinds, and if Xie Lian is a sucker for something, it's a person who looks like they need help. One sob story and he is taking out his money pouch to give some coin to the beggar.]
Here, have some. I know it's not much, but it will help.
[Someone please attempt to save him before he literally gets swindled out of all his money.]
B.GAMBLING
[So, once they are in taverns, pirates drink and they gamble, right? Right. This is just like in Ghost City.
And just like in Ghost City, Xie Lian's abysmal luck manifests, such as he keeps losing. A lot. Repeatedly.]
Haha, I don't think I really understand the rule of this game. Have I lost again? Really?
[Thankfully for him, the people around the table seems to be half frightened by his reputation, so his words might interpreted as vaguely threatening instead of the genuine inquiry they are, so no one has asked him to pay up yet... but they might soon.]
C.THE RUMOR
[Why oh why, did he have to go an invent that pining, unrequited love for Xiao-daozhang? He had only meant it as a soft way to discourage more female advances, and that had been the first name he thought of, but somehow the story seems to have take a life of its own, and now...]
Aaaaah, I'm going to need to apologize to Xiao-daozhang. I didn't mean to bring him such trouble.... I hope no one has been bothering him.
[Don't mind him, he's talking to himself while pacing in the garden of the palazzo.]
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[But then, of course, he remembers what it was the man interrupted, and... ah.]
If it's about that silly rumor, I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have used his name, I just couldn't think of any other in the moment. But it's just a rumor! Nothing happened! I just needed some people to not come after me so I wanted them to think I was unavailable, and I even said it was unrequited on his part, but people don't listen...
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Why would daozhang's name be the one you think of?
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We spoke several times... actually got into trouble together when we both first arrived and that was pretty embarrassing, haha. We get along pretty well, but still, that was a bit inconsiderate of me. That's why I said I should apologize to him.
But really, I assure you, it's just people gossiping.
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[Xue Yang sneers, not deterred by Xie Lian being undeterred. At least they are on the same page in that one regard.]
Just get him into trouble, dirty his name. Stay away from Xiao-daozhang. He has who he needs.
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[Please find your chill, young man. A tall order, apparently, but Xie Lian is around people who have no chills all the time.]
If you're that worried about him, shouldn't you be finding him instead? Ah, unless you're on the other team. Is that why you're worried? He won't be left alone to fend for himself, you don't have to worry about that.
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[What does he take him for?
Even if, yes, he is on the other team. But that hasn't kept him from visiting.]
How far is he going to walk by himself? He's blind and they have channels everywhere. If I can't find him, I just listen for the splash. He's clumsy.
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[They're not barbarians, Xue Yang.]
You must be really worried.
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[And he is determined to protect Xingchen's honour. In a way.]
Don't. Touch. Him.
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[Really now, this is ridiculous.]
I'm sure he doesn't need you to fight his battles for him.
not here shhh