Curse with(out) a cure

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WHO: Xie Lian and mostly Wei Wuxian, but open to people who want to chat up a half-naked god.
WHEN: After Xie Lian is let out of the brig
WHERE: on the deck of one of the ships
WHAT: Cleaning up after the brig will bring some... revelations about Xie Lian, of the visible kind
WARNINGS: Curse explanations might delve into explanations of why they were put on, which include war, genocide, and Xie Lian basically being really awful to a lot of people, and killing a whole lot.


[A day in the brig was certainly not the most uncomfortable Xie Lian has been in his life - he could have called it downright cozy, to be quite honest. But still, once he's out, he's happy to finally scrub some of the grime off.

A half cut barrel full of questionably clean, non-salty water is all he needs, and he shrugs off the top of his robes to wash off with a cloth.

Now, you may not all know Xie Lian is a god, but some people have seen him fight and literally punch through things. He is, after all, a martial god. And while his frame is still mostly slim, because his body is still that of a teenager, it's easy enough to see he's pretty buff and packing at least some muscle on that frame.

And then, of course, there's the mark around his neck, the one usually hidden with a bandage. To most people, it will mostly appear as slightly incongruous tattoo. To people sensitive to these things though, it becomes quite obvious what this is : a curse mark.

And a very powerful one, given that it's constraining the rather enormous amount of qi Xie Lian has, cutting it off almost by half.]

Comments

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Well, all Gods were once human where I am from. So they have all the good qualities and the bad habits of mortals, multiplied by a thousand.

And there's an over abundance of kings, queens, princes, princesses, and generals among them, too, so I'll let you imagine how that works out when they all have to live together.

[Did he mention he is a prince? Probably not. And he probably won't unless asked.]

You can tinker with them if you like. I can't die anyway, so there's not much risk to hurt me.

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( where is anyone familiar with the Greco-Roman pantheons right now )

Powerful people by birth or achievement, used to being listened to or at least entertained for their opinions? I'm amazed if anything ever gets done.

( there's a reason Lan Zhan was stuck as chief cultivator, and why one was ever brought into being as a position in the first place. at least that one was more elected... more. )

Ahahaha, that's not as comforting as it sounds for me or you, but thank you, I will. Would you have time tonight for me to try and sketch out both your curse marks?

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I don't think they'll ask me to cook again, so unless they find another chore for me, probably.

[It's mostly, true, though, nothing really ever gets done in heaven because there's only like maybe five people who actually do anything.]

I take it curses are different where you're from?

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Great! We can meet next to the lifeboat aft of the main mast.

( to the not quite question, he nods, tossing a hand. )

Yes, in cost, and effect. You'd wear the signs of any curse you cast, with a number killing you in the process of enacting the curse itself.

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Which is.... which one?

[Sorry, Wei Wuxian, he doesn't speak boat.]

Hm, that makes sense if it's a mortal casting the curse. Depending on what you want it to do, the price can be steep.

[weifinder]

There's a balance in many things.

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Anyway, you can take your time to look at them. I don't really have that much else to do.

(And who knows, if you by any chance find a way to break them, it might help.]

It's a bit weird maybe, but it doesn't bother me so much having them back. I'm so used to them.