WEEK THREE MINGLE

[potatomance]

ᯓ⭐ WEEK THREE MINGLE

Happy third week, lovebirds! Here's to hoping you're riding high on the wave of success of one whole pair being correct! Surely you must have an idea by now how to win this thing!

Probably?

The good news is that you're not going to have to find yourselves in any weird clothes this time around, except maybe that just leads to a strange sense of foreboding for a future scenario...? Who knows. You can't quite brace yourself for it this time.

But don't worry, it's not like there's nothing happening. On the contrary!

For the entirety of this week, you'll find yourself feeling... clingy. It's going to start feeling very strange if you're not leaning on someone, holding their hand, cuddling with them, sitting in their lap, stealing a kiss, or engaging in some other form of affectionate physical contact. And if it's someone you're already feeling fond of OR someone you actually can't stand, guess what?

That feeling is doubled!

You may realize this is an unusual feeling, but so what? Trying to ignore it is only going to make it feel stronger and do you really want to make yourselves feel miserable?

Shut up, masochists.

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Comments

[thefinalcontract]

I truly feel I have been quite forthcoming.

I come from Liyue Harbor and work as a Funeral Parlor Consultant part time. That work comes with a great deal of knowledge of history and the like so I am well versed in tradition and old rituals.

I enjoy tea and dislike fish of all sorts. I enjoy reading and long walks. And I spend my free time seeing shows, operas and storytellers.

I hold a Geo Vision and control the powers of earth. My life is quite simple these days and considering my age that's all one can hope for.

Is there anything else you'd like to know?

[ziplash]

Not at all — that's all I was asking for. A little willingness. I'm not here to interrogate you on your life story.

[ So long as everyone participates... the rest isn't her problem. ]

It figures that telling secrets about ourselves may reveal more common things between us all, doesn't it? I control the earth too, you know.

[thefinalcontract]

Is that so? [He perks up slightly.] Do you wield a vision or is elemental powers more common place in your world?

[ziplash]

Elemental powers are more of a martial art, in my world. Those who are born with the capacity to do it often train to hone their control.

You did mention this "vision," but I can't say I know what you mean.

[thefinalcontract]

[He unclasps the Vision that he wears at his back. Super real and definitely not fake at all. Why would it be fake? Why would I imply it was? That's crazy. Anyway, he offers it to her to look at and inspect.]

This... The center represents the element, Geo, and the boarder represents the region and in this case that would be Liyue.

Gifts from the Gods so they say.

[ziplash]

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Huh. So only those who have this trinket have such abilities?

[ She asks, earnestly, all while leaning in to get a better look at the little artifact. ]

Are they not very common?

[thefinalcontract]

Mmm... It varies from person to person as does the element.

[He gives a slight shake of the head.]

Uncommon, I'd say. A handful of individuals in any given nation, more or less. I know of about twenty vision users in Liyue... But there could be more.

[ziplash]

Bending — manipulation of the elements in my world — is a lot more common by far, then.

[ "There could be more?" She guesses there would be some incentive to hide it, if you had nefarious intentions. Of course, her mind immediately goes towards people abusing it for crime. ]

How do you know of them? Sounds like they might be something of public figures, if these "visions" are gifts from the Gods.

[thefinalcontract]

Interesting...

[He takes a sip of his tea turning over this information.]

There are some public figures, yes. But truly anyone can have them. I am, after all, a funeral parlor consultant and I have one. And so does our local pharmacist, a street performer, the owner of the funeral parlor, a lawyer, an opera singer...

It's not a matter of power or status but if you are worthy in the eyes of the Gods.

[ziplash]

Right, but I mean that those who receive might become public figures after the fact. Being able to do such feats doesn't often go unnoticed. Or unused.

[ She shrugs. ]

But it's interesting to know there's a wide variety of them in all sorts of professions; that's how benders are too, except benders can also do jobs that non-benders couldn't dream of doing. A lot of the police force are earthbenders, for example.

Never met a funeral parlor consultant, though. You enjoy your work?