texts from last night's deeply regretted rum venture

[groundrules]

DON'T PIRATE AND DRIVE

o1. Nothing settles the Crossing jitters like a bit of liquid courage — and with pirates, sharing is caring. Maybe you took it willing, under duress or subterfuge, or you completely underestimated the potency of what your esteemed sailor companions style the 'Mother's milk — but you are hereby sloshed. Inebriated. Tipsy. Under the weather. Toasting the gods. o2. Top level with one or more of your character's most philosophical, amorous, or otherwise deeply wrong drunken thoughts or observation. Don't leave an empty comment, that makes the wine gods sad. o3. Comment aroundkeep incriminating evidence. o4. Feel free to make any of your threads game canon, just check with your partner too!

Comments

Lan Sizhui | The Untamed

[paperbutterflies]

i. I think I may be fireproof.

ii. Why is everyone concerned about people here being married suddenly?

iii. I don't think this rum thing works well with the seasickness potion...

iv. Or text him.

ii

[bravelyrunsaway]

Haven't the slightest clue, it's hardly like it limits anything where consent is concerned.

[paperbutterflies]

Consent?

[ Give him a moment, he's not at his best, and this kind of thing isn't the first to occur to him even when he is.

After a little while. ]

People want to wed each other here? Would that not be very sad upon returning home?

[ ... not quite. ]

[bravelyrunsaway]

People want to entangle themselves in all sorts of ways! Marriage is one of them. Not the only one where consent's concerned.

[paperbutterflies]

I think I see...

[ Okay now he kind of does but he doesn't really get it. He's lived by those rules far too long for them to be easily cast aside.

Yes, even after living in a brothel for a while. ]

[bravelyrunsaway]

( sweet young man, who thinks of marriage first. )

Should you ever feel more curious about the non-nuptial intimacies hand in hand with consent, you're welcome to ask anytime, love.

Beyond that, isn't there just the one loud marriage claim of late? Or were more parading around in wedded bliss?

( his nose tells him more than enough people are certainly in bliss, but he hasn't heard mutitple marriage claims. just lots of sex. )

i

[silverneedles]

Do not attempt to figure this out. And don't tell anyone that!

[paperbutterflies]

Aunt!

So it may be true? Will you help me figure it out then?

i

[weifinder]

Sizhui, sweet young junior, if you think and do not know? You aren't fireproof. Please don't go testing this theory.

[paperbutterflies]

But then... how will I know if it is falsehood or reality?

[weifinder]

Through careful analysis when there's light out and we're researching when the only drunk is me!

ii.

[downswing]

( Pikachu-face. )


Gossip and rumourmongering are prohibited.

[paperbutterflies]

Yes, Hangjuang-jun. I merely received several questions and I know not how to answer.

[downswing]

Who troubles you?

2.

[reparo]

It's just nice to know that love is triumphant in this place. No other reason!

[paperbutterflies]

Oh, that would be good!







But were they not married from before?

[reparo]

I don't know, Sizhui, I'm the only one from my world. I don't know what it's like, to have your whole family or loved ones here. Is it better or worse?

What I do know is that it feels lonely as it is.

[paperbutterflies]

[ ... oh.

He... can't give her her own family, but he fully knows what it is to miss one's family.

He can only offer his presence... ]

I... cannot offer more than company, but if you wish that, I am on the deck.

[ Near the railing. ]

i.

[traaaaaash]

what brings you to this conclusion

[paperbutterflies]

Well! One of the crew tipped over a candle, and his sleeve caught on fire! But when I did, my sleeve did not even get singed!

[ Sans rum he'd realize that may be the quality of the cloth making the sleeve, but. ]

[traaaaaash]

whoa

impressive

previously undiscovered power?

maybe we should've sent you into the volcano

iii

[beitangmoran]

I do think alcohol in general is unlikely to help with medicine or seasickness, Young Master Lan.

[paperbutterflies]

Oh... is that so - I was not aware.

[ ... it's not like he's been around many people who do both. ]

[beitangmoran]

The two rarely mix together, unfortunately. Even if some people use alcohol like medicine.

i

[techmaturgy]

The experiment needs to be repeatable, if your conclusions are to mean anything.