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infreefall) wrote2020-10-29 08:45 pm
infreefall) wrote2020-10-29 08:45 pm
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[ you can't come to a haunted manor and not be appropriately dressed.
anyway ochako stops long enough to wave up at rabbit and mob before bouncing away to explore the first floor. when you're locked in an attic for the entire mini-event you miss your chance to properly explore, okay. and this is so cool. a real haunted mansion!! ]
I'd say we should tell ghost stories, but we kind of lived one last night, huh?
anyway ochako stops long enough to wave up at rabbit and mob before bouncing away to explore the first floor. when you're locked in an attic for the entire mini-event you miss your chance to properly explore, okay. and this is so cool. a real haunted mansion!! ]
I'd say we should tell ghost stories, but we kind of lived one last night, huh?
I think ghost stories sound fun! Perhaps the ghosts that were here yesterday are still lurking about, curious as to what we might tell them.
[ unfortunately for us all xie lian is in his halloween costume also! ] Ghosts do always tend to be the nosy sort!
[ unfortunately for us all xie lian is in his halloween costume also! ] Ghosts do always tend to be the nosy sort!
![halloween costume also! ]](https://sep.yimg.com/ay/grandmaspoils/adult-priest-costume-14.gif){kind=link}
[ she sees xie lian and just. stares at him for like a solid minute. this is. so funny.
but she also has a very serious question for him: ]
Do you arm wrestle?
but she also has a very serious question for him: ]
Do you arm wrestle?
[ Hua Cheng is vibing, wearing his salvaged costume - it's a little dirty still, and has a set of claw marks and various tears in it that actually sort of... lend to the aesthetic? There are bandages visible underneath, but still, San Lang sexy. He's lounging on one of the, like, broken lounges.
Ignoring the bubbles. ]
I could certainly tell my fair share of authentic ghost stories. [ hums ]
Ignoring the bubbles. ]
I could certainly tell my fair share of authentic ghost stories. [ hums ]
[ ochako does an excited little hop and heads right over, setting her elbow on the side opposite of xie lian. ]
On three?
[ she will lose instantly. ]
On three?
[ she will lose instantly. ]
Authentic how? What happened yesterday, you mean?
[ me realizing that ochako still has no idea what hc or xl are, ]
[ me realizing that ochako still has no idea what hc or xl are, ]
Yeah! My shoulder's pretty much healed, and this is my other arm anyway, so it'll be fine.
[ she's so excited. why is she so excited. ]
One... Two... Three!
[ ochako is probably stronger than the average girl her size but she is, still, just a teenager and not a martial god. ]
[ she's so excited. why is she so excited. ]
One... Two... Three!
[ ochako is probably stronger than the average girl her size but she is, still, just a teenager and not a martial god. ]
[ she blinks in surprise and just
leans over to poke him? as if to confirm this? ]
So how's that work with you two?
leans over to poke him? as if to confirm this? ]
So how's that work with you two?
[ she's so... she's so excited, xie lian can't deny her. he is also instantly fond, because ochako is a heroine who takes right after her new weird god grandpa. kids these days are so energetic.
.... also he'a martial nut, too, so! of course he's gonna arm wrestle her. he grins.
and, as she counts...xie lian puts about... maybe 20% of his strength into it. she can feel the strength of her arm, which is impressive, but - yeah it takes him like two seconds to smack her arm down. ]
Ah. [ oops. ]
.... also he'a martial nut, too, so! of course he's gonna arm wrestle her. he grins.
and, as she counts...xie lian puts about... maybe 20% of his strength into it. she can feel the strength of her arm, which is impressive, but - yeah it takes him like two seconds to smack her arm down. ]
Ah. [ oops. ]
[ and she's down! ]
Awwww, I didn't even stand a chance! [ she knew this and did it anyway. ] But I'll keep training until I can beat you someday, Xie Lian-san!
Awwww, I didn't even stand a chance! [ she knew this and did it anyway. ] But I'll keep training until I can beat you someday, Xie Lian-san!
How can a ghost have a physical form? [ poke poke. ] Isn't that, like, cheating?
I earned it. [ vibes with the pokes ] Some spirits are able to manifest a physical form through other means - age, sometimes, but there's any number of ways available to us - but every few hundred years, thousands upon thousands of ghosts gather to fight one another for the right to become the strongest kind of ghost.
[ ochako stops poking. her voice lowers to a grave whisper. ]
Ghost tournament?
Ghost tournament?
[ Hua Cheng glances over the top of her head at Xie Lian, clearly amused, before he sits up properly. Somewhere in the background, his ill-behaved spinosaurus claws something up.
He ignores it. Leans in closer to Ochako, dark eye twinkling. ]
Within Mt. Tonglu lies a volcano that's been active for hundreds, if not thousands of years - the Kiln, as it came to be known. A long-empty city sits in the shadow of its peak, having been laid to waste by the volcano itself, nothing but ashes and the lingering resentment of its citizens.
Every few hundred years, every ghost - every ghoul, spirit, demon, monster - will feel the Kiln opening up, coming alive again. Like the Realm, it's a place of power, made that way by the torment that the volcano created, with every ill intent every malevolent spirit may possess. They are drawn there in droves, and few are able to resist its pull.
He ignores it. Leans in closer to Ochako, dark eye twinkling. ]
Within Mt. Tonglu lies a volcano that's been active for hundreds, if not thousands of years - the Kiln, as it came to be known. A long-empty city sits in the shadow of its peak, having been laid to waste by the volcano itself, nothing but ashes and the lingering resentment of its citizens.
Every few hundred years, every ghost - every ghoul, spirit, demon, monster - will feel the Kiln opening up, coming alive again. Like the Realm, it's a place of power, made that way by the torment that the volcano created, with every ill intent every malevolent spirit may possess. They are drawn there in droves, and few are able to resist its pull.
[ xie lian beams and claps his hands together, clearly delighted by this answer! ]
Yes - that's the spirit! I look forward to that day very much, Miss Ochako! You're quite strong for your age, so I'm sure it won't be long at all!
[ xl you are a martial god. ]
Yes - that's the spirit! I look forward to that day very much, Miss Ochako! You're quite strong for your age, so I'm sure it won't be long at all!
[ xl you are a martial god. ]
[ xie lian nods along with this from behind hua cheng, where he's trying to entertain his spinosaurus. ]
Mm, mm! That's right. And when it starts, a great ripple echoes through the famed Ghost City, where ghosts reside... and they begin to howl and wail, becoming overcome with the desire to ...
To....
Mm, mm! That's right. And when it starts, a great ripple echoes through the famed Ghost City, where ghosts reside... and they begin to howl and wail, becoming overcome with the desire to ...
To....
Edited 2020-10-30 02:58 (UTC)
[ ...and after: ] But why? That sounds awful, even for ghosts.
[ ghost tournament sounded so cool up to that point, wow. ]
[ ghost tournament sounded so cool up to that point, wow. ]
Well, I still have a long way to go. But one of these days, you'd better watch out!
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