farsickooc | test drive meme #2

SCENARIOS

01. Settling In

It's been a couple of days since you have arrived and once the fatigue from that multiversal travel has been fixed there is a town that you should probably get acquainted with. At least well enough that you don't get lost every time you venture away from the inn where you are likely staying for the time being.

Down the narrow streets to the south where most newcomers first enter Gazin, the tradespeople have set up their shops. Armourers, blacksmiths, bowyers and carpenters can all be found there, as well a few shady types who cannot pass up the advantage of ripping off an unsuspecting person.

Heading east, one can find the two apothecary shops, a bakery, a herbarium, seamstress and shoemaker. There is also a medical clinic set up and is equipped to care for anything up to moderate injuries.

The northern part of town is the district that most people tend to avoid. It's smelly and dark and trouble lurks in every corner. It's hard not to get an uneasiness that feels like someone is watching you. If asked, most civilians will explain why it is called The Devil's Mouth.

In the west district, it is bright and cheerful and generally happy. Music and celebration seem to happen twice daily, every day of the week with Saturday being the loudest. During that day, the marketplace comes to life with vendors selling their fresh food or wares. In the evening, there's typically a firework show and maybe a drunken fistfight or two that ends with more drinking and some laughter. Sometimes, but not often, trouble from the northern district trickles into the west. Those slow festivities but not for long.

02. Exploring

You have heard people talk about the places beyond Gazin and now you find yourself itching to get out and see them. Be it Vasari Forest or Roselake, you and your trusty legs (or horse) plan to be gone for a week or more. One must always be cautious of the dangers while travelling, however. Bandits and rogue soldiers often cannot pass up the chance to take what isn't theirs. There are also creatures and monsters hiding in wait to curiously check you out or worse, hunt you for their next human-shaped meal.

But, that's all part of the adventure! Take someone along with you and maybe some weapons, too. Make sure one is made of silver.

03. Quest

The Druid known as Bhalris has contracted you to head into the Oren Mountains to find and pass a message along to the dwarf known as Brazmas Steelbelly. What Bhalris doesn't exactly explain is where Brazmas can be found, only giving approximate directions to a certain landmark where a series of clues will be revealed that start an interesting, though perhaps frustrating adventure.

Pay attention to the white raven and other animals along the way. They may be there to help with your journey. How do you tell them apart from the other wildlife that may or may not be dangerous? You can't.

Good luck!

04. Celebration

Impromptu parties are quite the norm in Gazin and it doesn't matter what the occasion is or who it is for. There's music, plenty of drink, dancing and good times to be had.

Let loose and have some fun!

05. Wild Card!

Want something else? Feel free to choose your own adventure or mix and match to create something completely different!

NAVIGATION

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Wei Wuxian can be as miffed as he wants. And distrustful. Xue Yang is content with himself now, for the most part. And with this life he's carved out in Gazin. Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen have his loyalty. He'd do anything for them, anything at all. Right up to and including disarming himself as much as possible. They'd been the ones to rearm him.

Being watched is nothing new. Wei Wuxian will come to accept the changes he's made in himself, or he won't. He'll continue as he has been.

He grins and takes a drink. "For us it's nothing. For these people, it isn't. So those brought here like us are leaned on for help."

Trusting him would definitely take a while, giving him a chance would as well, but neither any time soon. But if the others were willing, he could be persuaded to try in time and learn to discard his hatred. If anyone knew anything about second chances and the good they did, it was WuXian himself.

"Those like us? Do you mean to say other cultivators?" He waves his hand at that, another question nagging at the back of his head, ever since he noticed that Xue Yang had both arms intact. "What do you remember before you were dragged here? Last I saw you, Su She was taking you away with a teleportation talisman. You were missing an arm and bleeding out."

Trust may or may not come with time. Xue Yang only cares about two people, really, and what they think of him. But he will...try...to not actively antagonize Wuxian.

He raises a brow at the question before chuckling and shaking his head. "Those who wished to be elsewhere and were brought here. Only a couple are cultivators still hanging around. The rest are form other worlds and I haven't spoken all that much with most of them."

As for what he remembers before coming here...he listens, going briefly still - so that's what's in his future? "I don't know if that will still happen. But I came here before that. I was fighting Hanguang-Jun and then I was here and Daozhang Xingchen was looking for directions. Of course I helped him."

The civility he can do, so long as he's not antagonised, or given any reason to be any more antagonistic than he is already being. A confused look appears on his face at the words 'other worlds'.

"The only other cultivators being the ones you mentioned along with myself? There's people from other worlds?"

He has more to say, but he's refraining. For now. Other answers can come later.

Xue Yang exists and therefore antagonizes others, right? How dare he!

And yet he's keeping his distance. Doing nothing threatening. Just drinking and talking, occasionally dancing out of the way of celebrating locals but not making any move to leave the safety of the crowd. Trust goes both ways, after all.

The confusion and the question is understandable, so he doesn't end up teasing the other. It can be a lot to accept! Xue Yang nods expressively and takes a drink.

"There are people who have actual dragons in their world. Have seen them and everything. And they haven't heard of cultivators in their worlds. The magics are different between the worlds too, including this one."

Hearing the explanation just further confuses him. Dragons? Actual dragons? How fascinating! He just stares blankly, processing it, intrigued amongst the confusion. He needs to know more, has to know more!

"Not every place has cultivators, but has different ways of dealing with monsters and the like? How similar are they to ours, or how different?" He pauses, taking a breath before deciding that learning more is more important than stabbing the man next to him. "Show me. I won't stab you away from the crowd, either." He adds at the end for good measure with sincerity in his tone, implying at least a temporary truce.

Dragons! That blank stare has Xue Yang grinning, head tilting almost to where his ear touches his shoulder. And then back up as the grin fades and he widens his eyes purposely. "Show you what, Senior? They didn't bring the dragons with them." Woe is he!

But the promise not to stab him is appreciated, so he saunters away from the crowd, heading in the vague direction of the wall where he remembers one of the mages having set up shop, though maybe she's not there now...? He doesn't exactly keep stock of who's still around, other than his Daozhangs.

"What a shame! I would have loved to see one!" He clicks his tongue disappointedly, a dragon would have been quite the sight! But as disappointed as he may be, he follows Xue Yang through the crowd, curiosity getting the better of him for the moment.

"Where are you leading me?" The tone is not as accusatory as it normally would or should be in normal circumstances, but is still cautious, albeit filled with the same curiosity.

"Mm," he makes a quiet sound of agreement, arms swinging at his sides as he walks, confident and a bit of arrogance in each step. The natives smile and move out of the way, not a single one showing signs of being afraid of the former murderer.

"There are dragon-like creatures here, but not the same. They're not very scary. You could take one in as a pet if you really wanted." No, Xue Yang, don't give ideas!

"There was a forge one of the people from other worlds like us made, just outside the wall. I don't know if she's still around, but it can't hurt to see and introduce you if she is."

Give him all the ideas! Even without actual dragons, having one similar as a pet is an exciting thought. Although seeing how the other walked makes him let out an amused 'pff'.

"I see some things haven't changed about you then." Quickly remarking with some hostility returning, but excitement returning far too quickly, replacing the hostile tone. "As a pet? A pet? I must see these creatures!"

The way he's reacting makes it seem as though all hatred and animosity towards Xue Yang has left him, especially with the childish bounce in his step as he nods to the explanation of where he's being led. Sometimes excitement of something new can be enough not to kill an enemy then and there.

"What type of person is she, what are the things she does in this place?" Knowing what kind of people are around is important!

test drive meme #2

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