Audience: SQX

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[shiftingwinds]

I hope so too! We're all here to have a good time, right?

[meanwhile, me looking at the clock and counting down until CORPSE]

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[corpse o'clock is coming.]

That's right! I don't think many of you would've said yes otherwise without knowing you'd have to play along anyway.

[shiftingwinds]

[if we break 400 comments on this post before corpse o'clock i'll cry]

It'd be pretty silly to agree, and then get here, and then say "No, I'm not doing that"!

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[looks at your comments.]

It would, but some people still might do that anyway.

[shiftingwinds]

[(sighs)

anyway, she smiles and pulls her folding fan out from her belt.]

I could whack them with this and remind them! Gently, though.

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[there's a laugh then.]

You think that'd work? I'd like to see what happens.

[shiftingwinds]

Maybe I'll try it! But most of the others I've talked with have been willing to try so far.

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I guess that's all that matters then, huh? As long as people keep being willing this'll be an easy experience.

[shiftingwinds]

Right! What's the worst that could happen?

[AND THEN MURDER HAPPENED.]

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Let's not jinx it, okay? [...they hold up their half-empty glass.] How about this? Let's have a toast to a good game.

[shiftingwinds]

[haha, too late, it's already jinxed!

but shi qingxuan smiles and holds up her glass too.]

To a good game!

[clinks their glasses together... and then drinks.]

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[and they drink!]

Now it has to come true, right?

[shiftingwinds]

It better, or we'll just have to keep doing that until it does!

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It might be a while...are you willing to play along for as long as it takes?

[shiftingwinds]

[she nods]

What I came here for is important - I'm not leaving without it, no matter how long it takes.

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I like that you're so determined. [there's a nod.] And I believe in you! You'll do great.

[shiftingwinds]

I hope so. There's no point in doing this if we don't do our best.

[haha.]

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...do you think people who aren't putting in all their effort deserve the same chance you do?

[shiftingwinds]

[she nods]

If they aren't putting in all of their effort, then maybe they just need some help to be able to. That doesn't mean they don't deserve the chance to get what they want.

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[sqx is so unreasonably nice.]

...well. We'll see! It's still really early and people are getting the feel of things.

[shiftingwinds]

[yeah it makes later canon even worse. i mean, what?]

We just have to take it one day at a time.

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[i see...]

You're right. [which is why they're drinking in the middle of the day.] You should share more of this wine with other people, too. It's really good.

[shiftingwinds]

That's the plan!

[sqx is going to make EVERYONE drink.]

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We'll keep this place stocked up then! It'd be a pretty sad bar without any alcohol in it.

[bless sqx.]

[shiftingwinds]

[BEAMS]

I very much appreciate that!