so i'm back ! here's my lantern rite wishlist for rosaria. let me know in the comments if you're interested!
ABUNDANCE:
[NEW YEAR MARKETS] - With so many vendors setting up shop, now is the best time to purchase a trinket as a reminder of the new year, or to get some much needed errands done. ( booked @aesthetecomplex )
[WANMIN MEAT CART] - Despite how short a trip it is, Chef Mao has some classic recipes right on the water, along with some brand new cuisines just for the Lantern Rite. Try some classic Mora Meat pastry, Dragon Beard Noodles, or his latest: Rex Lapis’ Delight! ( booked @ragnvinedr )
[XINYUE KIOSK DESSERT CART] - If sweet treats are more your thing, just a few spots down is a stand specially reserved for Xinyue Kiosk’s brilliant desserts! Buy one dessert, get one free “New Moon Cake,” with not one, not two, but SEVEN original fillings. ( booked @spidergourmet )
ELATION:
[SHADOW PUPPETS] - Puppet shows are quite popular this time of year, using lights and small paper designs to convey thrilling tales. Comedies, Romance, Tragedies, woe, these poor hearts will be forever changed. ( booked @ocelberich )
[DRESS UP] - Red and gold, the colors of each festival this time of year, are absolutely stunning. Glimmer and shine for the kamera, dress up and serve on the runway. ( booked @ocelberich )
BEAUTY:
[JADE TALISMAN] - Pure and indestructible, jade is the embodiment of virtue and benevolence. Taking days to etch at a time, these talismans are truly a rare and valuable gift. ( booked @sunlightamed )
favorite color: various shades of pastel, like antique rose or lavender. also gold
currently reading: Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus. it's very good but also has passages that are surprisingly hard to get through when you know fuck all about music. it goes really in depth. like really in depth.
last song: Fille de joie by La Zarra
last series: I'm currently watching House of the Dragon, very late to the party. great time to watch it though because I'm having a blast and avoiding all of the discourse.
sweet, savory, or spicy? is there an all three option, because all three
currently working on: there's a short original story I want to finish that deals with the fae but I am... let us say very slow.
tagged by @lifeisyetfair ♥ tagging @girlscarpia @shredsandpatches @merilles @samarqqand @kal-sharok @theluckywizard any of y'all who want to do this
with all due respect, we've heard it before, and this doesn't exactly fill the belly.
if we don't do something soon, it's gonna be too late.
i don't think you've got the guts to stand with us.
you can question my plan if you want, but you question my fight, and we've got a serious problem.
we do this now before they toss us again and find the weapon.
we need to think long-term about this.
there is no long-term if we're too old and sick to fight.
you're not allowed to have better cantonese than me.
there's more violence, i heard.
alright, well. bad news travels fast.
you know you love an excuse to wear your fur.
what do you want with me?!
we've had a murder.
i guess he didn't think rich people would murder each other.
we've got a body.
if anyone can get back to us, it's him.
i think they cut him up into pieces to hide him better.
this is your chance. take it.
why would you want to go back there?
my department's responsible for smooth relations.
doors will open wherever your investigation leads you.
you want justice? clear her.
get these two out of here, i'll start with her.
give us a minute alone, or this is as far as i go.
you told them i was a cop?!
you were the only person i could think of to help.
you really pulled out all the stops, huh?
how did it go with the suspects?
there is way more to this than you're saying. otherwise, why would you be so desperate for my help?
a murder could upset the entire ecosystem. it's complex.
i thought the boss could use some comfort food tonight, and i bet you can use a drink.
we locked up the wrong person.
once this murder is solved, the other work can continue.
we stick to the script. we finish what we started.
we've got to remove the body.
nothing like mountain weather to agitate everyone further.
just what this day was missing… another corpse.
they're killing each other up there.
i think i've got a way we get out of this alive.
there's to be no more loss of live.
you have a rough day stewarding the future of humanity?
it's gonna be bumpy tomorrow.
the only reason we're here is we refused to die in the first place.
do you think i want to be here?
finally! someone with the moral fortitude to take responsibility for their actions!
they keep trying to take our dignity, but any survivor will tell you they check their dignity at death's door.
the more they steal from us, the more human we become.
you were in it to save your buddies. i don't owe you a thing.
you two are gonna have a great day.
your people killed their friends. i don't think you realise how unpopular you are.
security forces don't grow on trees.
i'd be happy to share insights if you share details of the investigation.
i'm trying to assess how far you can move a body.
it's her lips to god's ear, isn't it?
we offer epiphanies.
i'm not gonna let them pin this murder on you.
would it be so terrible if you stayed up here?
sometimes detective work requires a personal touch.
just to be clear, i've never done an autopsy before.
you're not saying this is cannibalism.
one gang in particular - they would kill anyone, eat anyone. had no choice.
we need to look in your freezer.
bet you could cut my leg off with that.
brace for impact!
we need to know if it's structurally sound.
is this what the start of a resource crash feels like?
i know. it's bad. but how bad stays between us.
if you're gonna retail him for meat, then why the torture?
he puts arms and legs in my fricking noodles.
there's no use in getting us both shitkicked.
you still care about getting the right guy?
we need every department. we need friends high and low. you see?
i swear to you, i will not stop fighting.
we're still in motion, alive and kicking, and it's not thanks to chance, or fate, or god.
you've got killers and cannibals and god knows what else up here. so don't lecture me about balance.
you'd think loneliness would be impossible all crammed in here, but this place was designed to separate us from our possessions, from our loved ones. now every last shred of us is worth something to someone.
everything's rare, so you've gotta pay with something personal.
we held onto these for a long time, but they're worth more as a commodity. to trade if you get into trouble.
by your steady hand, we will ride out this hardship and outlive the ice, bound by our cause and our need.
tell them there's unrest brewing.
let me explain clearly. we each have our place up here, our lane. and until you earn his trust, your lane is narrow.
authoritarian states usually control their own drug trades.
well, look at you, detective. already working on the case.
you should see me without the handcuffs.
false imprisonment? a cannibal ring right under my nose? it's embarrassing.
and i can't even find my underwear!
i can't wait to slap him with this.
you're at an impasse with this case. so today, i'm shaking the hell out of this tree to make something fall out.
you know how the underground works.
i see you, with your surprise casino and your roman games. you're just misdirecting us from an extinction event.
god, i wish i were welding.
i'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
well, hopefully now we can focus on our next steps.
kinda everywhere, isn't she?
i'll keep doing what i do best, and you keep doing what you do best: survive.
we're gonna get a lot more information out of her if i go alone.
i can ask if he'll meet with you.
twice in one day, i'm stuck dealing with you.
you're just pissing him off.
so you go out there, and you tell him that i've got eyes on me too.
you think i don't have more dirt on you?
me and your boss? we're getting pretty close. i could probably just make some shit up.
that shit's poison. you should be ashamed of yourself.
you don't want that kind of publicity.
if i give him something about this murder, he'll probably forget about the whole thing.
it was a great success, despite a riot breaking out - maybe even because of it.
well, i'll put the riot to bed, you put them to bed.
this whole time, i've not been seeing what was right in front of my eyes.
you don't remember me, do you? but you do know who i am.