AUDIENCE FOR: su jiuqing

[saturations]

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[countermeasures]

[in their defense, they just peeked into the hole that weird digging noise that they can't see made, they didn't dig it themselves!!]

I see...

[well. that's fair enough, honestly. "don't poke the bear," so to speak - it's not a bad mindset at all, and it might get through to anyone else. but jiuqing's experience in daxing has been wildly different. poking the bear, digging up secrets - that's what allowed her to survive, after a first life where she died from lack of knowledge.]

...I understand your point of view, Shale. But I'm sorry... my experience has been that what you don't know can hurt you. I'm not sure I'll be able to stop myself from looking for answers.

[...]

But perhaps I will stop looking for them in the cemetery.

[saturations]

[shale wasn't really scolding jiuqing specifically]

I don't think anyone's really buried there [laugh track over 9S] but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. There's just some things you try not to do if you don't have to, and disturbing a grave is one of them.

[they appear to feel strongly about this. but putting aside the literal grave robbing...]

Okay. I kind of thought you'd say that. In that case, just...it doesn't have to be me. But one of us. If you find something, or you've got a theory about something, show us, tell us, let us talk it out with you. We don't spy on you or anything. We only know what's up with you guys if you talk to us.

[countermeasures]

[shale your crow mouth...

anyway, she nods at that.]

Of course... that seems fair. Anything I find myself, I'll discuss with one of you. And if I hear from someone that they've learned something new, I'll urge them to talk it over with you themselves. [unless there's a pc where they've started talking about this and it's set after this one but we've already finished it. rip.] ...does that sound alright to you?

[saturations]

That sounds pretty good to me.

[they seem a bit relieved.]

Thanks, Jiuqing.

[countermeasures]

You're welcome, Shale.

Thank you for being willing to listen.

[saturations]

I always am.

[countermeasures]

[she smiles at them, and because it's touch week, reaches over to pat their stony arm.]

[saturations]

[awww. giving her a pat pat pat on the hand, holding it there for a second. they feel incredibly calming. like verdant, something old and steady, growing and decaying at once and replacing itself. the ambiance of watching a time lapse video of a flower grow.]

[countermeasures]

[that is



quite the sensation! jiuqing keeps her hand on their arm, just letting that feeling wash over her.]

[saturations]

[she is welcome to. shale doesn't appear uncomfortable about physical contact. touch week aside, they're happy to share a little verdant.]

[countermeasures]

[she'll let the touch linger for a little while longer, but pulls her hand back before it can get too weird]

...you really do have a very calming presence.

[saturations]

Thank you, I try.

[...]

How're the herbs coming along? At the greenhouse?

[countermeasures]

They're growing well. 9S is helping me water them.

[too bad he'll die tomorrow night!]

At the rate they've been going, I think they'll be ready this weekend!

[saturations]

Hey, that's good news!

[that 9S is a good kid. hope he doesn't die.]

What are you going to make with them?

[countermeasures]

Most of them are good for making medicinal teas, and that's the easiest to do with the supplies I have right now. But I planted yarrow, too, and making poultices from that can help with getting wounds to stop bleeding, so I plan to make that once it's ready to harvest.

...just in case.

[saturations]

That sounds like it'll be useful to have.

[in case someone gets stabbed with a sword on an investigation.]

[countermeasures]

[why would that EVER happen :unamused: ]

Yes... I use it regularly in my work back in Daxing.

[saturations]

Your methods are a little but different than what I'm used to. I know a little about medicine, but usually it's a bit more spiritual than that.

[countermeasures]

Spiritual... you mean, like the aether Emet-Selch talks about? Or is it something different?

[saturations]

Oh, the aether! [they nod!] Yeah, I suppose when you think about it, that's what it is.

[countermeasures]

I see... I wish we had something like it in Daxing. It sounds like it has a lot of practical uses.

[saturations]

You don't have it?

[they sound genuinely confused by this.]

[countermeasures]

[she shakes her head]

No... the things people talk about here, like aether, or magic, or even the abilities from the gumballs... I've never met anyone in Daxing who could use any of them.

[saturations]

Magic is something I have, too.

[so that tracks.]

But isn't aether just a fancy word for life? [this misunderstanding is so stupid.]

[countermeasures]

Is it?

[...]

It didn't really sound like it, the way it was described to me... it sounded like it was used to do magic.