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WEEK FIVE MINGLE
nerak: week 5 mingle
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25 Remain
Waking up this morning will reveal some unfamiliar surroundings. While Camebit had an autumnal chill in the air, things are a little different, now - the air is frigid, and waking up is an adventure, considering you are swaddled to the nines and cozied right up to your roomie of the week (where you have one, anyways). Everything around you is made of ice and packed snow, fogged glass and porcelain, and it is freezing. Who thought this was a good idea? Even the brisk chill of Camebit in the skies above everything was more forgiving than this! This isn't a transition! Whose manager can you speak to..?
About that.
You have to trek out of the lodging, and over into the building made of actual wood and stone, to actually see your Watchers of the week. They're all dressed in their full cloaks again to combat the chill, even in this building, although both Rameel and Satariel are standing much closer to Yomiel than they usually do - much like they had in Ahnkeen, actually.
"Good morning and welcome to Nerak! If you've ever wondered what it was like to stay at an ice hotel, then you're in luck!" Rameel says with moderate flourish as they make sure to keep close to Yomiel—their daemon currently not found anywhere near them as they make the announcement. Looks like they're without their black box of musical wonders this morning.
While the other two Watchers press close, Yomiel's daemon has wrapped itself around their neck like a polecat scarf. Warm. Arm cradled gently against their chest, they pause to glance at Satariel before greeting everyone. "Try to be careful. The ice can get slippery, especially when you're all looking like that and leaving a mess everywhere you go." Whatever that means.
Satariel seems a little more subdued than usual but offers everyone a smile, daemon bear-shaped against their back, large head peering around at everyone while they take in the travelers that come to join them here in the hotel lobby. Their cloak is completely closed around them - not even the front of their dress can be seen, and they're clearly holding it tightly shut. "Please be nice to the hotel staff - if I catch any of you being rude to them, I'll kick you clear across the tundra before sticking you in their outdoor 'jail' for timeout. We're guests, but they're working hard to accommodate us, alright?"
With the new week, travelers will find that they no longer the adorable animal features they did in Camebit, but something much less cute. Injuries from their pasts have come back to haunt them, major or minor, and they cannot be healed. The good thing is that they don't seem to hurt or really take a toll on the travelers at all - at least, not until they're touched, and then both you the other will feel the pain from the moment the wound was inflicted. This effect lasts all week.
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team we're selling tiddy pics to cover up our bad art
[ says kaeya wearing one of these in perhaps a size too small. he's not complaining of course, but he is tugging it down just a bit, which really just makes the keyhole window all the more prominent and earns them some stares from some young ladies in costume. ah. great. he just waves before giving a glance over at alisaie and yuri. through a smile: ]
Maybe Yuri should wear the sweater.
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With what tits, Kaeya?
[ …
he smacks a sheaf of papers into kaeya’s chest. take these, you big titted ho. ]
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Kaeya, if Yuri wears the sweater, that means you have to draw. I certainly can't, not as I am now. [Is she using her vision as an excuse? Absolutely. It's fine you both know about it already]
And it's simple merchanting technique. Draw the customer in with something pleasing to the eye and work from there. [Pats... the tiddy....] This will work. Just don't flirt with them too much.
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[ he says, and [closes eyes] removes a flask from his tiddy window (how did it fit there with like no room?? who fucking knows). it has I ♥ NERAK on it and he's unscrewing it and flicking the top open to take a long drink. what's in it? who knows. he's secreting it away back and taking the papers to hang up yuri's hasty drawings. look at our artist's great skill!!!!! becks i hope you tell me what yuri has drawn. ]
I won't flirt beyond what is necessary, but you [ at alisaie: ] best make sure they don't get too handsy in the first place without paying up.
[ ah look at these gals in weird costumes, kaeya is just going to cross one leg over the other and round them up... ]
Ladies~
[ sigh. ]
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[ he says almost wonderingly at how far south this has immediately gone -- kaeya's tits are holding alcoholic secrets; alisaie is shirking her artistic duties and he suddenly has to draw all this merch? ]
I literally don't remember the last time I drew anything. [ he's probably going to draw only Ok renditions of their daemons in small cartoonish form. because god knows he's no yusuke kitagawa. ]
[ well, there goes kaeya. ]
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Whatever you manage will be fine.
[Because Kaeya's definitely drawing attention already. A few girls had been staring before, but now there's more, giggling and pointing their way.
And then they descend.
Are you cosplaying? Who are you dressed as? Oh my god, doesn't he remind you of Heimirich?! He was so hot, especially paired with Jean-Luc-- No, are you crazy? Heimirich belongs with Brennus! Jean-Luc isn't hot enough to be with him!
This definitely isn't going to go wrong at all. But Alisaie, aided as usual by Taf, is keeping a close eye on what's going on; she's not going to let people get handsy with Kaeya if she can help it. But also oh gods, how does she do this again it's been ages--]
Heimirich? You jest. Certainly you must recognize our friend, as well as his companion? It's all they can talk about in other cities. [Yuri do you have any of those drawings done yet because she needs one for demonstration purposes--]
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I think he could be with both of them if you really wanted to get creative. Sky's limit. That being said--
[ he shakes his head, and when he adjusts his posture, the sweater does not hide anything whatsoever. this is titty city. he looks over at alisaie, who has started this, so now he must riff off of it in the worst way possible. ]
--She's right. In fact, my artistically-inclined friend and I are here to promote her debut romance novel with some art, photographs, and... costumes that we're wearing. The cover is in the works so unfortunately we can only accept pre-orders, but I'll tell you is a frantic joyride full of suspense, drama, and [ he leans forward a bit ] very well-written kissing.
[ leaning back, he looks at yuri and plucks up? one of his drawings. is this taf? in a top hat? yes it is. he is cute and small. ]
These are the mascots for her book--we're offering them at [ cough money here cough ] along with a photograph of course if you'd like.
[ he hates this wow but he's going to drag you both down with him. ]
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…
[ if only yuri knew what the heck was happening right here in this wendy’s. he’s not even wearing a proper costume, just one of those oversized sweaters with “NERAK” proudly displayed on the front. it’s seriously big, like extra cosy big, and baggy at the neckline. is this a costume? who knows. ]
… [ but — there is a true chance here. alisaie might dunk him directly into a snow drift, but he lifts his pencil to point it at the girls magnetically drawn to kaeya’s slutty, slutty boob window. ]
Yup. She’s very skilled at this kind of fiction — done lots of research and reading to get the perfect balance of action, romance and tension. You should really guarantee yourself a copy.
[ it is indeed taf in a top hat. next to it is canopus in a fancy little bow tie. who’s going to be next? polaris, probably. ]
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Alisaie, for her part, has to turn around when Kaeya incriminates her in these crimes under the guise of looking for something; there's no way their growing audience wouldn't be able to read the shock on her face as he starts it and Yuri makes it worse and you know what?
Three can play at that game. Alisaie schools her face into a pleasant smile before turning back to front, trying to pull from Alphinaud's charismatic nature as she looks at them.]
Well, I certainly can't take all the credit. All authors pull from real life, do they not? I've been fortunate enough to have two dear friends to base the main couple off of.
[And just in case there's any uncertainty, she's gesturing at both of you nitwits.
The girls are squealing. Oh my god they're so cute!!!!!!! WILL THEY KISS THEY SHOULD KISS]
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the way alisaie has now roped them into her real person fanfic is not pog tho. still, kaeya clears his throat. he just looks at yuri briefly over his shoulder and then turns back with opened arms to the girls. ]
They most certainly do kiss. But only when the time is right.
[ he's trying to save yuri, he really is. meanwhile polaris is just snuggled up happily under the table. he does not care and just big spoons pravda happily. this is his happy spot. the girls give another raucous squeal, some of them already starting to take out their wallets, huzzah! we love to see some nerakean money! give it over! ]
Now you can deposit your funds with our lovely authoress here--
[ i'll pay double for a photo of a kiss!
(inside kaeya's head, there is a glass smashing noise over and over and over again.)
pleeeeeeease?
triple!
becky, your dad didn't give you that much money to spend on a picture of two boys kissing!
(kaeya frowns inside he is not a boy???? he is a man.)
don't tell me what to do with my daddy's money!
we'll buy three pieces if we can get a picture of your characters, miss! please! tell us more about your book! ]
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hm. ]
… Alisaie.
[ there’s something very serious about the way he says that. it’s warring with the yelling of a bunch of rich little yaoigirls waving their wallets full of daddy’s money, but it cuts through just fine.
and. well. kaeya tried? he sure did try. but whatever he did was something like dropping water on a grease fire so. ]
All the good stuff’s in the book. Surely you don’t want to spoil the story ahead of its release?
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But also, she's not that mean so...] I can't demand that they kiss. Those are private moments. [WINK..............]
A photo together, however... [Glancing at the two of them, shrugging??? It's up to you two.]
The book is about a group of people from different worlds who are brought together for reasons beyond their knowledge. They must work together to figure out why they were chosen and how to return home as unknown forces seek to destroy them. [Is this too on the nose? It's fine.] But our heroes also know that should they return home, they shall never see each other again.
What my friend is drawing are their guides throughout this challenge.
[FOCUS ON THE DRAWINGS, GIRLS. FOCUS? PLS?]
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kaeya's rigid spine goes a little slack as he hears alisaie's words. there's a faint smile on his lips as she starts to regale the girls with... well. their collective story. all of them, strangers here from another world. he folds his arms over his chest and watches their faces, rapt with attention as she gives them the pitch. they look like they're? thinking? maybe? he glances at alisaie and yuri with a quiet smile and then turns back.
that's true, i hate spoilers.
awww..... hrm.
it's a deal! ]
I don't mind taking a photograph with him, but it's up to my friend here. What say you, Yuri? They'll purchase three of your drawings too.
[ their yaoi hounds are giving an excited round of nods in agreement. he's gathering up the other two pictures they will indeed pay for. one of polaris curled up like a crescent moon with pravda, and another--is that? that's canopus in turtle form being balanced on taf's nose. this is great. i'm just making these up as i go along. ]
And if you'd like to pre-order that's extra of course, but it's all quality and precisely what you're looking for the in genre. Alisaie, how much for the book pre-order again?
[ hustle for the pain. maybe they can work this angle good with some others. ]
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who knows. it's a bit too real to him now. ]
... I can do a photograph. But just the one.
[ these terribly mediocre artworks won't draw themselves, after all. he does nothing to save alisaie from having to reasonably price this made up novel of hers on the spot -- she can suffer a little too. again. ]
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But fine, that's fine, Alisaie will shift to the other half of their table so that Yuri has room to move over next to Kaeya for this photograph of theirs. Meanwhile, she's going to take one of their blank sheets of paper to make up a fast sign-up sheet for this fake novel? Simple enough, just name and contact details; her vision has recovered enough to write that up without failing spectacularly.]
I'll take your payment and address for the book's delivery here.
[IT'S FINE she can make up a price easily enough based on their pricing for the drawings; pricing is the easy part of all of this nonsense... but hey, here we go! That's three--no, four--from the yaoigirls and it looks like they're getting a couple book preorders too??? Even though she's getting some whispers from the more emphatic of them--
How much kissing do they do? Do they end up together in the end? Oh my god, does one of them have to give up going home so they can--]
You'll have to read to find out. [WOW LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT THAT THANKS] Kaeya? Yuri? Your fans await.
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Alright, well, let's keep it simple now.
[ he'll behave, a hand on yuri's shoulder, side to side. he might lean a little, but it's no different from when they've leaned on one another from time to time. ]
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right.
also wow his drawings are passably good.
he’ll give kaeya a look like “wow, maybe i was in the zone” but he did say it was fine, so… he’ll stand up and circle the table to stand next to him. he will lean a little, for the photo. might as well give the girls something to keep them happy. ]
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Are those wigs?
No, they look too real to be wigs--
Wigs these days can look pretty realistic--
Oh my god, Megan, can't you shut up and appreciate two smexy bishies when they're in front of you?!
Perhaps luckily for the boys, Alisaie has enough of her vision back to recognize the flashes of light and to connect them with the flashes from van Zieks' camera. Which means that a moment later she's jumping the table herself into the small empty space in front of them in order to thrust some paper in between the boys and the cameras.]
My apologies, but I believe they did say one photo in addition to the three prints purchased. The rest of you are free to make similar offers, though it will be up to them if they accept.
[SEE SHE'S NOT THROWING YOU TO THE WOLVES............]
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She's right, a deal's a deal. And we have customers coming up, ladies. Perhaps we'll see you on another go around, hm? You can finish up exchanging with Ali right over here, if you'd be ever so cooperative.
[ he can't wink so instead he just bows enough that his cleavage definitely gathers visibly and he waves to more! girls! ]
This is going to be a long day... Welcome to our authoress' humble table—we have very cute drawings and additional photo opportunities!
[ book preorders? eeeee, and oh em gee, is that not the cutest little kitty?? at taf.
kaeya steps in front of ali's daemon quickly. none of that. ]
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A deal’s a deal, like he said. Come back around later and buy more pictures and maybe you can get another. [ the girls chatter excitedly at that prospect at least, and hustle over to where alisaie is to pay. yuri fails to mention he plans to be long gone by then. ]
And pre-orders on books. Apparently. [ from under the table, pravda wiggles up and drags taf to the daemon hiding spot out of reach of grabby hands and curious fingies with a couple of impatient pats to taf’s back. come on friend, they’re hiding now.
kaeya’s tits are doing plenty of sale’s work, so yuri’ll just keep an eye on what alisaie’s doing for the moment. ]
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And then whoops, goodbye seeing-eye Taf... he's dragged down to the hidey pile, but he stubbornly plops himself down in a place where he can still watch what's going on; #DaemonsWithJobs she can't make out the numbers on the money she's being handed :') Does Yuri want to help with that?]
I can't say if it has similarities to that series. I've not spent any time reading others' renditions. You'll find the emotions to be quite realistic, however; almost as though it were real.
[Alisaie's just flexing what little merchanting skill she has! It's been a long time since she was strongarmed into helping at the market in Thanalan, but she certainly hasn't forgotten that day.]
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One would say if you enjoyed [ someone loudly toots their vuvuzela and screams "pirates are better than ninjas", it's the meme this year, kids ], then you'll most certainly enjoy this book, it's very much in the same genre with some extra bits thrown in that make it unique. extraordinary character portrayal. You may even read some of her descriptions and find them [ gestures at himself, a toss of the hair ] familiar.
[ where is his flask he needs a drink immediately. why does he have to work. ugh. he'll show off the two pictures in his hands happily n_n hand over ur money. ] Maybe you'd even like to take a photo if you pre-order, so when you read you can compare!
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What did you set the price as? This one's a 10, and this one's a 20.
[ kaeya stop getting drunk on the job, sir. ]
You should give this a read whichever. Broaden your horizons a little, try something new. There's a bit of something for everyone in here.
And anyway, they say the best fiction is rooted in truth, after all. [ take that as you will, yaoi fangirls. ]
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The book preorders [That definitely, absolutely exist] are 17. Can you give her the change?
[Excuse me, I have a question!! Can we ask for something specific from the artist?
Uh-oh. This isn't one of the girls from before, but the way in which she's looking at the three of them spells trouble.]
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[ as a warning. the wolf bites. he looks over at yuri and raises a brow. ]
I think they're asking for commissions.
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