Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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[X] Compose a piece about fear and disquiet, and how they might be defeated

Tally. Fairly one sided.
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[X] Compose a piece about loneliness and cold, and how they came to fade away

INB4 these are all related to Frozen's Let it go and Yrs picks that as our song.
 
[X] Compose a piece about fear and disquiet, and how they might be defeated
 
Seeing Sixiang develop like this is pretty awesome. Guess such an arguably young spirit is more vulnerable to influence by humans than older more developed ones. Looking forward to seeing more of Sixiang's changes.

Also think the development of her domain is pretty cool. Green seems the time for it and it looks like the start of some kinda permanence.

[] Compose a piece about the shadows of disorder and uncertainty, and how those ills might be vanquished
The option that seems more about what people might want to hear than what Ling Qi feels. Would be a good depiction of that lack of conviction she mentioned.
[] Compose a piece about loneliness and cold, and how they came to fade away

Probably the most heartfelt piece, also'd work for channeling Zeqing's role in Ling Qi's development. I think it'd be a clear message but more of a speech than a discussion with the opponent.
[x] Compose a piece about fear and disquiet, and how they might be defeated

This feels a good in between. Answers questions of Cai, somewhat addresses recent trauma and something personal to Ling Qi; since she's often struggled with fear and how much control she lets it have in her life.
 
"Maybe to you. A dream is only supposed to exist in the moment. The past and the future are for other phases, you know?" Sixiang laughed.
Sage words there, Sixiang.
I guess it is hard to overturn a philosophy that defines your very nature.

Sixiang held up a hand to forestall her. "Hang on a sec, let me catch up, I haven't been paying attention," Ling Qi blinked as the spirit reached out and brushed her fingers across the opaque water. She saw the surface ripple, and glimpsed flashing images; the mountain path, her conversation with Cai renxiang, Yu Nuan's face and others as well.
...or not.
 
The talk with Six was pretty great. It's interesting to see her thoughts of the dream and how Six has become more attached to Ling Qi.

A moment of blackness passed, and then Ling Qi opened her eyes to be assaulted by a riot of color. She sat up immediately, looking around in confusion at the thick sea of pillows, blankets and mats that she rested atop. Her hands sank deep into the soft fabric, and for a moment she floundered, almost sinking into the mountain of fluff and fabric.
Six's domain is psychedelic pillow fort island, that is amazing and makes sense.

[X] Compose a piece about fear and disquiet, and how they might be defeated
 
So, this was an amazing update. I'm super happy that we were able to talk to Sixiang about our goals and Sixiang was able to express how much the bloody moon dream has changed her. And the domain place that Sixiang is creating looks phenomenal. Here is a couple of highlights for me.

A moment of blackness passed, and then Ling Qi opened her eyes to be assaulted by a riot of color. She sat up immediately, looking around in confusion at the thick sea of pillows, blankets and mats that she rested atop. Her hands sank deep into the soft fabric, and for a moment she floundered, almost sinking into the mountain of fluff and fabric. Her limbs felt heavy and clumsy, but she still managed to regain her balance after a moment.
We have the Pillow Fort of DOOM! It's interesting that Ling Qi's limbs felt heavy and clumsy, possibly a debuff relating to sleep? Something that Sixiang can inflict upon other's more offensively once this place is up and running better? Sixiang might have been inspired by Shen Hu's spirit on how to affect the world without actually hurting or inflicting pain.

"How long ago was you're debut party?" Sixiang asked lightly, answering her question obliquely. "Or...it's hard to put it in way you'll get. I have memories way older than that, but 'Sixiang' isn't even a year old. I didn't understand how losing yourself would be scary, after all, all the bits that were you would end up part of something else, and that's fine."

"...You're right. I don't get it," Ling Qi replied slowly. "Why did that change though? ...Did the Bloody Moon threaten you or something?"

Sixiang grimaced. "No, I could… feel you hurting though, and that made me hurt. And if something happened to you, this dream would end, and I wouldn't get to tease you anymore, or listen to your songs or watch everyone fumble around trying to express themselves and…" Sixiang reached up, toying with a strand of their drifting misty hair as they babbled. "...I didn't want that. I'm not ready to wake up and rejoin grandmother yet," frustration and confusion bled into Sixiang's voice.
Character development! It's nice that Sixiang is beginning to understand the concept of death for mortals more. That she wants to exist for a longer period of time, experience new things, tease and joke and inspire, but if Ling Qi dies then so does this dream and so do these opportunities. Also, nice piece of info about how old Sixiang actually is, with the caveat that she has memories from ages past.

Sixiang held up a hand to forestall her. "Hang on a sec, let me catch up, I haven't been paying attention," Ling Qi blinked as the spirit reached out and brushed her fingers across the opaque water. She saw the surface ripple, and glimpsed flashing images; the mountain path, her conversation with Cai renxiang, Yu Nuan's face and others as well.

"You can just do that?" Ling Qi asked, bewildered.

"Once I'm done you'll be able to as well, one more sec," Sixiang muttered distractedly. "Alright, I think I got a handle on her. Where are you stuck?"
This part is an awesome feature that Sixiang is building for us. The ability to go backward in our memories and see things again just seems like it is powerful. Especially with CDE and the ability to observe multiple things at the same time. This probably works based upon memories, and not actually going back in time, and so perception altering things that were present there would still probably affect the memory recall, but having a way to recall details over days old and go back over them will be an extremely valuable skill for us.

I can't wait to see what else Sixiang is able to do with this space!
 
Rather than the one that might be a refutation of the Bread 'n Butter of two of her highest SLs, perhaps we might be better off affirming the value of the path that Ling Qi chose to walk?

[X] Compose a piece about the shadows of disorder and uncertainty, and how those ills might be vanquished
 
The talk with Six was pretty great. It's interesting to see her thoughts of the dream and how Six has become more attached to Ling Qi.


Six's domain is psychedelic pillow fort island, that is amazing and makes sense.

[X] Compose a piece about fear and disquiet, and how they might be defeated
Man, I hope these are just placeholder assets.
 
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