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

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dycouza said:
The Pido could do so much though. We could use it as a scarf or sash, a hood when it rains or we want to look conspicuous mysterious or it could float lightly in the wind to give us a magical appearance. There's plenty of action movies where they use it as a makeshift weapon, using it as a whip to wrap around wrists and throats, blocking blunt weapons or tying people up mid fight. A thread of Liming and we have an animated cloth serpent for the perfect blend of Cai and Bai.
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Black Noise said:
Here's a fairly lazy sketch of how I'd imagine a pibo fits with a current-style robe. Extended wing placement should be faintly visible in pencil, looks like they fit comfortably below/behind it.

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None of these things strike me as Ling Qi is the problem. It's ostentatious, and worse in a manner neither Renxiang or Meizhen have shown affinity towards.

It's just weird.
 
Ling Qi needs to reduce the volume of cloth that she wears, not add to it!

Meizhen, Renxiang, please, beat some less prudish fashion sense into her! D:
 
Jensaarai said:
Why would we want to though? She's accepted no such offers before without making ridiculous demands, and probably hates LQ's guts in general.
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Basically because to the people who know the history of the interactions between us (or can find out, or simulate finding out via arts) will know that. So with it obviously going to be rejected, it would be a nod to Cai senior's wish to avoid getting pulled into her daughter's feud, and to the emperor's will.

1986ctcel said:
The Sun have literally been given the "they are awesome people and anyone who thinks otherwise is gainsaying the Imperial seat's decisions" nod by the powers that be.
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So jumping from above, I was thinking a limp, small olive branch to signal 'not being the aggressor' while likely reeeeeally getting under the princess's skin. ;)

veekie said:
On hand jewellery, while the Red Garden is INDIAN...the Thousand Lakes is Southeast Asian. Which has the same accessories.
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I also would like if this were a nod to our friendship with the Bai (plural now, I think? The younger one seems to be getting closer) and our lady's as well. I guess it would depend on the styling of it for in-universe location associations, but masters know their stuff.

If there is a chance of pointing the styling at sun or Bai, I'd pretty strongly prefer Bai and not mixing messages.
 
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dycouza said:
Reminder that Ling Qi once called Cai Renxiang childish for exactly the same reason. In what was one of the best chapters of the story, together with this one.



What is sunk may never sink,



But rises again gayer and stronger.



This was when Ling Qi took another look at her embroidery and decided that this just wasn't her day.



This is like when you squeak a toy and after a second the puppy raises its head really fast. This is like when you wake a computer from sleep and the lights turn on while the fan starts working overdrive. Ling Qi is suddenly very excited and is already deciding what she wants.



Especially if she must hold her hand. She may not even necessarily be dignifying anyone. And doing it the entire way is of course also recommended.

But in all seriousness it's super cute that that's the first thing Meizhen thinks about.
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She might not be able to get Ling to be her girlfriend... or have a three way with Ling and Cai... but dammit all that she isn't going to pass up a chance to play dress up with Ling Qi as her doll!!!
 
Xepheria said:
I care not for mechanics, only a e s t h e t i c c , so allow me to present a different option:

Hand/arm jewellery!








Looks cool, doesn't get in the way of fluting and really plays up on the whole villainess aesthetic we have going. What self-respecting villainess doesn't have a substantial collection of jewellery and shiny things?

Also if we go for a resist talisman, we could literally just wave our hand if someone tries to dispel our shit and be like 'no u'.

@Mother Nyx pls do a halp to get Ling Qi some proper villainess jewellery. I defer to your expertise in this :V

Also CRX and Meizhen really need to bulli Ling Qi into wearing something less frumpy.




[X] Hand Jewellery
-[X] Resist
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Here is first Hand Jewellery vote and photos.
 
then I am going to post a few pictures too, these are more apparent jewelry, but without the many chains







i think, i like the one with the birds the most of these.
 
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I imagine since we're going to a clothier for our jewelry we're going to get chain lace rather than just chains and decorations. It does also of course have to be tastefully gaudy because Ling Qi doesn't do subtle when she can be bothered to show off.

 
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naths said:

i think, i like the one with the birds the most of these.
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I agree, that one with the birds is actually really nice. I would really love Ling Qi to get something like that but maybe she could have one with butterflys instead of birds and with snakes as the threads holding it together?

Maybe the one on the other hand could then have a waning moon, snowflake and xuanwu.

We could probably also add in a little skeleton bird and flame somewhere, with two little people too, then we'll have all our most important things always to hand.
 
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