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The Path Unending (A Cultivation Quest)

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[X] I will inform him of the Kong family, of their power, charmcrafting prowess, and mildly eccentric quirks.
 
[X] My speciality is in crafting charms, inherited from my family and cultivated in the heart, which my elders might have seen as balancing my peers and accounting for unexpected difficulties. Furthermore, I am known to both of them to varying degrees, while to my knowledge they have not interacted much before.
 
[X] I will trade on the reputation of the Caretakers. Knowing exactly why I have been sent out and why my dossier was so censored could put him at ease.
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.
 
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[X] My speciality is in crafting charms, inherited from my family and cultivated in the heart, which my elders might have seen as balancing my peers and accounting for unexpected difficulties. Furthermore, I am known to both of them to varying degrees, while to my knowledge they have not interacted much before.
 
Lol. Poor Zhuan.

Also -

Vesvius said:
Of all things, it's Mei Daiyu's choice of insult that startles Zhuan Kun enough for me to finally get a good grip on him. His muscles slacken with surprise and I'm able to drag him back several steps as he states, "Elder Lei is a skilled artist and worthy Elder; you should not insult him by comparing him to these knaves."

"What? I- Elder Lei is a frog, not a toad!" Mei Daiyu shoots back, glancing over at me for confirmation. All I can do is shrug as best as I can. "Right? His skin isn't nearly dry enough to be a toad." The distraction seems to be enough to ward off Zhuan Kun's blinding rage as he begins following an inner logic I can only guess at.
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Loved this bit.

Now I'm pretty sure that the reason why we were sent on this team is that we are really good at getting a bunch of people to work together, because we are a socials king.
And looking at the team setup they initially wanted they really need someone like that to even get 2 of those disciples in the same team.

The caretakers also specialize in the Interesting, and the troublesome. So if anything comes up outside the scope of Mei (diplomacy) and Zhuan (fighting), we will take care of it.

So a bit late to the party but -

[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.
 
Also guys. Something that's just occurred to me. This guy isn't allowed to share anything in the dossiers. But as Zhi's didn't have anything he can share every single bit of information he learns about us. Which means it will be accessible to anyone who's got access to this fairly low level government officials report. It's a really good idea to tell him nothing
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.
 
We probably want to keep it simple, remember this is a seated we are addressing. Stick to why we are qualified, and offer enough to sate the curiosity of why we are classified.

Alternatively, we could just point out we have a portable house.

That said:
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect .
 
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[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect .
 
Although I was rather tempted to put something like "Expain everything: How we are the main character on a fictional quest, and how censored aspects of our existence are both due to some of our past events and to create opportunities for the author."

Unfortunately, I don't feel we've been Deadpool enough thus far for it to fit.

Deadpool Xianxia Quest when?
 
theknightofiron said:
Also guys. Something that's just occurred to me. This guy isn't allowed to share anything in the dossiers. But as Zhi's didn't have anything he can share every single bit of information he learns about us. Which means it will be accessible to anyone who's got access to this fairly low level government officials report. It's a really good idea to tell him nothing
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The reports are censored because of how incredibly detailed and specific they are. The things we tell him are only as reliable as a teenager at a job interview he barely wants, and we aren't giving him any important details anyways, like our natural treasures or technique aspects.
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect .

I'm not going to split the vote on a quibble, but this wasn't to solve a problem for the sect.

I think this is a superior choice to trading on the Caretakers' reputation because I'm not sure they even have one to speak of outside those in the know. They try to keep under the radar. Most of our own sect don't know what they do, or what their official name is.

Anyway, this story is probably a better way to inform him that we are capable. The Deeps of the Delving Heart are extremely dangerous, and we lead an expedition into them and came out with everyone alive. We fought a giant fookin' snake and her tide of snake babies, cleverly traversed obstacles, negotiated passage with some spirit shrews, and finished things off by battling a mighty Vestige of a long-dead civilization. We give examples of leadership, good decision-making, and combat capability.
 
[X] I will inform him of the Kong family, of their power, charmcrafting prowess, and mildly eccentric quirks.
 
Based on what Sister Xiong (All hail!) told us, we barely even need to bother with ensuring that the Tester remains alive throughout our mission, let alone care about the Tester's opinion of us.

Vesvius said:
"Um… what about Tester Ni Weiyan?" you ask. "This assignment is to accompany him, no? Should… should I strive to ensure his well being?"

A half-shrug is the response. "Should it not conflict with your other priorities, I do not see why not," Sister Xiong states.
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Therefore, since Elder Siani deemed fit to [NO] all but the most superficial information about ourselves from the dossier, we should emulate Elder Siani's fine example.

[X] "NO"
 
Horium said:
Why the hell would we wax poetical about our family? It's embarrasing, he's likely not a prospective customer, and it doesn't answer his questions.

[X] I will trade on the reputation of the Caretakers. Knowing exactly why I have been sent out and why my dossier was so censored could put him at ease.
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This guy is not half as important as he lets on; it's not critical that we answer him at all. That said, look at how he selected people the first time around. Two of the top nobles of our circle and a diplomat. Our family probably IS the level of analysis he's interested in.

[X] I will inform him of the Kong family, of their power, charmcrafting prowess, and mildly eccentric quirks.
 
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Enjou said:
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect .

I'm not going to split the vote on a quibble, but this wasn't to solve a problem for the sect.

I think this is a superior choice to trading on the Caretakers' reputation because I'm not sure they even have one to speak of outside those in the know. They try to keep under the radar. Most of our own sect don't know what they do, or what their official name is.

Anyway, this story is probably a better way to inform him that we are capable. The Deeps of the Delving Heart are extremely dangerous, and we lead an expedition into them and came out with everyone alive. We fought a giant fookin' snake and her tide of snake babies, cleverly traversed obstacles, negotiated passage with some spirit shrews, and finished things off by battling a mighty Vestige of a long-dead civilization. We give examples of leadership, good decision-making, and combat capability.
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I wouldn't mind changing it. I wrote that phone posting at work. Also I wasn't really sure how summarize all the stuff we did during that trip, so I decided to just use a Caretaker pun.
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.

Strongly against trading on the Kong family name here. Why should this tester give even a singular shit about what family of medium-renown craftsmen we happen to come from? That doesn't tell him jack shit about us. Except maybe that we have a strong sense of filial piety, but if I'm this guy I think "well good to know I guess but it doesn't fucking help me, does it?"
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The mission I led into the Deeps. Where I gathered comrades of various skills and led them on a quest to take care of a problem to the sect.

Strictly speaking, we don't need to tell him shit. Dude has no power beyond writing letters and hoping someone takes note. But his life is disconcertingly low on our priority list, so guess giving a little something might put him at ease.
 
Look as silly as Sinai is, I do think there is a reason why all our information is censored. This is why I believe that we should give the tester any concrete details of our history or background. While just saying "NO" is rude, we have to go with the second most mysterious option.

[X] I will trade on the reputation of the Caretakers. Knowing exactly why I have been sent out and why my dossier was so censored could put him at ease.

This shows that we come from an organization that gets things done. Which is what our tester really cares about - that we are competent.
 
[X] I will tell him of my history in the Delving Heart. Perhaps by knowing what I have accomplished in the past, he will lose whatever hesitance has gripped him.
-[X] The duel between Mo Hanying and Mei Daiyu, which I took to prove I could fight.
-[X] The hunt for the deadly phantom point, which I tracked to its lair and slew myself.
-[X] The creation of the Fractal View, a potent charm to command the shape of my body.

Can't tell him about the fixers, telling him about our family makes it seem like we don't deserve to be here on our merits and it seemed like we were well known enough he'd have a general outline of our fam. This tells him some of why we were sent and are competent. If he thinks we're bragging or exaggerated there's really not much we can do unless we want to reveal a lot of stuff about our core (I don't want to do that).

Our elders think we're ready, we've done a lot of stuff in the past that would suggest we are, we're sharing what won't compromise the sect or put a target on our back due to the time anam stigma.
 
[X] I will trade on the reputation of the Caretakers. Knowing exactly why I have been sent out and why my dossier was so censored could put him at ease.
 
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