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The Path Unending (A Cultivation Quest)

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[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.

I choose to believe that this option will cause Kong Zhi to rant about how Jetei got him to solo a spirit beast by not wearing a shirt and eating grapes
 
[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.

I am morally opposed to lengthy write-ins that try to outsmart the QM's prompt and/or dictate dialogue.
 
[x] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
Adhoc vote count started by Vesvius on May 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM, finished with 118 posts and 79 votes.
  • [X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
    [X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
    [x] Imagine you are a small creature running about the caverns of the Delving Heart. You know you are surrounded by dangers, but your ignorance protects you. One day, a human being decides you are interesting, and takes you home and puts his mark on you. He makes you run mazes and fetch things for him, even though he could easily do so himself. He is cavalier of the dangers you fear - the snakes and shellrats that used to chase you - but there are other dangers only he knows about, that he will not discuss with you, for you are still a small creature. And then one day, after you have performed satisfactorily at your mazes, he sets you back in the caverns and tells you it is now your job to protect other small creatures from snakes and shellrats. That is what it is to be a Caretaker.
    [X] A more in depth explanation. I will tell them some details, including the name, and give them a more accurate idea of my duties.
    [X] "Daiyu. I adore you. I understand you are frustrated with my... hesitance to discuss the eighth court. I promise, I shall give a more in-depth explanation later, when we are not surrounded by disciples of another school, and my senior, a man given to unique solutions to problems, is not in earshot. Please?"
    [X] "Esoteric"
    [X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
    -[X] preface this by admitting that knowing more likely means getting more involved, and getting more involved means more days like what she's seen. Does she still want to know?
    [X] "The Eighth Court investigates oddities and anything which does not fit into the purview of another Court. As a consequence, it also collects oddities and those who would not fit into another Court. Mostly, we poke our noses into anything mysterious, discover what we can, put in our reports and then receive equally mysterious answers in reply. Senior Brother Naixin and his explanations are typical."
    [X] The broad strokes. I will give them a brief overview while being as sparse on details as they will let me be.
    [x] "We take care of things"
    [X] Write-in: "I'll tell you as soon as I find out. :V"
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[X] "The Eighth Court investigates oddities and anything which does not fit into the purview of another Court. As a consequence, it also collects oddities and those who would not fit into another Court. Mostly, we poke our noses into anything mysterious, discover what we can, put in our reports and then receive equally mysterious answers in reply. Senior Brother Naixin and his explanations are typical."
 
I wonder if we could have saved the wonder if we moved in fully to help our illustrious senior.
 
[x] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
Well, based on that vote-count, looks like it's neck-and-neck between a write-in that's basically "give some detail, but not a whole lot" and "tell them everything"...

Just gonna change my vote to the write-in that's closer to "tell them some stuff and explain what being part of the Caretakers involves without too much detail" to make a bit of a difference in that vote.

[X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
[X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
Sorry Kreen, I gotta do some strategic voting 😔🙏

[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
[x] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
Rambling Kong Zhi is a go

[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
[X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
[X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
Adhoc vote count started by CedeTheBees on May 18, 2024 at 8:02 AM, finished with 131 posts and 85 votes.
  • [X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
    [X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
    [x] Imagine you are a small creature running about the caverns of the Delving Heart. You know you are surrounded by dangers, but your ignorance protects you. One day, a human being decides you are interesting, and takes you home and puts his mark on you. He makes you run mazes and fetch things for him, even though he could easily do so himself. He is cavalier of the dangers you fear - the snakes and shellrats that used to chase you - but there are other dangers only he knows about, that he will not discuss with you, for you are still a small creature. And then one day, after you have performed satisfactorily at your mazes, he sets you back in the caverns and tells you it is now your job to protect other small creatures from snakes and shellrats. That is what it is to be a Caretaker.
    [X] "The Eighth Court investigates oddities and anything which does not fit into the purview of another Court. As a consequence, it also collects oddities and those who would not fit into another Court. Mostly, we poke our noses into anything mysterious, discover what we can, put in our reports and then receive equally mysterious answers in reply. Senior Brother Naixin and his explanations are typical."
    [X] "Daiyu. I adore you. I understand you are frustrated with my... hesitance to discuss the eighth court. I promise, I shall give a more in-depth explanation later, when we are not surrounded by disciples of another school, and my senior, a man given to unique solutions to problems, is not in earshot. Please?"
    [X] "Esoteric"
    [X] A more in depth explanation. I will tell them some details, including the name, and give them a more accurate idea of my duties.
    [X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
    -[X] preface this by admitting that knowing more likely means getting more involved, and getting more involved means more days like what she's seen. Does she still want to know?
    [X] The broad strokes. I will give them a brief overview while being as sparse on details as they will let me be.
    [X] Write-in: "I'll tell you as soon as I find out. :V"
Click to expand...
 
[x] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
[X] Almost everything. Frankly, it would be healthy for me to rant about the insanity of my court. I will hold back certain, forbidden details, but fully regale them with everything else.
 
[x] The broad strokes. I will give them a brief overview while being as sparse on details as they will let me be.

I feel really good about my vote and expect a sudden surge to this option taking the lead.
 
[X] "The Eighth Court--at least from my experience so far--specialize in solving exotic problems that would otherwise slip beneath notice or require unusual talents and abilities to resolve--investigation, research, deduction, and when possible, resolution of the issue. Our little adventure in the Twelve Winds was actually an excellent example of what one of the Eighth Court's missions might look like and the sort of threat we'd need to identify--a creature of unknown aspect with unusual powers that had no obvious counters. Just compressed down into the space of a few hours instead of days and weeks and with far more witnesses than would normally be ideal. There may be more to it, but I am still in the Eighth Circle, there's only so much I'm privy to."
 
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