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[X] She's clearly trying to throw you off by flirting, go along with it and maybe she'll let something slip.
Folly of the Five Kingdoms
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Chapter 1 Post 3: Coulda Been Worse
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"As a man with working eyes and a heart that beats, you had my admiration from the moment I first saw you. To hear your voice however, that is a delight beyond compare." You say hoping to gain control of the conversation.
Her eyes seem to sparkle at your words and you'd almost think her taken in by your comments, but you manage to recognize that look for what it is. It is the look of a hunter who has found truly interesting prey. "My goodness, to have fallen so hard so fast." The woman says with mirth clear in her voice. "In my experience however a heart so frivolous tends to find many homes. How can a girl trust a man such as that?"
Just like that you're on the back foot again "There is much wisdom in your words, but please give me the chance to lay my heart bare, lest it stop beating out of sorrow." As you finish you motion to a nearby, empty table. Oh how you wish you'd followed master Sun's advice and lived more in the moment. Maybe then you would have a clue how to flirt.
"Well, I would not wish you harm through my inaction, very well, I shall allow you your chance to prove your heart true." She says, accepting your invitation. You both sit down and she continues "First though I would like to know the name of my admirer."
"My name is Meng Yun, though it may not be a storied name, it is one that speaks of honor and duty, even as its bearer toils in the fields." You say giving as much of a bow as the table will let you.
"Honor and duty, while toiling in the fields? Some one takes his work seriously, though I can't say it is an unattractive trait." As she speaks the woman tilts her head from left to right, as if letting the thought tumble around in her head will bring some measure of clarity. "Well you told me your name, it is only polite I tell you mine. I am Liulang Sangyin, a humble storyteller."
"I doubt any one over there would call you just a humble story teller." You say, motioning to the group she was singing with before, still continuing in song despite an obvious lack of harmony. "If not for you and your song I think this gathering would be much more dour. Where did you learn such a song anyway? It is not one anyone native to here would know."
At that Sangyin perks up, it looks like you hit a point of conversation that excites her. "My father taught it to me and my brothers. He lived in the capitol in his younger years, before being posted in a near-bye town."
"Oh you have brothers, are they in town with you? Maybe I could meet them." This could be important, if she has any accomplices, for whatever she's scheming you need to know.
Sangyin opens her mouth to answer before some form of realization seems to strike her, leaving her to deflate. "My brothers were drafted, they were stationed elsewhere." You seem to have struck a nerve.
"I'm sorry, forget I said anything." You say, part out of genuine sympathy and part trying to salvage the situation.
"It's okay." Says Sangyin, voice now barely more than a whisper. "I just, I just want to be alone for a while if you don't mind." Feeling there's nothing more to gain here, you turn away and begin to leave and as you do you hear a broken voice say "Stay safe Meng Yun."
You don't get far before your thoughts are broken by another voice. "Not your night, eh lad?"
You turn and see the militia captain, as the source of the voice, before responding. "No not really." You expected that to be the end of it, but the captain continues to stare at you expectantly. "Is there anything I can be of help with, sir?"
"Yeah," He says gruffly "You see something seemed off tonight and when I went to investigate the source, some one was already talking to my first lead. Hell, he damn near made her cry in the process it seems. So now I have no one to talk to, except you and I'm really curious what you're after."
Well you wanted to talk to the captain, although you'd rather have started on a better foot. How do you proceed?
[ ] I was actually doing a little investigation of my own.
- Share what you know, which admittedly isn't much.
[ ] Believe it or not, I was just about to go looking for you.
- Talk about village safety and see if there's any way you can help.
[ ] I'm just really bad at flirting, sir.
- A little self deprecation can help build up a rapport.
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I just want to stress that the rules pdf can still change at any time, but if it does I will give at least partial respecs. I realized I didn't actually lay out the numbers for social skills and how they work in the pdf, so I'll do that later today. For now we'll just go with pillars giving a dice in their governed social stack at ranks 4, 7 and 10. This means you effectively have 2 dice in observation and knowledge. You also have 1 in charm and logic.
Her eyes seem to sparkle at your words and you'd almost think her taken in by your comments, but you manage to recognize that look for what it is. It is the look of a hunter who has found truly interesting prey. "My goodness, to have fallen so hard so fast." The woman says with mirth clear in her voice. "In my experience however a heart so frivolous tends to find many homes. How can a girl trust a man such as that?"
Just like that you're on the back foot again "There is much wisdom in your words, but please give me the chance to lay my heart bare, lest it stop beating out of sorrow." As you finish you motion to a nearby, empty table. Oh how you wish you'd followed master Sun's advice and lived more in the moment. Maybe then you would have a clue how to flirt.
"Well, I would not wish you harm through my inaction, very well, I shall allow you your chance to prove your heart true." She says, accepting your invitation. You both sit down and she continues "First though I would like to know the name of my admirer."
"My name is Meng Yun, though it may not be a storied name, it is one that speaks of honor and duty, even as its bearer toils in the fields." You say giving as much of a bow as the table will let you.
"Honor and duty, while toiling in the fields? Some one takes his work seriously, though I can't say it is an unattractive trait." As she speaks the woman tilts her head from left to right, as if letting the thought tumble around in her head will bring some measure of clarity. "Well you told me your name, it is only polite I tell you mine. I am Liulang Sangyin, a humble storyteller."
"I doubt any one over there would call you just a humble story teller." You say, motioning to the group she was singing with before, still continuing in song despite an obvious lack of harmony. "If not for you and your song I think this gathering would be much more dour. Where did you learn such a song anyway? It is not one anyone native to here would know."
At that Sangyin perks up, it looks like you hit a point of conversation that excites her. "My father taught it to me and my brothers. He lived in the capitol in his younger years, before being posted in a near-bye town."
"Oh you have brothers, are they in town with you? Maybe I could meet them." This could be important, if she has any accomplices, for whatever she's scheming you need to know.
Sangyin opens her mouth to answer before some form of realization seems to strike her, leaving her to deflate. "My brothers were drafted, they were stationed elsewhere." You seem to have struck a nerve.
"I'm sorry, forget I said anything." You say, part out of genuine sympathy and part trying to salvage the situation.
"It's okay." Says Sangyin, voice now barely more than a whisper. "I just, I just want to be alone for a while if you don't mind." Feeling there's nothing more to gain here, you turn away and begin to leave and as you do you hear a broken voice say "Stay safe Meng Yun."
You don't get far before your thoughts are broken by another voice. "Not your night, eh lad?"
You turn and see the militia captain, as the source of the voice, before responding. "No not really." You expected that to be the end of it, but the captain continues to stare at you expectantly. "Is there anything I can be of help with, sir?"
"Yeah," He says gruffly "You see something seemed off tonight and when I went to investigate the source, some one was already talking to my first lead. Hell, he damn near made her cry in the process it seems. So now I have no one to talk to, except you and I'm really curious what you're after."
Well you wanted to talk to the captain, although you'd rather have started on a better foot. How do you proceed?
[ ] I was actually doing a little investigation of my own.
- Share what you know, which admittedly isn't much.
[ ] Believe it or not, I was just about to go looking for you.
- Talk about village safety and see if there's any way you can help.
[ ] I'm just really bad at flirting, sir.
- A little self deprecation can help build up a rapport.
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I just want to stress that the rules pdf can still change at any time, but if it does I will give at least partial respecs. I realized I didn't actually lay out the numbers for social skills and how they work in the pdf, so I'll do that later today. For now we'll just go with pillars giving a dice in their governed social stack at ranks 4, 7 and 10. This means you effectively have 2 dice in observation and knowledge. You also have 1 in charm and logic.
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[X] I'm just really bad at flirting, sir
The guile response.
The guile response.