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[X] Carefully accepted. She had to begin dialing down her discomfort somewhere. [Potentially, Information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi uncomfortable, potentially negative outcome.]
Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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Pickle covered the case where the insight conflict is internal, but for cases where two different cultivators have conflicting insights slotted into their domains (Holy grammatically ambiguous question, Batman) - it devolves to a case of two people being completely incompatible. They may be able to coexist without violence depending on the magnitude of conflict and their level of cultivation, but for big enough differences and/or high enough cultivations it inevitably reduces to avoiding each other or killing each other.
[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
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Might wanna delete the first one, I think it would still count for the vote so you'd be voting both at once, just to be safe than sorry.
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Thanks 
But I changed my mind again, so I deleted the second vote
But I changed my mind again, so I deleted the second vote
Diomedea
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The tally only counts your most recent post with a vote in it, no need for post deletion shenanigans.
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[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
Anyone got a tally?
Anyone got a tally?
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[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
Ultimately, I want to continue this romance option longer term. As such, I don't want there to be a roll that determines whether this date outcome hurts or hinders the chances of this potential romance.
I feel that I do want Ling Qi to get more comfortable having dinners and such with people, but that she should actually practice a bit with friends and family before diving headfirst into something that she is this uncomfortable about.
Ultimately, I want to continue this romance option longer term. As such, I don't want there to be a roll that determines whether this date outcome hurts or hinders the chances of this potential romance.
I feel that I do want Ling Qi to get more comfortable having dinners and such with people, but that she should actually practice a bit with friends and family before diving headfirst into something that she is this uncomfortable about.
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The way the tally is usually run counts only the most recent vote. There's a checkmark for it, so it can be disabled, but I have never seen people use that.
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[X] Carefully accepted. She had to begin dialing down her discomfort somewhere. [Potentially, Information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi uncomfortable, potentially negative outcome.]
now, originally I wasn't going to vote. Either option was good to me. But I kinda need to make a few points right now in front of seemingly rampant paranoia or objectively false comparisons.
Lets start here
Okay veekie usually I like your posts, because they have your analyzations and a lot of info on the story. But here...really? Your comparison here is, pardon the language, a bit fishy. So a meal offers from Bar is conversation and the actual food to a reciprocation of pushing her boundaries and everything else being her uncomfortable or not wanting/needing. First, Ling Qi does like food just for the taste as shown in the recent family fluff where she easts food and enjoys it. Sure she doesn't eat a lot, but it isn't a trial to her. Then there is the fact that Ling Qi being uncomfortable is a completely negative thing. Uncomfortable isn't always bad and everyone has to be uncomfortable in life at some point. Going to something like a dinner also does two things for Bao, it puts the ball in his court and gives him something with some familiarity to latch himself unto while trying to talk to Ling Qi. Its also a clear indication that she is willing to try. The spar, while nice and a great friendship activity isn't a display of what Ling Qi wants, its her going to what she knows. And sure its nice and normally I would think its sweet but reading through the thread has turned me off to the option.
For me the best I can see from the options is this.
Dinner:
Pros. Has a chance to lessen Ling Qi's disdain and discomfort. Gets Ling Qi more used to dinner parties. Pushes her comfort zone. Gives Bao some familiarity and a clear sign of her attempt to reach out. Info on him and what he can give us about the current situation. Gives more insight on us (depending on how it goes)? Ling Qi has literally never tried this before so its worth doing at least once.
Cons: could go bad, could go catastrophically bad, Ling Qi doesn't feel comfortable and it backfires, Bao tries to take advantage, lose income, sour relations, spazz....Do you see what I mean? a lot of this is things that could happen, but thats a risk when reaching out no matter what. And generally the way I see it, if it goes that catastrophically badly it wasn't going to work in the longterm.
My biggest question is when did people ever think Ling Qi was the type to ease into things?
This is a big thing for me as well. in the opposite direction. Ling Qi doesn't get comfortable with things this way. She never has. She throws herself at things in an attempt to change or grow. She doesn't go slow, and she does need to know how to be okay with a dinner. She doesn't like her comfort zone and wants to change it herself. Every big relationship for her comes from reaching outside her comfort zone and risking herself. If we just stuck to sparring with Meizhen we would have lost her. reaching out isn't a sin.
We are not Cai Fucking Shenhua. we do not have the luxury of going against traditions as she does. Sure, if we get to White we can go around with our mistress/lover and obsolete our sperm donor into nonexistence. But we are not her and s lovely as having our own courtship style is, and I do believe we should have our own touches, we cannot go against society as much as what you seem to advocate. Escpaically as that goes against our job with the Cai as a social smoocher. While I do not believe in making our way about it going contrary to it seems stupid.
Okay so just wanted to make it clear that I have nothing against you two, you guys just had the most reasonable points to springboard off of that wasn't "I hate romance" or "the relationship should burn!!". Had a bad and kinda spurged here. If I am overly offensive or something tell me and Ill take it down later. Just wanted to get this out there.
now, originally I wasn't going to vote. Either option was good to me. But I kinda need to make a few points right now in front of seemingly rampant paranoia or objectively false comparisons.
Lets start here
Okay veekie usually I like your posts, because they have your analyzations and a lot of info on the story. But here...really? Your comparison here is, pardon the language, a bit fishy. So a meal offers from Bar is conversation and the actual food to a reciprocation of pushing her boundaries and everything else being her uncomfortable or not wanting/needing. First, Ling Qi does like food just for the taste as shown in the recent family fluff where she easts food and enjoys it. Sure she doesn't eat a lot, but it isn't a trial to her. Then there is the fact that Ling Qi being uncomfortable is a completely negative thing. Uncomfortable isn't always bad and everyone has to be uncomfortable in life at some point. Going to something like a dinner also does two things for Bao, it puts the ball in his court and gives him something with some familiarity to latch himself unto while trying to talk to Ling Qi. Its also a clear indication that she is willing to try. The spar, while nice and a great friendship activity isn't a display of what Ling Qi wants, its her going to what she knows. And sure its nice and normally I would think its sweet but reading through the thread has turned me off to the option.
For me the best I can see from the options is this.
Dinner:
Pros. Has a chance to lessen Ling Qi's disdain and discomfort. Gets Ling Qi more used to dinner parties. Pushes her comfort zone. Gives Bao some familiarity and a clear sign of her attempt to reach out. Info on him and what he can give us about the current situation. Gives more insight on us (depending on how it goes)? Ling Qi has literally never tried this before so its worth doing at least once.
Cons: could go bad, could go catastrophically bad, Ling Qi doesn't feel comfortable and it backfires, Bao tries to take advantage, lose income, sour relations, spazz....Do you see what I mean? a lot of this is things that could happen, but thats a risk when reaching out no matter what. And generally the way I see it, if it goes that catastrophically badly it wasn't going to work in the longterm.
My biggest question is when did people ever think Ling Qi was the type to ease into things?
This is a big thing for me as well. in the opposite direction. Ling Qi doesn't get comfortable with things this way. She never has. She throws herself at things in an attempt to change or grow. She doesn't go slow, and she does need to know how to be okay with a dinner. She doesn't like her comfort zone and wants to change it herself. Every big relationship for her comes from reaching outside her comfort zone and risking herself. If we just stuck to sparring with Meizhen we would have lost her. reaching out isn't a sin.
We are not Cai Fucking Shenhua. we do not have the luxury of going against traditions as she does. Sure, if we get to White we can go around with our mistress/lover and obsolete our sperm donor into nonexistence. But we are not her and s lovely as having our own courtship style is, and I do believe we should have our own touches, we cannot go against society as much as what you seem to advocate. Escpaically as that goes against our job with the Cai as a social smoocher. While I do not believe in making our way about it going contrary to it seems stupid.
Okay so just wanted to make it clear that I have nothing against you two, you guys just had the most reasonable points to springboard off of that wasn't "I hate romance" or "the relationship should burn!!". Had a bad and kinda spurged here. If I am overly offensive or something tell me and Ill take it down later. Just wanted to get this out there.
The conflict's a bit vague at the moment. Been hoping for more of the issue's... texture to rub up against the narrative, but it's been slim. There will definitely need to be a concerted dive into past updates on us players' part when the heart demon starts to come to a head again.
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Good points were made by veekie
[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
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[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
This is how Long Qi spends time with friends. And while he's no Gu Tai I'm still willing to give him a chance.
This is how Long Qi spends time with friends. And while he's no Gu Tai I'm still willing to give him a chance.
DimensionalGuy
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[X] Carefully accepted. She had to begin dialing down her discomfort somewhere. [Potentially, Information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi uncomfortable, potentially negative outcome.]
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Eh if anything the date will be the more likely to kill any theoretical romance, the spar is literally slapping each others heart and soul in your face like it's goin out of style.
[X] Blurted out a request to spar instead, that helped cultivators understand each other, right?! [Lesser information and improved relationship with Bao Qian, Ling Qi spared a bad time]
