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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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minimap_op
plsnerf
- Location
- Lower Lefthand Corner
[X] Thousand Year Impenetrable Mist: B
EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
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Ah, poor Xuan Shi, I understand now why he mentioned Gan Guangli.
How much time left before the tourney? This doesn't seem to be a thing that Ling Qi can do much to fix without making things worse before they get better, but GG would be a perfect dude to get Xuan to stop moping.
How much time left before the tourney? This doesn't seem to be a thing that Ling Qi can do much to fix without making things worse before they get better, but GG would be a perfect dude to get Xuan to stop moping.
Arkeus
Crazy cat guy
- Location
- France
A bit more than three more months before the outer sect tourney, though I am unsure of how much GG and Xuan Shi would actually help each others there.
LucidProp
Pocky Eating MafiaDoka
I dunno about you folk, but I really like the interaction between Kongyou and Xuan Shi. Fears about her leading him to tragedy is plausible, and she probably does want him to cling to her after a failure, but I'm looking forward to how spirit and cultivator influence and change one another!
TimEd
Meteor maker
Maybe we're looking down on our Xuan boi here. Maybe Xuan Shi's extensive literary nerd knowledge will allow him to recognize the troupe that his spirit is playing out (if Kongyou even is malicious yeaaah, same name, so high probability of being malicious) and finally have his Character Building moment to grow as person.
Maybe next time we see Xuan Shi will be him sporting a mohawk and using jade earings, noserings, etc. as his Art support. Or something of the sort.
Maybe next time we see Xuan Shi will be him sporting a mohawk and using jade earings, noserings, etc. as his Art support. Or something of the sort.
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[X] Thousand Year Impenetrable Mist: B
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- The Void
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I really do not read this as Xuan Shi knowing what he is getting into. This seems like textbook grooming to me.
Kongou is literally playing a Magic Pixie Dream Girl for Xuan Shi right now. Supportive! Kooky! Takes an interest in a Loser like him!
He's a perfect mark, and it seems like Kongou is going to build him up until she can knock him down and feast off the resulting tragedy. Tragedy isn't satisfying if everything is miserable all the time, after all. You have to build up the drama and character before things go Wrong.
Like on the surface, her advise to him isn't bad. Xuan Shi does need to get out more and try new things because he is never going to get friends and companionship if he stays turtled up in his shell. But it's coming from a poisoned chalice.
She's telling him things that sound good on the surface but when viewed through the lense of her probable intent, are much more sinister. She's going to build him up before she knocks him down.
All and all, we really need to hammer Xuan Shi's SL button if it comes up. Ling Qi needs to show she does consider him a friend and that even if it's not romantic, she cares about him.
I really do not read this as Xuan Shi knowing what he is getting into. This seems like textbook grooming to me.
Kongou is literally playing a Magic Pixie Dream Girl for Xuan Shi right now. Supportive! Kooky! Takes an interest in a Loser like him!
He's a perfect mark, and it seems like Kongou is going to build him up until she can knock him down and feast off the resulting tragedy. Tragedy isn't satisfying if everything is miserable all the time, after all. You have to build up the drama and character before things go Wrong.
Like on the surface, her advise to him isn't bad. Xuan Shi does need to get out more and try new things because he is never going to get friends and companionship if he stays turtled up in his shell. But it's coming from a poisoned chalice.
She's telling him things that sound good on the surface but when viewed through the lense of her probable intent, are much more sinister. She's going to build him up before she knocks him down.
All and all, we really need to hammer Xuan Shi's SL button if it comes up. Ling Qi needs to show she does consider him a friend and that even if it's not romantic, she cares about him.
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- Finland
Problem is that we have only so much SL space to use.
I like Xuan Shi, but if i have to pick between him and the Best Snek, i will be hard pressed to pick Xuan.
Crap, this feels almost coercive, spend time with the turtle boy or the turtle boy gets it.
On the other hand, maybe Xuan is not just a victim waiting to happen, or maybe Kongyou is not the monster everyone expects them to be.
But can we risk it?
I like Xuan Shi, but if i have to pick between him and the Best Snek, i will be hard pressed to pick Xuan.
Crap, this feels almost coercive, spend time with the turtle boy or the turtle boy gets it.
On the other hand, maybe Xuan is not just a victim waiting to happen, or maybe Kongyou is not the monster everyone expects them to be.
But can we risk it?
- Location
- Florida
Oh no Kongyou is definitely the nightmare spirit we encountered to try and break through the cocoon and I'm betting it was implied she's doin some hypnosis on him when the pain in his arm was spiking and medicinal energies were helping cloud his mind.
This is all the makings of a toxic friend.
Oh look she's the voice of his anxiety.
meianmaru
The Devourer of Fiction
Was going to vote for the TYIM, but then I read Alectai's analysis about EUM being a table-turner and was convinced otherwise.
[X] Enlightenment's Unbreaking Mirror: B
[X] Enlightenment's Unbreaking Mirror: B
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- He
Impenetrable Mist gives Ling Qi the opportunity to save the people she's fighting with against overwhelming power, where Unbreaking Mirror gives her allies the ability to be more effective.
We've already seen Ling Qi's mother hen tendencies and her unwillingness to let those she care about fight, so thematically I prefer the option that lets her trust her friends to be strong. Helping them as they fight rather than being ready to catch them when they fall as the continuation of her Domain.
[X] Enlightenment's Unbreaking Mirror: B
We've already seen Ling Qi's mother hen tendencies and her unwillingness to let those she care about fight, so thematically I prefer the option that lets her trust her friends to be strong. Helping them as they fight rather than being ready to catch them when they fall as the continuation of her Domain.
[X] Enlightenment's Unbreaking Mirror: B
[X] Thousand Year Impenetrable Mist: B
The damage reduction feels pretty strong. Especially since it's TRF inspired.
The damage reduction feels pretty strong. Especially since it's TRF inspired.
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- the internet
He's still never gonna respect Xuan Shi if Xuan Shi doesn't show confidence and assertiveness. If Heizui smells weakness (and he considers that as a weakness), he's going to take on the dominant role in relationship. While its possible to have a healthy relationship with one person being submissive and the other more dominating, Xuan Shi kinda wallows in his low self-esteem and thus is not the kind of person who can do that type of relationship in a healthy way. Sure, what we've seen in the commission is probs worse than usual b/c of Kongyou's influence but he's just a naturally self-conscious, shy guy. What Xuan Shi needs is to be built up and recognize his own strengths. I doubt he could achieve that with Heizui always keeping him down. You seem to be implying that Heizui is a just a chill dude but we haven't seen how he treats his inferiors b/c he only treats LQ as a superior.
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- United Kingdom
[X] Enlightenment's Unbreaking Mirror: B
I have a foreboding feeling if the update lands in page 2020, don't know why...