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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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gotta ovary up and go talk to her
[] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you
 
[] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition.

I think that just as it says, the performance could improve her disposition. Let that play out and then talk to her.
 
[] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you

Its best to greet her ahead of time. It might be rude to wait.
 
[] Take Bao Qian up on his offer, he will be better at avoiding offending a prickly noble.

this is a meh attitude imo. This is a chance to make a new friend and treating it like it is a bother and pushing it on Bao is not going to do us any favours.

[] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you

here we meet her right away.

[] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition.

Here we meet her afer the performance.

Which is better? Im not sure, but i think meeting her right away could be more interesting? Hanyi's performance could improve her impression of us. On the other hand, she seems to be interested enough in us to come all the way here, so we could just go for it?
 
I'm thinking if she want's to be incognito it'll be better to talk to her before the performance start's, this way we/she won't have to worry about being recognized by anyone.
 
Bao Qian shot her a dubious look. She felt like she should be a little offended on Hanyi's behalf, but that wasn't reasonable. "Ling Qi, below is an audience composed entirely of young men and women not beyond the third realm, drawn by our invitations and the novelty of the event, and in the rearmost seating there is a fifth realm who is the younger sister of a sitting Count."
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The fact that the younger sister of a sitting count, and an indigo was the Meng representative to the Duchess court implies that there might actually be a none isolationist inclined faction in control. More importantly that faction likely sees a successful diplomatic attempt as a method for gaining leverage over the factions who are inclined to advocate isolationism out of fear of getting hurt by say the Bai, and it wouldn't surprise me if they have records from the Weilu about the people Not!Elsa hails from albeit rather outdated.

Well, when he put it like that.

Sixiang snorted in her head. "For what its worth, looking below, seems like she's deliberately avoiding spooking people. Seems like a lot of them haven't even noticed who she is."

That was… probably good?

"I'm not sure why she would be here," Ling Qi said slowly. "I mean, she seemed to approve of my arguments at court, but…"
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Less the arguments themselves, and more the willingness by Ling Qi to argue in the face of inevitable pushback makes her an opportunity for a Meng faction who wants to build connections to get one with a direct retainer of CRX. Because that is a pipeline that would allow for access to results that would help prove those inclined to remain in isolation wrong.
Was that really it? Bao Qian nodded thoughtfully. "Regardless as the hosts, we should be mingling with the guests. That was my original reason for coming up here."

Ling Qi grimaced. Of course, she had been quietly hoping Bao Qian would take care of that and she could just chat with Meizhen until the performance started. Then after, Hanyi would hopefully be the center of attention.

Well, they had spent all of that time preparing Hanyi to hopefully make a good impression on the more traditional nobles. Maybe she should make use of that?

"If you would like, I can speak with her," Bao Qian offered. "I do have more experience with such individuals.
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Hm. Well if somebody must greet her I think Ling Qi would be a better choice.

[] Take Bao Qian up on his offer, he will be better at avoiding offending a prickly noble.

This avoids risk, but it gives far lower chances of building any personal connection for LQ.

[] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you

This seems likely given her seating location seems well suited for a quiet meeting, and well if she has something useful for the diplomatic attempt this seems the choice most likely to get it in a manner that builds a connection.

[] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition.

Actually I'd expect proximity with Ling Qi during Hanyi's performance would give her far greater insight into who Ling Qi is for good, or ill I don't know though.

[X] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you
 
In a vote choosing between nobles or Lady Meng, [] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition. is immediately suspicious because unlike the polarized options it seems to be an outright better choice. We both mingle with the nobles and supposedly improve our talk with Meng Diu. The only way this could go bad is if she takes insult, which Qian would warn us about, or if we miss an opportunity, which seems unlikely in this short a timespan. We've been conditioned to always choose one of the polar options for fear of unforeseen penalties but this just seems like it'd give us the best of both worlds and a more thematic scene too boot. Why wouldn't we?

[X] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition.
 
[x] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you

Postponing isn't really wise. One, important people don't like being made to wait. Second, she might just ditch and leave during the performance if she feels she is being neglected. Third, and really, most important for me: We want to dedicate the afterwards of Hanyi's song to spend time with hanyI. If she did a great job, celebrate with her. If she messed up and did poorly, hug and comfort her. If she was rude and got someone angry and looks like she's about to start insulting someone, be there to either stop her, or defend her in case she gets attacked.

I just don't want to risk a situation like:

Hanyi: "Big sis! I did it! How did you like my song?"
Ling Qi "Yes, yes, dear, very nice. Now, run along, grown ups are talking, am too busy to chat right now. Go spend time elsewhere and we'll talk later."

Of course, LQ wouldn't use this phrasing at all, but I want to avoid a situation in which Hanyi feels like this is happening. Let's get the important chat done right away so that we can spend precious time with our lovely hanyi afterwards.
 
[x] Let Bao Qian mingle with the other guests. Its very likely she is here for you
[X] Wait, and let the performance play out first. It may improve her disposition.

I feel that she is equally likely to be here for either Hanyi or Ling Qi.
 
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