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Briar Moss (briarmoss) wrote in valloic,
@ 2024-06-30 17:55:00

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Briar #17
Message to Katou

Want to help me figure out how to spend all of my olympic winnings?

(did I do that right?)

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	realnicemonster 2024-06-30 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Man, maybe I oughta learn magic if you're getting money for it. Congrats man. What do you wanna do? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	briarmoss 2024-07-01 07:08 am UTC (link)
	No one's more surprised than me; I know I'd stand a decent chance at home, but everyone's magic is so different here. That's the question, I guess; I was thinking of setting up an official shop somewhere for my shakkans and herb mixes. Too responsible? I guess I could just blow it all on sweets, if I had people to share 'em with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	realnicemonster 2024-07-01 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Eh, I ain't that surprised. I can't complain about responsible shit. I haven't really mentioned it much, but I'm gonna be headed to university in the fall. I'm always gonna show up if someone's offering me sweets, but you sure you wanna use em on that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	briarmoss 2024-07-01 11:55 am UTC (link)
	You are? Been keeping that quiet. What are you studying? I don't know. I suppose it is the sensible thing to do to use it as capital. I've been avoiding putting down roots thus far, but maybe after two years it's time to start thinking long term. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	realnicemonster 2024-07-01 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	I just decided a couple weeks ago and it's embarassing. And I don't know. Social work or something stupid like that I guess. The sensible thing is to buy me some sweets and then put it down as capital. But yeah. You should. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	briarmoss 2024-07-01 12:28 pm UTC (link)
	Sweets AND a few months lease on a shop then. You remind me so much of my old student sometimes. It's not a crime or some kind of slight against you to want to learn things. ~~I'm proud of you.~~ I'm impressed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

realnicemonster
2024-07-01 12:47 pm UTC (link)

You gonna look for a place in town, or do you wanna keep it over at that "cottage" of yours?

Yeah, well, Xi said something about me being his Senior Disciple and then said that I'd be passing on the Lan traditions or whatever ~~if I stick around~~ so I thought maybe I oughta, you know, do something more than load up movies at some ancient movie theatre or sling drinks or whatever.

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	briarmoss 2024-07-01 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	In town, I think. It's not MY cottage, after all; I don't think Edwin would love people traipsing all over the place even if the house didn't have go-away magic all over it. I think I need something more central, anyway. Just no skyscrapers. Senior Disciple, eh? Sounds important. Do you have to wear one of those long robes all the time? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	realnicemonster 2024-07-01 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	I guess I could use some of my precious and highly valuable time helping you look for someplace, if you wanted. It does sound important, don't it. I think he probably made a mistake.i ain't exactly 'Lan" material, y'know? But what the fuck do I know. If I had to wear robes I'd probably quit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	briarmoss 2024-07-01 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	You DO know the city better than I do.... I imagine he's the expert on what constitutes Lan material, Yue. It's okay to smile and say thank you when people say nice things about you. It does seem restrictive, but then he seems to manage. I'd rather fight in my underwear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

realnicemonster
2024-07-01 03:08 pm UTC (link)

Cool. Tell me when you wanna get together and we'll make a day of it or something. Lunch is on you.

I guess so. I guess I just ain't really use to the whole... ~~compliment thing~~ ~~people trusting me thi~~ ~~being reliable t~~ all of it. It's fucking weird, man.

Maybe you gotta have one of them golden core things and the ability to float and be grace incarnate or whatever.

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briarmoss
2024-07-02 07:14 pm UTC (link)

Absolutely. We could go to a fancy restaurant and look like Trouble. I do like to subvert expectations.

I know the feeling. When Niko got me out of the cells it took ages to really believe people weren't just making fun of me, and I was actually worth something. It goes away eventually. Mostly.

How does he float, anyway? I'm afraid to ask in case he says everyone can do it and I'm just not trying hard enough, or something.

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