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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-20 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[oh, he wasn't expecting to be given the bullets so much as shown. with a clumsy step forward, he raises both palms to catch the cartridge, which misses him by a mile and lands in front of his toes. taking a second step to balance himself, he kicks the cartridge another ten inches away before he hastily bends down to pick it up, then cradles it like a precious child in his arms.

o-oops.]


Thank you, young man! I'll return it to you shortly.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-21 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, of course. My apologies.

[to show his good faith, he finds a perch on the nearest surface and all but paws at all the surfaces of the cartridge. he seems to quickly think better of this ineffectual method, standing up and walking over to ray.]

I do not understand . . . Could you explain the design?
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-21 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[looking deeply puzzled, he shakes his head.]

Not how to make it. The shape is rather similar to that of a dart's, but there are no wings. How does it go airborne, then?
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-22 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[deeply moved by jan's expert explanation, shang qinghua returns the cartridge to ray.]

Truthfully, it'll be difficult to find another use for this mechanism outside of what you've described to me: My understanding is too rudimentary. But the basics you've provided are the most important, and I swear that I will one day put this knowledge to good use.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-22 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
To improve the quality of life throughout the Twelve Peaks, of course.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-22 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[no!]

You mustn't take my words literally. As I said, my understanding of this gunpowder is quite poor. But it is possible that, one day, the concept behind it may lead to a new way of thinking and the rise of something inherently more peaceful.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-22 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[thank you, young man!]

The sect I am a part of operates in the Tian Gong mountain range, which has twelve peaks that each serve a particular function. As I said earlier, An Ding Peak is dedicated to logistics.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-23 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
It may sound that way, but the Cang Qiong Mountain sect is very well-off and -established.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-24 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
What sort of home does the young man come from?
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-25 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[he gives a slow nod, because it sounds so obvious and yet . . . it almost sounds like a trick question . . . ]

But you carry things that I didn't know of until now. What did you do back there? Ah, but if you'd rather not say, you don't have to.
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-26 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[isn't that excessive?]

Self-defense? Against what?
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-26 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
This gun . . . is effective against demons?

[??]
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[personal profile] nosediving 2019-02-27 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[he looks at the gun in awe.]

In my world, cultivators like myself use qi to exorcise demons. Your weapon must be truly impressive!

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