[open post] NEW USER: Shang Qinghua
Dec. 13th, 2023 10:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Look, this clearly isn't Proud Immortal Demon Way. Shang Qinghua might not remember all the details of what he wrote—that's what his most devoted fans are for, to point out inconsistencies in the comments section so Shang Qinghua can bullshit some mystical explanation, hahaha—but he's sure he didn't write this Western-style mansion. The System, when he tries to question it, is silent. So maybe it's some kind of test?
If so, not fair! Arranging the invasion of the Immortal Alliance Conference was supposed to be his last thing. The original Shang Qinghua died shortly after that, so how much plot relevance could he have?? He was meant to be retired, living life in the lap of luxury (or drudgery in the employ of his king, but whatever). Why doesn't the System just reward him for all his many years of loyal service? Can they have a "being hand-fed melon seeds by a group of big scantily-clad men" event, please???
He skims through the welcome table materials. Okay, so a world between dimensions, people pulled in from disparate worlds and trapped for eternity, sure. Classic stuff. His king is bound to show up at some point and drag Shang Qinghua away by his collar like a tiger scruffing a kitten. Until then, he'll just try to stay out of trouble.
If so, not fair! Arranging the invasion of the Immortal Alliance Conference was supposed to be his last thing. The original Shang Qinghua died shortly after that, so how much plot relevance could he have?? He was meant to be retired, living life in the lap of luxury (or drudgery in the employ of his king, but whatever). Why doesn't the System just reward him for all his many years of loyal service? Can they have a "being hand-fed melon seeds by a group of big scantily-clad men" event, please???
He skims through the welcome table materials. Okay, so a world between dimensions, people pulled in from disparate worlds and trapped for eternity, sure. Classic stuff. His king is bound to show up at some point and drag Shang Qinghua away by his collar like a tiger scruffing a kitten. Until then, he'll just try to stay out of trouble.
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Date: 2023-12-13 03:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-12-13 03:58 pm (UTC)Is he meant to be acting like Shang Qinghua still? He's completely out of context, but he's still in the same body, wearing his Shang Qinghua robes—not the Cang Qiong Mountain Sect ones, but the ones he wears around Mobei-jun's palace, dark blue with white fur trim. Well, even the pathetic amount of prestige that Shang Qinghua has is better than the nothing that Airplane had, so he might as well take advantage of it. He gives the hot glasses man a formal bow.
"I am a traveler, blown to this distant land like a flower petal on the wind. My name is Shang Qinghua."
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Date: 2023-12-13 03:56 pm (UTC)He stops dead on the stairs coming down into the lobby. His hands clench at his sides. His sword is in his room—he's in jeans and a sweater today, he wanted to be cozy—so he has to throw himself bodily down the rest of the stairs to storm over to Airplane rather than just skewering him where he stands. "Airplane!!"
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Date: 2023-12-13 04:07 pm (UTC)Shang Qinghua figured Shen Qingqiu was caught up in some System bullshit, even though the System has been irritatingly close-mouthed. It wasn't a huge problem for Shang Qinghua's only fellow transmigrator to disappear. Before Cucumber-bro revealed himself as Cucumber-bro, Shang Qinghua was used to being the only one in the world who knew they were all just killing time before Luo Binghe's inevitable rise. But Shang Qinghua has been trying to cover for him with Cang Qiong Mountain, just to make both their lives easier, and since Cang Qiong Mountain is getting more and more suspicious of him, it's not the most sustainable situation. That's why he was taking a break in the northern demon realm when he got Miyazaki-style spirited away over here.
The only thing is, if Shen Qingqiu is here, it means Mobei-jun is not going to be the one to rescue them. It's going to have to be Luo Binghe. And he's scheduled for, like, four more years in the Abyss! Hopefully, whoever constructed this side plot had the sense to put in a "time moves strangely in that place" clause so they don't have to wait that long.
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Date: 2023-12-13 04:11 pm (UTC)This newcomer looks like someone who could feasibly be from Lan Wangji's world, but he has learned his lesson regarding that particular assumption. He watches for a time as the young man pages through the welcome table, but he bows once he sees that he has been noticed. "Young master."
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Date: 2023-12-13 10:56 pm (UTC)Shang Qinghua could try to impress him with his Peak Lord credentials, but it's probably safer to grovel. It usually is. He clasps his hands in front of him and bows deeply. "My lord, take pity—I am but a humble traveler. What manner of beings reside in these halls?"
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Date: 2023-12-13 04:54 pm (UTC)"Hi," Crowley says, now sounding mildly stressed from meeting too many new people in a row when he hasn't met anyone new in quite a a while, "Er, welcome. There's food. There's rooms." He waves a hand around. "There's alcohol if you need it." He might need it soon.
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Date: 2023-12-13 11:09 pm (UTC)He has nothing but time to kill until Mobei-jun inevitably finds him. "Does that include baijiu?"
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Date: 2023-12-14 03:59 am (UTC)“I have baijiu,” he offers.
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Date: 2023-12-14 12:57 am (UTC)With an effort, he forced a polite smile on his face. "Ah. Welcome. Forgive my appearance, it's been a... morning."
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Date: 2023-12-15 01:33 am (UTC)"My name is Aleksander Morozova," he said, belatedly giving the man a bow before lying fluently. "It is nothing to worry about, just a minor issue. Should you see a woman with a cane, I advise you to give her space. She is old and forgetful and has quite lost her touch with reality."
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Date: 2023-12-17 08:57 pm (UTC)"Hey," she calls, lifting a hand in a little finger-wave. "If you're going to accuse me of being a yaoi mastermind, try and get it over with fast. I have better things to do."
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