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POSTED ON Mar 19, 2024 15:37:30 GMT

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POSTED ON Mar 19, 2024 15:14:14 GMT

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GC Excursion A: Lex & Mei

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2024 15:08:54 GMT

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A childhood friend? She really was Hitoshi 2.0, then.[break][break]
But there were obviously gaps in Lex's understanding of Yumi - her recent history, at least. Her question betrayed that much, and Mei grew suddenly contemplative. She cared for Yumi and did not want to reveal too much about her circumstances lest it hurt her reputation in some way.[break][break]
"When she first arrived in Hoenn, she was looking to save money. She was also new to the region. A roommate can share costs and also provide companionship in a brand new city." She smiled, remembering their first dinner together. "The former was more important to her at the time, but I do believe she has come to appreciate the later."[break][break]
Of course, Mei had also been the one to introduce Yumi to Heonn Rocket. Did Lex have ties to Rocket, too?[break][break]
"If you're from Johto, why are you here now? Yumi's loyal dog - the bodyguard, I'm sure you've seen him - followed her here. Did you do the same, or did you two run into each other out of happenstance?"[break][break]
Lex might not be the talkative sort, but Mei was not easily cowed. A sullen frown, suspicious eyes - they weren't enough to quiet her curiosity.[break][break]

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AZ EXCURSION A: EXPLORE [MEI & KING]

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2024 14:52:03 GMT

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All mischievousness vanished, and she removed her hand from the crystal, turning fully to face him.[break][break]
"Matchmaker?" She scoffed, haloed by soft azure light. Deimos growled low in the back of his throat, echoing her frustration.[break][break]
"This isn't a game to me."[break][break]
She marched over to him, accepting his cold stare. She'd trained with ice her whole life.[break][break]
"She was missing. It took me weeks to find out where she was supposed to be, over a month until she actually turned up there. I hadn't expected to find her half-dead and dejected. It wasn't right." Dragons didn't wither, they burned and burned until only ash remained. "So I gave her advice - not to be with you, but to choose family over self-loathing."[break][break]
The earth rumbled beneath her feet, some minor earthquake befitting of the volatility of their exchange.[break][break]
"Insult my motives all you'd like, but don't you dare take away her agency."[break][break]

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GC Excursion A: Lex & Mei

POSTED ON Mar 16, 2024 13:11:29 GMT

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The first thing Mei noticed about Alexandra Briarwood was her grace. She moved like a Liepard, cat-like and nimble. There was a familiarity to it that Mei instantly recognized - for she, too, had been trained in the art of killing. Her companion was a deadly beauty, and Mei quickly realized that Yumi Hasegawa had found another sword for her collection, this one subtler than Hitoshi Inoue but no less dangerous.[break][break]
"I wouldn't dream of it," Mei responded playfully, lips curling into a grin in response to the other woman's cautionary warning. Lex was a tightly wound thread, and Mei intended to unravel her, inch by inch.[break][break]
"So how did you meet Yumi?" She asked pleasantly, opening the floor for mundane conversation, as they traversed through a landscape that was anything but ordinary.[break][break]
Sweat beaded at the back of Mei's neck; the air inside the chasm was surprisingly humid, despite being underground. It wasn't the strangest place Mei had been, however. The rifts that haloed their region were some of the most incredible - and perilous - places Mei had ever seen.[break][break]

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AZ EXCURSION A: EXPLORE [MEI & KING]

POSTED ON Mar 16, 2024 12:59:43 GMT

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She laughed, and it carried musically, like the chiming of bells.[break][break]
"I talked to her, yes."[break][break]
Her tone was light, playful, but her gaze hardened. The memory rose then: of freya morningstar curled pitifully into her couch, giving into the empty oblivion of drugged sleep, voice miserably small for a dragon as she insisted I can't change who I am and Mei, so adamant, every fibre of her being bending towards but why would you, why would you when you're incredible, Freya?[break][break]
She was no scientist, but in that moment, she could swear the crystal had a heartbeat - a distant thumping, and the faint pulsing of light.[break][break]
"She was in a terrible way, King."[break][break]

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AZ EXCURSION A: EXPLORE [MEI & KING]

POSTED ON Mar 8, 2024 4:48:19 GMT

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"Pretty, isn't it?"[break][break]
She tapped long, painted fingernails against the massive column of opalescent crystal, the sound reverberating through the cavern in a rhythmic echo. The crystal was nearly as tall as she was, multi-faceted and mysterious. Deimos sniffed at it from the ground, ears back, cautious. Mei's seafoam eyes glittered in the low light, moving from stone to flesh as she gazed at the man she'd followed down here in all his moody glory.[break][break]
"Oh come now, King, are you going to scowl at me the whole time? She found you on her own, it had nothing to do with me."[break][break]
It had everything to do with her.[break][break]

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EXCURSIONS INTO AREA ZERO

POSTED ON Mar 8, 2024 4:32:32 GMT

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COMMUNAL CURRY #7

POSTED ON Feb 29, 2024 3:09:57 GMT

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Mei Liu's curry entry
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thread summary:
A few weeks following their first encounter, Julien Demassieux, the esteemed Kalosian ambassador, hires Mei to accompany him to a high end Kalosian restaurant in Slateport's upper district. The two have an unexpectedly engaging conversation, during which Mei gives Julien practical political advice - surprising him by how insightful and clever she is for an escort. In turn, his praise causes Mei to feel genuinely appreciated.

After the dinner, the two take a walk around a rose garden, sharing goals and aspirations. The vulnerability of their exchange leads them to sharing a passionate kiss. Compromised, Mei tells Julien that she enjoys spending time with him - a sincere admission, when normally she might fake such a sentiment for the sake of her client's happiness. Julien admits to feeling the same way, but tells her the date must come to an end. He hails her a taxi, then slips her an envelope containing her payment. Mei stares down at the money as the taxi takes off, feeling suddenly foolish for falling into the trap of believing the date had been real, rather than just another job...

why is it important?:
This thread is a turning point for Mei, in terms of realizing that she is developing real feelings of attraction and affection for Julien: something she has little to no experience with, having spent the majority of her life catering to the desires of others. For the first time in her life, she is starting to realize her own intimate preferences and needs (Julien seems to actually be "her type" vs just another client she must force herself to entertain). Mei leaves the date feeling disappointed by work she normally has no issue performing, the money earned feeling oddly tainted. It's an important moment of contemplation, self-awareness, and vulnerability for Mei...could this be the path to falling in love for real?

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POSTED ON Feb 29, 2024 2:21:07 GMT

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"Yes, I suppose they always do."[break][break]
And just like that, their date had come to an end.[break][break]
Mei graciously allowed Julien to call her a ride home, doing her best to remain steadfast in the face of their inevitable parting. It had been a lovely evening, after all.[break][break]
As she entered the Corviknight taxi, she flashed one last smile in his direction - sultry and sincere. His hand found hers, and for half a second, she thought he was about to change his mind: pull her back onto the street, to remain in his company...but no, it was something tangible. An envelope?[break][break]
Her payment.[break][break]
The taxi took off, and Mei stared at the wad of cash in her lap with a blank expression. Her mouth turned down in a frown, and she felt a tightening in her chest: a disappointment that felt too close to grief for comfort.[break][break]
Foolish woman, she chastised herself. What did you think that was? A real date?[break][break]
She tucked the envelope into her purse, and with an effort, willed away the threat of tears.

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POSTED ON Feb 28, 2024 20:22:46 GMT

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Hot breath against her ear, a whispered inquiry that was taunting in a whimsical way. The elation in his smile made her shiver, and Mei gazed up at him with half-lidded adoration.[break][break]
Was it possible for an escort to have a "type"? She had built her life upon the foundations of temptation, of being whatever anyone desired, of learning to put her own needs second to those she served. But now she seemed to be realizing, perhaps for the first time, that she did have preferences - and Julien encapsulated all of them.[break][break]
"I - "[break][break]
She almost hesitated, almost held back. But had he not encouraged her to be genuine? To voice her dreams and desires?[break][break]
"I enjoy spending time with you," she admitted, a blush coloring her cheeks, feeling uncharacteristically vulnerable. She'd lied to many men and women, honeyed declarations of fondness and admiration, in order to create the most realistic fantasy...but this was not a lie.[break][break]
For once, she wanted something for herself.

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POSTED ON Feb 28, 2024 4:38:09 GMT

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"I'd like that - "[break][break]
The words had barely escaped her lips when Julien suddenly dipped down to capture her mouth in a passionate embrace - one she had been aching for, but had dared not seek too early, lest she break the spell that was their discussion: intimate and captivating in its own right.[break][break]
Each compliment - witty, astute, compassionate, charming - stoked the fire of her desire, spurring her into action as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She pressed her body closer, hungrily returning the kiss, devouring and devoted and determined not to waste even one second of their remaining time together.[break][break]
It felt so right to kiss Julien: as if this were the natural conclusion to an evening well-spent, the company immaculate and the conversation riveting; something as natural and subtle as breathing - undeniably necessary, required for survival.[break][break]
Normally, she would lean into her role as seductress, but there was no script for this, something that felt suspiciously like real affection.[break][break]
"Julien," she half-moaned, half-sighed his name, nails curling through silvery blond hair, kisses becoming more urgent.

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POSTED ON Feb 28, 2024 3:14:04 GMT

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As the second son...[break][break]
Mei listened, engrossed by every detail Julien was willing to divulge about his circumstances - about the past that had shaped him. Where there might have been resentment - for an older brother that had been handed success on a silver platter - there was only pride, and a steadfast confidence in his own capabilities. There was something admirable about a man who preferred the harder road, who embraced the difficulties his life had thrown at him.[break][break]
The way he was looking at her made her stomach flutter, so intense was his golden gaze. As for his question...[break][break]
Mei considered it, thinking back to when she had first left Kanto. She had wanted freedom then: the autonomy to choose her clients and her contracts. Now that she had that, what did she really want?[break][break]
Her free hand brushed against her abdomen, a seemingly absent gesture.[break][break]
"I want to take care of people," she murmured. "Children, especially." She paused, feeling the sorrow squeezing its way through her ribs. "I do it now, in a sense - but my reach is limited."[break][break]
She remembered what it had been like, to grow up homeless, on the streets of Celadon.[break][break]
"I was - am - an orphan. If I could give every lost little girl a better life, I would."

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POSTED ON Feb 26, 2024 17:35:36 GMT

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His praise, complimented by a dazzling smile, sent a thrill through Mei. She grinned back, pleased, finding it easy to believe he truly did value her insight. She'd advised clients before, it wasn't an unheard of request, but there was something utterly compromising about the way he seemed to chew on her words as if they, too, were as delicious as the meal: worth savoring, and more importantly, worth remembering.[break][break]
The magic of the moment was broken by the wait staff beginning the process of clearing their table, however. An unhappy pang of disappointment nagged at Mei as the orchestral background music seemed to wind down as well. The dinner had flown by; it felt as if they were only just getting started learning more about one another, but now they would have to - [break][break]
Julien's eyes sparkled as he extended the invitation to visit the rose garden. Delighted, Mei eagerly took his hand, allowing him to pull her gently to her feet. She rounded the table, graceful movements the very definition of elegance, though inwardly, her joy was a childish thing - all giggles and kicking feet.[break][break]
"I could do with a little walking after all of that rich food," she replied, a hint of playful jest. Then she gazed up at him with sincere gratitude. "It was incredible - the best I've had in a long time."[break][break]
The rose garden was, indeed, small - and mostly barren, frost covering thorns. The tight quarters did not bother Mei, however. More reason to press herself close to Julien, taking his arm in hers. She remembered the hotel room, then, and the jacuzzi, and she ached to draw him down to her for a kiss. Not because it was expected, but because she wanted to.[break][break]
Instead, she stopped to admire a single white rose - one of the few that had endured the winter. Perhaps its snowy color had offered it some measure of protection.[break][break]
"I know you have important work to do on behalf of your government, ambassador," she murmured, then. "But what is it that you want?"[break][break]
All people had selfish desires, she knew.

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POSTED ON Feb 26, 2024 14:12:18 GMT

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Mei had been somewhat less diligent about her alcohol intake, the subtle buzz of the expensive vintage loosening any lingering inhibitions. The only visible changes to her physical appearance were a brightening of her eyes and a slight flush to her cheeks, but the giddy delight she felt whenever Julien addressed her had been present long before the wine had begun to take effect.[break][break]
Mei's attention sharpened, however, sultry smile sobering into a thoughtful expression, as he made the unexpected request for her opinion regarding his upcoming speech. It was a somewhat intimidating question, but Mei did not back down from it. In fact, she relished the trust - preening slightly even as she weighed the various pros and cons of the different approaches he could take.[break][break]
"Nobody likes being thought of as a victim," she murmured, fingertip tracing the lip of her wineglass. "I would show them respect rather than pity. Our region is anomalous - dangerous - yes. But Hoenn is full of capable trainers, competent government officials, and brilliant minds."[break][break]
She eyed him, mouth quirking into a slight smile once more.[break][break]
"You may view their resistance to your aid as stubborn foolishness, and at its core, it is. But it is also pride, and it is also faith, and it is also determination. Laude the Hoennians for their devotion to their region, their belief in their own strengths, and their ability to remain steadfast through disaster after disaster. Make them appreciate you for being able to see them not as an ambassador hoping to broker a deal, but as an eager student of a safer region, desperate to learn from their courageous example - should Kalos be next."

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