EARLY STORY CHECK-IN

[highsteaks]

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GHOSTS HERE?

[Chie's handwriting is a messy Japanese scrawl that nonetheless all of the Readers should be able to, well, read.]

Right, sorry, this is Chie Satonaka? Sumire said that last time there was a story, she accidentally did a check-in for everyone in the journals, so I thought maybe I could do one on purpose. Maybe we can pool information about who we know is a story character and who we know is still normal? And figure out what we're here for.

So I'll start. I'm Chie and I'm myself and so is Sumire—we ended up going into the book together and came out in the same place. I think maybe the girl fairy is a story character? I saw someone who looked like she might as a human working at a stall at the festival, along with some other guy I don't recognize in a witch hat. Also Nabiki is definitely a story character because I found her at a booth for one of the gods and she's like nearly twice her regular age and has reading glasses.

OH also Claire is here playing music for money and she asked me if I was a Chosen of the Librarian and I think that's a really good question for us to use to signal we're us if we think we see people we know in the story.

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[wantinghope]

I don't know! I'm just...me! [Give her a second, she'll get over the frustration.] It's like the game back at the party, kind of? Where I'm someone else?

We're supposed to get information, right? See how it matches the readings?

[She will file that away. A place to stay is good!] Can anyone go there or do I have to say you sent me?

[keytarheroine]

You mean the tabletop game? A little, or like acting in a play. In this case, “If I were from here, what would I be like?”

The hostel is open to anyone willing to do some chores there. I’m given to understand that the Advocates followers want to help as many of the poorest people in the city as they can.

[wantinghope]

Yes! I learned some of it at the party. [And if anyone messed with her Kobold archer who lost her sister, she will RIOT.]

I guess if I were from here I'd just be normal. Well. I mean, I don't have a family here. And I can't really do any bending if they don't have it here, so I guess I'm just a regular person?

[keytarheroine]

…I don’t think I know what you mean by bending. Tell me a bit about it?

And all of that makes sense to me. Normal kid, possibly orphaned, hence the need to stay with the Advocate until you get your bearings.

And if you can sing or dance a little, I can use that as an excuse for Lucia to take you under her wing.

[wantinghope]

It's...bending? It's something each tribe does differently. I'm from a waterbending tribe. I can...uh, make water do things?

It's easier to show than explain. [Well, at least for her.] Fire benders can summon fire and even lightning!

That's a good cover story. I can try to dance? I watched the Kyoshi Warriors for a while.

[keytarheroine]

I'll be happy to teach you more at the Advocate's temple.

And I would love to see a demonstration of waterbending. Though maybe not in public, until we know what the local magic can do.

[wantinghope]

I can meet you there and show you it. [Is she a showoff with her bending? She has been accused of it, yes. But it's cool!]