Nine To Go - [Voice]

[avaricious]

[Well, someone is getting married. Here, of all places! Ling thinks it's a bit reckless, but there's no harm in a little fun. So he devises a filter and doesn't even bother disguising his voice.]

[Filtered To Males Only]

Hello! My name is Ling Yao. I'm sure most of you heard about the recent wedding about to happen. I've been thinking about marriage myself. After all, I do have to eventually pick out fifty wives when I return home. But it wouldn't hurt to find someone here as well. I could be here for a very long time and Luceti does happen to have an exceptionally stunning population of women. So, what do you say that some of you suggest your top five most beautiful women for consideration. Feel free to elaborate on what makes them an excellent candidate for marriage.

And please, let's not get into the matters of Xingese politics. It's really just the way things are, so I'd rather not talk about it much.

[It would ruin the fun!]

(ooc: Please, please, please go all out with the thread jacking! I'm not even kidding. I want to see shit hijacked all over the place up in here. Hell, Ling himself might not even reply to some of these threads unless they interest him personally. Go wild, please! It'll be fun, honest.)

Comments

[markofthewise]

I've already named a few names. I'd look pretty desperate if I went adding more now.

[trueknight]

Then go make someone else do it. There's no way I'm getting involved in this mess.

[markofthewise]

Some leader you are.

[trueknight]

It's called "picking your battles".

[... Okay, maybe that phrase doesn't entirely work here, but shut up okay.]

[markofthewise]

In other words, none of them.

[trueknight]

... You really want to see what would happen to me if I named names, don't you?

[markofthewise]

Yeah, pretty much.

[trueknight]

Figures.

[SIGH.]

It'd probably be the same kind of reaction the girls you named would have. Why don't you go tell one of them about this, and I'll tell you what it looked like to see them kick the crap out of you? You can go ahead and pretend it was me instead after you've recovered.

[markofthewise]

I could just claim it was you instead. It's more fun to watch that to participate.

[trueknight]

Yeah, you're right about that. So, when I play this conversation back for them, they'll be even more ticked off at you, and it'll be much more fun to watch.

[markofthewise]

Like I said. You're a terrible leader.

[trueknight]

Really? I think a leader that isn't easy to trick into doing stupid things is pretty all right, myself.

[markofthewise]

A leader that sends one of his own to the wolves is terrible, though.

[trueknight]

So's a guild mate who'd send his leader to the same fate. [ ... ] Actually, I'm pretty sure that's even worse ... It'd probably even land you a pretty hefty punishment, back where I'm from.

[markofthewise]

Hey. I gotta work my way up the ranks somehow. Hard work and loyalty hasn't gotten me anywhere.

[trueknight]

Sure it has! I've just been ... y'know, quiet about it. [Or something. Whatever.] Besides, do you really think getting me beat up is going to earn you any extra points with me?

[markofthewise]

I was assuming you'd just quit. Or go back home again.

[trueknight]

I'm pretty sure getting a little roughed up doesn't mean you get to go home.

[markofthewise]

I can dream, can't I?

[trueknight]

No.

[markofthewise]

Again I reiterate: terrible.

[trueknight]

Your dreams are terrible. You should be glad you've got such a good guild leader around to deny them.

[markofthewise]

Join Brave Vesperia. We build houses and destroy dreams. Catchy.

[trueknight]

You think so? Maybe we should get it engraved somewhere.

[markofthewise]

We can ask Brave Vesperia to do it. I hear they do that kind of stuff.