[After an only slightly rocky initial acquaintanceship (at least Hijikata learned fast to keep his lightning to himself!), it looks like the samurai and the cultivator have leveled up to being quest partners. Granted, it was an easy decision, give that both of them want to kick some snow shark ass - and since most people interested in the quest are probably going for the nearby watchtower location, they decided to set out to the faraway airship station instead, conveniently combining the journey with a delivery to the old lady living there and a scenic introduction to the Winter Segment for Shang Qinghua!
At this point, they're not far from their destination anymore. Over the course of the 2-days journey Hijikata delivered plenty of information about the cold Segments flora, fauna, grotty weather conditions, and his various shitty experiences there. If Shang Qinghua had any positive inclinations towards the area, he probably doesn't anymore now, unless he's really determined to gather his own first impressions (well, this bird's eye view aside).
Right now, Hijikata is once again smoking on deck (by now, he must have gone through at least 3-4 packs of cigarettes... and he's not stressed at all; this is his casual quota). He points at a lone mountain a good distance away to the east.]
That's the Unnamed Mountain. I never made it there, but I vaguely heard that other people went. I should try to find out what the outcome of that was.
[And on his phone he goes, trying to squeeze the network for information as if he didn't always lurk hard enough to barely ever miss a post! But who knows, maybe the winter guild covertly updated their data base with new information? As the airship prepares for docking at the station, the announcement makes him look up from his research again after all.]
Ah... what's that thing we're delivering to the old woman, again?
Horror Errands
At this point, they're not far from their destination anymore. Over the course of the 2-days journey Hijikata delivered plenty of information about the cold Segments flora, fauna, grotty weather conditions, and his various shitty experiences there. If Shang Qinghua had any positive inclinations towards the area, he probably doesn't anymore now, unless he's really determined to gather his own first impressions (well, this bird's eye view aside).
Right now, Hijikata is once again smoking on deck (by now, he must have gone through at least 3-4 packs of cigarettes... and he's not stressed at all; this is his casual quota). He points at a lone mountain a good distance away to the east.]
That's the Unnamed Mountain. I never made it there, but I vaguely heard that other people went. I should try to find out what the outcome of that was.
[And on his phone he goes, trying to squeeze the network for information as if he didn't always lurk hard enough to barely ever miss a post! But who knows, maybe the winter guild covertly updated their data base with new information? As the airship prepares for docking at the station, the announcement makes him look up from his research again after all.]
Ah... what's that thing we're delivering to the old woman, again?