Better be important, he says. "Tch, how could it not be?" he returns with a lift of his chin. Would he bother making the request in this moment if it wasn't? He doesn't see it as a demand, despite phrasing it like one. Di Feisheng is capable of declining if he wants, and Fang Duobing doesn't doubt that he would if he was so inclined; but the purpose serves them both, so he also doesn't see why the other man would. The logic is obvious, and no elaboration should be needed.
"I want you to help me make of request of that crystal." He gives an explanation a few steps down the house's shoveled walk, already making his way to the road once Di Feisheng has joined him, his own necklace gripped stubbornly in a fist. "I haven't had any results on my own, so I thought the two of us might be more effective."
Does the manpower count when a wish is made? Wasn't it always said that more elaborate prayers often evoked responses from the gods? Not that he's ever been a particularly superstitious person, but perhaps one plea to their negligent host isn't enough. Maybe two might get the message across. It's a direct solution--more brute force than cleverness, which maybe speaks to the level of desperation he's at if he's reached this point.
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Date: 2024-03-11 03:18 am (UTC)"I want you to help me make of request of that crystal." He gives an explanation a few steps down the house's shoveled walk, already making his way to the road once Di Feisheng has joined him, his own necklace gripped stubbornly in a fist. "I haven't had any results on my own, so I thought the two of us might be more effective."
Does the manpower count when a wish is made? Wasn't it always said that more elaborate prayers often evoked responses from the gods? Not that he's ever been a particularly superstitious person, but perhaps one plea to their negligent host isn't enough. Maybe two might get the message across. It's a direct solution--more brute force than cleverness, which maybe speaks to the level of desperation he's at if he's reached this point.