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[Day 8, late afternoon/evening]

[strikingchords]

[sometime well after a certain announcement, a bell is going ding in Theo's Eatery...]

[rootsforyou]

[this is the first time it's happened, so when she suddenly appears in the Eatery wearing a bright blue waitress outfit, she looks. surprised!]

--! Hanguang-Jun?

[strikingchords]

...

It is effective, then.

[later morning, day 10]

[laughitoff]

[Wei Wuxian is restlessly searching around for Jiang Yanli around this time; is she anywhere public or somewhere he can't find her atm?]

[rootsforyou]

[she is actually in the garden around this time, checking to see how the vegetables are growing and taking notes]

[day 22]

[laughitoff]

[Jiang Yanli finds something big and round left outside her bedroom door, draped with a tarp from the garden! there's a small note pinned to the tarp that only has her name on it.

when she uncovers it, she finds a large, deep basin made of some kind of deep-grey ceramic stoneware, filled with water and a couple of blooming miniature lotus plants. among the stems and under the pads swim a pair of small, slightly odd-coloured fish!

this is all a bit big and bulky to keep on top of a desk or dresser. however, the base of the basin has little wheels so it's easy to move around wherever!]

[rootsforyou]

[WHAT IS THIS??????????

does she recognize the handwriting of her name at all or is this TRULY SHAMELESS AND ANONYMOUS]

[day 22 (backdated)]

[strikingchords]

‼️‼️‼️🦊🪤🚪🛏🏮🎍🛁🎁✨✨✨🃏🐑🍵🤝🍵🐉🌸🌸🌸?

[strikingchords]

[a very long pause]





Should you have smiled at my previous message.
I have earned a second token.
We might make plans, over tea.

Day 30, afternoon/whenever

[4thwalled]

Belatedly, I have a couple of books for you whenever you're available. Or I can leave them at your door. Just let me know which works best for you.

[rootsforyou]

What perfect timing. I do believe the Warden is growing sick of us being outside of the village, so I will return soon and be able to read them. I appreciate your diligence on this matter.

[day 31]

[strikingchords]

[at some point during the day, Jiang Yanli will find a wrapped package in front of her door :B]

[rootsforyou]

[WHO???? WHY??? is there a note, you monster]

day 42, afternoon; bell.

[likewinning]

[ ding ding task request time.

He hums a little to himself as he waits. It's cool. whoooo could it beeee. ]

[rootsforyou]

[she appears suddenly right next to him, only momentarily surprised; this happens often enough that it isn't too much of a shock]

Oh! Good day, sir. You're a bit of a new face. How might I assist you?

day 46

[likewinning]

[ IT'S A NEW (OOC) MONTH so.

ding ding, as promised. he's here for another quest from her. Joltik is perched on his shoulder. ]

[rootsforyou]

[omg you nerd

she looks surprised for a moment, as is the way of magically being summoned via bell, but brightens when she sees him and the Joltik]

--! Good day, Emmet. You look as cheerful as usual. And who is this delightful little one you have with you?

day ??? (whatever. pre-dangerbear, sure.)

[likewinning]

Hi Jiang Yanli!

This time I will text you instead of randomly summoning you with the bell.

Re: day ??? (whatever. pre-dangerbear, sure.)

[rootsforyou]

Oh my, how thoughtful of you. I was in the middle of cooking, so it would have been terrible to let the eggs burn.

How are you doing today, Emmet?

[day 55]

[laughitoff]

[there's another package from an unknown (..."unknown"...) sender left in front of Jiang Yanli's door, after the kiss bingo game!

inside are two things:

- a simple but elegant hairpiece with a lotus-and-carp decoration, and a clean set of comfortable, high-quality lady's robes in Yunmeng lavender with gold trim; this might be a relief to find after all the dressup the game entailed!

- a Hermit card from the prison shop.]

[rootsforyou]

[HE'S TOO CUTE!!!!!

she actually texts him this time, because she knows it's him]

A-Xian, what's all this for?

day 54, very backated

[survivaltricks]

quick what's your favorite food

[THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS]

Re: day 54, very backated

[rootsforyou]

[THEY'RE CUTE]

My favorite? It's hard to pick just one though. Spicy dan dan noodles are perfect for a meal, but naturally saliva chicken is the best appetizer. And of course mooncakes for dessert! But since mooncakes are mostly for the autumn festival, it should be mung bean cakes instead...The difference lies mostly in what kind of beans you use to make the cake, but mung bean cakes are more suited for summer, and mooncakes are more suited for autumn.

But I don't want to bore you with different types of cakes. You should tell me what your favorite food is as well.

[day 61]

[strikingchords]

[she's getting a text, sometime after this goes down...]

Young Madam Jin.
Where are you?

[rootsforyou]

[honestly it takes her a good two hours to respond]

the cell walk.