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Pavo Heart Game: Wednesday Session

When you enter the light, you find yourself hovering weightless in a void, as if caught in a moment of falling inertia. In the distance, you hear a voice that seems to shift and twist, familiar and yet unfamiliar.

"You shouldn't be here. But since you already are, let's make a wager. If you can uncover the truth, you'll find me. If you can't, you may be hopelessly lost... What a shame that would be."

You begin falling, and your vision blacks out--

[OOC NOTE: your goals are "reveal the truth" to "find the true heart". All images in toplevels are for general inspo, please make sure you read the flavourtext cause things are not exactly as they are in the images.]

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In that case, here's the hint: It's not something you can do anything to change.

[She sighs.] That's not a hint. Tons of people say that and so far, its just been self defeatist talk.

You can think that if you like, but it is what it is. My well-being and my future are tied up in a future that will come no matter what anyone in this fairy dream says. It's not about convincing me of anything. It's just a fact of my circumstances.

Its always about circumstance. That's what convinces people somehow it can't be changed.

But if absolutes were that, they wouldn't try so hard convincing people they're true.

Some things are bigger than any one person's ability to change.

[shrug!]

I understand you want to help, but I would appreciate acceptance on this one. If the people who've known me half my life can't change my course, you certainly won't be able to.

An outside perspective can do a lot.

I don't accept giving up on pack. I don't fight bandits, monsters, evil cults, or dragon gods for more than that. The only way to change that is to force me to change the key thing about me.

You wouldn't do that, would you?

I wouldn't, no. But I would, and will, refuse to engage with you on this, no matter how much you hate it.

If it takes eternity....well, I have that.

Mmmhmm. Enjoy your drink, Poppy.

[He is DONE WITH THIS TOPIC]

Plus, its hard to believe in those efforts when you aren't inclined to accept help. You have little to back up your claims. [She takes a sip.] So that's a promise.

Tell me more about this place.

It's a lovely place to be, and the center of Mondstadt's alcohol industry. The master of the Ragnvindr family is sometimes referred to as the "uncrowned king of Mond". What else do you want to know?

Is alcohol a bit industry in Mond? How long has the business been around? Does the Ragnvindr actually have influence or is it just a nickname? Are the grapes local, or did they find a way to get grapes to grow here from somewhere else?

It's the biggest industry we have, and we're world-famous for it. The business has existed for generations, since the original knight Ragnvindr settled down. The Ragnvindr family has incredible social influence due to their wealth and leadership in the alchohol industry, but no actual political power. The grapes are local.

A primary export? [Her eyes light up at that.] The stories the family must be able to tell, with all those connections....

That's true. They're quite a legendary family. One of the "big three" of Mondstadt, as it were.

Who are the other two? Would writing notes even stay with me in weird dreamscape...?

Gunnhildr and Lawrence. The former are also knights -- you met their current heir in her office earlier, I believe. The Lawrence were the last tyrants to be deposed, a thousand years ago. Their line remains, but they've got some rather nasty stigma about them, no thanks to their constant insistence on their right to return to power. But their current heir has abandoned their ways and become a knight herself. One of my fellow captains, in fact, and a friend. Still, prejudices aside those three families have their names written across Mondstadt's history in both ink and blood.

That is usually the case. I've never understood why humanoids put so much value in their name even when they've been kicked out.

At least she learned.

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