text; un: ᴊᴜᴇʏᴜɴ ᴄʜɪʟɪ (open to all clans)

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My family say that birthdays are big days for Tianheng Thaumaturges and that we should never take them lightly.

I had planned to go up the mountain to perform prayer rituals with the elders of my clan this year ... that no longer is possible. Still, I'm left thinking about how it would have been, as well as what I would have listed for my wishes. I know that I would have prayed for my cherished friends, and those that I've met. Since I can't climb Mt. Tianheng for the ritual now, I'll say it this way.

I wish you all pleasant journeys, safety, and peace.

Aside from that ... one great wish I have this birthday is to learn more about the spirits and supernatural of other worlds.

Since we have all come from different places, I was hoping — will you tell me of your experiences with the otherworldly, when you were back home? I'd like to hear true stories, but I do also really enjoy a good hair-raising story or legend if you know of any.

( spooky stories for september! ♥ feel free to threadjack as you please. )

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This is an excellent story. So many questions ... were the dolls haunted by evil spirits? Perhaps it was the calliope? My family tomes have details about spirits that haunt objects, and their resentment can take physical manifestation in the mortal realm.

How unfortunate for the neighbor.

[eyediot]

[He knows the reality of what happened, of course. The Stranger was always nasty in uncanny ways, dolls no less so. But that feels irrelevant here.]

The neighbor at least got out all right in the end. But I do feel bad for the woman and her ex-partner.

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Yes, of course. It’s very unfortunate … I’ve seen much of that, back home. People who are just living their lives and caught up in supernatural affairs.

Thank you very much for the story. I’ve written it in my journal to keep. Perhaps I can add it to the tomes when I return home.

[eyediot]

Happy to share. I've got quite a number of them if you should ever want to hear another.

{But how many are safe to share here? How much trouble is he asking for by talking about them? It's hard to guess.]

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I certainly won't say no. One of my favorite pastimes back in Liyue was listening to the Tea Master tell such tales. I could sit and listen for hours.

Do you have any where you have first-hand experience?

[eyediot]

None that I feel comfortable telling.

[He's shutting it down hard, instantly. He'll share statements from years ago by other people all day if he deems them safe, but his own? No.]

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I understand. That's personal, isn't it? My apologies.

[eyediot]

It's all right. I just have more stories about others that I'd be willing to tell.

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Whatever you're comfortable with! I love stories like this. It helps with my job, so it's also beneficial.

[eyediot]

Whenever you like, then.

What is your job, if you don't mind my asking?

[HOPING AND PRAYING, DON'T SAY ARCHIVIST DON'T SAY ARCHIVIST-]

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Of course, I’m happy to explain.

I’m an exorcist. My family has been in the profession for generations, and one of our duties is to collect information and record it down to put on the family tomes for future generations.

That aside … I also learning as much as I can to be an even better exorcist!

[eyediot]

[Ah.

Don't say fake don't say fake don't say fake-]

I see. I hope you are able to perform to the level you wish to be.

[That's a nice thing to say right? He doesn't believe in any of that, but this kid apparently does so???]

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Thank you. I’ve performed hundreds of exorcisms already, but there’s always room for improvement. If you ever need assistance with evil spirits, please let me know. I’ll assist right away.