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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text; un: dynamight

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You like all of that creepy sort of shit?

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I do. It goes hand in hand with my job.

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[ Well now it makes sense ]

Japan is full of folklore and shit. I ain't ever seen anything, but there's a lot of legends and things that parents tell their brats so they'll behave.

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Japan and Liyue sound similar in that way, though the supernatural certainly exists in Liyue.

Can you tell me one of those legends? I'm very curious.

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Could tell you about the jorogumo, I guess. Kinda the first one that pops into my mind anyway.

[ A lot of Katsuki's involve nature or being on the mountains, considering his hobby outside of heroics is mountain climbing. ]

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[ Time to take him to Liyue then, the nation of the best mountains and the hottest rock grandpa. ]

Please do. I have heard a little about that one, but would be interested in hearing more.

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[ He would love it. Honestly and truly. ]

One myth is that if a spider manages to live for four hundred years then it will become a jorogumo. A giant spider that can shape shift into a woman.

They use the ability to draw in people and usually devour them. Usually young, stupid men that are swayed by a pretty face.

A lot of tales involve waterfalls. Some of the neighbors would joke about how I shouldn't stick around a waterfall for too long or I might get pulled under the water and get eaten.

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For four hundred years ... I'll definitely make a note of that in my journal. How interesting. Do they ever turn into men, or only women?

And is there a particular reason why they like waterfalls, or is it just for subterfuge?

... Are you fond of waterfalls?

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I don't know that there's really any significance to a waterfall other than it'd be a place that people would look for when working in the mountains?

Which is how I find 'em. I like hiking and shit like that.

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Parts of Liyue are extremely mountainous. I've climbed a lot of them, myself. Next time I find a waterfall I'll look to see if I can find such a creature.

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[ You think one really exists where you're from? ]

[ Is that why he's asking? ]