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[franchisepirate]

[A blond, pony-tailed man with discerning blue eyes peers into the camera, pausing momentarily as though he expected something significant to happen. And then he raises his eyebrows and quirks one side of his mouth in a facial shrug, apparently deciding to move on despite the lack of it.]

I suppose this is more efficient than quill and ink, but it lacks a certain panache, wouldn't you say? [Being that Westley's not quite certain who he's addressing, best to presume there's someone or another there.]

So, here we are. Not that I can particularly identify who "we" are other than myself, nor am I especially well-versed in where "here" is, but thus the point of my inquiry. [A small, thin smile at his humor, which somehow manages to come off as less self-congratulatory and more charming.] Perhaps someone might be so kind as to share whatever they feel is relevant to a relative newcomer.

Oh, and I nearly forgot.

[He didn't, but best to come off casual about this specific area.]

If anyone can point me toward a blacksmith, that would be quite helpful.

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[franchisepirate]

[Ah, information. Of course it wouldn't come in neatly manageable hunks, but no use being penny-rich and pound-poor.]

Well, the sailing aspect is familiar enough. I'm afraid the rest of it leaves something to be desired as far as a warm welcome, but I thank you nevertheless.

Based on my current location in a 'water' sector, I would imagine the pattern follows similarly for the remainder of the city proper?

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[insecrets]

[Finnick's sure other people have different information, but these are the basics of what he knows.]

Warm welcomes are few and far between on Tu Vishan these days, but things are not as bad as they could be. [He leaves out the 'yet' part.]

Basically. Fire is straight across from us, Wood to our left and Metal to our right. Earth is between Metal and Fire.

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[franchisepirate]

Ah. My thanks for the orientation. [It's enough to begin with.]

And how bad, pray tell, could things be?

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[insecrets]

You're welcome.

[Ah, that gets a smile out of him.] We could all be forced to kill each other for the Emperor's entertainment.

video; | forgive my tragic lateness ;;;

[franchisepirate]

That would indeed be worse. I suppose there's thanks to be given for that.

But I admit that I would be grateful for the sense of direction, at the least. [Aimless meandering would not become him, he knows.]

video; no problem, bro!!

[insecrets]

We'll get that sooner or later. We're here for a reason, and reasons tend to not stay buried for too long.

[franchisepirate]

That tends to depend on whether you're given a shovel or a bit of straw with which to dig. About now I'm feeling rather more like the straw.

[insecrets]

It's an apt description. We'll all end up broke in some way, trying to figure this out.