Poll: Light in Dixing, and face masks at the SID (drama)

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Poll #33513 Light in Dixing

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In episode 23, the Deacon says the guest room is dim because Dixing's limited light is being diverted to the palace. Possible implications:

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wealthy people can bribe the palace for more light
14 (100.0%)

there is a black market in photons
9 (64.3%)

the Dixing bar is well-lit because its patrons donate a portion of their light quota
4 (28.6%)

the bar is not actually well-lit -- it just looks that way for filming convenience
12 (85.7%)

the glowy lava on the volcano uses up some of the limited light resources
0 (0.0%)

you can create a blackout elsewhere by making an especially bright light in a windowless room
3 (21.4%)

the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan
4 (28.6%)

other
0 (0.0%)

Where did Zhao Yunlan's stash of face masks, as discovered by xiao-Guo in episode 16, come from?

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Zhao Yunlan always had them; he just never uses them
3 (21.4%)

the SID team presented them as a pointed gift in episode 3, after Zhao Yunlan sneezed on everything; Zhao Yunlan shoved them in a desk drawer and forgot about them
10 (71.4%)

Shen Wei sent them as a gift in episode 3, accompanied by a note wherein he politely hoped Chief Zhao's health had improved; Zhao Yunlan put them in his lollipop drawer and grinned whenever he saw them
6 (42.9%)

they arrived anonymously in the mail (Shen Wei)
2 (14.3%)

Lin Jing explained disease transmission to Wang Zheng, and she added them to the regular stationery order
7 (50.0%)

other
0 (0.0%)