Guardian fandom friending meme!!!

[china_shop]

Our lovely fandom continues to grow beyond our wildest expectations! Comm membership has just hit 100 98 (and we got impatient)! *shameless champagne and ballooooons*

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And now, without further ado...

Since some of us are new to Dreamwidth, and some of us are new to Guardian, it seems like a good time for a Dreamwidth friending meme. Come and meet new people! (Re)Populate your DW circle!

To participate, just copy the text below, paste it into a new comment and tell us about yourself. (All information is optional.) Then read through other people's comments and say hi / follow them as desired.

<strong>About You</strong> <strong>DW username:</strong> <strong>Languages:</strong> <strong>Offline location:</strong> <strong>Other online locations:</strong> (ao3, twitter, tumblr, pinterest, etc.) <strong>I like:</strong> (het, slash, femslash, gen, other, poly, all of the above) <strong><i>Guardian</i>-specific stuff</strong> <strong>Drama, novel or both?</strong> <strong>Fannish about canon, actors, related shows, RPF or some combination of these?</strong> <strong>How long have you been in the fandom?</strong> <strong>Where can we find your fanworks, if any:</strong> <strong>Other points of interest regarding your <i>Guardian</i> fannishness:</strong> <strong>Posting habits</strong> <strong>How long have you been on Dreamwidth? Where were you before that?</strong> <strong>What do you post about:</strong> <strong>Your other fandoms include:</strong> <strong>Post frequency:</strong> <strong>Access policy:</strong> <strong>Anything else we should know about you?</strong> <strong>Random Guardian</strong> insert <i>Guardian</i> pic/gif/novel quote/thought/link of your choice here!

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Comments

[qikiqtarjuaq]

Yeah, when Zhao Yunlan first visited Dixing, Shen Wei did mention that they had better night vision, and they had a completely different concept of time because day/night didn't exist! Shen Wei also mentioned that the 'peasants' so to speak were generally without powers, and that it was unpredictable when a Dixing person's powers would manifest.

The part that confused me was definitely the whole jobs thing. The rebellion 10k years ago was caused by the meteor ruining their underground resources, so where do they get their food and materials from? What exactly is the king reading/writing 24/7? Is one single guy handling all the budget/resource allocations? I would be curious to know how they're supporting what looks like a bunch of freeloaders wearing masks, making trouble in bars. :P

And yeah, when Zhao Yunlan went to the 'fortune teller' a.k.a. Din Dun who had the Dixing register, it looked like they used the same currency/money. And obviously Dixing had the resources to send people like Shen Wei up (and give him a credit card or something I guess to buy him a nice wardrobe)? I have to think there is probably some kind of sanctioned trade between Dixing and Haixing. Gems and things like that seem like good candidates.

Anyway, I've sent you a friend request on discord! Feel free to talk to me if you have any more thoughts on Dixing and general world-building :D

[likealeafonthewind]

Oh, I forgot that he said that about having better night vision.

where do they get their food and materials from?

I have a headcanon that's not supported by anything else besides Ma Gui and Fu You saying that the hallows were created to help all of Haixing - that when the hallows activated in the past (and sent Zhao Yunlan back to the future), it corrected the damage that the meteor caused to Dixing. (Although it doesn't make sense to me that the meteor would have *only* caused damage to Dixing and not Haixing too, but anyway.) On another note, have we ever seen a Dixingren eating? Besides Shen Wei and Lao Chu (who, it could be argued are just eating for politeness' sake because they're with the others), I mean. Perhaps they don't *have* to eat. Or perhaps they don't eat the same foods. Because even without the damage that Dixing sustained from the meteor, they wouldn't be able to grow the same types of fruits and vegetables without sunlight and would they have been able to raise livestock? That girl with the ability to grow plants should have been one of the most valued members of their society - they should have set up a greenhouse and had her in charge of it, along with someone who could create light.

What exactly is the king reading/writing 24/7?

Lol, no idea. I know it must take a lot of work to run a kingdom but is there really enough to keep someone busy 24/7 for over 10k years?

I like the idea of a sanctioned trade! Maybe set up as part of the treaty? Where the Dixingren agree to live underground as long as the resources they need to survive but can't get in Dixing can be brought in from Haixing.