Poll: Survival Strategies and Revenue Streams (drama)

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Poll #33289 Temperature and revenue

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What else could Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng and Ye Huo have tried to keep warm in the zero-degree lab?

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cover the vent
6 (50.0%)

jam the giant fan
4 (33.3%)

check the shelves for materials to make a tent
5 (41.7%)

ransack the room for materials to burn
1 (8.3%)

put their hoodies' hoods up
9 (75.0%)

closer huddling (all three)...
8 (66.7%)

...on one of the bed things instead of the floor
3 (25.0%)

take selfies with the camera (won't keep them warm, but will pass the time)
0 (0.0%)

Chu Shuzhi could use his strings to rip the control panel off the wall
5 (41.7%)

Chu Shuzhi could use his strings to pull the door off its hinges or the linings off the walls (like he broke into the Hanga caves)
8 (66.7%)

like, NOT close the cover on the OFF switch (Changcheng, ILU)
6 (50.0%)

other
4 (33.3%)

What are Shen Wei's revenue streams?

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stipend from Dixing
10 (83.3%)

pay from the university
12 (100.0%)

investments from when he first came to Haixing
2 (16.7%)

investments in a lollipop factory, specifically
4 (33.3%)

an alchemical/Midas power
2 (16.7%)

a trust set up by his fellow soldiers from the ancient war that has been held in his name for ten thousand years in the belief that he will return one day
1 (8.3%)

moonlighting as a fashion model
1 (8.3%)

moonlighting as a restaurant chef
0 (0.0%)

secretly a best-selling author of epic historical novels
0 (0.0%)

he's actually a man of fairly modest means
6 (50.0%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[trobadora]

Keeping warm: I voted for ...

• covering the vent, but not jamming the giant fan, and "other" ... because the large round fan-shaped thing is not where the cold air is coming from! The actual vent is on the opposite wall and much smaller. I don't know if that means jamming it would have been more or less difficult, but either way they should have tried. *g*


• CSZ using his make-a-hole-in-a-mountain abilities on that door


• the hoodies, because seriously!


• I didn't vote for the off-switch thing because the door panel wasn't working for them, so probably that one also wouldn't.

Shen Wei:

• I expect the Envoy does officially get something from Dixing.


• Mainly, though, I think what money he actually needs he gets from the university. I don't think he spends a lot, in either identity.


• Nevertheless, I couldn't resist the lollipop factory! :D

[amedia]

the hoodies, because seriously!

Every time I see this scene that is exactly what I think of!

Of course, my mind also went straight to the gutter about another way they might have managed to keep warm ...

Nevertheless, I couldn't resist the lollipop factory! :D Right???!!! :-D

[china_shop]

because the large round fan-shaped thing is not where the cold air is coming from! The actual vent is on the opposite wall and much smaller. I don't know if that means jamming it would have been more or less difficult

Presumably it's circulating the cold air? Idk! /o\ (Either this is the least safe lab in the history or history, or Zhu Jiu made some modifications.)

CSZ using his make-a-hole-in-a-mountain abilities on that door

He did just get knocked out by an explosion, didn't he? Maybe he has concussion. *pets*

I didn't vote for the off-switch thing because the door panel wasn't working for them, so probably that one also wouldn't.

You think it was rigged? That's fair.

I expect the Envoy does officially get something from Dixing.

Yeah, he shouldn't have to work in Haixing!

I don't think he spends a lot, in either identity.

Yeah, he's living in teacher dorms at the start, not Stately Wayne Manor.

Nevertheless, I couldn't resist the lollipop factory! :D

Hee! *wins*

[china_shop]

Every time I see this scene that is exactly what I think of!

LOL, right?

(Also, I love that the two Dixingren have to explain the concept of absolute zero to Changcheng. It raises so many questions about a) Dixing education, and/or b) their choices of reading material since coming to Haixing. Maybe Dixingren are naturally curious about mundane physics...)

Of course, my mind also went straight to the gutter about another way they might have managed to keep warm ...

LOL! Imagine if that had shown up in ZYL's visions! :D :D :D

[facethestrange]

POLL YAY. :D :D

Hoodies!! xD And cuddling, and a secret nsfw option (because amedia said it and I can't resist xD :D), and also maybe trying to rip the door off the hinges, yep. :P

I need to check what else I voted for Shen Wei, lolol, because I got so distracted by the lollipop factory option. xD :D :D BECAUSE does it mean that the factory makes THESE LOLLIPOPS specifically?? :D Shen Wei having a hand in making THIS LOLLIPOP is now my favorite crack idea, omg. :D And it would be so very on-brand for this time loop. :D :D

The other things I voted - he's paid by Dixing and the university, but doesn't have all that much money anyway. I also couldn't resist the 10,000 years trust fund, not because I think it's true but because it would be so sweet of the people waiting for him to come back. :D And I only didn't vote for any alchemical power because I don't think he would use it this way - like, he probably even has it (why not :D), but these things always have a tendency to backfire, and he wouldn't intentionally give something unreliable to other people. Unless the Dixing version of this power is very reliable, of course. :D

[salamandras]

because the large round fan-shaped thing is not where the cold air is coming from! The actual vent is on the opposite wall and much smaller.

It's been so long since I've watched this scene I'd forgotten and selected this option, but now that I've been reminded, I think I may have had similar thoughts to you originally. Oops!

[facethestrange]

"the hoodies, because seriously!"

Lol ikr, at least wear the clothes you have available! *pokes them* xD

ITA about Shen Wei - the realistic options + can't resist the lollipop factory. :D :D

[facethestrange]

"Of course, my mind also went straight to the gutter about another way they might have managed to keep warm ..."

BWAH, this comment got me voting for 'other' so fast. :D :D :D

[facethestrange]

"Also, I love that the two Dixingren have to explain the concept of absolute zero to Changcheng. It raises so many questions about a) Dixing education, and/or b) their choices of reading material since coming to Haixing. Maybe Dixingren are naturally curious about mundane physics..."

This is so cool, I've never thought of that! Oooh, maybe it has to do with their specific powers and how to use them?

"LOL! Imagine if that had shown up in ZYL's visions! :D :D :D"

Lolol. :D :D :D *big fan of ZYL having nsfw visions* (As you know. :D :D :D)

[facethestrange]

"Yeah, he's living in teacher dorms at the start, not Stately Wayne Manor."

Going from the dorms to suddenly getting an apartment (and especially the real estate agent being all 'I have a better one for someone like you' - presumably a more expensive one) made me wonder how much money he really has, but yeah, if anything he probably has saved a lot by just not buying much of anything ever.

[china_shop]

Oooh, maybe it has to do with their specific powers and how to use them?

Maybe! Or maybe it's just, you know, in Dixing people are breaking the laws of physics all the time, so people might not have a very solid grasp on them. Hard to know what's a "law" when it doesn't apply all the time. So it might be super interesting to discover this whole field of "how the world works absent dark energy"?

*big fan of ZYL having nsfw visions*

About Changcheng, though?? *covers face* I think that crosses a line for me, lol.

[china_shop]

Yeah, I don't think he's living in the dorms because he can't afford anything else. I think it's probably the done thing for single teachers, and once you start a family, you buy a house/apartment. (Like kids living at home until they get married, too.)

[china_shop]

You can always change your vote! :D

(I'd forgotten, too. In fact, I've never been very sure where the cold-air vent is in relation to everything else. We mostly get it in close-up, I think?)

[facethestrange]

"Or maybe it's just, you know, in Dixing people are breaking the laws of physics all the time, so people might not have a very solid grasp on them. Hard to know what's a "law" when it doesn't apply all the time. So it might be super interesting to discover this whole field of "how the world works absent dark energy"?"

Oooh, that's a super cool concept! And maybe once they know more, they can break the laws even more efficiently. :D

"About Changcheng, though?? *covers face* I think that crosses a line for me, lol."

Lolololol *just about cries laughing* xD xD xD :D Just the general concept, and lol no, I don't think he would actively enjoy these specific visions. xD

[china_shop]

and also maybe trying to rip the door off the hinges, yep. :P

Hee! Presumably not all these at once, then. Like, if you're going to rip the door off, you should do that first (in the interests of not dying), and then the NSFW stuff can happen somewhere more comfortable. *g*

BECAUSE does it mean that the factory makes THESE LOLLIPOPS specifically?? :D

Yes! He tracked down a lollipop start-up based on its wrapper design and when they went public, he bought ALL the shares. :D :D :D Or did he commission a factory?

I also couldn't resist the 10,000 years trust fund, not because I think it's true but because it would be so sweet of the people waiting for him to come back. :D

His soldiers respected him so much, and it's not like they don't know about the energy seal, so... it could have happened! :D :D :D

[facethestrange]

Aww, that means he started a family. :D ♡♡♡ Which he did, lol, but still, AWW! :D ♡

[china_shop]

He has a boyfriend and a cat -- they just don't know it yet. :D :D :D

[china_shop]

And maybe once they know more, they can break the laws even more efficiently. :D

Maybe? Or they could just enjoy knowing stuff. ;-)

Lolololol *just about cries laughing* xD xD xD :D

:DDDDDDDDDDD

[facethestrange]

"Like, if you're going to rip the door off, you should do that first (in the interests of not dying), and then the NSFW stuff can happen somewhere more comfortable. *g*"

Lololol, now I nearly spat out my water on the keyboard, why are their inappropriate activities making me laugh so much today?? xD :D :D :D :D Anyway, TRUE FACTS INDEED. :D :D :D

"Yes! He tracked down a lollipop start-up based on its wrapper design and when they went public, he bought ALL the shares. :D :D :D Or did he commission a factory?"

Heeeeeee! :D :D :D ♡ He could also design the wrapper! (Is drama SW an artist too? But he doesn't even have to be, he has the wrapper right there, he can just copy the design. :D :D)

[facethestrange]

Not implying at all that they can't just enjoy knowing stuff. :D :D

[facethestrange]

Bwahhhh, that's so creepily true and adorable. xD :D :D ♡♡♡

[autodach]

They could have looked for the uncovered, easily accessible emergency shutdown button that must exist somewhere in the lab.
Or fucked on the floor. It works in fanfic?

I love the idea of Shen Wei just conjuring the money he needs whenever he goes to buy something. Driving up inflation one suit at a time. XD

[facethestrange]

"Or fucked on the floor. It works in fanfic?"

xD So far at least two votes for 'other' are for this option (including mine). :D :D

"Driving up inflation one suit at a time. XD"

*SNORT* :D He does have suspiciously many expensive-looking suits. :P

[trobadora]

Every time I see this scene that is exactly what I think of!

*high fives*

[trobadora]

Presumably it's circulating the cold air? Idk! /o\

Maybe it's just for the aesthetics. *g*

He did just get knocked out by an explosion, didn't he? Maybe he has concussion. *pets*

Yeah, and before that he got a black energy-reinforced kick in the chest that knocked him out of the fight for a bit, so maybe he's not up to it, the same way Ye Huo can't use much of his fire power.

Yeah, he's living in teacher dorms at the start, not Stately Wayne Manor.

Right? And he doesn't travel, or have a family to spend money on. Clothes and books are probably most of his expenses!