Poll: Location, location, location (drama)

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Poll #33318 Location, location, location

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What's your favourite location in the show?

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the main room at the SID
9 (60.0%)

Zhao Yunlan's flat
10 (66.7%)

Shen Wei's office
3 (20.0%)

the Dijun's palace
0 (0.0%)

the Sky Pillar in its field of ruins
4 (26.7%)

the SID lab
2 (13.3%)

the Inspectorate lab
0 (0.0%)

Shen Wei's flat
4 (26.7%)

the streets of Dragon City
3 (20.0%)

the streets of Dixing
3 (20.0%)

the Dixing bar
4 (26.7%)

the Allied Forces Head Quarters (YOHE)
0 (0.0%)

other (please specify)
2 (13.3%)

When we first see Da Qing in Ye Olde Haixing Era, how long has he been wandering around looking for Kunlun?

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thanks to the Hallows' planning, only a few hours
2 (12.5%)

a day or less
3 (18.8%)

several days
1 (6.2%)

one to two weeks
0 (0.0%)

he kept getting distracted chasing mice and birds, so more than two weeks
6 (37.5%)

Shen Wei sent news of his benefactor (short hair; strange weapon) to Ma Gui and Fu You, who did the math and sent Da Qing out to find him, so less than an hour
9 (56.2%)

other (please specify)
1 (6.2%)

Comments

[trobadora]

My location votes:

• the SID main office (it's a lovely set and I get irrationally offended on its behalf when Zhao Yunlan talks about getting them new offices, LOL)
• Zhao Yunlan's flat (so full of character in every detail)
• Shen Wei's flat (likewise in a very different way, except alas we see far too little of it; I wish they could have used it more, but they clearly reused the set for Zhao Yunlan's flat)
• the Dixing bar (such a fascinating look into everyday Dixing, which we don't get anywhere else, and I love all the weird little details they put in)

Regarding Da Qing: in the scene, Da Qing gives the impression of having only just been given that mission when he runs into Zhao Yunlan - I don't think it can be more than a few hours. And now that you say it, I think the Envoy must have sent word to Ma Gui and Fu You - that would make sense since some new outsider suddenly turning up in the middle of their war would be something they needed to know, and IMO it's also the only sensible explanation for why they'd send Da Qing out now, as opposed to some earlier point in time after they first skyped with Zhao Yunlan.

[china_shop]

it's a lovely set and I get irrationally offended on its behalf when Zhao Yunlan talks about getting them new offices, LOL

Ha, I know! Didn't we speculate at some point that it was in an unfashionable part of town, and he was angling for somewhere closer in / higher status?

the Dixing bar (such a fascinating look into everyday Dixing, which we don't get anywhere else, and I love all the weird little details they put in)

Ohh, how did I not vote for that? I did a whole post on it! (But I'm not changing my vote this time.)

and IMO it's also the only sensible explanation for why they'd send Da Qing out now, as opposed to some earlier point in time after they first skyped with Zhao Yunlan.

Do we know how long the gap is between the Skype call and ZYL's arrival? Now I come to think of it, the Skype call might have been what prompted them to send Da Qing out looking (once someone had made the sketch)?

[trobadora]

Didn't we speculate at some point that it was in an unfashionable part of town, and he was angling for somewhere closer in / higher status?

Yeah, I remember that speculation!

Do we know how long the gap is between the Skype call and ZYL's arrival? Now I come to think of it, the Skype call might have been what prompted them to send Da Qing out looking (once someone had made the sketch)?

After ZYL arrives in YOHE, tells him: "Not long from now, we will communicate across ten thousand years. At that time, it was you who inspired us to continue fighting." That sounds like it was some time ago, and had a deep and lasting effect on them.

[facethestrange]

"I did a whole post on it!"

OOOOOH? ♡ I'd love to see the post about the Dixing bar. :D

[china_shop]

And now that you say it, I think the Envoy must have sent word to Ma Gui and Fu You - that would make sense since some new outsider suddenly turning up in the middle of their war would be something they needed to know, and IMO it's also the only sensible explanation for why they'd send Da Qing out now, as opposed to some earlier point in time after they first skyped with Zhao Yunlan.

Belated follow-up questions: message via dark-energy means or mundane means? what do you think Shen Wei is doing in the meantime? Seeing to his men?

[trobadora]

Black energy, similar to a modern-day smoke messenger?

Yeah, he's probably seeing to his men.

[facethestrange]

"the SID main office (it's a lovely set and I get irrationally offended on its behalf when Zhao Yunlan talks about getting them new offices, LOL)"

Lol yes, it's glorious, what else could they possibly want. :D :D

"And now that you say it, I think the Envoy must have sent word to Ma Gui and Fu You - that would make sense since some new outsider suddenly turning up in the middle of their war would be something they needed to know, and IMO it's also the only sensible explanation for why they'd send Da Qing out now, as opposed to some earlier point in time after they first skyped with Zhao Yunlan."

This is such a fantastic explanation, YES! Yay for getting an answer to a question I've never asked myself before. xD :D

[trobadora]

Yay for getting an answer to a question I've never asked myself before. xD :D

Hahah, right? I never thought about it before this poll either!

[china_shop]

Ha, once again I make a poll and immediately vote for "other". *facepalm*

The main room at the SID and ZYL's flat are both my absolutely favourites! I love everything about both of them. I also voted for Shen Wei's office (for all those cosy late-night chats) and the streets of both realms. My "other" is actually multiple outdoor locations: a) the university campus, b) the park, and c) specifically SW & CSZ's meeting place with the circle-paving. <3

ETA: Aaaand now I'm changing my vote to include the Dixing bar (for all the little details), and "other" for the second question (having decided Fu You and Ma Gui were spurred into action by the Skype call).

[trobadora]

LOL about the "other" votes! The university campus and the meeting place are definitely among my favourites too, but the ones I voted for still rank above them *g*

And LOL, you changed your vote after all! The bar is very deserving of another vote. :D

[facethestrange]

"The main room at the SID and ZYL's flat are both my absolutely favourites! I love everything about both of them. I also voted for Shen Wei's office (for all those cosy late-night chats) "

Same! :D ♡♡♡ And yesss, the campus and the park are lovely too, I didn't think of them. I love all the Dragon City greenery. :D

[donutsweeper]

I like Zhao Yunlan's flat because it just tells us so much about him as a character. He's a disaster (such a mess) but one who cares (kitty toys and a cat bed swing thing for Da Qing).

[china_shop]

Yes, agreed! I love the disasteriness, and the cat things, and all the weird quirky little knick-knacks, and his ridiculous light-up booze-storage coffee table. It feels so delightfully lived in. (Shame about the fridge, lol.) :D :D :D

[trobadora]

So true! So much love for that flat. :D

[facethestrange]

AWW, yes! ♡♡♡ Definitely my number one favorite location (if I decided to only vote for one), it's all kinds of wonderful for so many reasons. :D

[autodach]

I voted for Zhao Yunlan's flat, the SID office, and the bar. All of them for the same reason: The incredible amount of playful detail. Every time I see something I never noticed before.

It seems kinda weird to have Da Qing just wander around all over Haixing hoping to encounter Kunlun, who could appear at any location at any time. I'd like to think they had more specific intel, possibly from Shen Wei.

[china_shop]

Oh yes, great reasoning! They're all such enjoyably designed spaces. (I find that, to a lesser degree, with Shen Wei's office too, and I do love that he has fish. :D)

It seems kinda weird to have Da Qing just wander around all over Haixing hoping to encounter Kunlun, who could appear at any location at any time.

True! They probably can't rely on the Hallows to bring them together in a fated-to-meet kind of way, either.

[trobadora]

The incredible amount of playful detail. Every time I see something I never noticed before.

Yes! I love that so much. They really went all out. ♥ ♥ ♥

Totally agreed about Da Qing's search.

[facethestrange]

"I voted for Zhao Yunlan's flat, the SID office, and the bar. All of them for the same reason: The incredible amount of playful detail. Every time I see something I never noticed before."

I have so much fun whenever I remember to look for more details in places that are not Zhao Yunlan's flat - there is always SO MUCH going on, and I feel like I haven't seen even half of it. :D (And even in Zhao Yunlan's flat I always keep finding new details too. :D)

"It seems kinda weird to have Da Qing just wander around all over Haixing hoping to encounter Kunlun, who could appear at any location at any time. I'd like to think they had more specific intel, possibly from Shen Wei."

ITA! I've never even wondered about that before, but this explanation just makes so much sense.

[facethestrange]

Definitely Zhao Yunlan's flat. ♡♡♡ It's such a HOME in every way, and the stools for sprawling are A++, and also I love drawing his bed, lol. I could just vote for it alone, but I didn't want to leave out other things. :D :D :D Like the main room at the SID (with the couch that I also got to draw :D), and Shen Wei's office (which I didn't draw yet?, but it has fish and it's so neat and shiny :D), and also the pillar because it's COMPELLING, lol. Oh, and other - the cliff in YOHE (which idk if it counts because it's a natural location) and the little square that Xiao Guo likes (which I guess counts broadly as Dragon City streets, but I'm still singling it out). :D

The second question is SO COOL, I've never wondered about that, and now I'm a big fan of the explanation that he's looking for Shen Wei's benefactor. :D

[china_shop]

Definitely Zhao Yunlan's flat. ♡♡♡ It's such a HOME in every way

Yesss, you can really see the accumulation of possessions over years. (Like, I can't imagine that coffee table was a particularly recent acquisition? It feels like a "just out of university" choice to me, LOL!) And yes to all the sprawling opportunities. :D :D :D :D

and also I love drawing his bed, lol. and the main room at the SID (with the couch that I also got to draw :D)

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

the cliff in YOHE (which idk if it counts because it's a natural location)

Totally counts if you want it to!! (I nearly included it in the poll, but then I was getting like, well, where do I stop? The Dragon City bench? The various tea shops?)

and now I'm a big fan of the explanation that he's looking for Shen Wei's benefactor. :D

Yay! :D (Ha, despite having offered that as an explanation, now my perverse brain keeps trying to come up with other plausible alternatives. ;-p :D)

[trobadora]

It's such a HOME in every way, and the stools for sprawling are A++, and also I love drawing his bed, lol.

Hee! Yes to all of this, and I love all the random knick-knacks so much, it feels so real. :D

And excellent point about the cliff, that's definitely a location that should count!

[maggie33]

That second question made go hmmm, because truly speaking I've never thought about that. But yes, now I think it couldn't be more than just a few hours. And that answer:

he kept getting distracted chasing mice and birds, so more than two weeks

made me laugh. And now I really want a fic about Da Qing's adventures with mice and bird chasing while he searches for Kunlun. :DDD

[facethestrange]

I've never thought about that either, and I love how this poll provided an answer to a question I've never asked. :D And lol yep, I'm always up for more (crack)fics about Da Qing's shenanigans. :D :D

[china_shop]

But yes, now I think it couldn't be more than just a few hours.

Yeah, I don't think he's carrying provisions or anything.

And now I really want a fic about Da Qing's adventures with mice and bird chasing while he searches for Kunlun. :DDD

Awww! :D :D :D