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

[china_shop]

Poll #33513 Light in Dixing

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14

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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%)

Comments

[facethestrange]

"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"

:D :D :D :D :D I read this poll when it was posted, I just couldn't comment until now, but this has been making me grin randomly for the last few hours. :D (I actually think every single option in this poll is equally plausible, and and they're all delightful, but I can't just not vote for this over everything else. :D :D :D)

Re: light, I think bribes and black market are a given in general, and I don't think the bar is actually well-lit. :) And I snorted at "the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan", but I didn't vote for it because he probably did tell the truth in this case. xD

[china_shop]

but this has been making me grin randomly for the last few hours. :D

Wheeee, yay! :D :D :D

Re: light, I think bribes and black market are a given in general, and I don't think the bar is actually well-lit. :)

There's currently 100% consensus on two of those. :D

<3 <3 <3

[facethestrange]

I'm impressed how the first option is still 12/12, like, it's an obvious one, but I feel like it doesn't happen much with any polls. :D

[china_shop]

It really doesn't. That's awesome! :D

[autodach]

And I snorted at "the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan"

Me too. Love the idea of him just making up wild shit to see how far he can take it before the dumb Haixingren catches on XD

[facethestrange]

LOL! :D :D Yep, same!

[trobadora]

Your icon is delightful! :D

[facethestrange]

:D :D Isn't it!! ♡ :D (abyss_valkyrie made it. ♡)

[trobadora]

Oh, really? abyss_valkyrie has lots of great icons, but I must have missed that one. So lovely! :D

[facethestrange]

This one too, and the gun one - there are more in this post. :D ♡

(Now YOUR icon is new to me, hah, and SO GOOD. *stares* ♡)

[trobadora]

Thank you for the link! ♥

I keep having to restrain myself from uploading new icons, but there are just so many excellent ones! This fandom is blessed with icon makers. :D

[facethestrange]

I have sooooo many icon spaces still left (at least until my paid time runs out, but that's not anytime soon :D), so of course I went right now and grabbed another one from abyss_valkyrie. ;D Who needs sleep when you can have a million icons of the same lollipop lmao. Goodnight tho! :) ♡♡♡

[trobadora]

LOL! Icons are important. So are lollipops! :D

(I have over 300 icons uploaded, 65 of which are Guardian or related - yes, I did just count! OMG, that's a larger fraction than I thought. And I did buy some extra icon slots, so I have some left ... but I don't want to use them all up, so I'll have space for the next excellent icon I find ... *flails*)

[china_shop]

65 of which are Guardian or related

That's amazing! :D :D :D

(I have 46. But unlike with previous fandoms, I don't really have a mental language of when to use the Guardian ones I have. There are a few that are obvious, but with the others, I just have them 'cause they're pretty.)

[trobadora]

I feel like I have a mental language for most, and I don't use the ones where I don't nearly enough.

But also, I really should be more diligent about taking notes for what icon-vocabulary I'm missing; it'd come in so handy for Wishlist requests ...

[china_shop]

Even the ones I do have language for, I think most of them are pretty opaque to other people. ;-p

Yes! Wishlist requests!! Excellent point. :D

[facethestrange]

I only haven't deleted my 8 non-Guardian icons because I got dw points halfway through deleting them, but when I'm back to 15 icons, they all go immediately. xD At the moment I have about 100 spaces still free, all for Guardian, lol. :D :D

[trobadora]

I'm too multifannish for that, but also, I'm never letting go of my paid account because I NEEEEEEED my icons. *g*

[china_shop]

And deliberately dimming the light in the guest room, to support his lies? ;D :D

[autodach]

Hilarious poll! ♥️
I assume the face masks were already in the desk by the time Zhao Yunlan became chief. He added his lollipops to the drawer and paid them no further mind.
And wealthy people always get what they need. For everyone else, there's the black market (black light market?).

[facethestrange]

"I assume the face masks were already in the desk by the time Zhao Yunlan became chief. He added his lollipops to the drawer and paid them no further mind."

This sounds so much like what Zhao Yunlan would do, lol, if I weren't completely enamoured with the idea of Shen Wei's polite note, I'd probably vote for this. xD

[china_shop]

I assume the face masks were already in the desk by the time Zhao Yunlan became chief. He added his lollipops to the drawer and paid them no further mind.

LOL! Entirely plausible. Oh dear!

(black light market?)

Hee! I know. :D

[trobadora]

Hee! Great poll questions! :D

I do think there's bribery and black market stuff, and the bar isn't actually well lit any more than the rooftop is during the blackout, the drama just kindly lets us actually see what's going on. *g*

the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan

LOLOLOL, this is hilarious! But alas, I think the Attendant is actually telling the truth there.

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

This is such a delightful option, I had to vote for it!

[china_shop]

and the bar isn't actually well lit any more than the rooftop is during the blackout, the drama just kindly lets us actually see what's going on. *g*

Yeah. I guess the scene where Shen Wei shows up at the bar doesn't really mean anything, because Dixingren probably have excellent night vision. (Oh no, think how much creepier Ding Dun's attack must have been in the actual dark!!) (I so appreciate them lighting everything properly!!)

But alas, I think the Attendant is actually telling the truth there.

Yeah. I just kind of love the idea of him deliberately under-lighting the room, out of spite. ;D

This is such a delightful option, I had to vote for it!

\o/ :D :D :D :D

[facethestrange]

"Oh no, think how much creepier Ding Dun's attack must have been in the actual dark!!"

I didn't realize how not-dark it looks until you said it, lol, apparently I pictured it in your fic as a lot creepier than it actually looks! /compliment :D ♡

"I just kind of love the idea of him deliberately under-lighting the room, out of spite. ;D"

Lolol, tbh he would. xD

[china_shop]

apparently I pictured it in your fic as a lot creepier than it actually looks! /compliment :D ♡

Eee, awesome! :D :D :D

Lolol, tbh he would. xD

Deacon: *turns down the lights to about 1/4 brightness* Also the Deacon: Nothing I can do, it's totally out of my hands!

[facethestrange]

"Deacon: *turns down the lights to about 1/4 brightness* Also the Deacon: Nothing I can do, it's totally out of my hands!"

*SNORT* :D :D

[facethestrange]

*high five* on the whole comment, literally same re: everything. :D :D

I'm especially so into Shen Wei's polite note and Zhao Yunlan being all fond of the face masks, lol, it's canon to me now. :D ♡

[china_shop]

:D :D :D :D :D