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[defyingfrigidity]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, QUEENOFICEOLATION. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 013.11.221.20 *** QUEENOFICEOLATION has joined 013.11.221.20 <QUEENOFICEOLATION> I think I've finally gotten the hang of these devices. <QUEENOFICEOLATION> So! <QUEENOFICEOLATION> There's no harm in setting up one of these, yes? <QUEENOFICEOLATION> (Thanks to those of you who helped me do so and I'm sorry if I frustrated anyone)

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< xiao.xingchen > 25th, early early morning.

[daozhangs]

( writing this under the assumption that they manage to get him into the shop for coffee/tea/etc prior to this, whoops. )

Miss Elsa,

Hello, I hope this note finds you well. I wished to thank you again for your hospitality, but also to inquire:

Does your shop sell incense for burning? I'm looking for yellow incense, specifically.

Thank you,
Xiao Xingchen

<queenoficeolation>

[defyingfrigidity]

[hell yeah hell yeah]

You're quite welcome! I was happy to see you.
Please, feel free to stop by anytime.

I'm afraid we don't have any of that sort of incense yet.
We sell bags of dried flowers and leaves and herbs and such to leave out for their good scents, but that's about it.
I'd be happy to do a little research and see what I could make, though! Anna and I are always looking for new things to offer, if they can help others in any way.

[daozhangs]

( while xingchen usually wouldn't accept such an offer to go out of one's way on his behalf, he can't imagine that this will be the last set of funerary rites he undergoes, and having a reliable source of yellow incense would make it quite a bit easier to honor the dead in the future. )

If it's not too much trouble, I would appreciate that very much. I'm not certain how many patrons will come seeking it, but it helps in soothing the mind and I can already tell such a thing is hard to come by.

It's also an important part of the funerary rites from my homeland, which it unfortunately seems that I'll be delivering quite a few of in my stay.

[defyingfrigidity]

... I see.
I'm glad to hear that there are people that observe some kind of honor to the dead.
It's
the very least we can do, given our unfortunate conditions, I think.
I've taken to planting a tree or flower every time I need to feed, as my way of honoring the dead.

If there's anything else you need for such rites, please. Let me know.
I want to do what I can not just for you and all the other monsters here, but for the people we're forced to kill.

[daozhangs]

That's a lovely thought, planting new life when another has ended. I'm not certain whether our rites make any true difference here, but I plan to continue them.

The incense is plenty, and I thank you for it. Please, let me know if ever you would like me to perform rites for your own dead as well. It is said to soothe their spirits and carry them along to the next realm, however such a thing might apply in this place.