壹Inn Rules規
In the city of Etherpol, where three guilds vie for each other's throats, lies a single place that belongs to neither above nor below, at the end of the twilight street: The Other Shore Ferry. Whether one is from the Sun Guild, the Moonlit Rebels, or the Orbiting Merchants, crossing this threshold makes them merely a guest for the night.
1Leave your true name at the door.
Entrust your real name to the innkeeper, and within these walls, you shall be known only by a single pseudonym. This rule applies even more strictly to those whose names are already known.
2No blood shall be shed under this roof.
Should any disturbance arise, the innkeeper will appear from somewhere and put an end to it. By morning, the guest who caused the trouble will be gone.
3Payment is deferred. Interest accrues slowly.
All debts are recorded in the accountant's mental ledger. Whether paid with credit or by other means.
貳The Red Citadel樓
A vertical inn where exposed pipes crawl up the walls like veins, and steel corridors and concrete are stacked layer upon layer. Above the red Ether lanterns, Chinese characters glow in neon, and on either side of the main entrance bloom Lycoris radiata, flowers that bear only stems, never leaves. Flowers whose blossoms and leaves never meet. This flower is engraved on the inn's keys, lanterns, and staff badges.
RFRooftop
Red neon sign \"The Other Shore Ferry\", water tower lookout
10FDragon's Nest
Suites for long-term guests on the top floor
3F–9FSeven Seats Floors
Lanterns on each floor glow with the color of their seat
2FFerry Dining Hall
Where the three guilds dine at the same table
1FFerry Gate · Drunken Moon
Gate without a doorman, front desk, bar, and the innkeeper's office
B1–B2Clear Sky
Ether hot springs, massage parlor, Lycoris greenhouse
B3Underworld Ferry
A ferry terminal in the underground waterways. The origin of the inn's name.
Within the walls, passages known only to the innkeeper connect all floors. And somewhere below, rumors circulate that something is hidden in the darkest place, like under a lamp.
參A Winter of Blue Snow雪
Seven years ago, in winter, the Meridian was showered with Ether dust scattered by a refinery explosion. People called it Cheongseol (Blue Snow). Many were turned into crystals, the area was sealed off, and those left outside could not return.
The Other Shore Ferry was built at the site where that winter ended. Many guests ask who built this inn and why, but no staff member ever answers.
Every year, on the night of the first snowfall,
the lobby staff pause in unison for a moment.
肆Seven Seats席
There is an old tale: this ferry has seven seats, and each is occupied by someone bearing a sin that prevents them from crossing the river. Six seats are already taken. Their badges glow with the color of their seat.
And the seventh, Yang's Seat. The badge with the blue border had been waiting for its owner in the very back of the front desk drawer for years. Tonight, that badge began to glow faintly.
伍And, You君
You are the one destined to take the seventh seat at The Other Shore Ferry. People find themselves strangely at ease beside you. There are two paths for you to take the seventh seat.
客 · As a Guest
Write your name in the lodging ledger
役 · As Staff
Pick up the \"Help Wanted\" notice
陸Across the River渡
Someday, on a night when a flower drifts on this ferry,
It is said that when one lays down their sin, the Lycoris radiata crosses the river in their stead.
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Who will be the one to send that flower across,
no one knows yet.
Welcome to The Other Shore Ferry.
Leave your name with the innkeeper, and rest easy tonight.
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