November DWC 2022
Day 1 : Instinct/Neglect
โThe Stygia market crashed!โ Came the ragged shout as the goblin burst through his door.
Celedyn lifted an eyebrow, peering over the rims of his spectacles. The elf didnโt actually need the eyewear, but there was a certain gravitas to wearing them while shuffling through stacks of paperwork. โWhat; already?โ He hummed, reaching for his coffee cup and taking a sip of the unsubtly wine colored contents โMnh, thatโs even faster than I expected.โ
Jezzix scoffed, obviously dissatisfied by the elfโs reaction. He strode across the office and stepped up onto the bench in front of Celedynโs desk, finally the correct height to slam his palms into it, trying again โI SAID the Stygia market crashed!โ
โI heard you quite well, kitten, I wasโโ
The goblin cut him off, voice coming in a panicked hiss โI invested my retirement account in the Stygia market!โ
Celedyn blinked for several long moments, set the coffee mug down, then removed his glasses, leaning forward. The absolute gravitas of the moment, it was palpable. Perfection.ย ย โyouโฆ YOU WHAT!?โ
โI INVESTED MY ENTIREโโ
โI HEARD! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUโ!? Kitten, I TOLD you those nouveaucurrency markets are unstable!โย
โYou gotta swing big to win big! I talked to my financial guy; he told me you buy in the dip, sell in the rip!โ He gesticulated wildly as he spoke, hands sweeping like a pair of rivaling kaliri.
โThat doesnโt work when it keeps dipping! Whatโs anyone even doing with Stygia anymore? I heard the Mawwalker returned from beyond the veil nearly a month ago! They arenโt even keeping the death gates open full time, I heard you have to schedule an appointment with one of the emissaries from the Ebon Blade.โย
โYeah, yeah, limiting how much Stygia gets mined keeps the supply low! Keeps the value high!โ
โThat whole supply and demand thing only works when thereโs demand! Nobody WANTS Stygia for anything anymore! Nobodyโs off and fighting in the Shadowlands; and itโs passรฉ to be making armaments out of peopleโs eternal souls when youโre not even going to do anything with it. Remember Saronite? Remember when EVERYONE was wearing Saronite and then they found out it was the mortal remains of an old god and was slowly driving people insane? Suddenly nobody wanted anything to do with Saronite, everyone was investing in Eternium!โ
โYeah I had some bonds in Saronite, supposed to mature this year. Canโt even make a doorstop out of that shit.โ
โExactly! You canโt go putting your long term investments in nouveaucurreny! Itโs too unreliable! How much did you invest?โ
โMy whole Wrath IRA!โ
โWhat?? โ WHY?โ
โMy financial guy told me I was getting in while it was low!โ
Celedyn groaned, slumping back into his chair. He tried to pull his spectacles off for dramatic effect, only to find heโd already removed them. Wasted the gravitas. He huffed and sat up, finding them and placing them back on, balanced on the end of his nose. โThis guyโฆ Is this financial guy by any little twinkle of fate the one who sold you the Stygia?โ
โIโ well yeah, heโs my financiaโฆ Iโll KILL HIM.โย
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