Poll: Light in Dixing, and face masks at the SID (drama)
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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:
wealthy people can bribe the palace for more light
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there is a black market in photons
2 (100.0%)
the Dixing bar is well-lit because its patrons donate a portion of their light quota
1 (50.0%)
the bar is not actually well-lit -- it just looks that way for filming convenience
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the glowy lava on the volcano uses up some of the limited light resources
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you can create a blackout elsewhere by making an especially bright light in a windowless room
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the Deacon is bullshitting because he dislikes Zhao Yunlan
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other
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Where did Zhao Yunlan's stash of face masks, as discovered by xiao-Guo in episode 16, come from?
Zhao Yunlan always had them; he just never uses them
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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
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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
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they arrived anonymously in the mail (Shen Wei)
1 (50.0%)
Lin Jing explained disease transmission to Wang Zheng, and she added them to the regular stationery order
2 (100.0%)
other
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