[...this is a bald-faced lie, and she can't even keep her pout the whole time she says it; by the last word, she's giggling, gratefully accepting a cup of wine so that she can hide her smile by sipping at it.]
...that sounds wonderful. I'm really glad to hear you've been able to see so much of each other.
[that sort of thing is important!!]
What is Harrow's friend like? Ooh, and how are things in your homeworld? Is your son doing alright?
[ he's like clearly just going to play deaf and blind to her pout, but ends up just raising an eyebrow - which is good, because then qingxuan bursts into giggles. he laughs, too, once, lifting his glass as a "hear hear".
it really has been wonderful, though he doesn't acknowledge it much beyond that because it gets into gay territory and that's embarrassing. moving on: ]
Harrow's friend is - the complete and utter opposite of Harrow. [ a little bit of delight on his face, there, mischievous and bright. ] Gideon, is her name. She's very funny, and wields a blade like a professional. We've gotten on like glue and paint, since she's come around - Molly too. [ gideon, gu yun, and molly are actually just a horrible little chaos trio and harrow suffers them having the exact same sense of humor at all times. just three pairs of sunglasses and bad jokes at all hours. ] And Harrow's happy to have her there, though she never says so.
[ doxxes harrow's sensitive baby feelings as only a big brother can truly do ] And Chang Geng is doing well, also. He's been along on our travels here and there - he's been training with Beauregard. His coming of age is coming up, soon, too.
[ so, all in all - pretty positive. gu yun does just generally seem to be a little more relaxed than he was in the station; he still holds himself strong and tall, that spine of his made of iron, but otherwise, his shoulders are a little less tense. ] Enough about me, though! You were off with Yuri, weren't you? How was that?
[gideon sounds awesome! a chaos trio they might be, but outside of the indulgence center, it's probably fine? most of the things she got embarrassed about were very specific to their indulgences. with that not really being a thing anymore, she can just sit back and enjoy the fun.]
...I'm glad to hear she's been happy. Oh! [she brightens up, then pulls out her phone from her sleeve, discreetly turning it so that gu yun can see the screen but so that it's hidden from the view of the other patrons of the terrace. it's a picture of some very lovely looking necklace pieces made of bone, according to siz.] She's been making jewelry, did you see?
[training with beau... that'll probably be good for chang geng, particularly if his coming of age is coming up. she taps her chin.]
Hmm, I'll find him a gift for his coming of age, would that be okay?
[the palace of the windmaster has a billion different treasures and trinkets around; honestly, they'll be better served in someone else's possession, particularly once she marches off to jun wu to be like "hey! banish me and my brother" or whatever she's going to do.
[ gu yun doesn't make like. a face, at the jewelry when she shows him the screen, but he definitely does internally, brows furrowing briefly, because he absolutely knows where those bones for that bone jewelry came from (and also recently learned about harrow's....erm, craftsmanship in other areas and hard pass), but otherwise let's the rest of this go. he'd answer the question about chang geng, and does with sort of an affirmative noise, but the second part is more.
[ oh no you don't. he leans forward, still smiling. ]
You know, meimei, there are really only two ways to squirm out of conversations you don't want to have. The first is to not bring the topic up at all. And the second - the second is to play deaf and dumb, not to say things that would concern the other half of the conversation.
[ wise advice from great liang's greatest garlic himself ] You sound distinctly less surprised and horrified by the concept of your best friend eating people as I believe any of us might be expecting.
[ he takes it very nicely in his left hand! and then lifts up his right
and writes in fluent fantasy chinese in her palm with his finger ] Would this method of communication suit a deaf lady better, or should I sign with you instead?
N-no thanks! Gu-xiong, you should have some more wine, ahaha, you've only tried the one kind so far! There are plenty more kinds to try, this place is known for it!
Nothing's happened. I haven't seen him since we left. [...] That's one of the things I need to take care of now that I'm back, but I stopped here first.
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...that sounds wonderful. I'm really glad to hear you've been able to see so much of each other.
[that sort of thing is important!!]
What is Harrow's friend like? Ooh, and how are things in your homeworld? Is your son doing alright?
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it really has been wonderful, though he doesn't acknowledge it much beyond that because it gets into gay territory and that's embarrassing. moving on: ]
Harrow's friend is - the complete and utter opposite of Harrow. [ a little bit of delight on his face, there, mischievous and bright. ] Gideon, is her name. She's very funny, and wields a blade like a professional. We've gotten on like glue and paint, since she's come around - Molly too. [ gideon, gu yun, and molly are actually just a horrible little chaos trio and harrow suffers them having the exact same sense of humor at all times. just three pairs of sunglasses and bad jokes at all hours. ] And Harrow's happy to have her there, though she never says so.
[ doxxes harrow's sensitive baby feelings as only a big brother can truly do ] And Chang Geng is doing well, also. He's been along on our travels here and there - he's been training with Beauregard. His coming of age is coming up, soon, too.
[ so, all in all - pretty positive. gu yun does just generally seem to be a little more relaxed than he was in the station; he still holds himself strong and tall, that spine of his made of iron, but otherwise, his shoulders are a little less tense. ] Enough about me, though! You were off with Yuri, weren't you? How was that?
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[gideon sounds awesome! a chaos trio they might be, but outside of the indulgence center, it's probably fine? most of the things she got embarrassed about were very specific to their indulgences. with that not really being a thing anymore, she can just sit back and enjoy the fun.]
...I'm glad to hear she's been happy. Oh! [she brightens up, then pulls out her phone from her sleeve, discreetly turning it so that gu yun can see the screen but so that it's hidden from the view of the other patrons of the terrace. it's a picture of some very lovely looking necklace pieces made of bone, according to siz.] She's been making jewelry, did you see?
[training with beau... that'll probably be good for chang geng, particularly if his coming of age is coming up. she taps her chin.]
Hmm, I'll find him a gift for his coming of age, would that be okay?
[the palace of the windmaster has a billion different treasures and trinkets around; honestly, they'll be better served in someone else's possession, particularly once she marches off to jun wu to be like "hey! banish me and my brother" or whatever she's going to do.
...but oh, right, yuri...]
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I had a really fun time with him and Luca, but Gu-xiong, did you know? They were trying to keep me from coming back here! On purpose!
[a beat.]
And when I visited Douman and Ryan, they did the same thing!
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well. he sips his drink. ]
Hmmm. I wonder why. . .
[ qingxuan, ]
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[she is
an idiot.]
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[ gu yun is the worst person to handle this situation sqx ]
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[siiiighs.]
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[ JUST
SAYING ]
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fair, but]
If he was going to do something to me, he'd have done it before we left the indulgence center. [a beat] Ahaha, anyway...
[MOVING ON. she takes a sip of her wine again.]
Since you're here, I should show you around! Don't worry, we'll skip the temples.
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You know, meimei, there are really only two ways to squirm out of conversations you don't want to have. The first is to not bring the topic up at all. And the second - the second is to play deaf and dumb, not to say things that would concern the other half of the conversation.
[ wise advice from great liang's greatest garlic himself ] You sound distinctly less surprised and horrified by the concept of your best friend eating people as I believe any of us might be expecting.
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she looks off to the side and sips at her wine again
who's deaf and dumb now!!]
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smiles! it's the sweetest, nicest smile! and then holds out his hand to her. can he see her hand? ]
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she kind of has a bad feeling about his but she takes his hand.]
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and writes in fluent fantasy chinese in her palm with his finger ] Would this method of communication suit a deaf lady better, or should I sign with you instead?
[ He Is The Master ]
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she giggles.]
That tickles! Hm, are you trying to write something on my hand? Unfortunately, I'm illiterate.
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Are you? Because I can come get closer, I can speak words in your ear. I seem to remember you really enjoyed that, once upon a time.
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N-no thanks! Gu-xiong, you should have some more wine, ahaha, you've only tried the one kind so far! There are plenty more kinds to try, this place is known for it!
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victory ]
So, talk to me a bit about you and your 'Ming-xiong'. That wasn't his real name. What's happened?
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[she shakes her head, looking down at her cup.]
Nothing's happened. I haven't seen him since we left. [...] That's one of the things I need to take care of now that I'm back, but I stopped here first.
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[ taking a sip of his drink. ] What else do you need to take care of?
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[she looks around to make sure there aren't any mortals within earshot before she continues.]
...the Heavenly Emperor. [she waves a hand.] It has to do with gods, though, so I won't bore you with the details.
[since he's not a religious man.]
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[ that at least is very familiar. it's kind of nice to know that the heavens deal with politics the same way he does. ]
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[hmm. how to say this.]
Well, I found out some things during the week that we were all seeing each other's memories that he should be made aware of.
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[ he's assuming it has to do with the whole like, cannibalism thing, but hey ]
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