[ hourly meditation!!! this works for xie lian. honestly, the maple trees are very relaxing, so.
as joonghyuk speaks up - san lang lifts his head from where he is a ferret again, curled up next to niah - xie lian opens an eye to look at him, and then nods. ]
It is. Some would say lively, though. It is certainly like nowhere else I have ever been.
... Right, from where you're from, buildings and skyscrapers don't exist.
[ And he isn't sure if they ever will. Some things don't need to be changed, really. Niah sees the ferret and tries to playfully eat him, but not really eat him. ]
There are many tall buildings - the walls in Xian Le alone were nearly as tall as the simplest here - but... a "sky scraper" does feel a very apt name. One could simply reach up and touch the Heavens, from the very top.
[ absolutely wild, lad
san lang squeals at the playful chomp - he doesn't mind though, dodging out of the way and then barrelling into niah's side like a katamari ball. he is teeny tiny so this playfighting is extra ineffectual.
the exchange part catches xie lian's full attention, though, and he tilts his head. ] Oh? I'd be happy to help you, Mr. Joonghyuk.
I find you insufferable for reasons you must already know, but there are other reasons that I'm sure you wouldn't ever consider. Some things you say remind me of who I used to be, before I started regressing. Then certain behaviors of yours mirror Kim Dokja's... Who has adopted some of it from reading my story.
[ He was still a bit of an asshole at the beginning, opinionated and huffy. Some things don't change, but it's true he's ultimately protagonist-coded. Closing his eyes, he considers that it reminds him of the endings that come with sacrifice, with self-sacrifice, and all the sorrow that comes with it. There's still love in those stories, isn't there? ]
Despite that, I don't mind your company. [ ... ] I can't say that I won't grow to resentful if you make the wrong choices.
[ this is exactly the answer he was expecting - well, the tone of it, anyway - and it quirks a smile to xie lian's mouth. really, if anyone talked at him like this a few scant years ago...
but, he ducks his head, and he's smiling. ]
I have found that Mr. Dokja and I do have quite a bit in common. [ we irritating ] But... thank you, Mr. Joonghyuk.
You remind me very much of my guoshi, you know. [ xie lian this was not a reciprocal situation. or, maybe it was? clearly he does not need a task to tell people how he feels about them, ever. ] Both in your temperament and your wisdom. I don't think he would ever say I was insufferable to my face, but I'm quite sure he felt it. Often.
[ he can just picture the exhaustion on mei nianqing's face, if he thinks hard enough. his poor guoshi. ] And I have often come to look to your guidance and take on the world in difficult situations here, because I feel as though there is much I could learn from you, and much I have begun to learn already.
So... thank you, for that. It means a lot to me that you would speak with me so candidly about such things.
Yes, you two are both irritating in similar ways. Just not obvious ways.
[ SAYS IT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR. He closes his eyes and sighs... Xie Lian really is a buffoon. ]
You can only learn so much from stories... A lot comes from experience. [ Both successes and failures. ] I cannot teach you a lot and you won't be learning much watching me.
[ ... ]
Do not think this is an invitation to be more obnoxious and annoying.
[ pfft. that doesn't seem to bother him - he laughs a little, muffling it with his sleeve. frankly, he finds being compared to kim dokja to be a pretty high compliment, which is tragic for everyone involved. ]
...I know, Mr. Joonghyuk. [ about experience and stories, anyway. he has been through much - unfortunately, xie lian does not even begin to know how much worse it's going to get when he returns home, but that's okay. ] Even still, I've been thankful for your guidance. For the most part.
[ Mostly. ]
And - I would say that I won't, but I have a feeling there are few behaviors I can act upon that would not be classed as obnoxious and annoying...?
[ you're doomed to enjoy the company of annoying people for eternity joonghyuk! congratulations!
he makes an affirmative noise, amused, and then tilts his head. ]
...Truthfully, I could walk every part of this city and never even begin to see all of the things there are to see. I watched a "movie"! And Mr. Dokja showed me all sorts of delicious drinks, too, like 'boba' and things like that! It's almost a bit overwhelming, but - it's more exciting, than anything else.
[ xie lian likes adventure! even if adventure is full of technology. ]
Is there anything you might recommend? This is more familiar to you, is it not?
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Niah is just a wolf bundle on the grass. ]
This place is noisy.
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as joonghyuk speaks up - san lang lifts his head from where he is a ferret again, curled up next to niah - xie lian opens an eye to look at him, and then nods. ]
It is. Some would say lively, though. It is certainly like nowhere else I have ever been.
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[ And he isn't sure if they ever will. Some things don't need to be changed, really. Niah sees the ferret and tries to playfully eat him, but not really eat him. ]
I have another exchange I must do.
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[ absolutely wild, lad
san lang squeals at the playful chomp - he doesn't mind though, dodging out of the way and then barrelling into niah's side like a katamari ball. he is teeny tiny so this playfighting is extra ineffectual.
the exchange part catches xie lian's full attention, though, and he tilts his head. ] Oh? I'd be happy to help you, Mr. Joonghyuk.
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It's true. Some building you can see seas away.
[ Xie Lian sure uses a lot of words and here's Joonghyuk. ]
I will tell you how I truly feel about you, not that I can lie this week.
[ There's some silence. ]
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he blinks at joonghyuk with the task, though. wow. what a task. ]
...Um. Alright? If you would like.
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I find you insufferable for reasons you must already know, but there are other reasons that I'm sure you wouldn't ever consider. Some things you say remind me of who I used to be, before I started regressing. Then certain behaviors of yours mirror Kim Dokja's... Who has adopted some of it from reading my story.
[ He was still a bit of an asshole at the beginning, opinionated and huffy. Some things don't change, but it's true he's ultimately protagonist-coded. Closing his eyes, he considers that it reminds him of the endings that come with sacrifice, with self-sacrifice, and all the sorrow that comes with it. There's still love in those stories, isn't there? ]
Despite that, I don't mind your company. [ ... ] I can't say that I won't grow to resentful if you make the wrong choices.
[ You know. Like being as stupid as Dokja. ]
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but, he ducks his head, and he's smiling. ]
I have found that Mr. Dokja and I do have quite a bit in common. [ we irritating ] But... thank you, Mr. Joonghyuk.
You remind me very much of my guoshi, you know. [ xie lian this was not a reciprocal situation. or, maybe it was? clearly he does not need a task to tell people how he feels about them, ever. ] Both in your temperament and your wisdom. I don't think he would ever say I was insufferable to my face, but I'm quite sure he felt it. Often.
[ he can just picture the exhaustion on mei nianqing's face, if he thinks hard enough. his poor guoshi. ] And I have often come to look to your guidance and take on the world in difficult situations here, because I feel as though there is much I could learn from you, and much I have begun to learn already.
So... thank you, for that. It means a lot to me that you would speak with me so candidly about such things.
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[ SAYS IT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR. He closes his eyes and sighs... Xie Lian really is a buffoon. ]
You can only learn so much from stories... A lot comes from experience. [ Both successes and failures. ] I cannot teach you a lot and you won't be learning much watching me.
[ ... ]
Do not think this is an invitation to be more obnoxious and annoying.
[ no please be i beg of you ]
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...I know, Mr. Joonghyuk. [ about experience and stories, anyway. he has been through much - unfortunately, xie lian does not even begin to know how much worse it's going to get when he returns home, but that's okay. ] Even still, I've been thankful for your guidance. For the most part.
[ Mostly. ]
And - I would say that I won't, but I have a feeling there are few behaviors I can act upon that would not be classed as obnoxious and annoying...?
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[ Nothing they can do, nothing they can chance, and Joonghyuk seems fine with that. Also, Kim Dokja is not a compliment. ]
Since this is a modern world, is there anything you want to see?
[ he... knows you're an olde ]
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he makes an affirmative noise, amused, and then tilts his head. ]
...Truthfully, I could walk every part of this city and never even begin to see all of the things there are to see. I watched a "movie"! And Mr. Dokja showed me all sorts of delicious drinks, too, like 'boba' and things like that! It's almost a bit overwhelming, but - it's more exciting, than anything else.
[ xie lian likes adventure! even if adventure is full of technology. ]
Is there anything you might recommend? This is more familiar to you, is it not?
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[ Let him think? ]
Have you gone to the arcade?
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I have not! What is it?
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[ he will lead them? It isn't too far since Kings is accessible. If they take a bus, they can.
and boom
arcade. ]