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[ well, after all of that! that sure was a lot.
xie lian is out at the beach, sitting crosslegged in the sand. he's been back to change clothes - his white robes are pristine - and he's holding what appears to be a few small sheets of paper in his hands.
there is a small fire burning in front of him, flickering light across the beach, and he is slowly dipping each of the papers into the fire, until they burn to ashes, saying something soft under his breath. he glances up, noticing someone else - and then offers a soft smile, nodding his head. ] Good evening, Mr. Van Zieks.
xie lian is out at the beach, sitting crosslegged in the sand. he's been back to change clothes - his white robes are pristine - and he's holding what appears to be a few small sheets of paper in his hands.
there is a small fire burning in front of him, flickering light across the beach, and he is slowly dipping each of the papers into the fire, until they burn to ashes, saying something soft under his breath. he glances up, noticing someone else - and then offers a soft smile, nodding his head. ] Good evening, Mr. Van Zieks.
[ if you only knew ]
Mm. Even if you were to ask him, there is a good chance that he would lie. The only way to get him to speak truths is to trick him - as you saw today.
[ a little huff - he smiles, wanly, up at van zieks ] I apologize, that I had to make such a show of things, today.
Mm. Even if you were to ask him, there is a good chance that he would lie. The only way to get him to speak truths is to trick him - as you saw today.
[ a little huff - he smiles, wanly, up at van zieks ] I apologize, that I had to make such a show of things, today.
I thought the more showy I was about it, the angrier it would make him, so I had to be a bit dramatic.
[ there's a beat. he huffs a little bit of a laugh, rubbing at his nose. ]
Truth be told, I don't even know who Crimson Rain Sought Flower is. He just went on and on about how weak this other ghost king was compared to him, so I thought it might be a sore spot, and I was right.
[ there's a beat. he huffs a little bit of a laugh, rubbing at his nose. ]
Truth be told, I don't even know who Crimson Rain Sought Flower is. He just went on and on about how weak this other ghost king was compared to him, so I thought it might be a sore spot, and I was right.
Edited 2021-10-03 02:31 (UTC)
Oh. That is true...
[ not that xie lian has ever attended a trial, before today, but it was rather... slapdash. ]
...Even still, I think that we did the best that we could, with what we had. I think that the people who are above the Watchers, whomever they may be, must be quite inflexible.
[ not that xie lian has ever attended a trial, before today, but it was rather... slapdash. ]
...Even still, I think that we did the best that we could, with what we had. I think that the people who are above the Watchers, whomever they may be, must be quite inflexible.
[ that gets a little laugh. ]
I think we would all agree with that. Even still, do you think they will listen to your woes about it...? Or perhaps - we should simply ignore them, and do the best with what we have? Your skills would surely be useful in organizing things a little more.
I think we would all agree with that. Even still, do you think they will listen to your woes about it...? Or perhaps - we should simply ignore them, and do the best with what we have? Your skills would surely be useful in organizing things a little more.
[ hello ziekers xie lian is coming to find you, wherever you are - ]
Mr. Van Zieks, can I talk to you for a moment?
[ he seems quite serious!! and not in the way that he might have been a little annoyed, earlier. san lang is a ferret on his shoulder, matching xie lian's current mood. ]
Mr. Van Zieks, can I talk to you for a moment?
[ he seems quite serious!! and not in the way that he might have been a little annoyed, earlier. san lang is a ferret on his shoulder, matching xie lian's current mood. ]
[ saucy.
he will come sit beside him with a little smile. ]
Thank you. If it wouldn't trouble you... I'd like to talk some about the person you mentioned, during the trial. [ immediately, he holds up a hand. ] You do not have to tell me who, of course. That information is very private, but...
...May I ask how you became privy to it?
he will come sit beside him with a little smile. ]
Thank you. If it wouldn't trouble you... I'd like to talk some about the person you mentioned, during the trial. [ immediately, he holds up a hand. ] You do not have to tell me who, of course. That information is very private, but...
...May I ask how you became privy to it?
[ ! ]
A different one than the one you know. Though - is it alright to share the one that has passed? Or, perhaps the job that they had. Please - do not feel as thought you have to, and ignore it if you feel as though it could cause danger to the others if you did.
A different one than the one you know. Though - is it alright to share the one that has passed? Or, perhaps the job that they had. Please - do not feel as thought you have to, and ignore it if you feel as though it could cause danger to the others if you did.
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