[It's a good long while before he answers this, but--what is this message? What are chocolates? Who is....wait that bunch of symbols seems sort of familiar, uhhhhh he should learn to write these down probably.....]
[The door opens a few moments after that knock--but nobody appears to be there?]
Just a minute, I'll be right there! [calls Xie Lian from the kitchen, as he busies himself pouring the drinks.
If Jim looks closely he might notice that Ruo Ye is poking one end out from behind the door, "staring" at him, its other end wrapped around the handle.]
[ OKAY SO SHE.... definitely owes an apology to Wei Wuxian's waifu for what happened!!! ]
Xie Lian, this is Pyra. I have terrible news.
Wei Wuxian lost all of his color.
I was there when it happened, in his heart.
I am so, so, so sorry. I didn't mean for him to be hurt like this. I don't know how to help him. [ Honestly she'd probably just make things worse?? ] You should go to him.
[ Of course, she blames herself. Mere words on a screen can hardly convey all the sorrow and guilt she feels, but this isn't about her. She truly just wants him to help Wei Wuxian as much as he can-- because maybe he, as the one who is married to him, can restore color because they have an especially strong bond? And restoring colors is done by creating bonds in the first place, right? That's the best logic she's got. ]
[...This isn't a message Xie Lian had ever expected to see, when he finally remembered to check his computer. "Wei Wuxian lost his color"....he remembers the state the man had been in when he'd destroyed those corpses in his heart, remembers how worried he'd been--so how much worse would someone be if they lost their color entirely?
His first instinct is to run over to check on Wuxian himself, but--Pyra likely needs an answer of some sort.]
please don't blame yourself. i'll see what i can do.
[He doesn't know how he can help. This isn't something he has experience with, it isn't a problem he can just punch away. Does she think Wuxian's feelings for him will help heal his heart?...For all he knows that might actually work, but really the only way to find out is to go there.]
[ “Please don’t blame yourself”— hah, easier said than done. She had taken an arrow to herself that was meant for him. And then the next thing she knew was— ] I had been hurt, and then when I came to he was already attacking the others in his own heart.
He used some sort of talisman, I think, to call a bunch of corpses to emerge from the ground, but when it broke they all collapsed.
I don’t know if he still has that talisman with him, or if there’s any chance he might use it again in this state. But if there is, please don’t let him use it.
[ And that’s what she’s really warning about. They’re both cultivators, aren’t they? So she’s thinking that Xie Lian might be able to handle this best. (Him, or Shen Qingqiu.)
Pyra is of the mind that dangerous items should be destroyed, especially if the user can not control them. Perhaps Wei Wuxian had control back in his heart... and if he truly did, it would suggest that his destruction of it was entirely deliberate, which makes the implication that much more chilling and tragic.
She sends another message soon after: ]
Another thing: a few months ago we were all trapped within an ice castle where a few of us would gradually lose all of our feelings and then freeze over. Either tears or a kiss would break the spell. I’m not sure if something similar would work, but maybe you should try giving him a kiss just in case as his wife. Please, we have to try anything to help him.
[Corpses? He remembers seeing corpses, during his own excursion into Wuxian's heart--remembers what had happened when he'd destroyed them, and the fact Wuxian had called them friends. There'd been no talisman, not that he could recall, but...that isn't what's important here.
What's important is that Wei Wuxian needs help, and he needs to figure out the solution. Does he need time? Is there some sort of remedy Xie Lian can find? An answer somewhere in the town? Or.....
...Despite the possible urgency of the situation, he still can't help his mouth twitching a bit when that second message pops up.]
i will keep the option in mind. whatever is necessary for me to help him, i will of course do my utmost to perform.
[ Upon Xie Lian's doorstep, he'll find a neatly wrapped parcel complete with a bow on top reading:
To: Xie Lian
From: Pyra
Here are some chocolates from that quest to show my appreciation! But you should know I would have made them for you anyway, so long as I have the ingredients. I hope they bring a little sweetness to your life, and that it makes you happy every time you eat them. :) ]
[When Xie Lian makes it to the forge that Chu Wanning has claimed for a workshop he's tinkering with some small metal parts, his hair pulled up into a high ponytail.
It looks serene, certainly, but the room itself doesn't quite match.
Because the floor is littered with parts and a lot of sharp pointy things.
He'll look up when the door opens.]
Did you need something?
[Clearly that's the only reason anyone would be here to see him, right?]
[Xie Lian is still full of adrenaline from the run, excited from the gift he's currently got strapped to his back, as he peeks in at the door of the forge.]
Yes, are you Chu Wanning? I'm told you helped make this sword-- [He pulls it out for the man to see--] and so I came here to thank you. It's beautiful, really it is!
[He's practically bouncing he's so cheerful right now....]
[...it should have occurred to him to tell Pyra to say nothing about his involvement. But it hadn't and now they're here.
He'd never been thanked so enthusiastically before and he wasn't sure what to say or do. So he ends up looking...embarrassed. Or annoyed. It depends on how you interpret the expression on his face.
But it was also...nice. To have someone appreciate the thing he made for them so much.
And when he thought of that, his expression softened minutely...then he turned back to what he was doing to try to hide the expression.]
[Xie Lian might normally have read that look as annoyed, but after all these months surrounded by people who actually enjoy his presence, he really isn't sure how to interpret it and starts to lose steam, just a little...
But then the man says it's good! And that's good, right?
He moves a little closer, pulling a sealed jar out of his qiankun sleeve and setting it down on the nearest clean surface.]
I like it a lot, really! I've already thanked Pyra for it, but it wouldn't do to thank one person and not the other...so I thought I'd offer you some of my pickles! It's not much, I know, but it's really the only thing I know how to make...
Hm? Ah, no, I didn't put any peppers in this one...though if you prefer spicy, I do have some back at home! I've pickled a lot of things in my free time, actually.
[Like pickled dragon feet! Also now that he's inside and his offering appears to have been accepted, he's going to take this time to get a proper look around. This place looks rather messier than it was last time he peeked in.....]
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i am home!
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On Jim's end, he assumes you already know it's him.]
Cool! I'll come by then! I also made some wraps today, I'll bring some of those too.
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i'll be looking forward to it!
[Followed by going to the kitchen to put on some tea, while wondering what a wrap is supposed to be.]
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[It's good that they live in the same district because it's less distance to walk...he still sort of wish he had his bike or his vespa though.
He has a basket on his arm because....stuffing everything into his school bad seemed like it'd be a bad idea. Then he knocks on the door.]
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Just a minute, I'll be right there! [calls Xie Lian from the kitchen, as he busies himself pouring the drinks.
If Jim looks closely he might notice that Ruo Ye is poking one end out from behind the door, "staring" at him, its other end wrapped around the handle.]
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Hey. Thanks for opening the door.
[And then he steps inside and heads for the kitchen.] It's okay, someone [Was that the correct word for it...? He has no idea.] got the door.
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Xie Lian, this is Pyra. I have terrible news.
Wei Wuxian lost all of his color.
I was there when it happened, in his heart.
I am so, so, so sorry. I didn't mean for him to be hurt like this. I don't know how to help him. [ Honestly she'd probably just make things worse?? ] You should go to him.
[ Of course, she blames herself. Mere words on a screen can hardly convey all the sorrow and guilt she feels, but this isn't about her. She truly just wants him to help Wei Wuxian as much as he can-- because maybe he, as the one who is married to him, can restore color because they have an especially strong bond? And restoring colors is done by creating bonds in the first place, right? That's the best logic she's got. ]
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His first instinct is to run over to check on Wuxian himself, but--Pyra likely needs an answer of some sort.]
please don't blame yourself.
i'll see what i can do.
[He doesn't know how he can help. This isn't something he has experience with, it isn't a problem he can just punch away. Does she think Wuxian's feelings for him will help heal his heart?...For all he knows that might actually work, but really the only way to find out is to go there.]
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He used some sort of talisman, I think, to call a bunch of corpses to emerge from the ground, but when it broke they all collapsed.
I don’t know if he still has that talisman with him, or if there’s any chance he might use it again in this state. But if there is, please don’t let him use it.
[ And that’s what she’s really warning about. They’re both cultivators, aren’t they? So she’s thinking that Xie Lian might be able to handle this best. (Him, or Shen Qingqiu.)
Pyra is of the mind that dangerous items should be destroyed, especially if the user can not control them. Perhaps Wei Wuxian had control back in his heart... and if he truly did, it would suggest that his destruction of it was entirely deliberate, which makes the implication that much more chilling and tragic.
She sends another message soon after: ]
Another thing: a few months ago we were all trapped within an ice castle where a few of us would gradually lose all of our feelings and then freeze over. Either tears or a kiss would break the spell. I’m not sure if something similar would work, but maybe you should try giving him a kiss just in case as his wife. Please, we have to try anything to help him.
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What's important is that Wei Wuxian needs help, and he needs to figure out the solution. Does he need time? Is there some sort of remedy Xie Lian can find? An answer somewhere in the town? Or.....
...Despite the possible urgency of the situation, he still can't help his mouth twitching a bit when that second message pops up.]
i will keep the option in mind. whatever is necessary for me to help him, i will of course do my utmost to perform.
[Even if what's necessary is...that.]
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[ And she truly is deeply thankful for him. ]
I hope that he will restore his color as soon as possible, by your affection for him.
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To: Xie Lian
From: Pyra
Here are some chocolates from that quest to show my appreciation! But you should know I would have made them for you anyway, so long as I have the ingredients. I hope they bring a little sweetness to your life, and that it makes you happy every time you eat them. :) ]
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[ A totally not suspicious question. ]
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i suppose you can
may i ask what you want it for though?
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Hello, hello!
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Well.
Okay.
He answers the door with a smile, though the expression on his face is still noticeably full of questions.]
Hello! You seem quite energetic today.
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It looks serene, certainly, but the room itself doesn't quite match.
Because the floor is littered with parts and a lot of sharp pointy things.
He'll look up when the door opens.]
Did you need something?
[Clearly that's the only reason anyone would be here to see him, right?]
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Yes, are you Chu Wanning? I'm told you helped make this sword-- [He pulls it out for the man to see--] and so I came here to thank you. It's beautiful, really it is!
[He's practically bouncing he's so cheerful right now....]
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He'd never been thanked so enthusiastically before and he wasn't sure what to say or do. So he ends up looking...embarrassed. Or annoyed. It depends on how you interpret the expression on his face.
But it was also...nice. To have someone appreciate the thing he made for them so much.
And when he thought of that, his expression softened minutely...then he turned back to what he was doing to try to hide the expression.]
...it's good that you like it.
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But then the man says it's good! And that's good, right?
He moves a little closer, pulling a sealed jar out of his qiankun sleeve and setting it down on the nearest clean surface.]
I like it a lot, really! I've already thanked Pyra for it, but it wouldn't do to thank one person and not the other...so I thought I'd offer you some of my pickles! It's not much, I know, but it's really the only thing I know how to make...
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Pickles...?]
...are they spicy?
[Because he can't do spicy! But even as he asks, he's already putting the things in his hands down and picking up the jar.]
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[Like pickled dragon feet! Also now that he's inside and his offering appears to have been accepted, he's going to take this time to get a proper look around. This place looks rather messier than it was last time he peeked in.....]
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