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Let me know when you're home. I have some chocolates for you.
[Write it down somewhere, Xie Lian...
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.
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.
see you then!
[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.]
[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.]
[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.]
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.]
[....uh. The door opening on its own was unexpected but then he looks down and. Oh. He waves at Ruo Ye.]
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.
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.
[Ruo Ye waves back(?) before attempting to close the door again...closing is harder than opening though, when you're a piece of cloth.
Xie Lian can't see any of that from here in the kitchen though, instead just smiling happily when Jim walks in. So that's who was coming! Nice, nice.]
Welcome to my humble home! You said you had chocolates for me?
[He pronounced "chocolates" wrong but also, he's holding out a cup for you.]
Xie Lian can't see any of that from here in the kitchen though, instead just smiling happily when Jim walks in. So that's who was coming! Nice, nice.]
Welcome to my humble home! You said you had chocolates for me?
[He pronounced "chocolates" wrong but also, he's holding out a cup for you.]
[He's stuck wondering if he should have brought something for Ruo Ye too...what do living weapon cloths eat? Laundry detergent??
He's not actually going to correct him on the pronunciation of chocolate since he can't say Ruo Ye's name right either. It's fine. They're from all different worlds. It's to be expected.]
Yeah. [He leaves the basket on the table so his hands are free to take the cup. Which he puts back down so he can pull out the same package of chocolates and also a few wraps.] And wraps! Someone gave me a recipe for flat bread so I thought I'd share. It's just filled with cheese and eggs though...since I'm not sure how to get meat.
Thanks for the tea, by the way. [And now that everything's set out he'll pick up the cup again.]
He's not actually going to correct him on the pronunciation of chocolate since he can't say Ruo Ye's name right either. It's fine. They're from all different worlds. It's to be expected.]
Yeah. [He leaves the basket on the table so his hands are free to take the cup. Which he puts back down so he can pull out the same package of chocolates and also a few wraps.] And wraps! Someone gave me a recipe for flat bread so I thought I'd share. It's just filled with cheese and eggs though...since I'm not sure how to get meat.
Thanks for the tea, by the way. [And now that everything's set out he'll pick up the cup again.]
[Ruo Ye's a strip of silk, Jim...it doesn't have a mouth....
Xie Lian looks curiously at the food--he's something similar to these wraps before, but the other thing! Gonna just pick it up for a closer look, yes.]
You made these yourself? I'm sure they must taste delicious! It isn't as if meat is a necessity, after all.
Xie Lian looks curiously at the food--he's something similar to these wraps before, but the other thing! Gonna just pick it up for a closer look, yes.]
You made these yourself? I'm sure they must taste delicious! It isn't as if meat is a necessity, after all.
[Laundry detergent with water then...?]
I got the ingredients when I decided to do the quest. [And he had to kill a chimera for one ingredient but like...it's fine. it worked out.] They're truffles. I wasn't sure how sweet you wanted them so I made two kinds. The ones with the white chocolate on them are sweeter.
[He also filled them with ganache but like...he's not even sure that word means anything to someone who didn't even know what chocolates were.]
I got the ingredients when I decided to do the quest. [And he had to kill a chimera for one ingredient but like...it's fine. it worked out.] They're truffles. I wasn't sure how sweet you wanted them so I made two kinds. The ones with the white chocolate on them are sweeter.
[He also filled them with ganache but like...he's not even sure that word means anything to someone who didn't even know what chocolates were.]
Truffles! That certainly sounds interesting.
[He doesn't know what truffles or white chocolate are, ganache is just as much of a mystery? Let's just pop one of these white ones in his mouth, because white's his color.
.....It's so sweet.......excuse him while he washes it down with tea.]
...It tastes interesting too. [Ahem.] Is there supposed to be liquid inside it? You're quite talented, if so.
[As Ruo Ye finally floats back from the door, peeking over Jim's shoulder at the spread on the table.]
[He doesn't know what truffles or white chocolate are, ganache is just as much of a mystery? Let's just pop one of these white ones in his mouth, because white's his color.
.....It's so sweet.......excuse him while he washes it down with tea.]
...It tastes interesting too. [Ahem.] Is there supposed to be liquid inside it? You're quite talented, if so.
[As Ruo Ye finally floats back from the door, peeking over Jim's shoulder at the spread on the table.]
It is. I got the ingredients for the kind with fillings so I tried those.
[Quite a few had turned out...less than ideal so those he ate himself or just left home. Interesting isn't exactly the best. He's not fishing for compliments, exactly, but he does like to make food for people they'd like.]
So...not a fan of sweets or is it something else? [He did taste test them so he know they should taste fine. But different tastes and all that.]
[Quite a few had turned out...less than ideal so those he ate himself or just left home. Interesting isn't exactly the best. He's not fishing for compliments, exactly, but he does like to make food for people they'd like.]
So...not a fan of sweets or is it something else? [He did taste test them so he know they should taste fine. But different tastes and all that.]
Hm?
[--Oh, oops, he hadn't meant to offend. Xie Lian picks out a non-white one, taking a bite out of it this time rather than sticking the whole thing in his mouth.]
They're very good! I was just a little surprised, is all--I don't think I've tasted something quite that sweet before.
[Ahem.]
...The brown ones are my favorite though, now that I've had both. [Aaand popping the rest of it in. He's long since learned not to be a tiny bites kinda guy.]
[--Oh, oops, he hadn't meant to offend. Xie Lian picks out a non-white one, taking a bite out of it this time rather than sticking the whole thing in his mouth.]
They're very good! I was just a little surprised, is all--I don't think I've tasted something quite that sweet before.
[Ahem.]
...The brown ones are my favorite though, now that I've had both. [Aaand popping the rest of it in. He's long since learned not to be a tiny bites kinda guy.]
[He doesn't mind, really. He had worried about it so he'd made two kinds.]
It's pretty common where I come from. Most of the candy you can get from the store are just sugar with colour.
[And he makes a note of that though. In the future, don't make anything that's too sweet.]
I save some of the chocolate. Maybe next time I can bring you some hot chocolate.
It's pretty common where I come from. Most of the candy you can get from the store are just sugar with colour.
[And he makes a note of that though. In the future, don't make anything that's too sweet.]
I save some of the chocolate. Maybe next time I can bring you some hot chocolate.
Hot chocolate? We could warm these over the stove right now, if you want to try that!
[Then it'll be nice and hot!!
Also there was another thing besides chocolate right, he's going to...he's going to lick his fingers first actually, they're kinda chocolatey.]
[Then it'll be nice and hot!!
Also there was another thing besides chocolate right, he's going to...he's going to lick his fingers first actually, they're kinda chocolatey.]
I'd need some milk or cream for that. [Pause.] But I guess if you really want to try it I can make it with water too.
[Because besides the cream he'd gotten as an ingredient for this quest he's really not sure...where to find any. And he'd done his best to use it all up since there's no way to refrigerate it.
If only there was milk powder...
So...he's kind of smiling when Xie Lian starts licking his finger because that seems like a thing a kid would do. It's kind of funny.]
[Because besides the cream he'd gotten as an ingredient for this quest he's really not sure...where to find any. And he'd done his best to use it all up since there's no way to refrigerate it.
If only there was milk powder...
So...he's kind of smiling when Xie Lian starts licking his finger because that seems like a thing a kid would do. It's kind of funny.]
Ah, so it isn't just hot chocolate then?
[Hmmm....curious. He turns to glance thoughtfully back at the kitchen, wiping his slightly soggy fingers off on his clothes, entirely clueless as to the reason Jim is smiling.]
I'm more used to drinking water than milk, so I wouldn't mind experimenting. What else do you need for it? I still have some vegetables saved.
[Hmmm....curious. He turns to glance thoughtfully back at the kitchen, wiping his slightly soggy fingers off on his clothes, entirely clueless as to the reason Jim is smiling.]
I'm more used to drinking water than milk, so I wouldn't mind experimenting. What else do you need for it? I still have some vegetables saved.
[ 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. ]
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.]
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.]
Edited 2019-02-22 05:18 (UTC)
[ “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.
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.
Then we can try with water.
[Also like......vegetables? Even if Xie Lian's never had hot chocolate before it...doesn't taste like something you'd want to add vegetables to, right?]
Uh...I just need a pot.
[Also like......vegetables? Even if Xie Lian's never had hot chocolate before it...doesn't taste like something you'd want to add vegetables to, right?]
Uh...I just need a pot.
[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.
[Even if what's necessary is...that.]
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.]
[Vegetables are good for you, Jim. If you can make a snack healthy, that'll make it twice as good!
He acquiesces to Jim's decision, though, nodding and heading for the kitchen.]
Alright then, I definitely have that! And once we're done with this, we can try the results together with the rest of what you brought.
He acquiesces to Jim's decision, though, nodding and heading for the kitchen.]
Alright then, I definitely have that! And once we're done with this, we can try the results together with the rest of what you brought.
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