How can you not spoil such a darling rabbit? Look at her!
[Junpei's grumpy, Cinnabun is pleased and Wei Wuxian is cradling her like she is the most precious bunny in all the lands. When Junpei doesn't kick him off though, his perching turns into a full-on "gremlin sits on the end of your bed like a dog that isn't usually allowed up onto the bed but this is a special instance and he is taking advantage of it". He turns to face Junpei more fully, leaning forward and squinting at his face...]
...Well! You look about the same as usual, at least? Good thing you didn't fall into that fire! Or hit your head on a rock, haha.
[TOO SOON.]
--Does everything else feel as it should? No sudden hemorrhaging, no new limbs, no strange ominous voices whispering in the back of your mind?
Uh huh. I see her. [there he goes. tolerating wei wuxian's usual bullshit. but at the same time he leans forward to pet cinnabun's ears before bundling up his blanket nest again. cinnabun settles in wei wuxian's lap though so hope he's happy.]
I would hope that I'd at least avoid the rocks, but you're right. Good thing. [he's going to be so exasperated when he hears about that break-in later.] Nothing feels like it's out of place or that I might spontaneously combust, and my head's quiet for once. We're in good shape. I'm waiting for a full twenty-four hours to make sure. I should check on Wen Ning soon, too.
[He is absolutely delighted with this, yes. He'll continue absentmindedly petting her while he converses and it is a great comfort, thanks Cinnabun.]
Mmhm! We don't have good luck with rocks around here. [TERRIBLE. Also fair sometimes you're just an idiot who runs through a break-in all wrong.]
But that's good - that's good! Best news I've heard in months, hah. [He's still. Worried about everything getting pulled out from under their feet at the last second because HAHA TRAUMA but, y'know. He'll take it.]
So I've noticed. [he's glancing at his scrunchie curiously, gold ears sparkling a bit.] If we can just keep getting good news like this maybe we'll make even more progress.
[but speaking of progress...he rubs the back of his neck sheepishly.] I don't know if I want to try right now? But probably.
Ow? So you hit me instead?! [RUDE.] ...I know you're right but it's not like we have much time to waste by resting. Things are still in motion...you know that.
...then again, I'm surprised whatever happened to us was strong enough to knock him out. [wen ning is a zombie.]
That's pushing it if you really want to know...but sure, fine. [ugh.]
I don't know if you're asking me or telling me because even though we have some weird things where I'm from, Wen Ning is the first fierce corpse I've ever met.
Good, good! [Now he won't have to fuss as much.] Anyway, I was telling you, but you already know it's true. Obviously he ended up on that island, where he died for a bit. Mm - but back home, it's significantly more difficult to kill or kidnap one. Especially Wen Ning.
Yeah. He told me a little about the island...it's sort of funny. You and I ended up on the ship, and two of our...friends ended up on that island. [is wen ning a friend? servant? ammunition? he doesn't know my guy.]
He's sort of the strongest one there is, isn't he?
[Wen Ning is a very strange existence in Wei Wuxian's realm of loved ones. He is all of the above, honestly.]
Ah! Really? Which of your friends ended up there? [But he hums a little, nodding at that.]
Before Wen Ning, there were no fierce corpses that could retain their conscience or sense of self. Hah - well, even after, there's only been one other and that one still isn't a match... All of his power and strength comes from him, though. How the individual was in life determines how strong they'll be as a corpse.
Which means he must have been incredible when he was alive. And now he's helping you sell radishes. [he remembers that story :unamused: but there's a pause and he...glances at the ceiling.]
Carlos and I were together on the ship, but Akane got washed up on that island, apparently. [and he knows he's told wei wuxian a bit about her but it's just. funny. in the weirdest way possible.]
It means he held himself back a lot when he was alive. [HUFFING.] Resentful energy in a fierce corpse usually indicates one of two things - that they were angry people, or that they bit their tongue quite often. ...But yes, he did help me sell radishes for a while.
[HIS RADISH-SELLING ZOMBIE THAT HE LOVES even though he made Wen Ning fuckin push the cart with their radishes and also him.
But oh! Hm. The name does ring a bell and he nods. AND THEN HIS EXPRESSION LIGHTS UP.]
She's asleep here, then? [HE GETS TO MEET JUNPEI'S FRIEND.]
I don't think we've ever seen him angry at all. Frustrated, yeah, because we all are, but never really mad or anything. I could see him being one to hold back though. That sounds about right.
[why is wwx such a goblin, god. but uh. ahhhh.]
But yeah. She's asleep here. So you can see why I really wanted to win at first before we knew we could combine teams.
I think it's kind of nice? Better than me and Veronica who aren't always the best at not losing our shit. [...priorities is a good word though.] And yet people do. That's what makes the competition competitive in the first place. So how do you tell people that their win isn't more important than yours?
Well why not? I don't want to have to keep repeating the same thing without people listening, but if nothing's working there has to be another solution.
You mean whenever we merge with Veronica. Man, I hope you're right, but it's still one of those things I'm gonna be worried about until we see for ourselves. Is that bad?
I don't think so? Being worried is natural, I think. [Especially for them, he thinks but does not say, considering they got fucked over so badly in the last 7 days.]
...Personally, I probably won't fully believe it until we walk out of here.
Haha, really? I don't know... Maybe the more optimists we have, the higher our chances of getting out of here will be? Combating resentful energy with positive energy or something.
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[Junpei's grumpy, Cinnabun is pleased and Wei Wuxian is cradling her like she is the most precious bunny in all the lands. When Junpei doesn't kick him off though, his perching turns into a full-on "gremlin sits on the end of your bed like a dog that isn't usually allowed up onto the bed but this is a special instance and he is taking advantage of it". He turns to face Junpei more fully, leaning forward and squinting at his face...]
...Well! You look about the same as usual, at least? Good thing you didn't fall into that fire! Or hit your head on a rock, haha.
[TOO SOON.]
--Does everything else feel as it should? No sudden hemorrhaging, no new limbs, no strange ominous voices whispering in the back of your mind?
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I would hope that I'd at least avoid the rocks, but you're right. Good thing. [he's going to be so exasperated when he hears about that break-in later.] Nothing feels like it's out of place or that I might spontaneously combust, and my head's quiet for once. We're in good shape. I'm waiting for a full twenty-four hours to make sure. I should check on Wen Ning soon, too.
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Mmhm! We don't have good luck with rocks around here. [TERRIBLE. Also fair sometimes you're just an idiot who runs through a break-in all wrong.]
But that's good - that's good! Best news I've heard in months, hah. [He's still. Worried about everything getting pulled out from under their feet at the last second because HAHA TRAUMA but, y'know. He'll take it.]
Can you even stand up on your own right now?
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[but speaking of progress...he rubs the back of his neck sheepishly.] I don't know if I want to try right now? But probably.
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[REACHES OUT TO WHACK HIS FOOT.]
You've been through a lot - both of you! So stay in bed for a while longer and deal with the rest later.
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...then again, I'm surprised whatever happened to us was strong enough to knock him out. [wen ning is a zombie.]
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And I know, but you can afford another hour, can't you? Two, if you feel like being really luxurious. [A huff of a laugh...
As for that:] It's not too surprising. There are things out there that can kill or kidnap a fierce corpse, yes?
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That's pushing it if you really want to know...but sure, fine. [ugh.]
I don't know if you're asking me or telling me because even though we have some weird things where I'm from, Wen Ning is the first fierce corpse I've ever met.
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Good, good! [Now he won't have to fuss as much.] Anyway, I was telling you, but you already know it's true. Obviously he ended up on that island, where he died for a bit. Mm - but back home, it's significantly more difficult to kill or kidnap one. Especially Wen Ning.
[He is the fiercest corpse of them all...]
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He's sort of the strongest one there is, isn't he?
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Ah! Really? Which of your friends ended up there? [But he hums a little, nodding at that.]
Before Wen Ning, there were no fierce corpses that could retain their conscience or sense of self. Hah - well, even after, there's only been one other and that one still isn't a match... All of his power and strength comes from him, though. How the individual was in life determines how strong they'll be as a corpse.
[He is very boastful of his turbozombie.]
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Carlos and I were together on the ship, but Akane got washed up on that island, apparently. [and he knows he's told wei wuxian a bit about her but it's just. funny. in the weirdest way possible.]
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[HIS RADISH-SELLING ZOMBIE THAT HE LOVES even though he made Wen Ning fuckin push the cart with their radishes and also him.
But oh! Hm. The name does ring a bell and he nods. AND THEN HIS EXPRESSION LIGHTS UP.]
She's asleep here, then? [HE GETS TO MEET JUNPEI'S FRIEND.]
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[why is wwx such a goblin, god. but uh. ahhhh.]
But yeah. She's asleep here. So you can see why I really wanted to win at first before we knew we could combine teams.
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It's hard to rile him, but that's in no small part because he doesn't like to show it. He's quite silly like that.
[Said fondly, though... BUT YEAH he sure does get it, and he nods.]
We all have our priorities. [THINKING OF HIS NEPHEW WHO'S JUST STUCK IN THE VOID.] No one can hold wanting to win against anyone else.
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I think it's kind of nice? Better than me and Veronica who aren't always the best at not losing our shit. [...priorities is a good word though.] And yet people do. That's what makes the competition competitive in the first place. So how do you tell people that their win isn't more important than yours?
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[He says this fondly and also because he too is not always the best at not losing his shit. Anyway, he just shrugs at that.]
You can say it exactly like that, but people won't necessarily understand. Not much else you can do.
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Hopefully the competition aspect will be eliminated soon enough, so no one has to worry about whose win will be more or less important than the rest.
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...Personally, I probably won't fully believe it until we walk out of here.
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It's not about who's smart. Nothing wrong with being optimistic! Having a wide spread is important, don't you think?
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I do think so but we have so many optimists here I feel like maybe I should pick something else.
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Haha, really? I don't know... Maybe the more optimists we have, the higher our chances of getting out of here will be? Combating resentful energy with positive energy or something.
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