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lanofsizhui) wrote2020-12-10 09:25 am
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Jin Ling needs to not be alone right now. He’d been struggling to cope with everything he’d learned in the Guanyin temple, but at least he had the comfort of knowing that Jin Guangyao was ended. It was all over.
He’d been warned that the dead could return in this place. But he hadn’t expected Jin Guangyao.
Last they’d seen each other, his uncle had almost killed him and had tried to take him hostage. And that was only a footnote on his list of atrocities. Jin Ling knew that he absolutely would kill to keep his secrets, and Jin Ling wasn’t going to risk being alone with him.
Wei Wuxian and Hanguang-Jun regarded Jin Ling as little more than a stranger, but Sizhui had treated him no differently. So when he fled, he went to Sizhui.
Still disheveled, with his hair loose and messy around his shoulders, Jin Ling pounded on the door. “Sizhui! Sizhui!”
He’d been warned that the dead could return in this place. But he hadn’t expected Jin Guangyao.
Last they’d seen each other, his uncle had almost killed him and had tried to take him hostage. And that was only a footnote on his list of atrocities. Jin Ling knew that he absolutely would kill to keep his secrets, and Jin Ling wasn’t going to risk being alone with him.
Wei Wuxian and Hanguang-Jun regarded Jin Ling as little more than a stranger, but Sizhui had treated him no differently. So when he fled, he went to Sizhui.
Still disheveled, with his hair loose and messy around his shoulders, Jin Ling pounded on the door. “Sizhui! Sizhui!”
It was late at night. Sizhui isn't asleep yet as he was studying how his communicator works, reads pamphlets, brochures, and books containing history and facts about this world. There are some days he isn't accustomed to sleep on time at 9pm, which is the usual curfew and routine by the lan clan. Since he lives alone at least for now, Sizhui discovers he can sleep whenever he wants and wakes up whenever he wants! No 3,000 rules restrictions.
The door banged so loudly that Sizhui got up and rushed to see who it is, and when he opens the door, he sees his fellow disheveled junior.
"Jin Ling? What's going on?" And immediately welcomes him inside his home, where it's warm, roomy, and vacant, as Sizhui is luckily with no roommates. "Come inside, you must exhausted. I'll make tea."
The door banged so loudly that Sizhui got up and rushed to see who it is, and when he opens the door, he sees his fellow disheveled junior.
"Jin Ling? What's going on?" And immediately welcomes him inside his home, where it's warm, roomy, and vacant, as Sizhui is luckily with no roommates. "Come inside, you must exhausted. I'll make tea."
Jin Ling tumbles in immediately, with Fairy at his heels. He quickly shuts and locks the door, and then starts to check the windows to make sure they’re locked. “It’s Jin Guangyao. He’s here. He’s alive. He’s missing his arm after Hanguang-Jun cut it off him and I think he’s going to try to kill me.”
Jin Ling makes another paranoid circuit of the home, then finally settles down enough to curl up in a chair. Sizhui will know what to do. Jin Guangyao won’t be able to get him if they’re together.
Once inside, he found Jin Ling closed the door and the locks the door for him. Then Jin Ling is running around in his apartment, checking the windows which they are indeed locked. He looks scared and terrified that Sizhui is worried for him in his nervous state. Tea will help hopefully.
Thankfully, its a sofa chair, so it's comfy enough to curled up on and Fairy is welcomed to hop on and curled up with. "Jin Ling? Are you...are you okay? Rest here. Let me get some tea and something to eat."
Sizhui goes to the kitchen to fix up snacks and refreshments. "Jin Guangyao...isn't he your sect leader? Why does he wanted to kill you?"
Thankfully, its a sofa chair, so it's comfy enough to curled up on and Fairy is welcomed to hop on and curled up with. "Jin Ling? Are you...are you okay? Rest here. Let me get some tea and something to eat."
Sizhui goes to the kitchen to fix up snacks and refreshments. "Jin Guangyao...isn't he your sect leader? Why does he wanted to kill you?"
"He admitted to planning the death of my father. Because of events he set into motion, he killed my mother. He admitted to killing his father, his wife, his son, his sworn brother Nie Mingjue."
Jin Ling takes a deep breath. He tries to start at the beginning. "Senior Wei and Hanguang-Jun were pursuing this resentful spirit, they had the arm from Mo Village or something, and then they found the leg at the Man-Eating castle, and it was Nie Mingjue, because someone had cut him to pieces and separated the parts because he was filled with so much resentful energy, and Jin Guangyao had kept his head, and anyway the point is that Jin Guanyao was behind it all and he framed Wei Wuxian and he kills people who know too much and now that's me, because you and Hanguang-Jun and Senior Wei don't know anything and now he's here and he knows I know..."
Jin Ling clings to Fairy, trembling.
Jin Ling takes a deep breath. He tries to start at the beginning. "Senior Wei and Hanguang-Jun were pursuing this resentful spirit, they had the arm from Mo Village or something, and then they found the leg at the Man-Eating castle, and it was Nie Mingjue, because someone had cut him to pieces and separated the parts because he was filled with so much resentful energy, and Jin Guangyao had kept his head, and anyway the point is that Jin Guanyao was behind it all and he framed Wei Wuxian and he kills people who know too much and now that's me, because you and Hanguang-Jun and Senior Wei don't know anything and now he's here and he knows I know..."
Jin Ling clings to Fairy, trembling.
Sizhui stopped what he was doing and listened carefully. He was shocked to hear that.
"That's terrible. Why would he do such a thing? A sect leader shouldn't do that. I..." His mouth was slightly open at first, as it was a shocking discovery. He heard much about Jin Guanyao. He was a frequent guest in Cloud Recesses. He's highly respected. "I'm sorry Jin Ling. You're here now, you're safe."
Sizhui brought a tray of tea and snacks to place on the coffee table within reach. He sat next to him. Having no idea how to comfort him. Eventually, he has to get food for the dog too if the both of them are planning to stay here.
"It's going to be all right. You're here now. You should have called me sooner so I would have come for you. If you wanted to stay with me, you can." Like they used to stay together and share a room and huddle together back in Cloud Recesses with the other trainees.
"That's terrible. Why would he do such a thing? A sect leader shouldn't do that. I..." His mouth was slightly open at first, as it was a shocking discovery. He heard much about Jin Guanyao. He was a frequent guest in Cloud Recesses. He's highly respected. "I'm sorry Jin Ling. You're here now, you're safe."
Sizhui brought a tray of tea and snacks to place on the coffee table within reach. He sat next to him. Having no idea how to comfort him. Eventually, he has to get food for the dog too if the both of them are planning to stay here.
"It's going to be all right. You're here now. You should have called me sooner so I would have come for you. If you wanted to stay with me, you can." Like they used to stay together and share a room and huddle together back in Cloud Recesses with the other trainees.
"It was faster for me to come to you," Jin Ling explains. "I couldn't bear to sit and wait around. If he could figure out how to track me using the network, he might have found me and... I don't know." He's feeling very paranoid.
Jin Ling's communicator buzzes and he snatches it up. It's a text from Wei Wuxian. He sends off an immediate heated reply without thinking, and then starts trembling again.
Handing the communicator over to Sizhui to see the texts, Jin Ling picks up some of the tea, sipping at it and curling his hands around the warmth. "I'll stay. We'll be okay if we're together."
Jin Ling's communicator buzzes and he snatches it up. It's a text from Wei Wuxian. He sends off an immediate heated reply without thinking, and then starts trembling again.
Handing the communicator over to Sizhui to see the texts, Jin Ling picks up some of the tea, sipping at it and curling his hands around the warmth. "I'll stay. We'll be okay if we're together."
Cultivation training.
Jeopardy, open area by lodging.
5:30 am. Weekday mornings.
Jeopardy, open area by lodging.
5:30 am. Weekday mornings.
Training? So early. Send coordinates and I’ll be there.
When do we start?
When do we start?
[ It takes him a minute but he manages to figure out how to send a map to the park nearest his house. ]
Two days.
You, Jin Ling, Hinasaki Miu.
Two days.
You, Jin Ling, Hinasaki Miu.
Sizhui listens carefully and nodded solemnly. It made him feeling a little uneasy, knowing Jin Ling is in possible danger. It's quite possible to track any person through the network.
"He sounds very dangerous. I'm glad you came to find me. You can trust me, I'll protect you like I always do. We have to tell my dad about this eventually. He'll know what to do. In the meanwhile, you should stay here with me if you're so sure of his motives. It's better if we work together."
Sizhui tries his best to smile and reassure him, "You'll be safe if you stay here. I'm going to set up one of the spare rooms, so you and Fairy can stay and sleep here. You can stay for as long as you like."
It was lonely staying in his apartment by himself when he's used to sharing his rooms with his fellow juniors back home. So Sizhui truly does hope they stick together like they used to back home.
"He sounds very dangerous. I'm glad you came to find me. You can trust me, I'll protect you like I always do. We have to tell my dad about this eventually. He'll know what to do. In the meanwhile, you should stay here with me if you're so sure of his motives. It's better if we work together."
Sizhui tries his best to smile and reassure him, "You'll be safe if you stay here. I'm going to set up one of the spare rooms, so you and Fairy can stay and sleep here. You can stay for as long as you like."
It was lonely staying in his apartment by himself when he's used to sharing his rooms with his fellow juniors back home. So Sizhui truly does hope they stick together like they used to back home.
Two days from now. I got it.
Miu as well? I met her at the resort. She's interested in cultivation?
Miu as well? I met her at the resort. She's interested in cultivation?
“You have a spare room?” Jin Ling asks, immediately jealous again over Sizhui’s good luck in housing. “I’m definitely staying with you from now on. I’m not going back to that house with the strangers. I already brought all my things with me.”
Besides, he likes being around Sizhui, and he feels much safer now that he’s here. Sizhui is one of his only friends, and maybe his only friend. Even though he’s tentatively willing to consider Lan Jingyi and OuYang Zizhen his friends, he’s not sure if that’s mutual, and even with Sizhui he’s pretty sure that he’s very low on the list of valued friends.
"Anyway it's not like I need protection." He does. "But it makes sense for us to stay together, just in case."
Fairy remains tucked close against Jin Ling's side on the couch, eyes moving between Lan Sizhui and Jin Ling, glad that one of the Good Humans is here to help with whatever is making Jin Ling so upset. Jin Ling keeps an arm around his dog, grateful for Fairy's presence. He's desperately touch-starved, and the dog is the only creature in his life that he can touch and hug, so he clings to her now while he's upset.
Besides, he likes being around Sizhui, and he feels much safer now that he’s here. Sizhui is one of his only friends, and maybe his only friend. Even though he’s tentatively willing to consider Lan Jingyi and OuYang Zizhen his friends, he’s not sure if that’s mutual, and even with Sizhui he’s pretty sure that he’s very low on the list of valued friends.
"Anyway it's not like I need protection." He does. "But it makes sense for us to stay together, just in case."
Fairy remains tucked close against Jin Ling's side on the couch, eyes moving between Lan Sizhui and Jin Ling, glad that one of the Good Humans is here to help with whatever is making Jin Ling so upset. Jin Ling keeps an arm around his dog, grateful for Fairy's presence. He's desperately touch-starved, and the dog is the only creature in his life that he can touch and hug, so he clings to her now while he's upset.
With a nod, " A spare room. Both you and Fairy can use it and make it your own." Since Sizhui is confident that no one else is going to use it. Should Jin Ling investigate the spare room, it's empty and open for claiming.
"You're pretty sure you're staying? I don't mind. If you brought everything with you, you can go claim your bed." As Sizhui thinks Jin Ling needs a rest from a trying day.
Sizhui does indeed missed Lan Jingyi and OuYang Zizhen, so he has to make do with whoever is here in the world with him as his junior team.
"It will be all right. I'm glad you're here and seek me out. I'll help you." Sizhui can see how shaken and upset he is. "I promise. I'll stay by your side. I believe in you."
Sizhui scoots closer to him, tugging at his sleeve, speaking in a soft, comforting manner, and big brotherly protective even to make him feel safe. "It will be all right. Let me show you to your room."
"You're pretty sure you're staying? I don't mind. If you brought everything with you, you can go claim your bed." As Sizhui thinks Jin Ling needs a rest from a trying day.
Sizhui does indeed missed Lan Jingyi and OuYang Zizhen, so he has to make do with whoever is here in the world with him as his junior team.
"It will be all right. I'm glad you're here and seek me out. I'll help you." Sizhui can see how shaken and upset he is. "I promise. I'll stay by your side. I believe in you."
Sizhui scoots closer to him, tugging at his sleeve, speaking in a soft, comforting manner, and big brotherly protective even to make him feel safe. "It will be all right. Let me show you to your room."
Jin Ling nods, leaning just a little bit toward Sizhui so that their shoulders are touching. “It will be all right.”
When Sizhui tugs his sleeve, he shakes his head. “I’ll stay out here tonight. I won’t be able to sleep anyway. Fairy and I can keep vigil, and we can wake you if anything happens.”
Sighing, he hugs his legs up to his chest, leaning a little more against Sizhui as he does so. “He might not even be that dangerous anymore. He’s only got one arm. I don’t know how he’d garrote me with only one arm.” He immediately thinks better of that. “No, he’d find a way. He’s very resourceful.”
He nudges his shoulder against Sizhui. “It’s okay. You should go to bed.”
"Hm, he has only has one arm..." The closeness feels warm when they huddled together. Sizhui is concerned for him for his restless nature. "Okay. But if you are tired, you should come back here. Don't try to stay up past nine."
He nudges back, "You should too." But just in case Jin Ling feels the need to stroll to vent his steam, Sizhui got an idea and he got up, and when he returns, he gives Jin Ling the copy extra of the key to his apartment. "Here, this is your key. It's the key to the apartment."
He nudges back, "You should too." But just in case Jin Ling feels the need to stroll to vent his steam, Sizhui got an idea and he got up, and when he returns, he gives Jin Ling the copy extra of the key to his apartment. "Here, this is your key. It's the key to the apartment."
She has that power? That's rare, but not uncommon.
Have you seen it for yourself?
Have you seen it for yourself?
Described, but unseen.
Description enough.
Regardless: instruction beneficial, even if technique not applicable.
Harmed by world's disbelief. Best to be with those who know of spirits.
Description enough.
Regardless: instruction beneficial, even if technique not applicable.
Harmed by world's disbelief. Best to be with those who know of spirits.
Jin Ling is planning to stay up all night. He's far too jumpy and paranoid to sleep. But he doesn't want Lan Sizhui to worry, so he doesn't say anything.
His face brightens when he receives the key, and he gives Sizhui a tentative smile.
Clasping it between his hands, he performs a little formal bow without getting up. "Thank you."
His face brightens when he receives the key, and he gives Sizhui a tentative smile.
Clasping it between his hands, he performs a little formal bow without getting up. "Thank you."
Handing him the key, it simply means Jin Ling has a safe place to stay with him. The situation is making him tense, but this is the best that Sizhui can do for him. He can see the fear in his eyes.
"Jin Ling. Please be careful. If you need help, you can count on me. I'm on your side. Even if you're from the other sect, you're my friend." Smiling brightly. "I'm a Lan, so my family protects."
"Jin Ling. Please be careful. If you need help, you can count on me. I'm on your side. Even if you're from the other sect, you're my friend." Smiling brightly. "I'm a Lan, so my family protects."
[Unseen? That shall be remedied during training.]
Technique may not be applicable, but ours is the most traditional and efficient.
Also, father. If Lan technique is not applicable, an adjustment in teaching lessons maybe necessary. Miu is new and Jin Ling style is different than Lan style.
Technique may not be applicable, but ours is the most traditional and efficient.
Also, father. If Lan technique is not applicable, an adjustment in teaching lessons maybe necessary. Miu is new and Jin Ling style is different than Lan style.
[ There's a slight pause. ]
Suggest teaching Jin style?
Ask Jin Ling to give mentorship?
[ Because there's no way in hell he's letting Meng Yao anywhere near his students if he can help it. ]
Suggest teaching Jin style?
Ask Jin Ling to give mentorship?
[ Because there's no way in hell he's letting Meng Yao anywhere near his students if he can help it. ]
Edited 2020-01-26 23:23 (UTC)
I was thinking that. You should spar with Jin Ling, their sword fighting style is different than ours.
Also father. This is a suggestion. But no handstands. I suggest a change in physical and meditation exercise program. I can train them both myself after the lesson.
Also father. This is a suggestion. But no handstands. I suggest a change in physical and meditation exercise program. I can train them both myself after the lesson.
Will consider.
[ He's... pretty sure he would accidentally wipe the floor with Jin Ling but he could probably hold back enough to get an idea of the boy's technique.
He can't help but feel fond as he reads Sizhui's other suggestions. ]
Handstands important for physical and mental strength.
Submit edited curriculum. If acceptable, will grant change.
[ He's... pretty sure he would accidentally wipe the floor with Jin Ling but he could probably hold back enough to get an idea of the boy's technique.
He can't help but feel fond as he reads Sizhui's other suggestions. ]
Handstands important for physical and mental strength.
Submit edited curriculum. If acceptable, will grant change.
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