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infreefall) wrote2020-10-19 07:32 pm
infreefall) wrote2020-10-19 07:32 pm
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[ we’re setting this in the clothing store because hc in a kigu sounds hilarious. as she thumbs through the racks, ochako hums under her breath until the door opens. ]
Hey, Hua Cheng-san! What’s your favorite animal?
Hey, Hua Cheng-san! What’s your favorite animal?
[ It is hilarious because he will not fit in it properly, as your PC image kindly demonstrates with the leggies. But he looks Ochako's way, brow quirked as he looks at the... ]
What are those? [ Bemused and amused all at once. ] - to answer your question, it's not something I've thought of before.
What are those? [ Bemused and amused all at once. ] - to answer your question, it's not something I've thought of before.
[ she giggles! ]
It's called a kigurumi! They're basically pajamas designed to look like an animal, and they're really comfy! I've never seen this many in one place before, though.
It's called a kigurumi! They're basically pajamas designed to look like an animal, and they're really comfy! I've never seen this many in one place before, though.
That's Xie Lian-san, right? They do seem like something he'd like. Think we can pick one out for him?
Hmm, if I had to choose... maybe a red panda?
...Wait, nii-chan? But I thought you liked each other, like, romantically.
[ DID SHE READ THAT WRONG?? ]
...Wait, nii-chan? But I thought you liked each other, like, romantically.
[ DID SHE READ THAT WRONG?? ]
[ Small and round, like her.
But the question startles a laugh out of him, though it's hard to say if there's any true humor in it. ]
I won't... speak for gege. [ Meaning... (exactly what she thinks) ] We aren't related by blood, it's more that I was teasing him and it stayed as endearment.
But the question startles a laugh out of him, though it's hard to say if there's any true humor in it. ]
I won't... speak for gege. [ Meaning... (exactly what she thinks) ] We aren't related by blood, it's more that I was teasing him and it stayed as endearment.
[ hmmmm. she picks out a tanuki, eyeing it thoughtfully. ]
So it's just a nickname, but now how you really see him. Okay. [ pausing, she glances over at hc. ] I think he does like you, though - I mean, obviously he does, but like... more than just friends. I know he trusts you more than anyone here.
So it's just a nickname, but now how you really see him. Okay. [ pausing, she glances over at hc. ] I think he does like you, though - I mean, obviously he does, but like... more than just friends. I know he trusts you more than anyone here.
[ One of the weird knockoff copyright ones draws his attention, and he's bemused again - is this supposed to be a blue horse..? ]
And I trust him more than anyone here. [ Softly, calmly, but. ] He's my most important person. To be by his side, even in a place like this, is more than enough.
And I trust him more than anyone here. [ Softly, calmly, but. ] He's my most important person. To be by his side, even in a place like this, is more than enough.
I do, too. [ she says that so easily, but xie lian has both asked for her trust, and earned it. ochako doesn't mind sharing that. ] I think... anyone he trusts so much is someone that I can trust, too.
[ that said, she smiles. ]
I'm glad you two have each other, though, even if you don't ever become more than you are now.
[ that said, she smiles. ]
I'm glad you two have each other, though, even if you don't ever become more than you are now.
[ A beat, and he looks at her, almost contemplative, like he's assessing or remembering. ]
Gege obviously thinks highly of you. [ Given the interactions he's seen, and how Xie Lian just is. ] You showed promise, when we were in the port last week. I wouldn't be adverse to knowing how deeply that promise runs.
[ Also, earning his approval for the shipping and support? Aight, Ochako. ]
Gege obviously thinks highly of you. [ Given the interactions he's seen, and how Xie Lian just is. ] You showed promise, when we were in the port last week. I wouldn't be adverse to knowing how deeply that promise runs.
[ Also, earning his approval for the shipping and support? Aight, Ochako. ]
He's been very kind to me. I look up to him a lot. He's teaching me martial arts, and he helped me a lot, after...
[ after their little adventure. her memories of it have started to get kind of fuzzy, but she still remembers how hard it was on all of them. ]
Xie Lian-san is a good person. He wants to help everyone here, and I... I want to help him do it.
[ after their little adventure. her memories of it have started to get kind of fuzzy, but she still remembers how hard it was on all of them. ]
Xie Lian-san is a good person. He wants to help everyone here, and I... I want to help him do it.
You couldn't ask for a better teacher than gege, in that regard. There's no one I know that's a better fighter. No one stronger, either.
[ Because he'll say that much freely, to anyone. No one is stronger than Xie Lian. ]
His dream has always been to help people. If you want to help with that, then you and I share a goal, here.
[ Because he'll say that much freely, to anyone. No one is stronger than Xie Lian. ]
His dream has always been to help people. If you want to help with that, then you and I share a goal, here.
Mm! He's even better at it than Gunhead. It's pretty amazing.
[ there is almost always a smile on ochako's face, and it softens at that. ]
Yeah... I do. It sounded like he's always trying his best to help people, but sometimes it hurts, and... I don't know. I want to help him, too, so that maybe it won't have to hurt so much.
[ there is almost always a smile on ochako's face, and it softens at that. ]
Yeah... I do. It sounded like he's always trying his best to help people, but sometimes it hurts, and... I don't know. I want to help him, too, so that maybe it won't have to hurt so much.
His swordsmanship is just as amazing - but, ah, no sword to be had here at the moment.
[ Alas, but he'll brag on Xie Lian for another 800 years if you let him. Though, his own expression softens a bit. ]
En. The world has not always been kind to gege, though he has always tried to be kind to it. Perhaps if he realizes there are people here who would see to help him, he'll be able to rest a little more easily.
[ Alas, but he'll brag on Xie Lian for another 800 years if you let him. Though, his own expression softens a bit. ]
En. The world has not always been kind to gege, though he has always tried to be kind to it. Perhaps if he realizes there are people here who would see to help him, he'll be able to rest a little more easily.
[ ochako is just wandering today, and finds both herself and hua cheng at the manor! at least she’s been here before, so it’s not as creepy the second time around. ]
So what do you think happened here, anyway?
So what do you think happened here, anyway?
Mm, there's mostly been guns when there were weapons around, huh?
[ and they don't have guns where they're from, do they. hm. ]
Well, he knows I want to help. I don't know how much I can, but I'm going to try anyway. He told me... that even if it doesn't work, it's better to try than do nothing, and I think he's right.
[ and they don't have guns where they're from, do they. hm. ]
Well, he knows I want to help. I don't know how much I can, but I'm going to try anyway. He told me... that even if it doesn't work, it's better to try than do nothing, and I think he's right.
[ This is his house, now. Hua Cheng has decided it. So he's fairly at home as he looks at Ochako, then at the manor around them. ]
My guess would be that enough people in the family found themselves moving into the graveyard, next door, that there wasn't anyone that would be able to maintain the estate.
My guess would be that enough people in the family found themselves moving into the graveyard, next door, that there wasn't anyone that would be able to maintain the estate.
En, and neither of us is used to such weapons. They're also... impersonal. I can't say I like them, and I know he doesn't, either.
[ confirmation! ]
He is. If you simply stand idly by, inaction can be just as damning as the cruelty that you witness. Even if it's only one person you help, it's still, regardless, someone helped.
[ confirmation! ]
He is. If you simply stand idly by, inaction can be just as damning as the cruelty that you witness. Even if it's only one person you help, it's still, regardless, someone helped.
[ well! about that! ]
Boo.
[ just getting that out of the way. where are you hua cheng, ochako is here now. ]
It's Hikaru-san, isn't it? [ the missing one. process of elimination, and all. ] Do we at least have an idea of where to start looking for her?
Boo.
[ just getting that out of the way. where are you hua cheng, ochako is here now. ]
It's Hikaru-san, isn't it? [ the missing one. process of elimination, and all. ] Do we at least have an idea of where to start looking for her?
I didn't see her before curfew yesterday.
[ so. ochako is useless. cool. love that. ]
We're never able to find anything between the announcement and trial, though, so looking now probably won't help.
[ so. ochako is useless. cool. love that. ]
We're never able to find anything between the announcement and trial, though, so looking now probably won't help.
Would you rather be up close with someone you're killing?
[ that's. still pretty unsettling for ochako. but to the rest, she nods in agreement. ]
Better one than none at all. I just wish it were easier to help anyone... especially here.
[ that's. still pretty unsettling for ochako. but to the rest, she nods in agreement. ]
Better one than none at all. I just wish it were easier to help anyone... especially here.
Ha ha.
[ very funny. and not what she was talking about! ]
I meant more like how it got so ruined. A whole floor doesn't just collapse for no reason.
[ very funny. and not what she was talking about! ]
I meant more like how it got so ruined. A whole floor doesn't just collapse for no reason.
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