[ anyway. wrath can have his hand, yes! she already probably knows that it is very calloused, and his fingertips are a little cold again, but he laces his fingers with hers. warm... ]
Don't look at me like that, I don't like it either. From what I've heard, they're more likely to begin training when they're adults, but the rarest are the ones who've trained that long. I can't say that I know that much about it - I'm a soldier, not a fragrant master, and this was the first time I've ever had contact with one personally.
[ don't look at him for other people's bad decisions! ]
[she jitters, at this. she's trying to not get distracted, but the thought of children being subjected to something awful like this, the thought of being used for one purpose - it makes her angry, and... well, these days, she isn't very good at controlling her temper.
her hair curls and ashes at the tips, regrowing just to do it again, over and over, and she holds her breath, for a long, long moment.]
We should talk about something else. [she says finally, tense.]
[ glancing down, he finds where their hands are connected, and squeezes, once.
even up this close, his glass on his nose, gu yun can't really see her face that well, but - the soft glow of the embers at her hair and the cracks at her cheeks are easy to make out. the brightness helps. the light helps. being blind and deaf - that's a little too close to home for him, too. ]
...All of this is to say I felt rather ridiculous all week. I am a bit ashamed that you had to see me in such a state, on Monday. Do you know, I don't think I've been that drunk since I was a teenager? I tend to be a very shameless person, but even I'm embarrassed.
[ this is played up a bit, a gentle coaxing away from the topic at hand. ]
[ he grimaces, a little exaggerated, and does not point out wrath being very affectionate right now... this is private, so. he lets it happen, giving his fingers a wiggle. ]
I only remember about half of it, so I suppose you could tell me anything and I'd have to believe it true.
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Don't look at me like that, I don't like it either. From what I've heard, they're more likely to begin training when they're adults, but the rarest are the ones who've trained that long. I can't say that I know that much about it - I'm a soldier, not a fragrant master, and this was the first time I've ever had contact with one personally.
[ don't look at him for other people's bad decisions! ]
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her hair curls and ashes at the tips, regrowing just to do it again, over and over, and she holds her breath, for a long, long moment.]
We should talk about something else. [she says finally, tense.]
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[ glancing down, he finds where their hands are connected, and squeezes, once.
even up this close, his glass on his nose, gu yun can't really see her face that well, but - the soft glow of the embers at her hair and the cracks at her cheeks are easy to make out. the brightness helps. the light helps. being blind and deaf - that's a little too close to home for him, too. ]
...All of this is to say I felt rather ridiculous all week. I am a bit ashamed that you had to see me in such a state, on Monday. Do you know, I don't think I've been that drunk since I was a teenager? I tend to be a very shameless person, but even I'm embarrassed.
[ this is played up a bit, a gentle coaxing away from the topic at hand. ]
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Well, it wouldn't be the first time I've had to babysit a drunky. [she hums.] It was cute. Even if you were disgustingly PDA.
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I only remember about half of it, so I suppose you could tell me anything and I'd have to believe it true.