With me in it? They absolutely would not. [ wehehehe. ] Why are these your favorite ones, Sloth? Is there a reason, or is it just because they're lovely?
[ terrible. gu yun leans over to admire the poppies, folding his hands behind his back. ] A good sleeping flower. Well, I suppose it's what opium's made of, and that'll certainly knock someone right out...
[they hold the flowers in a hand that's dark and stormy grey sweeping up toward the white wrist, letting gu yun peer at the poppies. pride really does have nice, flourishing red poppies in the garden.]
Yep. But you only have to give mine a sniff, and you'll go right to sleep.
[as soon as sloth closes their hand around gu yun's, he begins to float up off the ground, too. it doesn't feel like anything at all really except the absence of his gravity.
from up here, the horn protruding through their hood looks a little longer and sharper than before; the tip is starting to curve back. the same stormy grey color is climbing up the first few spirals of the base.
and in the hood near the shoulders, something that looks like wads of fluffy storm clouds sit.]
[ okay gu yun prides himself (ha) on generally being pretty unflappable - most things don't throw him off! - but people's magic use out of nowhere really gets him, like, every time. so, he's a bit like a startled cat, at first, and grabs onto sloth's hand way tighter immediately when he starts floating, grabbing onto it with his other hand, too before he's able to settle into place again. ]
Ha. This is really - very clever, good thinking. Come back to Great Liang with me and power our Iron Eagles. [ imagine a world where they didn't even need ziliujin, just nice people (?) with a big horn to make you float and also nap. ]
he relaxes after a second, floating a bit aimlessly and freeing his other hand to reach up and adjust his liuli glass so it doesn't like, zero g off of his face or something. ]
It's a suit of armor - with big wings on the back. A bit like Despair's. My soldiers are often called 'black crows' because of the color.
[ the black crows of the black iron camp! the only murder he really cares about (??) anyway. ] Where do you live, if not on the surface, Sloth?
Someday, let's go to the Simulation Room and I'll show you. How about that?
[ how wild, to have never seen a bird... ]
In the Ghostly Realm, or something of the like? Are you secretly a ghost? [ gu yun laughs, leaaaning over like he can peer into their hood, very playful! ]
[there is a partial lower face in the hood somewhere in the swimming, stormy--it looks like hair now? the chin and jaw are angular, but the face is thankfully humanoid looking, and there's a nose! but the mouth that smiles a bit has a set of fangs.]
... We sure have quite the population of those here, don't we...
[ local heathen who spends most of his time insulting monks not sure how to feel
no i'm kidding he's fine. ] You've talked to Shi Qingxuan about that, haven't you? It's rather typical for gods from Great Liang to live, you know. [ pointing... ] "Above", I think.
What sort of god are you? God of a good night's sleep? I might have to start praying between the two of you.
Oh, yeah! Shi Qingxuan, um... Miss Shi Qingxuan is really amazing! We talked a lot, and she brought me again. Uh--anyway! Plenty of gods live on the mountain! But the rest of us work below the mortal world!
that gets him to laugh, and he winks. ] What can I say? A good commander's a scholar, else he never learns from his mistakes. What's working with the dead like?
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Getting them for my corona! I've never really done it before, but Lust and Wrath showed me how. They're my favorite flower.
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Your corona? [ he will take the flower, though! after a moment, he reaches up and affixes it behind his ear. ] There, how's that.
[ a flower for the northwestern flower! ]
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[oh, nooooooo.]
Wow, it looks good! I didn't think you'd want to wear it!
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Nonsense. A beautiful flower and a beautiful flower - that's the start of a garden, isn't it?
[ what a fucking ham ]
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Oh, I hope not! Pride would think it's an attempt to out do their garden, and they'd probably kill me!
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lol ]
With me in it? They absolutely would not. [ wehehehe. ] Why are these your favorite ones, Sloth? Is there a reason, or is it just because they're lovely?
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[why do they say this so cheerfully.]
A good sleeping flower, you know! I grew up with them.
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[ terrible. gu yun leans over to admire the poppies, folding his hands behind his back. ] A good sleeping flower. Well, I suppose it's what opium's made of, and that'll certainly knock someone right out...
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Yep. But you only have to give mine a sniff, and you'll go right to sleep.
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[ he is never going to get used to magic. ever. in his entire life. ] I'll be sure to use this gift you've given me on a restless night.
[ a beat, and he laughs. ] If I stuck my face in these and swooned, would you catch me, or let me hit the floor, Sloth?
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[they offer the man their greyish, soot-looking hand.]
I guess that depends on how fast I am, huh?
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Well. I guess I'll put my trust in you, then. [ and then places his hand in sloth's grey one! i love homestuck. ]
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from up here, the horn protruding through their hood looks a little longer and sharper than before; the tip is starting to curve back. the same stormy grey color is climbing up the first few spirals of the base.
and in the hood near the shoulders, something that looks like wads of fluffy storm clouds sit.]
Can't fall down if you can't fall at all!
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Ha. This is really - very clever, good thinking. Come back to Great Liang with me and power our Iron Eagles. [ imagine a world where they didn't even need ziliujin, just nice people (?) with a big horn to make you float and also nap. ]
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they hold onto gu yun's hand. their grip is pretty strong, surprisingly? kind of icy, but not painful.]
What's an Iron Eagle? I wouldn't mind seeing what's up there, I guess. The prince really made me curious. I've never been on the surface before!
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he relaxes after a second, floating a bit aimlessly and freeing his other hand to reach up and adjust his liuli glass so it doesn't like, zero g off of his face or something. ]
It's a suit of armor - with big wings on the back. A bit like Despair's. My soldiers are often called 'black crows' because of the color.
[ the black crows of the black iron camp! the only murder he really cares about (??) anyway. ] Where do you live, if not on the surface, Sloth?
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[as long as gu yun holds on, he'll float in the air with sloth who has curled a little into more of a floating sit.]
Well, if I don't live up there, where else! Definitely below!
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[ how wild, to have never seen a bird... ]
In the Ghostly Realm, or something of the like? Are you secretly a ghost? [ gu yun laughs, leaaaning over like he can peer into their hood, very playful! ]
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[there is a partial lower face in the hood somewhere in the swimming, stormy--it looks like hair now? the chin and jaw are angular, but the face is thankfully humanoid looking, and there's a nose! but the mouth that smiles a bit has a set of fangs.]
Wow, me, a ghost? Nope! I'm a god!
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[ local heathen who spends most of his time insulting monks not sure how to feel
no i'm kidding he's fine. ] You've talked to Shi Qingxuan about that, haven't you? It's rather typical for gods from Great Liang to live, you know. [ pointing... ] "Above", I think.
What sort of god are you? God of a good night's sleep? I might have to start praying between the two of you.
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[gu yun....]
Oh, yeah! Shi Qingxuan, um... Miss Shi Qingxuan is really amazing! We talked a lot, and she brought me again. Uh--anyway! Plenty of gods live on the mountain! But the rest of us work below the mortal world!
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anyway ] From what I know of you... [ thoughtfully.... ] I think you must work with the dead. Is that right?
[ (sloth voice) haha wow you're dead! ]
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Wow! You might be one of the few smartest here!
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that gets him to laugh, and he winks. ] What can I say? A good commander's a scholar, else he never learns from his mistakes. What's working with the dead like?
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Busy! [which is maybe not surprising if anyone thinks about it.] People are always coming, but never going!
I greet everyone who comes into the House, and I check them off the list!
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