After I spoke with you I had a drink with Mora. She somehow slipped that red fairy potion into my drink and started asking me about my death price. She must have guessed at it earlier, because she asked about...
[even now he doesn't want to say it aloud; settles for giving his hand a wave before catching a lock of Lan Wangji's hair and twirling it around his finger]
What you and I had just finished talking about. I didn't confirm it, but it was obvious she hit a mark. And then she grabbed me and wouldn't let me leave, which is very irritating when you don't want to see someone's face. So I'd like to continue to not see her face.
If you stay away, she may eventually seek you out.
[he is still thinking. he is never completely sure how to filter what he hears of Mora's interactions with the Wei Wuxians, because he doesn't disbelieve them, but his experiences with her tend to have less of those elements.]
If she has to come looking for me then she's conceding a bit. If I recall, she said something like...."If you want to run away, you can run away. It's not like I need to chase you."
Ah, but my memory isn't as good as yours so it may have sounded different. Hearing something like that doesn't make me want to go back that easily though.
[it's not exactly what he meant, but what works for him may not work for others, either. he's genuinely unruffled by a lot of what Mora does, or able to make his own peace with it. he gets the feeling that an obvious pretense of the same would just invite more prodding.
lets out a quiet sigh at the tail end of that train of thought and Wei Wuxian's answer, not pleased about it but recognizing that he can't always actually stop people metaphorically slapfighting if they're set on that course of action]
Only perhaps? And here I thought it was a good idea. It's sure to bother her.
[considers his words a little more carefully. it's impossible for him to not have some kind of reaction if she says something he wants to refute, and there are definitely a few too many of those items]
Controlling and possessive. Enjoys getting stabbed. Has no remorse for her actions. Would apparently prefer to drug me rather than ask a simple question.
[frowns at the thought. he's sure that Lan Wangji would have a very sincere conversation with her and she would listen to the whole thing, and then promptly ignore everything he said except when she wanted to harass a Wei Wuxian about it. his entire body language screams no thank you]
No. It's all some bizarre game to her and she's just decided we're all playing by her rules or something, I don't even know what she's talking about when she goes off like that. It's better to not get involved at all.
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After I spoke with you I had a drink with Mora. She somehow slipped that red fairy potion into my drink and started asking me about my death price. She must have guessed at it earlier, because she asked about...
[even now he doesn't want to say it aloud; settles for giving his hand a wave before catching a lock of Lan Wangji's hair and twirling it around his finger]
What you and I had just finished talking about. I didn't confirm it, but it was obvious she hit a mark. And then she grabbed me and wouldn't let me leave, which is very irritating when you don't want to see someone's face. So I'd like to continue to not see her face.
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If you stay away, she may eventually seek you out.
[he is still thinking. he is never completely sure how to filter what he hears of Mora's interactions with the Wei Wuxians, because he doesn't disbelieve them, but his experiences with her tend to have less of those elements.]
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If she has to come looking for me then she's conceding a bit. If I recall, she said something like...."If you want to run away, you can run away. It's not like I need to chase you."
Ah, but my memory isn't as good as yours so it may have sounded different. Hearing something like that doesn't make me want to go back that easily though.
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Are you unhappy, that we transferred?
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You asked me this question before and my answer was no. It's still the same. That's not really going to change no matter how many times you ask.
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[simple, soft. it wasn't a trick question. he turns his eyes back to the garden paths they're walking through.]
I am unsure how to advise. She interacts with us differently.
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I promise not to get mad, so speak your mind freely Hanguang-Jun.
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[this is a lesson he's learned from dealing with Wei Wuxian.]
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lets out a quiet sigh at the tail end of that train of thought and Wei Wuxian's answer, not pleased about it but recognizing that he can't always actually stop people metaphorically slapfighting if they're set on that course of action]
Perhaps.
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[considers his words a little more carefully. it's impossible for him to not have some kind of reaction if she says something he wants to refute, and there are definitely a few too many of those items]
Does she not say anything that bothers you?
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She reminds me of you.
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Hanguang-Jun, do you really think that badly of me?
[there's some teasing in it, a sign that he isn't as offended as he might have been before they talked]
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Enjoys attention. Exists the way she wishes to exist. Often shameless.
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Many flaws. Many bad habits. Does not always think like a human.
Still. Not unwilling to be honest. Nor to listen to reason.
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Then I'll leave you to listen to her honesty and reason with her, since you're interested in that.
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Do you wish me to, on your behalf?
[it's a genuine question. of course it is.]
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No. It's all some bizarre game to her and she's just decided we're all playing by her rules or something, I don't even know what she's talking about when she goes off like that. It's better to not get involved at all.
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It is like speaking to the dead.
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