xie lian

[spydey]

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week 1, monday

[spydey]

[ new location means time to explore

so, yelena is wandering around the castle, taking time to poke her head into every door she's able to. when she finds the servants' laundry room, she'll do the same. ]

Oh. Hey.

[ hello ]

[yueshen]

[ here is xie lian! he is standing in front of the little laundry area looking

hopelessly confused as he's holding the top of his white robes, still bloodied from the execution. at the voice, he jumps, surprised, and then turns to look over his shoulder. ]

Oh - hello, Miss Yelena. [ sweats ] Am I in your way?

[spydey]

Just looking.

[ ... ]

Are you doing laundry?

[yueshen]

[ there is

a long pause. ]

....Well.... to be honest, I...don't know how...


[ damn rich people ]

[spydey]

... I see.

[ she just holds her hands out. ]

[yueshen]

[



he will hand it over. very sheepishly. san lang hides his ferret head in xie lian's collar because he is embarrassed. ]

.....Can you show me how? I've never had to... [ gestures ]

[spydey]

Yes, yes.

[ she's going to go poke at what supplies they have. ]

Blood is tricky, but we'll manage.

[yueshen]

[ he nods!!! if nothing, xie lian is a very good student, so. he carefully lays his bloody clothes down, and follows after yelena like a baby duckling. ]

If there is anything at all that I can do, I'll do it. I'd like to learn, so...I will do my best to be a good student.

[ sometimes you are just so wildly out of your depth doing basic things, but. he is very sincere. ] Do you often have to get blood out of ... ah. That isn't a very good question...[ sweats ]

[spydey]

[ she looks amused at the question though. ]

I do get injured a lot, yes. And sometimes you have to learn how to deal with these things without bleach.

[ does he know what bleach is. oh well. ]

[yueshen]

[ he doesn't! at all. but he nods along anyway, watching curiously as yelena hops to it. ]

I suppose the same has happened to me, but Mu Qing always was the one who did the wash. He's always been so handy with those sorts of tasks... but, I will surely bring home any tricks to him!

[ and maybe he might actually be happy about it!!!! his tsundere ] I always thought you simply just... washed it, and stains and such would just... come out.

[spydey]

[ she snorts. ]

No, unless it's like... something relatively minor. But heavier things need some type of extra help, especially if the clothing is light in color.

[ getting stains out of white things rip ]

[yueshen]

[ he's like practically taking notes. ]

I see... [ ... ] Mu Qing really was quite good at this. I bleed quite a bit... I guess I never realized how difficult it could be.

[spydey]

Ah. Maybe try bleeding less...?

[ she sounds so

very amused. ]

week 1, saturday

[spydey]

[ i have so many solars, so stage it is.

yelena is walking with natalia, who is in dog form. she doesn't seem to be paying too much attention to where she's going, and natalia barks when she sees xie lian.

yelena glances up. ]

[yueshen]

[ xie lian is meditating! he's sitting cross legged on the edge of the stage, straight backed and strong, his daemon still a qilin at his back. at the bark, he opens an eye, and offers yelena a small, tired smile and a bow of his head, a proper greeting as ever. ]

Hello, Miss Yelena. Out for a walk...?

[spydey]

Yes. It's good to stretch after being stuck in a room for hours.

And Natalia has a lot of energy to spend.

[yueshen]

[ he smiles at natalia, gentle. she's so cute... san lang lifts his head and huffs in her direction, hopping down from the stage to greet natalia. hello. ]

Mm. Especially after something like that, I think. [ ... ] You did so much today, to help - and really, you have done much to help even beyond today. Thank you very much, Miss Yelena.

[spydey]

[ natalia will now be occupied with sniffing san lang. yelena watches for a second, before looking back at xie lian. ]

Nothing I did couldn't have been done by someone else.

[yueshen]

...Is that a reason not to thank you?

[ he tilts his head? genuine!!! san lang will also sniff. he is very large. ] Even if that is the case, you were the one who did the actions.

[spydey]

[ they can be sniff buds.

yelena glances at them again. ]

You did a good job too, then.

[yueshen]

[ he will acquiesce to this, ducking his head. ]

That is kind of you to say. Even so... it does not feel that way - there is little to celebrate, in the capture of Bertolt. Only more questions.

[spydey]

Did you talk to him? Before... all of this. I didn't really know him.

[ she is realizing she really does not know almost everyone here, but ah well. ]

[yueshen]

I did. He was my roommate, the first week.

[ xie lian sufferer of the weird sleeping positions ]

[spydey]

Can I ask what he's like? In... regular circumstances?

[yueshen]

[ xie lian looks thoughtful, for a moment.

sweaty no. ]

...Kind. Nervous, even. He is a soldier - that much you can tell, in his movements, and the way he carries himself. He cares very much for his friends.

[spydey]

... mm. He did seem kind. He gave himself away because we were accusing his daemon.

[ not many people would do that. ]

[yueshen]

...yes.

[ and the way idi protected him, too - even his soul was worried. ]

I spoke with him, before I came out here. And... it seems he was coerced into killing Nine - by a being that offered him a deal.

[spydey]

He told me the same thing, yes. He couldn't talk about it during trial itelf, but was free to do so afterwards.

Approached on Tuesday by an Angel.

week 2, monday

[spydey]

[ it's a nice(?) day out, and yelena is on a walk at the canals. when she spots a familiar face also with the same idea, she'll stroll over to him. ]

There is definitely a water theme going on here, right?