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but nie huaisang trails after the sound of his voice, there, fretfully fanning himself along the way.]
No one ever mentioned anything else wrong with her corpse, but...
[but that doesn't mean there wasn't!]
but nie huaisang trails after the sound of his voice, there, fretfully fanning himself along the way.]
No one ever mentioned anything else wrong with her corpse, but...
[but that doesn't mean there wasn't!]
I don't know... I never had a chance to ask.
[everything happened so Much, and then the girls were gone... he hasn't had a chance to try calling them, even though they won't answer.]
But if there weren't any signs for that long, do you think... it might be all right?
[everything happened so Much, and then the girls were gone... he hasn't had a chance to try calling them, even though they won't answer.]
But if there weren't any signs for that long, do you think... it might be all right?
[He can SEE. Bless. He doesn't need an escort to find Jin Ling anymore, and so he wanders through the house seemingly aimlessly, keeping an eye out for him. Wherever Nie Huaisang happens to find him, he hurries over, looking relieved.]
Young master Jin-! Has your sight returned too?
Young master Jin-! Has your sight returned too?
[Glad that his vision has been returned, he's taking the chance to more cautiously inspect things he initially took for granted.
But he does turn when Huaisang chirps at him while running over. There's something new at his waist, too! Well, familiar, but newly acquired. A certain purple, lotus-engraved bell.]
Sect Leader Nie? Yeah, it's back. Yours, too?
But he does turn when Huaisang chirps at him while running over. There's something new at his waist, too! Well, familiar, but newly acquired. A certain purple, lotus-engraved bell.]
Sect Leader Nie? Yeah, it's back. Yours, too?
[Oh, he got something too-- Nie Huaisang's eyes flick to the bell, quietly noting it. The fan in his hands is also new; it's not open, but it's easily identifiable as the one he often carried thanks to the charm dangling from its handle.]
It is... I was starting to think it really wasn't going to come back.
[He exhales a relieved sigh, there, with a slight shake of his head.]
It is... I was starting to think it really wasn't going to come back.
[He exhales a relieved sigh, there, with a slight shake of his head.]
[Wow, they got new stuff together. Nice.]
I didn't think it was going to come back either.
[So it was almost Sunday, and he was on high anxiety alert because not only was someone murdered, but he thought he'd be blind while the rest of them are apparently going to be murdered, too. FUN.]
I can't ever sleep in that room again.
I didn't think it was going to come back either.
[So it was almost Sunday, and he was on high anxiety alert because not only was someone murdered, but he thought he'd be blind while the rest of them are apparently going to be murdered, too. FUN.]
I can't ever sleep in that room again.
You can't? But I thought you already asked your other roommate to leave...
[He wanted the room to himself, didn't he? More importantly, though-]
And where else will you sleep? You really can't just-- stay out in the open, not in a place like this!
[He wanted the room to himself, didn't he? More importantly, though-]
And where else will you sleep? You really can't just-- stay out in the open, not in a place like this!
You're fine now, but if you stay outside your room, what if...
[what if one of those nine people had been the one to act? what if she'd been in there with them? didn't everyone say they couldn't stay awake?
his fan flutters nervously at the thought.]
Young master Jin, if you won't sleep there, then will you stay with us?
[what if one of those nine people had been the one to act? what if she'd been in there with them? didn't everyone say they couldn't stay awake?
his fan flutters nervously at the thought.]
Young master Jin, if you won't sleep there, then will you stay with us?
[Yeah, they would have had a real great pick of a lot of people in the library.]
You and Kenzaki Subete?
[Well... He thinks his uncle would break his legs if he didn't try harder to protect the Nie's sect leader. So the thin-lipped frown only twists for a moment.]
Okay.
You and Kenzaki Subete?
[Well... He thinks his uncle would break his legs if he didn't try harder to protect the Nie's sect leader. So the thin-lipped frown only twists for a moment.]
Okay.
It'll be a little crowded, I'm afraid, but-- it's better than staying out alone.
[A slight pause, there, a brief glance around before he gestures toward the rooms.]
Can we speak somewhere a little more private, by the way? I'd rather go somewhere else, after... after everything.
[A slight pause, there, a brief glance around before he gestures toward the rooms.]
Can we speak somewhere a little more private, by the way? I'd rather go somewhere else, after... after everything.
Of course not! How can I be, after what happened?! As if being stuck here wasn't bad enough, now people are dying... I really don't know what to do about it.
[He shakes his head, setting off toward the room he's about to just invite Jin Ling into without consulting Subete... he's conveniently out right now, it's fine.]
[He shakes his head, setting off toward the room he's about to just invite Jin Ling into without consulting Subete... he's conveniently out right now, it's fine.]
[Both brows drop slowly. He glances off, not feeling stupid so much as simply... helpless. Uncle Jiang would know what to do, wouldn't he? Even that stupid Wei Wuxian would know what to do maybe...
He's going to have to try a little harder, he thinks. Would Uncle Jiang really be talking to people to figure things out? Hm.]
We have to keep going and fight. [He hurries after Huaisang.] We have to find out why they are making us play this ridiculous game.
Those weird women won't tell us much, but they might give us something to help. People keep saying to ask them for things.
He's going to have to try a little harder, he thinks. Would Uncle Jiang really be talking to people to figure things out? Hm.]
We have to keep going and fight. [He hurries after Huaisang.] We have to find out why they are making us play this ridiculous game.
Those weird women won't tell us much, but they might give us something to help. People keep saying to ask them for things.
[He feels much the same, honestly. His brother would never have stood for this, and Lan Xichen surely would have had some idea-- even Jin Guangyao might have been able to help. But here he is, with one of the juniors, just trying not to die or let him get killed...
It's enough to make him walk a little faster.]
Ah- they're very helpful! Miss Pumpkin gave me another fan, and... oh, I haven't told you yet. Miss Plum says they've burned both of the bodies, so it seems we won't need to worry about them.
It's enough to make him walk a little faster.]
Ah- they're very helpful! Miss Pumpkin gave me another fan, and... oh, I haven't told you yet. Miss Plum says they've burned both of the bodies, so it seems we won't need to worry about them.
They're not that suspicious, I think...
[or maybe he's just an idiot WHO KNOWS. anyway, here they are at the room; Nie Huaisang makes sure to shut the door behind them before he settles in on the bed.]
I've been thinking about something, though. If-- if things are to continue this way... then as the only other cultivator here, I can't help but feel like we should be working with each other, if we can.
[If he's not opposed. He's trying to sound like a Sect Leader, but it still just comes across like... well, like he's trying. His tone's still as hesitant as ever.]
But there are always so many others around... it makes it a little difficult to communicate sometimes, when we're all together.
[or maybe he's just an idiot WHO KNOWS. anyway, here they are at the room; Nie Huaisang makes sure to shut the door behind them before he settles in on the bed.]
I've been thinking about something, though. If-- if things are to continue this way... then as the only other cultivator here, I can't help but feel like we should be working with each other, if we can.
[If he's not opposed. He's trying to sound like a Sect Leader, but it still just comes across like... well, like he's trying. His tone's still as hesitant as ever.]
But there are always so many others around... it makes it a little difficult to communicate sometimes, when we're all together.
[Very much like Jiujiu, Jin Ling stands in front of Huaisang by the bed, crossing his arms over his chest.]
Obviously we’re going to work together. You’re the only person here who doesn’t sound like a lunatic. [Even if it’s........Huaisang, not his uncle, not Lan Wangji, or even Lan Xichen.] Just tell me if anything happens.
[It’s at least not Jin Guangyao.]
You mean, like... secretly?
Obviously we’re going to work together. You’re the only person here who doesn’t sound like a lunatic. [Even if it’s........Huaisang, not his uncle, not Lan Wangji, or even Lan Xichen.] Just tell me if anything happens.
[It’s at least not Jin Guangyao.]
You mean, like... secretly?
Young master Jin, there you are-
[He exhales a relieved breath on catching sight of Jin Ling, there. He's in the study for now, collecting more paper and ink.]
Are you all right?
[He exhales a relieved breath on catching sight of Jin Ling, there. He's in the study for now, collecting more paper and ink.]
Are you all right?
I'm-- [Nevermind that. He hurries up to Huaisang's side to see what the guy is doing.] I was thinking about this place. You know all the stories about the Yiling Patriarch? The stories used to scare everyone--the stories here remind me of that.
Also I have explosives.
What are you doing?
Also I have explosives.
What are you doing?
I- they what? You have what?!
[jin LING you will give him a HEART ATTACK.]
Never mind what I'm doing! Why do you have explosives??
[jin LING you will give him a HEART ATTACK.]
Never mind what I'm doing! Why do you have explosives??
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