[HE WAS BRACED FOR THIS but he makes a face anyway, resting a hand on his side. Ah... being able to annoy Gu Yun is truly his second favorite part of the day.]
Ahahaha... the look on your face was worth having to hear such disgusting words.
[No daddy kink here, just two vitriolic idiots wearing matching hats.]
[ honestly? annoying childe is one of his favorite parts of his day also? they're friends. this is so horrifying. gu yun waves him off, because he's just ignoring the jab about his age, especially because he knows he's adorable and youthful still. also he's probably deaf. (?) ]
Not the type? I thought you'd rather like being held down and hit. You're the masochist here, not me.
[ said gu yun as he just like used his own anti kink (thats a word now) against himself. he eyes those wax burns again, very purposefully. ]
[Yeah, he didn't expect anything huge--small victories are a gold mine where Gu Yun is involved. IT'S TRULY TERRIBLE. Childe please learn how to make friends like a normal person.
He just snorts at that, though, shaking his head.]
You clearly have no idea what I like.
[Not that he's not something of a masochist (moreso than a sadist, at any rate, even if he wouldn't personally consider himself either, because he isn't fuckin normal), but "held down and hit"? Hah. That would mean he wasn't giving as good as he got, which is never, ever true.]
No, you'd just rather roll around on the floor over it until someone died, likely.
[ he knows exactly what you like you weirdo. it's because he'd probably also enjoy it? even if he wouldn't admit it out loud. you know. it's fine.
anyway gu yun says this very casually, waving his hand, like that isn't weird. ] You talked with some of the Avatars on Sunday, right? Did you learn anything interesting?
[ they were going to bang ?? they were just arguing?? i dont know ]
Anyway they can unfortunately talk and bang at the same time... at least for a little while, since his own personal goal with these business bangs is causing the tiniest of chips in Gu Yun's armor. He will keep trying until he succeeds and also he wants his points!!! But he can talk plot too, even though the sigh he lets out at the question is probably an answer on its own.]
Nothing terribly useful as of yet. I've mostly been getting a feel for their relations. [Mostly because I, Pixi, feel bad about starting too many audience requests at once.] Have you spoken much with Lust?
Only that first day - I was caught up this week. [ (gestures in the vague direction of helping molly) is my current ic excuse. gu yun sits back, crossing his legs on the bed and propping his chin on his hand, elbow on his knee.
they'll get to banging its fine. childe your lust points. ] Why?
From what I've gathered, they're the darling of the group. I've been threatened in all manner of ways to be genuinely kind to them. [And he has gone out of his way to do just that, even before aforementioned threats, so they weren't even jabs at him personally.] I don't quite get the feeling they're that leader we're looking for, though. It's more a sense of... [He looks away, tapping his leg thoughtfully.] ...giving the beloved youngest child anything they ask for.
I'd agree entirely. Even the most finicky of them seem to adore them. [ it's pride. he's talking about pride, who is very cute and also a little fun to bully. ]
They don't know as much as the people at the trial seemed to think they do. Of course, they know the finer details, and many more than us... but they're unaware of many of the workings of this place, too, to the point that many of the things that happened were a mystery even to them.
[ he taps his fingers against his cheek, thinking. the way i am so fucking tired rn i forgot an entire thing for this tag. ]
I checked with both Pride and Wrath, and neither of them heard the noises we did, either. Not only that, but Pride said they as a collective weren't knocked unconscious on Thursday night. I'm not sure if it's completely true - I didn't get a chance to confirm it with the others. Rather, they said they 'woke up to the body', as we did, but not by force.
[He frowns, leaning back on his elbows. This is just opening a thousand more doors without closing any at all.]
If it's true, they must have some way of tracking past events... those videos, I suppose. [Since the Avatars did state they knew what happened.] If they woke up to the body, how did the rooms get unlocked?
[And why knock all of them out, except for Beau and Tamaki? And what's the point of such a farce of a trial? Someone's idea of entertainment, no doubt, but is there more to it than that?
Ugh...]
I have business to discuss with some of the others, but I'm not sure they'll reveal much. [Honestly it's a little ridiculous how much he's already been trusted with, which is still basically nothing??] I'll see what Lust has to say about some of the rooms here, next time we meet.
[Like the fuckin Holding room or the ??? room, probably.
And Gu Yun might know this already, but Childe's voice is incredibly dry when he says--]
I was told Beauregard couldn't recall what happened between Thursday night and Friday morning because she "got too high".
They didn't know the rooms were going to lock us in, either. At least, according to the sources I talked to - same with us being knocked unconscious. It may have just been an automatic function of this place.
Pride mentioned "recalibration" - that's what happens each time, supposedly, including with damaged property or areas. It may explain the illusions, too, but neither of the Avatars I spoke with had any idea as to why it happens, or how.
[ it is a little ridiculous, isn't it? for gu yun, it's much of the same - part of why he's been checking information as carefully as possible, following the traces of sources and listening for places where stories don't match. he didn't become the marquis of order by being deaf to little whispers. (haha) ]
I wonder if perhaps they share information because they expect us to get distracted from it. [ like we have so far. gu yun says this rather idly, waving his hand. ]
As for Beauregard... well, I wouldn't put it past the truth, if my experiences earlier in the week are anything to be believed. Pride said something interesting to me, too, though - the results of the votes are, according to them, one of the only things in this place that can always be trusted.
[I keep thinking about how we have daddy kink jokes directly preceding plot chatting and this is supposed to be a bang thread. I'm so tired of these fools.]
Mm... and Greed mentioned that they believed it was a result of someone choosing to indulge in that way.
["That way" being murder. But Harrow had asked "What if I wish to indulge by not being killed?" and had gotten no true response, so.
He huffs out something a laugh at that.]
If that's true, they've sorely underestimated us. [Though, admittedly, more of their number seem like they would be distracted than he'd initially assumed. God. This place really isn't what he'd been looking forward to.] I have something of a theory about our hosts, but I don't have a strong basis for it yet. [He waves a hand.] If it seems to hold water, I'll share it with you later.
very dryly: ] I don't think murdering someone and framing someone else for it is my particular choice of indulgence, but, we can't always predict the wants of others.
[ this is gu yun for "i'm kinkshaming", but also: if he was going to stab someone, he probably wouldn't frame someone innocent for it. that's just gauche. stab someone to the front and get away with it like a normal person.
i mean. anyway. the theory concept gets him to give a nod, as he settles back on the bed, stretching a bit and making himself comfortable. ] Do so. [ he's curious, but... at this point he trusts childe to gather information and report on it when its pertinent, so. trust and respect, somehow; they just seem to be on the same wavelength. it's more useful to file away for later. ]
For now, let's continue to gather information, and play along. [ so much time biding. ]
[Childe don't be bitter you literally released Osial.
BUT ANYWAY. Speaking of playing along, he drags himself up, moving over to settle on top of Gu Yun with movements that are, once again, marginally more restrained than normal. Maybe he should practice archery like this, when he's 0.3% less likely to yeet himself around like a pinball in a machine. He's already turned his attention to that scar, though there's still a distracted look on his face as he traces it with his nails.]
How long do you think it will take someone to else to make a move?
[He's a little surprised they haven't already, honestly. Then again, Molly's heart seems softer than he expected, so who knows.]
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Well, I heard you're actually 42 years old, yifu.
[HOW DID HE HEAR ABOUT THAT]
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Do not ever call me that again.
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Of course, my apologies, yeye.
[IT'S GETTING WORSE]
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in the most deadpan voice humanly possible because this is not even remotely his kink, gu yun sits down on the bed, and pats his lap. ]
Come here, let yifu give you a spanking, if you want to be parented so badly, Xiao Gongzi.
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Ahahaha... the look on your face was worth having to hear such disgusting words.
[No daddy kink here, just two vitriolic idiots wearing matching hats.]
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Not the type? I thought you'd rather like being held down and hit. You're the masochist here, not me.
[ said gu yun as he just like used his own anti kink (thats a word now) against himself. he eyes those wax burns again, very purposefully. ]
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He just snorts at that, though, shaking his head.]
You clearly have no idea what I like.
[Not that he's not something of a masochist (moreso than a sadist, at any rate, even if he wouldn't personally consider himself either, because he isn't fuckin normal), but "held down and hit"? Hah. That would mean he wasn't giving as good as he got, which is never, ever true.]
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[ he knows exactly what you like you weirdo. it's because he'd probably also enjoy it? even if he wouldn't admit it out loud. you know. it's fine.
anyway gu yun says this very casually, waving his hand, like that isn't weird. ] You talked with some of the Avatars on Sunday, right? Did you learn anything interesting?
[ they were going to bang ?? they were just arguing?? i dont know ]
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Anyway they can unfortunately talk and bang at the same time... at least for a little while, since his own personal goal with these business bangs is causing the tiniest of chips in Gu Yun's armor. He will keep trying until he succeeds and also he wants his points!!! But he can talk plot too, even though the sigh he lets out at the question is probably an answer on its own.]
Nothing terribly useful as of yet. I've mostly been getting a feel for their relations. [Mostly because I, Pixi, feel bad about starting too many audience requests at once.] Have you spoken much with Lust?
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Only that first day - I was caught up this week. [ (gestures in the vague direction of helping molly) is my current ic excuse. gu yun sits back, crossing his legs on the bed and propping his chin on his hand, elbow on his knee.
they'll get to banging its fine. childe your lust points. ] Why?
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From what I've gathered, they're the darling of the group. I've been threatened in all manner of ways to be genuinely kind to them. [And he has gone out of his way to do just that, even before aforementioned threats, so they weren't even jabs at him personally.] I don't quite get the feeling they're that leader we're looking for, though. It's more a sense of... [He looks away, tapping his leg thoughtfully.] ...giving the beloved youngest child anything they ask for.
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I'd agree entirely. Even the most finicky of them seem to adore them. [ it's pride. he's talking about pride, who is very cute and also a little fun to bully. ]
They don't know as much as the people at the trial seemed to think they do. Of course, they know the finer details, and many more than us... but they're unaware of many of the workings of this place, too, to the point that many of the things that happened were a mystery even to them.
[ he taps his fingers against his cheek, thinking. the way i am so fucking tired rn i forgot an entire thing for this tag. ]
I checked with both Pride and Wrath, and neither of them heard the noises we did, either. Not only that, but Pride said they as a collective weren't knocked unconscious on Thursday night. I'm not sure if it's completely true - I didn't get a chance to confirm it with the others. Rather, they said they 'woke up to the body', as we did, but not by force.
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If it's true, they must have some way of tracking past events... those videos, I suppose. [Since the Avatars did state they knew what happened.] If they woke up to the body, how did the rooms get unlocked?
[And why knock all of them out, except for Beau and Tamaki? And what's the point of such a farce of a trial? Someone's idea of entertainment, no doubt, but is there more to it than that?
Ugh...]
I have business to discuss with some of the others, but I'm not sure they'll reveal much. [Honestly it's a little ridiculous how much he's already been trusted with, which is still basically nothing??] I'll see what Lust has to say about some of the rooms here, next time we meet.
[Like the fuckin Holding room or the ??? room, probably.
And Gu Yun might know this already, but Childe's voice is incredibly dry when he says--]
I was told Beauregard couldn't recall what happened between Thursday night and Friday morning because she "got too high".
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Pride mentioned "recalibration" - that's what happens each time, supposedly, including with damaged property or areas. It may explain the illusions, too, but neither of the Avatars I spoke with had any idea as to why it happens, or how.
[ it is a little ridiculous, isn't it? for gu yun, it's much of the same - part of why he's been checking information as carefully as possible, following the traces of sources and listening for places where stories don't match. he didn't become the marquis of order by being deaf to little whispers. (haha) ]
I wonder if perhaps they share information because they expect us to get distracted from it. [ like we have so far. gu yun says this rather idly, waving his hand. ]
As for Beauregard... well, I wouldn't put it past the truth, if my experiences earlier in the week are anything to be believed. Pride said something interesting to me, too, though - the results of the votes are, according to them, one of the only things in this place that can always be trusted.
[ which means... she really wasn't guilty. ]
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Mm... and Greed mentioned that they believed it was a result of someone choosing to indulge in that way.
["That way" being murder. But Harrow had asked "What if I wish to indulge by not being killed?" and had gotten no true response, so.
He huffs out something a laugh at that.]
If that's true, they've sorely underestimated us. [Though, admittedly, more of their number seem like they would be distracted than he'd initially assumed. God. This place really isn't what he'd been looking forward to.] I have something of a theory about our hosts, but I don't have a strong basis for it yet. [He waves a hand.] If it seems to hold water, I'll share it with you later.
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very dryly: ] I don't think murdering someone and framing someone else for it is my particular choice of indulgence, but, we can't always predict the wants of others.
[ this is gu yun for "i'm kinkshaming", but also: if he was going to stab someone, he probably wouldn't frame someone innocent for it. that's just gauche. stab someone to the front and get away with it like a normal person.
i mean. anyway. the theory concept gets him to give a nod, as he settles back on the bed, stretching a bit and making himself comfortable. ] Do so. [ he's curious, but... at this point he trusts childe to gather information and report on it when its pertinent, so. trust and respect, somehow; they just seem to be on the same wavelength. it's more useful to file away for later. ]
For now, let's continue to gather information, and play along. [ so much time biding. ]
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[Childe don't be bitter you literally released Osial.
BUT ANYWAY. Speaking of playing along, he drags himself up, moving over to settle on top of Gu Yun with movements that are, once again, marginally more restrained than normal. Maybe he should practice archery like this, when he's 0.3% less likely to yeet himself around like a pinball in a machine. He's already turned his attention to that scar, though there's still a distracted look on his face as he traces it with his nails.]
How long do you think it will take someone to else to make a move?
[He's a little surprised they haven't already, honestly. Then again, Molly's heart seems softer than he expected, so who knows.]