pc catchall | 7rings | childe

[liuli]

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[liuli]

[ snorts ] I think I just learned something about you. Did you at least win?

[ writes down "childe gets his rocks off through punches" somewhere in his mental notebook ]

Anyway, to your question, a few things about these devices of ours. What'd you look into?

[toyska]

[If only that were more literal so I could get away with fight threads for indulgence report]

Only children "win" or "lose" spars. [It was a mutually agreed-upon draw, but it has been less than 24 hours and he already knows Gu Yun is going to assume he lost. It's fine! Feel free to underestimate him.

Anyway--]

Weren't you the one who asked me to start building a network?

[liuli]

Oh, how very mature and worldly of you. [ the SARCASM

based on what he's learned so far of childe though - and his lack of real injury - he guesses he probably "won", but if he wants to flex his maturity gu yun will let him do that. ]

Obviously! I was hoping we'd moved beyond confirmation and you'd just step right into telling me about it, but if you needed the reminder, that was what I was looking for, yes. How did it go?

[toyska]

You asked...

[The way that this pc could be 50 comments long of just them being brats to each other

BUT IT WILL NOT BE because Childe wants to hear this story he was promised, so!]

Have you spoken to Miss Primrose?

[liuli]

[ gu yun grins, shitty. of course! the way our pc log is just going to be 100+ comments of that.

but, ah yes. ]

She's the once who was dancing in the music room, correct?

[toyska]

[Every time they go more than 5 comments without plotting or antagonizing each other, another Hisoka crawls out of the washing machines]

Yes. She's a sharp one, quite displeased about these. [He taps the back of his own hand, where his mark is glowing through his glove.] She said she was willing to exchange information, should there be any to share.

[And it's way too early to tell who'll actually be true to their word or not, but he gets the feeling he doesn't have to point that part out.]

[liuli]

[ good thing that'll never happen ]

I got that impression as well. [ certainly of that girl's cleverness - far more than just a dancer, indeed. gu yun likes her already, so that's a good start. he nods. nice job... subordinate. ] That's a start, I suppose.

It would be good to make sure there's someone from each association to work with while we're at it. [ gu yun glances at his own hand, absently. ] Just to ensure that our bases are well and truly covered. There are eight different marks, as far as I've ascertained.

[toyska]

[He WILL kill you, flower boy]

Preferably more than one, but I guess we'll have to take what we can get. [None trust left beef. He presses his lips together, frowning just a little.]

There's another I'm considering, but... [Hm.] 与狐谋皮, and all that.

[Don't ask a fox for its skin--i.e., he's got a little more investigating to do before he's willing to believe it's a worthwhile recruitment.]

[liuli]

[ but like how though, ]

Agreed. [ he gets the implication - both in the saying, and the idea of trust, too. this very conversation they're having is only proceeded by a level of trust because they're working on the same level from the get go - mutually assured destruction, or something of the like. ]

Best to suss out people's intentions - and the very nature of this competition, too. I imagine it'll be a while before things start to come to light even still.

[ meanwhile our npcs having just appeared ] I'll chat with Primrose as well, and we'll move forward from there.

Good work. [ heh. ]

[toyska]

[STOP.

But really, how funny it is, to fall into this so easily--but in a way, it's not so different from home. It's easy to work towards a mutual goal when the knives you're pointing at each other aren't hidden behind your backs, after all.]

Now then--

[And since they're in his room, he's just going to dig out a stolen bottle of vodka and two shot glasses. Wow.]

--I believe you promised me a story.

[liuli]

Oh? Does one person count as a network?

不撒大网不得大鱼? [ realizing they can play proverb tag is the worst. im putting translations in hovers now.

gu yun looks as shitty as expected when he says this, loftily, but he does come over for the shot glass. thank. ]

Though, I suppose the drink tips things more in your favor.

[toyska]

[Proverb tag exhausts me and so do they]

You never said I had to share the names I gathered.

[Pbbbbt. He said he has them, that's good enough! He is kind and generous to his SUBORDINATES though so he will in fact pour for both of them.]

[liuli]

That's a fancy way to say you're full of shit.

[ he doesn't sound remotely offended by it! with that, gu yun takes the shot glass. i guess they're in childe's room so he just drops onto the bed with no fanfare. ]

Remind me what I'm supposed to tell you for storytime? I'm out of practice.

[toyska]

[Fortunately for both of us Childe gets the loft so he will go sit on the couch because I can't deal with both of them sitting on the bed right now]

You insisted you had some noble exploits to brag about, if I recall.

[is that how it went]

[liuli]

[ just gives him an utterly blank look

reaches up and sticks his finger in his ear as if he's cleaning it out. ]

Hm?

[toyska]

[takes out his phone

beep beep boop]

Let's see... ah, yes: "Extraordinary skills: military leadership, weapons (all, including the flute), pretending to be deaf."

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[liuli]

[



continues to stare blankly

it is in fact his skill ]

[liuli]

[ however, he picks up right where he left off a moment later, snapping his fingers. ]

That's right, you were asking about the Marquis position. Since you've only given me one name, why don't you tell me about how you become one of these harbingers, in exchange? We'll keep the drink flowing with a friendly conversation.

[ you are not getting out of giving him information, sir ]

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[toyska]

[God you're annoying]

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[toyska]

["Friendly conversation" in which they just play proverb ping-pong and call each other assholes. Wonderful.

But he just shrugs, tossing back his drink.]

It's no story of "grand conquest", but sure, that's fine.

[liuli]

[ like recognizes like!!!!!! ]

Hm. [ gu yun glances down at his cup, and then grins, like the cheshire cat. ] Why don't we make a game of it? I'll tell you a part of the story, and you can tell me if you think it's true or not. If you catch me lying, I'll drink. Same goes for you.

What do you think?

[toyska]

A game, hm? [He taps his finger against the glass, thoughtful.] And what guarantee do I have that you won't cheat? It's a bit difficult to prove the truth of your claims.

[liuli]

I'll swear it on my Great Liang itself - something more important to me than 'the grave of my mother', or something like that.

[ he reaches up with his free hand, and puts his hand at his heart. there's a smile on his face, still, but his tone's quite serious. ]

--But I'll expect you to do so with the same seriousness, whatever yours might be.

Besides, there's not much point in cheating, is there? I'd like to get a feel for how you look when you lie, and I'm sure you'd like to do the same for me. [ knives, pointing, etc ]

[toyska]

[There's a pause

And then he tilts his head back, laughing openly]

Very well! Since you asked so nicely. But don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of schemes and deception.

[liuli]

[ he laughs, too, actually. ]

That makes two of us! So this should be easy, then.

Let's see. [ starting at the beginning, hm? he looks at his glass, tilts his head. ] I went to my first military encampment when I was... five? Six? Well, it was probably before that. I took a break from it for a few years and returned out when I was thirteen, chasing my father down to Jiangnan to serve under his wing of the military.

[ let's start there. ]