[ that comes with a laugh and a grin!! he has no issues! none at all. none relating with any older male figure in his life, ever!
the machine pops out a bowl of granola and some yogurt, which... is foreign but looks fine, i guess. he takes it, heading over to take a seat somewhere nearby.
there's a beat, though, and then he frowns. ] --Unless, I suppose, it was referring to Chang Geng? That's rude. Who wrote these things anyhow.
That's right. It'd be a bit odd if we were any closer in age, don't you think?
[ considering gu yun is pretty young himself. he takes a bite of his yogurt, gesturing with the spoon after. ] Actually, it's only recently that he's even started to lose the baby fat off of his cheeks. It surprised me, the last time I saw him.
[ he does sound fond, there. and a little like. bemused. it's fine. ]
I'm not sure if that's a compliment or an insult. [ that comes with a laugh. he's young and spry, please.
but! to the second part, he nods, expression shifting a bit into something more thoughtful. ] Mm. I'm a commander, like you said. Not much time spent at home.
He's certainly special, but I don't know if I'd say strong. [ snickering a little fondly to himself. ] I've seen him lose fights to a training dummy too many times to count.
[ oh, if only it was a crau. ] That's an interesting question to ask, though. Why do you want to know?
Well, where I come from, the most important families only adopt children with especially great skill and talent! How else would they elevate their family name?
Haha! I've heard that before. [ being a child of great skill and talent, huh... ] Believe me, his family name can't get any higher than it already is. Not mine, but the one that belongs to him originally - my care for him is only until he turns of age, before he'll join his extended family once more.
Not all of them! Just ones from families with high aspirations.
[She taps her chin, thinking of the best way to elaborate on that.]
You see, a family's worth is determined by how many rankers or princesses they have. In order to become a ranker, you have to pass a series of increasingly difficult tests of strength and strategy... Well over one hundred tests in total. And princesses are even more rare! One is only chosen every few hundred of years to represent the greatest family in the tower, the Jahads.
Well! [ mischief brightens up his expression -- gu yun makes an exaggerated motion of bowing where he's sitting. ] My dearest apologies, your highness.
I've met a few princesses in my time, but this is the first I've met one who was a princess by combat. Are you wanting everyone around you to know that you're royalty, or is that a secret?
Haha. You'd think this sort of thing would be mentioned in those little 'contacts'.
[ then again, everything makes more since with an explanation, so. he winks. ] Your not-secret's safe with me. We've got more royalty here than I was certainly expecting - I have to wonder if there are any other secret princes and princesses in our midst.
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[ that comes with a laugh and a grin!! he has no issues! none at all. none relating with any older male figure in his life, ever!
the machine pops out a bowl of granola and some yogurt, which... is foreign but looks fine, i guess. he takes it, heading over to take a seat somewhere nearby.
there's a beat, though, and then he frowns. ] --Unless, I suppose, it was referring to Chang Geng? That's rude. Who wrote these things anyhow.
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Oh? Do you have two fathers?
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No. I think I'm the daddy, in this case.
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That is to say, I'm a father. Well, sort of. I have a ward in my care.
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Oh! Do you cause him or her a lot of issues, then?
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anyway!!! he makes a face, nose wrinkling up and frowning. 8C ]
Well, I don't think I do. He might have something to say otherwise - he's only fifteen. I think he's going through a rebellious phase. [ ?????? ]
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[She looks briefly puzzled by the age before she remembers that all of them are babies according to the profiles. Wild.]
So, younger than even the youngest people here?
[Just so she can get a vantage point.]
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[ considering gu yun is pretty young himself. he takes a bite of his yogurt, gesturing with the spoon after. ] Actually, it's only recently that he's even started to lose the baby fat off of his cheeks. It surprised me, the last time I saw him.
[ he does sound fond, there. and a little like. bemused. it's fine. ]
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[why is she surrounded by infants who look older than her
Anyways, she pauses.]
The last time you saw him? Do you not see him often?
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but! to the second part, he nods, expression shifting a bit into something more thoughtful. ] Mm. I'm a commander, like you said. Not much time spent at home.
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[Normally she might ask why she has someone as his ward in that case, but that kind of situation isn't too unfamiliar to her, so.]
Is he especially strong?
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He's certainly special, but I don't know if I'd say strong. [ snickering a little fondly to himself. ] I've seen him lose fights to a training dummy too many times to count.
[ oh, if only it was a crau. ] That's an interesting question to ask, though. Why do you want to know?
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[She taps her chin.]
Well, where I come from, the most important families only adopt children with especially great skill and talent! How else would they elevate their family name?
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makes him snort, actually. ]
Haha! I've heard that before. [ being a child of great skill and talent, huh... ] Believe me, his family name can't get any higher than it already is. Not mine, but the one that belongs to him originally - my care for him is only until he turns of age, before he'll join his extended family once more.
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[ actually his family's like
right there in terms of ranking but thats besides the point. ] There's context beyond that, but it seemed a fitting match.
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No, not particularly. Are all children trained to battle where you're from? No scholars?
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[She taps her chin, thinking of the best way to elaborate on that.]
You see, a family's worth is determined by how many rankers or princesses they have. In order to become a ranker, you have to pass a series of increasingly difficult tests of strength and strategy... Well over one hundred tests in total. And princesses are even more rare! One is only chosen every few hundred of years to represent the greatest family in the tower, the Jahads.
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gu yun listens to this, his attention caught, dissecting the information... and then, that grin on his face spreads a little further. ]
And I'm speaking with one, aren't I? Miss Jahad.
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You're correct! I'm one of the girls who managed to qualify for that position.
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I've met a few princesses in my time, but this is the first I've met one who was a princess by combat. Are you wanting everyone around you to know that you're royalty, or is that a secret?
[ im getting deja vu and i hate this ]
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It's unbecoming to mention it out of nowhere! But I'm not making an effort to hide it, either.
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[ then again, everything makes more since with an explanation, so. he winks. ] Your not-secret's safe with me. We've got more royalty here than I was certainly expecting - I have to wonder if there are any other secret princes and princesses in our midst.
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