[ sometime later in the evening after all of the assorted chaos of the day, gu yun is fulfilling his nerd promise - by which i mean, he's laid out his fancy era appropriate outfits ("costumes")(?) for mineo to get a look at because he feels bad.
[WHY DOES GU YUN FEEL BAD I'M LOSING IT - but he'll join in!!]
Pardon the intrusion.
[his manners are good okay, he's a rowdy boy but he's been taught etiquette. he tilts his head a little bit when he catches all the different clothes and just makes an admiring noise]
These are so nice - and you just get to wear these all the time?! Whoa!
anyway. the intrusion bit doesn't bother him that much. gu yun waves it off, leaning back to watch mineo poke through his clothes. they're all very nice material - thick silk, pretty embroidery, very, very nice indeed. real uwowo quality. ]
I do. Well - when I'm not on the front, anyway. I suppose my armor was a bit out of the question for whoever brought us here. [ unfortunately :/ ] Is it really that abnormal?
[what with the armor bit. mineo hums thoughtfully at that]
Depends! This sort of thing is suuuuuper lavish - even by modern standards, you know? People are more likely to wear Prada and Gucci than any kind of traditional wear - which this kind of is.
I am the marshal of the Black Iron Camp, which puts me as the commander of all of the land and air forces in Great Liang. [ with a grin; he's so cool. ] Or, in short form, simply the Marquis of Order.
[ terrible! thanks for letting him be like this. ] Are those imports? Prada, Gucci... from the West?
Whoa, you're a big shot! That's crazy - and you're still here? There's more that you want too....?
[like how there's a bunch of other rich folks and he sounds so confused about it?]
But - yeah! Those are like, luxury brands meant for people with the means to buy 'em sort of thing. The tailoring and craftsmanship's off the charts, but I also think it's because they're so limited, so people want 'em even more and will pay crazy money for it?
[he's an idiot but unfortunately he keeps up with fashion]
[ gu yun taps his chin, thoughtful about that, actually, over the luxury fashion. ] What did you want, to come here, then? If it's not too personal - I'm just curious.
[he nods at that and - yeah, he's actually going to face gu yun and trace out an X over his heart, before holding out his hand with the pinky extended.
see, the thing is - it's easy to think that'd be the sort of thing to make mineo happy. but instead the look that crosses past his eyes is almost... downtrodden? he just manages a bit of a weak laugh.]
Hey - [ mineo is the same age as him but gu yun is getting that i-don't-know-how-to-talk-to-kids-feeling. again. for the hundredth time in his life. ] - What. What is that face for. [ nailed it. ]
You've got a face. With at least an eye and a half. And it currently looks like someone stomped on your mooncakes.
[ he just conveniently didnt hear that last part. what? convenient deafness. you'd think he'd grab onto the topic change but that involves talking about himself so here we are being awkward. ]
[ he puts his hand right over his heart and draws back a bit. ]
Do you think I'd just give up on such a thing so quickly? Here I was, concerned for your well being, since you looked so downtrodden, instead of wanting to selfishly steer the conversation back to myself.......
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