Oh, how kind of you. [ with an air of that same drama, he touches his hand to his heart again, playfully, and then takes molly's arm. time to cavort off to the music room, drinks in hand. ]
You mentioned the circus, before. Is that part of why you like to move from place to place? I'm curious.
It was called the Traveling Carnival for a reason. But yes, we didn’t tend to stick around too long. Crowds obviously have to change to bring in new coin, and, well, looking like I do, certain towns can become . . . disrespectful.
[Sighing, looking a little nostalgic.]
It was wonderful! Until it went sideways. But these things always tend to do that. It was never going to last forever.
I understand. [ the western circus that came through had been... well... that had been kind of a mess to say the least. gu yun ended up not really paying attention to much of the performance, by the end, and that was his only real experience with one.
but, people getting nasty makes sense, and with what molly mentioned about his tiefling nature... ] I'm sorry to hear that - suppose at least you have the memories. What sort of act did you put on, then? If you're ever feeling nostalgic, I'm sure you'd have a captive audience.
[Honestly it isn’t as if the Fletching and Moondrop hadn’t be a mess. The way it had ended certainly was a Scene.]
As for the act— I wasn’t really a performer. I read fortunes for coin, roused the crowd, trawled the local taverns and markets for patrons, that sort of thing. I was working on a little something or two, just for fun, really. You get me two swords and a flower, and I can put on a act for you.
Seeing as how even knives seem to be in short supply around here, that may be quite difficult. Unless whoever's taken our things will be so kind as to return them - if I manage to get my Wind Slasher back, you'll be the first to know.
[ god it's so weird not having it. or his light armor. it's fine. ]
But - such a transient life! To think, if we'd been from the same realm, I'm sure I would've run into you somehow. I do quite a bit of traveling myself.
Hah. I wish I was the one who came up with it - simply the title of the weapon itself. It's a bit more complex than a sword. [ sometimes your weapons are steampunk and sometimes you also have a sword. ] But I rather like your creativity.
[ with a wink - ] Good thing we've met now, then. Seems we've got to make up for lost time.
[ and with that, he'll go open the door to the music room! it.
is a mess in here too. gu yun whistles. ] Have people nothing better to do than destroy property?
[ that gets a "pffft--" out of him, immediately. delighted. molly please always say the quiet part out loud. ]
Ha! Is that what you've been up to? I suppose that's one way to do it. [ okay he was gonna start playing music but also, the gossip. sitting down and making grabby hands for the bottle please. ] How is that working out for you? Anything notable?
I’d never kiss and tell, I was raised better than that. [Grinning, so, so large.] Did make everything seem a bit better, though. More, hm. [Thinking for the right words.] Grounded? Everything was very strange and happening so quickly, it’s nice to simply do something so normal.
Booo. [ that's teasing, as he goes to pop the top off. let there be drank. ] Not even a hint?
[ gu yun doesn't push it though, pausing thoughtfully as he takes a swig from the bottle before passing it back. they had glasses but like also. Indirect Kiss - ] Though...I wonder if that's personal, or maybe even an effect of this place, perhaps? They're not exactly subtle that intimacy should be a preferred form of indulgence.
[ he doesn't think that's entirely true. it would be wild, if it was, but... what does he know! magic wasn't real to him until 48 hours ago! ] I'm not sure my normalcy could be attained here, at least as a form of being indulgent.
[ Yeah, the whole point of being able to steal bottles is to be able to perform the constant indirect kiss. Indulge in a little Yearning. Or at least Craving. Taking a swig himself.]
Mm. I’m pretty sure it’s normal for me. At least, it’s how I’ve lived my life. Drinking, dancing, fighting, fucking, trying some new food I’ve never heard of, meeting an interesting new person - It feels like a waste to not be choosing something new and thrilling to do. I suppose I’m cheating a little. I’m indulging all of the time anyway.
Think of it this way. If you were to have one more hour to live, what would you chose to do with it? Obviously here something like, say, travel to see the Menagerie Coast is right out. But something attainable. It doesn’t have to be large. It could be see what I look like in that lace outfit in the closet, or eat something chosen with your eyes closed from the machine.
[ gu yun's quiet as he takes all of that in, resting his chin in his hand.
....and, towards the end of it, he ends up smiling. it's less shitty than the one that's almost ever present on his face - something more genuine, more soft. ]
... I quite like that philosophy, I think. Live as well as you can, while you can, hm? [ after all, he's a gu. a man utterly bound by his duty, but at the same time - someone who's taken it into his own hands, broken laws when necessary, defended laws just the same.
hmmm. ] I think I recall you saying that you read fortunes, Molly. Do you happen to have those tools with you? I'm curious about something.
[Reaching for the inside pocket of his coat for the deck of cards - pulling them out with a little flourish. Only the backs are visible, but they’re dark ink patterned with a golden filigree.]
A glimpse of the future, then. We’ll give it a shot. I’ll warn you that I’m fairly certain this place is . . . odd.
[He stops shuffling.]
Alright. Think about the question of your fate for a moment. So the universe can hear.
[Then lays three cards down - left to right - tapping each one in turn with a nail. Just a little motion that seems very practiced and ritualized for him. Now that they’re laying down, he can probably see the pattern on the back is an image of the moon, and the ink strokes seem done by hand. ]
[ to call him a skeptic is putting it lightly, anyway. but - it's a different world, and the people within this place are different. really, it might just be proving his exact theory. gu yun's gaze flicks briefly over the back of the cards, the fine ink work, the colors. they don't have any significance to him short of being pretty, but, they are very pretty indeed.
obediently, he'll do just as asked - think on the question of his fate.
those bald donkeys were full of it. is what he thinks, like a good and polite person, go on. let's see what you've got for me.
he will stay quiet for the moment, as requested, even if his universe hearing pondering is kind of impolite. ]
[Skepticism doesn’t bother him! In fact, Beau regularly calls him a full of shit grifter. It comes with the trade. He seems sincere about the cards though. And besides, no one ever truly talks to the gods politely all the time.
He flips the first card. An illustration of a woman, nude, pouring water mixed with bright stars into a shifting lake.]
Where you stand now. The Star. Reversed. She’s a bit finicky if you ask me, but I’d say . . . you hold yourself to a rather high standard, right?
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You mentioned the circus, before. Is that part of why you like to move from place to place? I'm curious.
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[Sighing, looking a little nostalgic.]
It was wonderful! Until it went sideways. But these things always tend to do that. It was never going to last forever.
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but, people getting nasty makes sense, and with what molly mentioned about his tiefling nature... ] I'm sorry to hear that - suppose at least you have the memories. What sort of act did you put on, then? If you're ever feeling nostalgic, I'm sure you'd have a captive audience.
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considering they can't leave. ]
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[Honestly it isn’t as if the Fletching and Moondrop hadn’t be a mess. The way it had ended certainly was a Scene.]
As for the act— I wasn’t really a performer. I read fortunes for coin, roused the crowd, trawled the local taverns and markets for patrons, that sort of thing. I was working on a little something or two, just for fun, really. You get me two swords and a flower, and I can put on a act for you.
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Seeing as how even knives seem to be in short supply around here, that may be quite difficult. Unless whoever's taken our things will be so kind as to return them - if I manage to get my Wind Slasher back, you'll be the first to know.
[ god it's so weird not having it. or his light armor. it's fine. ]
But - such a transient life! To think, if we'd been from the same realm, I'm sure I would've run into you somehow. I do quite a bit of traveling myself.
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[Rude.]
I imagine we’d have had just as wonderful a time. A shame we didn’t meet earlier.
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[ with a wink - ] Good thing we've met now, then. Seems we've got to make up for lost time.
[ and with that, he'll go open the door to the music room! it.
is a mess in here too. gu yun whistles. ] Have people nothing better to do than destroy property?
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[Into the music room! Immediately sitting down on . . . whatever. The floor. At least it’s not cheese.]
Seems so. Everyone is stir crazy, and doesn’t understand they could simply find someone to fuck instead.
[bruh you cant say the quiet part out loud.]
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Ha! Is that what you've been up to? I suppose that's one way to do it. [ okay he was gonna start playing music but also, the gossip. sitting down and making grabby hands for the bottle please. ] How is that working out for you? Anything notable?
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I’d never kiss and tell, I was raised better than that. [Grinning, so, so large.] Did make everything seem a bit better, though. More, hm. [Thinking for the right words.] Grounded? Everything was very strange and happening so quickly, it’s nice to simply do something so normal.
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[ gu yun doesn't push it though, pausing thoughtfully as he takes a swig from the bottle before passing it back. they had glasses but like also. Indirect Kiss - ] Though...I wonder if that's personal, or maybe even an effect of this place, perhaps? They're not exactly subtle that intimacy should be a preferred form of indulgence.
[ he doesn't think that's entirely true. it would be wild, if it was, but... what does he know! magic wasn't real to him until 48 hours ago! ] I'm not sure my normalcy could be attained here, at least as a form of being indulgent.
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[ Yeah, the whole point of being able to steal bottles is to be able to perform the constant indirect kiss. Indulge in a little Yearning. Or at least Craving. Taking a swig himself.]
Mm. I’m pretty sure it’s normal for me. At least, it’s how I’ve lived my life. Drinking, dancing, fighting, fucking, trying some new food I’ve never heard of, meeting an interesting new person - It feels like a waste to not be choosing something new and thrilling to do. I suppose I’m cheating a little. I’m indulging all of the time anyway.
Think of it this way. If you were to have one more hour to live, what would you chose to do with it? Obviously here something like, say, travel to see the Menagerie Coast is right out. But something attainable. It doesn’t have to be large. It could be see what I look like in that lace outfit in the closet, or eat something chosen with your eyes closed from the machine.
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....and, towards the end of it, he ends up smiling. it's less shitty than the one that's almost ever present on his face - something more genuine, more soft. ]
... I quite like that philosophy, I think. Live as well as you can, while you can, hm? [ after all, he's a gu. a man utterly bound by his duty, but at the same time - someone who's taken it into his own hands, broken laws when necessary, defended laws just the same.
hmmm. ] I think I recall you saying that you read fortunes, Molly. Do you happen to have those tools with you? I'm curious about something.
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You want a reading?
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Sure. I'm a virgin, treat me gently. [ ? ]
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Give me something. Doesn’t have to be money, obviously, but something you’ve got.
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[ he does start digging about in his pockets, though. let's see, let's see... ]
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[Just waiting. Maybe he also just likes stuff.]
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he tilts his head, thoughtful... and then snaps his fingers. ]
How about... I'm someone's yifu - that is to say, a father of sorts. I have a ward who is fourteen.
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[Daddy . . . he has just learned the concept. Shuffling the cards then, cutting the deck, moving them back and forth in a dizzyingly fast motion.]
What do you think? Do you have a a specific question? Your past, present, future? Relationship advice? Of what does the Universe dream?
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anyway. some of that warmth fades off of his face, now. gu yun looks at the cards. ] What's my fate going to be?
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[He stops shuffling.]
Alright. Think about the question of your fate for a moment. So the universe can hear.
[Then lays three cards down - left to right - tapping each one in turn with a nail. Just a little motion that seems very practiced and ritualized for him. Now that they’re laying down, he can probably see the pattern on the back is an image of the moon, and the ink strokes seem done by hand. ]
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[ to call him a skeptic is putting it lightly, anyway. but - it's a different world, and the people within this place are different. really, it might just be proving his exact theory. gu yun's gaze flicks briefly over the back of the cards, the fine ink work, the colors. they don't have any significance to him short of being pretty, but, they are very pretty indeed.
obediently, he'll do just as asked - think on the question of his fate.
those bald donkeys were full of it. is what he thinks, like a good and polite person, go on. let's see what you've got for me.
he will stay quiet for the moment, as requested, even if his universe hearing pondering is kind of impolite. ]
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He flips the first card. An illustration of a woman, nude, pouring water mixed with bright stars into a shifting lake.]
Where you stand now. The Star. Reversed. She’s a bit finicky if you ask me, but I’d say . . . you hold yourself to a rather high standard, right?
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anyway! gu yun looks at the card, for a moment, resisting the urge to clam up and studying the artwork, instead. ]
You could say that. [ being the marquis of order means he's got a whole army to care for, after all. ] Comes with the job title.
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