pc catchall | redacted | shiro

[dianxias]

its a catchall baby

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w2, weds... continued from confessional

[dianxias]

[ here! ]

[ ...

he just. xie lian can't help himself; he laughs, a little surprised, at shiro's answer. ]

Well, you aren't wrong, necessarily, but I wouldn't say that food is related to it... I've had something of an iron stomach for a long time.

Do you have a guess as to which it might be? I'm curious!

[lionson]

I'm gonna say probably not a demon. Demons, they think and act in a certain way, and you don't line up with that. Between 'god' or 'ghost' though, I'm not sure. Especially since 'god' is a pretty wide term, depending on the world.

So let's take a guess and go with 'ghost'. I might be wrong though.

[dianxias]

[ xie lian can't help himself; he's smiling widely, now. this is DELIGHTFUL. ]

I see, I see! What makes me ghostlike? Merely the food?

[lionson]

The age on your profile is a hint too. No human lives to be 827 unless they're more than human.

[dianxias]

[ the friendly smile remains, and pulses right off of his emotions, as obvious as can be. this really made his day. ]

Of course. Well! It's funny that you should say so, is all... you know, Shiro, I am not the only person from my own realm in this place - there are two of us.

[ it's. probably blatantly obvious by now that that other person is hua cheng. ] And your prediction is absolutely correct, in that one of us is a god, and one of us is a ghost, but... well, you have them in reverse, currently.

[ hello! god here. ]

w2 post trial!

[dianxias]

[ wow, what a DAY.

by the time xie lian does seek shiro out, it's a little later in the evening, once things have started to settle down a touch. finding him out by the bridge turns out to be serendipitous, because he tends to head that way anyway, so.

xie lian makes his presence known with a quiet - ] Shiro. [ and a polite, small bow in greeting. ] How're you holding up?

[lionson]

I really want to drink a lot tonight, but a hangover tomorrow would suck, so I think I'll settle for just drinking a little.

[He does have a bottle of liquor with him too.]

[dianxias]

[ xie lian laughs, though it's mostly humorless, more at the horror of this entire situation than anything else. what an utter nightmare. ]

...I certainly wouldn't blame you for doing so. I don't think anyone would, after that. Tomorrow - I still have the little bottle we were given the first week, and I'd be happy to pass it on to someone who would use it.

[ but, the slight amusement fades into something a little more serious. ] ...You really were instrumental, today, cursed or otherwise. I don't think I could have come to the conclusion I did without you.

[lionson]

["I don't think I could have come to the conclusion I did without you." Boy, that makes Shiro's heart drop. A smile stays on his face to try and cover up how sad he feels at hearing that, but emotion sharing will give him away.]

Is it bad that I was trying to keep others from realizing what I did?

[dianxias]

[ poor shiro. xie lian glances to him - the sadness echoes in his own emotions, with a soft sense of empathy there, too. understanding. ]

...No, I don't think so. I meant what I said, about your position as a priest, too. [ that it was respctable, to stick to his guns. (that's a terrible way to phrase that rn.)

xie lian frowns, quietly solemn, as he looks back out at the water. what a complicated place to be. ] There was a reason that I asked what I did. I think that it is natural, because of that unique position that you are in - I think you are a kind person.

...Will you tell me what happened? Or, what you can?

Week 3, Tuesday

[lionson]

[FISHING TIME

Shiro is going to come on over to the fishing area, grinning as he sees what XL is up to.]

Martial gods like to fish?

[dianxias]

[ xie lian glances up when spoken to, and an amused smile crosses his face, as he bobs his head in greeting. ]

Is that so surprising?

[ yeah even in his world that's fucking weird. ]

[lionson]

Well, yeah. Would I ask if it wasn't surprising?

[He'll come sit down next to XL though.]

[dianxias]

Haha, that is true... but really, just because you know of my origins now doesn't make me any different from the Xie Lian you knew before I told you such information.

[ he hums a little, checking his line. he's had no luck in catching fish yet.... you know, that's really not all that surprising, either... he doesn't mind the company at all, though, giving shiro a smile! ] But, you're right. I suppose I am a bit different from other martial gods.

[ "most of them don't just collect trash...", he thinks to himself. ]

[lionson]

Does the strange martial god take offerings and offer blessings?

[]Xie Lian may not be any different from before, but it gives Shiro more ammunition for having fun. He is absolutely going to tease him a bit.]

w3 before thursday... rip

[dianxias]

[ we're taking this away from the mingle because i'm tired but also because i want more threads!!!!!

anyway. xie lian comes upon shiro making flower crowns on this fine day and just kind of. sighs, hands on his hips... ]

...Shiro... you were really serious about this? [ ... it sounds very fond, though. ]

RIP INDEED...

[lionson]

Of course I am! I'm serious about everything I do.

[He says, while grinning. He'll also pat the ground next to him. Come sit with him!]

[dianxias]

[ xie lian's mouth tugs into a smile; he nods, and comes over, settling down beside him in a puff of white silk. xie lian looks over his flower crown making set up (so many daisies...) ]

I must ask where you learned how to do this.

[lionson]

I have kids who love the outdoors. The park, the beach, wherever, they love going there and seeing what there is to see.

In the spring there's all these flower festivals, and they always ask me to make stuff for them. First it was bracelets, those were easy enough. And then after some trial and error, we worked our way up to crowns.

[He sounds nostalgic as he says that.]

It's been years now, since we've done that. Once they were about ten suddenly it wasn't cool to do anymore.

we love crusty backtags

[dianxias]

[ ah... it's nice to hear shiro talk about his kids. xie lian smiles at him, pleased as he absently picks up a daisy and twirls it lightly between his fingers. ]

Do you still remember their names? What are they like?

[ the mood here is a sweet sense of nostalgia - and there's nothing more that xie lian loves than how much people love. tell him about your family!!! ]

week 7, THE FINAL NIGHT

[lionson]

[Once the hellos are done, they can come talk in private! Which is for the best, since some information is still private and all.]

So. You had a role this whole time, huh?

[Guess what he found out about~]

[dianxias]

[ well! when shiro comes to find xie lian, lets assume its a little later. he

has a black eye now! that's fine. he's holding a towel full of ice to his face when shiro approaches, and xie lian smiles, a little sheepishly, but he doesn't shy away from the question. ] ...En, I did.

...I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you. The specifics of it make it so that the fewer people know of it, and how it works, the better.

[lionson]

[OH NO A BLACK EYE WHAT DID YOU DO XL]

No need to apologize, I understand. After what happened when Elsa spoke in public, I can see why secrets are needed.

What happened to your eye?

[dianxias]

[ haha... ha...

he sighs. ]

...Someone was a little less understanding, is all. It's fine, it doesn't hurt....

[lionson]

Someone's pretty daring, to punch you like that. I kinda expected Hua Cheng to pop up from the bushes and take retribution immediately.