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[soba]

I don't know for sure. Just...

[ he sighs ]

We shouldn't be too surprised if it's more bad news than good. We'll just have to make it work.

[goldpeony]

[He glances down and then back up.]

Is that why they...? [Died? Are gone? Who knows.] Master Blue is gone, too.

[soba]

... I'm not sure.

[ he frowns ]

It could have been the house. It would be the perfect time, since the rest of us were gone.

[goldpeony]

...Fuck.

[His shoulders drop slowly, almost like he's ready to be defeated. At least for this moment. Tomorrow is a different story, as bull-headed as he is.]

[soba]

... we'll figure it out.

I'm sure we'll learn new information tomorrow. Remember our first week here? We didn't know shit at first.

[goldpeony]

Yeah. [It's an agreement because he doesn't know any other way to make their situation sound better.] We can do it. And then we can go home.

...

...Did you come for food?

[soba]

... oh. Yeah.

[ no, he was actually keeping an eye out for jin ling. a few people, actually, but he has bumped into him in the mansion kitchen a few times, so he figured this might be a good place to look. ]

[goldpeony]

There's not a lot of ingredients in... wherever we are. I was only able to make congee.

...If you want some or whatever.

[soba]

Oh, that's fine.

[ he doesn't care or anything!! ]

[goldpeony]

[toi

He backpedals slowly into the kitchen again, giving Toi room to come in if wanted. He points to the pot of congee.]

[soba]

[ toi follows in after him, and then goes to get a bowl

congee time ]

[goldpeony]

It's spicy.

[But not, like, wwx spicy, so Toi is fine.]

[soba]

I'm not going to die from spice.

[goldpeony]

You say that, but you haven't tried the spicy congee I have. We all almost died.

[soba]

What the hell are you putting in your food.

[goldpeony]

It wasn't me! [He sounds offended.] That damn... Wei Wuxian! Some of the disciples got corpse poisoning, including stupid Lan Jingyi! He said congee would cure it.

But when he made it--it was so spicy you could barely eat it! We all wanted to die!

[soba]

Was it that spicy on purpose or does he just not know how to cook?

[goldpeony]

Does it matter? It was too spicy! Our throats were on fire, and he acted like nothing was wrong! He even though Hanguang-jun could handle spice, and we had to tell him he was stupid.

Hanguang-jun doesn't like spice at all.

[soba]

... who are all these people, anyway?

[goldpeony]

[A sigh. Right.]

Hanguang-jun is Lan Wangji... one of the Twin Jades of Lan. His older brother is the Lan sect leader. Wei Wuxian is...

[a terrorist]

...He is Uncle Jiang’s adopted brother. He died thirteen years ago when Uncle Jiang killed him for being consumed by resentful energy, for practicing demonic cultivation, but... he has returned to possess Uncle Mo Xuanyu’s body.

[soba]

[ you know, suddenly a lot of jin ling's yelling about demon cultivation makes a little more sense. ]

... I'm guessing that's frowned upon.

[goldpeony]

Yes. [His brows lower, darkening his face.] It’s forbidden. Using resentful energy will consume you, even if you have a strong core.

[His lips thin. He hesitates for a moment.]

Wei Wuxian... is the one who created the Ghost General who killed my father. And... started the Nightless City massacre that killed my mother.

[soba]

[ ... so that would mean his uncle was responsible for both of his parents' deaths.

that must be difficult, especially if he's returned to them now. ]

How are you guys dealing with him?

[goldpeony]

Uncle Jiang accused him of being Wei Wuxian, but when he whipped him with Zidian... nothing happened. Zidian is supposed to be able to remove the soul from the body it's possessing. But we found out later it was because Mo Xuanyu killed himself and gave his body up as a host.

So there's no real possession. That's why Zidian didn't work. [He shakes his head.] Uncle Jiang is angry, but... Hanguang-jun won't let any harm come to him. He's an esteemed guest to the Lan Sect, and... [He makes a face.] They're... [He doesn't know how to put it without it being embarrassing really.] ...together, I guess. [He did not need that horrendous confession.]

Anyway, he's... helping Hanguang-jun... [He hesitates.] There are more important things right now than Wei Wuxian. Like... Uncle Jin.

[soba]

[ oh my god. just say they're dating, jin ling. it's not that hard. ]

I see...

What about your uncle?