I was born into a normal family in a village away from any sects. Where I'm from, it's rare for most people to be able to join up and usually you have to have the talent or be born into it. A couple years ago, I left my hometown to complete the challenges to be able to join the Spirit Blade Sect. [ Time to bring a shell up close to her hair as he considers something ] I was actually told I had one in a million chance to be able to join.
You don't really hold yourself in high regard, do you?
[ Be braver for yourself! ]
I did make it, but didn't have the core necessary for it. I had to go through two years of treatment before I could properly train. [ WOE IS HIM Etc... ] The Spirit Blade Sect is one of the top five sects out there. They are about helping others in need and keeping the balance between the other powerful sects.
That is quite a nice way of putting it. I hope I'm lucky enough to see you get further.
[ Wagging the shell at her. Who cares about him anyways? She's much more interesting. ]
It wasn't that long, but it felt like an eternity. My Master didn't really tell me anything. Just had me take a bath every day to prepare my body for the next step. Could you believe that? [ Let's skip the far from home part ]
[ Especially considering the circumstances. She laughs a little and dips down to find another shell to hold up and study against him. ]
Just baths? Is that how cultivation usually works? I thought it would be more like sword training... my instructors always have me running and lifting things. Your master sounds [ hmm, ] interesting.
I do have some beads on me. I could put them in your hair with a couple of shells.
[ For funsies. ]
No, it doesn't work that way normally. I had to take a different path before I could actually cultivate. Or maybe my Master just wanted me to smell good. [ pfft ] I started all the regular training after that.
[ They can. They should stick their pinkies out to make it extra fancy shell toasting ]
Yeah, you can. I'll show it off with pride.
[ He would even wear pigtails ]
Might be training for a long time at the rate I've been going. [ While his expression says he's joking, there is something of somber note to his voice. ]
If my Master steps down, I'll be taking her place. I keep thinking she's going to run off and elope with some lady she met in her adventures. [ This part is all said with his wistful joking voice. ] At the moment, I'm traveling with a couple friends helping out people and plan on doing so whenever I get the chance.
[ He's such a good sport... she might not inflict pigtails, but he's very likely walking away with a few bows. ]
You don't think you're going fast enough?
[ It's always hard to tell what's a joke with him, so she's just going to assume that most of his quips are testing the water for how he really feels. She gives that a thoughtful little hum. ]
It sounds so fun... even if you're still in training, you're already doing what you joined the Sect to do, aren't you? And your Master... [ Well, she sounds fun, too. Psyche smiles at the thought. ]
[ He would lean into it and even show it to everyone ]
After spending a long time not doing enough, I want to try to catch up with the others.
[ There's a soft smile there for a moment. ] There's never a dull moment. [ Hmm ] I'd invite you for a trip there, but I don't want my Master seeing you. She might fall in love in one glance.
[ The conversation has been on him too long though. He's going reach up to gently touch her hair ]
Learning from her? She wishes. She's much more terrible than I am and definitely made enemies stealing people's wives. [ What will he do with a Master like that? ]
She is pretty free-spirited and does things at her own pace without tell anyone her plans. It's pretty frustrating at times, but she's actually a good Master. [ She has a gooey center ]
[ Considering he's still holding no hands later... probably not that good anyways ]
My Master is rather unique in the fact that I'm her own student. Some of the other elders have quite a lot of disciples. [ There's a pause though at the mention of Wei Wuxian. ] I'm sure they must have encouraged him to be as he is now.
If you're the only one, you must be special to her.
[ Cute... Psyche smiles a little at the thought. As if the tangent reminds her that she was still fishing for a few more shells, she ducks to pick up a few more, briefly obscuring her expression. ]
I hope so. Maybe I'll ask him about his, too. Your worlds are so different from mine.
[ Wow. He isn't sure if he should be happy or terrified about being special.
He'll give an exaggerated shiver ] I don't want to be special to her. That's such a cursed thought.
[ Not fair to duck on him! He'll watch her for a moment longer before digging for more shells. ] What is your world like? Did you have someone who taught you things?
[ He's so ridiculous that it's charming... she laughs and comes up with a few more shells. Probably she should have picked something with bigger pockets for this, she'll have to call it soon. ]
I suppose so. My mother taught me to read. [ ... ] And my friends have been teaching me so many things. History and law and swordsmanship, budgeting and comportment, um — [ some things she will omit, ] ...geography... I think I know a little how you feel, when you said you're trying to catch up with others.
It can be pretty rough, but someone did say something about progress making someone amazing, right? [ Thinking about it ] I can help you with the swordsmanship, but I have a feeling you will mop the floor with me.
I don't know. You do keep surprising me. [ He'll find a little piece of crystal and trade it for the shells. ] Practicing would be good. Maybe we can see if we can get a couple others to join in. [ Or just Wei Wuxian.
Also that would be one way to embarrass him. Investigating the shells ]
I think it's good. We can probably grab more beads from the bird gift shop.
I doubt it would be a bother. They may even like to see you beat me up. Besides, they may welcome the chance to learn it themselves or keep their skills sharp.
[ Time to charge butter knives for lessons ]
How many ribbons are you planning on adding? [ He'll stand up and dust the sand off of his clothes. It is funny how he's thinking of her hair and she already have ideas for his ]
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I was born into a normal family in a village away from any sects. Where I'm from, it's rare for most people to be able to join up and usually you have to have the talent or be born into it. A couple years ago, I left my hometown to complete the challenges to be able to join the Spirit Blade Sect. [ Time to bring a shell up close to her hair as he considers something ] I was actually told I had one in a million chance to be able to join.
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[ She pauses her collecting to peer over at him, but she holds still for whatever strange artistic considerations are occurring. ]
Oh! But you made it in? So you were born with the talent for it? [ Is she running ahead a little... maybe. But it has the flow of a nice fairy tale. ]
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[ Be braver for yourself! ]
I did make it, but didn't have the core necessary for it. I had to go through two years of treatment before I could properly train. [ WOE IS HIM Etc... ] The Spirit Blade Sect is one of the top five sects out there. They are about helping others in need and keeping the balance between the other powerful sects.
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Is that what it sounds like? Hm... I think it's growth, that I know how far I have to go.
[ But she's more interested in his growth right now anyway! ]
That's amazing! Two years isn't that long at all. So that's what you're doing now... no wonder you said it would take you far from home.
[ But it's so cool?? ]
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[ Wagging the shell at her. Who cares about him anyways? She's much more interesting. ]
It wasn't that long, but it felt like an eternity. My Master didn't really tell me anything. Just had me take a bath every day to prepare my body for the next step. Could you believe that? [ Let's skip the far from home part ]
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[ Especially considering the circumstances. She laughs a little and dips down to find another shell to hold up and study against him. ]
Just baths? Is that how cultivation usually works? I thought it would be more like sword training... my instructors always have me running and lifting things. Your master sounds [ hmm, ] interesting.
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I do have some beads on me. I could put them in your hair with a couple of shells.
[ For funsies. ]
No, it doesn't work that way normally. I had to take a different path before I could actually cultivate. Or maybe my Master just wanted me to smell good. [ pfft ] I started all the regular training after that.
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Oh, can I do yours too? It's so long!
[ She could do a lot with it! Just saying. His joke gets another little laugh out of her. ]
I hope that wouldn't have taken two years... so how long do you train for? Do you become a master after that and go help people?
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Yeah, you can. I'll show it off with pride.
[ He would even wear pigtails ]
Might be training for a long time at the rate I've been going. [ While his expression says he's joking, there is something of somber note to his voice. ]
If my Master steps down, I'll be taking her place. I keep thinking she's going to run off and elope with some lady she met in her adventures. [ This part is all said with his wistful joking voice. ] At the moment, I'm traveling with a couple friends helping out people and plan on doing so whenever I get the chance.
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You don't think you're going fast enough?
[ It's always hard to tell what's a joke with him, so she's just going to assume that most of his quips are testing the water for how he really feels. She gives that a thoughtful little hum. ]
It sounds so fun... even if you're still in training, you're already doing what you joined the Sect to do, aren't you? And your Master... [ Well, she sounds fun, too. Psyche smiles at the thought. ]
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After spending a long time not doing enough, I want to try to catch up with the others.
[ There's a soft smile there for a moment. ] There's never a dull moment. [ Hmm ] I'd invite you for a trip there, but I don't want my Master seeing you. She might fall in love in one glance.
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[ Ah, hypocrisy. She gives him a wry little smile... right up until he makes her laugh. ]
Is that who you learned your flirting from? You're just making me want to meet her more.
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[ The conversation has been on him too long though. He's going reach up to gently touch her hair ]
Learning from her? She wishes. She's much more terrible than I am and definitely made enemies stealing people's wives. [ What will he do with a Master like that? ]
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[ It absolutely hasn't been on him long enough, but she can be baited with this. She tilts her head a little to look up at him curiously. ]
She sounds... free-spirited. I really do wish I could meet her.
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[ Not that he would ever steal a wife. ]
She is pretty free-spirited and does things at her own pace without tell anyone her plans. It's pretty frustrating at times, but she's actually a good Master. [ She has a gooey center ]
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[ Though maybe not all of that was exactly a mark of successful flirting. ]
Hm... I'd like to learn from someone like that. Oh! Do Masters always only have one apprentice? I wonder what Wei Wuxian's was like...
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[ Considering he's still holding no hands later... probably not that good anyways ]
My Master is rather unique in the fact that I'm her own student. Some of the other elders have quite a lot of disciples. [ There's a pause though at the mention of Wei Wuxian. ] I'm sure they must have encouraged him to be as he is now.
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[ Cute... Psyche smiles a little at the thought. As if the tangent reminds her that she was still fishing for a few more shells, she ducks to pick up a few more, briefly obscuring her expression. ]
I hope so. Maybe I'll ask him about his, too. Your worlds are so different from mine.
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He'll give an exaggerated shiver ] I don't want to be special to her. That's such a cursed thought.
[ Not fair to duck on him! He'll watch her for a moment longer before digging for more shells. ] What is your world like? Did you have someone who taught you things?
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[ He's so ridiculous that it's charming... she laughs and comes up with a few more shells. Probably she should have picked something with bigger pockets for this, she'll have to call it soon. ]
I suppose so. My mother taught me to read. [ ... ] And my friends have been teaching me so many things. History and law and swordsmanship, budgeting and comportment, um — [ some things she will omit, ] ...geography... I think I know a little how you feel, when you said you're trying to catch up with others.
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[ He has pockets if she wants to borrow them. ]
It can be pretty rough, but someone did say something about progress making someone amazing, right? [ Thinking about it ] I can help you with the swordsmanship, but I have a feeling you will mop the floor with me.
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[ You know what? Actually, she will offer him over a few shells. At least she isn't going right for his pockets herself yet. ]
Do you think this is enough?
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Also that would be one way to embarrass him. Investigating the shells ]
I think it's good. We can probably grab more beads from the bird gift shop.
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[ Doubt... but she can heal them if they get injured, at least. She gives that suggestion a little nod. ]
That's a good idea! Maybe they have ribbons, too. Every color really does look good in dark hair...
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[ Time to charge butter knives for lessons ]
How many ribbons are you planning on adding? [ He'll stand up and dust the sand off of his clothes. It is funny how he's thinking of her hair and she already have ideas for his ]
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