[ that gets a soft laugh, a rueful smile. ] You'd be braver than I've been.
[ the idea of asking lin about it still makes lu bixing nervous, even now.
but. ]
... I know he wouldn't have done it if he didn't have to. I know things went badly, and - he's almost died so many times, it wouldn't surprise me if that was what happened, and he was just recovering, somewhere.
[ in the back of his mind, distantly, he can remember lin jingheng yelling during the execution, back when he was fighting for his life against four. something about two thousand times, but it's fuzzy. either way, he loves lin jingheng, and trusts him enough to know that it must have been important, but the thought that potentially, it could be he just... left, the thought terrifies him. ]
... I lost my dad, at the same time. The same day. That one stuck.
It's probably easier for me, is all. I'm not as close to the situation.
[kuranosuke has definitely hesitated in his own situations. it's much easier to tackle someone else's problems than it is to tackle his own, sometimes.]
...I'm sorry.
[losing a parent is tough. kuranosuke hasn't lost one permanently, but he still feels the pain of being separated from his mother. maybe it's because of that - just to rub it in? or to remind him that he had been separated from her once, too? who knows - that the screen flickers to lifeagain.]
[ if lu bixing was a different kind of person this would probably be rubbing it in, especially because he just mentioned monoeye, but - he's a good person, and as it finishes, he's smiling a little, soft. glad for the distraction, to be honest, and warm as he reaches over and squeezes kuranosuke's shoulder very gently. ]
And look at you! Scientific examination of the drinks every single week - even if you don't just drink him under the table, I bet you can experiment enough to find some other solution. Haha, maybe you'll come up with some kind of anti-inebriation pill we can all take to stay sober no matter how much we all drink!
...let's get out of this place. All of us, Lu Bixing.
Edited (god this is what i get for tagging without coffee) 2023-03-04 16:40 (UTC)
Haha. If my biochip worked, I'd have no problem with that! That technology already exists. I couldn't tell you the last time I got drunk before I came here.
[ they really said you have to outdrink satan and then nerfed his scientifically enhanced alcohol tolerance!!! (satan voice) no cheating
he smiles a little further at kuranosuke with that, though. ] Let's. We've got a lot of work to do.
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[ the idea of asking lin about it still makes lu bixing nervous, even now.
but. ]
... I know he wouldn't have done it if he didn't have to. I know things went badly, and - he's almost died so many times, it wouldn't surprise me if that was what happened, and he was just recovering, somewhere.
[ in the back of his mind, distantly, he can remember lin jingheng yelling during the execution, back when he was fighting for his life against four. something about two thousand times, but it's fuzzy. either way, he loves lin jingheng, and trusts him enough to know that it must have been important, but the thought that potentially, it could be he just... left, the thought terrifies him. ]
... I lost my dad, at the same time. The same day. That one stuck.
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[kuranosuke has definitely hesitated in his own situations. it's much easier to tackle someone else's problems than it is to tackle his own, sometimes.]
...I'm sorry.
[losing a parent is tough. kuranosuke hasn't lost one permanently, but he still feels the pain of being separated from his mother. maybe it's because of that - just to rub it in? or to remind him that he had been separated from her once, too? who knows - that the screen flickers to life again.]
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... That felt like a fairytale.
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[there's something a little fond in his eyes, but - then he sighs.]
'Course, I up and died not too long after that, so... drinking Satan under the table is the plan, I guess.
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[ teasingly, he leans over and nudges his shoulder gently into his. ] So, I think that's a distinct possibility.
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And look at you! Scientific examination of the drinks every single week - even if you don't just drink him under the table, I bet you can experiment enough to find some other solution. Haha, maybe you'll come up with some kind of anti-inebriation pill we can all take to stay sober no matter how much we all drink!
...let's get out of this place. All of us, Lu Bixing.
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[ they really said you have to outdrink satan and then nerfed his scientifically enhanced alcohol tolerance!!! (satan voice) no cheating
he smiles a little further at kuranosuke with that, though. ] Let's. We've got a lot of work to do.
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[he grins]
We've got this.
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[ haha whew
he squeezes his shoulder, though. ] And I agree. Maybe next week, if spirits are high enough, we should throw a party of our own.
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[yOU PLANNING SOMETHING IN ADVANCE FOR NEXT WEEK MAKES ME AFRAID THIS IS A DEATH FLAG SISI]