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[jinyanshu]

[🐇 ]

[ Well that is easy enough to guess. There is only one person in this whole realm who would call Lan Wangji a friend, let alone soulmate. His Wei Ying, except nobody else gets to use that name, so: ]

Wei Wuxian. Lively. Carries a pink flute.

[survivaltricks]

yep. that's him. summons ghosts, rips off car doors. . .

he's a friend.

[jinyanshu]

[ A friend, huh? He is glad in his own way, he would much rather Wei Ying be making friends rather than enemies.. especially when both can be equally as likely at times. ]

His friendship is a blessing. Do not squander it.

[ And then, time to be nosy: ]

He spoke of me?

[survivaltricks]

i'd never. i feel lucky to have met him.

[and at the nosy question, Akira can't help but grin]

at length. he really missed you.

[jinyanshu]

He was here alone. It is to be expected that he missed the people from his home.

[survivaltricks]

yeah.

[a brief pause as he debates on how far he can and should push]

but i think you were particularly missed.

[jinyanshu]

[ gossip is forbidden gossip is forbidden gossip is forbidden— ]

Why?

[ dammit— ]

[survivaltricks]

[H E H]

well. you guys are close, right?

[. . .]

how would YOU define your relationship with him?

[jinyanshu]

( ✓ read )

[ you can't just... call him out like that and make him talk about feelings! though he does decide to come back and answer after a while. ]

Zhiji.

[ huh.. apparently the translator has trouble with that one. ]

[survivaltricks]

[he's just being casually nosy, it's fine]

zhiji. . .? what does that mean?

[jinyanshu]

One who knows you. Understands you. Friend. Confidant. Soulmate. That is zhiji.

[survivaltricks]

[ah. . .]

are you sure you guys aren't married?

[AKIRA YOU CAN'T JUST ASK A GUY IF HE'S MARRIED]

[jinyanshu]

[ LOOK... thanks to a series of circumstance they are not NOT married.. ]

Why would you assume we are wed?

[survivaltricks]

if i had a soulmate i'd want to marry them.

[jinyanshu]

[ see that's funny because he has a soulmate who he absolutely wants to marry too.

except that is not what wei wuxian wants. it cannot be. ]

A soulmate does not necessarily mean romantic love, if that is what you seek.

[survivaltricks]

[you two. . .]

. . . i suppose it would be.

[a wry smile on his end of the watch]

well, either way, i'm glad you two have each other. this place can be a little

[HM]

a little much.

[jinyanshu]

More than 'a little'. Alarming, that many have been here for months without discovering an exit.

[survivaltricks]

. . . yeah. over a year for some of them.

[and now the conversation takes a more serious turn]]

have you heard the part where supposedly finishing the game grants you a wish?

[jinyanshu]

That is what I have heard.

[ and of course the next question would be: ]

Is there truth to it? Do you know of anyone granted wishes?

[survivaltricks]

no. i don't.

and quite frankly, i think it's a lie.

[jinyanshu]

It seems unlikely. We are all brought here for a reason, I do not see why we would be released willingly. Especially with promise of a wish.

[survivaltricks]

exactly.

honestly. . . i don't know too much about this place. i haven't been here nearly long enough to start unraveling its mysteries. but if you can find someone who has, they might be able to tell you more.

[jinyanshu]

I am attempting to find out more. Unfortunately there is no one yet who can give a definitive answer.

[ He takes a minute to check Akira's profile, pretending not to see all the sex stuff on it but seeing he is eighteen.. young, as he had suspected. Around Sizhui's age. He cannot help but think of how it would be if his sweet boy was stuck here all alone. Or how he would have handled it if he was here alone at eighteen... ]

Do you have people here that you know? Friends. Clan members. Parents?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . ? hm? the question takes Akira off guard. he responds truthfully after only a few moments of silence]

i think i'd be a little weirded out if my parents were here, honestly.

[HE DOES NOT WANT TO THINK THOSE THOUGHTS. . .]

but i have friends, yes. both ones from home and ones that i've made here.

[jinyanshu]

[ yeah, it would be weird. but you never know! it makes him wonder... if friends and classmates often end up here together, what about siblings? parents? children? what if sizhui was here? LITTLE DOES HE KNOW... ]

That is fortunate. That you have companions to rely upon for assistance.

[ wait: ]

I speak of platonic companionship. Troubles shared between friends.

[ He isn't saying you should fu— ]