[ he glances, closes his eye again, and rolls his head back. totally comfortable and casual as he blows smoke at the ceiling. wow. look at him just getting cozy and not risking seeing anything if the veil shifts even a centimeter in any direction. ]
I didn't think you would be. You seem the sort to understand.
but they also let tanhua come close. their hand hesitates for a moment, but then, orion reaches to scritch tanhua on the head, and then pet him more. fluffy... ]
Perhaps this will. [ the opium. it's going to help him sleep tonight, offsetting the pain. but tanhua rubs up into the scritches, and settles into the petting, cuddling up close to orion. like he missed a friend. ]
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there is
a brief pause where their hands still.
.... and then they resume their motion, turning away from hua cheng so he can't see them. ]
... I see. [ . . . ] I can't say that I'm surprised.
[ (redacted) voice that's what i THOUGHT you'd say you dumb fucking chengzhu ]
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I didn't think you would be. You seem the sort to understand.
[ gee i wonder why. ]
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orion turns back around after a moment, and then will lift the pipe actually under their veil to join him.
they let this comment go. ]
Mn. Like recognizes like.
[
ok. ]
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ok ]
En. You're a definite bastard, Orion. [ the flattest tone in the world. he takes another drag off the pipe. ]
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and taking a puff of the pipe ]
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But, perhaps not the worst one I've been acquainted with. I find myself actually enjoying your company.
[ one of the few people that hua cheng might call his friend, if pressed. ]
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he chokes a little on the smoke, actually, but manages to keep the actual reaction of it down. ]
... Is that so? [ help ]
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tanhua fox laughs, hopping up into the seat next to orion and putting his head on his thigh, getting cozy. ]
En. You're not bad company. Could be a little less awkward, but I think that's too ingrained in your nature. [ puff ]
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[ they mumble
awkwardly
but they also let tanhua come close. their hand hesitates for a moment, but then, orion reaches to scritch tanhua on the head, and then pet him more. fluffy... ]
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[ accounting books and poetry, he assumes.
he needs to get him a plant. ]
Perhaps this will. [ the opium. it's going to help him sleep tonight, offsetting the pain. but tanhua rubs up into the scritches, and settles into the petting, cuddling up close to orion. like he missed a friend. ]
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It may. [ ... ] How is your pain?
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Better. For all that this should not be abused, it does make for an excellent pain reliever.
[ he's still going to kill sylvain or jiji as of this point, though. jiji is taken off his list once kdj tells him about talking to him tho ]