[WEI WUXIAN WILL just get down on the floor with him too, bringing along a bottle of seltzer. He digs into his fannypack to extract some peanuts he'd stuffed in there from the pantry earlier, too, and offers a handful out to Anaido.]
Thank you, thank you! I do pride myself on my good bartending work. It helps that I had a lot of practice, you know? Haha, after every trial I'd make as many as I could.
[He stares at the peanuts before taking them, not even bothering to get up. Let him just Rest.]
You practiced after trials, huh? Well, I guess it's something to do. [He chuckles, before munching down on the peanuts.] I didn't even get through any trials, myself.
[i cant believe this is the last carefree pc they will have without wwx faking it since wwx now thinks anaido was intentionally poking fun at their stdemon trauma, incredible.]
That does sound like something Wen Ning would do... Aiya, he can't just be left running around with a hole in him, though!
[SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS!! He rides and dies for his thots unfortunately, even if it doesn't bother him on a personal level. Terrible.]
It's a good symbol, sure enough, but it's no good to have him wander around like that when so many people are looking for an excuse to go after him anyway. They may take it as a weakness and give him trouble!
[And then Wen Ning would have to scare them away and he hates doing things like that!! Terrible. Wow though this tipsy man seems very infatuated... So he leans over, curiously, and asks:]
[He looks like he's about to answer what WWX says before, but the question makes him pause. Anaido reaches up his hands and hides his face, his chest shaking with a low, hearty chuckle.]
[Oh, vaguely endearing. He sits back a little and props his chin up with his hand, laughing.]
Seems like it to me! You've mentioned him in that same soft way more than once by now. Wen Ning-- [Hm. ...He pauses for a second, considering, before he continues.]
...Wen Ning is an impossibly good man, but he had bad luck through a lot of his life. A lot of his afterlife, too. [Like, just a lot of his every existence in general.] If more people were fond of him and kind to him, it would be good - better than good! Wonderful, a wonderful thing! It sounds like he ended up with a fair few friends and confidantes, from what I've heard. [MORE THAN JIN LING WHICH IS HILARIOUS. He dips his head a little after that, though, and the warmth and gratitude in his expression is genuine.]
I'm...very grateful to him, you know. He saw me as whole.
[Whatever that means. But he lowers his hands, cheeks a little flushed, and listens to WWX talk about the man. He likes it. To hear even more good things about Wen Ning is like music to his ears.]
He told he that he hasn't had many people be kind to him, because of what he is. He isn't used to it, I know, so...I just want to be someone he can rely on. He deserves nothing less.
[Makes sense to him, given this poor amnesiac's reference on multiple occasions to missing pieces and holes.]
He has a good eye for things like that. [For being able to see people as whole, even if they may not see it in themselves.
At the mention of Wen Ning's rudeass history with other people, his smile thins, but just for a moment.]
He spent a long time being hated and feared. [Even before he died, fuckin rip Wen clan remnants.] It's not something he ever deserved - a person like that should be blessed with good fortune, you know? Hah, but fortune isn't something to be relied on, anyway.
[That one's for you, Junpei, wherever you are in the void.]
—You're right, in any case! He deserves nothing less. I hope that you can make it back safely and ensure he continues to have someone to rely on.
Hah, he never should have been. You know - one time, he rolled through the mud and put sticks in his hair because he wanted to look intimidating? A person like that, treated like the stuff of nightmares!
[He's the only one who should bear that reputation and boy does he regret dragging Wen Ning into the little hell he created. It's why he feels a little conflicted when he's thanked, even if it doesn't outwardly show.
There's a little huff of a laugh, and he reaches down to pat Anaido's cheek, choosing not to address the darkness he'd caught a glimpse of or that unfinished sentence.]
If anything, I'm glad some good could come of it for the both of you! Never too late for a situation to turn around, hm? [A grin!] Wen Ning is very dear to me. He's been by my side longer than almost anyone else I know, and he's one of the best men I know. You don't need to thank me for anything. Just be good to him.
[He's going to have to ask him about that, when they see each other again. If they see each other again...]
[No. He wouldn't allow that.]
Ha. [The pat on the cheek tickles, but it makes him smile wider - it's bright, genuine, somehow so different from the cheerfulness he puts on around others.] Of course I will. I'd die if I'd allow him to come to harm. Even though, like he said, I'd probably be the one more in danger. I'm not exactly invulnerable.
Isn't it? Ah, I can tell you stories any time you'd like! He does the strangest things sometimes.
[His zombie bodyguard is fuckin weird and he loves him.
Like a mirror, he reflects back an equally bright and genuine smile when Anaido offers one up. He sits back after, waving a hand and heaving an over-the-top sigh and then WHAPPING HIMSELF IN THE CHEST.]
Human bodies are truly inconvenient, aren't they? The dead are so much sturdier! You'd probably give him a heart attack if he heard you say anything like that, anyway. He's not very fond of people he likes talking about dying, haha.
[Because he's surrounded by fuckin assholes who just casually go "lmao what if I laid down in the dirt forever, again,"!]
[He blinks at WWX just suddenly hitting himself in the chest, taken aback.]
Oh, I know. [He definitely knows. Anaido almost looks a little...ashamed, somehow, before he shakes his head, his bangs casting over his eyes.] That's why, in this place, I...want to survive. For him.
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You sure are a great bartender, Wuxian!
[He finger-guns from where he's laying on the floor. This is stupid.]
i love this im in tears
Thank you, thank you! I do pride myself on my good bartending work. It helps that I had a lot of practice, you know? Haha, after every trial I'd make as many as I could.
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You practiced after trials, huh? Well, I guess it's something to do. [He chuckles, before munching down on the peanuts.] I didn't even get through any trials, myself.
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Mm - it helped everyone. [Because no one wanted to do anything except drink and sit in misery after trials! Hah.
He blinks though, looking surprised.]
You were killed the first week? By anyone here? [...Actually--] What about Wen Ning? You mentioned he died...
[That shouldn't even be POSSIBLE but considering the nerfing he's seen in the past, he supposes it's not surprising.]
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[Zoe where are youuuu he liked youuuuuuuuu]
Yes, he died. Someone set him on fire and cut off his head. [He actually frowns at that.] Ah, but it turned out alright in the end.
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[But he figures it's probably?? a good thing??? No one wants to hang out with their murderer, surely!
WOW THOUGH. He also frowns at that. It's one thing if Wen Ning was still undead...]
—His life wasn't restored to him in that place, was it? His proper life, I mean.
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[God, he's so drunk.]
And even when we were dead, he was still like he was, sadly.
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[WEN NING??? WHAT.]
You mean when he got there? He showed up with one in him?
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[He's just smiling like a loon.]
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He didn't have one the last time I saw him! What in the world-- Did he mention where it came from?
[WEN NING WHAT SHIT ARE YOU GETTING INTO.]
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Uh. I think he said he got it protecting someone. He used himself as a shield...
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That does sound like something Wen Ning would do... Aiya, he can't just be left running around with a hole in him, though!
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I don't know. I like it. I told him it was a noble hole. Its a sign of the type of man he is.
[A sigh.]
Ah, Wei Wuxian, he really is...someone so special.
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It's a good symbol, sure enough, but it's no good to have him wander around like that when so many people are looking for an excuse to go after him anyway. They may take it as a weakness and give him trouble!
[And then Wen Ning would have to scare them away and he hates doing things like that!! Terrible. Wow though this tipsy man seems very infatuated... So he leans over, curiously, and asks:]
Are you fond of him?
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Hahahaha. Am I...?
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Seems like it to me! You've mentioned him in that same soft way more than once by now. Wen Ning-- [Hm. ...He pauses for a second, considering, before he continues.]
...Wen Ning is an impossibly good man, but he had bad luck through a lot of his life. A lot of his afterlife, too. [Like, just a lot of his every existence in general.] If more people were fond of him and kind to him, it would be good - better than good! Wonderful, a wonderful thing! It sounds like he ended up with a fair few friends and confidantes, from what I've heard. [MORE THAN JIN LING WHICH IS HILARIOUS. He dips his head a little after that, though, and the warmth and gratitude in his expression is genuine.]
Thank you for taking care of him.
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[Whatever that means. But he lowers his hands, cheeks a little flushed, and listens to WWX talk about the man. He likes it. To hear even more good things about Wen Ning is like music to his ears.]
He told he that he hasn't had many people be kind to him, because of what he is. He isn't used to it, I know, so...I just want to be someone he can rely on. He deserves nothing less.
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He has a good eye for things like that. [For being able to see people as whole, even if they may not see it in themselves.
At the mention of Wen Ning's rudeass history with other people, his smile thins, but just for a moment.]
He spent a long time being hated and feared. [Even before he died, fuckin rip Wen clan remnants.] It's not something he ever deserved - a person like that should be blessed with good fortune, you know? Hah, but fortune isn't something to be relied on, anyway.
[That one's for you, Junpei, wherever you are in the void.]
—You're right, in any case! He deserves nothing less. I hope that you can make it back safely and ensure he continues to have someone to rely on.
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[Though he's powerful, he knows, but its hard to attach the idea of a terrifying weapon to the man he knows.]
I...hope so too. You know, without him, I would...
[Something dark passes over his face, like a shroud, and then moves on. He stares up at WWX, tipsy and fond.]
Well, anyways. Thank you for bringing him back. Without you, we would've never met. I'm very grateful to you, Wuxian.
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[He's the only one who should bear that reputation and boy does he regret dragging Wen Ning into the little hell he created. It's why he feels a little conflicted when he's thanked, even if it doesn't outwardly show.
There's a little huff of a laugh, and he reaches down to pat Anaido's cheek, choosing not to address the darkness he'd caught a glimpse of or that unfinished sentence.]
If anything, I'm glad some good could come of it for the both of you! Never too late for a situation to turn around, hm? [A grin!] Wen Ning is very dear to me. He's been by my side longer than almost anyone else I know, and he's one of the best men I know. You don't need to thank me for anything. Just be good to him.
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[He's going to have to ask him about that, when they see each other again. If they see each other again...]
[No. He wouldn't allow that.]
Ha. [The pat on the cheek tickles, but it makes him smile wider - it's bright, genuine, somehow so different from the cheerfulness he puts on around others.] Of course I will. I'd die if I'd allow him to come to harm. Even though, like he said, I'd probably be the one more in danger. I'm not exactly invulnerable.
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[His zombie bodyguard is fuckin weird and he loves him.
Like a mirror, he reflects back an equally bright and genuine smile when Anaido offers one up. He sits back after, waving a hand and heaving an over-the-top sigh and then WHAPPING HIMSELF IN THE CHEST.]
Human bodies are truly inconvenient, aren't they? The dead are so much sturdier! You'd probably give him a heart attack if he heard you say anything like that, anyway. He's not very fond of people he likes talking about dying, haha.
[Because he's surrounded by fuckin assholes who just casually go "lmao what if I laid down in the dirt forever, again,"!]
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[Please!! This is the best thing!!!!]
[He blinks at WWX just suddenly hitting himself in the chest, taken aback.]
Oh, I know. [He definitely knows. Anaido almost looks a little...ashamed, somehow, before he shakes his head, his bangs casting over his eyes.] That's why, in this place, I...want to survive. For him.
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[HE HAS TO BE THE MOST SOBER for the wildest tales of Wen Ning...
Hm, though. HM. Ah, looks like Wen Ning continues to be surrounded by stressful people.]
A good goal to have. I'll do what I can to help - we won't have anyone left behind this time.
[Because haha! Ah, trauma.]