Wei Wuxian (
acrookedpath) wrote2021-10-19 12:33 pm
[pfsb] happy halloween!
It's that time of year again.
The inn is bustling. All manner of strange outfits have been donned (some more willingly than others). Lanterns flicker ominously in the corners, pumpkins stand sentry at either end of the bar, and every order comes complete with a handful of wrapped candies.
And -- if you're Wei Wuxian -- Madam Bar has also gifted you with an enormous array of tiny cakes, each one with a little candle stuck in its center. His second birthday at the inn has arrived, and he could not be more pleased.
(He's also wearing a red T-shirt that reads, simply, I'M THE CHAOS. Just like last year, he has set his mild confusion aside in favor of delight at the bounty Madam Bar has given him.)
The inn is bustling. All manner of strange outfits have been donned (some more willingly than others). Lanterns flicker ominously in the corners, pumpkins stand sentry at either end of the bar, and every order comes complete with a handful of wrapped candies.
And -- if you're Wei Wuxian -- Madam Bar has also gifted you with an enormous array of tiny cakes, each one with a little candle stuck in its center. His second birthday at the inn has arrived, and he could not be more pleased.
(He's also wearing a red T-shirt that reads, simply, I'M THE CHAOS. Just like last year, he has set his mild confusion aside in favor of delight at the bounty Madam Bar has given him.)

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To Jiang Yanli, he adds, only a little dry: "Loki is an alligator. Who wears golden horns on his head."
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He beams so bright he could light the sky.
"Isn't it amazing?"
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"I agree, wangye," he says once he is able. Gently, he scratches El-ahrairah beneath the chin. "Very much so. How boring the world would be without its oddities, eh?"
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He narrows his eyes at Wei Wuxian. Moonrise isn't all that far away. Better you be inside before he arrives.
Jiang Yanli blinks at that and looks to the sky to check. There's no sign of the moon, not yet, anywhere that she can see.
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"Inlé, you said?" he asks.
He remembers the other time he heard the rabbits speak that word. Who they spoke about.
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Indeed. I visit with him on nights like this, and in return, the warren is left in peace.
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It explains how the warren has flourished so well in a dangerous forest. And it sounds as if El-ahrairah has made this visit plenty of times, yet remains in good health.
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Softly, Wei Wuxian says, "The Black Rabbit of Inlé is like Yan Wang. So you see why it would be best for us to go inside soon."
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Jiang Yanli gives El-ahrairah a small, sincerely polite half-bow and a bright, shining smile. "I'm so glad to have met you," she tells him. "Thank you for being such a good friend to A-Xian - Hawthorn," she adds, remembering.
I'm glad to have met you as well. Do come back, won't you? Things are so much more interesting with your brother around!
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"You honor me, wangye," he says. "May your meeting go well! We will all see you again soon, I'm certain -- and perhaps I'll have my talismans finished for you when we do."
He hops to his feet, extending a hand down to his shijie to help her up.
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Have a good night, human friends. See you soon.
That quickly, he bolts from view into the grasses and vanishes. Jiang Yanli gasps with delight and turns to A-Xian. "I never thought one could speak to a rabbit! And a prince, no less."
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He leads on toward the inn as he talks, chattering brightly about all the details of the little warren El-ahrairah leads.
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"Why Hawthorn?" she asks, eventually.
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He grins.
"But Lan Zhan has also become more willing to bend the rules of Cloud Recesses lately."
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There's real curiosity in her glance. "He has?"
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His eyes sparkle merrily.
"I have been a terrible influence on him, shijie. He'll even stay awake past hai hour now."
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He's laughing, too.
"That is how I sounded for years, wasn't it?"
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