[UN: swordcandy | Video]

[cultivatingsin]

[He tosses a black stone up and down, catching it and then slipping it quickly up his sleeve. Shadows dance around his sleeve and he grins, revealing sharp fangs. Don't worry, those are completely natural. For him anyway.]

Is it too much to ask for a head's up before everything goes to shit next time? ...it is too much?

[He pretends to listen to a nonexistent answer, cupping his hand around his ear.]

I'm not against you creating more corpses. Believe me, I would love a hoard of them.

[Just to play around. Just to order around, actually.]

Some of my friends have disappeared. It's hard not to be sad. Come on, someone take my mind off of it~

I might even show you a neat trick if you do.

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voice; un: asano

[revengeisalie]

[ Wait. She hasn't seen that face in a minute, but... wasn't that the guy she ate sweets with way back when. ]/

Corpses. A hoard of them.

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

[Why yes! Aw, one of his little friends! Look how lucky he is~]

Sure! There's a lot that can be done with a hoard.

voice;

[revengeisalie]

[ Hmm. Okay.

Let's see who you really are. ]

Like what?

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

They can be used for defense. [That's the nicest option! He can feel the judgement, little lady.]

voice;

[revengeisalie]

How so?

[ Go on. Elaborate. ]

Re: voice;

[cultivatingsin]

I can bring them back to life. I can control them. [Isn't that awesome?]

voice;

[revengeisalie]

You WHAT?

But... that's horrible!

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

Why? Being dead is boring and gross.

voice;

[revengeisalie]

So you think it's better to have your corpse reanimated and for your body and your actions to be out of your control?

[Perm Video]

[cultivatingsin]

It's better for me. [Life's rough and then you die.] Who doesn't like toys?

perm voice;

[revengeisalie]

If you make toys like that, something is very very wrong with you!! Those are people you're talking about. Maybe dead people, but still people!

[cultivatingsin]

And? [He sneers and his gaze sharpens, angry, hateful.] What have they done for me? I'm sure they've done something to deserve it.

[sleepfan]

Of course we won't get a warning. If something would make our lives easier, we can assume it won't happen.

No corpses; what is wrong with you? Even if you're morally bankrupt, they smell.

When did your friends disappear and what happened?

[ 'Sympathy' isn't a skill of Linhardt's. ]

[cultivatingsin]

I figured, but we can't say no one asked now~ [Isn't he brave for asking? Go on, compliment him.]

Who said they have to be close? A defensive ring can be pretty far away depending on how many corpses we can acquire.

[He wrinkles his nose.] I don't know. I can't find her and I've been looking for a few days.

[sleepfan]

Did you just want to hear yourself speak then?

What use would corpses be defensively? The only thing hordes of corpses accomplish is contaminating everything around them and spreading disease. Do you want your enemies to cough to death? Infection is an ugly, slow death.

So you don't know that she's not here. How do you know she's not avoiding you?

[cultivatingsin]

Wasn't I clear? If no one asks, how will they know what we want?

[Duh!]

I can control them. [His smile turns wicked.] That doesn't mean they won't be infected, but they will be able to fight too.

[Rude, sir.]

Who would avoid me?

[sleepfan]

Why would you assume they care what we want?

I still don't see the point. There are far more efficient magical defenses, and ones that don't risk infecting your own side with diseases.

[ Did he expect Linhardt to be impressed? Lots of people here have magic.]

Why would anyone avoid someone who is so joyful about corpses? You are correct, that is a complete mystery.

Someone from our world disappeared as well. I was hoping for some details to cross reference.

[cultivatingsin]

I don't assume that of anyone. [Being loud and demanding just comes naturally to him.]

I'll be fine. [As will Daozhang.] Why should I give a damn about anyone else? The defense would be mine. I'm not some philanthropist!

[He bites out the last word, teeth snapping together.]

It is, right?

Do I look like I'm in charge? Besides, you haven't been nice. If you bring me some candy, I might tell you more.

[sleepfan]

So you do just want to hear your own voice.

Oh, excellent. So you have no allies and you'll infect yourself and die. Very well thought out. Also an excellent idea to tell everyone those things.

One doesn't need to like people to have a basic sense of self-preservation.

I never claimed to be nice.

What kind of candy do you want?

[ If the man weren't obviously deranged, Linhardt might think they were similar, but clearly they are not and any similarities in how they respond to being asked to do things they don't want to do are purely coincidental and not cause for any self-reflection. ]

[cultivatingsin]

My voice is nice! Who wouldn't want to hear it?

Assumptions, assumptions! [Not that he will say one way or another.] What can they do about it? You can't stop people from dying or the corpses from piling up. It's natural.

I preserve myself just fine! [He grins from ear to ear.]

I noticed. You should work on that.

[His eyes narrow and then he smirks.]

Anything sweet will do. Tanghulu is my favorite!

[sleepfan]

It's average.

[ Now Linhardt is just being contrary for the sake of it. ]

You're wrong. It just so happens I'm very good at keeping people from dying and becoming corpses.

I'll become more pleasant when you care for the wellbeing of others.

[ 'It's not happening.' ]

I will bring you an assortment of candies. Where are you?

[ One of the things he keeps in the apartment happens to be a sugar stash. There's nobody around to tell him not to live on tea, snacks, and candies. ]

[cultivatingsin]

Compared to who? [Someone is using text.]

Do you consider yourself a hero? [What does he think about heroes? Turns out, he either hates them with a passion or loves them with a passion. But that second part is only true for Xiao Xingchen.]

You're going to be very, very old and tired before I admit that.

[He cares about the well-being of one outside of himself. That's progress!]

Come to that weird bookshop. I've been seeing what it has.

[sleepfan]

A sample of people I've listened to.

[ Text is comfortable. Linhardt wrinkles his nose in distaste at being asked if he's a 'hero'.]

I'm no such thing. I dislike meddling, grandstanding, and responsibility. It is tedious. I was simply born with healing magic and I've grown adept at using it.

And you will die of non-corpse related causes before I care if people think I am nice. All niceness does is encourage people to talk to me. Why would I want that?

If you take all the interesting books I'm not giving you anything. Including the anatomy and physiology books.

[Video] un: gentlebreeze

[bright_moon]

[ The crease between his brows, just over the blindfold, should tell Xue Yang just how worried Xingchen is! ]

Anything that happens, we will face together.

I'm sorry some of your friends have vanished, A-Yang. But you shouldn't be alone.

[Video]

[cultivatingsin]

[Aw there he is~ He is even frowning cutely.]

Daozhang, where are you? I want to read to you. There are so many books in this shop!