[fine with him, so long as jin ling doesn't question it aloud or else he'll have to tell him outright that he doesn't have any hidden agendas. (those huge lan sleeves only hold rabbits and maybe other animals, thanks very much!) but no, jin ling can't be blamed for being skeptical, it's the proper response when somebody's too nice for their own good, especially for someone who's already suffering from trust issues in the first place, no matter how much he's proven himself.
many, many people could do with asking others for help, but it is easier said than done, without a doubt. sometimes, even sizhui has trouble, though he has learned to do better too. here along down the line, he'll really be asking for help and testing whatever sort of friendship they have, measuring its integrity. until then, accepting their somewhat friend-shaped relationship is more than enough for sizhui.
just wait, jin ling's going to eventually witness each colored rabbit named after their clans and then he'll really be embarrassed! that, too, won't come for a while though, so he's safe for now, both from named paper rabbits and actual rabbits. here's hoping it's not this many, to be fair, or they won't have any room in the garden and-slash-or greenhouse carriages to move around without possibly stepping on a bunny. much better that they have these origami ones instead, as they're smaller, more convenient to put places and there's no worry of hurting anything if they get stepped on— well, he'd be upset for a little while because oh no, a fallen comrade . . . but that's not like hurting a real animal, thank goodness.
this jin ling's calmer by far, and yet still completely himself in that jin ling way everyone can recognize. if he's provoking another individual in return for them doing it to him, that's at least a different excuse? some abrasiveness isn't the worst thing he could do to someone, truthfully, and perhaps sizhui's manners might rub off on him the longer they hang out.]
I'm not! [or has stopped now, at least. come on, jin ling, don't call him out when it's supposed to be ‘whatever’ and everything's fine if he likes them.
sizhui clearly loves his gift, given the care he's putting into handling it. his attention fleetingly darts toward xixue, he motions with a quick head-jerk then redirects to jin ling again after she's cleaned up her leftovers.] I know I don't need to, it's because I want to. [a pause to smile and:]
I'm allowed to share my birthday wealth however I like.
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many, many people could do with asking others for help, but it is easier said than done, without a doubt. sometimes, even sizhui has trouble, though he has learned to do better too. here along down the line, he'll really be asking for help and testing whatever sort of friendship they have, measuring its integrity. until then, accepting their somewhat friend-shaped relationship is more than enough for sizhui.
just wait, jin ling's going to eventually witness each colored rabbit named after their clans and then he'll really be embarrassed! that, too, won't come for a while though, so he's safe for now, both from named paper rabbits and actual rabbits. here's hoping it's not this many, to be fair, or they won't have any room in the garden and-slash-or greenhouse carriages to move around without possibly stepping on a bunny. much better that they have these origami ones instead, as they're smaller, more convenient to put places and there's no worry of hurting anything if they get stepped on— well, he'd be upset for a little while because oh no, a fallen comrade . . . but that's not like hurting a real animal, thank goodness.
this jin ling's calmer by far, and yet still completely himself in that jin ling way everyone can recognize. if he's provoking another individual in return for them doing it to him, that's at least a different excuse? some abrasiveness isn't the worst thing he could do to someone, truthfully, and perhaps sizhui's manners might rub off on him the longer they hang out.]
I'm not! [or has stopped now, at least. come on, jin ling, don't call him out when it's supposed to be ‘whatever’ and everything's fine if he likes them.
sizhui clearly loves his gift, given the care he's putting into handling it. his attention fleetingly darts toward xixue, he motions with a quick head-jerk then redirects to jin ling again after she's cleaned up her leftovers.] I know I don't need to, it's because I want to. [a pause to smile and:]
I'm allowed to share my birthday wealth however I like.