He huffs out a little laugh, sweeping the shelf with his sleeve.]
It was nice, mm - that part! The soil was horrible so we could only grow radishes and sometimes potatoes if we were lucky, but A-yuan loved what fun he could ring out of that place.
[HAHA... Well, he doesn't want to regale a stranger with his Depressing Backstory. He doesn't really want to lie either, though. As he's rearranging more rice:]
It was made inhospitable and I died shortly after. The place itself was considered inhospitable before we got there, though, and we made quite a little home for ourselves! It could probably come into use again in the future.
[Natalie's soft moe center... There's a quiet gratitude in his smile, but he leaves it unvoiced again.]
Mm, well - I think most if not all of us have probably been dealing with misfortune well before we ended up dealing with- [GESTURES] -this particular type.
[NOW HE'S JUST GONNA USE HER TSUNTSUN NATURE AGAINST HER since he doesn't want to keep talking about this!!]
You know - for all your barbs, you're very kind, aren't you? Reminds me a little of someone I know from home! I bet the two of you would get along horribly, haha.
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He huffs out a little laugh, sweeping the shelf with his sleeve.]
It was nice, mm - that part! The soil was horrible so we could only grow radishes and sometimes potatoes if we were lucky, but A-yuan loved what fun he could ring out of that place.
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[Given that past tense, though...]
Did you move somewhere else?
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It was made inhospitable and I died shortly after. The place itself was considered inhospitable before we got there, though, and we made quite a little home for ourselves! It could probably come into use again in the future.
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—Wait, what?
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Long story, but nothing worth a concern! I was dragged back by my toes years later, anyway, but the Burial Mounds still aren't in very good shape.
[He just lived in the fuckin elephant graveyard.]
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[Caring... Gross. She folds her arms, frowning at the ground.]
That sucks.
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Mm, well - I think most if not all of us have probably been dealing with misfortune well before we ended up dealing with- [GESTURES] -this particular type.
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[That he needs to act like it's okay, she means, but saying that is weird.]
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You know - for all your barbs, you're very kind, aren't you? Reminds me a little of someone I know from home! I bet the two of you would get along horribly, haha.
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I was just telling the truth.
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Mind setting those on that side? Anyway - I know! But some people wouldn't think it a truth, you see?
[SOME PEOPLE ie the wholeass cultivation world THINK IT'S HILARIOUS HE DIED.]
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What do you mean?
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[He can't, like, blame other people for celebrating his death but he also doesn't want to get into that so this is the best she gets.]
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[He hit her reflexive need to shove compliments away, so she won’t delve too deep into his logic there.]
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[He says in an absolutely indulgent tone like someone telling their drunk best friend that yeah no worries they totally seem sober.]
Here - mind stacking these cans, too?
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[She takes the first can a little too quickly, stacking it with a frown.]
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[HANDS OVER ANOTHER STACK OF CANS.]
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[JUST WATCHES THE CANS ROLL ALL OVER THE PLACE.]
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[shut the fuck up]
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