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Day 36, late night

[lionsleeps]

are you awake?

where are you right now?

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yeah im up

miss me?

[lionsleeps]

i need to talk to you about something

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oh

what is it?

[lionsleeps]

in person

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[ that's.. worrisome. yingxing is already getting to his feet. ]

i'll be outside the dorms

[lionsleeps]

[Jing Yuan does not respond to that text. He just heads down to meet Yingxing right away.

When he arrives he's visibly distressed -- his eyes are red from recent crying and he slinks near the wall like an anxious animal. He hates this. He doesn't like being so cowardly as to hurt someone he cares for to protect himself. And yet what else can he do, with mercy dangled in front of him on a string? He can no longer comprehend a situation where Dan Feng doesn't have the final say in everything he does.]

...It's good to see you, Yingxing.

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[ yingxing doesn't take long to arrive, dressed down in comfortable clothing for bed, his hair let down. of course, even in the dimness he can see that jing yuan is visibly upset.

immediately his hands are up, cradling jing yuan's face. ]

.. hey. I'm here. What's wrong?

[ it's not like him to always be so tender, but it's been a long time, and jing yuan is clearly unwell. this is different. ]

[lionsleeps]

Dan Feng is what's wrong. Like always.

[He lets Yingxing touch his face for just a moment before he flinches away, guilt and some measure of fear seeping from his posture and his expression.]

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[ when jing yuan flinches away, yingxing looks surprised - up until this point, jing yuan has been nothing but affectionate, eager for attention. he's visibly confused, brow tightening.

.. dan feng. ]

Did something happen?

Day 48 1230 AM

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do you know how many inches of water it takes to drown a child

1/2

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depends on the child's size. and whether they're standing, sitting, or lying down.

2/2

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but hey, what the fuck

1/2

[eggshell]

watch your language

Re: 2/2

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now
do you know how many inches of water it takes to drown a vidyadhara hatchling

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i didn't think that was possible

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i can try right now

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looks like someone needs their jelly cup. don't touch her

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shes ours isnt she? i can do wwwhat i want xing'er

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hurt her and i'll rip out your spine, my love

1/5

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can you?

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would you? sssssoft hearted thing like you?

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immmmadde her and i can unm ake her as i want it wasnt perfect i watn tt it to be perfect. she isnt growing and i want her to be ppperfect and mayeb i just need to align HER spinedddont yuo think

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shes very small and fragile and i can hhhhold her down with one hand did you knwo ?? / //??? it woudl be so easy. we canme drwon like the rrrest of them. not in water but in blood I WOULD KNOW I DID IT A LOT OF TIMES DDID YOU KNOW TTTHAT?? SHES AN ABNNN ABB ABONINT M ATION LIKE ME

done....

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[Ominously Dan Feng goes quiet, but they share a heart and qi besides; Yingxing will be able to tell Dan Feng is still in the vague vicinity. However there are many places in the vicinity. Many places for one (1) elder dragon to lose his mind. And do one (1) thing.]