audio | un: wei laozu

[weifinder]

Hey, hey, a little bird told me—truly little, only about the size of a bear or two—there are all these little bits of letters raining down with the rest of destruction, so help me figure something out:

Friends, fellow not-of-this-worlders, what did the loving letter bits you pick up say?

Comments

[weifinder]

Keep talking like that, I'll swoon. Swoon! Right into your exceedingly strong Lan arms.

( wrong way to make him rile, Lan Zhan, you know this )

[downswing]

Learn challenge.

[weifinder]

Yes, you are. Your teasing is improving, Lan Zhan!

[downswing]

Insufficiently.

[weifinder]

I do call myself half a wreck, you know, and your timing with ensuring my skull doesn't crack against ground is admirable! I appreciate the lessening of headaches!

[downswing]

It will not crack, dipped in water.



( 'Dipped.' )

[weifinder]

Maybe if hitting the side of the barrel?

[downswing]

You would not.

[weifinder]

You're too careful and my head's too thick. Or is that just my face? Possibly both, yeah?

[downswing]

The objective is not to drown you.

[weifinder]

You won't let me, it's fine, it's fine!

[downswing]

Is it? Speak truth.

[weifinder]

Well, your technique is improving?

[downswing]

It... displeased before.

[weifinder]

It was new! Very new! A bit rough?

[downswing]

...apologies.

[weifinder]

Mah, your hands grew gentler, things were fine, yes? What to apologise for, a quick learning?

[downswing]

The first battering.

[weifinder]

My thanks, for the gentleness that followed.

[downswing]

As with the rabbits.



( Take a moment to appreciate what you are, Wei Ying. )

[weifinder]

( he's... a reluctant pet you love in spite of the fact it keeps devouring your garden! )

Mm, time spent together teaches the way!

[downswing]

How long until your patience thins?

[weifinder]

Five lifetimes.

[downswing]

Count them.

[weifinder]

Every year in each long, long lifetime.