text; un: yuheng

[wooden_one]

I need someone who has some skill in medicine making. I need a medicine I brought with me replicated.

I will compensate you for your time.

It is not urgent.

[It is a little bit urgent? Not right now but soon...but is he going to say that? Of course not.]

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[wooden_one]

[Writing was nice. Writing gave him time to weigh what he wanted to say before he said it.

So there is a pause before he replies.]

You don't need to worry. But if the person who makes the medicine needs help I will let them know you offered. And I will compensate you as well.

[But also...since this conversation seems to be going...okay, so far, he decides to say something else. After all, he had asked for advice before ending up here (and in that mess in Peach Blossom Springs) on how to be better liked by his disciples.]

I hope you live up to that name. Now that you've grown up more.

[He's trying.]

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[inkfire]

You can't pay me.

[ Mo Ran wouldn't necessarily refuse money, since he doesn't know how things work here but money has talking power. But he wouldn't accept compensation from Chu Wanning. Not how it works.

The follow-up message makes his eyes widen, however. ]

2/2

[inkfire]

What name? Do you mean the username?

[ Maybe someone's used Mo-zongshi? Maybe? Except no, that's impossible, and Mo Ran wouldn't call himself that, so the username has to be it.

He has to live up to it. He can be an upstanding pillar of heaven. ]

I will do my best.

[ And now he has to make sure that username is never explained to him, ever. ]

[wooden_one]

Who's going to stop me?

[He just doesn't like owing people.]

What else would I mean?

[Clearly that's the only name here that could apply to. And, not suspecting anything at all, he only has one thing to say to Mo Ran's words.]

Good.

[inkfire]

Shizun, this disciple couldn't accept money for helping you.

[ Mo Ran will stop him. ]

Live up to the name. Okay. Thank you for your guidance, Shizun.

[wooden_one]

If not money then something else.

[Your time is worth something and he doesn't like getting charity.]

I was the one to have guided you.

[As in, he's not...your Chu Wanning, the one who was with you for five years. Why does that matter? Because for him, it hasn't happened and so any praise felt...unearned.]