un: yuheng; text;

[wooden_one]

There is a child. His name is Xia Sini.

[Those who know Chinese may realize that name is a homophone for 'Scare You to Death'.]

Don't mind him. He can take care of himself.

[Aka, that five year old is him running around trying to conserve medicine. This is not child neglect. He just doesn't want to admit to being a five year old and he's shit at lying.]



Private to Wen Qing

Miss Wen. I understand things have been busy but have you had the chance to replicate my medicine?

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un: sizhui

[paperbutterflies]

Oh! Has he been warned about the foods that should be avoided? If he joined more recently...

[ ... it's a question that makes sense, right? ]

[wooden_one]

Yes.

He is a capable child. Even if he's just joined us he will be fine.

[Capable. That's the best adjective he can think of. Anything else is too embarrassing.]

[paperbutterflies]

I have no doubt, senior Chu! Still, if there is need of something, or if any of the other passengers or staff decide to cause him trouble, let him know that I would be willing to help!

text; un: sticks and stones

[perceptive]

( if this network entry is supposed to stop people from trying to care about a little five year old running around on his own in this train, it's really not working. )

If you need someone to babysit him, I'm fairly good with children. My name is Charles Xavier. ( because what the hell even is with his username??? 'sticks and stones'? does this network thing just generate automatic ones for people to use? ) Is he your son?

[wooden_one]

[He thought it was a good idea. It would save him having to explain if he's caught while he's stuck in a five year old body.

...also why is someone offering to babysit? He doesn't remember everything from when he was five years old but he's fairly certain there weren't a lot of people--or any, really--who would have offered such a thing!]

There's no need. He is too old to need babysitting.

[Yeah, that's the best he's got. But also, wow. He hadn't considered it but now that it's been brought up...Xia Sini being his son would be a good cover, huh? It would certainly explain the resemblance.]

Yes. It is still a secret to him so don't bring it up with him.

[perceptive]

( too old? well, now he's being reminded of his mother who used to leave him to his own devices back when he was a whee little toddler. he really wouldn't recommend it. the things he got up to... )

Hold on. What? He doesn't know you're his dad? ( poor boy. ) No worries. Mum's the word then. Oh. Is there a mum in the picture?

un: ut malum pluvia | text

[somebadnews]

[ ...Is Five still the only one who knows? ]

He has a name now?

[wooden_one]

[This isn't something he plans to ever let anyone else know. Five wasn't even meant to find out.]

He has had one for a while.

[Technically since the moment his disciples had found him in that form the first time, when Chu Wanning had had to come up with one on the spot.]

[somebadnews]

[ He doesn't know what to do about knowing. It's been so long he'd forgotten all about his problem until it came up again.

Really a surprise he lasted this long. ]

How often has he been showing up?

un: absterge

[downswing]

A young child?

[wooden_one]

[...sure.]

Yes. He is around five years old.

[downswing]

Cannot mind himself.

un: qishan | private

[silverneedles]

The components we have do not match perfectly, but I have managed to replicate a few pills. It has yet to be tested.

[wooden_one]

[A few...so he would still have to be conservative with their use until they can make more.]

I can test it.

[Yes. He is perfectly fine with testing it on himself.]

[silverneedles]

[ her long suffering sigh is very long suffering ]

Nothing in it will kill you should the dosage be wrong. But I insist upon monitoring you.

un: pillar of the heavens

[inkfire]

Xia Sini will be joining us?

[ He knows now that Xia Sini is Chu Wanning, and the sting of never seeing his shidi again had paled compared to the fear that he'd never see his shizun again.

He's going to have to remember not to blurt anything out when he does see Xia Sini again. ]

If he needs anything, I'll find him.

[wooden_one]

Yes. He arrived recently.

[Before, Xia Sini was the only version of himself that could interact with Mo Ran positively. If he wasn't so low on medicine he wouldn't have gone back to being Xia Sini...but well. Maybe Mo Ran didn't feel the same. He must have missed Xia Sini, surely.]

He will appreciate your care, I'm sure.

[inkfire]

Are you sure about that? He did scold me a lot. And he was so stubborn about things.

[ And it was well-deserved, Mo Ran knows. It had been endearing, and Mo Ran had enjoyed his time with Xia Sini, although learning he was Chu Wanning put that into a different light. ]

I promised to make him dinner some time. I can do it this time.

un: yiling laozu

[weifinder]

Xia Sini?

( he's looking at this going, Well Then, Really. There Are Worse Almost Names. )

He might be running a little scared by how much our overall group will look to assist, protect, and appease a child. I hope he's not shy?

[wooden_one]

Of course not. Who do you think you're talking about?

[...]

Why are so many people so concerned, anyway? He's capable.

[weifinder]

Xia Sina, of course.

Concern doesn't indicate lacking capability. I'd be concerned if a group of adults were negligent of a child, however capable that child is.

un : deft hand of little deaths (voice)

[scrapgege]

It's really dangerous for a child there on his own!

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[wooden_one]

He is capable.

text; un: owllady

[traaaaaash]

hold up what do you mean 'there is a child'?

a little more information here!

[wooden_one]

What else is needed?