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.]

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?

[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!

[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.

[wooden_one]

[...what a good child.]

As I said, he will be fine.

But I will let him know of your offer.

Though I wish to reiterate that he is perfectly capable of taking care of himself.

[paperbutterflies]

Senior Chu, sometimes it may be something as simple as reaching something from a high self, but I think in this place, anyone might sometimes need a little help. It is no lack of ability to ask for it, is it?

[ ... he tries. Also given his experience in childhood, people unwilling to ask for help when they need it is unlikely to end well. ]

[wooden_one]

Isn't that what qinggong is for?

[No.

He might not have had a problem with this offer for help, if Xia Sini were a real child and not a form he was occasionally stuck as. But the reality was that Xia Sini wasn't a real child and Chu Wanning was not able to ask for help.]

[paperbutterflies]

[ Sizhui is missing important information here. He'd understand a little better if he knew Xia Sini is him... he remembers his hurt hands all the way back with the dragon, after all. ]

Is it, Senior Chu?

[wooden_one]

Why are you asking me? The answer is obvious.

un: ut malum pluvia | text

[somebadnews]

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

He has a name now?

un: absterge

[downswing]

A young child?

[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.]

[paperbutterflies]

I am merely trying to learn from my seniors!

[wooden_one]

[...sure.]

Yes. He is around five years old.

[downswing]

Cannot mind himself.

[wooden_one]

He is capable.

[Why are so many people concerned. He was certain there hadn't been so many people concerned about what he did with himself when he was five...?]

[downswing]

Irrelevant, at five.

[wooden_one]

[...is this one being cheeky? He can't tell through text.]

Reaching high places is a good way for a child to practise qinggong.

[So he answers seriously.]

[paperbutterflies]

[ All right, maybe he was giving a little bit of cheek, but also curious. Because chances are in the Cloud Recesses using it for such purposes would have been strongly frowned upon. ]

I see! I think because we learned to channel a lot of it through music, such exercises were not done where I was growing up...

[wooden_one]

Why?

[downswing]

Children require heeding.

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]

Cultivation should be used to solve problems. If not what is the point of it?

[Even if those problems are reaching a high shelf, yes. Why shouldn't it be used for unglamorous things? Keeping the rain off, drying clothes...he doesn't see why it shouldn't be used.]

[wooden_one]

As I said, this one is fine on his own.

But if it worries you so much he has a shixiong here who would probably take care of him if needed.

[Mo Ran was always very fond of Xia Sini, after all.]