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wen kexing ( word of honor ) ([personal profile] wifedup) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2023-10-16 01:27 pm

un: abwhorent / video ( a couple of days post coliseum )

( There is a hand. The hand is palm up, fingers splayed, unmoving where it lays upon a desk. Someone has bandaged it from the wrist leaving the space where an arm should be a little less gruesome, though the hand is still unmistakeably without an owner and currently lifeless. Beyond the hand is Wen Kexing, slouched in a chair, a carefully cultivated air of boredom about him. He's exchanged his usual blue robes for new ones of vivid red and he sits in the flickering candlelight looking down at the hand with the faraway sounds of laughter and music surrounding him. Without a word he reaches inside of his sleeve to produce a gold ring, holding it up to his network device before he drops it on the desk, a little further from the hand. There is a moment, two, and then the hand wobbles like a turtle on it's back before it flips itself upright and begins to move, crawling towards the discarded jewellery. The ring is plucked up, clumsily fitted halfway on to one of the digits, the size too small for the broadness of its fingers. They clench in response, and Wen Kexing hums. )

I don't know about you, but where I'm from severed limbs aren't supposed to lend themselves to vanity.

( The hand, now alert, scuttles around Wen Kexing's desk plucking up anything it can. Another sigh and the man himself is lifting a half-empty wine bottle out of the way, his attention turning back to the camera. ) I found it in the middle of one of those rifts. It had an effect on the corpses around it so I thought it might be useful. They seemed aware of the thing, avoidant perhaps. The water stopped oozing quite as much when I took it too. I'm not versed in magic, so I don't know what any of that means. I will say that it seems ... angry, most of the time. ( He's used to murderous intent, it's part of his day to day life. The hand certainly has that in significant amounts. Though he thinks anyone who suffered such a loss might be. ) I also found it clutching this.

( His other hand slides open a drawer, lifting out a tattered scrap of cloth. A purple mantle, ragged at the edges, like it has been torn free. Wen Kexing smiles in a way that is not quite pleasant, teeth flashing in the light. )

Perhaps someone has some knowledge of any accidents that have taken place lately. I'd hate to think there's a person out there who might be suffering, I am a philanthropist after all. Which is why I'm sharing my findings.

( The hand suddenly makes a beeline for the edge of the desk, Wen Kexing moves just as fast, flipping a wooden bowl over the top of it, leaning forward to put his elbow on the base of it to trap his new friend. It throws him out of the shadows though, the dark smudges under his eyes part of a man who has very much not slept in a while. He realises this shortly after, shrugging a shoulder with ease before lifting the earlier wine bottle back up, flicking the cork away so he can take a deep drink. )

It's a little unruly.
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (I'm listening)

un: of corpse not / video

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jacob is in a similarly noisy environment- although instead of music and laughter, there's jeering, cheering and the occasional shared intake of breath caused by watching someone else get hurt.]

That's disgusting.

[ But then, with some curiosity:]

The ring... wakes it up?
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (I'm listening)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Only for rings I hope.

[ He's not sure he wants to think about the detached hand wandering freely around a brothel. ]

I suppose it had a body at some point. Give it a pen and a bit of paper, see if it can tell you who it was.
nothinglikefather: by aeneia (hurt)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He makes a face. You could have said that you'd tried that. ]

Sometimes people miss the obvious options.

Do you need to... feed it?
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (Default)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
If I were you I'd put it in a jar with a very tight lid and then put a heavy rock on top of it. And then I'd lock it in a box.

[ Jacob is watching the hand with narrowed eyes. Is it the cause for Wen Kexing's exhaustion?]

No but a lot of people have had injuries lately. People got hurt in the Arena. Very hurt. But I can ask around.
nothinglikefather: (fcuk)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
How?

[It's just a hand. It's not even two hands. How can it be getting out?

And then Wen Kexing says that, and Jacob looks at him like he's grown another head.]


What on earth are you talking about? You must be sleep-deprived. I'll come over, so you can get some rest.
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (what did you say about my mum)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Forgive me for noticing you look like shit.

[sigh.]

I'd like to see it try. You need to sleep at some point.
nothinglikefather: by aeneia (wot)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

[ He's not going to get anywhere with this, Wen Kexing is just going to keep putting up walls and refuse any sort of help. No one can say he didn't offer, that he didn't try. ]

I'll ask around regarding men who can't count past five anymore, or need help with carrying more than one pint glass. Maybe we'll get something useful. Let me know if you need anything in the meantime.
downswing: (magnolia)

un: absterge

[personal profile] downswing 2023-10-16 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Philanthropist Wen, lend a hand.
downswing: (deed done)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-10-16 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The hand. Lend it.
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (I'm listening)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jacob's not childish enough to consider this something that could end their association, but he does feel like Wen has drawn a line in the sand. He'll pay for Jacob's skills, but doesn't want a friendly offer of help. So be it. ]

I know what I'm doing. You just make sure your hands aren't too full with what you've taken on here. Pun intended.
downswing: (shoot out)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-10-16 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
To an exorcist.
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (not sure if I believe you)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2023-10-16 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure I'll manage. I've still got both hands after all.

[ Wink. ]
downswing: (chapel)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-10-16 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
( ....................... um. )


Regrettably.

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