He lips both his hands up, palms facing WWX like he's trying to show he's unarmed.]
Easy, easy. I won't make you sit down if you don't want to. [Even though he's concerned as heck over his wellbeing. Jesus Christ, what the heck.] But are you sure you're feeling alright? You look, uh.
[For a moment, Carlos stares at him like he has absolutely no fucking idea what that has to do with him.
But then the moment passes, and the realization that it's hecking furry week hits him like a truck. He slaps his hands over his ears, eyes widening as he suddenly remembers that he's, in fact, a dog right now.]
Oh, shit. Dude, I had no idea— Are you going to be alright?!
[On the plus side, as soon as the ears are hidden, he seems to be doing better right away! Though the sigh he heaves out is a little shaky...]
--I'll be fine! I'm fine. [HE'S FINE.] Goodness, this is hardly something I expected I'd have to deal with on a boat of all places. Didn't mean to spook you, there - sorry!
[His ears perk back up a little though, as the DOG FEAR finally starts to ebb away. He even takes a step forward again!]
I'm sure you'd be a very cute dog to people who enjoy them.
Holding his hands up to his ears like this is fine and dandy, though, but his ears are going to get really tired like this? So he glances down the hallway before glancing back at him.]
Wait here. I'll be right back.
[AND THEN HE NYOOMS INTO ONE OF THE ROOMS WITHOUT GIVING WWX A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING and comes out
Anyway, he just watches sweatily after Carlos as he goes, but when he comes back-- He definitely bursts into laughter. GOD. The dog threat is gone and he's immediately feeling much better, outside of a little lingering Nervous Energy that probably rings through in his laugh.]
Haha, goodness - you're far too kind! Really... I didn't mean to cause you trouble by coming down here. I had something for you, actually.
[As he rummages around in his... robes... and pulls out a little bundle of something wrapped in napkins.]
[He doesn't know what Halloween is despite that being his birthday... BUT HE'S HERE TO FIND OUT.]
What's that? A day where the living wear mourning shrouds?
[HONESTLY NOT EXACTLY INACCURATE!! But when he unwraps the napkin, he'll find some cookies there! Taako recipe, guaranteed delicious. Fortunately not the ones he'll probably lace with a love potion later either goddamn Taako you agent of chaos.]
I wanted to thank all of you for the work you've been doing this whole time, but I wasn't exactly sure what to get you, haha.
[More like
he didn't want to give Nathan and Carlos the same terrible gifts he'd give to Chuuya or Polly.]
Close. It's a day where people dress up in costumes for fun, kids get free candy, people throw parties... My sister and I used to go trick-or-treating every year when we were kids. It's the best.
[And now he's nostalgic... But, well. Time to shake that off. He offers him a smile once he sees the cookies.]
Heh, cookies are the perfect gift for any occasion. Thanks, Wei Wuxian. [He's so touched, what the heckie... He inspects the cookies for a moment, before holding the bundle out to him.] Take one. There's no way I can accept this without offering you one first.
Oh! That does sound wonderful. We should have our own Halloween!
[Little does he know, they already did and it was ruined by DEMONS.]
Haha, that sounds like a hilarious thing to do with siblings, too... [If only they had Halloween in ancient China so he could ruin his little brother's life in entirely new, fresh ways.
He looks a little surprised by the offer, though! All these good, good beans... After reaching out and taking one:]
Mm, kind of you! Though I can't say I didn't have my fair share while waiting for these to cool.
[But it was ruined by DEMONS and EXORCISMS!! Boo.]
I guess you get a second helping, then. [Wrapping the napkin back up and just... kind of disappearing it into the void of one of his pockets. Huh. Looking at him curiously after taking a bite from one of the cookies:] You got any siblings yourself?
[HE LOOKS SO SAD. TRAGIC... At least he's got this good cookie, though. He doesn't even blink at the void pocket host shenanigans anymore, focusing on the question after taking a bite.]
Mm, I do! None by birth, but I was lucky enough to be taken into a family where I ended up with a little brother and an older sister.
[His little brother hates him and his older sister is dead but that's fine!]
[Of course not! No one ever regrets talking to Wei Wuxian about his siblings other than Wei Wuxian himself.]
Haha, what, do I behave like one? [HE'S GRINNING LIKE A SHIT THOUGH so apparently he thinks whatever conclusion Carlos has drawn is probably not incorrect... Except he's also an idiot and got spoiled by his little brother, too. God. Jiang Cheng has just as much to deal with as Hizamaru.]
It was, though! Jiang Cheng has always had such a temper. You'd say one thing to tip his patience and he'd have the biggest fit you've ever seen! He'd fight with me all of the time, steal the meat right out of my soup, try to beat me at every turn no matter what we were doing, hah! Shijie-- [A beat; his tone is a little tender.] Jiang Yanli, she was far too good for both of us. Always watching out, you know? I'd be falling out of a tree on one side of the courts and Jiang Cheng would be falling into a pit in the other, and somehow she had the time to help both of us up and even bring us snacks! Haha, we'd have probably both died young at the hands of our own idiocy without her there.
[SAYS HE, WHO DIED YOUNG AT THE HANDS OF HIS OWN IDIOCY AFTER SHE WAS GONE.]
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He lips both his hands up, palms facing WWX like he's trying to show he's unarmed.]
Easy, easy. I won't make you sit down if you don't want to. [Even though he's concerned as heck over his wellbeing. Jesus Christ, what the heck.] But are you sure you're feeling alright? You look, uh.
[...]
Stressed.
[That's one way to put it.]
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I-- [HRHGH.] I'm not really a fan of dogs...!
[To say the least. Boy is that embarrassing to admit, but he doesn't want Carlos to think he's dying for some other, more serious reason.]
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[For a moment, Carlos stares at him like he has absolutely no fucking idea what that has to do with him.
But then the moment passes, and the realization that it's hecking furry week hits him like a truck. He slaps his hands over his ears, eyes widening as he suddenly remembers that he's, in fact, a dog right now.]
Oh, shit. Dude, I had no idea— Are you going to be alright?!
[DOG PHOBIA... BAD!!]
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--I'll be fine! I'm fine. [HE'S FINE.] Goodness, this is hardly something I expected I'd have to deal with on a boat of all places. Didn't mean to spook you, there - sorry!
[His ears perk back up a little though, as the DOG FEAR finally starts to ebb away. He even takes a step forward again!]
I'm sure you'd be a very cute dog to people who enjoy them.
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[IS IT A COMPLIMENT TO BE CALLED A CUTE DOG...
Holding his hands up to his ears like this is fine and dandy, though, but his ears are going to get really tired like this? So he glances down the hallway before glancing back at him.]
Wait here. I'll be right back.
[AND THEN HE NYOOMS INTO ONE OF THE ROOMS WITHOUT GIVING WWX A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING and comes out
wearing a bedsheet.
Hewwo.]
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Anyway, he just watches sweatily after Carlos as he goes, but when he comes back-- He definitely bursts into laughter. GOD. The dog threat is gone and he's immediately feeling much better, outside of a little lingering Nervous Energy that probably rings through in his laugh.]
Haha, goodness - you're far too kind! Really... I didn't mean to cause you trouble by coming down here. I had something for you, actually.
[As he rummages around in his... robes... and pulls out a little bundle of something wrapped in napkins.]
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It's fine. [Swivels like he's showing off a fancy dress, tbh.] Kind of reminds me of Halloween, actually.
[Dressing up in bed sheets......... He's not actually sure if WWX knows what Halloween even is, but. He raises his eyebrows once he sees the bundle.]
What's that?
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What's that? A day where the living wear mourning shrouds?
[HONESTLY NOT EXACTLY INACCURATE!! But when he unwraps the napkin, he'll find some cookies there! Taako recipe, guaranteed delicious. Fortunately not the ones he'll probably lace with a love potion later either goddamn Taako you agent of chaos.]
I wanted to thank all of you for the work you've been doing this whole time, but I wasn't exactly sure what to get you, haha.
[More like
he didn't want to give Nathan and Carlos the same terrible gifts he'd give to Chuuya or Polly.]
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[And now he's nostalgic... But, well. Time to shake that off. He offers him a smile once he sees the cookies.]
Heh, cookies are the perfect gift for any occasion. Thanks, Wei Wuxian. [He's so touched, what the heckie... He inspects the cookies for a moment, before holding the bundle out to him.] Take one. There's no way I can accept this without offering you one first.
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[Little does he know, they already did and it was ruined by DEMONS.]
Haha, that sounds like a hilarious thing to do with siblings, too... [If only they had Halloween in ancient China so he could ruin his little brother's life in entirely new, fresh ways.
He looks a little surprised by the offer, though! All these good, good beans... After reaching out and taking one:]
Mm, kind of you! Though I can't say I didn't have my fair share while waiting for these to cool.
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[But it was ruined by DEMONS and EXORCISMS!! Boo.]
I guess you get a second helping, then. [Wrapping the napkin back up and just... kind of disappearing it into the void of one of his pockets. Huh. Looking at him curiously after taking a bite from one of the cookies:] You got any siblings yourself?
[... He doesn't actually know shit about WWX.]
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[HE LOOKS SO SAD. TRAGIC... At least he's got this good cookie, though. He doesn't even blink at the void pocket host shenanigans anymore, focusing on the question after taking a bite.]
Mm, I do! None by birth, but I was lucky enough to be taken into a family where I ended up with a little brother and an older sister.
[His little brother hates him and his older sister is dead but that's fine!]
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[Nodding to himself like that? Explains so much about WWX's whole ass life? Carlos, no.]
Tell me about them. It must have been lively growing up with two siblings.
[Haha! He's going to regret the line of conversation, isn't he.]
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Haha, what, do I behave like one? [HE'S GRINNING LIKE A SHIT THOUGH so apparently he thinks whatever conclusion Carlos has drawn is probably not incorrect... Except he's also an idiot and got spoiled by his little brother, too. God. Jiang Cheng has just as much to deal with as Hizamaru.]
It was, though! Jiang Cheng has always had such a temper. You'd say one thing to tip his patience and he'd have the biggest fit you've ever seen! He'd fight with me all of the time, steal the meat right out of my soup, try to beat me at every turn no matter what we were doing, hah! Shijie-- [A beat; his tone is a little tender.] Jiang Yanli, she was far too good for both of us. Always watching out, you know? I'd be falling out of a tree on one side of the courts and Jiang Cheng would be falling into a pit in the other, and somehow she had the time to help both of us up and even bring us snacks! Haha, we'd have probably both died young at the hands of our own idiocy without her there.
[SAYS HE, WHO DIED YOUNG AT THE HANDS OF HIS OWN IDIOCY AFTER SHE WAS GONE.]