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[taciturnly]

Greetings,

A moment of your time, should you see this message.

How does one effectively prevent another from contacting them through this device?

You have my thanks.

— 蓝忘机

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[taciturnly]

( kind… he is that. and so much more. the smile he smiles is both fond and nostalgic, and luckily, no one’s around to witness it. )

Wei Ying has mastered storytelling long ago.

Honored to make your acquaintance.

[lethechained]

He did seem to be really good at it.
He was very funny and I smiled a lot more than I expected to.

[ And goodness knows this kid needs that. She just needs some good solid story-time in general, honestly, to take her mind off the murder-pit they're trapped in. ]

It's an honor to meet you, too.
I hoped I'd get the chance.

[ Enough so that it takes her a slightly flustered second to remember to add, ]

My name is Naminé.
Since I know yours, it's only fair that I should tell you mine.

[ If he cares to hear it, anyway. ]

[taciturnly]

Naminé. Your name and your kindness, never to be forgotten.

Should you need anything, you need only ask.

[lethechained]

[ -- Ah. The notion of being remembered is pleasant in a way she can neither parse nor dares explain the reasoning for, but it puts a smile on her face nonetheless. ]

You're very generous to say so.
I'll remember, but I'd hate to cause you any trouble, especially since I wasn't able to help you before.
And actually, there's already something else that I should thank you for.

[ Strictly speaking, aside from her desire to help, that was the biggest reason to seek him out; her curiosity alone would have felt like a poor excuse. ]

Wei Wuxian told me that you're the one who's raised Sizhui for several years.
Is that right?

[taciturnly]

No trouble. We should strive to assist each other.

( especially in a place such as this, caged like animals.
as for naminé's question... )

Sizhui is indeed family. ( and there's really no other way to put it. )

Why do you ask?

[lethechained]

Because he saved my life.

[ Sure, that might not mean as much here where dying can be done more than once, but still. ]

Back when all of us first got here, he protected me from a monster that was trying to hurt me.
Wei Wuxian said that you're the one who raised him to be so strong and polite.
That means I owe you my gratitude too.

[taciturnly]

( ........oh. please do excuse him while he's having a moment.

okay. okay. he's good. )

Nothing owed. Both his strength and kindness, present long before I came into his life. Perhaps he has taught me more than I have taught him.

Wei Ying is no stranger to his upbringing. ( aka, he helped raise him first. before he no longer could. )

[lethechained]

[ Fortunately Naminé is patient enough to withstand a momentary delay - whether it makes her wonder if she's said something amiss or not. The response seems to imply that she didn't; smiling to herself, ]

I can believe that. He does seem to come by it naturally.
But even someone who is that way can learn a lot from a good home.

[ Mentally she can never quite avoid making the comparison to Sora - though that's neither here nor there. If their teaching really was mutual, ]

In that case, I'm glad that you were able to look after each other.

[ And ah, he's quite willing to share the recognition. Finding that admirable, ]

It did sound that way. Still, Wei Wuxian seemed to give you a lot of the credit.
I guess it must have been strange for him for his son to have grown so much since the last time they met.
After that many years have passed it's probably like meeting a new person entirely.