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greetings
please call me song lan

[Looks at username, looks back at Song Lan. Sure, okay.]

with our cage growing bigger it occurred to me some may wish to travel from the lake but not have the means to protect themselves if danger fell upon them
or do not wish to travel alone
if any here require aid please do not hesitate to ask for it

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[lookslikeacinnamonroll]

[ Someday he'll figure out how to change it. But mostly, he's forgotten it's even there. Unless someone points it out to him, he's not going to realize. ]

Ah! I promise you, I don't have poor intentions at all! I just want to see people safely to wherever they're going.

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[One day one of these modern people will. It seems all of his fellow Chinese wizards are too polite to bring it up.]

of course
just be careful you do not frighten those you wish to protect

[Just saying, Ning. It is a little creepy suddenly realizing a strange man is following you. Well intentioned or not.]

may I ask your name? I know there are a good many here from our home

[lookslikeacinnamonroll]

[ Oh... Oh! That's right. His phone doesn't show his actual name for some reason. He should have realized sooner. ]

My apologies, Daozhang. This one's name is Wen Ning, courtesy name Wen Qionglin.

I will do my best to try not to frighten people.

[ He doesn't always succeed in that endeavor... ]

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[Oh-!]

wen ning yes I remember you
last time we met I was not rightly myself
thank you for keeping me from harming people while my mind was not my own

[lookslikeacinnamonroll]

You don't need to thank me. I know what it's like to have your mind taken from you.

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it's unfortunate we can relate in that way
how fare you here?

[lookslikeacinnamonroll]

Well enough.
I've been trying to make sure the people I care about, and the people they care about, don't get hurt.
But it's hard to be everywhere at once.
I'm having to face the fact that I can't save everyone.

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a reality I've had to face as well

we can't save everyone but we can try