𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫.

( perhaps the most unimpressed look that’s ever been directed at a person. ) you cannot be serious.

? i am not holding my phone.

. . . no. i did not recieve anything yesterday.

so sad. i suppose you had a decent life.

the— oh. the chocolates…?

right. of course. happy 15th.

hm. showing signs of neurological decline. maybe a concussion. or early onset dementia?

…and?

now why did HE show up.

it’s the 15th.

I do . . . ? ( the tail swishes once, and he is NOT looking at Caelus when his cheeks tint a faint pink. ) I believe my height is the only real difference between my forms. It’s nothing special.

You could not bore me even if you tried. ( head tilt. ) I am happy you are here, though.

For you.

I am waiting.

( a raised brow. he wasn’t trying to be. besides, where would he go? straying too far from caelus seemed unwise. ) not anymore. i have little knowledge of who took over after yingxing, and if they have the skills to repair cloud-piercer.

? i was here the whole time. and no, i doubt the mending needed for cloud-piercer exists anywhere but the xianzhou.

it would not.

”we” — would that be your weaponsmith? i doubt he has experience with xianzhou techniques.

. . . i doubt it.