Jin Guangyao | 金光瑶

[...What? He's squinting at his bracelet to make certain that he read all of that right.]

...Chengmei?

Who are you even insisting on kidnapping?

[What poor woman did he set his sights on?]

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noneforyou

Juli something. I never learned her full name.

[ Very encouraging start! ]

I know she'll be into this. She likes this kind of thing.

[ Despite what it sounds like on the surface, he's actually trying to do something vaguely nice here. ]

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Julieta Juris? Tallish, petite woman, gold hair?

[Come to think of it, when he looked at her card before thier tryst, Xue Yangs' fingerprints were all over it.]

Even if she does like this type of thing I would like to check-in and see if she would be amenable. Or to have me involved in this venture.

[Yeah he was going to check. As much as he knew Xue Yang probably? meant well...He still didn't want to make an assumption.]

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noneforyou

That looks right. Fits the description too.

[ Longer than he thought it was, though. Her courtesy name maybe?

Either way if Jin Guangyao knows her that makes this easier. ]

Talking to her about it first ruins the surprise.

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[He was planning to have a few serious talks about consent issues with him. He could only guess at what sex education he had since coming here. And being on the end of his rather enthusiastic endeavors he could probably help with his education.]

It may, however. I would rather her be aware of a possibly volatile situation happening. You like her enough to keep on doing things with her, yes? If it is agreed upon beforehand then all parties can have a fun time.

And you can keep doing fun things in the future. If she is hurt or unhappy with the surprise she may not want to do it with you anymore and the fun will stop.

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noneforyou

I've done plenty of stuff with her that she didn't agree to first and she always wound up liking it.

And even if she didn't that probably wouldn't change anything.

This isn't even as much as the last thing I did with her.

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[One could feel the exasperated sigh from his text.]...Chengmei.

Alright. I think we're going to have to have a talk over some sweets sometime soon. This type of thing is fine to play out, but it is a better relationship if you ask first. We do fun things together and we have a fairly mutually beneficial relationship, yes?

Besides, I don't know if she would want me involved and I am not comfortable doing that to someone. You know what my father was.

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[ There have been, unfortunately, things that she's noticed on her walks around the city. Especially around a certain familiar place. ]

A-Yao, why are there strangers in our home?

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[Oh. that was an expression he hadn't heard since he was a child and his mother was worried and disappointed in him. That already got his anxiety up.

And fuck.

He never forgot anything, but in his business in both his jobs and filled days he forgot to inform his siblings about the new caretaker of their home. Whoops.]

Saozi. Don't worry. It is Master Cho, he is a person I hired to caretake Koi Tower, I found it impossible to keep up with the care it needed between my jobs and went ahead and hired someone in exchange for room and board.

I should probably introduce you.

The other is my close friend Julietta Juris who needed a place to stay. I can introduce you to her as well.

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A-Yao.

[ She knew Master Zhou and she was fine with that. Though, she'd met him early on too. ]

You haven't been taking care of Koi Tower alone.

[ Not that him or her husband knew where she got up to on her walks, even if Kujaku could smell wherever she was. ]

You should. I don't like the idea of strangers in our home.

[ They were strangers and she didn't trust it. ]

I would like to get to know both of them.

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...I haven't?

[This was news to him.]

Alright, I'll set something up so you can meet them properly. Julieta is a bit socially awkward I must warn you but a sweet girl, just to warn you. But both of them are nice. I'll allow you to make your own judgments.

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No, A-Yao, you haven't been. My walks are not always just aimless things, you know.

[ Yes, she got restless sometimes, but that was beside the point. ]

Good. Because I don't like the idea of complete strangers in our home. I get that you know them or have knowledge of them, but that's still our home.

[ Despite being uneasy about strangers in their home, the slight smile comes through the audio too. ]

From here on out, A-Yao. We're in this together.

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I can understand that. I think I got used to doing things on my own for a long time.

Yes Saozi, I'll show you my plans for Koi tower and the credits I've been allocating for it. For now, I'll contact both of them so that we can meet for lunch.

Thank you for the reminder.

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You did and I understand that you got used to that. I'm here now, though.

That works for me. At least then I won't be surprised running into anyone whenever I show up.

You're welcome. We'll write it down where you'll always see it if we need to.

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Hey, long time no see

You got a spare minute to help me make sure my bangs are even? I might also toy with cutting a little more off my ends, but no promises.

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Duo!! It has been a bit.

Yes I am free, why don't you come by to my new cottage and I'll be happy to give you a trim. Have you eaten? I can make us some lunch and we'll catch up as well.

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Okay - can you send me a location so I know where you're at?

Should I bring anything for you? We're practically busting with fresh produce over here. Especially once I got done asking Wufei how to cook with these crabs I brought back.

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[The bracelet pings with the location. Closer to the city.]

Bring whatever you like, Duo. Yourself is the most important.

How many others are staying with you, I'll send some food back for your friends as well.

Between himself, his sister in law and Persephone all cooking they had more than enough food to share.]

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Five other than me... Our other two pilots showed up recently and Mika's still around. Lost one gained.. one, I guess, in the end. Full house either way.

I'll bring what we have lots of extras of. We have a metric ton of potatoes that I don't think Wufei intended to grow, so there's always that. You want any flowers or anything, too, while I'm thinking about it?

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Perfect. I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you I'm certain there is a lot we can do as well. My friend Persephone has her goddess powers back and she is the goddess of spring so we have a lot of fruit here. You are welcome to any you want.

He thought about it.]

If you have an orchid, I would love to have one, I want to get something for my new boyfriend and the floral meaning behind that is quite nice.

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Goddess huh? Interesting. I'm definitely a fiend for fruit - problems of being a space kid who like never had fresh produce or fruit before coming to Earth.

I'm still not used to it.

An orchid? Hm. I'll have to see if we have something other than Wufei's dragon orchids.

I'll wake up dead if I bring one of those I'm 99.9% sure.

Let me see what I can find.

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I can understand that certain things were scarce for me when I was growing up as well. I'll put aside some different kinds for you. I can ask her for seeds as well for your garden.

Well don't trouble yourself if you cannot find anything the most important thing is you.

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