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[tigerpoet]

[It's Atsushi! Without his glasses, and with his hair pushed back, and looking 95% more grumpy than anyone has seen the 'usual' Atsushi, but it's definitely him.]

My other half told me that I need to make more friends. [Speech patterns are definitely Inner's, but it may come as a shock to anyone who hasn't met him yet.] I don't care, but if it'll satisfy him I'll ask.

People willing to be sparring partners preferred. No one too noisy or annoying. If the other Atsushis don't like you then I hate you already, so don't bother replying.

[This is how you friendship, right?]

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[tigerpoet]

It's nice to meet you. I, ah, don't know if he introduced us, but I'm Nakajima Atsushi.

[noenvy]

Wei Wuxian.

[A familiar yet still foreign name. It was interesting how many people come from so many different places, and yet, some places were not completely unfamiliar.]

Are you from Dongying?

[tigerpoet]

I'm not - I've never actually been to China.

[Just assuming Wei means the city in China and not some kind of fantasy setting thing...]

I'm from Tokyo.

[noenvy]

[It was actually an patient word for Japan, his era was so far in the past there were a lot of things he was unaware of. Tokyo for one was completely foreign, and so too was the concept of 'China'.]

But you are still from the country to the east across the water, right?

[tigerpoet]

Yes, I am. And you're from...?

[noenvy]

Yunmeng. Though, I was living in Gusu before I arrived. I guess Zhongguo as a whole?

[tigerpoet]

I thought so. I've always been fascinated by that country's history, though I've never been myself.

[noenvy]

Really? I've never really gone anywhere either, at least, not outside the other regions. Though, I know some cultivators have gone across the water and brought back interesting different techniques.

[tigerpoet]

I traveled a bit, but mostly to different islands. ...And to Prismatica, I suppose that counts?

[It's Pretty Far from Japan.]

[noenvy]

I suppose this is traveling somewhere far. But, it's so removed it almost feels like it doesn't count.

[tigerpoet]

That's true. And it's not as if any of us came here intentionally...

[The intentionally part feels important?]

[noenvy]

Exactly. We're here with no choice, with no way to control how long we stay. It's not unpleasant if you're lucky, but it's hardly ideal.

[tigerpoet]

If you're really lucky, then not being able to stay as long as you want to becomes a problem instead. There's no winning there.

[noenvy]

That's what I worry about. I would rather stay here as long as possible.

[tigerpoet]

Me too. I've met so many wonderful people here that the thought of being separated is...

I know he feels the same as I do about this.

[Inner has few friends, but the ones he does have, he cares for intensely.]

[noenvy]

I'm still meeting people, and it's all very interesting. Though, the most amazing thing I can say is... you can meet people who are lost and still have them in your life. That sort of special thing would be terrible to lose.

[tigerpoet]

It really would be.

-Oh, do you need moonlacing? I don't know how much damage you took, but if you want we can hold hands...

[It's his responsibility to take care of the aftereffects of Inner being Inner.]

[noenvy]

Hm? Oh.

[He seemed to have forgotten all about that. Though, hadn't he also gone a bit too far as well? He should give proper recompenses.]

More importantly, are you alright?

[He offered his hands out, they can take mutual responsibility.]

[tigerpoet]

I've had worse, I think.

[...probably. Inner usually stays in control if it's really bad.

He takes Wei's hands gently in his.]

[noenvy]

I guess you wouldn't normally know, huh?

[A personality change like that was a bit strange though. He can't say he's that familiar with that sort of switch.]

Do you communicate with each other somehow?

[tigerpoet]

We exchange notes. It's a little awkward sometimes to carry on a conversation that way, but it's the best method available to us outside of VR.

[VR is used for other things more than it is daily conversation. Ahem.]

[noenvy]

VR?

[He wasn't familiar with the term.]

And notes seems like a good solution, even if awkward.

[tigerpoet]

Virtual reality. We can actually talk face to face when we're in one of those chambers.

[noenvy]

Oh!

[He had a vague idea of what was being talked about. He still hadn't looked into the different tools of this world thoroughly though.]

That's helpful at least. It's good you can see each other sometimes.

[tigerpoet]

It's nice. Notes are more convenient and all, but there are some things you really need to be physically present with someone for.

[Pay no attention to him suddenly turning pink.]