[wandering about in a relentless storm probably hadn't been the best idea but, given he's a new arrival here that hasn't quite accepted his ‘death,’ it shouldn't be at all surprising that's something he's doing in an attempt at figuring out how to either return home or get back to noctium. (one or the other would be better than accepting he's died, after all, right?) doing so means giving up and accepting a fate he isn't sure is even possible when nobody had been attempting to take his life.
whatever the reasoning, as more and more time passes, he's starting to really wonder if maybe it's not some dreamstate he's fallen into and cannot awaken from.
once lan sizhui's found his way back to the main hub, he loiters around near the building, sometimes going in to get out of the rain for both his sake and the sake of the small, white horned snake dtf that's taken shelter inside his robes to keep warm. such a strange name for an animal, he thinks for the hundredth time.] Xiaoyun is what I'll call you instead, [sizhui murmurs, probably looking a little odd with one hand holding the front of his robes out somewhat and his attention downcasted like he's, well. sort of checking himself out?
it's a strange position for sure, but he's drawn from this distraction by someone approaching him, his gaze upturning first to the male to say,] Ah... thank you? [then he considers both buckets, head tipped, free hand outstretching to take one of the taiyaki fish.]
Oh, it's very warm! What, uhm, [a pause as he turns the treat about to examine it.] What is it?
one fish, two fish;
whatever the reasoning, as more and more time passes, he's starting to really wonder if maybe it's not some dreamstate he's fallen into and cannot awaken from.
once lan sizhui's found his way back to the main hub, he loiters around near the building, sometimes going in to get out of the rain for both his sake and the sake of the small, white horned snake dtf that's taken shelter inside his robes to keep warm. such a strange name for an animal, he thinks for the hundredth time.] Xiaoyun is what I'll call you instead, [sizhui murmurs, probably looking a little odd with one hand holding the front of his robes out somewhat and his attention downcasted like he's, well. sort of checking himself out?
it's a strange position for sure, but he's drawn from this distraction by someone approaching him, his gaze upturning first to the male to say,] Ah... thank you? [then he considers both buckets, head tipped, free hand outstretching to take one of the taiyaki fish.]
Oh, it's very warm! What, uhm, [a pause as he turns the treat about to examine it.] What is it?