Huaisang's eyes alight on the cuff and he hides a smile as he bows in return - he, similarly, would have a much different greeting if they weren't currently being watched. He hopes they'll get a moment alone very soon, but until that point he's going to be the epitome of perfect politeness.
"It was pleasant, yes, thank you." he confirms "I hope you are as well as can be, under the circumstances?"
~~~
"....Yes could we take a moment?" Yuan asks quietly, looking a little in shock. For the moment, the things he wanted to discuss are forgotten as he reels from the new information - he remembers that Jingyi already mentioned sharing a room, so that part he can deal with, although it does make him smile, but the way he so casually talks about a new qin being made for him.
A brand new instrument - the spiritual kind, too, not just an ordinary qin like he had at the Golden Hare - the new robes, the ribbon, who knew what else, the debt he must be incurring and-
And there is no debt. He doesn't owe anything because nobody's keeping track of all this. This is just... part of being a disciple. Or something his parents are paying for. This is what life is like for one of the gentry, he doesn't have to keep track of everything and weigh up whether it's really worth adding to his debt, he just has to ask and yes or no just determines if things happen, not anything else.
He takes a deep breath, and then another.
"I'm sorry," he says eventually, smiling sheepishly "it's just... things are so different now, and every time I think I've gotten used to it, something else comes along. I'm... I'm still adjusting."
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2021-09-05 03:10 (UTC)Huaisang's eyes alight on the cuff and he hides a smile as he bows in return - he, similarly, would have a much different greeting if they weren't currently being watched. He hopes they'll get a moment alone very soon, but until that point he's going to be the epitome of perfect politeness.
"It was pleasant, yes, thank you." he confirms "I hope you are as well as can be, under the circumstances?"
~~~
"....Yes could we take a moment?" Yuan asks quietly, looking a little in shock. For the moment, the things he wanted to discuss are forgotten as he reels from the new information - he remembers that Jingyi already mentioned sharing a room, so that part he can deal with, although it does make him smile, but the way he so casually talks about a new qin being made for him.
A brand new instrument - the spiritual kind, too, not just an ordinary qin like he had at the Golden Hare - the new robes, the ribbon, who knew what else, the debt he must be incurring and-
And there is no debt. He doesn't owe anything because nobody's keeping track of all this. This is just... part of being a disciple. Or something his parents are paying for. This is what life is like for one of the gentry, he doesn't have to keep track of everything and weigh up whether it's really worth adding to his debt, he just has to ask and yes or no just determines if things happen, not anything else.
He takes a deep breath, and then another.
"I'm sorry," he says eventually, smiling sheepishly "it's just... things are so different now, and every time I think I've gotten used to it, something else comes along. I'm... I'm still adjusting."