uncurtained | pc catchall for wei wuxian (givethemhell)

[She almost says at least it isn't blood, but she's worried that'll come out less as a joke and seem like she's just being Rude instead.]

It's okay. The ink isn't so bad.

[BECK IS TOO KIND AND CONSIDERATE TO HIS STUPID GREMLIN ASS.]

Haha, still... I'll do my best to clean it up! And I'll keep my writings over here from now on.

[Gesturing to his claimed corner!!]

[jeopardy noises]

Hey... Maybe we should talk about something [less incredibly awkward] better. I know some stuff about you, but... Maybe we should do some icebreakers, or something.

[This is truly hilarious im fucking crying

ANYWAY. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT AN ICEBREAKER IS but he can guess by context, at least. Some sort of introductory something or other... Well, he'll continue cleaning up the garbage, at least, but nods in her direction.]

If you wouldn't mind leading! I'm not entirely sure what an icebreaker entails, or how you do one.

Yeah, sure thing! Um... I guess you haven't heard of truth or dare, but - it's exactly what it sounds like. Each round, whoever's turn it is picks one of those, and they either have to answer a question truthfully or do something the other person tells them to.

I see, I see! That seems simple enough. [DUMPING AN ARMFUL OF TRASH AWAY...]

So then, your round first? Or shall I go? Either way is fine with me!

How about you pick first? That way I can show you the kind of questions or dares people usually get.

Alright, then... So I could pick a dare? I'll do that!

[She wants to start off easy, so:]

Try to do a cartwheel.

...I'm assuming this has nothing to do with the actual wheels of an actual cart.

[BUT DAMN IF HE KNOWS WHAT SHE MEANS. And she tried to start off easy, too.]

Oh, no, it's...

[She pushes herself off the bed, so she can give him a demonstration; it's probably easiest to show him what she means. Anyways she teaches yoga for a living so it's probably a Very Good example!!]

Like that.

[Oh! He sees! That should be easy enough!

-The last thing Wei Wuxian thinks before he attempts to copy her cartwheel and goes crashing into the bedside table.]

—That's much harder than it looks, for some reason!?

—Oh my god, are you okay? I’m so sorry, I didn’t think that would happen...

[Note to self: no more dares.]

[It's fine, his head is made of rocks and also full of rocks. The only thing bruised here is his ego!!]

I'm fine, I'm fine! This is nothing. Ah, to think I'd fail a game on the first try, though...! I'm losing my touch!

Okay, but I really am sorry...

[And she looks clearly apologetic.]

Anyways, um - truth.

It's fine, it's fine! Ah, but for that - so I ask you a question, then? Hm... What's one food you'd absolutely never eat under any circumstance?

[He could have gone for a normal "what's your favorite food" but that's boring!! Though the question in general is hilariously mundane...]

[She pauses for a moment, before:]

Lutefisk. I did a study abroad program in my undergrad and visited Sweden for a weekend... I don't think I've ever eaten something that smelled so bad. Never again.

[How many words in that sentence will he comprehend, take your bets now.]

[HE SURE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND LIKE, HALF OF THIS. That said he at least gets the gist that while she was studying somewhere for some reason she smelled a Questionable Food that was real bad. Good enough for him!]

What is it, exactly? Is the smell really that bad? I don't think I've ever smelled a food so unpleasant that I'd never think to eat it.

[His senses cannot be trusted though.]

It's a kind of fish, but when you prepare it, you soak it in cold water and lye for a few days... It gets kind of like jelly after all that, and it doesn't smell awesome.

Anyways, your turn! Truth or dare?

[He doesn't know what lye is, but the mention of a fish turning into jelly definitely causes him to make a face... He's only just learned what jelly was thanks to the magics of Modern Food in their kitchen but that texture is hard to forget?!]

Wow! I wonder why anyone would take time out of their lives to invent something like that, let alone eat it. [People are wild.

Anyway:] I learned my lesson, hah. Truth!

Okay, let's see...

[She pauses for a few moments, before:]

What's the most food you’ve ever eaten at once?

Ooh, that one's easy! When I first came back from my studies in Gusu, I ate everything anyone brought me from the kitchen! Watermelon, fresh steamed buns, loquats, and my shijie's lotus and pork rib soup! So much of it that I could hardly move!

[AH, FOND MEMORIES.]

What about you?!

[This isn't how you play the game...]

[She doesn't really mind that he hasn't gotten the hang of it, and the sudden excitement is endearing in a way, besides. She laughs softly.]

Jeez, um... Excluding Thanksgiving, it was also probably the first time I came home on a break from school. My mom went a little bit overboard with the welcome party.

[He got distracted by his own excitement LIKE A FOOL... But he does seem perfectly content to keep this topic for the time being.]

A welcome party! How wonderful! What was it you ate? What was your favorite dish?

Well, my mom makes some mean roast beef. It's hard to beat that. But she made mashed potatoes, green beans, we had some champagne... It was nice.

[She glances back his way, though, equally curious.]

What are loquats? I don't think I've heard of them.

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