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[gentledawn]

[A very different sight greets the network this time (as compared to his first recording). Xiao Xingchen gazes back at anyone watching with eyes. Said eyes are gentle and wise - if a tad shy.]

Greetings. [He bows respectfully, properly, smiling softly.] I was wondering if there are any gardens or...parks?...nearby? I miss the trees and the flowers.

[The next subject is less wholesome and he bites his lip, pausing, hesitating.]

I have heard certain things said about the dead. I beg of you to leave them in peace. Any spells that could awaken them should not be done by our hands. There will be a price to pay for those responsible and I would rather you be innocent.

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[woodeneye]

[ What Xingchen doesn't know can't hurt him : 3 c ]

Oh, I don't think ye'd be sayin' that if ye met her. She can handle herself - I knows from experience. [ Wince. ] Painful experience.

[ Yeah, the Pirate King is a woman. Pirates: surprisingly egalitarian, when they want to be. ]

Nice to meetcher! Name's Ragetti. An' I dunno how much I can offer in exchange, but... if ye ever need somethin' stabbed, or shot, or a goddess released from human form, I'm yer man!

[ He shoots Xingchen an only slightly awkward grin. ]

[gentledawn]

[That's true. But if he finds out, he'll be sad.]

The king is...female? [He blinks and then smiles in surprise.] She must be a mighty presence.

[His Master is a woman, so Xingchen is down for this reveal.]

I do not imagine I will need your skills, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends.

[Aw the grin is returned shyly.]

[woodeneye]

[ Oh no... not the sad... don't bring out the puppy eyes ;A; ]

One 'unnerd percent female, yep.

[ He giggles in a way that indicates he's implying something naughty. ]

Don't be so sure, mate - I didn't think I'd be freein' no goddesses, meself, before I did it. But ye wanter be friends...? Jus' like that? Well, I ain't gonna say no, eheheh!

[gentledawn]

[His puppy eyes will break your heart!]

I would be honored to meet her.

[Xingchen gives him a look that a parent might give a naughty child. Behave, pirate.]

You make a good point. Anything is possible. But all the same...

I like making friends.

[woodeneye]

She ever shows up here, I'll be proud to introduce ye! If she ain't here already, that is. Just 'cause I ain't seen her yet don't mean nothing. There's a lot I don't see.

[ You know. With the eye situation. Case in point: he somehow manages to totally miss the Look that Xingchen throws him. Or maybe he's just immune. Being a pirate means that most of his sense of shame departed long ago. ]

Ye like makin' friends, I like makin' friends... Sounds to me like the two of us got somethin' in common already! Friends it is!