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[laughitoff]

It's the middle of the afternoon...

[strikingchords]

From weighty talk.

...

Is there peace between us?

[laughitoff]

[nods more enthusiastically]

[strikingchords]

[scritch]

I am satisfied.

[laughitoff]

[his tail wags, a little bit]

[strikingchords]

[...]

Must complete the wards. Assist, if you wish.

[laughitoff]

All right. Why are you adding plants, though--?

[seizing on this in something like relief; this seems like a relatively safe topic]

[strikingchords]

[Wei Wuxian may note that he shifted to it immediately after saying "you should take a rest from weighty talk." not subtle, Lan Wangji.

he rises to gather their plates, with another little hum of thought]

...

I am not certain.

[laughitoff]

[he'll follow him to help clean up, as he has before]

No...?

[strikingchords]

[shakes his head and starts washing before he speaks again...]

It was an impulse.

[laughitoff]

[headtilt]

You're not usually impulsive about your cultivation.

[strikingchords]

Mm.

[hands him the last dish to dry]

Thus, I followed it.

[laughitoff]

[dries it dutifully]

You think it's something about this place? Or your possession?

[strikingchords]

Not enough information to say.

[touches a horn thoughtfully; Wei Wuxian can see his eyes dilate a little and then return to normal. he doesn't seem particularly conscious of it]

...

Unfamiliar. So, it is likely.

[laughitoff]

Hm! Well, maybe it'll have interesting results.

[strikingchords]

...

My sense is that it will extend the influence. Growing with the roots.

[frowns]

Will require testing.

[laughitoff]

That could have a lot of applications. Imagine a living array built like that?

I'll help, if you like. We're both doing gardening.

[strikingchords]

[inclines his head to him]

Your assistance is welcome.

[laughitoff]

Hmm. Well, let's finish up your current task first.

[strikingchords]

[nods and heads back towards the cemetery...]

[laughitoff]

[it doesn't take him that much more study to figure out fully what Lan Wangji is doing and replicate it, though he conspicuously and self-consciously does not activate anything with spiritual energy]

[strikingchords]

[he can just pass them over to Lan Wangji to activate! Lan Wangji doesn't seem to think it's weird; this is about marrying two very different methods of cultivation, after all, so using Lan Wangji's spiritual energy for this second layer keeps things consistent.

of course, "think about what could deal with impairment" is also on that list, huh.]

[laughitoff]

[YEP THAT'S WHY HE'S SELF-CONSCIOUS

the work is repetitive in a soothing way, though; he's definitely a lot less tense by the end of it.]

[strikingchords]

[...

tugs on his ear a little when they're done, very gentle]

Please come.

[he's turning away to head back to the Velvet Motel!]

[laughitoff]

[chirps in mild protest but allows it, and trots after him willingly enough now...]

Where?