[keeps him alive for the sake of this extremely funny thread
he throws up a barrier to block the flames, and then darts forward so he can lash out at shenhe with a kick. he's also smiling, which upsets me because i don't want rang to be happy,]
she's actually kind of pumped for this? as much as she can be, she's still pretty muted, but she will take that kick by doing a sick crossed arm blocking motion. from there, she grabs her stop sign polearm and swings it at his knees. yeet.]
[SJKDKFSJKDKF HELKP yeah she has this but it has emet's face on it
no, anyway, he pops back up, and he does actually manage to pop her across the face! she is pretty sturdy, surprisingly - she's not a brick wall or anything, but it doesn't make her fall. almost like she's used to being punched.
she also gives him a withering look. unlike her other muted emotions, this one comes out a little stronger.]
It only means that yours does, as well. [she says, voice icy.] Which means that you can only summon that barrier so many times.
[and she punctuates that with a headbutt. she straight up just tries to headbutt him.]
shenhe smacks him right in the middle of his shit-eating grin, head snapping back as he stumbles a few steps back. his hand immediately comes up to his nose, oh -- nosebleed,
there's a beat of concentration, im not sure how healing manifests in twewy but he's clearly doing something to his nose and then he smiles, sliding his tongue across his upper lip. im sorry but yes he does this even though it's gross,]
see, the problem is that normally, she'd stop there, because strictly speaking she's not supposed to be violent towards people, but he smiles and does that and she finds it - infuriating? there's something about this simple action that makes her want to obliterate him.
listen i'm not going to kill you weekend 0 but she does hit him as hard as she can with the stop sign, like she's aiming to break bones.]
anyway this is hilarious, there's a sort of aborted motion as Rang flings his hands up, but there's no barrier. the realization kicks in a second after, barely enough time to twist so that the brunt of the attack lands on his right arm instead, with a nice, nasty crunch. ive never had my bones broken in real life but im sure it makes a sound and it's funnier this way,
his heels dig into the dirt as he skids back, trips, and then falls. A soft oof escapes him, but that's it. for someone who got his ARM BROKEN he doesn't seem to really react at the pain, though he keeps it pressed against his side --]
Damn.
[his voice is wheezy with the exertion, but he is, unfortunately, still smiling.]
I can't use it right after healing, huh? What a pain.
the funny thing is there's no venom to it. or emotion. she's just flat and a little cold. she takes a few steps towards him, light on her feet, and brings a hand up to wipe at her mouth. blood comes away, which she honest to god tches at.]
I hope that was suitably on purpose for you.
[and then she just
has to drop to her knees because that was very cool and all but she used so much fire so she's slowly dying.]
[shenhe is right and she should say it. he'll take this as a win even if it doesn't seem personal -- moreso because it feels like a fact, coming from this woman. that she doesn't like him. honestly, the smartest person he's met so far, and the only one's who said it to his face. he'd be more appreciative if his ass hadn't been kicked a second ago.
rang opens his mouth to reply, and then he sees her drop? he blinks a little, startled, flashbacks to the two fire tornados from earlier, then wheeze-laughs,]
Guess we both learned our limits, huh.
[something something glass houses, but after rang has his fill of wheezy, pained laughter, he slides closer]
I'd offer you a deal on healing, but I'm just as tapped out.
[she doesn't like that she feels tired after using her power - that's never happened before. she glares at him when he laughs - mostly because she thinks he's laughing at her - and when he scoots closer, she instinctively kicks at him if he's anywhere in range.]
Do not touch me. [she says, imperiously.
and then:] I would take no deal from you, anyway. A man who finds enjoyment in tasting his own blood is sure to honor a contract, but the terms would be untenable.
[the fact that if shenhe knew childe she'd make the comparison to rang]
[oh, of course he's not human, this suddenly makes so much sense. shenhe stares at him as the pieces click into place.]
You honor the terms, and look for loopholes. [she absolutely thinks he'd stick to a contract, she just also thinks there's no way he wouldn't so whatever was in his power to fuck the other person over within the boundaries of that contract. she's run into people like him before, it's - very familiar.]
What are you? [she's curious and not polite enough to try and walk around the question.] I would know you if you were an adeptus. A youkai, perhaps.
[luckily for shenhe, rang thinks she isn't HUMAN!!!! and thus isn't offended by this question. that and he's actually wiped from being stop signed and using his powers so he half-considers being annoying about answering before discarding it,]
I'm not either, if that makes you feel better.
[okay so he'll be a little annoying about it,]
I'm a gumiho. Nine-tailed fox. I know kitsunes are yokai -- but I'm different from them. We're from different countries, for one.
[so in his mind, that means he's clearly not a yokai even though they're all the same furry deep inside.]
[it does not make her feel better, but she imagines he probably doesn't care about all that. she watches him closely.]
A nine-tailed fox. [she repeats, holding her sign tightly. she's disgruntled, but it's from being punched and not because of what he is, at least.] I have never met one of you. I'm not sure you exist, where I am from.
You must be an expert then, if you're confident enough to say that.
[That, and Shenhe had mentioned something about knowing if he was an Adeptus? something? He tries to brush some dirt off his clothes, avoiding his broken arm.]
Then again, it's not like there's many of us around. You might just have missed us among the humans we blend in with.
[she is a little bit an adeptus wrangler, sometimes. but that last point does get her to stop, thinking. it's wild that knowing that this guy isn't a human makes her less ready to obliterate him considering the fact that if he knew she was human he'd be mad, probably,]
... Though you could be right. I don't have much experience with the mortal world. I suppose if one of you were trying to blend in, I would not know the difference.
[Rang like :/ why are you human and why do you want to obliterate me less, though it's actually fortunate for him that Shenhe doesn't want to pancake smash him as much. he continues not to think shenhe is human, because she says things like "I don't have much experience with the mortal world." He's heard those words before but always from Creatures,]
Do you live in the mountains or something then? [the mountains are just his go-to because that's where he's also from,] Or wherever Adeptus and youkai live?
[she actually startles a little when he asks her that because he nailed it.]
I do, yes. I live in the mountains of Liyue. [the funniest thing about this is she gets so mad when people call her an adeptus and yet. she says shit like this.] You are not dressed like you live in the mountains.
he looks at Shenhe's outfit when she says this. is she dressed in her genshin outfit]
That's because it's been centuries since I've left. I would have stayed longer, if the humans hadn't burned everything down. With torches, not tornados.
[he says it in a 'what can you do' sort of way, though there's an obvious trace of bitterness there too. that or maybe it's just the pain still wheezing through him,]
[rang like you are absolutely dressed for the mountains
it's funny that shenhe was surprised earlier, because now it's Rang's turn to look taken aback -- startled, like he'd expected anything but that sentiment from her.
... his brows knit in the middle, before he smiles again.]
It took a while to hunt them all down, but it was worth it in the end.
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and then she tries to flamethrower him. I'M SORRY.]
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he throws up a barrier to block the flames, and then darts forward so he can lash out at shenhe with a kick. he's also smiling, which upsets me because i don't want rang to be happy,]
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she's actually kind of pumped for this? as much as she can be, she's still pretty muted, but she will take that kick by doing a sick crossed arm blocking motion. from there, she grabs her stop sign polearm and swings it at his knees. yeet.]
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rang goes a'tumbling, falling with the motion onto the ground once he realizes he's being yeeted, so that he can pop up again like a jack in the box]
I thought you'd try and burn me again! Does your fire power tire you out?
[he asks very casually as he aims a swing at shenhe's chin]
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no, anyway, he pops back up, and he does actually manage to pop her across the face! she is pretty sturdy, surprisingly - she's not a brick wall or anything, but it doesn't make her fall. almost like she's used to being punched.
she also gives him a withering look. unlike her other muted emotions, this one comes out a little stronger.]
It only means that yours does, as well. [she says, voice icy.] Which means that you can only summon that barrier so many times.
[and she punctuates that with a headbutt. she straight up just tries to headbutt him.]
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shenhe smacks him right in the middle of his shit-eating grin, head snapping back as he stumbles a few steps back. his hand immediately comes up to his nose, oh -- nosebleed,
there's a beat of concentration, im not sure how healing manifests in twewy but he's clearly doing something to his nose and then he smiles, sliding his tongue across his upper lip. im sorry but yes he does this even though it's gross,]
Hit me again.
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see, the problem is that normally, she'd stop there, because strictly speaking she's not supposed to be violent towards people, but he smiles and does that and she finds it - infuriating? there's something about this simple action that makes her want to obliterate him.
listen i'm not going to kill you weekend 0 but she does hit him as hard as she can with the stop sign, like she's aiming to break bones.]
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anyway this is hilarious, there's a sort of aborted motion as Rang flings his hands up, but there's no barrier. the realization kicks in a second after, barely enough time to twist so that the brunt of the attack lands on his right arm instead, with a nice, nasty crunch. ive never had my bones broken in real life but im sure it makes a sound and it's funnier this way,
his heels dig into the dirt as he skids back, trips, and then falls. A soft oof escapes him, but that's it. for someone who got his ARM BROKEN he doesn't seem to really react at the pain, though he keeps it pressed against his side --]
Damn.
[his voice is wheezy with the exertion, but he is, unfortunately, still smiling.]
I can't use it right after healing, huh? What a pain.
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[wow just put that out there in the world huh
the funny thing is there's no venom to it. or emotion. she's just flat and a little cold. she takes a few steps towards him, light on her feet, and brings a hand up to wipe at her mouth. blood comes away, which she honest to god tches at.]
I hope that was suitably on purpose for you.
[and then she just
has to drop to her knees because that was very cool and all but she used so much fire so she's slowly dying.]
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rang opens his mouth to reply, and then he sees her drop? he blinks a little, startled, flashbacks to the two fire tornados from earlier, then wheeze-laughs,]
Guess we both learned our limits, huh.
[something something glass houses, but after rang has his fill of wheezy, pained laughter, he slides closer]
I'd offer you a deal on healing, but I'm just as tapped out.
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Do not touch me. [she says, imperiously.
and then:] I would take no deal from you, anyway. A man who finds enjoyment in tasting his own blood is sure to honor a contract, but the terms would be untenable.
[the fact that if shenhe knew childe she'd make the comparison to rang]
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rang makes an affronted noise, and for a moment it's hard to tell from what. being almost kicked? rejected? then he makes it clear, huffing.]
Maybe that's what a man would do.
[just sitting here with a broken arm and getting puffed up about pride, nbd]
I always honor the terms. It's why I'm better than humans.
[and if those terms are worded in a way that causes untold suffering then that's not on him, okay]
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You honor the terms, and look for loopholes. [she absolutely thinks he'd stick to a contract, she just also thinks there's no way he wouldn't so whatever was in his power to fuck the other person over within the boundaries of that contract. she's run into people like him before, it's - very familiar.]
What are you? [she's curious and not polite enough to try and walk around the question.] I would know you if you were an adeptus. A youkai, perhaps.
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I'm not either, if that makes you feel better.
[okay so he'll be a little annoying about it,]
I'm a gumiho. Nine-tailed fox. I know kitsunes are yokai -- but I'm different from them. We're from different countries, for one.
[so in his mind, that means he's clearly not a yokai even though they're all the same furry deep inside.]
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A nine-tailed fox. [she repeats, holding her sign tightly. she's disgruntled, but it's from being punched and not because of what he is, at least.] I have never met one of you. I'm not sure you exist, where I am from.
[still a furry tho yeah]
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[That, and Shenhe had mentioned something about knowing if he was an Adeptus? something? He tries to brush some dirt off his clothes, avoiding his broken arm.]
Then again, it's not like there's many of us around. You might just have missed us among the humans we blend in with.
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[she is a little bit an adeptus wrangler, sometimes. but that last point does get her to stop, thinking. it's wild that knowing that this guy isn't a human makes her less ready to obliterate him considering the fact that if he knew she was human he'd be mad, probably,]
... Though you could be right. I don't have much experience with the mortal world. I suppose if one of you were trying to blend in, I would not know the difference.
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Do you live in the mountains or something then? [the mountains are just his go-to because that's where he's also from,] Or wherever Adeptus and youkai live?
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I do, yes. I live in the mountains of Liyue. [the funniest thing about this is she gets so mad when people call her an adeptus and yet. she says shit like this.] You are not dressed like you live in the mountains.
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he looks at Shenhe's outfit when she says this. is she dressed in her genshin outfit]
That's because it's been centuries since I've left. I would have stayed longer, if the humans hadn't burned everything down. With torches, not tornados.
[he says it in a 'what can you do' sort of way, though there's an obvious trace of bitterness there too. that or maybe it's just the pain still wheezing through him,]
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... Hm. [she watches him for a moment.] Humans fear things they do not understand. I hope you rewarded the offenders with the violence they deserved.
[damn ok]
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it's funny that shenhe was surprised earlier, because now it's Rang's turn to look taken aback -- startled, like he'd expected anything but that sentiment from her.
... his brows knit in the middle, before he smiles again.]
It took a while to hunt them all down, but it was worth it in the end.
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Good. [she folds her arms.] ... Sometimes, revenge is necessary, and it does not matter what others say.
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You know, you're not so bad -- for someone who broke my arm and tried to set me on fire.
Let me know if you need healing. I'll cut you a deal with better odds.
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