pcs with wang lu & psyche

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week 5, post trial

[diabolizes]

[ Who knows if one can start a group text, so he'll just send these out individually: ]

meet me at karaoke. i'm in the room with the music playing. just open the doors and you'll find me

[ They will both find Wei Wuxian reclining on one of the couches in one of the rooms, drinking a bottle of soda and blasting music. ]

[chrysaline]

[ The music... gives her pause. She really hasn't been to the karaoke before, but this is. New. A little jarring.

After a moment she'll slip inside to go settle by his side. ]

Should I have brought anything...?

[ He looks like he wants something a little stronger than the soda, honestly. ]

[chosenwang]

[ That's an interesting choice of songs.

He's pretty tired himself as he walks in and heads straight for the couch the other is reclining on. Reaching over to grab the soda he's drinking from to steal a drink. ]

Something stronger would have been nicer.

[ Does Psyche want to try some as well? ]

[diabolizes]

[ He'll let Wang Lu take his soda, even if he does frown. It's fine, though, because he adjusts his position enough that his head lands on Psyche's lap. ]

I wasn't planning on getting drunk, but you can let Wei-gege take care of you.

[ With this loud music and the disco ball hanging over head, it even feels like a club.

A sad one, but one nevertheless. ]

Are you both doing alright?

[chrysaline]

[ Well... she can't very well offer to get Wang Lu a bottle now that she's pinned. She smiles a little over at both of them and runs her fingers through Wei Wuxian's hair. ]

I don't mind keeping an eye on you both.

[ His question, though... There's a long silence which isn't either answer or evasion. She's still thinking. Wang Lu gets a little sidelong glance that says "not it." ]

[chosenwang]

It wouldn't be fun if it was only me.

[ Also wao don't not it him. Giving her a look and he'll tap his own mouth to say she didn't actually call it. He'll give Wei Wuxian his drink back before helping himself to sitting on his legs. ]

It's the usual numbness that one feels after these events. [ At least for him it is. He's tired but he's still in don't feel mode until he's sure no one else is falling into pieces ]

[diabolizes]

...Ah, don't make me seriously consider it.

[ Wei Wuxian pries his legs out from underneath Wang Lu so he can drape them over his lap instead. Now he's in possession of two (2) laps. ]

Numbness is a good way to describe it. I'm worried about everyone, but... I'm tired of all of this at the same time.

[chrysaline]

[ Spoiled of him! But Psyche will let him have that and reaches over for Wang Lu's hand. ]

Numb... is right, I think. A little angry still. And I wonder if we didn't miss something again. I'm so relieved nothing made anyone suspect either of you, [ that weird vote aside ] and a little guilty that I can be relieved...

[ This is what you guys deserve for asking her about her feelings, honestly. ]

[chosenwang]

I will taste test all of your drinks for you first.

[ He now has two Leg Wuxians. Putting his hand on his thigh to give it a squeeze and taking Psyche's hand with his other. ]

While I do worry about everyone, I can only handle a small amount at the moment. [ Which is namely Temenos and the two of them. He'll worry about the others after today. ] The only thing missed was all the obvious signs that pointed to Beel. [ He kept looking away because of what it meant and didn't want Beel to feel bad for being suspected again. What a fool he was? ]

Nothing wrong with feeling relieved though. I don't know what I would have done if they decided the two of you were suspicious. [ Well.. he knows what he would have done ]

[diabolizes]

...I would have lied about evidence if any of it pointed to either of you.

[ He doesn't care—his morality extends as far as he likes someone and he's willing to screw over other people to help his favorites, which is why he can't blame anyone for how they feel about today's results. ]

I think most of us didn't want it to be true. I wasn't close to him, but he cares a lot about those around him. I can't be angry with him, even though I also understand where Lacus is coming from.

[chrysaline]

[ Psyche gives Wang Lu a gently skeptical sidelong look, but she's not going to press that. ]

I wouldn't let anyone accuse either of you. But I'd still need to know first. You'd both better be honest with me if anything ever happens.

[ And it had better not. Her hold on both of them tightens a little. She can understand Lacus at least that much. ]

[chosenwang]

[ Can't wait for her to murder them ]

You know full well the crimes I have committed here.

[ Which aren't actual crimes, unless you count the butter knife incident ]

I would have even helped you cover up the crime if you let me know. [ Or you know...purposely miss evidence if it involved them. ] This place has taken quite a bit from her. [ From Temenos as well ] It really deserves to be completely obliterated once we get the chance.

[diabolizes]

Likewise. I'm not above destroying evidence, and I will tell you both should anything happen.

[ Or accusing people, etcetera etcetera. But he thinks they both know he's not the perfect example of a Good Person(tm).

He eyes Wang Lu. ]

I think it would be a good idea to destroy it once we leave, honestly. [ ... ] I assume each of us will go back to our respective homes.

[chrysaline]

It's taken a lot from all of us. It's why I wish it hadn't gone like this. We're losing focus, fighting each other instead of remembering who's responsible.

[ Psyche bites her lip and then lets that thought pass, onto the next worry. ]

I... suppose we would, wouldn't we? I don't know if whatever device brought us here could even work differently.

[chosenwang]

Sometimes it's easier to lash out at what you can to feel like you have some semblance of control.

[ He'll glance at Wei Wuxian before leaning his head back and closing his eyes. ]

It is quite tempting to steal you both away to my world, but I know you both have your own paths you wish to take. [ Even if the idea of no longer being able to touch or hear them does make his heart hurt. ]

Maybe we should cook some dumplings when that day arrives.

[diabolizes]

So we can say goodbye, right?

[ He read those messages, Wang Lu. He might not seem like the kind of person who does that, but he does.

And he can't help but think... what will happen when he gets home? Being away has been a breath of clarity to him and—

Wei Wuxian worries at his bottom lip. ]

[chrysaline]

[ Psyche draws in a quiet, sharper breath. She normally does read the messages, but... she'd missed that one.

She doesn't want to cry. Not now. So she closes her eyes and forces herself to breathe deep and steady. ]

And what if... I said we should run away to Wang Lu's world? Would I be able to talk you both into it? Or would you be too worried about what you have to do in your own world?

[chosenwang]

[ His eyes open partially at Wei Wuxian's words. There's a pause as he looks over at the other worrying his lip. Too bad he's trapped under leggies or he would have done something about it. He does give his thigh a squeeze. ]

I would happily take you both, but I would never wish to bind the pair of you to me if there are goals you both wish to accomplish.

[ He knows how it feels to have your wings clipped for love and not wanting to go for what you want because there's someone who wants you to remain stationary. ]

The choice is yours.

[diabolizes]

I...

[ Congratulations, you have both made Wei Wuxian speechless! It takes him a long moment before he can finally, finally say something. Were he with anyone else right now, he wouldn't say a word, but promises of opening up and being honest compel him forward. ]

I think that... If I were to go back... the people I've been protecting will be dead.

[ Time away has allowed him to think reasonably, and as such— ]

...I also think that the resentful energy is hurting me.

[ It's so incredibly obvious, but Wei Wuxian is as arrogant as they come and so he had pretended he was immune. ]

I have things I want to do, people I want to see, but I'm not so sure it's feasible. What do I accomplish, going back to find everything I've worked for gone?

[chrysaline]

[ It's not the answer she was expecting. That, more than anything, makes her open her eyes again. She looks down at Wei Wuxian first, touching his face lightly. Then over at Wang Lu.

She doesn't know what to feel for this. Hopeful? Does it hurt more? ]

Is it... selfish to say that I don't want you to go back, knowing you'd only be facing more pain?

[ She doesn't cultivation. But she knows what she saw in memories, and it worries her. ]

I don't know enough about your world, really. I just...

[chosenwang]

[ He really just wants to erase the pain that is clouding Wei Wuxian's features. He looks from him up to Psyche, searching her expression a moment as he mulls it over. ]

Maybe we should just kidnap him. [ He'll shift, letting go of Psyche's hand for the moment to get in a better spot. Lifting up one of his legs and moving it behind him so he's now between them. Hello ] I have been wondering what all that resentful energy did to you. I do think there has to be a fix for it and my master would likely know what we could do. [ Time to tap where the core should be ]

She may even know how to fix what you have lost.

[ Since getting something of a confirmation when Wei Wuxian was poisoned, he has been ruminating on it. ] Psyche would make quite the cultivator as well.

[diabolizes]

[ He doesn't think Psyche is selfish for it, and all he can do is shake his head when she asks. After all, he would want the same thing for both of them. He raises an eyebrow when Wang Lu is suddenly between his legs, but it's not exactly an unwelcome thing either, nor is it the first time. For now, though, he resists any thought he has to squeeze him with his legs as his hand gravitates to his chest instead, where his core once was.

Wang Lu knows and Psyche might have an inkling that he's missing something important, and so...

Might as well just say it. ]

...Could it be fixed, Wang Lu? I willingly gave it away to someone else. It would need to be cultivated from scratch again, and you know that's essentially impossible.

[chrysaline]

[ Being flustered by whatever is unfolding right in front of her eyes is certainly one way to jolt her a little out of her melancholy. A tiny laugh escapes her as she watches the two of them. ]

...Isn't what you did already impossible? And Wang Lu's master sounds amazing. Maybe his world has something yours doesn't.

[ Cultivation is still largely a mystery to her. But she's used to that, and used to picking up half-complete pieces of information to fit together. She can infer well enough. ]

[chosenwang]

[ What dirty minds they must have. He'll give Psyche something of a wink before he moves a bit to to lay on top of Wei Wuxian and settling his chin on his chest. He'll then reach past the ye olden necromancer for Psyche's hand once again. ]

I've only started cultivating myself recently. I had to have two years of prep work before I could. My Sect also takes older apprentices... twenty-three is the oldest I believe?

[ His world does has differences after all. ]

My Master has also been around for hundreds of years and enjoys being unorthodox with her methods. [ Wei Wuxian would honestly fit in. ]

As much as I would love to make promises to reassure you, we both know that's not possible, but I do want to do everything in my power to help you. I also would like to see where this path will take us.

[diabolizes]

[ He's laying on the best pillow (Psyche's lap) and has the best weighted blanket (Wang Lu) on top of him... it's such a shame he can't relish in that right now, his thoughts instead going at a thousand miles a minute. ]

...Perhaps it does.

[ And he does think Psyche would make for a good cultivator, and maybe it would allow her some peace away from those who have hurt her so much. He falls silent again, his heart pounding in his chest, something Wang Lu can feel. ]

How badly do you want to see where this could go?

[ He's posing that question for them both. ]