❰ it surprises her to suddenly hear her youngest brother's named called out so suddenly, but the voice behind the shout answers a niggling question she's had while exploring this suspiciously fanciful world. jiang yanli still isn't convinced that this is all pretense for horror, some hallucination given to her by the technicians to act as a setup for what's to come. so far, everything has been...uneventful. but she also has no idea how long the game might go on for.
she's too far away to immediately see wei wuxian as she shields her eyes to look through the upper foliage. ❱ A-Xi— ? ❰ but what sign of him was there has quickly been replaced by a shaking of leaves and the sound of scuffle. at least the motion lets her know which tree she should be looking for. the tricky part is climbing a ladder in modern dress while carrying a sheathed sword.
upon reaching the deck and opening the door, jiang yanli is thrown off by the sight before her — wei wuxian, wrestling on the floor with a bug constricting his arm. ❱ A-Xian! ❰ the technicians are letting a bit of horror seep in now, she thinks. low level, but enough to be a taste of the concern to come. if it stays on his arm much longer, who knows what may happen — some kind of acid secretion to melt his skin? a bite that will turn him insectoid in hours?
tossing the sword aside — it's much too close combat a situation for it to be useful in unskilled hands, jiang yanli practically throws herself to her brother's side, hands unafraid to grab around the nasty insect, who undulates with a surprising strength and disdain at the attempt to be wrenched of its target. ❱
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she's too far away to immediately see wei wuxian as she shields her eyes to look through the upper foliage. ❱ A-Xi— ? ❰ but what sign of him was there has quickly been replaced by a shaking of leaves and the sound of scuffle. at least the motion lets her know which tree she should be looking for. the tricky part is climbing a ladder in modern dress while carrying a sheathed sword.
upon reaching the deck and opening the door, jiang yanli is thrown off by the sight before her — wei wuxian, wrestling on the floor with a bug constricting his arm. ❱ A-Xian! ❰ the technicians are letting a bit of horror seep in now, she thinks. low level, but enough to be a taste of the concern to come. if it stays on his arm much longer, who knows what may happen — some kind of acid secretion to melt his skin? a bite that will turn him insectoid in hours?
tossing the sword aside — it's much too close combat a situation for it to be useful in unskilled hands, jiang yanli practically throws herself to her brother's side, hands unafraid to grab around the nasty insect, who undulates with a surprising strength and disdain at the attempt to be wrenched of its target. ❱