mười chín ❀| it's quiet and loud; no one hears it but us

[lotuslife]

Xin chào, Mayfield. I hope you find yourselves well following the party which just occurred. [Well, not really. She doesn't actually care; she's just saying it to be polite- not that you can tell, as her tone is warm and placid. Onward to the actual point of this phone call:]

My anh- brother- China, has returned, as many of you may already know.

Comments

[coolbowtie]

Having... fun?

[lotuslife]

[nnnooo Doctor now you will never believe in her purity]

......It isn't what it looks like.

[coolbowtie]

[was she ever pure in the first place? anyway, crawling out from under the porch.]

Are you sure? Because I think it looks like exactly what I'm thinking it is.

[lotuslife]

[n...no but he did not need to know thDOCTOR WHY ARE YOU UNDERNEATH THE PORCH................]

I can explain.

But if I explain, you must promise to believe me.

[coolbowtie]

[he can pretend she's pure if she likes. THERE ARE LOTS OF INTERESTING THINGS UNDER PORCHES]

Well, then explain away! I do like a good story.

[lotuslife]

[LIKE WHAT...

she seems pleased by his willingness to listen.]

Ah. Well. I am testing containment methods. [she taps the door.] Would you like to sit down? I'll tell you the story of a wonderful heroine of mine.

[coolbowtie]

[BONES, DEAD BUGS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CLUES, LOTS OF THINGS]

It's a nice day out, I'd rather stay outside, wouldn't you? Besides, who knows whose house this is, breaking and entering is rude, I've learned.

[lotuslife]

Oh, không, không, I have no desire to go in. If I do, my brother may be able to escape.

[coolbowtie]

Ah, so your brother lives in there? A nice, happy family, all together again, except he's trying to escape. So why is he trying to escape?

[lotuslife]

He isn't yet. He'll attempt to escape once he notices, but with any luck, he'll be bound to the house if this works. [points to the [CENSORED]s.]

[coolbowtie]

[he scratches his head, he really doesn't get it...]

So it's a seal? A very tacky and immature seal.

[lotuslife]

Is it my fault if this happens to be what intimidates him?

[coolbowtie]

Isn't he intimated by anything less crass? Though, really, I don't see what's so intimidating in the first place.

[lotuslife]

A-ah, well... This was almost two thousand years ago, you must remember.

[coolbowtie]

Two-thousand years ago? What was?

[lotuslife]

When this first occurred. Back then, society was different. This kind of thing was even more shameful.