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Name: un: WangXian
Date: Feb. 13th
Format: Video

( here's the face of a man who has clearly never used technology before. his brows are slightly knit, an air of mild confusion about him, but it doesn't keep him from bowing his head to greet his audience, a soundless intake of air as he seemingly mulls over how he should say whatever he needs to say. )

Xiongzhang. I'm here. If you are able to hear me, please contact me upon receipt of this message. ( or you know. just as soon as you see him. there's a brief pause, and his eyes slowly drift down, mouth twisted into a pensive frown that looks both concerned and relieved. ) Wei Ying is here.

( there's a twitch in his jaw. his nostrils flare. and then he glances up, a little less aghast, a little more solemn. ) I am also looking for lotus roots and peppers. ( less urgently maybe but still. another bow, and lan wangji remains in the same position just long enough to end his message, going dark after the last few words. ) Thank you.

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( momo will also—probably—notice that lan wangji is a lot less talkative than the two other cultivators he already met. holding an actual conversation with him is a feat in itself, but it doesn’t make him any less grateful for the help he receives. )

Thank you for your valuable information. ( there’s no smile to punctuate his gratitude, but his face is a little brighter, maybe, a little less stern. if he has any luck, he’ll even be able to find what he needs to make spicy chocolate. )

[He sure is, but Momo's pretty decent at spinning talk out at least slightly longer than he might get otherwise. He's also good enough at reading body language to not need a smile to tell that he's helped out a bit.]

No problem. It's easier to adjust to a place like this if you can find familiar things. [When there's so many people from different places here, it only makes sense to do what he can to help out.] Ah...I didn't introduce myself properly, did I? I'm Momo. It's nice to meet you.

[He says it like that's his entire name, not a shortening or a nickname. Which is much easier when that's the name he's been going by for the last five years.]

( and so momo is wei wuxian’s twin then. rip lan wangji. his natural enthusiasm is certainly similar, which somehow manages to make him feel a little more at ease. it shouldn’t, when you’re someone who enjoys tranquility, but as he realized years ago, just because you revel in certain things doesn’t mean you can’t also appreciate their opposites.

so momo it is, then. the name rings a vague bell—wei wuxian might have mentioned him before. ) Lan Wangji. ( head inclined in a polite gesture, he doesn’t glance back up right away, instead quietly amending... ) Lan Zhan. ( because wei wuxian’s already shouted his birth name left and right since their arrival, and lan wangji is doing his very best to adapt to this strange new world.

he straightens up, a soundless breath. ) Have you been here a long time? ( because he does seem knowledgeable. )

[That name confirms Momo's suspicions completely - he probably would've gotten that it was the same person just from the shared family name, but he definitely heard Lan Zhan rather than Lan Wangji when the name came up - and clasps his hands together in a cheerful little gesture.]

Oh, I thought you might be. I met your brother and your partner already, but I thought it might be overbearing to say that first. [This guy strikes Momo as reserved even more so than Momo's own partner, even outside of what he's heard mentioned about him, so it seemed like the more fitting approach.]

I came with the most recent group. I'm just way more comfortable outside than inside, so I've been exploring the city a lot since I got here. [Momo is whatever the opposite of a homebody is.]

( .....his…...partner……? the term is relatively harmless on its own, insignificant even, but wei wuxian automatically comes to mind and lan wangji’s eyes slightly widen, a hint of pink creeping up his cheeks. when you’re a cultivator, a partner is everything lan wangji would like to be and isn’t, and so he frowns and offers a tentative... ) … Wei Ying? ( who else, honestly, and the other’s cheerful expression doesn't go unnoticed; lan wangji realizes, not without a mild sense of dread, that both momo and wei wuxian together might prove to be a force to be reckoned with.

he breathes in deep to give himself a sliver of the composure he’s lost, taking in the information given. ) Have you come across a library? ( he has yet to explore as much as he would have preferred, because things, but... ) I would like to expand my knowledge of Aefenglom’s history and magic.

[Don't mind Momo's knowing, possibly slightly cheeky little quirk to his smile at that subtle hint of pink. Which is probably not any kind of reassurance about that whole "force to be reckoned with" thing.] He introduced himself as Wei Wuxian, but I'm guessing it's the same deal as you having two names. [Courtesy names aren't as common as they used to be where he comes from, at least.

Libraries aren't quite so much Momo's thing, but he has spotted some things in passing, and he taps his chin.] I know the Coven's got one that's magic-focused, and I'm almost certain the big college in the aristocratic district has one. Undermael, or something like that. Hard to run a school without a library, though I didn't go in to see how big it was.