voice | un: qingsman

[bingyun]

Name: yan bingyun
Date: 01/13
Format: voice

[he's been thinking of what to say, and how to say it. yan bingyun doesn't look his best right now, so video is out of the question. texting as well - his fingertips are dark with frostbite after a spell that he wasn't even practicing backfired on him.

it's made him reconsider that even if he didn't ask for the magic that this world gave him, even if he doesn't want it, maybe he should practice more to better master it.

it's made him reconsider a lot of things.]

There are those who seem content to make their home in this place. Perhaps their world is gone, or maybe they were disloyal to it. Either way, I'm not one of them. I will return to Qing.

[he pauses, swallowing hard before continuing.]

But in order to do that, I must stay alive.

Any monster in need of a witch, we should speak.

Comments

voice | un: albhed

[al_bhed]

[Hello, do you take constructive criticism from teenage girls who have no business giving it?]

If you're looking to find a bond on here, you're going to have sell yourself a bit better than that.

voice; un: crimsonrain

[deadvotional]

Need is an interesting word.

[ Someone sounds amused, but when does he not? ]

un: specs

[claritatis]

The necessity of it does grate, doesn't it.

[Ignis has put it off so far, but he's all too aware that if he goes without a bond for much longer the effects of it won't be something he will be able to ignore. Normally this isn't the kind of thing he'd respond to, but he finds the man's to-the-point request to be appealing.]

I'm open to speaking.

[bingyun]

[he would have the world's shortest answer for that.]

I'm not a steamed bun that needs to be "sold".

[bingyun]

[the day that he doesn't might be the day that yan bingyun smiles. two "hell must've frozen over" events in one.]

Is there a better one for it?

[al_bhed]

Sure you are!

[She means well, honest.]

You want people to want to bond with you, don't you? So tell them something about yourself! What are your good qualities, what kind of person you're looking forward, that kind of thing.

[bingyun]

It's insidious.

[a plot, he's sure, orchestrated by someone or possibly everyone native to this world to make them suffer. if yan bingyun is grateful for anything, it's only that he can see it through with someone who feels the same.

getting to the point is one of yan bingyun's strong suits. but there was something said about "selling" himself...]

I'm still lacking in things that would make me most people's ideal friend or lover. But I'm loyal, strong, and determined. I can and will keep the madness that makes monsters go feral from you.

Voice | un: futureguardian

[geiz]

What exactly do you mean by 'need'?

[deadvotional]

What is the difference between a need and a want?

[bingyun]

to grow stronger. to resist suffering, madness, or death. the need comes from these bond that we're compelled to form if we don't want to experience these things.

i'm no stranger to torture. but my life is not my own to be reckless with.

[geiz]

So you're talking about bonds.

[ He sighs a bit because he's still new to it and has already bonded with his friend here ]

I'd offer, but I'm already taken.

[bingyun]

what i seek is simple: a monster to bond with and prevent further disaster to the both of us. it's mutually beneficial. why do they need to know anything else?

[bingyun]

Wants are frivolous. Often numerous. Needs can't be avoided in order to exist.

[deadvotional]

Then you can't exist without a bond?

[bingyun]

it makes no difference to me if my partner forms other bonds. but your need is fulfilled.

[geiz]

Wait does that mean I can be bonded to more than one witch?

[ No one told him this. Dammit Sougo! ]

[bingyun]

Without knowing how long I'll be trapped here, I can't guarantee it.

[he hesitates but...well, he doesn't want hua cheng or anyone thinking that he came to this conclusion on a whim.]

The magic that flows through me has done damage.

[bingyun]

more than one, but there is a limit.

[geiz]

. . . alright, then let's do it.

[deadvotional]

[ Well shit, that is reasonable. If Hua Cheng were someone else he might almost feel bad about messing with him over it. ]

I see. They do like to tell us there's only one solution, don't they.

[bingyun]

[that catches him a little off guard, not that he's going to complain.

but he also doesn't want geiz to do anything that he might regret.]

you're certain?

i won't explode tonight.

[geiz]

Yeah, I'm certain. I wouldn't do it if I wasn't.

[ Once Geiz makes a decision, he stands by it ]

[bingyun]

So they said, and I disregarded. But if I die, it must be for Qing. That's why it's come to this.

[bingyun]

then you have my word that i won't let you give in to the worst of your instincts.

what kind of monster are you?

[deadvotional]

Good to have a goal. [ Not like he can talk in that respect, either. ] What is your plan, then?