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[zewu_jun]

Name: Lan Xichen
Date: forward-dated! 2/20
Format: video


[ Lan Xichen is resting on a rock beside what appears to be a calm lake. For those that frequent the Forge, they might recognize it as a nearby landmark one can pass on the route. He greets the network with a seated bow. ]

I apologize for the interruption, but I wonder if I might ask some questions to those who have time?

If you have a Bond, what prompted your decision to choose that person? I know Bonding is highly encouraged, but finding a suitable match might be complicated, and one cannot necessarily be trained in choosing a good partner. With only my own experience, I must assume not many other worlds have a custom like this. It's not the same as choosing to marry or finding a cultivation partner.

How do you know if you have made the right choice? Or, if you choose not to Bond at all, what are your feelings on such a connection?

I'm afraid I have based most of my judgments on the partnerships I know from my own life. Up until now, perhaps I have misunderstood the relationship that forms.

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[zewu_jun]

[If there were cats, they might notice the small animal tucked away in Lan Xichen's robes. He couldn't very well leave A-Zhan behind with an angry, possibly hungry Naga, now, could he? So the squirrel comes along, safely hidden under his clothes when he shows up at Vex's door. He doesn't seem that messy, but compared to those of his sect, he's something less than presentable, with his hair not as neatly arranged and his robes a bit more weather worn due to the elements. He still isn't outright dirty--how could he possibly show up on her doorstep if he were?--but he's looking a bit uncharacteristically frazzled.]

Mm, I should visit it now then.

[And not sully her table, he thinks. At least he doesn't spend too long cleaning up and straightening his clothes. When he returns, he has that typical Lan air again, even if his expression is still frosty under the polite smile.]

Thank you for being so kind. I will remember this and be sure to repay you one day.