Xue Yang chews his bottom lip as he nervously paces around their cabin, waiting for Song Lan to accept the video call. Once he does, he will be greeted by an awkward, slightly panicked Xue Yang.
"The Admiral temporarily paired me with someone called John Silver? I don't know what to do..."
"I can barely take care of myself! And before you say that I take care of you, you're different!" Xue Yang cares about Song Lan, to start. He has no idea who this John Silver guy even is.
Xue Yang grumbles a little before finally uttering his actual insecurity about this whole thing, "What if I mess up and just make things... worse?" He looks down and chews his lip hard enough to break skin.
"You know what it feels like to be hurt, A-Yang. Do your best to avoid causing those feelings." Zichen gentles, "If you do upset someone, apologize and try to learn what led to their pain. I am always here, too, of course."
"You're very cute." he comments as if referring to the weather. The fact that Xue Yang is so worried about this tells Zichen all the more that he is ready to help others.
"I am visiting a pair of kittens." Zichen admits, smiling guiltily, "I was speaking to their ah...creator? When they came into being. They are currently comforting people in the counseling office."
"No, the one who created them left them here to help others. I won't go against their wishes." Zichen shifts the camera to show a black kitten and a white kitten wrestling.
"Someone here created them?" he asks curiously, only to then coo at the sight of the kittens. "Aww... they're adorable. Maybe it's I who shouldn't get too close or I'll catnap them..."
"Around the time you created our little snake and I created our bird." Zichen chuckles and tickles a kitty belly, "They are happy here. I just wanted to make sure they are drinking enough milk."
"Ooh, that's right. I'd almost forgotten that's how we got them." That had been a fun flood! He giggles a little. "Look at those bellies. They're definitely getting enough."
"They feel like they've always been here, hm?" Zichen soon as the kittens on his lap as he gives them a soft bath with a damp cloth, "I'm glad. They were so small when I first saw them."
One of the kittens gives a big yawn while the other one fusses. No baths! Baths are evil! Zichen chuckles and wraps them in a fluffy towel.
"There, there. This will keep the fleas off of you." he hugs the duo to his chest to calm them, "I heard that there are other snakes looking for a home too, A-Yang. You should look for a companion for our small girl."
Zichen has shown Xue Yang his softer side, but most never see it. Little innocent animals are one of his weaknesses and he is gentle and patient as he cares for them. Eventually the kittens look like they are dozing.
"I don't know if I could handle something so precious." he whispers, leaning back so the kittens can nap on his chest.
Xue Yang chuckles. "Mm... me neither. I can barley handle watching you with the kittens. It looks like you're their father." And it's fucking adorable. It makes Xue Yang feel even more in love with Song Lan, if that's even possible.
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"The Admiral temporarily paired me with someone called John Silver? I don't know what to do..."
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"...he what?" his lips twitch and then slowly, curve into a smile, "That's not true at all. You know exactly what to do."
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"You are more sociable than I am. Try talking to him. See how he feels about having a Warden."
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"There, there. This will keep the fleas off of you." he hugs the duo to his chest to calm them, "I heard that there are other snakes looking for a home too, A-Yang. You should look for a companion for our small girl."
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"Oh? Maybe we can find her a mate. Can you imagine baby snakes?" He grins, eyes bright at the idea.
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"I don't know if I could handle something so precious." he whispers, leaning back so the kittens can nap on his chest.
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