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I bet you and I imagine different types of beards. You’d look gross with one.

[Gokudera can use his magic to create an illusory beard for Xue Yang. In fact he’s already imagining it and it is lumberjack-esque.]

I didn’t need to purchase them. My employer has more than she knows what to do with.

Mean! [He purses his lips, full pout, chewing the mochi contentedly.] What about a little one, right about here? [He pokes the center of his chin. A goatee.]

Lucky! It's nice of her to share.

You have a mirror? I can let you try one on…

[Gokudera likes this guy, thinks he’s funny and interesting and doesn’t seem to be taking anything too seriously.]

She is very nice.

I can find something reflective. [Please, let him laugh at how ridiculous he looks with facial hair. Xue Yang knows it won't suit him.]

Is that what you like in an employer?

Once you do, you’ll have that little beard.

[Unfortunately, the illusion will only last so long as Gokudera is around. He sees it already and the hairs are unruly. The boy is having to bite his lips to keep from laughing.]

I wasn’t looking for an employer. I was trying to commission someone to work on an accessory of mine.

[This gremlin can be pretty charming when he sets his mind to it. He acquires a hand mirror from someone nice nearby and stares at Gokudera expectantly.]

I'm ready.

[He arches a dark brow, inquisitive.]

What sort of accessory?

It’s

[His voice is a little strained]

It’s already there.

[Yes. VERY charming. Gokudera is snickering.]

A belt. But I’m also one of her models, so…

...

[He opens the mirror and stares. And stares. And then starts laughing.]

I couldn't even use this as a disguise!

[He looks...so wrong.]

Mm you do like belts, don't you. [Yeah, he's noticed.] Models...? What does that mean?

No! Actually you could, but your hair would have to be shorter… messy.

[He’s tempted to change that, but instead gets up and walks around.]

Hang on… eyes on the mirror.

[He’s just going to change the reflection, and the hair on Xue Yang’s head changes to match his goatee. If he were to reach up, he’d feel his hair is unchanged. This is all the magic in reflection.]

Uh, she’s a fashion designer? She makes clothing, I wear it so she can see it as a realized image.

Say what? [No one has short hair like that in his world. Thus Xue Yang looks skeptical, but he gives it a chance. The messy black hair probably suits his delinquent nature better and he smirks slowly.]

Do I look good? What kind of magic do you have anyway?

[His nose wrinkles. A fashion...designer.]

So she's a seamstress? A tailor? Okay, I get it. That would be helpful for her.

It's a good disguise. You look very different.

[He won't go feeding compliments. The goatee looks strange and messy and so does the hair in the reflection. Not his taste, but if Xue Yang finds it entertaining, that's the entire point of this.]

Light magic.

[And he pretty much has a mastery of it, though won't be saying anything like that, considering he's a bit too modest.]

She designs clothing you've probably never seen before. If you're interested in fashion, her name is Miwako.

Mm I do. [Not in the way he wants. He likes his long hair and he takes care of it (based on how it shines).] If I ever need to disappear into a crowd, I'll come to you.

[Light magic. That's funny.]

I'm your opposite then. [Shocking!] Mm it might be interesting to see what she can do. Daozhang and I will need new clothes eventually.

Sure.

[He has no problem making Xue Yang look unrecognizable. It's fun, actually. Gokudera doesn't get to have fun very often, stops himself too much.]

Sure. What other magic do you have?

[Anything opposite to elemental by any chance?]

[Fun is a great part of life! Gokudera will enjoy more of it if he sticks around Xue Yang. This man is indulgent when it comes to sweets and laughter.]

Death. [Which doesn't shock him.] I worked with similar magic back home.

It must have been a relatively easy transition, coming to this world. You're very lucky. It's not opposite to elemental magic, but if it's similar, that's a good thing.

[Gokudera seems honestly quite happy for Xue Yang.]

Were you something of a criminal in your world?

[Why is he asking this as casually as if one may ask about regular news?]

[Something of a criminal. Ha. He smirks and takes his time answering, drumming his fingers on the table.]

I was a murderer, but never a thief. [Everyone might be more comfortable around him if he switched that around, huh?] I worked for some bad men. They paid me well, so...

[He got to play, experiment, torture and they got their dirty work handled for them.]

I am a demonic cultivator.

You were paid to kill people? What kinds of people did you murder?

[How can he stay away from your bad/murderous side?]

A demonic cultivator? Can you elaborate?

I was. [He tilts his head thoughtfully.] All sorts! Does it matter?

[He has to have a reason to do it and he likes his new friend.]

I used resentful energy - demonic energy - to make talismans and cast spells. Other cultivators use their own spiritual energy to do the same thing, but their spells are not nearly as interesting as mine.

Just wondering what your targets may have had in common… enemies of your employer?

[He looks thoughtful.]

So essentially you’re a hitman. That’s cool. I know a lot of hitmen.

[Gokudera knows very little about death magic, but with his procedure scheduled in November, he supposes befriending death mages is something that may benefit him. He could also be wrong.]

Obviously. I've worked for two sects...secretly...and it was my job to eliminate anyone who proved...problematic.

[He flashes a grin and then blinks.]

I guess that's right. An assassin.

[He is good at what he does, at least, so the death magic isn't a stretch for him. Need help, Gokudera? Just ask. Xue Yang likes using his skills.]

Are you looking to have the same kind of job in this world, too?

[He already has help, but he also does not need anyone killed.

yet]

It will be difficult. With daozhang looking after me, he wouldn't approve of it.

[But he can take jobs secretly? If his familiar hushes.]

Who is Daozhang?

And so... you aren't looking for those kind of jobs?

[Not that he has a job for Xue Yang, but that it's always good to know a guy like him. Just in case.]

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