[Text; UN: DemonsandSugar]

[cultivatingsin]

I'm looking for some brave souls with strong stomachs! If you're up for a challenge, contact me.

[This has to do with potentially poisonous herbs and their...he hopes...remedies.]

Don't worry, I'll keep you alive.

[Somehow. Some way. That isn't always a blessing, of course.]

Nothing lost is nothing gained, right?

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[song_princess]

[That seems... Suspicious. What is he up to?]

....

[cultivatingsin]

[Protection? Defense? Fun? All three?

She will get a playful whistle. Is someone there?]

[song_princess]

[Knowing him, it's all three.

Leanne giggles at the whistle and even if he cannot see it, she shakes her head.]

I am afraid that I must pass.

[cultivatingsin]

[Ah ha! So it was a Pretty Bird spying on him. He thought so.]

I wouldn't let you do it anyway.

[song_princess]

[It's not spying when it is on the network.]

Oh?

[Okay, she is becoming quite curious.]

What is wrong with it if I may be so bold as to ask?

[cultivatingsin]

[Okay so it's open gawking, but still.]

I'm...

[Nope, not here. He had alluded to it, yet being blunt is different.]

I'll tell you in person.

[song_princess]

[Okay.... Just what is he up to?]

Ah, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, Xue Yang.

[cultivatingsin]

I didn't say I didn't want to! [HUFF. Okay, controlling his anger. Breathing.] It's just stupid to put it on the network.

[song_princess]

But you seemed like you didn't want to. I see.

[How to make it up to him?]

I have cookies that need to be eaten. If only there was someone who could help me with that.

[cultivatingsin]

Are they freshly baked? [Like it matters. He is already making his way to her.]

I'm not picky as long as they are sweet~

[song_princess]

They were a couple hours ago. [Perfect! This seems to be the best way to apologize to him!]

They are quite sweet. I swear my teeth will rotfrom their sweetness.

[cultivatingsin]

Then you need to share them with me! My teeth will never rot. [Mainly because while he loves sweets, he doesn't indulge often.]

Wait for me, okay?

[song_princess]

My hero for saving my teeth! [With Leanne, he will probably be feed a lot of sweets and teas.]

I will wait for you.

[Action]

[cultivatingsin]

[What a silly thing to say and yet... He likes it. Xue Yang laughs and hurries to her home, cloaked against the cold. He raps on her door when he arrives, shifting excitedly.]

Open up!

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[song_princess]

[Leanne just finished putting together a brew to eat with the cookies by the time he arrived and rapped at her door.]

Come in, silly.

[She calls as she fills the teapot with hot water before giggling.]

You came a lot faster than I expected.

[Action]

[cultivatingsin]

[He lets himself inside and shuts the door behind him. Pushing his hood back, he grins and removes his cloak.]

You said the magic words!

[Finding her, he rubs his hands together to warm his fingers.]

Are you turning into a baker?

[Action]

[song_princess]

[A small giggle leaves her as she smiles towards him.]

I guess then if I need you to come quickly I will just need to make a post about cookies.

[She notices how he was trying to warm his hands and goes to offer him the teapot to hold.]

No, I just went to the bakery earlier today when they just pulled these out. Though perhaps one day I will take a few lessons on how to bake sweets.

[Action]

[cultivatingsin]

[She is something else! Kind of like Xiao Xingchen - she has that same innocence - and, frankly, Xue Yang isn't sure what to do with either of them! But he does hold onto the teapot, happy for the warmth on his aching fingers.]

You could just ask. I might come. [Smirking playfully, he nabs a cookie and bites into it.]

If you don't mind hot ovens. [Taking a seat, he sets the teapot down and sighs.] I'm working on my poison arsenal. I don't recognize the plants in this place.

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[song_princess]

[Just be yourself around them! It's no different than all the other times! Leanne smiles as he takes the teapot, glad to have helped him a little.]

That is true, but it would be fun the other way and no one else would be able to figure it out too.

[And there goes the first cookie! It was chewy due to all the sugar they used to make it.]

How does it taste?

I don't as it helps keep me warm a little. [A small giggle as she sets teacups down. He confession of what he was up to causes her to stop and blink a few times.] Poison? Why...-

[She stops herself from prying too much, opting to keep her thoughts to herself. So, there is no judgmentin her tone as shespeaks again.]

I am sure that there are books you can find about each plant here. Or are you preferring your method?

un: LovelyPanda

[howcatty]

If you're going to make a post about this, at least try to make it seem less suspicious!

[Text] un: gentlebreeze

[bright_moon]

[ ...Oh Xue Yang. ]

What are you experimenting with?

text; un: dunmer dragonborn

[fireandhoney]

Well, why not? I like a challenge.

[Plus, Dunmer eat things that humans consider gross.]

text; un: adler

[disasdeer]

This definitely looks like you're asking people to volunteer to be murdered.

text; un: manslayer

[hitokiri]

whatre u payin

[ he wouldn't do this for free. ]

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[cultivatingsin]

[...he's hiding for this. On the roof.]

Herbs!

[Special, poisonous herbs.]