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I'm curious, how many in our number are aware of martial arts? Are there any who have achieved immortality?

[All of this is asked as Zishu flies - yes flies - over a Wintry landscape without wings. He lands, briefly, on a rooftop, and then leaps back into the open air.]

Considering what is being asked of us and what we might encounter, I was thinking about offering lessons. My experience is surely enough to qualify me, but if you have doubts, I will do my best to dissuade them.

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[ Wen Kexing laughs as he answers this cute message - he is, naturally, surrounded by clothes. ]

So generous, Zhou Zishu~ Seeking new disciples! I hope you will think of your poor wife should you need help with showing your qualifications.

[Zishu plays their game, looking baffled as he stops long enough to answer his Lao Wen.]

My wife? What sort of qualifications do you think I'm showing? [Tut tut!]

[ He pouts! But the game is always fun and he tucks away a couple new sets of robes into a bag. ]

Your skill with your hands, your feet, and your sword. This world should know the beauty of just how fast you can be!

[Hm what is his wife up to?]

If that last one is a metaphor, you might have a point. [Zishu smirks and tilts his head, leaning closer to the feed.] What are you doing? You know you can only wear one of set of robes at a time, Lao Wen.

[ Spending Zishu's money. As usual~

Kexing grins, fan wafting just in view of the feed. ]

A-Xu. How could you think I'm selfish enough to only buy clothes for myself?

[ He is. He totally is.

But this time he isn't! ]

[Figures. Zishu shakes his head, sighing. He was defeated before he said a word!]

Yes. [They both know Wen Kexing is a bit of a peacock.] What colors have you found? Are they at least warm?

[ Kexing pouts again, but this time it's a little more genuine. ]

So mean to your wife!

[ But when has he ever been able to stay upset with his beloved for long? Never. ]

They are nice and warm. One is a pale jade, the other is the same shade as your plum blossoms.

[And that has him curious. Cheeks flushed from the cold, Zishu pretends to look unconvinced.]

Am I?

[He can count on one hand the number of times he has been genuinely upset at Kexing - and each of those times had only brought them closer.]

Those are gentle shades for you.

[ So he increases the amount of woe in his expression! ]

Yes! Here is your wife, going around looking for the best robes for you! And you disparage him!

[ Kexing clicks his tongue and shakes his head with a dramatic sigh. ]

This one is not sure his heart can take it.

[For him? Zishu blinks, surprised, before flushing for an entirely different reason.

Oh.]

How can I make it up to you, hm? [He smiles, softer, sweeter.] Punish your husband.

[ He instantly melts and his expression warms as he gazes at his love. Then smirks. ]

Oh. I will. When you are done flouncing around, offering yourself to others, I will be home waiting for you.

[Laughing at the phrasing, Zishu returns that look of love, smirking impishly.]

You make me sound loose. I'm heading home to reassure you that I am not.

[ His eyes shine brightly and he grins. ]

Oh, I assure you, my A-Xu. You are very tight.

[ And he too is heading home~ ]

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[ The feed is only of this one neck up, but peeking in the water behind him, Zishu might see a glimmer of a long, scaled tail. Someone has been swimming! ]

While I do not necessarily require lessons, I would be willing to assist should you be interested.

[Zishu would be more skeptical about the offer...if he hadn't seen that tail! Ah ha~]

I'm interested. What can you do?

[ Runyu is slowly learning that showing what he is isn't always a bad thing here. But it's still difficult. Saying he's a dragon is one thing - showing his dragon features is another. ]

It is simplest if I show you. Where is convenient for you for a display?

I can come to you. [Zishu pauses in a snowy clearing and breathes in deep.] Since you're being generous, I'll be generous too.

Where are you located?

[ He smiles and bows his head a little. ]

I'm at the Sauna Spas at the moment.

[ Water and heat? This is one happy water dragon! ]

I'll meet you there. Stay put. [He would never upset a dragon by taking him away from his warm water!

Zishu makes the journey mostly through flight, but he does eventually flag down other transportation to save some of his energy. He walks into the spa and seeks out Runyu, kneeling beside the water with a smile.]

I thought I saw a tail.

[ It takes effort not to slip free of the water and shift back into his human form. But if he is to help this man teach others, then he should show what he is. He still holds his breath when the beautiful man approaches.

Only to relax with a warm smile at the lack of disgust. Runyu waves the end of his tail shyly at Zishu. ]

I am Runyu. My father was a dragon, and my mother was of the water tribe. I take after both.

[Zishu beams at the little wave and makes himself comfortable, sitting right on the edge so he can see Runyu clearly. Wow! That tail reminds him of starlight or...opals. The fiery kind.]

I see! [He chuckles and takes off his boots, letting his feet sink into the water.] I am Zhou Zishu. I'm afraid I am a normal man except... I have achieved immortality. There are restrictions, of course, but I don't mind them.

[ Such easy acceptance. It makes his soul burn. Runyu lifts himself up until he sits beside Zishu, leaving only his tail in the water, and summons his robes about him to swiftly hide the scars that mar his upper body. ]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Zhou Zishu. I think you are more than you claim, even without stating you have achieved immortality.

[ But...restrictions? He tilts his head and studies Zishu with a faint frown. ]

What restrictions do you speak of?

[Zishu is happy to give Runyu a hand up. As for scars, well, they both have their share of those! Though his have grown faint thanks to his Lao Wen.]

Maybe. [He chuckles, expression gentling.] I can't have food or drink. My Lao Wen and I exist solely on snow. That's why we live in Winter.

[ Oh. This man is kind. Runyu isn't used to being helped in any way that isn't for the benefit of another. He doesn't sense that in this man. ]

That is strange to me...I have never heard of such a demand for immortality. I have a number of humans who achieved immortality in my service, and they can eat the same as any other immortal.

[Zishu has everything he could ever want. He helps others because he likes doing so. In a strange land with strange magic and strange people, simple kindness can go a long way.]

Really? We cultivated our immortality using a specific technique. I was dying at the time, so my Lao Wen gave me his life. When I was aware of what he had done, I shared that life. Our sacrifices triggered the spell and now we are both immortal.

As long as we don't participate in the habits of mortality - like eating and drinking.

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