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[laughitoff]

[There's laughter on the other end of the line.]

Ah, what, doesn't it fill you with fond nostalgia for the old days? Being cramped together in those guest rooms in the Cloud Recesses?

[They hadn't actually been that cramped by design, it was just that the boys had all packed themselves in whenever they wanted to party together against the rules, but. Details.]

I'm doing fine; I don't think any of us new recruits have quality accomodation right now, but it's not that bad? Ah...I would actually like to drop something off in person, though, which is why I ask.

[illicitly]

Oh! I can give you my address. It's... It's...

[Wait, was the address for this place again? Nie Huaisang's brain has been crammed with so much new information lately, the address has slipped his mind entirely.]

Actually, I'll have to ask Jin Guangyao when he gets back. He's more familiar with how the buildings work in this place than I am. But if you want to give me something, I can meet you somewhere! There are lots of restaurants and shops I could meet you in. There's one that has some interesting books I wanted to check out for research.

[Yes, he means those types of books from their school days because of course, he'd learn where to pick up new porn before memorizing his own address. Nie Huaisang's reading tastes in erotica haven't really changed all that much.]

[laughitoff]

You're living with that man?

[There's something sharp and concerned in that question, but it fades almost immediately into a long sigh as he recalibrates.

Hm, no, he doesn't want to have this conversation fully over the phone. And his original plan of slipping information under Huaisang's door isn't the best if Jin Guangyao is his roommate. He has no control over where it goes after he's given it, of course, but he still doesn't feel like putting it directly in a Jin's hands.]

It's just a trifle, but I see your point. Fine; let me know which bookshop? I probably know where it is.

[He likes window-shopping in Tamamo territory frequently, if nothing else, though it's usually too pricey for him right now.]

[illicitly]

[It's not surprising to hear that sharp catch. Honestly, Nie Huaisang figures that most people from their world would be concerned though likely for very different reasons, some more than others depending on how much they knew. However, to his knowledge, Wei Wuxian's the only one who could possibly know of his involvement other than Jin Guangyao himself now that Jiang Cheng seems to have vanished.]

Well, it's not just a bookstore... It has a lot of different things, including books. Have you been to Wild Things?

[He's yet to venture inside but it seems to be a one-stop sex shop for a variety of kinks. No one would question a Tamamo newbie visiting such a place, particularly his roommate. It's going to take a lot more time for Jin Guangyao to fully win back his trust.]

[laughitoff]

[He doesn't actually know that Jin Guangyao was the Chief Cultivator Huaisang spoke of -- the two narratives he got from them were just abstracted and mismatched enough that he can't piece the whole thing together quite yet. But he also wouldn't trust anyone from the Jin clan as far as he could throw them right now, no matter where they were in the timeline or what strange otherworld experiences they'd had before coming here.]

Ah! I know that one. I haven't gone inside for a longer look, but it was...notable.

Do you have time to meet there now? Or is the lovely Lady Tenko-hime keeping you busy today?

[illicitly]

[Soft laughter from the end of the line.]

I think I can spare a little time for you, Wei-xiong, though I can't get up to anything too rambunctious today. I had an unfortunate run-in with one of the locals and well, I learned the hard way that this old body of mine is a bit more fragile than I'm used to.

[Not that Nie Huaisang has ever been a bubbling fountain of spiritual power but with his cultivation completely sealed by whatever power that rules over this place, he might as well not have a golden core at all.]

Getting out a bit and tasting some fresh air might do me some good, though.

[laughitoff]

Nie-xiong's been having some troubles, huh? We're all feeling a little more fragile here than we're used to, it seems.

I'll wander that way, then, and we'll distract you for a while. Just call me when you're close? But take your time, of course.