[ It is entirely a perfectly normal kiss up until that lightning strike happens. Then the swap happens and truthfully, it seems as if Orchid was expecting the change in Daqiang when he's back in his own body. She knows him very well, and this is the first time they have been in the proper bodies in front of someone. Orchid is also aware that Daqiang is a very jealous man - even if he isn't yet aware of that.
Another thing that Daqiang doesn't know, is that Orchid has already fallen in love with him. So it will be quite the surprise to him when she doesn't even make an attempt to pull away and lifts her hands to cup his face gently.
Really, though. She doesn't entirely understand why Daqiang is so jealous in front of a man she just met. ]
[Indeed, Cid wasn't sure how they would be once they swapped over, especially with how "Daqiang" was acting.
But—]
...Well, right then. Guessing it did.
[—when he sees Daqiang just going at it with that girl, his brows just shoot up before he tactfully looks away, arms crossed over his chest as he feels very much like a third wheel.]
You know the hot springs are right over there? Might be better than out here. In the sulfur.
[That also answers the idle question he had about the god. Good lord, man.]
[Orchid's complete lack of resistance caught him off guard enough that his grip on her eased. Enough that if she wanted to break the kiss, she wouldn't have to fight. His eyes blinked open to see if what he was feeling from her - her hands on his face, her leaning back into him, the seeming eagerness of it - was real. The softness of her lips and the gentleness of her fingers eased as he became the one to pull away in soft wonder, heart fluttering oddly and breath difficult to swallow without gulping it down.
While he had started the kiss with the intention of staking a claim, Orchid's response made him forget Cid was there for a few brief moments. So his statement about the sulfur and the smell that Daqiang had largely ignored had Daqiang's eyes slipping away from Orchid to find Cid with his back to them.
His eyes blinked a few times while he stared at Cid's back, knowing he should probably say something. But with Orchid's response to the kiss - and her still in his arms - his mind was having trouble coming back into focus. Had she really been kissing him back?]
[ That does seem to have done the trick, as Daqiang's grip loosens in surprise, and he's the one to pull away first. She has always been the one to pull away or attempt to push him away, which never seemed to have an effect on him. At least not to her knowledge, anyway.
Cid's voice is like dowsing herself in water - much like it had been when Shangque interrupted their last kiss. She turns in Daqiang's arms to hide her face from Cid, despite his own back being turned, hands coming up to cover her blushing cheeks. Yet she still doesn't move away from the stunned Moon Supreme now that she can. ]
My apologies! We aren't— [ Yet Orchid can't bring herself to finish that because it would be half a lie. She loves Daqiang and would marry him in a heartbeat, but he does not feel the same in return. The kiss to him was not entirely the same as it was for her. ]
I will make you a full meal in thanks. [ And as an apology for having to witness them "making out" in public. ]
["We aren't". He had imagined it then. He must have. Whatever had been in the willing return of his kiss was probably just relief at being in her own body once more. She had always been easy with her affections. Throwing herself at him for hugs when happy. Grabbing his arm and bouncing on her feet because she could not contain her emotions and did not bother to try. It was nothing more than joy at returning to herself.
His posture straightened as she turned in his arms, hiding from Cid in her embarrassment. Daqiang put one hand behind his back, but kept the one around her waist where it was. Then he shot Cid a glare for his attempt to tease when Orchid was already clearly distressed.]
Do not.
[Whether or not he trusted Cid and thought well of him, making Orchid unhappy was not acceptable. Waiting a moment to ensure his warning was acknowledged, then continued:]
If you wish to accompany us back to the hot springs, you may. This venerable one... thanks you, Cid, for your aid in this matter.
[ Cid is certainly half-right, as far as Daqiang is concerned - Orchid still has affections for someone else. He doesn't wish to know about his future, in which she has realized that it wasn't love and instead found true love with the man standing next to her. It's true that she has always been easy with her physical affections - not having many people outside her very few friends and Daqiang to share them with. It's not as though Orchid goes around kissing people!
She is a shy flower when it comes to truly being in love, but she does notice that one arm remains around her. Which is nice and does make her feel safe, so Orchid lays a hand on Daqiang's arm to try and return that feeling of comfort a little. ]
It's fine, it's fine! Don't be angry, Daqiang.
[ Orchid doesn't even need to look to know that Daqiang is glaring at Cid, that's a common tactic for the Moon Supreme. The only thing that is making her unhappy is something that can be resolved with time and his accompaniment. After taking another minute to collect herself, she turns back around to have a better conversation with their helper. ]
Is there a food that you enjoy, Cid? If I don't know how to make it, I will find a way to learn.
[Fortunately, he's fairly immune to glares. He has a certain bird that glares at him constantly so he just continues to smile in some amusement as he meets Daqiang's gaze before he hears those words of gratitude. Well look at that, he got a thank you from the Moon Supreme himself...! achievement unlocked
However, he knows better than to push it too much, not wanting to rile up his friend too much. So he just chuckles as he nods in understanding before he looks over at Orchid.
Curious...very curious...]
I am a bit curious about our young lady here, so if you don't mind me learning a bit more then I'll hang around for a bit. And I'm not really too picky, nor would I want you to go out of your way to make something you're not familiar with. [Hmmm.] However, if you so insist, I wouldn't mind trying something from your homeland.
[As Orchid turns around to face Cid, Cid would see the hand on her waist curl slowly into a fist before slipping down and away. When he began walking, putting himself subtly in front of her once more, the hand hung at his side, no longer in a fist. His gaze settled on a point in the distance, but he maintained total awareness of where Orchid was relative to him. Alert for potential threats.
Cid counted among them if Daqiang's body language was anything to go off of.]
Orchid is from the Three Realms and and under this venerable one's protection.
[He said simply, then fell quiet. Orchid was certain to fill in anything else. She was far more talkative than he was and so long as Cid understood that Daqiang took his protection of Orchid seriously, then Daqiang would be content to let them speak while he kept an eye them both. Unlike the situation at Silent Moon Palace, in this world he could not count on the loyalty of hundreds of guards to give their life to protect Orchid when he was not near.]
[ His fist goes unnoticed, but his protective positioning does not - not that it seems to matter because with some quick steps, she catches up to walk beside Daqiang. Orchid stays within arm's reach of him, even if it means having to walk a bit faster. It says that she is well-aware of why he's so alert and ready to protect her from harm, nor does she dislike it.
Not that she thinks Cid is a threat after he went through all this trouble to help them. ]
I am a... [ Here she pauses a bit, looking up at Daqiang. ] flower fairy from Shuiyuntian.
[ Orchid can guess what Daqiang will think about the pause, they have had a few conversations about this just from his last memory of home. Regardless of what she truly is and where she's from, Shuiyuntian has been her home. One of them. He isn't yet aware that Orchid has questioned everything about herself, which is the truth behind the pause. ]
My Shifu found me as a little orchid seed, she took care of me and taught me how to fix Destiny Books. I have fixed forty-two thousand, and seven hundred in my thousand years of cultivation. My cultivation isn't very good, but I have been getting better since meeting Daqiang. I can make flowers and other plants grow and bloom.
Before I met Daqiang, I had never left Shuiyuntian, but now I've been to all Three Realms and this far away place. [ So she is somewhat sheltered, and knows it. ]
[Cid will keep his own pace a little slower to better match hers, but he does notice not only that fist but Daqiang's protective stance. It makes him arch a brow, and almost wants to tease them.... But knowing Daqiang's disposition, he'll forgo that idea. Better to not rile up his god-friend's ire.
So he'll just look at Orchid with some curious interest. Damn that's a lot of years and a lot of books—but since he's already heard about Daqiang it's a little less surprising...if still something to try and comprehend.]
A flower fairy? Well can't say I've met one before, but I can believe it.
[And there's his natural charming smile....that he should probably do less of. Don't glare at him, Daqiang, he's not even trying anything!!]
But what is this "cultivation"? I take it doesn't mean agriculture.
[Daqiang's occasional disgruntled glare shot at him over the top of Orchid's head is something that Cid will simply have to weather for the time being. But he otherwise seemed fine in allowing Orchid to walk between the two of them. Protected on both sides despite how ready he was to grab the fairy and pull her against his side at a moment's notice.
Though he remained silent, allowing Orchid to speak with Cid without his own interruption (at least for now), his presence was noticeable in the distinct decrease of the heat around both Orchid and Cid. Taking it into himself now that he was back in his own body and could do something to keep her from wilting from continued exposure. It had been disturbingly uncomfortable to feel that kind of heat while in her body. He knew what it must feel like to her.]
[ Being between the two men doesn't really bother her, and the heat is going away, so she's feeling better being back in her own body. Why Daqiang asked to meet here when he knows the heat is bad for her is strange, perhaps something she'll question later.
If anyone knows anything about how old Daqiang is, then her thousand years is practically nothing. It shows that Cid knows when he doesn't comment on her age. ]
There are many fairies in Shuiyuntian, but not all of them are flower spirits.
[ That charming smile is met with a happy one of her own, there aren't many she's talked to in depth about her since her arrival. ]
Cultivation is improving your power to achieve immortality through meditation and training. Mine isn't very good, but I think I've gotten stronger since meeting Daqiang. I can now restore dead plants, or heal broken ones, and do things I never thought I could before.
[ She refrains from saying she can bring back the dead with her blood or destroy evil qi. ]
[Oh, he will definitely notice and appreciate the cooler temperature, just a small glance at Daqiang as he can take a good guess as to how it's happening. But stop with those glares!!!]
And anyone can do this? Or is it only certain being?
As interesting as it sounds, I'm afraid I may not be so adept at it, what with busy with other things. But that's all the more reason to admire and respect your efforts.
[ The way he speaks about humanity surprises Orchid to the point that she stumbles over... possibly nothing or maybe a small rock. It easily causes an ache in her chest as the image of a newly married bride lay dying, knowing that nearby a newly married groom had also drawn his last breath.
In her stumble, Orchid reaches out to grab Daqiang's arm to not fully trip over her own two feet.
When she speaks again, her own words are spoken quietly. ]
Living in Arbiter Hall, I couldn't see how important the moments in their lives were. Then I went to the Mortal Realm. My time among them was so brief, but their lives were so much fuller than I ever imagined.
[As soon as she started to stumble, almost as soon as her foot began to turn wrong on the rock and before she even visibly slipped, his arm was up and ready for her to grip. His hand on her elbow. Hyper aware of her.
His own ankle ached for a moment.]
Orchid is the disciple of the Arbiter of Fate. She maintains the destiny books of all living beings.
[He explained so Cid could understand why Orchid would have reason to watch mortal lives. Though, he hadn't know she had been to the mortal realm. She'd only ever talked about Haishi City. She had mentioned her master enjoyed spending time in Yunmengze. Perhaps she had taken her along on a trip at some point before the one she was currently on?]
Living among mortals in this world is the longest this venerable one has ever been around them, himself.
[He stops when she stumbles, and he wonders if his words were somehow too much. He didn't think much of it, but perhaps it's different for an immortal? Or perhaps it's Orchid herself...? It doesn't help that he doesn't really hold "gods" and higher deities with much regard—current company excluded.
[ It was most certainly that his words struck something personal within her. To be talking to a mortal about why their lives are so big and how one might accept all the bad things and understand it. Time moves differently between Shuiyuntian and the Mortal Realm, it moves faster for mortals, so to her - their lives seem very fleeting at times. She wasn't able to speak with anyone mortal about this, as that would interfere with their destiny and primordial spirit. Especially when Orchid was trying to allow a destiny to manifest in what resulted in two deaths.
Orchid's grip on Daqiang's arm tightens for just a moment, as if it were her dress she was holding while dealing with such complicated feelings. There's a nod of her head at Daqiang's words, agreeing with him. ]
Whether you are immortal or mortal, everyone has a one-leaf Destiny Book upon the fate tree. Your destiny is written in the Destiny Books as a fate poem. It's not as detailed as a novel, but it records the major events in one's life. When they are born, what sort of job they might have, when they will marry, and have children. If they somehow stray from the fate poem, their cultivation will be damaged at least, or their soul will dissipate.
[ This is a conversation she's had with Jieli before. ]
As immortals, we are not supposed to interfere with the fate of a mortal or even other immortals.
[Daqiang, of course, didn't care much about destiny books or fates beyond the one belonging to Chidi Nuzi.]
This world lays somewhere in the Ruins of Ten Thousand Heavens. Across the River of stars and outside of time and the flow of fate. This venerable one believes that what happens here is unlikely to have any effect on what happens in the Three Realms.
[It was the argument he had made about it to Orchid while they spent time in each other's body, since she had been worried about damaging the souls of the mortals in this world.]
Time flows differently here and too many imperfect worlds have had their people converge through the rifts. So our presence here cannot count as interference.
[Not that he had known about what interfering with fates did when he first arrived. His own spirit could not be damaged in that way simply because he was, personally, outside the cycle of reincarnation. If he died, he would die and that would be the end of him in any and all lives.]
That doesn't sit well with Cid, not especially with how certain fates in his world turned out. So there is a moment where his expression hardens, but...
...
Well, Orchid already seems to have been affected by his words, and he doesn't want to risk upsetting both of them. It's their world, their...culture. Perhaps that's just how things worked—things "had" to work, if what she says about straying from one's fate is as dangerous as it sounds. The cultivation part he couldn't care less, but if it damaged one's soul... Of course, as a human who is staunch on free will so already he thinks, "but if it's worth the risk in the current life," so it's not a concept he can so easily agree with.
But, he will be respectful and not share his thoughts on that matter. Instead he'll just...nod in understanding—in the sense of it being an explanation, anyway.]
Aye, if our being here affected our world, I am sure there'd be a lot more chaos, especially what with time also being a factor as well.
[He then glances at them, though it shifts more to Orchid.]
Perhaps you can try experiencing what it's like to be living among mortals. Dongfang here is...well, he is getting there.
[ Fate could be changed, but there was always a cost for that. For the one interfering. Orchid is well-aware of that and wouldn't mind sitting down with Cid to discuss it someday. She, herself, has altered the fate of a person she cared about to save his life, despite being one of the two people who knows best just how forbidden it is and how bad the consequences could be.
She doesn't decide what that fate is, Orchid only fixes them so that people's souls don't disperse. So they can be reborn into another life.
Orchid doesn't know how fate works in other worlds, if it's as fragile and yet unchanging as it is in hers. ]
I was worried about telling people my true identity upon arrival, as I didn't want to harm anyone. The more I see of this realm, the less I worry.
[ She smiles up at Cid at his suggestion. ]
Mm! [ A sound of agreement. ] I won't have to hide who I am this time!
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Another thing that Daqiang doesn't know, is that Orchid has already fallen in love with him. So it will be quite the surprise to him when she doesn't even make an attempt to pull away and lifts her hands to cup his face gently.
Really, though. She doesn't entirely understand why Daqiang is so jealous in front of a man she just met. ]
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But—]
...Well, right then. Guessing it did.
[—when he sees Daqiang just going at it with that girl, his brows just shoot up before he tactfully looks away, arms crossed over his chest as he feels very much like a third wheel.]
You know the hot springs are right over there? Might be better than out here. In the sulfur.
[That also answers the idle question he had about the god. Good lord, man.]
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While he had started the kiss with the intention of staking a claim, Orchid's response made him forget Cid was there for a few brief moments. So his statement about the sulfur and the smell that Daqiang had largely ignored had Daqiang's eyes slipping away from Orchid to find Cid with his back to them.
His eyes blinked a few times while he stared at Cid's back, knowing he should probably say something. But with Orchid's response to the kiss - and her still in his arms - his mind was having trouble coming back into focus. Had she really been kissing him back?]
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Cid's voice is like dowsing herself in water - much like it had been when Shangque interrupted their last kiss. She turns in Daqiang's arms to hide her face from Cid, despite his own back being turned, hands coming up to cover her blushing cheeks. Yet she still doesn't move away from the stunned Moon Supreme now that she can. ]
My apologies! We aren't— [ Yet Orchid can't bring herself to finish that because it would be half a lie. She loves Daqiang and would marry him in a heartbeat, but he does not feel the same in return. The kiss to him was not entirely the same as it was for her. ]
I will make you a full meal in thanks. [ And as an apology for having to witness them "making out" in public. ]
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What, not together yet?
[That grin turns into a mischievous smirk as he glances first at Orchid and then at Daqiang, a playful spark in his eyes.]
Could have had me fooled back there.
[Ooooh, he is so not going to let them off the hook for this. Least of all Daqiang.]
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His posture straightened as she turned in his arms, hiding from Cid in her embarrassment. Daqiang put one hand behind his back, but kept the one around her waist where it was. Then he shot Cid a glare for his attempt to tease when Orchid was already clearly distressed.]
Do not.
[Whether or not he trusted Cid and thought well of him, making Orchid unhappy was not acceptable. Waiting a moment to ensure his warning was acknowledged, then continued:]
If you wish to accompany us back to the hot springs, you may. This venerable one... thanks you, Cid, for your aid in this matter.
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She is a shy flower when it comes to truly being in love, but she does notice that one arm remains around her. Which is nice and does make her feel safe, so Orchid lays a hand on Daqiang's arm to try and return that feeling of comfort a little. ]
It's fine, it's fine! Don't be angry, Daqiang.
[ Orchid doesn't even need to look to know that Daqiang is glaring at Cid, that's a common tactic for the Moon Supreme. The only thing that is making her unhappy is something that can be resolved with time and his accompaniment. After taking another minute to collect herself, she turns back around to have a better conversation with their helper. ]
Is there a food that you enjoy, Cid? If I don't know how to make it, I will find a way to learn.
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achievement unlockedHowever, he knows better than to push it too much, not wanting to rile up his friend too much. So he just chuckles as he nods in understanding before he looks over at Orchid.
Curious...very curious...]
I am a bit curious about our young lady here, so if you don't mind me learning a bit more then I'll hang around for a bit. And I'm not really too picky, nor would I want you to go out of your way to make something you're not familiar with. [Hmmm.] However, if you so insist, I wouldn't mind trying something from your homeland.
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Cid counted among them if Daqiang's body language was anything to go off of.]
Orchid is from the Three Realms and and under this venerable one's protection.
[He said simply, then fell quiet. Orchid was certain to fill in anything else. She was far more talkative than he was and so long as Cid understood that Daqiang took his protection of Orchid seriously, then Daqiang would be content to let them speak while he kept an eye them both. Unlike the situation at Silent Moon Palace, in this world he could not count on the loyalty of hundreds of guards to give their life to protect Orchid when he was not near.]
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Not that she thinks Cid is a threat after he went through all this trouble to help them. ]
I am a... [ Here she pauses a bit, looking up at Daqiang. ] flower fairy from Shuiyuntian.
[ Orchid can guess what Daqiang will think about the pause, they have had a few conversations about this just from his last memory of home. Regardless of what she truly is and where she's from, Shuiyuntian has been her home. One of them. He isn't yet aware that Orchid has questioned everything about herself, which is the truth behind the pause. ]
My Shifu found me as a little orchid seed, she took care of me and taught me how to fix Destiny Books. I have fixed forty-two thousand, and seven hundred in my thousand years of cultivation. My cultivation isn't very good, but I have been getting better since meeting Daqiang. I can make flowers and other plants grow and bloom.
Before I met Daqiang, I had never left Shuiyuntian, but now I've been to all Three Realms and this far away place. [ So she is somewhat sheltered, and knows it. ]
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So he'll just look at Orchid with some curious interest. Damn that's a lot of years and a lot of books—but since he's already heard about Daqiang it's a little less surprising...if still something to try and comprehend.]
A flower fairy? Well can't say I've met one before, but I can believe it.
[And there's his natural charming smile....that he should probably do less of. Don't glare at him, Daqiang, he's not even trying anything!!]
But what is this "cultivation"? I take it doesn't mean agriculture.
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Though he remained silent, allowing Orchid to speak with Cid without his own interruption (at least for now), his presence was noticeable in the distinct decrease of the heat around both Orchid and Cid. Taking it into himself now that he was back in his own body and could do something to keep her from wilting from continued exposure. It had been disturbingly uncomfortable to feel that kind of heat while in her body. He knew what it must feel like to her.]
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If anyone knows anything about how old Daqiang is, then her thousand years is practically nothing. It shows that Cid knows when he doesn't comment on her age. ]
There are many fairies in Shuiyuntian, but not all of them are flower spirits.
[ That charming smile is met with a happy one of her own, there aren't many she's talked to in depth about her since her arrival. ]
Cultivation is improving your power to achieve immortality through meditation and training. Mine isn't very good, but I think I've gotten stronger since meeting Daqiang. I can now restore dead plants, or heal broken ones, and do things I never thought I could before.
[ She refrains from saying she can bring back the dead with her blood or destroy evil qi. ]
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And anyone can do this? Or is it only certain being?
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Anyone can do it, but I'm afraid some can spend their whole lives trying and never being successful. You have to dedicate yourself to it.
me not realizing it was my turn---SORRY
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Did you want to become immortal?
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While I know some who would, I do not. The frailty of humanity is also what makes living it just as rewarding, no matter how cruel it can be at times.
Not only that, I do not fancy the idea of watching those around me fall and be the only one left.
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In her stumble, Orchid reaches out to grab Daqiang's arm to not fully trip over her own two feet.
When she speaks again, her own words are spoken quietly. ]
Living in Arbiter Hall, I couldn't see how important the moments in their lives were. Then I went to the Mortal Realm. My time among them was so brief, but their lives were so much fuller than I ever imagined.
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His own ankle ached for a moment.]
Orchid is the disciple of the Arbiter of Fate. She maintains the destiny books of all living beings.
[He explained so Cid could understand why Orchid would have reason to watch mortal lives. Though, he hadn't know she had been to the mortal realm. She'd only ever talked about Haishi City. She had mentioned her master enjoyed spending time in Yunmengze. Perhaps she had taken her along on a trip at some point before the one she was currently on?]
Living among mortals in this world is the longest this venerable one has ever been around them, himself.
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But...]
Destiny books?
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Orchid's grip on Daqiang's arm tightens for just a moment, as if it were her dress she was holding while dealing with such complicated feelings. There's a nod of her head at Daqiang's words, agreeing with him. ]
Whether you are immortal or mortal, everyone has a one-leaf Destiny Book upon the fate tree. Your destiny is written in the Destiny Books as a fate poem. It's not as detailed as a novel, but it records the major events in one's life. When they are born, what sort of job they might have, when they will marry, and have children. If they somehow stray from the fate poem, their cultivation will be damaged at least, or their soul will dissipate.
[ This is a conversation she's had with Jieli before. ]
As immortals, we are not supposed to interfere with the fate of a mortal or even other immortals.
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This world lays somewhere in the Ruins of Ten Thousand Heavens. Across the River of stars and outside of time and the flow of fate. This venerable one believes that what happens here is unlikely to have any effect on what happens in the Three Realms.
[It was the argument he had made about it to Orchid while they spent time in each other's body, since she had been worried about damaging the souls of the mortals in this world.]
Time flows differently here and too many imperfect worlds have had their people converge through the rifts. So our presence here cannot count as interference.
[Not that he had known about what interfering with fates did when he first arrived. His own spirit could not be damaged in that way simply because he was, personally, outside the cycle of reincarnation. If he died, he would die and that would be the end of him in any and all lives.]
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That doesn't sit well with Cid, not especially with how certain fates in his world turned out. So there is a moment where his expression hardens, but...
...
Well, Orchid already seems to have been affected by his words, and he doesn't want to risk upsetting both of them. It's their world, their...culture. Perhaps that's just how things worked—things "had" to work, if what she says about straying from one's fate is as dangerous as it sounds. The cultivation part he couldn't care less, but if it damaged one's soul... Of course, as a human who is staunch on free will so already he thinks, "but if it's worth the risk in the current life," so it's not a concept he can so easily agree with.
But, he will be respectful and not share his thoughts on that matter. Instead he'll just...nod in understanding—in the sense of it being an explanation, anyway.]
Aye, if our being here affected our world, I am sure there'd be a lot more chaos, especially what with time also being a factor as well.
[He then glances at them, though it shifts more to Orchid.]
Perhaps you can try experiencing what it's like to be living among mortals. Dongfang here is...well, he is getting there.
[A small, teasing wink.]
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She doesn't decide what that fate is, Orchid only fixes them so that people's souls don't disperse. So they can be reborn into another life.
Orchid doesn't know how fate works in other worlds, if it's as fragile and yet unchanging as it is in hers. ]
I was worried about telling people my true identity upon arrival, as I didn't want to harm anyone. The more I see of this realm, the less I worry.
[ She smiles up at Cid at his suggestion. ]
Mm! [ A sound of agreement. ] I won't have to hide who I am this time!
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