audio.

[mercedis]

( as always, he's trying to make this as short as possible, but it's hard to even know where to stop with the way his voice carries into the charm. it's likely going to come out all wrong, but: he figures it's like posting something on the notice board in the slums. no one's going to listen to it, right? )

Looking to head back out into the forest to see if there's any trace of the people that went missing.

Figured it might be best to find someone, or someones, to come with me. Not looking to become one of the missing myself.

Some questions if you're considering it...

One, are you afraid of ghosts?

Two, how do you react when you're scared?

( --and then, with a measured sigh: )

My name is Cloud. Blonde hair, big sword. If you're worried, I'm pretty good at keeping people alive, but.

( imagine if he had just, you know, done a video. )

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[yeshou]

I'm not afraid of anyone!

[The suggestion that he might be afraid of Cloud has Wen Kexing flustered. If the man were actually threatening him, he could get angry and rail back at him, but the question seems mild. Wen Kexing doesn't know what to do with normal conversation, so he huffs and waves his fan to keep from flushing.]

I... Who would bother playing around in a stupid forest anyway? Tch, okay, fine. If we find any thieves or assassins out there, we can just get rid of them. If they are ghosts, I'll make them bow down to you too.

[mercedis]

( that earns an affronted, surprised, and embarrassed sort of laugh. )

No, I mean. I don't really...need anyone bowing down to me. I'm not royalty, after all.

[yeshou]

Well, I'm not royalty.

[What's your point, sir?]

That doesn't mean we can't beat all the other dumb ghosts until they beg for mercy. They're causing trouble, right? If they're really there, they should learn their place and not pick on people who can fight back.