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[fortunefail]

[Anyone passing by house #8 today will see an old man sitting in a nice wooden rocking chair, situated on the porch. He seems to be enjoying the weather. There may be clouds overhead, but it's still a nice temperature. His cane is leaning against the wall next to him. Anyone familiar with Yuan will recognize him, as it's hard to mistake that bright blue hair. It may have a few grey streaks, but aside from that it's barely changed.

Is he... sleeping? Sure looks like it. Then again, he may just be faking it.]


[[AU info can be found here, but it's not very elaborate or surprising.]]

Comments

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

You have not always looked like that! I would have noticed if you were old!

[fortunefail]

Stop sprouting such ridiculous nonsense! Don't you have anything better to do than pestering an old man?

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[... better not stress him out, he could have a heart attack or something.]

I'm sorry.

[fortunefail]

[He's not lucky enough to suffer from a heart attack and have his misery ended. In fact, even if he did, he'd just return in a week with the same age of arrival, which is ancient minus two and a half years.]

... Go make yourself useful and get me a glass of water.

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[ ... makes himself useful and gets the crotchety old bugger a glass of water.]

[fortunefail]

[Good, good. That's the way it should be. Young people taking care of the elderly.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Kingly honor makes him take care of the old and helpless.]

Are you alright?

[fortunefail]

[He takes a quick sip from the glass before responding.]

Why wouldn't I be?

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[You're old.][

The last time I saw you, you were heading into monster territory.

[fortunefail]

Monster territory?

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

Away from the village?

[fortunefail]

So what? I'm not allowed to take a walk, from time to time? Old men are just supposed to rot away in their houses? I'll have you know, when I was young, I could walk for days on end.

[Yeah, he totally misinterpreted what Zoisite just said.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Sigh.]

No, Yuan. You walked away from the village when there were monsters raining from the sky. I was concerned.

[fortunefail]

Don't know what you're talking about. When it was raining monsters, I was at that bar.

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

... You doubled back? [RELIEF.]

[fortunefail]

[He never went out, you twerp. But sure, let's have him believe that. It'll make things easier. He coughs faintly, then takes another sip of water.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[... okay, he can't leave you here alone.]

[fortunefail]

[Whaaat? He's not coughing up his lungs. He's just been having some trouble breathing these past few days. Must be a virus, or something.]

... Didn't think I'd see the day you'd admit to being concerned.

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

What? [He's not leaving a sick old man alone.] You're one of my closest friends. Of course I'd be concerned... [He could have sworn that he'd told him that he was worried about him before.]

[fortunefail]

Hm. You sure have a funny way of showing it. [Though not quite as funny as with OU Yuan, who was constantly fighting with him. AU Yuan gets along a little better with Zoisite.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

Do I? [... he's drawing a blank.]

[fortunefail]

Always just bossing people around and talking back to them... That's the problem with kids these days. You should try asking politely for once. It works wonders.

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

Well, I am a King. [Hm.] I can't remember the last time I had to ask for something.

[fortunefail]

[What nonsense is this, now? Whatever it is, it's funny.] A King, are you? Did I miss your coronation or is this something you've been hiding all this time?

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

I thought I told you. Whenever they introduced that... electricity nonsense. [A flippant wave of his hand.] Or the Princess would have blabbed. She's not very good at keeping secrets. I don't know why Endymion chose her.