[hello, girls. we're camping in the brig while the senior crew brings us pillows and blankets for our stubborn asses. this will not help whatsoever but it's fine? it's fine.]
[ whoa, wowie, maybe you'd find out her canon point if he used the word friend. who's to say now? ]
I have a lady-in-waiting, Jiujiu. She never stops talking, and she can be very moody and flighty, but she never stops trying to help me even though I don't need it. She almost always gets upset when I leave my palace and don't take her with me.
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I have a lady-in-waiting, Jiujiu. She never stops talking, and she can be very moody and flighty, but she never stops trying to help me even though I don't need it. She almost always gets upset when I leave my palace and don't take her with me.
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... As a retainer, she sounds like a good friend, too.
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anyway, unfortunately, this is not the right one. ]
... We aren't friends.
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Mm. I guess being a master and retainer does complicate things.
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She does make me feel less...
[ never mind. ]
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[that is not how he thought she'd finish her sentence, but he'll spare her from a direct callout.]
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I don't know if I can go back to how it was before her.
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... I think that's a good thing, honestly.
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[ but she can't disagree either. ]
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But if you look at the other side of that pain, you can find something warm.
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The warmth is what hurts the most.
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Regardless of everything, I'm glad to have met you, Shouxue.
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don't make her want to cry. she covers her face, so no one can see. ]
Too many of you are saying this.
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he lets out a gentle laugh.]
Haha, you can forget I said anything if it's too much. But I thought it was important to say, nevertheless.
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