Self-titled the Gymnasium Car, the wide and spacious gymnasium was the designated area where members of the Express would train and keep fit. Of course, it was unrealistic for them to exercise the full extent of their abilities, but staying in shape was just as important as flashy abilities. Just as Dan Heng was finished running a few miles-worth of laps around the gym, the sound of someone else entering made him take pause, relaxing when it was a familiar face.

leave? ( why would i leave? ) as stubborn as a loyal dog, feet rooting to the ground – the thought of leaving never crossed her mind. by now he ought to know better, and her disappointment is only outshined by her irritation.

@zouin. unprompted.

how   endearing.   gifts   such   as   that   weren't   overly   unusual—   jing   yuan   was   aware   of   his   particular   popularity   among   citizens   of   the   luofu.   that   said,   he   did   think   he   would   hold   on   to   that   particular   bit   of   artistry,   were   he   allowed   to.   the   painting   was   eyed   for   a   few   moment,   the   details   observed   carefully   before   he   offered   the   assassin   a   warm   smile.   ❛    you   have   quite   the   talent   for   painting,   ❜   he   remarked.   ❛    had   i   known   that   i   was   being   your   subject,   i   might   have   struck a pose.   ❜

Everyone's gone to sleep. Outside, the winter sky's pouring and the sun's gone down. In its slumber, there remain but only two of their party still silently sitting vigil with their tankards of ale. There's yet laughter up the tavern and the clattering of the die as they smacked against the tables, but howls the memory of phantoms and spirits. A life lost. All at once, he, too, with Zouin, thinks of home.

         she takes a spoonful of the soup in his bowl and mixes it in her own before drinking a spoonful of the broth.  ❝  see ?  no poison.  i don't know what kind of enemies you have, but  ..  i don't think i'd have the heart to actually poison someone. maybe i'm just curious about you and making sure that you're not going to try and poison me.  ❞