Cloud Recesses is where the Lan Sect is mostly located at, right? Jin Ling and Sect Leader Jiang have been teaching me a little.
[Oh which reminds her--] Sect Leader Jiang said I could join his sect. I'm not entirely sure how official it is, or how official it could be in a place like this, but... [But it's something?]
Yes, it is the home of the GusuLan Sect. The Koi Tower is Jin Ling's home, and Sect Leader Jiang's is the Lotus Pier.
And of course it is official - he is the Sect Leader. He rebuilt the entire sect almost on his own - he is not someone who makes his decisions just so, nor one whose decisions many would would argue against, let alone ignore.
[Lotus Pier sounds beautiful from the name alone, and she's trying to imagine what it might look like before she reads the rest of Sizhui's message and feels honestly shocked. It probably should've been obvious, right?
In retrospect, it's probably a good thing she voiced this to Sizhui and not JC himself or else she might've actually offended him somehow or something.]
Oh.
[That's all she sends for a good minute, still trying to wrap her head around it.]
Sorry.
[Another couple seconds pass.]
It's really okay to think I have a place there?
[Another few seconds.]
Sorry. That's a strange line of questioning. I don't know. It seems obvious, but it feels almost arrogant to assume, since I'm not from your world. I've never belonged anywhere before. Did I tell you the Sect I would've belonged to before was wiped out? Everyone I knew is gone too. I only had Hisoka to teach me. I still feel like a stranger in her home sometimes. It's a hard feeling to get over, like I don't quite belong in the world...
[oh. This is getting heavy, huh. She pauses and then adds.] Sorry. Again. These are my troubles, not yours'. I shouldn't be talking about them. Text just makes thing flow a little easier sometimes.
You don't need to apologize, Yuri. I understand why you question it. I think... because of things that happened when I was very young, a lot of the people from my world have lost everyone, or nearly so. It might be easier for some of us to understand - and to not let go easily, either. Of you. So you - don't need to feel bad for worrying.
[ Naming names would come close to gossiping, and Sizhui isn't up for that, but her new Sect Leader might understand that particular situation far, far too well. Sizhui...
Well, he has memory of it, himself, now, too. ]
You can't just make it go away, though, I don't think. I hope it gets less poignant, with time.
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[Oh which reminds her--] Sect Leader Jiang said I could join his sect. I'm not entirely sure how official it is, or how official it could be in a place like this, but... [But it's something?]
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And of course it is official - he is the Sect Leader. He rebuilt the entire sect almost on his own - he is not someone who makes his decisions just so, nor one whose decisions many would would argue against, let alone ignore.
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In retrospect, it's probably a good thing she voiced this to Sizhui and not JC himself or else she might've actually offended him somehow or something.]
Oh.
[That's all she sends for a good minute, still trying to wrap her head around it.]
Sorry.
[Another couple seconds pass.]
It's really okay to think I have a place there?
[Another few seconds.]
Sorry. That's a strange line of questioning. I don't know. It seems obvious, but it feels almost arrogant to assume, since I'm not from your world. I've never belonged anywhere before. Did I tell you the Sect I would've belonged to before was wiped out? Everyone I knew is gone too. I only had Hisoka to teach me. I still feel like a stranger in her home sometimes. It's a hard feeling to get over, like I don't quite belong in the world...
[oh. This is getting heavy, huh. She pauses and then adds.] Sorry. Again. These are my troubles, not yours'. I shouldn't be talking about them. Text just makes thing flow a little easier sometimes.
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[ Naming names would come close to gossiping, and Sizhui isn't up for that, but her new Sect Leader might understand that particular situation far, far too well. Sizhui...
Well, he has memory of it, himself, now, too. ]
You can't just make it go away, though, I don't think. I hope it gets less poignant, with time.