[not again] catchall for zenitsu

[fishingforcompliments]

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[fishingforcompliments]

[zenitsu NO.

Anyway. Flayn turns away from the food to greet him with a smile.]

Oh! Hello, Zenitsu. Are you feeling a little better now that we are off the bus?

[swordflash]

[zenitsu YES.

His blood pressure spikes at the combination of that dress with that smile. He pads over with a grin of his own.]

I am! What about you, Flayn?

[fishingforcompliments]

Much better! It is a relief to be able to get some fresh air and have more space to move around.

[swordflash]

[He nods. One can't get air fresher than this.]

Is that your dress from home? It looks great on you!

[fishingforcompliments]

Oh, thank you! It does suit me.

[She enjoys it, so it's fine.]

It was in the box in my cabin. I must admit I was expecting a different outfit, but this is not so bad. Is what you received to your liking?

[swordflash]

[So was he. Instead, he's found himself with somewhat older clothes. He lifts an arm to appraise the sleeve. Sure, he likes it (a lot, actually).]

This is what I used to wear before I got my uniform. What about you?

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I earned the right to wear this after I represented my class in the White Heron Cup and was victorious.

[And she still sounds pleased as punch about that.]

It was my first time competing in such a competition, but I had a very good teacher.

[swordflash]

That's awesome!

[She should feel pleased as punch. A first-timer winning a competition is no joke.]

What's the White Heron Cup?

[fishingforcompliments]

A dance competition. Representatives from each of the houses at the monastery compete to determine who can dance the most gracefully and command the attention of the audience and the judges.

[It was so exciting!!]

[swordflash]

[How exciting!]

I want to see you dance, Flayn!

[fishingforcompliments]

You do? ...very well.

[and she'll. just.

dance.]

What do you think?

[swordflash]

[She dances, and he's floored.]

You looked so elegant! No wonder you won!

[fishingforcompliments]

[She curtsies to him with a light giggle. Ah, compliments.]

Thank you - it is very kind of you to say so!

[swordflash]

[He giggles stupidly.]

So you competed at a monastery? Is that where Dimitri's also from?

[fishingforcompliments]

That is correct. We are both students of the Officers Academy at Garreg Mach Monastery.

[Not that he's going to know where that is. Not that literally anyone other than Dimitri himself will know where that is.]

Where did you reside, before all of this began?

[swordflash]

[Now he has an address if he ever has to hunt one of them down.

But an officers academy—no wonder their boarding passes read the way they did.]

Me? I was on the road, waiting for my next job. Before that, I was staying with the old cultivator who took me in.

[fishingforcompliments]

[Please do not talk to her about the boarding passes she would very much like to tear that bulletin board down and burn it.]

A cultivator..? Are you from the same place as Wei Wuxian, then?

[that's the only person she's heard about cultivators from so far,,,]

[swordflash]

[What boarding passes?]

No, I'm from the same place as Mr. Tomioka and Ms. Kocho.

I don't think our definitions of a cultivator are the same. Me and him, I mean.

[fishingforcompliments]

Oh! If that is the case, do you also know Mitsuri?

[SHE MISSES MITSURI. she's glad she's safe and, like, not here. but also. she wants to gush about how great her friend is.]

[swordflash]

No . . . I didn't even know Mr. Tomioka or Ms. Kocho until we met on the bus. Is she a Pillar, too?

[How could there have been so many of them in one place? Shocking, truly.]

[fishingforcompliments]

[searches my inbox



it does not appear that mitsuri ever used the word pillar in a tag to flayn, but:]

I assume so, as she was well acquainted with the two of them.

[swordflash]

[Can he swap Giyu for her? More girls is always better.]

What was she like?

[fishingforcompliments]

She was incredibly kind! She always had a kind word to say if you needed to hear it, and would spend time with you if you did not wish to be alone. I do believe she could have gotten along with anyone on the island.

...and she was very, very strong.

[swordflash]

[Yes, he would definitely like to swap Giyu for Mitsuri.]

Strong how? Was her swordsmanship better than the others?

[fishingforcompliments]

She wrestled a bear!