He laughs out loud at that, short and abrupt, before recalling himself and quieting down and giving his head a modest little shake. wow, get it together, san-ge. "Ah--no, thank you, xiansheng, that will not be necessary." What's he supposed to say? Yes, sure, put in a good word for him with the creator deities of neighbouring Nihon? (Actually, all things being equal, perhaps Jin Guangyao could benefit from having the kindly regard of a divine being or two, somewhere in the universe. Might tip the scales in his favour when the inevitable reckoning shows up on his doorstep.)
He clears his throat a little, regaining some of his aplomb. "Please forgive this one his surprise, but such things are--" a short pause while he considers his words, "--uncommon, in my world. While we engage often with evil spirits, a visit from a god is..." He shakes his head again, abashed, and smiles an apology. "As Palamedes-xiansheng can see, this one still has much to learn about Trench, and how he might be most useful to the people who live here."
There. Not his smoothest segue from one subject into the next, but considering Jin Guangyao is still reeling a bit from the possibility that gods from his own world might march out of the Pthumerian Ocean at any moment and demand that he, personally, make them dinner, he could have done much worse.
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He laughs out loud at that, short and abrupt, before recalling himself and quieting down and giving his head a modest little shake.
wow, get it together, san-ge."Ah--no, thank you, xiansheng, that will not be necessary." What's he supposed to say? Yes, sure, put in a good word for him with the creator deities of neighbouring Nihon? (Actually, all things being equal, perhaps Jin Guangyao could benefit from having the kindly regard of a divine being or two, somewhere in the universe. Might tip the scales in his favour when the inevitable reckoning shows up on his doorstep.)He clears his throat a little, regaining some of his aplomb. "Please forgive this one his surprise, but such things are--" a short pause while he considers his words, "--uncommon, in my world. While we engage often with evil spirits, a visit from a god is..." He shakes his head again, abashed, and smiles an apology. "As Palamedes-xiansheng can see, this one still has much to learn about Trench, and how he might be most useful to the people who live here."
There. Not his smoothest segue from one subject into the next, but considering Jin Guangyao is still reeling a bit from the possibility that gods from his own world might march out of the Pthumerian Ocean at any moment and demand that he, personally, make them dinner, he could have done much worse.