Shen Yuan | November Catch-All

[xiaoxiuya]

Who: Shen Yuan, CR group, People who actually want to talk to the weird metal faces . Maybe more to be added later, who knows!
What: Thread starters for people who want to get bogus relationship advice from Google translate; Shen Yuan Starts a Group Chat, TBD
When: Throughout November
Where: Deernet and beyond

Content Warnings: TBD

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[xiaoxiuya]

Shen Yuan doesn't protest the unplanned (yeah, right) inclusion, but he does thank Lan Xichen as they both take their seats, which basically constitutes a ringing endorsement coming from him.

"Then we have some time to kill, before Jin-ge can join us," he says. He's invited his friend places enough times to know exactly how long it takes him to lock up his home, and it's with that knowledge in mind that he rests his head in his hand and smiles shyly at Lan Xichen, saying, "Has Lan-gongzi any ideas for how we might pass the time?"

[baiyueguang]

Blue colours his cheeks and ears, and Lan Xichen has to remind himself that Shen Yuan is originally from a society where such behaviour can be treated in a much more casual way, and that Xichen should not put much in stock by it.

(It peaks his curiosity, however, what it must be like to be so free with self-expression, and he envies Shen Yuan in that regard. And if, if he smiles a bit shyly and looks away, well, that's only natural in the face of a bit of culture shock.)

"I had assumed we'd talk some more. But there are also some delightful games on the omni. Has Shen-gongzi ever played something called Candy Crush...?"

Because of course basic mobile games would get their claws in him. Of course.

[xiaoxiuya]

Shen Yuan considers it and consciously chooses not to look behind him to see whatever's causing Lan Xichen to blush so hard (assuming that is a blush and not some other Coldblood reaction, anyway...). If it's someone wearing shortsleeves or something like that, well. He just needs to get used to it! And making him talk about it will just be embarrassing for them both.

(It does not occur to him to connect Lan Xichen's line of sight with his own face. This does not even register as a possibility in his comphet-chugging little mind.)

Instead he laughs, delighted by the mental image of a master cultivator playing Candy Crush, of all things, and says, "Lan-gongzi is getting used to the omnis so quickly! How far has he gotten in Candy Crush, may this one see?"

Show him your high score, Lan Xichen. Show him your high score!

[baiyueguang]

(One day Shen Yuan will connect the dots. One day.)

Rather sheepishly, Xichen flips open his omni, and opens up the game for Shen Yuan to see.

His high score is not particularly high, but then again, he's only been playing a few days and is entirely new to this whole modern tech thing. The fact he was able to figure out how to get it working at all is probably a feat in and of itself.

"You know of it...? I'm sure Shen-gongzi is far better at these sorts of things. If he has any advice, I would be glad to hear it."

[xiaoxiuya]

That's definitely how Shen Yuan sees it, and he's so proud of Lan Xichen he could just about burst.

"It existed in my homeworld, among others," he says happily, delighted by both the familiary and absurdity of this conversation. "It was a fairly typical way to pass the time, if one was waiting on an appointment or just didn't have anything better to do." He laughs again, decorously covering his mouth this time. "It's amazing that Lan-gongzi discovered something like this all on his own. Is he enjoying himself? This one is truly impressed by his adaptability!"

[baiyueguang]

"Others...?"

He is intrigued. He didn't know there was variety with this sort of thing!

"I do enjoy it. Every time I think I have plumbed the depths of this device, I uncover new and fascinating facets."

He does look genuinely pleased, as the omni to him is like having a veritable library at his fingertips. He's learned so much in such a short span that it's difficult to keep it all in his head, but he's managing somehow.

"There are entire galleries of art of all kinds. It's truly amazing such a thing can exist."

[xiaoxiuya]

"Oh?" And now Shen Yuan forgets himself to the point of scooting his chair around to sit kitty-corner to Lan Xichen, so they can look at his omni's screen together. "Show me what you've found," he says imperiously, too excited on Lan Xichen's behalf to phrase it as a polite request. He wants to see what's making Lan-gongzi look so pleased with himself and happy!

"I've mostly been using my omni to catch up on all the reading I missed from my homeworld. It hadn't even occurred to me to go looking for art galleries."