[ TFLN 5.0 - 2022 ]

[fishtanks]

Comments

[lanerjiejie]

I cannot opine if I do not know the particulars.

[unlanlike]

But once I tell you the particulars I can't untell them.

[lanerjiejie]

What are you afraid of?

[unlanlike]

Ghosts! ...A lot of things.

[ He knows that's not the point of the question... ]

Of being a disappointment or embarrassed. Or feeling stupider than usual.

[lanerjiejie]

You've never disappointed me. And even if Shifu might disagree, questions are not stupid. Asking questions means you want to learn.

[unlanlike]

[ It's a little bit before Jingyi's replying to that message from Wangji. He reads it several, several times and will be saving it forever. ]

It's... the problem is of the heart.

[lanerjiejie]

Why would you be embarrassed to tell me of that?

[Hello, do you remember who she's married to?]

[unlanlike]

[ He's well aware!! ]

Because! It's different.

[lanerjiejie]

Different enough that you cannot tell me anything?

[unlanlike]

I don't think your heart has ever been pulled in two directions.

[lanerjiejie]

...... No, it has not.

But that does not mean I would not try give counsel.

[unlanlike]

I know you would try. It feels awkward and embarrassing.