Mm. Let's all do what we can, then, to keep the damage from worsening.
[That gets a huff of a laugh from him - genuine, and lighter than anything else so far in this conversation.]
Oh, I'm sure. I tease them about the grey hair soon to be in their future all the time! Seph's lucky that his hair was like that before he got the job.
One time, I heard he turned someone down just because he didn't like that he could see the kind of bald-ish spot where her hair parted with their height differences! Can you believe it?
[It's hard to tell if he's making this up or not...]
[That just gets him to laugh... This is probably the first time he's had a genuine good guffaw in a while and will PROBABLY BE THE LAST IN A WHILE TOO, IF PEOPLE KEEP BRINGING HIM INJURED KIDS AND THROWING GATLING GUNS AT HIS HOUSE. But Jiang Cheng is like a precious little brother to him, which means he gets to reap the reward of being endlessly bullied by an older sibling.]
Goodness, I've never heard it put so perfectly before! I don't want to see him end up alone, so maybe I really should enroll him in some etiquette classes...
[How could Shinobu ever be anything but sparklingly pure and kind!!]
I do think you're right about that! I'll have to go sign him up right away, then.
[With one last gentle squeeze, he lets her hand go and moves to stand. Things are still certainly dire - and they'll apparently only get worse - but it does feel nice to leave in a marginally better mood than he walked in with.]
Thanks for sparing the time in your busy schedule, madam doctor.
Anything for a patient like you. Feel free to come by any time if you're hurt, have another story to share, or want to plan etiquette classes for other people who need it.
[ Her heart is heavy with the information he shared, but she's more grateful to know it than not.
She walks over to the door to let him out. Even if improving moods isn't exactly her expertise, she's happy to provide the service. ]
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[That gets a huff of a laugh from him - genuine, and lighter than anything else so far in this conversation.]
Oh, I'm sure. I tease them about the grey hair soon to be in their future all the time! Seph's lucky that his hair was like that before he got the job.
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He is. At this rate, Jiang Cheng will have no chance at getting a date even if he wants one.
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If that boy wanted a date, he'd have to take at least ten etiquette classes first. Some of the things he's said to women are really something else.
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Would you care to give me an example?
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[It's hard to tell if he's making this up or not...]
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[ It's hard to tell if she's joking or not. ]
He'd be angry enough to do that for one reason or another. His looks would get him a date. His personality won't allow him to keep one.
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Goodness, I've never heard it put so perfectly before! I don't want to see him end up alone, so maybe I really should enroll him in some etiquette classes...
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It would do him wonders. We're only thinking of his future happiness. He'll thank you one day for it.
[ Jiang Cheng is too easy of a bully target. ]
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I do think you're right about that! I'll have to go sign him up right away, then.
[With one last gentle squeeze, he lets her hand go and moves to stand. Things are still certainly dire - and they'll apparently only get worse - but it does feel nice to leave in a marginally better mood than he walked in with.]
Thanks for sparing the time in your busy schedule, madam doctor.
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[ Her heart is heavy with the information he shared, but she's more grateful to know it than not.
She walks over to the door to let him out. Even if improving moods isn't exactly her expertise, she's happy to provide the service. ]
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[Though with luck (haha) he'll only have to come back to plan etiquette classes.
With that and a wave, though, he's off! Remember him fondly.]