[catch all with lwj]

[supercatty]

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[souheki]

[lwj IMMEDIATELY turns around and leaves—

—no I’m kidding, he does not. Does he even look suspicious??? No because RBF syndrome... it’s fine. His injuries obviously haven’t magically healed up but he’s cleaned up and his leg is properly bandaged, so he looks more comfortable?? Kind of???

Anyway he just stops and stares at her.]

Hm?

[supercatty]

[stares back at him for another ten seconds]

[DEEP BREATH IN AND OUT. . .]

I think we should try to get along. Or whatever.

[souheki]

[Okay like

Normally, maybe he would’ve just accepted this (er, in his own way) and gone on his way

But tragically Catra gives him massive Wei Wuxian vibes, and the last time Wei Wuxian “””apologized””” to him, he immediately swapped out one of Lan Wangji’s books for porn

So he narrows his eyes just the tiniest bit, clearly trying to gauge whether or not she’s being serious.

“What changed your mind” is what he really wants to ask but lwj doesn’t know how to use his words so:]

...Why?

[supercatty]

[truthfully, she isn't apologizing, per se. and she won't say the words "I'm sorry." but Adora did ask her to get along with her dorm mates, so. . .]

[she huffs, slightly exasperated, and replies--]

Because we're on the same side, idiot.

[-- WAIT]

Uh. I mean-- you're not an idiot. We're on the same side, and it'd just be more trouble for our team if we didn't work together.

[souheki]

[He doesn't visibly react to being called "idiot", besides, like. A blink. Apparently that doesn't bother him.]

If you follow the rules, there will be no trouble. They apply to everyone equally.

[So he's not, like. Singling her out or anything. He's an equal opportunity stick in the mud, does that make it better or worse...]

1/2

[supercatty]

[STARES AT HIM LIKE SHE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE, THEN STARES AT THE CEILING AND JUST. . . sucks in another deep breath]

[supercatty]

[and then, overly pleasantly, like she's trying way too hard not to be sassy and snarky]

Yes, of course. I'll behave myself from here on out. Perhaps not entirely up to your overly-high expectations, but more than I did before.

[be nice be nice be nice be nice ADORA ASKED HER TO BE NICE]

[souheki]

[Imagine if he told her his sect has over 3000 rules that he follows every single moment of his life

BUT HE DOES NOT, at least not for now. He tragically does not acknowledge her tremendous efforts whatsoever, though he does incline his head.]

...Thank you. [He can be polite, even to gremlins. Though he looks at her again, after a moment.] Do you require assistance?

[With following rules... is this a joke?? It does not look like a joke. He looks like this is a 100% genuine question]

[supercatty]

[immediately]

No.

[there are LINES, here]

1/2

[souheki]

[she's 100% valid it would be a nightmare to have him following her around like a tutor]

If you are certain--

2/2

[souheki]

[--except then there's a VERY DISTINCT NOISE coming from his sleeve?? And out of it scampers one of their fat campus squirrels, which then perches on his shoulder like a parrot, its nose twitching.

Okay.]

1/2

[supercatty]

[. . .]

[SHE WANTS. . . TO CHASE IT???]

[supercatty]

[no no keep it cool, Catra. with a deep breath she smooths back her hair]

. . . nice-- friend you've got there?

[souheki]

My apologies. Beauregard was concerned it could be ill.

[That is not what happened at all

But he's frowning at it, despite how it's looking at him expectantly with its beady little eyes.]

Do not disturb others. It is not yet mealtime.

[The squirrel is a squirrel and just twitches its tail fluffily.]

[supercatty]

It doesn't look sick. Just-- [FUN TO CHASE???] Annoying.

[sure, Catra]

[. . .]

[she reaches out to clack her claws at the squirrel, like she's trying to communicate with it in clicking noises or smth? she doesn't know. she has only ever seen forest squirrels from afar]

[souheki]

[A small sigh.]

She was feeding it improperly. It seems more comfortable now.

[More like it knows a sucker when it sees one and he made the mistake of feeding it so now it's his pet

But it gets that !!!!! squirrel expression at the sound of her nails, and skitters around the back of his neck to burrow down into his robes, mussing up his hair in the process. Its tail is sticking up behind his ear??? He looks ridiculous.]

[supercatty]

[HE DOES LOOK RIDICULOUS. . . and Catra laughs a cute, snort-y laugh]

Man, you look so funny with your fluffy little animal companion. I didn't peg you for the type.

[souheki]

[HE GLANCES AWAY... and huffs slightly, but the tips of his ears are red.]

"Love all beings." It is a rule of my sect.

[also like (strums guqin) reindeer are better than people ♫]

[supercatty]

[oh my god. more rules???]

Your. . . what?

[what's a sect]

[souheki]

Gusu Lan. The cultivation sect of my family. [So he was born into it, but--] Disciples who wish to study our teachings may join or visit as guests.

[supercatty]

[what. . . is a cultivation sect. . .]

You're making it sound kind of like a cult. "Cultivation" even has the word "cult" in it.

[souheki]

[I genuinely don’t know if lwj would know what a cult is but it doesn’t really matter because he just blinks at her anyway.]

Spiritual cultivation. [...] It is not farming.

[Why did he need to specify that.]

[supercatty]

. . . right.

[SURE. OKAY??]

Was it this "spiritual cultivation" that made you such a stick-in-the-mud?

[what happened to GETTING ALONG]

[souheki]

[WOW he huffs again, looking away, but there's not too much heat behind it. Seems like he's used to hearing stuff like that.]

Ridiculous.

[supercatty]

[WITH FAUX INNOCENCE]

Juuust asking.

[even though she told him she wanted to GET ALONG, that doesn't mean she won't be a jerk at him. sometimes. it's just ingrained into her personality]