[How can one man be so perfect? Nie Huaisang continues to be amazed by this sudden turn in good fortune. Even with filial duties hanging over both their heads, he has no regrets for giving this a try. It's nice to feel genuinely happy around someone, especially in the aftermath of all the stress he's been dealing with lately.
Nie Huaisang leans his cheek into Lorenz's hand, closing his eyes to just savor his touch for a brief moment before continuing. He can't explain why but it feels like its soothing something deep and dark in his soul. Thankfully, it makes it a little easier for him to speak so he takes Lorenz by the hand and gently leads him over to his bed where he sits down on the edge.]
It's a very long story but remember that secret mission I was on for many years that I told you about? Well, I was hunting down a criminal, an dangerous enemy of my clan who was in a position of great power and influence in my world. I'd been gathering information and evidence against him for many years and was in the process of exposing him and bring him to justice when I found myself here.
[This is a lot. But Lorenz had asked. It's scary but he's going to have to trust him.]
Only a few days before I met you, he tried to kill me and my entire clan. All the other clans, too. ...And then I ran into him here. At first, we both played dumb but that first month, he forced me into pod against my will and began interrogating me about matters I knew nothing about. It escalated into a fight so I tried to put some distance between us by enlisting help from the locals but it didn't last very long. He was released again.
[Nie Huaisang slumps a bit, looking very tired and dejected, but continues speaking regardless.]
He put out misleading account of our history on the network. I suspect he was trying to provoke me into engaging with him and I was dumb enough to take the bait. It escalated into another fight with him challenging me to a duel after I told him in no uncertain terms to leave me alone. I admit I was probably more hostile and aggressive than I should have been but I just wanted him to leave me alone. I have no intention of fighting him but I ran into him again in the elevator again last night. We got stuck and the spirit within insisted that we confess our sins and that I punish him but... Well, it went poorly.
[He sighs heavily.]
This is already a lot and I've barely even scratched the surface. There's still so much I haven't even said yet.
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Nie Huaisang leans his cheek into Lorenz's hand, closing his eyes to just savor his touch for a brief moment before continuing. He can't explain why but it feels like its soothing something deep and dark in his soul. Thankfully, it makes it a little easier for him to speak so he takes Lorenz by the hand and gently leads him over to his bed where he sits down on the edge.]
It's a very long story but remember that secret mission I was on for many years that I told you about? Well, I was hunting down a criminal, an dangerous enemy of my clan who was in a position of great power and influence in my world. I'd been gathering information and evidence against him for many years and was in the process of exposing him and bring him to justice when I found myself here.
[This is a lot. But Lorenz had asked. It's scary but he's going to have to trust him.]
Only a few days before I met you, he tried to kill me and my entire clan. All the other clans, too. ...And then I ran into him here. At first, we both played dumb but that first month, he forced me into pod against my will and began interrogating me about matters I knew nothing about. It escalated into a fight so I tried to put some distance between us by enlisting help from the locals but it didn't last very long. He was released again.
[Nie Huaisang slumps a bit, looking very tired and dejected, but continues speaking regardless.]
He put out misleading account of our history on the network. I suspect he was trying to provoke me into engaging with him and I was dumb enough to take the bait. It escalated into another fight with him challenging me to a duel after I told him in no uncertain terms to leave me alone. I admit I was probably more hostile and aggressive than I should have been but I just wanted him to leave me alone. I have no intention of fighting him but I ran into him again in the elevator again last night. We got stuck and the spirit within insisted that we confess our sins and that I punish him but... Well, it went poorly.
[He sighs heavily.]
This is already a lot and I've barely even scratched the surface. There's still so much I haven't even said yet.