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My name is Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, heir to House Gloucester and its associated territories in the Leicester Alliance of Fódlan. Please call me Lorenz.
I enjoy tea, roses, and art. Good conversation is implied.
Inherit my expected titles and vastly improve the quality of life in my family's territories.
Edited 10 minutes after posting
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There is much that I excel at, but would it not be much more informative to spend time together and experience it firsthand?
I do not know what a movie is. I enjoy historical accounts, novels of great import, and reading poetry. I prefer light music inspired by nature, or a nice hymn. I do not like spicy food or red meat, I prefer fish and lighter flavors.
Someone who will
A strong-willed individual who can
All else being equal, then
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WINE
.02 CLOWNS OR MIMES
???
.03 SHOWER OR BATH
BATH
.04 PIRATES OR NINJAS
???
.05 TITS OR ASS
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.06 COFFEE OR TEA
TEA
.07 SPICY OR SWEET
SWEET
.08 SUMMER OR WINTER
SUMMER
.09 LEATHER OR LACE
LACE
10. ROUGH SEX OR GENTLE SEX
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Ah, hello— No, I am not particularly busy at all... are you alright? You sound troubled. Please, allow me to help.
[It's not an imposition at all, especially not for Nie Huaisang; he'd have put aside anything he was doing to make sure he's alright, even. Nie Huaisang is important enough to him already to merit that much, without question.]
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Thank you, Lorenz. I... Honestly, I've been better. I've been having a rough time lately and last night was particularly difficult to get through.
[The words come out a bit hesitant and awkward but he gets them out just the same. It's been such a long time since he's confided in someone honestly.]
I was just... Just wondering if I could see you again. I don't think I should be alone right now.
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Of course! I will come to you— where are you now?
[He is already getting up to walk and talk, and everything. Having a difficult time of it is one thing already, all on its own, but to admit that he shouldn't be alone... Lorenz knows the amount of stress he himself would have to be under to admit something like that; he guesses it must be something quite big, for Nie Huaisang to do so.
So there isn't any cause for consideration at all, simply yes-and-where? At the same time:]
Would you like me to talk to you until I arrive? I could regale you with my tales of trying to learn to cook.
[They're disastrous. But it will fill the air.]
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[He quickly gives his room number and floor, unable in the moment if he remembered to put it down on the itinerary he gave Lorenz before ending their date. He's pretty sure he did but just in case... So far, Nie Huaisang has only told a precious few exactly where he's staying in the resort and Lorenz is definitely on that very short list.]
Yes, please. I'd love to hear more about what what you've been up to since we last saw one another.
[He's being honest and hearing Lorenz's voice has a recuperative effect in and of itself. It's much better than sitting alone in his room wallowing in his own inner darkness.]
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[From all the way down in the 5s, but he'll be there quickly enough. As long as he can find an elevator that isn't going to start shit with him, or maybe just take the stairs--
Regardless! He's serious about just staying on the line, so here goes:]
As for my cooking, it has been going... adequately! Mostly! I have produced many a fine fried egg after the first handful of disappointing attempts, and I am well on my way to perfecting the ideal pancake...
[It goes on like this, mostly breakfast foods because they're the easiest in his hasty estimation? He has to borrow someone else's kitchen, so he's been trying to make edible food and not utterly ruin the whole room... These are the kinds of details he fills in as he makes his way upstairs, eventually coming up to the correct room number and knocking twice.
...Which is definitely him, because it can be heard through the watch, too. Hey.]
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I'm glad to hear your efforts are going so well. I can't say that I know a whole lot about cooking myself. I can throw together a stew or roast wild game or fish over a fire but that's about it.
[When he hears the knock, he adds a quick:]
Hold on, I'll get the door for you.
[And a moment later, a tired but already much happier Nie Huaisang appears to open the door. His appearance is much plainer than it usually is, lacking its typical accessories and fancy adornments since he's dressed for casual comfort rather than style tooday in a pair of yoga pants with a light green stripe along each leg and a matching green tank top. His long hair is worn simply loose today.
Definitely a side of Nie Huaisang that very few are ever in position intimate enough to see for themselves.]
Please come in. Are you fine with sitting on the bed? I don't really have anywhere else to sit at the moment, I'm afraid.
[Of all the very nice amenities Nie Huaisag has in his room including a jacuzzi, wide-screen television, minibar, and a bathroom that can only be described as glorious, somehow he was neglected to be given something as basic as a table and chairs. But at least, the bed is big and very comfortable with a large mirror placed curiously on the ceiling directly over it and directly across the room from the television.]
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[Oh, and there he is, so Lorenz can finally hang up... this... call... Huh. That is a very casual Nie Huaisang, and he is actually so precious that Lorenz has to stop and boggle at him for a moment. It's been two months in this place and it is only now that Lorenz feels like he might be overdressed, in his usual ensemble, vest and silk ascot and everything but the jacket.
Honestly he thought this was casual...
But alright: focus. He glances around the suite for all of a few seconds - as always, the difference is stark, of course - before reaching for Nie Huaisang to cup his cheek.]
Yes yes, seating arrangements of any kind will do, not to worry. What concerns you so, my dove?
[Just sliding that one in there, ahem...]
Have you been unwell?
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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.
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And oh he's here, which is quite - well. News? Lorenz touches Nie Huaisang's shoulder gently before wrapping his arm around him entirely, a comfort; he can't and won't judge him for his ill-advised reactionary behavior. Honestly Lorenz would likely do the same if that kind of thing happened to him, if he didn't simply find something with the approximate heft and shape of a lance and go deal with it more soundly...
So, hmm. Alright. It's heavy.]
You are quite the resolute man, to carry such a burden on your own. I am sorry you have had to deal with this, for what little it may be worth. Were I in your place, I imagine I would have done much the same.
[Really; and there's no criticism in keeping it to himself either, Lorenz wholly understands that compulsion, too. He rubs his thumb in a little circle on Nie Huaisang's shoulder, processing all of this information still.]
If it pains you to continue, you needn't trouble yourself. I would be an ear, but not if it causes you even further distress.
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Thank you, Lorenz. It's... Well, the situation just got more complicated. I think it might help me to talk about it. I don't think keeping silent about it has done me any good.
[His situation is just so messy, especially now with his brother in the resort.]
One of the criminal's victims was my older brother. My predecessor. He never married or produced children so I was forced to inherit in his stead since there was no one else. Jin Guangyao murdered him right in front of me a decade ago, through a poison that drove him mad. My brother went berserk and turned on his own men that, even turned on me. He didn't recognize us. It wasn't until after Dage attacked me that he came to his senses. I could have died with the rest of them that day.
[It's not a pleasant story, one he's kept silent on for so many years. Yet somehow telling it to Lorenz is easier than he thought it'd be even if he feels a little bad about dumping this on him so early into their relationship.]
Recently, my brother arrived here, much like he'd been before the madness had taken a hold of him. This should have been a happy occasion. Our final days together were filled with arguments. I've longed to talk to him again and have him recognize me again and he does but.... I found out that he's become lovers with the man who'd killed him, the man I put my own life on hold for ten years so I could get my brother justice-
[At this point, Nie Huaisang's eyes fill with tears, his frustration and grief over the whole situation surfacing for once.]
Ten years. For ten years I sacrificed everything for my filial duty, told myself day after day I was doing the right thing, the honorable thing, the thing my brother and our ancestors would demand of me in my position. And now... it feels like it was all for nothing. I know it's not. I kept another war from breaking out and Dage apologized, told me he thought he'd never see me again, and I understand but... it still hurts. He did the same thing when our father was murdered and yet...
[This is so much and he doesn't want to burden Lorenz too much with his troubles but he'd offered an ear. And honestly, just speaking about it for once is proving cathartic. It feels a little like draining a wound that's festered for far too long.]
I'm sorry. I know this is a lot to take in.