Forge of Destiny 444-Cathedral of Winds 3.
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Yrsillar Wrote:"Think you want me to load up to the old digs, Qi?" Sixiang asked.
"Will your body be safe up here?"
"Haha, I can watch over it, Miss Ling," Gan Guangli proposed, the qi-gathering device in his arms.
Ling Qi nodded, and Sixiang smiled brightly. Their form shimmered, silhouette blurring as the light bent and air wavered, and then, they vanished. Beneath the appearance of a body was a life-sized humanoid doll made from polished wood and porcelain, articulated with gears of polished silver in the seams and joints. The face was a panel of soft wood very loosely shaped like a human face, set with eyes of polished crystal glass.
As she felt Sixiang vacate from it, the doll sagged like a puppet with strings cut, and the lingering qi in its limbs guided it down into a slumped over, kneeling position. Gan Guangli scooped it up.
"Tell him to be careful! I don't want my paint job scratched!" Sixiang fretted. Their voice emanated comfortably in her head, as if they had never left.
"You can tell him yourself," Ling Qi retorted. "But take care, Gan Guangli. I wouldn't want Sixiang to need a night under the polish."
Bathtime. Fun!
That was because Qiyi was a good girl. Even if she didn't strictly need washing.
"Just got back and already getting bullied. This is a hostile working environment!"
Renxiang actually had a form for that. She could get Sixiang one later.
"And now, paperwork! Abuse of muse!"
She had missed Sixiang. Truly.
"... missed you, too, Qi."
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