Wise | Phaethon (
eyesofaproxy) wrote in
faepuns2025-06-11 07:24 pm
--Cultivate--
[When Wise was very young, or at least younger than he is now, he'd gotten lost in the forest outside Helios. He was only saved by a passing wandering cultivator, and to this day he's wanted to meet the man again to thank him. It doesn't matter that Helios fell and he and Belle moved to Yunkui Summit, he wants to find that man and thank him for what he did that day. He changed the trajectory of Wise's life, he's pretty sure, and he deserves to know that.
Granted, a wandering cultivator isn't why Wise (and Belle) is now the heir to Yunkui Summit, that is entirely because of Yixuan-shifu and their own unique abilities, but all the same. That man inspired Wise to get with Belle to create Phatheon, a nameless somebody who is able to hire people to handle things the larger temples and sects can't or won't.
Right now, though, Wise is not acting in the guise of Phaetheon. Wise is acting in the guise of a very annoyed older brother being strongarmed into going down the mountain for an annual check up, since apparently the doctors are all afraid of coming up the mountain after last year's run-in with Eous the spiritual monster rabbit. Cowards.]
I don't need to go right now, Belle, really.
Yes you do! And because there's bandits on the road, I even hired you a bodyguard!
Belle...
Granted, a wandering cultivator isn't why Wise (and Belle) is now the heir to Yunkui Summit, that is entirely because of Yixuan-shifu and their own unique abilities, but all the same. That man inspired Wise to get with Belle to create Phatheon, a nameless somebody who is able to hire people to handle things the larger temples and sects can't or won't.
Right now, though, Wise is not acting in the guise of Phaetheon. Wise is acting in the guise of a very annoyed older brother being strongarmed into going down the mountain for an annual check up, since apparently the doctors are all afraid of coming up the mountain after last year's run-in with Eous the spiritual monster rabbit. Cowards.]
I don't need to go right now, Belle, really.
Yes you do! And because there's bandits on the road, I even hired you a bodyguard!
Belle...

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[Is that appropriately stunned?]
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Surprised?
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Yeah. They're pretty famous, after all, and really secretive. What do they look like?
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[Another drink of wine.]
Maybe you'll meet them one day. They sound amazing.
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[Lighter's been sipping gradually as well.]
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[Wise...may be thinking some thoughts.]
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[Said with a shrug, as if he didn't expect it but he was fine with that.]
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Huh?
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You're allowed to interrupt my solitude! Unless I'm busy, you can come find me whenever.
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Wait.
The DVD logo is hitting the corner.]
You... You're Phaethon??
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How'd you guess?! Shit, did I slip...? I'm not that drunk...
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It was kind of a shot in the dark! But the way you said it made it seem like that...
I can't believe I was right!
[Especially being a little tipsy.]
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[Oh well. He sighs.]
Yeah, I'm one half of Phaethon. Belle is the other half.
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[...]
Don't worry, though. I know how to keep things to myself. But if you've got something for me, you can interrupt my solitude any time.
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[LIGHTER.]
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[Surely he's flirting.]
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[Maybe a little!]
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All night, maybe?
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