[ fourth wall continuations ]

[powerisyours]

Before captcha this time |D

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[powerisyours]

I've already turned nineteen since being here!

[crestsmile]

What's nineteen compared to two hundred years?

[powerisyours]

[ mutter mutter grumpy mumble ]

Obnoxious old man.

[crestsmile]

Who taught you those manners?

[powerisyours]

That would be you, Master.

[crestsmile]

Oh, right.

[ curse meeee! ]

[powerisyours]

[ there, there; he's patting your shoulder ]

. . . I'm really happy I can see you again, Master.

[crestsmile]

I'm happy for that too. I worried about you, Xiao Wu. About who would take care of you afterwards.

[powerisyours]

I can't take care of the Iron Dimension if I can't take care of myself.

[crestsmile]

Xiao Wu.

[ he says your name firmly ]

You know what I'm talking about.

[powerisyours]

I had to do it on my own.

[crestsmile]

But you're not alone here.

[powerisyours]

There isn't any point if it's just going to happen over and over again.

[crestsmile]

Xiao Wu.

You're my pride and joy.

[powerisyours]

I just don't want to set myself up for disappointment. It's already happened too many times.

[crestsmile]

I know that. I've known you long enough to tell. But even if I'm not here anymore, the feelings that I have for you, the care that I have for you--

They'll never change.

[powerisyours]

I know. It's not that. I've tried. I have. It's just that every time I get close to someone, they leave.

[crestsmile]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[powerisyours]

After a while, I just stopped trying. Kept the ones I have, but didn't try for anything more.

[crestsmile]

You shouldn't stop trying, Xiao Wu. You don't know who you might miss if you do.

[powerisyours]

It's selfish of me, but for once, I just want someone to stay.

[crestsmile]

If it helps anything . . . I want to stay.

[powerisyours]

Unfortunately, you can't. Even I know that.

[crestsmile]

I know.

[ but he wishes things were different ]

[powerisyours]

It's enough that you've come now. And I suppose if I wanted to see your face, I could just as easily go find Guan Yu in the Silver Dimension.

[ and break about fifty of my own rules in the process, ignoring the fact the guy probably hates me ]