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( The attempts to sass a sass master simply means they're stuck in a sass loop! An... infinite... sass loop... )

Please do, I'd prefer to rest—

( And while Inigo and Tidus are about to flee screen, Jingyi does look at his actual stuffed toy gift from his sect leader and quirks up an eyebrow.

Yeah, Tidus, you may indeed be like his sleep dragon from Aquafir. That said, Jingyi waves at whoever's still on ICP, turning his off and flopping back on the bed with a small noise of general complaint. He tells the train, "You're not helping," but about what, or to what extent, he doesn't bother voicing.

Whoever knocks first gets a repeat of what Jingyi's been doing all week, which is him sprawled on the bed with one hand lazily held out toward the door, and the door opening, because he threw a small telekinetic shield at it.

Open, Sesame. )

[Taiki giggled at his friends antics and it wasn't long before he set off towards the hire carriage in his sleeping robes.

He knocked quietly, though there wasn't anyone but Jingyi to disturb here and Jingyi knew they were coming.

The door opened, though Jingyi was not in front of it, a cautious look inside revealed him on the bed.]

Hello Shuǐlóng

[ Of course Taiki is the one showing up first, because Inigo has to cat drag Tidus off the bed and along with him first. They're not far behind Taiki though, because they show up while the other is still standing in the doorway - conveniently, since it means Jingyi won't have to open the door twice.

(And yes, Inigo may be holding onto Tidus's hand, as if he physically dragged the other along just in case he'd get cold feet - but thankfully for Tidus, he lets it go once they're behind Taiki.) ]

Hey, we're here too!

[ Inigo sounds way too high energy for something that involves sleeping. ]

[ Now is not the time for sassing over ICPs, but for being dragged off one's bed to be taken to another bed. There's whines of 'yeah, yeah' as Tidus has to save his place in his game, a concept that Inigo never understands will take a second!!, and then he's coming along with Inigo.

Wearing a face like he's unsure how he got dragged into this again, but isn't going to protest it. Instead, while he follows the greetings with a "Hey" of his own, his eyes are looking about the room with far more interest. There's an ICP panel there, and... ]

Oh, what does this make?

[ Over to the hot drink machine he goes. Heyyy, does this have hot chocolate? ]

Hello, Xiao Ki. Inigo, Tidus.

( he props himself up on an arm, but otherwise remains sprawled out, because he is actually tired. he meant it! tired young man here! grumpy, but less so, because he does enjoy his eclectic groups of new friends, and these three are firmly in that number. )

Dunno, the tea's better if you bring the loose stuff from the kitchens, though. Oh, and this ICP does more than the usual.

( He indicates to the panel in question, not qualifying what "more than the usual" means. But it does that! More than the usual!

He then shifts further up and moves so he's at one side of the bed, firmly, and his tail... drapes off the side as he settles back down on his side. )

Thanks for coming.

( He says, watching them with tired but curious eyes, because he did not have any plan past the asking for company. Also: )

ICP'll let you add names to the room for the week. Just the once, I think. There was a warning.

( But that's the only way he's making that offer: be shipped back to your rooms in the usual way once the break in days happens, or stay. For a guy on his side in his inner robes, white, he doesn't look particularly concerned one way or the other. (Fundamentally, it's the same. Isn't it?) )

[Tidus and Inigo both get bright smiles from Taiki as they appear behind him. He is glad to see them, glad that they had agreed to this.]

It will? We could do that... [Better than being thrown back to their own rooms in the morning and leaving Jingyi alone...

He glanced at the other two to see what they thought.]

[ Well, Tidus's reluctance in heading here (read: him having to save and Inigo absolutely not understanding the concept of saving in games, despite him having played some himself...) quickly seems to fade.

Not that Inigo minds, though. It's a good thing that the other at least seems to have something he's interested in, and it gives him a moment to instead smile at Taiki and Jingyi while Inigo's moving into the room too, but staying a bit closer to the door still. ]

Yeah, I don't mind!

[ Please. Is Inigo going to mind perpetual multi-bro sleepovers?

Never. ]

.. As long as you're sure about it too though, Jingyi? I mean, I wouldn't blame you if you also wanted other people to be able to sleep over.

[ Heading to the kitchen isn't in Tidus's realm of interest, but his gaze does move over to the ICP once it's told there's more to it. He moves over to it to investigate, prodding at it to see the listing for the music, then movies, getting him to search with wide eyes for the screen in the room.

Why the heck isn't this a staple in the bedrooms!!!

But it does mean he's the guy by the ICP when the part about room sharing comes up, and that's a new interest, a part in the console start-up he hadn't caught. But another look shows what might be the option, and he peers at the other two. Well, Inigo and Taiki would probably be into it. ]

What, so we can't group up and sleep in here again next week or something?

[ Is that what it means? Is the train being stingy?? ]

It is far stranger to wake up every single day alone like people literally fled your presence in the night.

( He says, as far as his stance on all this, tone a touch dry. But hey, while it's not what would be happening, he's pointing out that's how it feels, on some level, so yes he can be a co-sleeping floozie for all but still.

Then again, Tidus has him blinking and wondering... would the train do that. Would it. )

I only shoved fake points at the train for a week here. With just my name, and it didn't have any option to add names after until today, when I was looking at the ICP again.

( Which yes just makes him sigh because it also reminds him like someone escaping into a brothel for a week and changing who's staying with him, only he isn't and it's a dumb thought but this inn lends itself to these thoughts. Annoying! )

Yes... That must be strange. [He tilted his head at first Jingyi and then Tidus.] I don't know... We could try...

[Between them they had a lot of points, they could just keep paying to share a room like this forever.

It was perhaps a selfish thought however. He knows that at least Inigo would appreciate some time with just he and Tidus.]

I guess it might mean that if we'd want to do this again, someone else would have to spend the points on the room? [ Who knows though. Inigo certainly doesn't sound sure of his words, and thinking is a pain in the butt anyway when there's more important things to be done.

Like a bro cuddlepile on the bed. Don't think he isn't already imagining it. In fact, since he's still standing so close by Taiki, he's just taking a moment to drape himself on the other, hugging him from behind and leaning his chin on Taiki's shoulder. ]

But if Jingyi wants us to stay some nights here, I think that's a great idea.

[ Man, someone feels strongly about sleeping all on their own.

Which is why they're here in the first place, and he knows the other two find comfort in the company of others. It's peculiar in a way to Tidus, but not to the point where it overrides his care for his friends. This is what they like, and wouldn't it be nicer if Taiki could sleep with friends more? ]

When this is over, how about we try it again, or some of us? [ He starts talking as he walks over to the bed, to come and find a place he can scoot onto it. Is Jingyi the only one here? Tidus isn't shy, hi buddy, let him get his butt on here. ] You can ask some other guy friends. Like... Sizhui? [ Hmm. ] Ryo? Maybe... Quatre?

[ who can be part of the cuddle gangs ]

( Jingyi's merely taken the outermost area of the bed, knocking a shoulder against Tidus's once he's settled his rear onto the bed to his other side. Only one person's allowed to sleep behind Jingyi, and that's Taiki, sorry not sorry fellow friends. His tail moves when he sleeps and he's Aware of it.

Still, there's a whole list of names, and he lifts both brows. )

Probably can ask whoever you want, it seems like most people here are at least somewhat used to sleeping next to others. For whatever reasons.

( he shrugs, not bothering to follow that thought too far: it's different for each person as far as he knows, and his whole life has a structure to it that no one here matches, and it only weighs down parts of him the longer he's staying here. how to say, in the last two months, he has slept on his own fine because he's had roommates, but until three nights before, he'd never slept alone in his remembered life?

yeah. )

Think you're right about that anyway, Inigo. Anyone can spend the points, then you write in the names for who's staying here, not sure if there's any other limits. So you could always do that, switch out who's donating points, I don't know. They're all ( he holds up a hand, wibbly wobblies it ) nonsense anyway. So why not? They can't be traded for anything off train, as far as I know. Even on Aquafir, we were given those other things to spend, not the points.

( then, unceremoniously, he flops back, laying like that with his arms over his head for a moment. he won't sleep like this, the shape of his lower back and his tail mean it's a nice stretch but a pain in several places over the course of an evening, but it also just feels nice right now. )

[Taiki has a whole Inigo on him but he moves them both over to the bed so they can join this cuddle pile. He leans on the other side of Jingyi and reaches out to touch Tidus' arm.]

I think more than one person can pay as well so we can combine points...

[He knows that staying all together can't happen all the time, but it's nice to know it's an option.]

Shuǐlóng is right, the points aren't a currency off the train.

[ Wow, fine, Inigo guesses that means he'll be taking the other outside spot of this cuddle pile, considering he's being dragged in by Taiki like this. He was looking forward to having more of an inside spot, but.. whatever, he's not going to be a big baby here and complain about it when Taiki deserves it more and Jingyi is the one who asked for company in the first place.

So he instead settles in on his spot on one side of the bed, next to Taiki. ]

I think Tidus wasn't suggesting the next sleepover party for himself. [ Inigo says, some light amusement in his voice. It kind of sounded like Jingyi was taking it this way, but considering what Inigo knows about Tidus, he's pretty sure the other wasn't mentioning those names just for himself.. especially not when he used to already hem and haw enough about just having Inigo as a cuddle buddy. ]

It's more just.. you can just ask whoever to come sleep with you when you want it, you know? [ Even if it might not always be on this big bed, considering points will eventually just run out. ] There's plenty of people who'd want to. Ryo and Quatre definitely seem like the types.

[ And of course Sizhui too, but that goes without saying, Inigo figures. Especially to Jingyi, who is so close to that guy. ]

[ At least someone has any thoughts about where they'll be sleeping, though Tidus himself doesn't has much care. An outer side though, once he does actually think about it - let the other guys have whatever they get out of sharing beds with others. So long as he doesn't roll off the bed.

(A Taiki and Jingyi sandwich it is.)

Instead, Tidus is immediately piqued by the nickname said, shuǐlóng - he wants to speak up, brows rising, though his chance getting lost. Still, his enthusiasm isn't, humming as interested as he thinks out loud: ] Maybe we should have another guy time sometime; y'know, hang out, chat, get to know each other - Jingyi didn't get to come along when we had it on the train.

[ But!! But! But! This is his time! ] Hey, Taiki! You share our nicknames too? Háishì.

[ Listen to him just say this word, and very proudly. Pointing a thumb at himself, eyes on Jingyi. ]

You two can't be the only ones getting fancy names! Oh yeah, and Inigo's is, uhh... ... Vmu... Vmemmyfan taykut.

[ Forget how to say 'flower dragon' in one language? Use a different one you don't really remember well instead!

(Incorrectly.) ]

...

( Jingyi snorts, pointing to Inigo: )

Xiao Igo.

( Then to Tidus: )

Lao Dus. I mean, names are names are given anyway, but I wonder if all ours would be different. We're not exactly granting titles, you know? Or else I'm lodging a complaint that my title is dragon.

( Looking a touch amused, but not actually arguing for or against it, he's claiming closer bonds with Taiki by calling him what he does. It's not a title at all. )

Anyway, how you wanna spend the train's points, who you wanna sleep with, no comment from me. I'm not going to be spending a whole lot of mysteriously earned things on big rooms all the time, that's just reality. Maybe once I'm here long enough I'll con someone into being a one roommate, that's still better.

( Said with a trailing yawn, because he's... he's going down... and he's down on his side, yes, but curling with his tailtip draping over an ankle and a pillow dragged under his head, his arm under the pillow.

(He's falling asleep. Right there, everyone else still lively, it's Too Late for Lan Jingyi.) )

Huā lóng [Quietly, with a smile towards Inigo. But he nodded at Jingyi, nicknames are indeed not titles. In fact that was why Jingyi had given him one in the first place, to call him a name and not his title.

He curled up next to him as he went down, though he was a little surprised, he went from so animated to almost asleep so quickly.]

It seems Shuǐlóng really is exhausted.

[ Apparently this is just how lively things get when you bring enough boys together in one place. Before Inigo can even complain at Tidus for making up some weird nonsense name - he doesn't realise it's the other incorrectly using another language, after all, it just sounds like blah blah blah to his ears - or say anything else, there's already so much else happening.

Inigo's brain seems to need a few moments to even catch up, and after processing everything, his brain mostly ends up latching onto the last thing Taiki says.

If not just because it's the last thing said altogether. ]

H-Hey, what's this?! [ Inigo immediately protests, sitting up. ] You can't just give us weird nicknames, not explain, and then go sleep! Jingyi!

[ And if Jingyi doesn't stir, Inigo will definitely add a whine of: ]

Jingyi is cheating..!

[ ...what's titles got to do with anything?? Tidus, who was just saying something carelessly as usual, gets a little lost in what Jingyi says, but nothing new there. He just ends up internally shrugging over it, particularly as Jingyi lays down, caring nothing for the future but entirely in the now, which is getting to sleep - now that he has the company he was looking for.

Someone should get him a giant plush.

Tidus could have forgotten or brushed aside his own name, nickname, a Lao Dus that got a pinched brow, but then forgotten in what came after. But Inigo never forgets ~~(he never forgives)~~, while Tidus is shifting himself up more on the bed, to let his head hit the pillow, facing up, kind of in the place of 'well then, guess we're doing this'. An arm scooting up behind his head before long. ]

He said it was too quiet too, he was waking himself up. Now Inigo can keep him up. Inigo's got a lot of midnight questions.

[ Don't get shy now, Inigo! ]

Mm, mmm.

( there's a lazy twitch off his tail in place of a wave of his hand, but his eyes are shut and his breathing goes regular enough to use as clockwork, the dragon souled young man slipping off to sleep surrounded by friends. fire the first time in nights, not sleeping like he does on night hunts, ready to bolt at a moments notice.

he doesn't snore, and he's not exhausted enough to drool, but feel free to poke him: all his noises by now will be grumbles and his tail will live up to his not really spoken warning of being fairly twitchy, curly aroundy, and should anyone idly pet it -- yeah. he's leaving his tail in access to that hand.

... but he's out, fam, have fun drawing on his face if any of you have a marker. )

Ah um. Xiao means little... and Lao means Elder... It's respectful. So Shuǐlóng
has taken the second part of your names 'igo' from Inigo and 'dus' from Tidus and added Xiao and Lao... It's the same to how he made Xiao Ki...

[Taiki is at least awake enough to bridge this language and cultural divide here, he shifted so he was snuggled next to Tidus, petting Lan Jingyi's tail because it was right there...

He makes sure there is room for Inigo too though, Inigo needs to be part of this cuddle.]

.. he fell asleep already?!

[ Don't worry, there's no need to make Inigo part of the cuddle.

Because any cuddle desire right now is over. Instead it seems Inigo has shifted into dramatic mode, sitting up in bed. Sure, he knew that they were coming here to sleep, but.. he thought there would be at least a little sleep foreplay here! You know, talking about dumb stuff, then comfortably and fully settling in together..

.. and instead Jingyi invited them and then went right to sleep like that. ]

I can't believe he's abandoning us and forcing Taiki to explain instead.

[ Inigo huffs.

He drops back onto the bed, but he's just laying there on his back at his edge of the bed.

No cuddles. Only grumpy. ]

[ Well at least someone knew that dus was meant to mean his name, and not another word - though that isn't the part Tidus is focusing on so much as wondering if he should be offended about being an 'Elder' anything. Excuse you??

But he just huffs, mostly at the noise of Jingyi apparently already being lights out; not really taking it personally, but opening an eye himself to glance at Taiki, who's come closer now, but otherwise comfortable. ]

What's he been doing anyway? S'not that late.

[ What is late? Whenever Tidus is actually tired, which usually requires actually extending more energy than he usually does. ]

Guess a mission should be coming up soon... if the train isn't scared about taking one after last time.

If he struggled to sleep he must be very tired now. [Of course Taiki is defending him, he would defend anyone but he's also shifting to hug Inigo as well, to smooth away that grumpiness.]

We should be glad that we are helping him find rest.

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