[Action/Video] Jelly 3

[ayao]

[Outside of a certain Nie's door - the only Nie still onboard - there will be bottles of wine with a note tied to them.]

Huaisang,

Please enjoy.

Love,
Yao

[Is that suspicious? Don't think about it too much. Just get to drinking, A-Sang. Drink deeply. He will be visiting you soon.

Later, Meng Yao shows himself on the network, smiling softly, faintly.]

I want to welcome any newcomers. If you are having trouble adjusting to life aboard a train, I am happy to help. My name is Meng Yao.

[He gives anyone watching a full bow.]

Comments

[ayao]

[That greeting is more promising! Meng Yao moves to Huaisang's side and offers him some treats placed neatly on a plate.]

You shouldn't drink alone. I thought I would keep you company.

[Isn't that nice of him?]

[eternalgrief]

[ Huaisang glances at the treats and he does take one. He's still very suspicious of the other's motives. He doesn't trust Meng Yao at all. ]

Was this your ploy then?

[ayao]

[All the same, Meng Yao places himself right beside Huaisang, sitting so close that their bodies almost touch.]

Ploy? I only sought to help you feel better. I know the loss of your brother has been difficult.

[eternalgrief]

[ It's impossible to ignore that Meng Yao is right there he can feel body heat in how close he is. He eats slowly, face pensive even with all he has drunk. ]

That is ironic coming from you.

[ayao]

Huaisang, I have not done those awful deeds. [He wraps his arms around his knees, drawing them to his chest.] My heart aches for you, but I cannot speak for my future self.

[eternalgrief]

And how am I supposed to separate the two?

[ In truth, Huaisang wishes he could because he had loved Meng Yao very much and now...with Mingjue gone again... but he couldn't unravel it. ]

[ayao]

Judge me on what I do aboard this train. Please? [Meng Yao smooths the cloth over Huaisang's shoulder, frowning gently.] I won't harm you and I will prove that daily.

[eternalgrief]

[ huaisang exhales heavily and starts to drink more again. He very nearly shrugs the other's hand away from his shoulder. ]

I don't think you understand the gravity of your deceit.

[ayao]

[He is being slightly stubborn at this point, ignoring the clear signs that Huaisang wants him to go away.]

That I haven't committed.

[eternalgrief]

[ Huaisang hasn't exactly yelled at him to go yet but he does now shrug the other's hand away. ]

And yet there is no way for me to know if the seeds of it are not already growing in your mind.