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  1. Rec 82

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    Five times SecUnit's humans saw that it loved ART and one time Iris saw it too.

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    Or,

    It is common knowledge that Perihelion is an obsessive psychopath when it comes to being right, and that it is similarly obsessive over producing high-quality empirical evidence to vindicate itself (whether anyone else even cares that much or not).

    It is not common knowledge that its sister has, unfortunately, also picked up this habit.

    So when SecUnit disagrees with Iris over something and watches her turn around and leave without argument, it has no idea what is coming.

    Well, kind of.

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    31 May 2026

  2. Rec *

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    One of Mensah's children wants to read aloud to SecUnit from a chapter book. What's the worst that could happen? (It gets so spooked by a stupid old piece of children's media hitting too close to home that it has to run off and have an emotional collapse about it, that's the worst that could happen.)

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    30 May 2026

  3. Rec *

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    He comes home. The Grand House yawns large and empty as always, and he disappears into it like a man slipping into a crevice. He makes his way through the dark, not bothering to light any lanterns--

    In his sitting room a talisman flares to life with a burst of qi. Enough light to reveal Shen Qingqiu, seated at an angle so that he’s looking directly at the front door. There's a cup of tea and a teapot on the table, both looking cold and abandoned. How long has he been sitting there? 

    “How. Dare. You.” 

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    Shen Qingqiu has a bone to pick with Yue Qingyuan regarding a letter.

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    27 May 2026

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    Mobei-Jun does not speak human. He does not speak human even a little bit, as Shang Qinghua has tested by saying absolutely unholy filthy things to him that should have gotten him instantly murdered, but instead only earns him a blank, annoyed stare. 

    “My king, please, it’s only water. It’s unpoisoned, see? See, I’ll drink some. Ahh, tasty, safe water! Please, drink it? You’re sweating so much, you’re, like, melting.” He helps Mobei-Jun drink the water. “... God I really want to lick the sweat off your neck.” 

    Mobei-Jun does not react. Ahaha, this is kind of fun. Except for all the ways that it’s so fucking inconvenient. 

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    Shang Qinghua wrote PIDW to have many different languages; he does not remember this.

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    27 May 2026

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    Linguang-Jun ruins everything. He always does; it is his habit. When Mobei Li was eight he found some way, bribes, threats, or blackmail, to convince his tutor to attempt to put a knife through his back; he stopped attending lessons. When he was ten, he poisoned his favorite food, leading him to be terribly ill and nearly lose his life; he stopped eating it. When he was sixteen, he poisoned his horse in the presumed hope that it would buck him off and trample him during its death throes; he stopped riding horses.

    The need for caution and survival dictates that he must cover every weakpoint, close off any avenue for another underhanded attempt at his life. Shaving his life smaller and smaller, making himself silent and unreadable, never betraying a preference or inclination that might be noted and exploited. The only way to avoid having the things he likes most used against him and thus ruined is to avoid showing that he likes them at all. 

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    Mobei-Jun overhears a conversation between his uncle and his servant.

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    27 May 2026