welcome to Silently Into The Night
Hello and welcome! We are a modern-day reincarnation AU of the novel/donghua/drama Mó Dào Zǔ Shī, also known as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Chén Qíng Lìng, or The Untamed. The characters have been reincarnated into modern day, where some have regained their memories of their cultivation days, while others have not yet. Original characters are accepted, but please have a good story for them if they were a cultivator in their past life. The RP takes place in Palo Alto, California, and is set in the current year.
Modern Reincarnation AU
silently into the night redeim
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updates
JULY 07, 2020
And we're officially open! Feel free to leave questions or chat with us in the cbox. :)
JULY 06, 2020
Soft opening of the site!
The Runaway (Zizhen/Jingyi)
A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Aug 3, 2020 11:00:25 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Aug 3, 2020 11:00:25 GMT -8
A-Yuan reached over and took the phone from Zizhen, looking over the information regarding the vet. "I think a road trip could be fun." he said as he scrolled.
"This vet does look really good. And I'm sorry I don't have any money right now to pay for them, but I swear I'll pay you back," he said, feeling a little like a leech. Not only had he come in and invaded Jingyi and Zizhen's space, but now he was going to be accepting Zizhen's money for kittens that were his responsibility.
He returned Zizhen's phone and hung his head in defeat, feeling useless. It honestly seemed like the kittens would do better under Zizhen's care than under his own. He put his food down, losing his appetite as his negative thoughts began to pick up again.
"Thank you both," he said quietly, wanting to crawl back under the bed now, but knowing it seemed to make them both uncomfortable. He feigned a yawn which midway turned into a real yawn. "Sorry, I'm just tired, it's been quite the day."
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Ethan Zizhen Stone
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
Single
Redeim
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Aug 5, 2020 11:57:31 GMT -8
Post by Ethan Zizhen Stone on Aug 5, 2020 11:57:31 GMT -8
Zizhen waved a hand at A-Yuan's apology. "It's no trouble. I'd do the same thing regardless of how they got into my care, or indirect care in this case, and then that way we can take the trip without worrying about them staying safe and out of trouble, or trusting someone to do that for us, or leaving one of us out." He didn't mention he also felt it would be awkward, just him and A-Yuan, but knew Jingyi wouldn't agree to leave A-Yuan alone in the dorm in fear he'd run away, so this was probably the best option. "I have a specific budget for kitten fosters, and since I've been living in the dorms I haven't been able to use it, so really, it's no trouble on my part." He reassured A-Yuan.
He patted A-Yuan's shoulder gently, giving him a kind smile, "You've had a long day, get some rest." He said, glancing to Jingyi. He figured his friend would protest A-Yuan's sleeping under his bed, but wasn't about to offer Jingyi's bed without his friend doing so first.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Aug 5, 2020 13:39:10 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Aug 5, 2020 13:39:10 GMT -8
Jingyi said softly, "You can take my bed. I just changed the sheets this morning and everything. I'm fine sleeping on the floor on a comforter since that's honestly closer to what I'm used to and you're my guest here, and we can swing by home for me to pick up a futon on one direction or the other of the trip so that there's enough bedding in here."
He didn't say that he was worried for A-Yuan's back on the floor, or that he wanted to make sure that A-Yuan got good rest and was worried that he hadn't been. He just hoped that A-Yuan would agree. He wanted to just like tuck A-Yuan in and give him a hug, but he held himself back, nervous about how A-Yuan would react.
Instead, he drifted a little closer to Zizhen and leaned his side against his roommate's, trying to absorb a little bit of comfort and affection from the friend who wasn't swinging wildly between reactions to him.
He added, voice still very quiet for him, "What time do you want to be up tomorrow morning?"
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Aug 5, 2020 18:01:21 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Aug 5, 2020 18:01:21 GMT -8
"Thank you again Zizhen," A-Yuan said smiling.
He turned to Jingyi, "thank you for the offer, but I need to stay on the floor with the kittens. They'll be cold, so I need to help keep them warm and the bed is too high, they might fall off." He saw Jingyi's look of worry, "I'll be fine, I promise. Plus that way I can get up and feed them without bugging either of you."
He was actually starting to feel better. He was full and in good company. "I'll just use the comforter, thank you," he said starting to scoot back under the bed. "Just wake me whenever," he got comfortable under the bed and brought the kittens closer to him. "Good night," he said.
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Ethan Zizhen Stone
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
Single
Redeim
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Aug 8, 2020 17:52:04 GMT -8
Post by Ethan Zizhen Stone on Aug 8, 2020 17:52:04 GMT -8
Zizhen nodded at A-Yuan's thanks, and then looked to Jingyi, he kept his voice low, but not so low A-Yuan couldn't interject if he desired. "I think it is still a good idea to swing by your place on the way back to pick up the futon. That is something that will make it more comfortable for A-Yuan while not being too high if the kittens decide to wander in the middle of the night." He turned his head toward A-Yuan again and added, slightly louder so the boy could hear it, "I'm sure you probably would prefer them sleeping with you, but a plus to having the kittens sleep in the incubator is they can't wander throughout the night and potentially get into trouble." He suggested.
He looked at his phone and tried to figure out what would be an acceptable time to leave. "I hate to say this... but maybe we wake up at 7... so we can leave by about 8?" He said with a sigh. He looked Jingyi dead in the eye. "Please have coffee ready." He said with a slight whine. He sent a message to his mom and dad, letting them know he'd be stopping by with a couple friends the next day to pick up some cat things. At saying he'd explain later, he should have known he would get a phone call from his mom, though. He dismissed himself and went into the bathroom to try to not disturb A-Yuan. He explained how a friend of a friend came to them with a mother cat and her kittens, leaving out that he had run away because he knew his mother would want more details on that.
He returned to the main part of the room after a more average conversation of catching up and whether she could prepare anything for him and gave Jingyi an awkward smile. "I should have known the second I added the words, "I'll explain later" to my text my mom would freak out." He told his roommate, keeping his voice low in case A-Yuan had fallen asleep at that point. "She's going to gather the stuff for me, so I won't need to go hunting for things when we get there."
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Aug 8, 2020 18:03:27 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Aug 8, 2020 18:03:27 GMT -8
Jingyi said a quiet, "Good night," to A-Yuan, feeling like his ability to help anything in this situation was just not really there. He wasn't actually sure if A-Yuan was mad at him and just saw him as a less bad option or not. He nodded at Zizhen's suggestion, sticking close to his roommate.
He smiled a little bit though when Zizhen whined about getting up early and booped him lightly on the nose, something that he'd been slowly getting into the habit of doing, "I'll make sure you have coffee, and even go grab everyone some breakfast before I wake you up. 7 is a perfectly reasonable wake up time."
He glanced over at A-Yuan. He was less worried about the other boy running than he had been before. He watched his friend and the cats as Zizhen stepped away to talk to his mom, and when the other boy came back, he instinctively wrapped his arms around Zizhen, just kind of wanting a hug. This afternoon and evening had been a lot. He whispered, "Thanks," not really knowing what else to say.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Aug 8, 2020 18:11:58 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Aug 8, 2020 18:11:58 GMT -8
A-Yuan listened to the conversation going on behind him but really was very tired. He felt himself drifting off but woke up when Zizhen's phone rang. That was probably for the best.
He set several alarms on his phone and had them set to vibrate his watch only, that way he could take care of the kittens throughout the night without waking anyone else. With that done, he let himself fall asleep.
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Ethan Zizhen Stone
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
Single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 17:02:57 GMT -8
Post by Ethan Zizhen Stone on Aug 9, 2020 17:02:57 GMT -8
Zizhen got himself ready for bed, getting distracted by playing with the mama cat some as she came over to him again. He finally got himself situated in bed as she slunk back to her babies as they began crying for her. Eventually he managed to fall asleep, though not before double and triple checking the list of things he wanted to grab from home to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 17:20:11 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Aug 9, 2020 17:20:11 GMT -8
Jingyi got ready for bed efficiently. He had a routine for this, but while he normally fell asleep before Zizhen, tonight he lingered awake, turned on his side and watching his roommate. It was soothing somehow, even though knowing that A-Yuan was on the floor right under his bed because he was the only one who A-Yuan thought he could go to, was still twisting his stomach in knots.
He eventually fell asleep, and though he slept restlessly, he woke as normal at 5:00 am. He started Zizhen's coffee machine, and did his forms, hyper aware of the cats but glad that they seemed settled with A-Yuan, even the mother cat was watching him attentively as he moved around the room.
He told her softly, even though she probably couldn't understand, "I'll be right back, I'm going to go get them food. I'll try to get something that you can eat at the dining hall too, though I'm not confident about that, and I know A-Yuan has food for you."
He slipped out of the room and hurried to the dining hall, getting there right as it opened. He filled another to go box to the brim and grabbed a few things that he could stuff in his pockets that seemed like they'd make decent on the road snacks. He'd been careful to get sauces for anything that would get soggy in the little lidded containers, and he'd balanced some of those on top of the box.
He was very glad that he had good balance as he got back to the room, slipping through the door and fending off an adventurous cat by slowly moving his foot through the space it was trying to get into. He put the food on his desk, where it would be harder for a cat to get at, emptied his pockets and looked to see if either of the others were awake before saying cheerfully, "Room service! There's coffee and breakfast, and I'm going to start making tea for me in a second!"
He figured that he could shake either of them awake if he needed to, but hopefully just words would work.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 17:53:04 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Aug 9, 2020 17:53:04 GMT -8
A-Yuan had woken up to feed the kittens and noticed Jingyi was gone. He entertained the ridiculous idea that Jingyi had run away from home like him for half a second before chuckling to himself.
He looked up as Jingyi entered the room, "good morning," he said quietly, hoping to not wake Zizhen. He was surprised when his friend loudly announced food was here.
He got up and went to Jingyi's side, dropping his voice and saying, "could you change my bandages before we go?" He then ducked into the bathroom to wash up.
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Ethan Zizhen Stone
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
Single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 18:27:30 GMT -8
Post by Ethan Zizhen Stone on Aug 9, 2020 18:27:30 GMT -8
Zizhen grumbled incoherently and turned so he was facing the wall, trying to get in more sleep. Although he didn't sleep badly, he still felt like he hadn't gotten enough sleep. The mother cat seemed to sense his roommate was trying to wake him up, jumping up on the bed and climbing on him. He peeked an eye open as she started kneading his blanket. "Are you that anxious to go to the vet little kitty?" He grumbled to her.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 18:46:32 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Aug 9, 2020 18:46:32 GMT -8
Jingyi said softly to A-Yuan, "Yeah, of course. Give me just a moment. It shouldn't take as long this time with how I did it last time, though I'm going to want to swing by the grocery store or a pharmacy on our road trip to restock the sterile gauze pads."
When A-Yuan went to the restroom, he poured Zizhen a cup of coffee, taking it over to his bed. He gently patted the mom cat, relieved that she let him, and told her, "You're a good helper kitty."
He handed the cup of coffee to Zizhen and ruffled his hair, "I brought food and made the bigger amount of coffee so that you can put some in a thermos to bring with us. Can you be really focused on coffee and or food for the next few minutes after A-Yuan comes out of the restroom? I need to help him with something, and I'm pretty sure he's self conscious about it."
He booped him on the nose again, and went to go get his tea steeping, again, going for a large enough amount that he could either make a thermos or put some in A-Yuan if A-Yuan wanted tea. He gathered the things that he needed to take care of A-Yuan's back.
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A-Yuan
MDZS Character
Yes
Questioning
Single
Velexa
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Aug 9, 2020 19:10:24 GMT -8
Post by A-Yuan on Aug 9, 2020 19:10:24 GMT -8
A-Yuan came out of the bathroom feeling better. His stomach growled, "I'm glad you brought breakfast, I'm starving."
He saw the supplies gathered in Jingyi's hands and looked over at Zizhen. If he was going to be staying with them for a while then he'd have to get used to him possibly seeing and hearing things. He pulled his shirt up exposing his back to Jingyi and Zizhen before climbing onto his friend's bed and laying down on his stomach.
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Ethan Zizhen Stone
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
Single
Redeim
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Aug 9, 2020 19:58:56 GMT -8
Post by Ethan Zizhen Stone on Aug 9, 2020 19:58:56 GMT -8
"Um... Sure?" Zizhen grumbled, holding the coffee on his chest as he lay in bed. As he felt himself drifting off again, he decided it was probably best to sit up before he spilled hot coffee all over himself. His eyes drifted to the bed where A-Yuan was, but he only caught a glimpse of bandages before he reminded himself he'd only met the boy the afternoon before and it wasn't polite of him to pry. A-Yuan would tell him if he wanted to and when he was ready, and Zizhen would accept that.
He did as Jingyi requested and focused on his coffee, absentmindedly petting the mother cat as she tried to find out what he was consuming. He lowered the mug so she could smell it, "what? You can't have this, it's poison." He told her softly, his voice still grumbly as he tried to wake up.
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Lan Jingyi
MDZS Character
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Aug 9, 2020 20:17:16 GMT -8
Post by Lan Jingyi on Aug 9, 2020 20:17:16 GMT -8
Jingyi was relieved to see that A-Yuan seemed less secretive about it this morning, and he carefully removed the bandages, glad that none of them had stuck. He quickly wiped off A-Yuan's back and noted that everything looked like it was healing alright. He put fresh antiseptic on and then covered his back with bandages again. He said softly, "I think by this evening, I might be able to use smaller ones."
He tidied the first aid kit and poured himself some tea. He asked A-Yuan, "Do you want tea or coffee, or I think that we have some juice in the mini-fridge?"
Once he'd given A-Yuan a minute to recombobulate himself, he looked over at Zizhen who was at least sitting now and said, "Hey, come eat and get yourself ready, you're the only one who can drive us places."
He went and grabbed some of the food himself, some rice and grilled fish that had been at one of the international food stations. He'd only gotten things that he would eat himself, but he figured he could start with that, since both A-Yuan and Zizhen were far more used to western food than he was.
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