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!
Best Laid Plans (Zixuan) [COMPLETED]
Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 18:48:14 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 18:48:14 GMT -8
Meng Yao grabbed his mail as he came back inside from his run. He tossed it on the table and went to his fridge, downing some water. He brought the glass back to the table with him and start sorting through the mail. "Junk, junk, bill, what's this?" he said, perking up. He didn't recognize it but he knew it was something legal, or something scamlike and legal looking. He opened it and skimmed through it. He couldn't help himself. He tossed his head back and laughed. Jin Guangshan had to pay him money. He'd wanted nothing to do with the "son of a whore" who also happened to be his own blood, and now it appeared his own son, the one he raised, was making him pay out his illegitimate children. "This'll be good," he muttered to himself, dialing the phone number listed as the contact. Meng Yao had long since researched his father. He'd even gone so far as to meet him once, but since then, they'd had no contact. He knew all about his business dealings and his son who didn't make it into Stanford. He'd taken much pleasure in Guangshan's failure as a parent and the fact that Zixuan didn't meet his standards. If Zixuan was looking to take his father down, Meng Yao was happy to lead the charge. Plus, he'd already found most of their half siblings. Guangshan was a busy man and he wasn't sure Zixuan had found everyone. He waited excitedly as the phone rang. Jin Zixuan
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 18:55:01 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 18:55:01 GMT -8
Zixuan stared at his phone, confused for a moment when it started ringing. He wasn't expecting any calls, and it was an unknown number, but it was also a local number. By the third ring, it occurred to him that his phone number was a contact on the court paperwork about the payouts, and he lunged for his phone, answering, "Hello? Who is this?"
He waited, uncertain. Maybe it was just a wrong number, but he didn't seem to get many of those for whatever reason. He held his breath, hoping that maybe this would be one of his half siblings or their guardians in the case of the ones that were still minors.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:01:34 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 19:01:34 GMT -8
Meng Yao smirked at the reply, it seemed frazzled or rushed. "Hello, is this Jin Zixuan?" he asked, voice soft and gentle.
"I received some paperwork, ummm, legal stuff," he said, feigning uncertainty and a lack of confidence even though he knew exactly what he was doing. "My name is Meng Yao."
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 19:12:53 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 19:12:53 GMT -8
Zixuan grinned, it was the brother he shared a birthday with! He sounded thrilled as he replied, "Yes! This is Zixuan! You're the first person to respond, and I'm so glad to hear from you!"
He managed to calm himself down just a little bit and said, "I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have, but I'm really glad that the notices are going out and people are starting to respond. Even if it's only a fraction of what he owed to all of you, much of which is stuff that money doesn't have any ability to undo, at least it's hitting him in one of the only places he cares about."
He added, very hesitant, "It's nice to meet you, well I guess not meet you properly yet, but I'm glad to hear from you, I said that already."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:20:55 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 19:20:55 GMT -8
Meng Yao took note of the phrase "one of the places he cares about" in particular. "I guess I'm just a little confused by the whole thing, I mean I've never wanted money from him, so why is he being forced to pay me." These were valid and real questions he had.
"You said I'm the first to respond? How many children has he left to fend for themselves?" He asked, drawing a bit of pity towards himself by suggesting he'd had a hard life. "I know a bit about him, and I've done some research. I know there are a lot of us, right?" He didn't want to start the whole relationship off with lies. It'd be harder to recover from later, so he was leading with carefully placed honesty.
"Yes, it's nice to meet or talk to you too. Do you think we could meet someday?" he asked hopefully.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 19:38:20 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 19:38:20 GMT -8
Zixuan managed to keep his voice calm as he explained, "It's part of the settlement from a court case because it was determined that he was inappropriately using business funds to cover up his affairs for years, and part of the settlement was to pay all the child support that he would have owed to the correct parties. In the case of adult children, that's mostly the adult children in this particular context."
He didn't mention that he was the one who'd found the accounting evidence, even though it wouldn't be that hard to find out if someone looked into the case at all. He didn't know to say something about it without sounding like he was bragging.
He said, slightly hesitant, "Even if you don't want the money for your own sake, I'd seriously appreciate it if you took the settlement and did whatever you saw fit with it, donate it or something. He's getting off more lightly than he deserves, but at least the money is something that will make him think some."
He told Meng Yao, "There are three, maybe four of you that I know about, though there were leads on a few other possibilities. Of the ones I'm aware of, you're the next eldest after me. And I'd be happy to meet you. I have a pretty flexible schedule with the nonprofit that I work for, and I'm living in Los Altos these days. I'd be happy to meet you whenever works for you, though if it was in the middle of a workday, that might need a few days to plan for. I'm free now though, if you'd like to meet somewhere in the area."
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 19:46:28 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 19:46:28 GMT -8
"Child support, that makes much more sense," Meng Yao said, now actually understanding a lot more of the legal text.
"I live in Los Altos Hills and I'm free now, I just need to take a quick shower since I just got back from a run. If you wouldn't mind meeting now, that is," he said.
"I actually have met quite a few of our siblings, and we're not the eldest. I also believe we've got a sister who just turned nine," Meng Yao sighed, "I guess though I didn't want money from him, I always wanted something... connection, I guess. It's why I've tried to find others like me. I never actually thought to contact you..." he trailed off.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 20:06:05 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 20:06:05 GMT -8
Zixuan said, "I'd be happy to meet now. Just tell me a place you'd like to meet and a time frame, and I'll meet you there."
He added hesitantly, "It sounds like you know far more about our half siblings than I do then. I was told that I shouldn't investigate further privately because of your privacy, and once the court followed the document trail to contact people, then people would be able to contact me as they saw fit, since I was the contact. I knew your name because you were one of the people whose name came up in the initial accounting investigation."
He continued, "I'm glad to get a chance to know my siblings though. I wish that I could have sooner."
He hoped that Meng Yao would maybe be someone he could be friends with. He'd always wanted siblings, and Mianmian had been basically a sibling, but it wasn't the same.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 20:12:27 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 20:12:27 GMT -8
"How does McKenzie park sound in about an hour?" Meng Yao suggested. "I can bring information I've found about our siblings if you want. More people for the lawsuit, right?"
He hoped it'd been the right move. He didn't want to push Zixuan too far without getting to know him better. You catch more flies with with honey than vinegar.
"I'm excited to meet you. I definitely have lots of questions, so I'm happy to have someone to answer those for me." He said.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 20:29:51 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 20:29:51 GMT -8
Zixuan shook his head, then realized that Meng Yao couldn't see him. He sounded a bit chagrined as he said, "For all that I'd really love to get the information about our siblings from you, I'm specifically not supposed to get it without them contacting me. There should be a court contact number on the paperwork you got as well, if you want to share with them, or if you want to share with the people you're in contact with to get a hold of me. Feel free to share the contact information for me with them even if they've not gotten the paperwork yet."
He said, "McKenzie Park is great, that's pretty convenient for me, how will we recognize each other?"
He added, "I won't keep you from getting ready though! We can talk about it in person. See you soon?"
He waited to hang up until Meng Yao gave a parting comment.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 20:40:37 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 20:40:37 GMT -8
Meng Yao nodded, realizing Zixuan couldn't see him said, "I understand. I won't bring anything, but yes, I look forward to seeing you. I've got long hair, like really long hair, so look for someone with their hair half up. How will I recognize you?"
He already knew what Zixuan looked like, but it helped sell the charade.
"I'll see you in an hour then, take care," he said hanging up.
He put his glass in the dishwasher and bounded up the stairs. He took a quick shower, which still took twenty minutes because of his hair and headed back to his bedroom. "What to wear," he mused to himself.
He wanted something that was approachable and friendly, without being too casual. "Do I have to dress preppy?" he sighed. He grabbed a pair of jeans that we fitted but not too tight. He put on a long sleeve sweater that was meant for nice but not too nice occasions.
He headed back into the bathroom and matched his hair to his earlier description. "That'll do," he headed out for the park, with the letter he received in tow.
He wandered around the park, waiting to be spotted or to spot Zixuan first.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 21:10:01 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 21:10:01 GMT -8
Zixuan looked down at himself and said, "Um, I'm about six feet tall, have short hair and am wearing a lilac blazer right now. And you should wear whatever you feel comfortable in."
He texted Yanli so that if she got home while he was still out, she'd know where he was and not worry. he added that he'd let her know if he ended up staying out through dinner. He didn't want to stay out through dinner. He always appreciated eating Yanli's cooking, but this was important to him.
He headed over to the park as soon as that was done, taking phone and wallet with him and grabbing his car keys on the way out the door. He knew that he would be there before Meng Yao, but he also figured having the chance to walk around at the park a bit would calm him down a little bit.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 21:19:00 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 21:19:00 GMT -8
Meng Yao spotted the giant in the lilac sweater, also know as his half brother. He waved and jogged over, "you must be Zixuan," he said offering his hand, "I'm Meng Yao."
"I hope you weren't waiting for too long," he said, unable to to gauge how long he'd been there, hopefully not too long. He didn't want to start off on the wrong foot.
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Jin Zixuan
MDZS Character
no
bisexual (prefers women)
engaged (but confused)
Etienne
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Aug 6, 2020 21:27:09 GMT -8
Post by Jin Zixuan on Aug 6, 2020 21:27:09 GMT -8
Zixuan smiled down at the other man. He was somehow surprised at how much shorter than him Meng Yao was, and how not similar they looked. It was a silly thing, he knew that he favored his mother's side of the family more in appearance anyhow, but he'd somehow expected them to be more similar at first glance. He said, "Hi, yeah, I'm Zixuan, nice to meet you Meng Yao."
He shook his head and said, "I wasn't waiting long at all. I strolled around for a bit because it's nice here."
He was honestly relieved that Meng Yao had picked a park. Zixuan was much more at ease in a calmer place with nature than in a busy coffee shop or restaurant. Zixuan fidgeted with the keys in his pocket, not quite sure what to say or ask now that they were both here.
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Meng Yao
MDZS Character
No
Pansexual
SingleAF
Velexa
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Aug 6, 2020 21:34:26 GMT -8
Post by Meng Yao on Aug 6, 2020 21:34:26 GMT -8
Meng Yao smiled, "it's weird, right? We're related but we don't look similar, do we? Maybe in the eyes a little."
He started walking, "do you mind if we keep strolling?" he could tell Zixuan was uneasy, but he didn't think it had to do with him specifically. Based on the information Meng Yao had gathered, Zixuan hadn't managed to make it through business school because of anxiety issues and a lack of people skills. So Meng Yao knew he needed to counteract these.
"Do you mind me asking why?" he asked tentatively. "Why do you want our father to lose money? Aren't you the heir to the company? That's your money you're giving away, right? Why?"
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