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[daozhangs]

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[legbreakings]

Oh, forgive me, you won't be a ball pit overseer, you will be a guardian guiding visitors through this lawless realm. Maybe you'll even get a little dog vest. Better?

[daozhangs]

If you insist upon dressing me, I'll require a rather sizeable dog vest.

[legbreakings]

Naturally, it will glow. Maybe light up. Yes, perfect. Light up purple. Yesterday, I saw a dog wearing shoes and a tiny hat. Imagine how dignified you'd look if you had that, too.

[daozhangs]

I confess that I'm especially endeared by your dedication to the pursuit of my indignity. I'll wear the hat and the booties, if it pleases you.

[legbreakings]

You know how to spoil me, husband.

[daozhangs]

I should hope so, by now.

On an unrelated note, I've noticed quite a number of shops on my way home from the hospital which sell delightfully feline-shaped garments.

[legbreakings]

[ How! Dare! ]

Then it's tragic for you that I'm utterly incapable of turning into a cat now, isn't it?

[daozhangs]

Tragic for both of us. Some of them seemed rather cozy.

[legbreakings]

That is what curling up on your lap is for.

[daozhangs]

And when I've no lap to curl up on?

[legbreakings]

Then you have fur yourself, and can curl up around me, or be my pillow.

[daozhangs]

I was thinking a bit more along the lines of such times as when I'm up and about making tea, or chopping vegetables for our evening meal. Am I to tuck you into my robes for safekeeping?

[legbreakings]

[ That sounds very nice, actually. He knows his team must think him weird; disgruntled, vicious-on-the-battlefield Jiang Wanyin spending the drive back to base chuckling and smiling sappily at his phone. ]

Would you dare to?

[daozhangs]

I might, if you ask me sweetly.

[legbreakings]

I would not, but I would not bite or claw you (much) if you dared.

[daozhangs]

Is that not asking me sweetly?

[legbreakings]

If you want to call that asking sweetly, then I won't argue with it.

[ Maybe he will even purr. Maybe. ]

[daozhangs]

Forgive me, I don't think I've read that correctly. It almost looks as though you've decided not to argue.

[legbreakings]

Enjoy your victory and shut up about it, before I change my mind and argue!

[daozhangs]

It wouldn't be so terrible. Perhaps it might even assist me in staying awake.

[legbreakings]

You have helped me a great deal. It is only fair I help you stay awake now.

[ Not that he wouldn't do so anyway, but it feels nice to roundabout show appreciation for his mood being lifted. ]

How do you like this assignment? Do you think this is something you would like to do for however long we remain here?

[daozhangs]

I wouldn't like to take part in warfare at all.

If you mean to ask if I feel this role is best suited of the available choices, I don't feel that it is - but I will do as is needed of me.

[legbreakings]

Why don't you ask for a change of your role? They seem to assign newcomers with little concern to their skills, which is stupid, but you have proven you aren't skirting duty. It serves E+L better to have us serve where we are most useful.

[daozhangs]

It also serves E+L to allow their conscripted to train. I'm not certain that what serves them better is of particular concern.

I do think that I might ask, once I've gathered some understanding of where I might be best suited.

[legbreakings]

Figuring that out will be the main issue. It was easy for me, since I already know what I do best, but you are versatile in skills. Maybe you can split your time between tasks.

You could spend some of it with me, at least once I command a team of my own.