Poisons. [ A beat. ] The flowers, mostly. It's easy to make people horny with 'em; the trick is isolating the other effects. [ He won't go into much detail there; none of Wei Wuxian's notes indicated he was into poisons or medicines so it's not a topic Xue Yang can meaningfully boast about.
He feels Wei Wuxian slowing down with the tying, and one of Xue Yang's arms twists a bit to feel the restraints. At least initially, they hold. ]
[ Poisons. Poisons. Of course Xue Yang is experimenting with poisons, Wei Wuxian isn't sure what he expected here. It takes everything in him not to sigh about it and instead he just nods his head. Sure. Okay. ]
Sounds interesting.
[ But ah, yeah, the legs. Wei Wuxian furrows his brows and considers the other length of rope he has. He has to tie Xue Yang's legs next then tie both pieces together to connect him. Would it be easier if he was standing...? Yeah, probably. ]
Nah, get up. But keep your legs together. If you're losing your balance, just tell me and we'll adjust.
[ Even demonic cultivators need a side hobby for when they're living with someone who can detect corpse energy! It could be worse. (... Probably. There are probably worse hobbies he could be getting up to around here.) ]
If there's anything you want me to make for you, go ahead and ask. It's more fun to figure out stuff that's actually useful.
[ Xue Yang stands up easily despite the restraints. After all he'd been dragged halfway across the central plains while tied up similar to this, and is accordingly rather comfortable with it. He stands, legs together, as instructed. ]
[ Yeah. Definitely worse hobbies. Probably. Look, it's not murder, okay! And that's a bit better!
But as Xue Yang stands, Wei Wuxian doesn't even think twice about how easily he does it. The guy probably has spent a lot more time tied up than Wei Wuxian has, after all. And so Wei Wuxian just starts with the next batch of ropes to tie his legs together. It feels a little weird to be kneeling in front of the guy but he's not going to give that too much thought. ]
What can you do with the poisons you already have?
[ And luckily there's nothing being notable between them to make it awkward!
Xue Yang considers for a moment. Mostly because some of this is information he is generally keeping secret, and he needs to consider how much he's going to share with Wei Wuxian.
Well, no need to talk about everything. ]
I've got antidotes for several of the flowers in the garden. A few effects like putting someone to sleep or weakening their muscle control. Can temporarily change hair or eye color, and skin color a little. Things like that.
Lots of sexual things too but that's not as interesting to mess with. Only worthwhile thing is probably the stuff that can immediately darken someone's suit. [ It only lasts for a couple hours, but all experiments have resulted in sex before then so he hasn't been able to observe that. ]
[ To be fair, Wei Wuxian asked both to make conversation and to understand if Xue Yang was actually useful in any way. But he doesn't expect full honesty either. Neither of them are being fully honest with the other, though he wonders if Xue Yang realizes just yet how much Wei Wuxian keeps from him. Ah well.
Still, these are... interesting use cases. Antidotes? If he can create antidotes, wouldn't there be high demand for something like that from the other residents? But ah, Xue Yang isn't the type to be that benevolent. He probably just made it for his own use. Damn.
The appearance changing stuff is interesting though. Definitely unexpected. Feels more like a potion than a poison. ]
I wonder... could you make a poison that temporarily changes someone's suit from one to another?
If it's possible, I haven't found out how yet. Messing with the suits is weirdly hard. Even darkening them took a while to figure out, and it's what I figured would be the easiest change to cause.
Why? You want a different one?
[ He glances down at Wei Wuxian, moving slightly as he looks him over in an attempt to spot any available skin and see if a suit is hiding there. ]
[ There's a thwap against Xue Yang's leg as he starts moving and a scolding voice of — ]
Stop moving or it's going to unravel.
[ But then he moves on, back to the topic at hand. ]
I'm a Diamond, which I'm fine with. It doesn't really do anything to me that I hear other people run into — the mental effects. I think mine is more... physical? But I was just curious, because I'm sure if you were able to make something like that, people would be eager to try it.
[ . . . ]
Unless you don't think about it that way? Sharing your results?
[ But with his curiosity sated, Xue Yang has little need to keep moving.
Diamond. Jin Guangyao was also a diamond.
... Were diamonds hornier than everyone else or was that just a coincidence from a few that Xue Yang has already met? ]
If someone makes it interesting then I'll share. Most people don't have anything to make it worth my while though. A lot of them think they can just fuck someone as payment, but what's so special about that here? If that's what I wanted I could fuck anyone.
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He feels Wei Wuxian slowing down with the tying, and one of Xue Yang's arms twists a bit to feel the restraints. At least initially, they hold. ]
Want me to keep sitting?
[ For his legs. ]
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Sounds interesting.
[ But ah, yeah, the legs. Wei Wuxian furrows his brows and considers the other length of rope he has. He has to tie Xue Yang's legs next then tie both pieces together to connect him. Would it be easier if he was standing...? Yeah, probably. ]
Nah, get up. But keep your legs together. If you're losing your balance, just tell me and we'll adjust.
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If there's anything you want me to make for you, go ahead and ask. It's more fun to figure out stuff that's actually useful.
[ Xue Yang stands up easily despite the restraints. After all he'd been dragged halfway across the central plains while tied up similar to this, and is accordingly rather comfortable with it. He stands, legs together, as instructed. ]
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But as Xue Yang stands, Wei Wuxian doesn't even think twice about how easily he does it. The guy probably has spent a lot more time tied up than Wei Wuxian has, after all. And so Wei Wuxian just starts with the next batch of ropes to tie his legs together. It feels a little weird to be kneeling in front of the guy but he's not going to give that too much thought. ]
What can you do with the poisons you already have?
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Xue Yang considers for a moment. Mostly because some of this is information he is generally keeping secret, and he needs to consider how much he's going to share with Wei Wuxian.
Well, no need to talk about everything. ]
I've got antidotes for several of the flowers in the garden. A few effects like putting someone to sleep or weakening their muscle control. Can temporarily change hair or eye color, and skin color a little. Things like that.
Lots of sexual things too but that's not as interesting to mess with. Only worthwhile thing is probably the stuff that can immediately darken someone's suit. [ It only lasts for a couple hours, but all experiments have resulted in sex before then so he hasn't been able to observe that. ]
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Still, these are... interesting use cases. Antidotes? If he can create antidotes, wouldn't there be high demand for something like that from the other residents? But ah, Xue Yang isn't the type to be that benevolent. He probably just made it for his own use. Damn.
The appearance changing stuff is interesting though. Definitely unexpected. Feels more like a potion than a poison. ]
I wonder... could you make a poison that temporarily changes someone's suit from one to another?
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Why? You want a different one?
[ He glances down at Wei Wuxian, moving slightly as he looks him over in an attempt to spot any available skin and see if a suit is hiding there. ]
Which one do you have now?
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Stop moving or it's going to unravel.
[ But then he moves on, back to the topic at hand. ]
I'm a Diamond, which I'm fine with. It doesn't really do anything to me that I hear other people run into — the mental effects. I think mine is more... physical? But I was just curious, because I'm sure if you were able to make something like that, people would be eager to try it.
[ . . . ]
Unless you don't think about it that way? Sharing your results?
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[ But with his curiosity sated, Xue Yang has little need to keep moving.
Diamond. Jin Guangyao was also a diamond.
... Were diamonds hornier than everyone else or was that just a coincidence from a few that Xue Yang has already met? ]
If someone makes it interesting then I'll share. Most people don't have anything to make it worth my while though. A lot of them think they can just fuck someone as payment, but what's so special about that here? If that's what I wanted I could fuck anyone.
[ Generic "anyone", at least. ]