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[OKAY LOOK he's not exactly best friends with Nines, but considering how surprisingly well their last interaction had gone? He's just gonna gently intercept this punk the next time he spots him around Middleton, probably sometime Tuesday night but really what are timelines in the nebulous void. ANYWAY.]

Nines! You're not on any time sensitive errand run or anything, yes?

[ Wherever he is out and about, Shinobu calls out to him. It could be Eastside, it could be Middleton, if 9S wants to be daring into Westside, anywhere—there's enough reason for Shinobu to be flitting all over the place these days. ]

Hello there! Nines, isn't it? Are you looking forward to the Date Auction?

[ Instead of, isn't the rain calming today, this is her greeting of the week. ]

[SO 9S IS HERE TO SEE THE KIDS and Wei Wuxian is hanging around because he's glued to his damn resident's sides at this point and will be for quite a while! Bianca and Bennett seem to be in decent spirits, all things considered, though he swoops in as soon as they start to look tired.]

Alright, alright, you three. I think it's probably time for a little break, yes?

[To which Bennett LOUDLY COMPLAINS and clings to 9S's leg... Weakly, considering he's still injured, but he's doing his best.]

[Before they even gET TO THE ROOM BENNETT AND BIANCA ARE IN, Wei Wuxian just pulls off to the kitchen first. It's not that he doesn't trust Nines - he's just already an extremely overprotective person when it comes to people dependent on him, and he's just been put more and more on edge with all of the goings-on here lately. He's trying desperately to maintain a feeling of comfort and safety in the apartment, but it is Hard.]

I know it probably doesn't need to be said, but I don't want to press either of them, especially after everything. If they start to look upset or distressed, let's save it for another day, alright?

[Hello, 9S!! Hopefully he's having a good day, because it's going to get derailed. As Hunter parks this very stolen car near his place, he's coming out to knock on the door. Much more casually than the situation calls for:]

Hey... Nines, right? You got a second?

[He glances towards WWX after knocking. Please help him determine how to explain this in the next five seconds.]

[Here they all are, on a day in which nothing will go awry. Hunter is hunched down out of sight near the seemingly abandoned car, glancing at 9S and WWX beside him. Wen Ning isn't too close, but he isn't far away, either - for now, all the four of them are doing is waiting.

Until Hunter sees a familiar face wandering into the scene, holding a stack of what look to be... flyers? Weird. Either way, since 9S has never seen this guy before, Hunter is elbowing him lightly as he whispers:]

Hey, that's him.

[Sometime the day after their Shenanigans, 9S is going to be experiencing the sudden voice in his head that comes when someone who doesn't have false memories of this world tries to contact another. Ring ring!!]

Hey - can you hear this at all?

[ SINCE THE WORLD IS ENDING IN A WEEK

bang bang bang bang bang on 9S's front door, either he's inside the house and will answer the door or maybe he's outside and gets to come home to Kano doing a poor job of breaking down his door with his fist, either way, hello. ]

Oi, Nines.

[Chuuya has just shown right up for a visit, dropping in rather than calling 9S to his offices; he's got a few stops to make, so honestly, why not? It just makes it all easier.

He seems like he's got something on his mind, though; this isn't just a friendly check-in.]

Got a few minutes?

[A LETTER is eventually delivered to 9S!! Thanks buddy.]

Nines,

Thanks for all of the help, and for taking such good care of Bennett and Bianca and the other kids. They're pretty fond of you, you know? When they come back into town, make sure to visit them a lot, alright? I've tried to make it so things won't be quite as difficult for them, but I don't know how well it will work.

Even though you're Mori, I think you should talk to Xie Lian's people once you get the chance, too. We need more in support of unity on both ends. He wants to work for it, and I think you can help. Chuuya listens to you, right? Try to get him to listen to this. It's important. Unity and peace are the most important things if we want every child in this city to grow up safe and not too fast.

That's my hope for the future here, anyway. I hope you can all see it come to fruition, too.

But maybe remember to get that concussion looked at, when you can.

Take care,
Wei Ying

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