[ And by the sound of things, Lan Wangji could benefit with a few regular rounds of culture himself. ]
You can look a little less perturbed about having to touch me. I promise I am not the slightest bit contagious.
[ Just to prove his point, he grabs the offered hand and gives it a nice squeeze, making sure to lace their fingers together –scandalous, he knows. Unlike the general population of pirates and unwashed passengers around them, Magnus can, in fact, cleanse himself with a snap of his fingers, so he has maintained a level of sanitation that the others likely lack at this point, not that he can really blame them considering their present circumstances. Were he not busy trying to stop the ship from sinking, he'd give everyone a thorough magical wash to rid them of the stench that's starting to ferment the more they cover the ship in fear-sweat.
...But priorities.
That means siphoning all the ancient magical qi he can so he doesn't faint mid-spell and leave a sizable makeup print on the wood underneath them. Luckily, the minor pick-me-up is doing its job, and Magnus can feel an extra charge jolting through him as his magic weaves around the hull again, returning to its arduous task of patching up holes. ]
There, almost as good as ...well, definitely not new –more like Craigslist!new.
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[ And by the sound of things, Lan Wangji could benefit with a few regular rounds of culture himself. ]
You can look a little less perturbed about having to touch me. I promise I am not the slightest bit contagious.
[ Just to prove his point, he grabs the offered hand and gives it a nice squeeze, making sure to lace their fingers together –scandalous, he knows. Unlike the general population of pirates and unwashed passengers around them, Magnus can, in fact, cleanse himself with a snap of his fingers, so he has maintained a level of sanitation that the others likely lack at this point, not that he can really blame them considering their present circumstances. Were he not busy trying to stop the ship from sinking, he'd give everyone a thorough magical wash to rid them of the stench that's starting to ferment the more they cover the ship in fear-sweat.
...But priorities.
That means siphoning all the ancient magical qi he can so he doesn't faint mid-spell and leave a sizable makeup print on the wood underneath them. Luckily, the minor pick-me-up is doing its job, and Magnus can feel an extra charge jolting through him as his magic weaves around the hull again, returning to its arduous task of patching up holes. ]
There, almost as good as ...well, definitely not new –more like Craigslist!new.