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// Wei Wuxian

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XIMILIA

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[singlelogbridge]

[Damn, Sabriel, his dead are so much nicer than yours. Everyone who skewers or tries to skewer him is alive.]

Yeah, but a fight is a fight and this isn't a fight! I'm sure you can handle a punch very well, I believe you, but I can't...I can't punch you!

[bindsthedead]

Why not? I'll be fine, and you'll have completed your task!

[singlelogbridge]

I can't punch a woman! It's...[He tries to imagine Wen Qing's expression if he told her he punched an innocent woman in order to meet a goal and he literally raises his hands to cover his face. It's too terrifying to even imagine.]

It's unrighteous!

[bindsthedead]

Why? Punching a man would be just as bad, wouldn't it?

[singlelogbridge]

It's definitely not. Punching an innocent woman is...[He shudders to think what Madam Yu would have done to him if he'd ever done something so discourteous.] I appreciate the offer, really, but I can't punch you.

[bindsthedead]

But why is it worse-

Oh. Is this like Ancelstierre? They don't let women into the army there.

[singlelogbridge]

What? We have women cultivators. This isn't about the strength of women! [He has spent his life surrounded by strong women, he sure as hell doesn't doubt their ability. This is about not being a terrible human being!]

It's...rude! [It isn't a sufficient word but he is struggling to explain the reasoning when he'd thought most people would just get it. He hadn't realized this was something that's a part of his culture.]