[Inigo has so much context but he has forgotten to go off of any of it. Like 'tigers are bullshit don't trust them,' and the context of Di Feisheng's entire personality.]
You seem very insistent. Which one is making you do this?
[IT TOTALLY IS. Inigo is being weaponized in some way and he doesn't even know. Someone should help him. Not Di Feisheng, but someone. ...Maybe Di Feisheng. For the spite of it all.]
[...But probably not. Also, what.]
I expected it to be the other one, since Li Lianhua is more subtle. Is he worried, or is he tricking you into a fool's errand?
It surprisingly doesn't sound like Di Feisheng is actually worried about spring? Or maybe he's just shy about it? Maybe he always looks so grumpy to hide some inner shyness..
But if he would humor the other's implication here, then-- ]
He wouldn't just make me do this for no reason. But he told me you were worried that spring wasn't going to come. [ Not really what Li Lianhua said, but more Inigo's interpretation of it, considering he's always fussing over other people.. ] So if that wasn't it, then what would it be?
Maybe he wanted to send you flowers since he likes you so much, but he didn't want to be direct about it, so he made me do it?
[Inigo is nothing if not ready to engage with the material, but god at what cost. What kind of thing goes on in Inigo's mind that this is his first theory. Meanwhile, Di Feisheng's mind palace is taking on water. So fanciful, so incorrect, but at least not arguing.]
He's subtle, and a lunatic, but not a coward.
[Not a coward, but that man wouldn't dare. REAL FLOWERS OR GTFO.]
You can't trust him, but what did he say? Maybe he's the one worried about spring.
[ Inigo is getting the feeling that 'lunatic' is actually meant affectionately when Di Feisheng uses it. That guy sure expresses himself in strange ways.. ]
Hold on.
[ Thankfully Inigo has gotten good enough with this device that he can send the other a picture of this message. A moment after he sent those two words. ]
See? He was worried about you!
[ Definitely the world's most generous interpretation of Li Lianhua's words. ]
[It is in fact quite openly affectionate, for anyone who understands how to interpret it, but no less true for that.]
A fool's errand. Not a word of truth.
[Horrible man is at it again and FOR WHAT. What is the purpose here. One or both of them are being tricked. He's never been worried about spring a day in his life.]
Maybe he's worried about you instead. Maybe he intends to break into your house while you're out.
[Generous interpretation is...a generous interpretation, honestly. As long as Li Lianhua isn't hiding some new threat to his life via sentiment for flowers. He's entitled to whatever this is, even if it makes Di Feisheng sound deranged.]
[Why are there so many question marks. What could Inigo possibly have to hide in his house anyway that this is scary. Surely for most people it's fine if Li Lianhua breaks into their house. Let Li Lianhua break into your house for enrichment it's fine.]
Looking for information, or for reasons known only to lunatics. Just an example of why he might send you out on an errand. It's safest to assume nothing he says is true on the surface, anyway.
I don't want to assume that nothing he says is true! That's mean!
[ A strong opinion there, apparently. Though thankfully for Di Feisheng there are way less exclamation marks involved here than there were question marks a moment ago. ]
Besides, it's not as if this is the first time he's done it. He made me send him a photo of something that made me smile before. And I am fairly sure he didn't break into my house back then.
It just takes a little verification until you get a sense for it. It isn't "mean."
[Mean to Li Lianhua. There's no recourse under heaven for having to write these things.]
Then maybe he just wants to do these things. Like cooking when that isn't what you're there for.
[Li Lianhua can give quests to and about local wildlife the same as he can scam people with dog fortune telling. It is what it is. Against his better judgment, he would like to know what Inigo sent, and that's stupid, and Inigo is going to pay the price by remaining alarmed, if Di Feisheng gets a say.]
Then again, maybe he was just laying the groundwork, back then. No way to know, now.
[ There's a few moments where there isn't a reply - but not because Inigo is thinking. More because he's still out here, since he did send those pictures he had to fetch for Li Lianhua's little quest on the go. So it's likely that Inigo is moving for a few moments, only then replying to Di Feisheng again. ]
Something tells me that you don't have a very good sense of what's mean and what isn't.
[ Di Feisheng thinks it's okay if the other two think he might betray them. He also thinks that it's okay to always disbelieve Li Lianhua.
Wait-- ]
Or is it just a problem with trust? If he told you to go take pictures of flowers, would you not do it for him?
[Still out there, like a shark that's developed a taste for people thrown overboard, yeah. Di Feisheng feels about the same level of unease about this. No he DOESN'T have that sense and what about it!!!!! Is mean effective? Is mean unnecessary. He understands effective very well, and also necessity. He does not understand Inigo. At least he's got an ironclad defense for one thing here.]
Li Lianhua thinks I'm too trusting, actually. Are you saying he's wrong? I would do it to make a point, even if he then broke into my house.
[Ironclad defense. He is so good at the exact right amount of trust, which is trusting himself, and delegating where he can't.]
[ .. no denying the first part, huh. That's suspicious. Mighty suspicious. Inigo is going to keep that one in mind, because it feels like it might be important later. Like if he ever decides to check out whether Di Feisheng truly knows is when someone is being mean to him. It's a bad thing if he doesn't know!!
For now there's something else to focus on though. ]
Then go do it right now. I'm still out here. You can come out to where I am and also take some pictures of flowers for him, together with me. Apparently he wants them. [ Because Inigo can put together that if the pictures weren't actually for Di Feisheng's sake, they must be for Li Lianhua's own. ] Don't you want to give him a little gift to make him happy?
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[ Duh, Di Feisheng. It's that simple, apparently. Especially when Inigo has a whole lot more context to go off here. ]
I had to show you it's spring. So look! It's spring! It's the best time of the year!
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You seem very insistent. Which one is making you do this?
[Blink twice if you need help etc.]
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I don't think making is the right word here..
[ It totally is. ]
Li Lianhua was just worried about you! [ Culprit located, at least. ]
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[...But probably not. Also, what.]
I expected it to be the other one, since Li Lianhua is more subtle. Is he worried, or is he tricking you into a fool's errand?
[Let's examine.]
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It surprisingly doesn't sound like Di Feisheng is actually worried about spring? Or maybe he's just shy about it? Maybe he always looks so grumpy to hide some inner shyness..
But if he would humor the other's implication here, then-- ]
He wouldn't just make me do this for no reason. But he told me you were worried that spring wasn't going to come. [ Not really what Li Lianhua said, but more Inigo's interpretation of it, considering he's always fussing over other people.. ] So if that wasn't it, then what would it be?
Maybe he wanted to send you flowers since he likes you so much, but he didn't want to be direct about it, so he made me do it?
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Meanwhile, Di Feisheng's mind palace is taking on water.So fanciful, so incorrect, but at least not arguing.]He's subtle, and a lunatic, but not a coward.
[Not a coward, but that man wouldn't dare. REAL FLOWERS OR GTFO.]You can't trust him, but what did he say? Maybe he's the one worried about spring.
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Hold on.
[ Thankfully Inigo has gotten good enough with this device that he can send the other a picture of this message. A moment after he sent those two words. ]
See? He was worried about you!
[ Definitely the world's most generous interpretation of Li Lianhua's words. ]
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A fool's errand. Not a word of truth.
[Horrible man is at it again and FOR WHAT. What is the purpose here. One or both of them are being tricked. He's never been worried about spring a day in his life.]
Maybe he's worried about you instead. Maybe he intends to break into your house while you're out.
[Generous interpretation is...a generous interpretation, honestly. As long as Li Lianhua isn't hiding some new threat to his life via sentiment for flowers. He's entitled to whatever this is, even if it makes Di Feisheng sound deranged.]
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Inigo immediately stops everything else he might be doing to as quickly as possible send back: ]
Why would he break into my house???????
[ Why are you unlocking new fears for him, Di Feisheng. There are already so many up there. ]
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Surely for most people it's fine if Li Lianhua breaks into their house. Let Li Lianhua break into your house for enrichment it's fine.]Looking for information, or for reasons known only to lunatics. Just an example of why he might send you out on an errand. It's safest to assume nothing he says is true on the surface, anyway.
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[ A strong opinion there, apparently. Though thankfully for Di Feisheng there are way less exclamation marks involved here than there were question marks a moment ago. ]
Besides, it's not as if this is the first time he's done it. He made me send him a photo of something that made me smile before. And I am fairly sure he didn't break into my house back then.
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[Mean to Li Lianhua. There's no recourse under heaven for having to write these things.]
Then maybe he just wants to do these things. Like cooking when that isn't what you're there for.
[Li Lianhua can give quests to and about local wildlife the same as he can scam people with dog fortune telling. It is what it is. Against his better judgment, he would like to know what Inigo sent, and that's stupid, and Inigo is going to pay the price by remaining alarmed, if Di Feisheng gets a say.]
Then again, maybe he was just laying the groundwork, back then. No way to know, now.
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Something tells me that you don't have a very good sense of what's mean and what isn't.
[ Di Feisheng thinks it's okay if the other two think he might betray them. He also thinks that it's okay to always disbelieve Li Lianhua.
Wait-- ]
Or is it just a problem with trust? If he told you to go take pictures of flowers, would you not do it for him?
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Li Lianhua thinks I'm too trusting, actually. Are you saying he's wrong? I would do it to make a point, even if he then broke into my house.
[Ironclad defense. He is so good at the exact right amount of trust, which is trusting himself, and delegating where he can't.]
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For now there's something else to focus on though. ]
Then go do it right now. I'm still out here. You can come out to where I am and also take some pictures of flowers for him, together with me. Apparently he wants them. [ Because Inigo can put together that if the pictures weren't actually for Di Feisheng's sake, they must be for Li Lianhua's own. ] Don't you want to give him a little gift to make him happy?