That grimace is indeed pretty impressive, or at least it probably is, out of the corner of a sideways glance, since Li Lianhua is about as committed to Looking Outside now as the panther is. Anyway that was a very clever pun and cats are just so hard to please. If he wanted simple compensation he should have dropped it off at a pawn shop; what he gets at Li Lianhua's house is exactly what he deserves. Like a headrub.
Speaking of things that are deserved, he probably shouldn't complain too much about that sudden comeuppance for his earlier thwapping, almost a little too precise to be coincidence. So he'll only jump a little, throwing a brief glance over his shoulder at the offending appendage erratically dancing like a long furry spring coiled with all of Di Feisheng's considerable restraint. Terrible to give that man so much reach. He's got to be having at least a little fun with it, though, right? Li Lianhua is sure of it.
"Hey, don't take it out on me," he complains anyway, moue of reproach belied by the glint of deep amusement and something else in his eyes. "Blaming the messenger is not a good habit. Let me tell you, Di-mengzhu's lack of foresight isn't my fault. You know she didn't even recognize you until you came back here, right?" Unimaginably amateurish behavior. From both of them, actually. The laughter in his voice gives way to a sigh of pity. "Aiya... I was really expecting better tactics from you. I mean, you could have gotten away with your theft if only you'd... covered your tracks." Alright, a bit of a reach, but still worth it. He helpfully gestures at the panther's massive paws on the windowsill, just to make sure, though.
Li Lianhua has always got so many things to tell a person, and yet despite the ritualized exhortation to forbearance every time, the chance to refuse never presents itself. And accusing Di Feisheng of all people of a poor grasp on strategy and of some sort of cowardly motivation for the execution of it? Both at once? A moment of startlement is not going to cover the cost, even if it was even more gratifying than momentarily spooking their neighbor had been. The element of surprise was never intended to conceal his identity, he just wanted to be fast and ill-suited to arguments. Nothing about the lashing of his tail has anything to do with restraint. For what would he even need reach, the horrible man is right there.
Grabbing at that helpfully gesturing hand with snakelike speed and none of the feathery lack of follow-through from his earlier swipe isn't at all the reflex it seems, even if laying his ears flat is. Li Lianhua is not getting a third panther pun today at his expense, but it won't be from lack of material. And if Li Lianhua wants better tactics, then he can fish them out of the panther's jaws, now delicately outstretched to close ever so precisely around his captured hand. This is a warning, and in qi terms a very legal move, and will definitely send the correct message about respect.
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Date: 2024-12-02 01:15 am (UTC)Like a headrub.Speaking of things that are deserved, he probably shouldn't complain too much about that sudden comeuppance for his earlier thwapping, almost a little too precise to be coincidence. So he'll only jump a little, throwing a brief glance over his shoulder at the offending appendage erratically dancing like a long furry spring coiled with all of Di Feisheng's considerable restraint. Terrible to give that man so much reach. He's got to be having at least a little fun with it, though, right? Li Lianhua is sure of it.
"Hey, don't take it out on me," he complains anyway, moue of reproach belied by the glint of deep amusement
and something elsein his eyes. "Blaming the messenger is not a good habit. Let me tell you, Di-mengzhu's lack of foresight isn't my fault. You know she didn't even recognize you until you came back here, right?" Unimaginably amateurish behavior. From both of them, actually. The laughter in his voice gives way to a sigh of pity. "Aiya... I was really expecting better tactics from you. I mean, you could have gotten away with your theft if only you'd... covered your tracks." Alright, a bit of a reach, but still worth it. He helpfully gestures at the panther's massive paws on the windowsill, just to make sure, though.no subject
Date: 2025-01-17 12:01 am (UTC), even if it was even more gratifying than momentarily spooking their neighbor had been. The element of surprise was never intended to conceal his identity, he just wanted to be fast and ill-suited to arguments. Nothing about the lashing of his tail has anything to do with restraint. For what would he even need reach, the horrible man is right there.Grabbing at that helpfully gesturing hand with snakelike speed and none of the feathery lack of follow-through from his earlier swipe isn't at all the reflex it seems, even if laying his ears flat is. Li Lianhua is not getting a third panther pun today at his expense, but it won't be from lack of material. And if Li Lianhua wants better tactics, then he can fish them out of the panther's jaws, now delicately outstretched to close ever so precisely around his captured hand. This is a warning, and in qi terms a very legal move, and will definitely send the correct message about respect.