Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

[anarrowtotheeye]

who. Xiahou Dun and anyone.
what. Dun's been busy doing some renovation work, but it's not for his home thank goodness.
where. A four bedroom apartment somewhere in Zeta District.
when. Any time during the last week.
warnings. Xiahou Dun is an extremely bad tempered man and nothing sets him off like jabs to his one eye. Characters can poke him about it but he may react violently and hostilely.

Any one going by a certain four room apartment will have noticed over the course of the week a one-eye man bringing pieces of scrap metal and wood salvaged from other areas of the Zeta District to the place. There's a lot of sounds coming from the place too; hammering, chopping, sawing. He comes in from morning till night, always leaving the place locked when he's done. But all locks can be picked, and while he's a silent worker he can be approached and questions can be asked.

((OOC: You can approach Dun when he's bringing in new materials, knock on the door to ask what's going on, or even try and break-in into the place. If you'd like to break-in, please contact me and we'll iron out details.))

Comments

[anarrowtotheeye]

"The Han Empire. It's the centre of the world, the greatest land ever seen by man. Times may have been hard when I left the Middle Kingdom but my cousin seeks to restore the empire to its proper glory. That is why I must return; I must assist him in his ambition to unite the land and quell the chaos that robs the people of their freedom and dignity."

He stopped and sighed; a brief and rare moment of pessimism. "I am far from my home, both in miles and in years. It was the year 209 when I last saw a familiar face."

[mathemagician]

"The Han Empire...?" Well, at least that was something familiar. China wasn't too far off from Japan and while Kengo didn't know as much as he could, it was a start. Most of his interest in schoolwork had stayed with math and science, but he was still the top student in the school and knew as much as he had to about everything else. It just wasn't an area he spent extra time on.

"That's around the Three Kingdoms era, isn't it? Wei, Shu, and Wu..." Of course, Kengo thought to censor himself only after he started talking, realizing that he might be getting things a bit out of order. Spoiling the future for the other with something, no matter how small, might not be the best idea. "I don't know a lot about the time period, but the Han Empire is viewed highly in the time I come from. A significant part of my country's written language is based on yours."

[anarrowtotheeye]

"Wei isn't a Kingdom," Dun corrects Kengo. "No, we're a force who serve the Emperor under our warlord, Lord Cao Cao." His mouth forms a thin line, merely a twitch away from a frown. "Take care with your words Utahoshi. We might not be near the borders but what you're suggesting is treason and slander. I'll forgive you this once because you're young but do not ever speak such ill will of my cousin ever again."

[mathemagician]

Kengo immediately pressed his lips together and went a bit wide-eyed at the other's words, unsure if he should try to argue his point with the other or not. It was the way the time period was referenced during his own time. "I didn't mean to speak ill of anyone." He wasn't even sure where the other had gotten the idea of an insult.

"My own time is more than a thousand years later than yours, so my knowledge of where you come from isn't thorough. ... aside from that, China's history tends to be romanticized in my culture, so I'm sure there are some details I'd get wrong." At this point, he felt like he was just making excuses to try and recover from the slight.

Rather than keep rambling, Kengo settled for deeply bowing his head in apology. "... I'm sorry."