Li Lianhua confirms more than he knows. He goes above and beyond his instincts, allowing Cat to know about the research his done for his sake, and yet, that isn't everything it tells Cat of the man before him. What he knows now makes his chest hurt and his head swim in a way that couldn't just be his jog over even if it was a marathon instead.
'Get your own gold coin fruit if you actually want to be helpful,' he'd told him, and Li Lianhua had gone and done it -- or tried to, anyway. That's what he's saying, isn't it? Cat's well aware that he doesn't have any intention of using the fruit for himself, after the way they'd met... Even with the little slip of longing, he wouldn't dare use it for himself. There was even less of a point to it in his mind than Cat pushing forward with a plan to rush the tree's growth.
He takes a step forward, then stops himself from taking another. With a look down to the recipe in his hands, Cat lets some of his feelings out in an exhale that shakes with a chuckle -- some, but hardly all of them that try to cram themselves through the little break he's allowed.
"It's not that snake Clarke's recipe." That was a damn good start. He still plans to have Blue look it over, with her knowing much more about medicine than him, but if Vaeros could give him a gold coin tree, why couldn't he give him a real grocery list? Unseen, Cat chews at his lip like he has to in order to keep himself from smiling -- as if that, somehow, will show through the mask. "I can't believe it..."
Just trying for him... Cat owes him more than a thanks and being open, but what more does he have right now? Never mind that he hasn't offered either, before acknowledging that even with Blue's help, it will be months before the tree is ready, he's sure. If they could ever convince this dumbass to take a cure willingly...
There's no need to think on that now. He doesn't need to find a way to scheme, and that sort of thing never lasts very long. He should take a moment with Li Lianhua to enjoy the gift he's been given. With his free hand, he reaches to take hold of Li Lianhua's arm, intending to start pushing him back down the path to his home.
"Come on, you. Like you said, it's not good to be out and about in this weather! Best you turn around and wait a while, isn't it?"
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'Get your own gold coin fruit if you actually want to be helpful,' he'd told him, and Li Lianhua had gone and done it -- or tried to, anyway. That's what he's saying, isn't it? Cat's well aware that he doesn't have any intention of using the fruit for himself, after the way they'd met... Even with the little slip of longing, he wouldn't dare use it for himself. There was even less of a point to it in his mind than Cat pushing forward with a plan to rush the tree's growth.
He takes a step forward, then stops himself from taking another. With a look down to the recipe in his hands, Cat lets some of his feelings out in an exhale that shakes with a chuckle -- some, but hardly all of them that try to cram themselves through the little break he's allowed.
"It's not that snake Clarke's recipe." That was a damn good start. He still plans to have Blue look it over, with her knowing much more about medicine than him, but if Vaeros could give him a gold coin tree, why couldn't he give him a real grocery list? Unseen, Cat chews at his lip like he has to in order to keep himself from smiling -- as if that, somehow, will show through the mask. "I can't believe it..."
Just trying for him... Cat owes him more than a thanks and being open, but what more does he have right now? Never mind that he hasn't offered either, before acknowledging that even with Blue's help, it will be months before the tree is ready, he's sure. If they could ever convince this dumbass to take a cure willingly...
There's no need to think on that now. He doesn't need to find a way to scheme, and that sort of thing never lasts very long. He should take a moment with Li Lianhua to enjoy the gift he's been given. With his free hand, he reaches to take hold of Li Lianhua's arm, intending to start pushing him back down the path to his home.
"Come on, you. Like you said, it's not good to be out and about in this weather! Best you turn around and wait a while, isn't it?"