False Witness

Graphic design was the correct major for Dustin. All his design classes went swimmingly. He knew he could do it. He knew there were jobs at the end, and he was sure he knew enough about the industry that he could secure one before graduation. If it...

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The Imperial Throne

* * * Beware the Jade Emperor sitting upon his golden throne. Do not be fooled by his detachment or his disinterest. Nothing gets past the celestial dragon. Ruler of the empire. Nothing escapes his notice or passes by unobserved. Mock his...

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Mandarin

When the human awoke the next morning he would find a very large bouquet on his side table, which immediately begged the question of how Mandarin had gotten into his room, much less carefully set a heavy vase full of water and flowers next to Chiro...

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It's Not a Competition

Antauri rolled his eyes as the two made their way off, gibson following after a storming mandarin. he decided he should follow, lest mandarin take chiro's rejection poorly.

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Massage

He was more than a little annoyed about mandarin strong-arming him (literally) into giving up the fist rocket for the day, but he refused to use chiro to settle their tiff. he'd get back at mandarin in his own way.

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Libido

As such, he was somewhat surprised by mandarin's question, and froze a moment. not long, but enough that he knew mandarin would have noticed.

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Slugfest.

mandarins? mandarins picked on a spring morning, with a cold dew on their peel. that spring day, it was early and just getting a hint of warm breeze, and the tree was laden with fruit.

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Except When It Is

mandarin snapped, his voice getting higher with anxiety. chiro looked more baffled than he had expected, and he was not immediately proclaiming mandarin to be his one and only, which was worrying.

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More Gambling

Chiro wasn't quite sure what to say as he watched mandarin march away, other than a simple, "ok." he managed to eke out before mandarin was out the door. he turned back to the rest of the team, "uh... i guess i'll go have dinner then."

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Otto

He smiled a bit and shrugged, knowing that mandarin was probably taking this the worst out of all of them, knowing that he wasn't the sole focus of his affections.

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Dread

The team filed out, some more reluctantly than others, and mandarin was the last to leave.

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Dawn - 2

“northern mandarin, to be more precise. my grandma was chinese, i learned mandarin so i could speak to her." “oh, really? that couldn't have been easy." “it wasn't.

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Violet Enterprises: Salacious Suicune

“well, the ferry to mandarin island doesn't leave for a few hours," fiona said, pursing her lips slightly. “it'll give you some time to walk around, at least." “mandarin island?" keith queried, confused. “i thought this was ascorbia?"

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