#Chu Caiwei

[morweneledhwen]

Love me a foodie who's smart and capable and good friends with the main character without there being any romantic interest in each other whatsoever. ❤️

[spellbcok]

@mvsicinthedvrk sent: chu wanning & lorelai gilmore yang caiwei: 020, standing in front of a painting at a museum.

"this kind of reminds me of a rorschach test," caiwei said conversely to the person next to her. she tilted her head to the left then right. "no matter how i look at it, all i can see is a rabbit. what about you?"

[mvsicinthedvrk]

"I was unaware that coffins typically had a view of the sky," he states objectively. Usually, if one is in a coffin, the reason is because they can't see. Or, not exactly the reason, but-- the consequence of the reason for being in the coffin. To correlate that place against the idea of daydreaming and seeing shapes in clouds is a new one he hasn't heard of before. When she asks if it's really offended him, he presses his lips together. "No, it-- hasn't." Not so much as to offend him. There's nothing wrong with the idea of a rabbit in art, it's only that he doesn't entirely get it, not understanding the passion for creativity, maybe. It's a wide world, and there may very well be someone out there less whimsical than him, but it wouldn't benefit him to argue that point. They simply have different preferred styles of viewing art, and that's that.

"that's a shame. it's such a fun activity— especially while lying in a coffin." it was also one of the few things to do in that moment. sure, she could always pull out her phone and stream something to pass the time, but she believes it would be disrespectful to both the dead she's testing for and their soon-to-be neighbors. "does there need to be a reason? has seeing this unintentional rabbit offended you that much?" caiwei finds it almost laughable how hung up this person appears to be about a simple observation. "i just mentioned it because in that moment it's what i saw. it's really just my luck that the only person near to point it out to was the least whimsical person possible."

[spellbcok]

"that's a shame. it's such a fun activity— especially while lying in a coffin." it was also one of the few things to do in that moment. sure, she could always pull out her phone and stream something to pass the time, but she believes it would be disrespectful to both the dead she's testing for and their soon-to-be neighbors. "does there need to be a reason? has seeing this unintentional rabbit offended you that much?" caiwei finds it almost laughable how hung up this person appears to be about a simple observation. "i just mentioned it because in that moment it's what i saw. it's really just my luck that the only person near to point it out to was the least whimsical person possible."

"I don't often look at clouds with the purpose of finding objects within them," he says, confirming her impression. And if they do seem to look like anything in particular, it would also be a coincidence. Not a particularly 'happy' one, since he can't see what joy there would be in ascribing a cloud to a shape of a telephone, or a dog, or whatnot. If the clouds caught his eye because looked too much like a specific image, he would take it as a sign of danger more than anything else, because likely something strange was going on. He turns his attention back to the piece of art on the wall, furrowing his brow as he asks, "If it's not the artist's intention to portray an animal, why point one out?"

[mvsicinthedvrk]

"I don't often look at clouds with the purpose of finding objects within them," he says, confirming her impression. And if they do seem to look like anything in particular, it would also be a coincidence. Not a particularly 'happy' one, since he can't see what joy there would be in ascribing a cloud to a shape of a telephone, or a dog, or whatnot. If the clouds caught his eye because looked too much like a specific image, he would take it as a sign of danger more than anything else, because likely something strange was going on. He turns his attention back to the piece of art on the wall, furrowing his brow as he asks, "If it's not the artist's intention to portray an animal, why point one out?"

caiwei considers this then nods her head in acceptance. "i can agree with that. though i don't believe i said it was the artist's intention to draw a rabbit. it's more of a happy coincidence." caiwei's smile widened in amusement at the other's reluctance. "i'm getting the impression that you aren't the type who sees clouds shaped like objects— am i right?"

[spellbcok]

caiwei considers this then nods her head in acceptance. "i can agree with that. though i don't believe i said it was the artist's intention to draw a rabbit. it's more of a happy coincidence." caiwei's smile widened in amusement at the other's reluctance. "i'm getting the impression that you aren't the type who sees clouds shaped like objects— am i right?"

"There's certainly always a purpose to art, of some kind, but it's my belief that it's impossible to tell the artist's exact intention without speaking to them directly." And he doubts the intention is to make others speculate on whether or not the abstract markings are intelligible. Chu Wanning's not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but if he knew that someone was standing there picking out meadow-based animals in his work, he would likely be baffled and discouraged. Then again, the artist isn't here to know the difference. "It... could look like a rabbit," he acknowledges.

[mvsicinthedvrk]

"There's certainly always a purpose to art, of some kind, but it's my belief that it's impossible to tell the artist's exact intention without speaking to them directly." And he doubts the intention is to make others speculate on whether or not the abstract markings are intelligible. Chu Wanning's not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but if he knew that someone was standing there picking out meadow-based animals in his work, he would likely be baffled and discouraged. Then again, the artist isn't here to know the difference. "It... could look like a rabbit," he acknowledges.

"really? i thought all art was supposed to have some kind of meaning." but what would caiwei know about art. her nose was always stuck in a medical book or inhaling the fumes from the mortuary. she turned her gaze from the painting to them and smiled, "so you agree that it looks like a rabbit?"

[spellbcok]

"really? i thought all art was supposed to have some kind of meaning." but what would caiwei know about art. her nose was always stuck in a medical book or inhaling the fumes from the mortuary. she turned her gaze from the painting to them and smiled, "so you agree that it looks like a rabbit?"

"I don't think it is meant to be anything," he says, a little stiffly. Or-- the artist may have seen something in their own work, but it's not necessarily Chu Wanning's right or responsibility to parse out what that is or try to project meaning-- or animals-- onto it himself. He can, however, see why the other thinks it could possibly look like a rabbit. "I didn't notice the rabbit, until you mentioned it."

[mvsicinthedvrk]

"I don't think it is meant to be anything," he says, a little stiffly. Or-- the artist may have seen something in their own work, but it's not necessarily Chu Wanning's right or responsibility to parse out what that is or try to project meaning-- or animals-- onto it himself. He can, however, see why the other thinks it could possibly look like a rabbit. "I didn't notice the rabbit, until you mentioned it."

@mvsicinthedvrk sent: chu wanning & lorelai gilmore yang caiwei: 020, standing in front of a painting at a museum.

"this kind of reminds me of a rorschach test," caiwei said conversely to the person next to her. she tilted her head to the left then right. "no matter how i look at it, all i can see is a rabbit. what about you?"