Big Guns For Bing-Gan

[Kwokinator]

The pained look in Hao Long's eyes seems to be almost amplified tenfold at Bing Gan's teasing.

"Nevermind," he said, shaking his head and starting to walk again. "Let's go."

[Corwin]

She pouts, but follows without saying more.

[Kwokinator]

The duo walk silently along the way, Hao Long seemingly deep in thought and not paying attention to Bing Gan.  They soon arrive at an unguarded archway, which seems to lead into a somewhat maintained grassland.

"Well, here we are," Hao Long resumes his tour guide duty, although without the usual cheer in his voice. "We're out of the city.  Any ideas on where you want to go?"

[Corwin]

"Let's go forward," she suggests. "Sounds like as good idea as any to me." She pauses for a moment, thinking. "You know these parts, right?"

[Kwokinator]

"Not this way, no," he shakes his head. "I know the way you came from, but not here.  I'm just as new as you are."

[Corwin]

"Then it'll be full of fun surprises for the both of us," she tells him, smirking, and heads out.

[Kwokinator]

"Why do I get a bad feeling when you say that..." he said rhetorically, shaking his head with a sigh.

[Corwin]

"I have absolutely no idea!" Bing Gan says happily, walking slowly enough to allow him to catch up.

[Kwokinator]

Hao Long shakes his head, but walks faster to catch up to Bing Gan anyway.

It doesn't take long for Hao Long to return to his previous cheerful self, and soon Bing Gan finds herself the target of questioning again.

"So, Bing Gan," he asks, partly in an effort to keep the journey from being boring. "You have any... boyfriends or anything?"

[Corwin]

"Well...." She frowns slightly. "No boy friends, no girl friends. No friends at all, at the moment."

[Kwokinator]

Hao Long frowns an empathic frown, then quickly grins again.

"Don't worry!" he says cheerfully. "You've got me!"

[Corwin]

"You're a boy and you want to stick around long enough to become my friend..." she muses out loud. "Sure, okay."

[Kwokinator]

"What?" Hao Long asks as he overhears Bing Gan's musings. "Did you have bad experiences with boys or something?"

[Corwin]

"Not really, no." She shrugs. "Just with friends. Don't worry about it, though."

[Kwokinator]

"Tell me," Hao Long insists. "What happened?"