[lord. He smiles, grimly, nodding as his hands tuck into his pockets. One coils around his lighter, running the outline of slim steel as he mulls the matter over.]

I do think it's possible. Probable, even. The way it was set up was all too neat. The lockdown and the protocols. Explusion.

....I've been saying as much to a couple other people, but one thing we should look out for is if people start acting off. I won't pretend I knew Jing Yuan well, but Jiaoqiu's account of him and his actions don't line up one bit.

I've been wondering if it's not possible his soul got corrupted coming here. Something gone wrong on the trip, or souring after he got here.