Oh! I suppose we wouldn't want to douse any flames. I sort of like to watch them?

[ hong lu considers this. ]

And yes, it's an odd sensation. It's like being tugged by two wild horses in opposite directions. My tongue gets confused. Did you want to try? It's really fun.

[ because, you know, this is what you do when you're left unsupervised in an apartment that once belonged to strangers. ]