[ it's meant as a deadpan joke of some sort, except that vil has the 0.5 second belated realisation that xie lian just might take him more seriously than he intends, so he follows up hastily with: ] It's probably a heated water tank, but don't quote me on that, I'm not too familiar with the layout of the house.
[ that said, there are (conveniently!) some towels hanging around, so he's absolutely grabbing one and handing it to xie lian to dry himself off. having soaked robes absolutely cannot be comfortable in any form. ]
Wait, you haven't seen indoor plumbing like this before?
[ sliiiiight note of disbelief. he thought it was common! ]
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[ it's meant as a deadpan joke of some sort, except that vil has the 0.5 second belated realisation that xie lian just might take him more seriously than he intends, so he follows up hastily with: ] It's probably a heated water tank, but don't quote me on that, I'm not too familiar with the layout of the house.
[ that said, there are (conveniently!) some towels hanging around, so he's absolutely grabbing one and handing it to xie lian to dry himself off. having soaked robes absolutely cannot be comfortable in any form. ]
Wait, you haven't seen indoor plumbing like this before?
[ sliiiiight note of disbelief. he thought it was common! ]