When left alone, the newest couple in the block looked at each other awkwardly. "Erm, I guessed they ran away as fast as they could when the cat was out of the bag… You want me to help you clear the dishes?" Jin asked as he did not know what else to do. It was not as if it was his first girlfriend experience, but this confession and acceptance were way too sudden.
"Hmm yeah sure." Lynn also felt that clearing the dishes might help them settle their awkwardness for a moment before they do anything else with regards to their new relationship status. In the meantime, the System had already broadcast to everyone under Jin's command of this latest gossip. (After all, the System did not want to harshly push the couple to a corner that it would cause them to break up.) A lot of the minions were thinking it was about time, given how the both of them were acting pretty obvious to each other with the exception of Jin.
He had been trying to avoid getting anything that might derail his work and plans but to the System, it was a meaningful distraction since that would at least provide a shot for an offspring. (As if Pandas themselves do not have a hard time trying to create a baby… and somehow that applied to Jin as well.)
In any case, the silent dishwashing activity allowed Jin to calm himself down and decided to speak first. However, he did not expect Lynn to start the conversation at the same time as him, prompting them to return to their troubled quiet state for a moment.
"You go first," Lynn said as she received the washed dish from Jin to dry it up. (They actually have a dishwasher but given the situation, Jin somehow decided to manually wash the dishes.)
"Do you want to take this slow? Like real slow? As I had said previously and you probably have known, I am currently filled to the brim that I could hardly breathe. With that being said, it would be unfair of me to have any expectations of you as well."
"I would love to say anything goes, but we should have a serious talk on our expectations in this relationship if you ask me," Lynn replied honestly after being in one sided relationship with her master. While she knew that the broken relationship was over, the scars of a failed love somehow made her all the wiser.
"I too think that would be a good idea." Jin gave her the very last plate to dry before washing his hands. Lynn then proceeded to take two cups out of the cabinet and asked Jin whether he would like some coffee.
"Hmm, tea would be fine. The supper was quite heavy." Jin said and Lynn nodded while taking two satchels of green tea which could aid with the digestion.
They then sat at the very same dining table and began looking at each other. "I… I would like to have more responsibility to the store if that's okay with you."
"I thought the Kitchen instance was already busy enough for you? And not just that, I had seen numerous reports of you providing food and aid to the refugees in the worlds that we had our hands in. Oh and for that, thanks for keeping them well fed and alive." Jin said as he sipped the green tea slowly.
"That is nothing, it's part of my job. And yes while the kitchen can be busy, I had learnt how to let go most of my tasks to the penguins. At first, I thought they might not be competent to take up such tasks but as months go by, they started to be way better than me in almost all aspects that I had to train myself harder to move to higher heights." Lynn said.
"And I feel that I need to widen my perspective and one would be taking some job of yours. And perhaps through that, I could get the inspiration I need for my work as well." Lynn answered.
"System believed that what she meant was that she wanted to learn the ropes by spending some time with you so that she could have better inspiration." The System secretly whispered to Jin in a very very private chat channel.
"Since when are you a love expert?" Jin tried to control his expression as much as possible to prevent him from leaking his thoughts out for Lynn to catch notice of.
"Ever since the System wants to have offspring to continue the Royal Panda Clan heritage." The System did not mince its words and Jin nearly wanted to vomit blood at that point in time and instead coughed abruptly.
"Sorry, could be the tea went in a little too quickly," Jin said but inside him, he was cursing the System. First, it wanted the User to be attached, now it demands a baby. "But with regards to your request. Yeah, sure. Pop by anytime you want and take a look. Even if I do not have the time to teach properly, I am sure the System would-" At that point, Jin suddenly felt that saying the System would assist felt like a red flag at the start of the relationship and thus he changed his tune a bit.
"Cough. I mean the System would provide you with the necessary equipment so I can be there to aid you with the teaching." Jin answered and Lynn chuckled a little.
"You do not have to accommodate me that much. I know sometimes, you would need some me-time to get things done. So, please, by all means, do what you need to do." Lynn replied but wondered how his cultivation had been going.
"Why did you ask?" Jin queried and Lynn said that it was the first time she saw him visibly frustrated when he woke up.
"It was as if you left things undone, hmmm being forced to wake up? I am just plain guessing." Lynn explained and Jin nodded his head while sighing away.
"How do I start explaining to you…"
