"Ning. you're free on the 24th right?"
"Yeah. Why?"
Ling Tong told him.
Gan Ning spat out a mouthful of tea. "What? You're auctioning me off?" he demanded accusingly.
Ling Tong shook his head. "No, I'm auctioning off your making pancakes. In a skimpy, tight tank top."
"Ling Tong, what is going on?"
The singer put down his non-fat fair-trade organic soy latte. "Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you, man. It's for charity. A bunch of the others are auctioning off an activity with them to raise money. Like Cao Pi is offering tickets to go see Madama Butterfly with him. Ma Chao's taking whoever out horseback riding in some national park, private lessons included. The Qiao sisters are teaming up and taking someone out to a spa treatment at Bamboo Springs, Zhao Yun is going to go volunteer at a shelter for abused children with his victim, and Lu Xun… I don't know what he's doing but it's probably something stupid. And there's no way we're getting beat by them."
"Oh. So… What charity?"
"I dunno. It's just charity, kay? Who cares what it's for as long as it's charity?" Ling Tong explained impatiently.
"What? Technically the Neo Nazis are a nonprofit group you know! We could be donating to the Neo Nazis and you wouldn't know?"
"Come on, it can't be the Neo Nazis! They're too controversial. Besides, I already signed you up."
"What are you doing?" Gan Ning asked curiously.
"Eating your pancakes."
"Hah, hah. Really, what are you doing?"
Ling Tong rolled his eyes. "What, you expect me to do work?"
"For the Neo Nazis, yeah."
"Ning, it's not the Neo Nazis kay? And just so you know I'm taking someone to that one karaoke piano bar."
Gan Ning nodded. "Okay."
"I was going to offer a lapdance but Lu Meng put his foot on that so yeah."
"…Okay."