[Jack watches He Xuan perform the bow, studying the movements he makes from the way he touches his fist to his palm to the particular inclination of his head. It's not a complicated motion at all, but from the seriousness with which He Xuan carries it out, it's clear that this is the sort of thing one needs to get just right. It isn't as though he isn't well acquainted with proper manners himself, after all.
Once He Xuan is done, Jack straightens up and then proceeds to mimic the gesture-- and to his credit, he keeps a perfectly straight face right up until the very end, where at last he breaks into a grin.]
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Once He Xuan is done, Jack straightens up and then proceeds to mimic the gesture-- and to his credit, he keeps a perfectly straight face right up until the very end, where at last he breaks into a grin.]
There! How was that?