...if all of these different iterations of the same damn place exist, then how am I supposed to know, supposed to figure out, if we're from one in the same? And if any of this [ he makes looks away from zhongli and motions in between them. ] is going to matter when everything is said and done...
tch. [ clicks his tongue. ] His being here has already changed things. If he's anything like me, which he obviously is, then... [ he's going to want zhongli's attention too. he just starts walking toward something he had beaten up earlier, an electro blade appearing in his hand so he can beat on it some more. ]
[ he doesn't want to have to start from square one if this isn't his zhongli. sure, the time spent here is important and great and all that, but having to retread the same steps... and then it might not even take... ]
[ a snap of lightning strikes the blade childe's holding to send a surge of electro energy out along the ground around him, scarring it. ]
If I had died in the Golden House... would you intervened? My taking things to the next level was all apart of the plan, no? so... [ his eyes are burning a bright purple as he turns, his clothing a touch singed, but he seems neither to mind nor care. ]
I cannot say what I would or would not have done in those circumstances. It is unfathomable to me how that could have happened considering the events that transpired as I remember.
The Traveler would not have killed you. They are not the kind of person even if you had been on opposing sides. So what then could have---
What I can tell you with certainty is that I do not wish for your to die. Even if that is just a selfish desire of mine.
...just a little. [ he summons a snake of water to clean himself of the blood staining his person. ] Me or not, if he oversteps his boundaries, then I’m killing him.
[ if zhongli can consider giving him life, then he can consider ending his life. ]
Considering your nature, I would not expect anything less than for you to see him as a challenge. As violence to be one of the languages you communicate in.
But I will admit I am at a loss on what I have done to upset you.
[ they fought once already, so it’s bound to happen again. ]
[ who else could keep up with childe besides childe? ]
It’s not you specifically. It’s you in general, having decided to play god without my consent, I’m sure, because why in Teyvat would this ever be a topic of conversation? I may get into a number of dangerous fights and, sure, the threat of dying always looms overhead, but... [ he’s not weak. he knows his limits, which is why he’a always pushing to make them broader. he wouldn’t die, especially not to ‘himself’ of all things. ]
[ he sets a hand on his face and sighs. ] I really don’t know what to think or how to feel and I hate it.
I don’t know. I really don’t know. [ part of him wants to apologize for how difficult this is and how he’s being, but the other part is still upset at zhongli and this other him, so he just keeps his mouth shut and tries sorting through his muddled thoughts and feelings. ]
I’m sure this will sort itself out... at some point.
[ he also seems to be having a difficult time with how to go on. he's reminded of how things were following the liyue incident and that has him frowning. ] Did you still want to go on that walk? [ maybe that'll help clear his head of some of these thoughts, because he's seriously at a loss for what to do. ]
[ he simply nods at that and heads toward zhongli. he can take the lead, since it had been his idea in the first place. perhaps he had a path for them to traverse in mind already. ]
I do more than fight with it. My Vision is an extension of me. Just like any weapon I pick up. If you’re going to excel at something you need to know how to use it effectively in circumstances of all kinds. [ so not just for fighting, though that’s obviously his favorite thing to do with it. he moves a hand to it, feeling his anger bubble as he thinks back to when kaeya took it. it was like losing a piece of himself... ]
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tch. [ clicks his tongue. ] His being here has already changed things. If he's anything like me, which he obviously is, then... [ he's going to want zhongli's attention too. he just starts walking toward something he had beaten up earlier, an electro blade appearing in his hand so he can beat on it some more. ]
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This time here together now matters.
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[ a snap of lightning strikes the blade childe's holding to send a surge of electro energy out along the ground around him, scarring it. ]
If I had died in the Golden House... would you intervened? My taking things to the next level was all apart of the plan, no? so... [ his eyes are burning a bright purple as he turns, his clothing a touch singed, but he seems neither to mind nor care. ]
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The Traveler would not have killed you. They are not the kind of person even if you had been on opposing sides. So what then could have---
What I can tell you with certainty is that I do not wish for your to die. Even if that is just a selfish desire of mine.
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Foul Legacy. He said it got the best of him, or some such.
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Xiansheng...
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...come here?
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1/2
He takes a step back. ]
My apologies. I misunderstood.
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[ if zhongli can consider giving him life, then he can consider ending his life. ]
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But I will admit I am at a loss on what I have done to upset you.
And what you mean by overstepping his boundaries.
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[ who else could keep up with childe besides childe? ]
It’s not you specifically. It’s you in general, having decided to play god without my consent, I’m sure, because why in Teyvat would this ever be a topic of conversation? I may get into a number of dangerous fights and, sure, the threat of dying always looms overhead, but... [ he’s not weak. he knows his limits, which is why he’a always pushing to make them broader. he wouldn’t die, especially not to ‘himself’ of all things. ]
[ he sets a hand on his face and sighs. ] I really don’t know what to think or how to feel and I hate it.
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Would that put at least a little of your worries at ease?
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I’m sure this will sort itself out... at some point.
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[ He pauses for a moment, as if he is uncharacteristically struggling with what he should say next.
And then eventually opts to say nothing at all. ]
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We do not have to talk about this or anything else for that matter. Perhaps just the fresh air will help settle some of our unease.
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[ he simply nods at that and heads toward zhongli. he can take the lead, since it had been his idea in the first place. perhaps he had a path for them to traverse in mind already. ]
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I do not believe I have seen you use your hydro powers for such a skill before.
[ Referring to the removal of blood.
How handy! ]
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Whose blood was it?
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