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You can hardly walk.

[Heading over and putting Childe's arm over his shoulder.]

I don't need you passing out on me on the way back.

[ are you sure this isn't an excuse to get that sweet contact high scara? ] I could just pass out here then.

[shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. nonsense. absolutely not it whatsoever.]

I don't need to get in trouble twice in such a short amount of time.

Give me a few minutes. [ he leans into him. ] ...this is only the second time I used it. I need to get used to how it feels, and Geo isn't like the other elements I'm used to. [ right now it takes a considerable amount of concentration to use. ] You won't get in trouble. No one is going to know we did this, remember?

You're important to him, aren't you?

...I don't know. Maybe? [ his shoulders sink inward. ] I think it's more the opposite, but the same kind of goes for you. It's complicated. Everything's always so complicated. [ he drags one of his legs up to his chest, keeping an arm around it, so he can hold it in place as he rests his chin on his knee. ] ...as soon as you think you've got it all figured out something happens that fucks it all up.

[He makes him a staff of vines.]

Do you actually need first aide?

[And then after a moment.]

You know what I gave up, right?

...no. I'm just exhausted, and not just physically, but that's certainly not helping. [ he shuts his eyes. ] I don't know the whole story. Just bits and pieces from about three different sources. What did you give up?

My emotions. My connection to people. So that I could never be betrayed again.

[Dragging him to Snail.]

Come on. You never knew how to back down. That's how you got into the Harbingers after all.

But it didn't work, ... [ he trails off. he figures scaramouche wouldn't have flipped a shit if he had been able to rid himself of his emotions and his connections. ] Isn't that lonely? [ he reaches back for his arm, giving a tug. ] ...that's not exactly why. I'm a human weapon.

It did until recently. And no, I wasn't lonely.

[He folds his arms.]

Not here. The rules have changed.

[ #doubt. ]

[ he arches a brow. ] What's that supposed to mean?

There is no Tsaritsa, no Gods, no Celestia. Not even your family to see and send gifts back to.

You can finally take time for yourself.

…no, no I can’t. Just because the rules of the game have changed doesn’t meant my objectives have too. And on top of all that I have to find a few other people. Things are only getting more and more complicated.