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seasonsrpg2023-03-04 09:37 pm
outofoffice) wrote in seasonsrpg2023-03-04 09:37 pm
welcome home
Who: Venti, Yuri, Saya, Lumine, and Kantera
What: A moment of respite
When: March 4th
Where: A house at the far edge of Blossomcrown
Warnings: Probably mentions of previous game trauma/violence
[ Venti has always been the type who wanders to the beat of his own drum, dipping in and out of people's lives as easily as the blowing wind. But Tokyo-F . . . changed things, somewhat.
Though his initial instinct had been to sleep under a tree and call it "home," an invitation to live with old friends put a halt to those plans. For starters, it would be protection from the unpredictable weather in the segments. For another, maybe he did get used to having a bed and a room to call "home," in no small part because of the teammates and friends who inhabited it with him. Now that solitary tree feels . . . lonely, in a way it didn't before.
And so here he is, standing at the threshold of a house full of people he loves and trusts, who asked him to stay . . . it makes him feel his age, but not in a bad way, for once. Nor does he feel that nagging urge to disappear into the wind.
Should he catch anyone watching him, the pensive expression dissolves into a smile. ]
Hehe, is this the part where we fight over bedrooms?
What: A moment of respite
When: March 4th
Where: A house at the far edge of Blossomcrown
Warnings: Probably mentions of previous game trauma/violence
[ Venti has always been the type who wanders to the beat of his own drum, dipping in and out of people's lives as easily as the blowing wind. But Tokyo-F . . . changed things, somewhat.
Though his initial instinct had been to sleep under a tree and call it "home," an invitation to live with old friends put a halt to those plans. For starters, it would be protection from the unpredictable weather in the segments. For another, maybe he did get used to having a bed and a room to call "home," in no small part because of the teammates and friends who inhabited it with him. Now that solitary tree feels . . . lonely, in a way it didn't before.
And so here he is, standing at the threshold of a house full of people he loves and trusts, who asked him to stay . . . it makes him feel his age, but not in a bad way, for once. Nor does he feel that nagging urge to disappear into the wind.
Should he catch anyone watching him, the pensive expression dissolves into a smile. ]
Hehe, is this the part where we fight over bedrooms?
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... But this isn't the worst world I've been to by far. ... I wouldn't say that I remember everything. I'm still missing the pieces that I was missing when I woke up in Teyvat, but I can remember everything after--I think.
[ It's hard to be sure, really. She knows what she remembers up to, but whether there's anything else afterward...? Just the fact that Guizhong is here tells her that there's a distinct possibility there could be more missing. ]
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I'm relieved. Aliza doesn't seem to have had her memories returned upon coming here.
[ He can only assume it's a relief for Lumine, too, where maybe Saya wouldn't share that sentiment. ]
. . . Most of the time we spent together in Tokyo-F, you barely remembered anything about me.
[ A hint at where he's going with this, perhaps. ]
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[ Saya definitely deserves to not have anymore memories of her past traumas. She has more than enough already. She confirms for him moments later: ]
Personally, though? After everything I've been through, I would rather remember everything, pretty or not.
[ You would think that considering the things she's seen in other peoples' memories and the things she knows she has done she might have at least some reservations. But she might be more comfortable with being a morally grey character than is strictly wise. That, and she won't get closer to finding Aether without her memories.
A slight pause. ]
It's true I didn't remember much. But the things I've remembered feel more or less consistent with how you behaved in Tokyo-F.
[ She can tell he's getting at something here--she suspects the purpose of this conversation--and she has her suspicions. But she'll give him a chance to say it openly himself before she makes a guess. ]
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[ Glancing sideways at her again ]
I wouldn't insult you by suggesting that asking you to be involved with me while you were amnesiac was under false pretenses. But even so, we wouldn't always make the same choices as we once did if we found ourselves whole, rather than in part.
[ If you catch his drift ]
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You're wondering if I would have made the same choice then knowing what I know now--or if I regret it. Is that it?
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[ If he's apprehensive about what her answer might be, it at least doesn't show. ]
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I see.
[ She's quiet for a moment. There's a lot to think and reflect on--and she wants to make sure that when she speaks again, it comes out right. There are things that she needs to say that he might not know yet that could change things, after all. ]
I might have been more apprehensive to accept at one point. ... You know I'm not from Teyvat. Before he disappeared, Aether wanted to continue our journey. So my original plan was to reunite with Aether and leave Teyvat so we could keep looking for a place to call home. Knowing that would be the outcome, and that you've already lost so many people you care deeply for--I wouldn't want to be another painful memory you have to carry for hundreds and thousands of years.
[ Even if she didn't know that kind of loss contributes to erosion, she still wouldn't want to do that to him. It wouldn't be right. And it would make leaving that much more painful for her, too. She takes hold of his other hand and squeezes both of his hands in both of hers very gently. ]
But things have become more complicated. The further I get, the less sure I am of how things are going to end. Maybe... it's not impossible that I might stay, but I just don't know yet. The more I've gotten to know you, the more I've come to like you. Being with you makes me happy. Nothing I've remembered changes that. So as long as you don't regret involving yourself with a wayfaring alien like me, then I have nothing to regret either.
[ There's a lot more sappy shit in her head but she's not usually so talkative and she already feels pretty vulnerable right now. Also, she doesn't want to make promises she can't keep. So she just waits to hear what he has to say. ]
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[ That's very like her, he thinks. And probably something he should have considered before. ]
Hehe . . . you don't need to worry. I've been around long enough to know myself well -- I don't regret anything. And if the time comes for you to depart Teyvat, I wouldn't regret it then either.
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Then nothing's changed.
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[ He might have just been teasing her. But-- ]
I think I'm the only person in the house you haven't actually been physical with like that. Am I right?
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[ Sheepish ]
That's not exactly correct -- I've never slept with Doctor!
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Have they properly discussed this?
This is why Venti doesn't usually get involved in this kind of thing, he's so bad at it. ]
Does it bother you?
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I knew from the start if I wanted to date you I was never going to be your 'one and only.' Even if you weren't sleeping with Saya or Yuri, you always made gaga eyes at Zhongli.
[ She's not always the quickest on the uptake, but only Paimon could ever be that obtuse. ]
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[ Here, she falters. There's really no easy way to ask this. But she probably should, so she knows what he wants out of their relationship. ]
.... Am I not sexually attractive to you?
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No, that is definitely not a concern.
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Okay, good.
[ She's relieved (and visibly relaxes) but
ultimately very embarrassed. She probably shouldn't have worried about it--but romance and sex aren't always the same. ]
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Oh, he's been so, so bad at this. ]
How should I put this . . .
I didn't want to rush things? Because, surprisingly for me, I'm actually taking this very seriously.
[ And, well . . . she didn't remember everything. That certainly played a role too. ]
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I see. So you were being a gentleman.
[ She reaches out to fiddle with one of his braids. ]
I didn't realize you were that serious.
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You're very important to me.
[ That's really all there is to it. ]
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You're very important to me, too.
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Is it something you're eager to change? The physical part, I mean.
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Oh! Uhm. I mean, I'd like--that is, if you want--I didn't mean to rush anything.
[ How fast do the humans of Teyvat and archons usually progress their serious relationships? She's never asked before now, but it seems like maybe she should have... ]
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Hehehe . . . cute! You're all red!
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Menace.
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