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[outofoffice]

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?

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[sangreine]

Thanks. [ She doesn't like telling any of them who they can invite over is all, but in this one case it's a big no. For now. ] I wasn't sure whether him being from Imeeji meant that people would be more inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, is all. Normally I'd be right there myself, especially with him being a vampire too.

Maybe after the first round of attempts I'll have more mental energy to try approaching him, see what we can work out.

[glidinglight]

Don't feel like you need to rush yourself worrying about it right now. We can just take things one at a time.

[sangreine]

Thanks. I'm trying my best. I know my best sort of sucks, but it's what I've got.

[ Saya always thinks she should be doing better. More. Making this easier on everyone instead of wallowing and making problems. It's on her to make these last months before sleeping happy, something everyone can look back on and smile. She just wants to take everyone's pain away, gather it up and hoard it. She'll forget about being miserable anyway. ]

[glidinglight]

[ Lumine raises an eyebrow. ]

I know you're probably going to say otherwise, but I think you're coping pretty well for what happened to you today--even without all the rest of it.

[ Most people would probably panic much worse if the person they were talking to turned out to be an unreformed serial murderer of people that fit their demographic. ]

[sangreine]

I'm glad someone thinks so. [ Yeah she doesn't believe that for a second. She's coming apart at the seams and surely everyone sees it. ]

I'm trying hard not to make these last months miserable. For Doctor especially. He's already hurt over the whole mess. People keep telling me to let it out, but if I start letting it out I'm afraid I won't be able to stop screaming.

[glidinglight]

Is there something we can do or say that will make things easier on you to deal with on your own terms?

[sangreine]

Everyone's done more than enough. I'm getting so much help and support, all the time and energy everyone is spending...

There's nothing more I could possibly ask.

[glidinglight]

Well, if you think of something and you change your mind, you know where we live.

[sangreine]

Thanks. [ But she doesn't have the right to want more, or ask for it. ]

You're a good person, you know? Venti's very lucky, and everyone else from Teyvat.

[glidinglight]

I could think of some people in Teyvat who would disagree with that. But.. I'm also I'm very blessed to know all of you. You included.