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[littlesilhouettoofaman]

WHO: Wanderer & Lumine
WHAT: De-stonification
WHEN: Backdated to the 16th of June
WHERE: Autumn Segment, close to the Abandoned Castle
WARNINGS: some angst probably, because that's how this gremlin rolls


[Closed to Lumine]
[Wanderer hasn't been seen for quite a while now and it could be that he is just wandering around, solving some quests. Or just being grumpy somewhere on his own, doing his best to properly process the fact that his memories are some sort of public property now. Not that he is ashamed of his sins, his sins are his sins and if people want to punish him for those sins, he'll welcome them gladly.

But instead of all of that he has lost his energy somewhere close to the abandoned castle in the autumn section and somewhere along the way he turned to stone.]

Comments

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Oh, he does. And somewhere inside he even cares somewhat.]

We have an agreement, yes. [That, and she has sent him to the Akademiya. And, at times, the words she says make sense and tend to calm him down a little.]

No.

[Wanderer shakes his head.]

The anger I feel towards her has nothing to do with you. Or the bond you wish to have with her. [But he is sure that if she hadn't thrown him away, it would have saved Inazuma a lot of misery. And, above all, perhaps the people who lived in Tatarasuna would have had the happy end they all deserve.] Yet, at times I wonder what I will do if she'd end up here as well. [He taps his chin briefly.] Perhaps it is for the best that she will never remember me.

[glidinglight]

Never say never. These places are strange. They could pull her from a reality where she hasn't forgotten you.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

Hm. I have thought about that possibility.

[And, yeah, this place is strange.]

At times I wonder if this place is real. When I returned to Teyvat I did not remember this place, yet when I arrived here again, I did remember everything and what I have been doing in Teyvat.

[glidinglight]

I experienced something like that as well. I think it's real. The last place I was at had a habit of dipping us in and out of other realities as well.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

Why do you think this is real? If it was real, we would be allowed to remember all of this when returning to Teyvat.

[He chuckles a joyless chuckle.]

Personally, I do not care that much. The kiss we once had was because of the rain, so that isn't something that has meaning. [All he knows is that kissing another has a meaning of some sorts.] But imagine you have kissed someone because your heart... [Wanderer points at her chest.] ...wanted it? Because of that human urge to make babies and form a lasting bond?

[Love, he means love.]

Imagine forgetting all of that.

[glidinglight]

[ She laughs, too--but it's actually a tinkly sound of... not joy, exactly, but genuine humor. ]

You of all people should know best of all that just because you don't remember a thing doesn't mean it didn't happen. Nor does it make it any less real.

I'm not scared of forgetting something precious. I've lived long enough that it's already happened at least once before, I'm sure.

[ Her memories from before arriving in Teyvat are distant and misty at best. ]

What's important is that it happened in the first place--that you live in and enjoy it in the present. Even if the kiss was caused because of the rain--I liked it. Have you ever thought to ask if I'd do it again?

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[He chuckles in return.]

I am well aware of the irony. But I think...if there will ever be such a moment. [A moment he will know something close to happiness. A sense of belonging. A purpose.] I want to remember. I do not want to tamper with anyone's memory again. Not with mine. Not with those of others.

[His memories are, despite all the time that has passed, still fresh, yet he is sure they will fade over time as well. It is as if Lesser Lord Kusanali said one time. The more time that passes, the sooner the past he knows will be replaced by a new, and maybe more positive past. Pain will fade, views will change.]

No. [Wanderer shakes his head and looks at her briefly.] You should save your kisses for those you want to kiss.

[glidinglight]

You're making an awful lot of assumptions for someone that's never asked me who I want to kiss.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

It doesn't matter to me who you wish to kiss.

[As long she doesn't want to kiss him. He isn't kiss-material.]