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[ Once Elliot wakes up from his night's sleep, he'll find a package next to him whether he's slept at Base Camp or in his Mondstadt apartment. There's a note attached to the nicely-wrapped box. ]
i got u a nice surprise
u should give this to ur boyfriend
dw it is perfectly safe (if it isnt u can come and punch me)
f.
[ Inside the small box is a perfectly geometric silver ring. ]
i got u a nice surprise
u should give this to ur boyfriend
dw it is perfectly safe (if it isnt u can come and punch me)
f.
[ Inside the small box is a perfectly geometric silver ring. ]
Edited 2021-05-07 16:27 (UTC)
[Elliot wakes up and notices the box. Huh. Let's take a look!]
[FRANTICALLY LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS AROUND]
[Oh thank goodness, he's safe. Whew. He thought his heart was going to burst out of his chest.]
[ ....
Well. It is a pretty ring. He could see Rean liking something like this.]
Well. It is a pretty ring. He could see Rean liking something like this.]
[Gah! What is he thinking?! They aren't boyfriends! Don't kid yourself Elliot!]
[...
Well. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to hold onto. You know, just in case! If nothing else, maybe he can give to Crow when he gets home. Yeah!! He'd like that.
And so. Elliot pockets the ring.]
Well. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to hold onto. You know, just in case! If nothing else, maybe he can give to Crow when he gets home. Yeah!! He'd like that.
And so. Elliot pockets the ring.]
Edited 2021-05-07 17:27 (UTC)
[His feathers have been genuinely ruffled as Lutha makes his way out of the docks, still wrapped up in the winter garb that he had been sporting before his sudden disappearance into the snowy banks of Dragonspine. Though his choice of wear is probably getting him the stares from passerssby, old habit still dies hard, and he's quick to shrug his shoulders up and shove his collar up to hide his scars.
Thankfully, the business district makes him feel far more comfortable than he'd ever been in Mondstadt. He'll hesitate near the grocer, eyes locking onto fresh produce and the fingers of his hand idly fidgeting with the pouch of coin against his hip.
He looks to one side, and then the other. It's fine. He doesn't see anyone who knows him. Maybe just... this once...
His expression falls to something slightly soft and subdued as he lowers the fabric from his face, striking up a quiet conversation with the grocer about his product, the pricing, trying and failing to make enough small talk to figure out more about where in the world he just got dropped.
He's definitely distracted enough to not notice a flash of familiar orange hair just yet.]
Thankfully, the business district makes him feel far more comfortable than he'd ever been in Mondstadt. He'll hesitate near the grocer, eyes locking onto fresh produce and the fingers of his hand idly fidgeting with the pouch of coin against his hip.
He looks to one side, and then the other. It's fine. He doesn't see anyone who knows him. Maybe just... this once...
His expression falls to something slightly soft and subdued as he lowers the fabric from his face, striking up a quiet conversation with the grocer about his product, the pricing, trying and failing to make enough small talk to figure out more about where in the world he just got dropped.
He's definitely distracted enough to not notice a flash of familiar orange hair just yet.]
[Elliot had been out just to get some groceries. The air was still tense from what happened with Rex Lapis, so Elliot was remaining cautious not to draw too much attention to himself. He has too many memories of close calls with guards back home. He's been on enough wanted lists, thank you.
But he's caught by surprise when he notices someone familiar in the marketplace. Someone that he hasn't seen for months- that he thought was sent back to their world or wandered off into the wilderness....really it could've been either with Lutha.
Never one to be shy, he calls out]
Lutha?
But he's caught by surprise when he notices someone familiar in the marketplace. Someone that he hasn't seen for months- that he thought was sent back to their world or wandered off into the wilderness....really it could've been either with Lutha.
Never one to be shy, he calls out]
Lutha?
[He starts a bit, looking up, seeing a familiar face...
Elliot's still alive?
Hm... time to look back down at the produce. His expression flickers between confusion and frustration and exhaustion, like he's struggling for words.
Thankfully he's jolted back to reality when the grocer happily hands him the bag containing his purchase. Ears start to tinge red as he stumbles through a thank you that should normally come out smoothly, gruffly shoving it under his bad arm as he tucks his change back against his belt, turning towards the other young man.]
Elliot... it's... uh, I'm-- [He clears his throat, trying to pull the layers of fabric away from his mouth as an afterthought.] You're... still standing, huh. Uh. That's... that's good.
[How do you have casual conversation after apparently vanishing for a while... Someone please kill him.]
Elliot's still alive?
Hm... time to look back down at the produce. His expression flickers between confusion and frustration and exhaustion, like he's struggling for words.
Thankfully he's jolted back to reality when the grocer happily hands him the bag containing his purchase. Ears start to tinge red as he stumbles through a thank you that should normally come out smoothly, gruffly shoving it under his bad arm as he tucks his change back against his belt, turning towards the other young man.]
Elliot... it's... uh, I'm-- [He clears his throat, trying to pull the layers of fabric away from his mouth as an afterthought.] You're... still standing, huh. Uh. That's... that's good.
[How do you have casual conversation after apparently vanishing for a while... Someone please kill him.]
[yeah, that's definitely Lutha alright. Only that guy would have such a reaction over someone saying his name. ]
Eheh, of course I am. I don't look it, but I'm pretty resilient.
[Frozen death mountain? walking across Liyue? It was nothing.]
But enough about me- what about you? Where've you been all this time? You just disappeared from camp one day.
Eheh, of course I am. I don't look it, but I'm pretty resilient.
[Frozen death mountain? walking across Liyue? It was nothing.]
But enough about me- what about you? Where've you been all this time? You just disappeared from camp one day.
How am I supposed to know?
[A beat, before he flinches at the kneejerk response.]
That's... [Stupid? That was stupid. Fuck. He blows out a breath, resetting himself.] I don't know. I remember the snow, and the last time I talked to you, and getting separated. One second I was there, and the next I was falling into a fucking boat out in the docks. Goddamn lucky I didn't end up in the water. [He goes a little pale as he mutters that, rubbing at his face with his gloved hand, before settling onto something Elliot had said.]
"All this time"? How long have I been gone?
[A beat, before he flinches at the kneejerk response.]
That's... [Stupid? That was stupid. Fuck. He blows out a breath, resetting himself.] I don't know. I remember the snow, and the last time I talked to you, and getting separated. One second I was there, and the next I was falling into a fucking boat out in the docks. Goddamn lucky I didn't end up in the water. [He goes a little pale as he mutters that, rubbing at his face with his gloved hand, before settling onto something Elliot had said.]
"All this time"? How long have I been gone?
Edited (phrasing was awkward sorry about that) 2021-07-28 01:51 (UTC)
[...Yep. Same Lutha as always. Elliot doesn't bother to respond to that defensive bit, instead focusing on what actually matters]
Really? So you don't remember anything since the mountain? That's so strange... though I'm sure Forneus would have an answer.
[Probably has something to do with him, what with being the god of time and all]
It's been a few months though. Today's December 13th, to give you an idea.
Really? So you don't remember anything since the mountain? That's so strange... though I'm sure Forneus would have an answer.
[Probably has something to do with him, what with being the god of time and all]
It's been a few months though. Today's December 13th, to give you an idea.
[...
Very, very flatly:]
I don't know what "December" means, Elliot.
[You kids and your hip lingo.
Still, "months" is enough for him to get the general idea. He lets out another frustrated sigh as he rummages through the bag under his left arm.]
Figures it might be Forneus, if he's the one that pulled us here. Is that gremlin still around here somewhere, or has he gone back into wherever the fuck he hid when he first brought us here?
Very, very flatly:]
I don't know what "December" means, Elliot.
[You kids and your hip lingo.
Still, "months" is enough for him to get the general idea. He lets out another frustrated sigh as he rummages through the bag under his left arm.]
Figures it might be Forneus, if he's the one that pulled us here. Is that gremlin still around here somewhere, or has he gone back into wherever the fuck he hid when he first brought us here?
[He sighs]
It's the name of a month.
[He's going to assume that Lutha at least understands what a month is]
He's still around, you can talk to him if you want. He really isn't so bad once you get to know him.
It's the name of a month.
[He's going to assume that Lutha at least understands what a month is]
He's still around, you can talk to him if you want. He really isn't so bad once you get to know him.
[He'll shrug at Elliot's explanation, but given that he doesn't stare at him in straight confusion, Elliot can probably guess he has assumed correctly.]
Not sure what good can come of a god that wants what he wants. [No making friends with a god, Elliot, that's how someone he knows got cursed!! Bad idea.
Instead of expanding on the thought, though, Lutha pulls a piece of fruit out of the bag and immediately tosses it to Elliot. Think fast.]
Not sure what good can come of a god that wants what he wants. [No making friends with a god, Elliot, that's how someone he knows got cursed!! Bad idea.
Instead of expanding on the thought, though, Lutha pulls a piece of fruit out of the bag and immediately tosses it to Elliot. Think fast.]
[Hey wow what!! He'll make a slight surprised noise before catching the fruit. He nearly drops it, but he'll manage not to and recover. ] ...Thanks.
[But boy ... "what he wants", huh. Elliot isn't entirely sure what that means, but at the same time..]
...You never got to see what was at the peak of the mountain, did you?
[But boy ... "what he wants", huh. Elliot isn't entirely sure what that means, but at the same time..]
...You never got to see what was at the peak of the mountain, did you?
[Elliot has reflexes, hooray! He shrugs off the thanks, a sour comment of deflection on his tongue before Elliot beats him to it, the question making him pause.]
What, besides the frozen corpses? [He shakes his head.] I told you, I went directly from there to here.
Did something happen?
What, besides the frozen corpses? [He shakes his head.] I told you, I went directly from there to here.
Did something happen?
[Well he saw that much at least, so he can cut into the meat of it]
Mm. As it turns out, those people were killed by Celestia. They were loyal followers of the gods, but they did something to displease them. So Celestia sentenced the entire civilization to freeze to death.
Mm. As it turns out, those people were killed by Celestia. They were loyal followers of the gods, but they did something to displease them. So Celestia sentenced the entire civilization to freeze to death.
[He goes quiet, glancing to the side to make sure the grocer didn't hear, closing the distance between Elliot just so he can keep his voice lowered.] Maybe don't mention divine judgement around people that just watched something divine die. [It's simply an anxious warning, one that he doesn't dwell on in the slightest given how he continues.] ...So Celestia is full of murderers. It doesn't change what I said, Elliot. Messing with the structure of something like that could be even worse.
[He glances over at the grocer, but it looks like he didn't hear Elliot- too busy making a sale with another customer. So he'll just continue on...
With looking rather unhappy with Lutha. He clicks his tongue a little and looks at Lutha- keeping his voice down. Even so, there's a steel to it.]
You know, when I was growing up? I heard those kinds of warnings every day. Be good, keep my head down, don't anger any nobles - or things will be made worse. Not that behaving ever stopped them from hurting people. Sometimes there wouldn't even be a reason for it.
Celestia is no different from those nobles. I don't care if they're gods. What they're doing is wrong. One way or another, they need to be held accountable for their actions.
And even if it's scary, I'm still gonna do just that.
With looking rather unhappy with Lutha. He clicks his tongue a little and looks at Lutha- keeping his voice down. Even so, there's a steel to it.]
You know, when I was growing up? I heard those kinds of warnings every day. Be good, keep my head down, don't anger any nobles - or things will be made worse. Not that behaving ever stopped them from hurting people. Sometimes there wouldn't even be a reason for it.
Celestia is no different from those nobles. I don't care if they're gods. What they're doing is wrong. One way or another, they need to be held accountable for their actions.
And even if it's scary, I'm still gonna do just that.
Edited 2021-07-28 06:22 (UTC)
[...
Something flinches in his otherwise cold expression.
Don't be stupid.
It's a gut reaction, one he wants to spit right back, one that can nearly be read from his very expression. But his eyes shut, and he blows out a long breathe through his nose, his hand running through his hair.
This sounded too much like people from home who ended up dying due to the hope that drove them forward. But that steel cuts through it, a reminder that this isn't some spineless little artist boy talking out his ears. The windmill. The hunger. The exodus.
...]
What do you think I... [Spirits, no, he sounded like his father. He takes in another breath.] Look, that's... that's not what I meant, Elliot.
They need their asses handed back to them, that much is fucking obvious. Behaving is the last thing I'd like to do.
If we're sliding down the slope of actually killing any of them... and I mean ANY god, even Forneus... I'd rather we not doom an entire world again just for the sake of a vendetta, no matter how justified that vendetta might be.
[Again. He thinks of his dying husk of a world. Of what little remained of its people. Of how little time they had left.]
That's what I don't want, Elliot. Justice for the sake of ignorance.
I want to know what we're getting into.
Something flinches in his otherwise cold expression.
Don't be stupid.
It's a gut reaction, one he wants to spit right back, one that can nearly be read from his very expression. But his eyes shut, and he blows out a long breathe through his nose, his hand running through his hair.
This sounded too much like people from home who ended up dying due to the hope that drove them forward. But that steel cuts through it, a reminder that this isn't some spineless little artist boy talking out his ears. The windmill. The hunger. The exodus.
...]
What do you think I... [Spirits, no, he sounded like his father. He takes in another breath.] Look, that's... that's not what I meant, Elliot.
They need their asses handed back to them, that much is fucking obvious. Behaving is the last thing I'd like to do.
If we're sliding down the slope of actually killing any of them... and I mean ANY god, even Forneus... I'd rather we not doom an entire world again just for the sake of a vendetta, no matter how justified that vendetta might be.
[Again. He thinks of his dying husk of a world. Of what little remained of its people. Of how little time they had left.]
That's what I don't want, Elliot. Justice for the sake of ignorance.
I want to know what we're getting into.
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