It's the least negative, but there's definitely things I wish we had changed. But I suppose there's nothing that can be done now. [ ruby's still dead, these games will continue, and they just have to live with that.
...he does hear that though, and he lifts an eyebrow. ]
I don't know how many options we actually had. [she just seems.... very sad.] All the failsafes she mentioned... were they set in stone before we tried to talk with her?
[was it always going to happen the way that it did...? she knows by now that some things simply can't be changed, but it's still a bitter pill to swallow.]
Ah... yes. [...] I wanted to ask you, too. But since I'd already asked her, I wasn't sure if asking you would put more pressure on you... it's a decision for the two of you to make, and I'd welcome you to Sumeru with open arms.
...it was inevitably always going to be her versus us. No matter what way you look at it. I don't regret saving ourselves, even at the price of these games continuing. But Ruby shouldn't have lost herself for it. That's unfair, too.
[ so yeah. possibly. there's a pause though, and he looks at her thoughtfully before he continues. ]
Did she...when you asked her, did she seem to indicate one way or another what her thoughts were? [ tentatively hopeful. ]
It is. I wish we had found a way to save her and ourselves.
[this whole setup is unfair. honestly, once she has her powers again, she might be tempted to try to find a way to make contact with the higher-ups and give them a piece of her mind.]
Well... She did say that it wasn't a decision that would affect just her. And that it would be a big move to make. But... she asked questions, too, and seemed to be considering multiple angles about how I planned to try to find a way to travel between worlds. I'm hopeful that her questioning it means it's something she's considering... she wouldn't ask if it was something she just intended to turn down, right?
...I want to make the offer to Kazuki and Setsu as well. I know they may have things they want to or feel that they should return to, but...
I don't know if it was better or worse for this to happen to her. [ he is not thinking killing ruby was a good idea, but...she had been so tormented and miserable it almost seems better.
or that's just a generous interpretation of things.
to that, he kind of laughs though. ]
We've been thinking about it for a few days. Shenhe offered me for both of us, but I think you offering yourself probably helped her think about it. We talked about brainstorming ideas of where to go and everything, so...if she's asking questions I can only assume she's at least thinking about it more than she was.
I think it's not a bad offer to offer to whoever you think might want it, Nahida. We're all a little fucked up here. A safe haven isn't the worst thing in the world to open up for people.
[it would have been nice if they could have found ruby a way out from all that torment that didn't involve fUCKING DYING.
anyway.]
Mm. I wanted to ask sooner, but we didn't know exactly how the points would turn out. I was a little afraid that depending on how things went, we might not have enough points to make it an option... so I didn't want to offer and get anyone's hopes up before we knew it was possible. [...] Now we know that it is. It's a choice that I can't make for anyone else, and I'll support the choices that you all do make, but I just hope that everyone knows it's an offer that I'd be overjoyed if they accepted.
Because I would like to have more time with you all. [a beat] Ah, that doesn't mean you would have to stay in Sumeru if you didn't want to! The entirety of Teyvat would be open to any of you. It would just be easiest to start from there, since I could use my position to make sure you were all set up well. And of course I'd be looking into how to travel between worlds, so if there was anywhere else you wanted to go to visit, that should also be okay...
[...I'm rambling again, aren't I?]
...mm. I'll offer it to them. And I hope you will tell me where you do end up - because even if you don't come back with me, once I figure out how to move between worlds, I'll come to find you myself, no matter where you go. I'll just need to know where to start looking.
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[it hurts to know there wasn't anything they could have done for ruby - but she had so many failsafes...
How do I ask him and Alex to come back to Sumeru with me? ...oh, no. He probably heard that, didn't he...]
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...he does hear that though, and he lifts an eyebrow. ]
Have you already asked Alex?
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[was it always going to happen the way that it did...? she knows by now that some things simply can't be changed, but it's still a bitter pill to swallow.]
Ah... yes. [...] I wanted to ask you, too. But since I'd already asked her, I wasn't sure if asking you would put more pressure on you... it's a decision for the two of you to make, and I'd welcome you to Sumeru with open arms.
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[ so yeah. possibly. there's a pause though, and he looks at her thoughtfully before he continues. ]
Did she...when you asked her, did she seem to indicate one way or another what her thoughts were? [ tentatively hopeful. ]
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[this whole setup is unfair. honestly, once she has her powers again, she might be tempted to try to find a way to make contact with the higher-ups and give them a piece of her mind.]
Well... She did say that it wasn't a decision that would affect just her. And that it would be a big move to make. But... she asked questions, too, and seemed to be considering multiple angles about how I planned to try to find a way to travel between worlds. I'm hopeful that her questioning it means it's something she's considering... she wouldn't ask if it was something she just intended to turn down, right?
...I want to make the offer to Kazuki and Setsu as well. I know they may have things they want to or feel that they should return to, but...
[...she doesn't want to lose them. any of them.]
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or that's just a generous interpretation of things.
to that, he kind of laughs though. ]
We've been thinking about it for a few days. Shenhe offered me for both of us, but I think you offering yourself probably helped her think about it. We talked about brainstorming ideas of where to go and everything, so...if she's asking questions I can only assume she's at least thinking about it more than she was.
I think it's not a bad offer to offer to whoever you think might want it, Nahida. We're all a little fucked up here. A safe haven isn't the worst thing in the world to open up for people.
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[it would have been nice if they could have found ruby a way out from all that torment that didn't involve fUCKING DYING.
anyway.]
Mm. I wanted to ask sooner, but we didn't know exactly how the points would turn out. I was a little afraid that depending on how things went, we might not have enough points to make it an option... so I didn't want to offer and get anyone's hopes up before we knew it was possible. [...] Now we know that it is. It's a choice that I can't make for anyone else, and I'll support the choices that you all do make, but I just hope that everyone knows it's an offer that I'd be overjoyed if they accepted.
Because I would like to have more time with you all. [a beat] Ah, that doesn't mean you would have to stay in Sumeru if you didn't want to! The entirety of Teyvat would be open to any of you. It would just be easiest to start from there, since I could use my position to make sure you were all set up well. And of course I'd be looking into how to travel between worlds, so if there was anywhere else you wanted to go to visit, that should also be okay...
[...I'm rambling again, aren't I?]
...mm. I'll offer it to them. And I hope you will tell me where you do end up - because even if you don't come back with me, once I figure out how to move between worlds, I'll come to find you myself, no matter where you go. I'll just need to know where to start looking.