dendroculi | [homophonic] catchall for netzach

...hey.

[he gives her a little wave, taking a seat on the ground next to her chair.]

You alright? I'm sure we have enough healing to go around, but...

[gotta check in.]

[her various types of burns and cuts have all faded quite a bit at least]

I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

Good.

...guess yesterday already proved it isn't always safe here, but- what even happened to you guys?

...I'm not entirely sure how it happened. But - all of a sudden... I was in a cave. It was back in Teyvat... but I didn't remember being here at the time.

Not at all...?

[not a surprising concept, at least, but-- what the fuck.]

Did you remember being dead?

[she shakes her head]

I didn't. At least, I don't think I did. I don't remember... remembering that. [...] The actions I can remember taking don't make sense if I remembered I was dead at the time.

I guess it's not just because we're here...

[still-- weird.]

Why let you go back just to drag you here again, though.

I wish I knew.

[...she's homesick.]

...feels like that part is probably worse than injuring you guys.

It was a little...

[...]

...I'm a bit sad about it.

-think I would be too, in your place. It has to be hard enough just to be away.

[nevermind going back, and then being yanked out of it again.]

[she nods]

...well, whatever happened... we're back here now.

As much as it sucks that you're still stuck here too... kind of glad you didn't just vanish on us. I don't think we'd have ended up assuming you were home.

...no, you probably wouldn't have. And if Kaveh and I both hadn't come back, what would have happened to Shu...?

I'm gonna bet the answer isn't 'let him move onto our team'.

Not according to the rules, no.

... I'm already a little tired of rules. I know it's how games are supposed to work, but...

...but it's frustrating to be bound by them.

Yeah. It gets exhausting.

[truly is just the same shit different day.]

...it... sort of sounds like you're not just talking about the rules here.

They're the important part right now, right? At least they didn't... oh. Huh.

[considering a second.]

You were both gone, and Shu was here alone, but... I guess they just knew you guys weren't actually erased or anything?

...it must have.

[she looks. a little uncomfortable for a second, actually.]

[he's not positive it's reassuring, either, just -- giving his head a little shake.]

... probably not what you want to think about, after getting back.

...it's something we learned, at least. That it's safe for the person who's left behind in a situation like this.

It's fortunate Kaveh and I weren't erased... or considered erased, wherever we ended up. [...] ...we probably weren't actually in Teyvat, then.

...maybe you did still see it, though. Maybe it wouldn't have counted unless it was Sunday, that's when it happened last time.

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