[homophonic] catchall for netzach

[dendroculi]

NETZACH

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[dendroculi]

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

I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

[abstractart]

Good.

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

[dendroculi]

...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.

[abstractart]

Not at all...?

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

Did you remember being dead?

[dendroculi]

[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.

[abstractart]

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

[still-- weird.]

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

[dendroculi]

I wish I knew.

[...she's homesick.]

[abstractart]

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

[dendroculi]

It was a little...

[...]

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

[abstractart]

-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.]

[dendroculi]

[she nods]

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

[abstractart]

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.

[dendroculi]

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

[abstractart]

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

[dendroculi]

Not according to the rules, no.

[abstractart]

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

[dendroculi]

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

[abstractart]

Yeah. It gets exhausting.

[truly is just the same shit different day.]

[dendroculi]

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

[abstractart]

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?

[dendroculi]

...it must have.

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

[abstractart]

[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.

[dendroculi]

...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.

[abstractart]

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

[dendroculi]

...we don't really know that, though, do we? Because no one person was left without any members of their team last week. Both my team and yours still had three people left.