[nahida, meanwhile, thought that cat was out of the bag when kaveh started arguing with rang about whether or not "lesser lord kusanali" was a baby on the network]
[shenhe has rang blocked on all social media so she never saw this (no) (but kind of)]
No, you did not. [....... she probably should be more respectful but she won't be.] I wasn't there, so I don't know what happened. But I don't believe for a moment that you didn't try.
nahida fiddles with her belongings, then holds out the anemo vision to shenhe]
...I did wonder, because this Vision looks like it came from Liyue... [and, well. because so much of the cyoa happened in liyue.] ...were... we seeing something from your past, Shenhe?
But... I do know one thing. We went through all of that together, and we... struggled. But... if you went through that alone... I knew you were strong, Shenhe, but you're even stronger than I realized.
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[they're all dead, but. she's not erased! she will sit down next to nahida.] Am I not supposed to be?
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...she feels like she's here. and alive. and real.]
I thought... you were there. With us. We were fighting... [...] ...but, I thought - [her voice breaks] I thought I saw you die.
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she looks very confused.]
... I don't remember, if what you say is true. [...] Where were you?
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[her brow furrows as she tries to think back to it.]
...I didn't recognize it at the time, but thinking about it... I started in a cave, but then I found a portal, and... it took me to the Jade Chamber.
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[huh. wait, hold on:] Cave - Kaveh mentioned a cave, as well. What was in the cave?
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[she shivers, remembering it.]
A... monster. And three people who had been... "chosen."
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... Chosen. What did the monster look like?
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[hmm.]
It was... almost like a snake. It seemed to be made out of shadows, and it... it had three red eyes.
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... Did you kill it?
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[hmmmmmmm.]
I did. But... I wasn't able to save the other three people in the cave.
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... I doubt you would have been able to, no matter what you tried. That isn't your fault.
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[...]
I thought I was finally starting to measure up as an archon, but...
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[i'm like 95% sure nobody has told her that nahida is an archon yet]
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...yes? [a beat.] Oh, did I not mention it...?
[don't just "oh" that nahida!!!]
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No, you did not. [....... she probably should be more respectful but she won't be.] I wasn't there, so I don't know what happened. But I don't believe for a moment that you didn't try.
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...thank you for saying that. [a beat.] No - for believing that.
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Of course. [...] You didn't deserve to have this happen.
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[...]
Creatures like that... they should be wiped out.
[(nahida voice) i'm a pacifist, but]
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nahida fiddles with her belongings, then holds out the anemo vision to shenhe]
...I did wonder, because this Vision looks like it came from Liyue... [and, well. because so much of the cyoa happened in liyue.] ...were... we seeing something from your past, Shenhe?
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I suspect you did. [...] I'm not sure why, though.
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[...]
But... I do know one thing. We went through all of that together, and we... struggled. But... if you went through that alone... I knew you were strong, Shenhe, but you're even stronger than I realized.
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this makes her - not uncomfortable, that's not the right word, but she feels... undeserving of it, maybe.]
... I don't know about that. But thank you.
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[she offers shenhe a small smile.]
...and... thank you for coming to see how I was doing.