jiaoqiu is sitting at the counter, holding a wine glass and looking down at the drink. a general sense of melancholy settles in the air.
oh, also, he's way less injured today. his ear is still missing, but based on the way he's holding himself, he isn't in horrible pain. that's probably nice. ]
[ there's an air of curiosity around laurence as he takes in the new place, but... the melancholy. he looks at jiaoqiu with some concern, unsure whether to approach or not...
imagine if he didn't, pc over everybody go home - no of course he does. he'd be blind to miss how badly jiaoqiu's been taking things in the past few weeks. ]
[ he pushes the drink carefully over to laurence, then. ]
I'd like to think so, yes. [ he's actually probably wearing the vision somewhere? it's hanging off his clothes. ] He and I shared a lot of viewpoints, and I appreciated his wisdom.
[ sorry, buddy, there's a rush of grief that jiaoqiu feels, though he keeps it off his face and out of his body language. ]
[ he nods as he takes a sip, but the grief really hits him like a freight train, and laurence is nowhere near that good at hiding how he feels. his shoulders slump and he swallows hard before he replies, staring down at the glass with a frown. ]
Yeah... yeah, I appreciated that, too. [ zhongli often lectured like he was a student, but somehow it never bothered him that much. ] And he was... one of the first adults who ever seemed to care about me, and it wasn't even his job to.
[ oof, sorry buddy. jiaoqiu glances at him and reaches to gently rest a hand on laurence's arm, brief. ]
As far as I could tell, he cared greatly for his people. I think that he considered some of us his people, as well. [ ... ] I fully believe that he cared about you, for the record.
Me, too. It's like he should just be walking up beside me like usual.
[ sighs. ]
I know they're safe, and I'm glad for that. It just... really hurts that they had to go through what they did in the first place. [ there's a quick burst of revulsion but he immediately stifles it. ] Especially Zhongli.
[ he feels a little guilty for it... maybe if that bear had pointed toward something for zhongli, they'd have a better idea of what happened. it's ridiculous, because he didn't choose it and they still found someone guilty, but even so. ]
Yves said he's not giving up, but there's still a large pool to work from. [ ... ] I'm worried. For them and whoever they might go after this week.
[ it was a cruel way to attack someone. and it's only going to get worse. frightening. ]
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w4, MONDAY
jiaoqiu is sitting at the counter, holding a wine glass and looking down at the drink. a general sense of melancholy settles in the air.
oh, also, he's way less injured today. his ear is still missing, but based on the way he's holding himself, he isn't in horrible pain. that's probably nice. ]
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imagine if he didn't, pc over everybody go home - no of course he does. he'd be blind to miss how badly jiaoqiu's been taking things in the past few weeks. ]
Jiaoqiu...? Something on your mind?
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Hello, Laurence. [ a beat. ] I was just trying Zhongli's drink. Would you like some?
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I don't usually drink, but... yeah. I think I would, this time.
[ he'll come take a seat beside jiaoqiu. ]
You guys were pretty close, right? I saw he gave you his Vision.
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I'd like to think so, yes. [ he's actually probably wearing the vision somewhere? it's hanging off his clothes. ] He and I shared a lot of viewpoints, and I appreciated his wisdom.
[ sorry, buddy, there's a rush of grief that jiaoqiu feels, though he keeps it off his face and out of his body language. ]
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Yeah... yeah, I appreciated that, too. [ zhongli often lectured like he was a student, but somehow it never bothered him that much. ] And he was... one of the first adults who ever seemed to care about me, and it wasn't even his job to.
He must've been a great god, back home.
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As far as I could tell, he cared greatly for his people. I think that he considered some of us his people, as well. [ ... ] I fully believe that he cared about you, for the record.
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I know he did. [ pause. ] Cared for a lot of us, I mean - not just me. He's probably one of the kindest people I've ever met, that way.
...It's only been a few days, but I miss him a lot. It's strange not having him here.
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[ a beat. ]
But the souls are safe. He is safe somewhere, even if we cannot see him.
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[ sighs. ]
I know they're safe, and I'm glad for that. It just... really hurts that they had to go through what they did in the first place. [ there's a quick burst of revulsion but he immediately stifles it. ] Especially Zhongli.
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It does bother me that we never found out who did that to him.
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[ he feels a little guilty for it... maybe if that bear had pointed toward something for zhongli, they'd have a better idea of what happened. it's ridiculous, because he didn't choose it and they still found someone guilty, but even so. ]
Yves said he's not giving up, but there's still a large pool to work from. [ ... ] I'm worried. For them and whoever they might go after this week.
[ it was a cruel way to attack someone. and it's only going to get worse. frightening. ]