Alex Snyder who will take some classes in the refuge, who will teach the boys things but it’s all misinformation- when he comes back to the topic a couple of days later and everyone is getting things wrong he takes it as an opportunity to mock them, to call them stupid, unable to learn- it gives him just a little bit more power if he can control what they know and what they don’t know, if he can gaslight them into thinking they’re stupid or forgetful, that they won’t get anywhere in life, that the refuge is the best place for them to be.
It’s multiple strikes across the arm when they get answers wrong. Three more if they cry out.
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thoughts on how the Liyue Archon quest went [7]
the quest for the Cocogoat is 10/10, can i just say.
like it's literally just
Qiqi: Cocogoat please
Zhongli, who has never ever heard of a Cocogoat in his entire existence in Liyue: checks out, let's go.
when they fix up the Guizhong Ballista, the more Zhongli yaps the more Kaeya's like "oh, maybe i was wrong", but it's with the "we should focus on Qiqi's contract" that makes Kaeya go "oh, no, i was wrong. he IS the Geo Archon. whack."
also Lumi being a total Mom and having to sit w/ Qiqi and explain that coconut milk comes from coconuts and not a Cocogoat adepti beast??? 10/10. i love her sm, please
also??? Zhongli treating????
Zhongli: i've decided to treat you to a meal.
Lumi: Zhongli. Treating.
Kaeya: like paying for food. for us. and not the other way around.
Zhongli: i won't forget the Mora this time.
i feel like at this point, Zhongli is kind of curious abt the Traveler Trio b/c he's a lil more focused. especially b/c, like, y'know, one of them is a Khaenriahn and the other two definitely aren't human.
obviously tho, he can't glean too much b/c, y'know, they're there to relax and then Ganyu shows up and askes the Trio to head to the Jade Chamber, and Zhongli's like "oh okay."
also speaking of the Jade Chamber, favorite bit has to be how Ganyu just,,, forgor to tell them how to get there. also, b/c of Keqing's spiel about the time of the Adepti passing, i kinda feel like Lumi and Kaeya kinda figure out like "oh, is that why he's stepping down?" and them being confused why he didn't just,,, step down.
current h/c for the Jade Chamber thing tho is Kaeya kind of nudging Paimon towards a very specific antique box from the Jeweler's b/c he's like 'I doubt the snacks will do shit, but this antique might be a different story'. also he and Lumi are incredibly impressed by Ningguang's reach in Liyue; very much a moment of "wowwwww, lotsa power u got there" meanwhile Paimon's freaking out b/c "OH U CAN JUST,,, KNOW THINGS"
and speaking of knowing things, Lumi and Kaeya figured that, w/ all of Paimon's yapping, Childe has already moved to betray them. i mean, this happened in Kaeya's quest for a reason, so they're not unaware, yk?
anyway, after the whole thing in the Jade Chamber and getting steered towards the Sigil stuff, i feel like Lumi sends Kaeya to meet up w/ Zhongli and essentially buy her and Paimon some time before they meet up to complete the Rite.
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[ hand ] sender holding receiver's hand while they're walking
♛ ¦ 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 . ( accepting )
−−− ꧁ its sudden . two warm , soft fingers wedging their way into her the palm of her hand , looking for a home . zelda's heart seizes . people don't touch her . they don't get close to her . they don't , for she is a princess . is everything alright , little one ?? she almost asks , until she realizes that words . . . aren't always necessary . sometimes , you just need a hand .
she remembers : zelda's mother used to hold her hand as they walked . even if they seldom left the castle grounds and were otherwise surrounded by hundreds guards at all times . . . it was her mother's hand holding hers that made her feel safe more than any knight . more than any word of promise .
instinctively , zelda squeezes the little hand back in reassurance , as if her mother's grace could somehow transcend time and space and help make someone else feel like . . . everything was going to be okay . a gift from mother , to daughter , to stranger .
and even her own heart began to warm .
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