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I've found myself with somewhat of a slow day today so I thought I'd take the opportunity to get a few of my questions answered.

Is there anything you particularly miss from your home? Or something that make it unique and different from any other place you've been? I doubt we'll get the chance to visit our homes for an extended period any time soon or else I'd just visit and see for myself. As it stands, I'll have to settle for the next best thing.

No need to reply if you're feeling shy but I really would appreciate any answers you're willing to give.

Oh, and before I forget. I received an image awhile back that I was unable to decipher on my own. If someone would be so kind as to explain the meaning behind it, I would be ever so grateful.

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[ thanks ren, he still doesn't know wtf it means. ]

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[ welcome to being left on read for a minute wriothesley. she knows her answer, but... it's awfully selfish, isn't it? it'd feel like abandoning their duty back home to some, as if it were some grand vacation they'd yet to deserve... she wonders who might fuss at her about it, scold her for enjoying the time she has to live here, even if they can see for themselves that time moves on.

... ]

Some of them would have pretty conflicting feelings about it.

[ After getting left on read for ten minutes by Marcille, sixty seconds is nothing. ]

Because of being brought here against their will? Or because they have more urgent duties to attend to?

[ He hasn't forgotten the whole weird dealio with her library. ]

[ thanks buddy. she has anxiety about leaving things on read too long. ]

Both. I can only imagine the scolding I'd get for... you know. Living so freely.

[ and under the name she has no less!

...

what would they think of that? ]

But I don't see a point in squandering time if I have it. If I've been given a chance to experience things I've never experienced before, why would I deny myself that?

Is experiencing all that life has to offer truly so frowned upon back in your library?

[ Y'all are making this city sound absolutely fucking awful. ]

[ pal it doesn't just "sound" awful ]

No! Not at all! We all have hobbies we like and things we do in our downtime, we live as much as we can there, but...

[ how to put it? after all-- ]

It relates to that thing I can't tell you. It's very, very important, and I know some of of them would see this as a waste of time. They're just that kind of people, you know?

I've met a few of those in my life.

Still, I don't think rounding yourself out as a person is a bad experience. How else will you be able to understand the viewpoints of others different from yourself?

Trust me, you and I are on the same page.
It's selfish, but I wish they were here. It's kind of lonely without them.
I've definitely met people that I click with of course, but it's different.

[ especially seeing too of them here but it isn't the same. she's miserable. she's lonely. she misses them badly, the boys and hod, but sitting in the same room as either yesod and netzach... just makes her feel like there's a kind of distance. done by herself, maybe, a bridge she could cross but hesitates at the first board. ]

How about you?

[ He would give her a sympathetic shoulder pat if he could. Alas! ]

Nothing wrong with admitting your wants, even if they are selfish. I won't wish for their arrival here, but I do hope you're able to see them again somehow.

[ Surely there must be some intersection of the two..... ]

Are you asking me what I miss?

Yup!

[ spill it hotshot. ]

[ leaves malkuth on read ]

[ Just kidding! There's nothing deeply personal about this question. ]

There's a cafe that makes the most delightful tea pastries. I haven't been able to find anything that matches up to it here.

[ the way she would find his room and make a scene. ]

Really? I have a friend who cooks *really* well, maybe if you describe what it's like I can get him to give it a shot.

Is he also a baker? I hear the two require slightly different skillsets.

[ can kaito bake...

...

she hasn't seen him do it yet, so... maybe he isn't... but--! ]

I'm confident he can manage! （*’∀’人）♥ Everything he makes is so tasty, and he's really talented, and I'm sure he'd love to pick up a new set of skills if he doesn't know how to already! And are you really gonna say no to free food?

[ the gears in his head are spinning....they're spinning............ ]

Sounds like you're quite the fan of his. Alright, I'll bite. What's his name?

[ gently stops them... ]

You could say I'm his biggest! He's gonna set up a shop sooner than later, and I'm making sure to be a regular when he does... It's Kaito Nagano.

[ don't worry buddy... she's gonna get you sooooooo many customers. look at her, networking. making friends of friends. getting sweet deals for cooking. ]

[ his biggest fan, huh.................... ]

I hope he plans on giving you a discount whenever he opens up shop, for your continued support.

[ his food is so good, wriothesley. you don't get it. and also he's one of her dear first friends. ]

Right? I think he should! （‐＾▽＾‐）Tell me how it goes sometime, okay? I'd like to try them too!

What's your world like, anyway? You know a bit about mine, but I'd like to hear about your home, too.

Mine? Much like most other worlds I imagine. I've never stepped foot outside of Fontaine though so I wouldn't be able to tell you what the rest of Teyvat is like.

That's fine! I couldn't tell you what the world outside of the City is like, either. Or much of the City itself. There's way too many Districts with their culture and traditions and such...

So just Fontaine is fine, if you don't mind.

Let's see then...

Well, to summarize an article I once read in The Steambird, Fontaine sits in the center of all Teyvat and is the source of all water on the continent. If you like the ocean you'd probably like Fontaine, though we certainly have a wide variety of cuisine and shopping as well.

Well... I can't say I've really experienced the ocean. Seeing the one here was my first time seeing one at all, and we can't exactly enjoy it. But the pictures I've looked at are really pretty! It's really the source of water for everything? That's pretty amazing! Is it a natural spring then? What sort of cuisine? What's the architecture like?

[ Malkuth really has so many questions, huh..... ]

I can't say I'm too much of an expert on geography [ also if i, val, have to think too deeply on genshin lore i'll k-word myself ] so I don't have an answer to your first question. Cuisine tends to feature a lot of seafood, due to the proximity to the ocean, though many of the locals have something of a sweet tooth as well. Hence, there are a lot of shops that sell pastries of all kinds.

The architecture....hmm. I suppose there are a lot of columns? There's an emphasis on symmetry. Sorry, I don't really pay much attention to that sort of thing normally. The buildings in Fontaine are quite different from the buildings here though.

[ she's an inquisitive young lady... ]

Symmetry and columns... I'd guess they're a pretty orderly people, then? If there's water all around, I'm sure it's a very beautiful place that makes use of it in a way that either focuses on efficiency or on aesthetics. Can you tell me which?

[ at least THAT MUCH, WRIOTHESLEY?????? useless... what is an architect supposed to do with that. ]

[ orderly.....haha ]

We ARE the Nation of Justice. It would only be fitting for things to be orderly here. But as for your question, why not both? Some people find beauty in efficiency.

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