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[ nu can u change the bird emoji to 🦉 please so we can look like a problematic(?) gnshn twitter ship thank u 🥺
ANYWAY GIANT SHARKMAN... tbqh diluc's first instinct was to fight him for mat drops, but he's since learned from observation sidon is a friend! he thinks. he hasn't had a chance to speak to him in person. now he does! in the... showers!! ]
...Is something the matter?
[ waits for mod response to my very important shower q ]
ANYWAY GIANT SHARKMAN... tbqh diluc's first instinct was to fight him for mat drops, but he's since learned from observation sidon is a friend! he thinks. he hasn't had a chance to speak to him in person. now he does! in the... showers!! ]
...Is something the matter?
[ waits for mod response to my very important shower q ]
[ i guess this would be problematic since sidon is like 5 times his age :/
he does not drop any mats unless you want to steal his stupid cravat!! diluc looks like he could use a cravat.
he turns, uncomfortably, towards diluc. ]
It seems... the water here is rationed?
he does not drop any mats unless you want to steal his stupid cravat!! diluc looks like he could use a cravat.
he turns, uncomfortably, towards diluc. ]
It seems... the water here is rationed?
[ uwoh... age gap... 🫣
you're right about the cravat and i hate that
anyway because diluc is a gentleman he feels as if he should not look at sidon in the shower? but sidon literally took off his suit in front of god and everyone yesterday, so technically he's been naked this entire time, ]
...Is it?
[ it would be weird to offer sidon some of his own shower (diluc is in a stall too ig), and anyway it turns off on him mid-sentence ] I've not noticed—
...huh.
you're right about the cravat and i hate that
anyway because diluc is a gentleman he feels as if he should not look at sidon in the shower? but sidon literally took off his suit in front of god and everyone yesterday, so technically he's been naked this entire time, ]
...Is it?
[ it would be weird to offer sidon some of his own shower (diluc is in a stall too ig), and anyway it turns off on him mid-sentence ] I've not noticed—
...huh.
[ genshin: this young man is a child prodigy, master of chess, unmatched in every possible way.
me: haha. idiod. ]
I don't see why not.
[ he wraps a towel around his waist before he ventures over to the other stall. presses button. gets (more) wet. ]
It's working.
[ he steps out of the way so sidon can take his place. he still has some soap suds clinging to him, but he's in no danger of his proverbial scales drying out. ]
me: haha. idiod. ]
I don't see why not.
[ he wraps a towel around his waist before he ventures over to the other stall. presses button. gets (more) wet. ]
It's working.
[ he steps out of the way so sidon can take his place. he still has some soap suds clinging to him, but he's in no danger of his proverbial scales drying out. ]
[ selective brain cell for relevant threads only ]
Oh! For me? Thank you!
[ he'd argue a little, but he doesn't want to waste any precious water, so it's back to squeezing beside the showerhead. ]
You didn't need to give up your spot for me—I'm moved, dear stranger!
Oh! For me? Thank you!
[ he'd argue a little, but he doesn't want to waste any precious water, so it's back to squeezing beside the showerhead. ]
You didn't need to give up your spot for me—I'm moved, dear stranger!
It's no problem, really.
[ sidon is so cute... diluc is so sorry he ever thought you were a beastiary monster...
he just assumes that's all the water they'll get (hehe, stoopid,) so he goes off a short distance to retrieve his towel and dry himself, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WEIRD TO JUST STAND THERE AND WATCH SIDON! (that said it's actually kinda like watching a puppy play in the sprinklers... that sort of energy...) ]
Will you be all right during your stay...?
[ how often... does he require The Hydration... ]
[ sidon is so cute... diluc is so sorry he ever thought you were a beastiary monster...
he just assumes that's all the water they'll get (hehe, stoopid,) so he goes off a short distance to retrieve his towel and dry himself, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WEIRD TO JUST STAND THERE AND WATCH SIDON! (that said it's actually kinda like watching a puppy play in the sprinklers... that sort of energy...) ]
Will you be all right during your stay...?
[ how often... does he require The Hydration... ]
[ it's okay, he can really continue thinking of him as a monster. even if he's just Some Guy. please someone kill him for being a monster.
he's still in the shower, but he's still conversational as he answers diluc. this isn't really an intimate scene or anything, to him. it really is closer to someone running through the sprinklers than anything else. ]
I will be! Though you are not the first to be concerned.
[ which is very sweet. ]
I think, perhaps—people believe I am a fish? [ he sounds amused, rather than offended. it's an understandable mistake. ] But Zora often live outside of the water. It is no trouble, even if I will miss the Great Spring.
he's still in the shower, but he's still conversational as he answers diluc. this isn't really an intimate scene or anything, to him. it really is closer to someone running through the sprinklers than anything else. ]
I will be! Though you are not the first to be concerned.
[ which is very sweet. ]
I think, perhaps—people believe I am a fish? [ he sounds amused, rather than offended. it's an understandable mistake. ] But Zora often live outside of the water. It is no trouble, even if I will miss the Great Spring.
[ I AM STUCK WITH WATER FOREVER
anyway, at least zora's domain is beautiful. it's wreathed in silver and faintly glowing stone, visible in the dim daylight that the simulation is set in. the entire space is ornamental, almost proud and boastful in its elaborate architecture.
sidon's feelings are much simpler, pleased as he gestures broadly around them, showing off his home. ]
Yes! [ lil fuzzy feeling of gratitude ] You were right—it was not so difficult to recreate at all.
anyway, at least zora's domain is beautiful. it's wreathed in silver and faintly glowing stone, visible in the dim daylight that the simulation is set in. the entire space is ornamental, almost proud and boastful in its elaborate architecture.
sidon's feelings are much simpler, pleased as he gestures broadly around them, showing off his home. ]
Yes! [ lil fuzzy feeling of gratitude ] You were right—it was not so difficult to recreate at all.
[ i hope this doesn't awaken anything in me
we both know genshin is a rip-off of i mean very obvious nod to botw, but even so diluc has not seen anything quite like this before. there is palpable admiration for his surroundings. ]
It's extraordinary. I can see now why you refer to it as the Great Spring.
[ the craftsmanship is exquisite. also, the lil warm fuzzy is contagious, and diluc smiles. ]
I'm glad to hear it. I've found you can explore all sorts of environments, in these chambers.
we both know genshin is a rip-off of i mean very obvious nod to botw, but even so diluc has not seen anything quite like this before. there is palpable admiration for his surroundings. ]
It's extraordinary. I can see now why you refer to it as the Great Spring.
[ the craftsmanship is exquisite. also, the lil warm fuzzy is contagious, and diluc smiles. ]
I'm glad to hear it. I've found you can explore all sorts of environments, in these chambers.
Oh, yes—I've seen all manner of worlds that people have built here! It's remarkable.
[ of course, nothing quite outshines zora's domain for him. and there is a note of pride whenever people see his home and feel the same beats that he does.
it's a comfort to be able to experience it. the water splashes down from small, manmade falls, sending up a cool mist. he enjoys it while they speak. ]
If we really are to be here for eight weeks, then people are bound to be homesick. I hope this will help.
[ of course, nothing quite outshines zora's domain for him. and there is a note of pride whenever people see his home and feel the same beats that he does.
it's a comfort to be able to experience it. the water splashes down from small, manmade falls, sending up a cool mist. he enjoys it while they speak. ]
If we really are to be here for eight weeks, then people are bound to be homesick. I hope this will help.
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[ just chilling in the showers again... no this time they can meet at the obs deck. he's just looking out into space (literal), his vibes a touch muted in thoughtfulness.
the overall feeling that lingers into the room is... sad? not oppressively, but sad. ]
the overall feeling that lingers into the room is... sad? not oppressively, but sad. ]
[ i thought u were forreal and nearly lost it NO MORE WATER CR ACTUALLY THANKS!
diluc is someone who internalizes their feeling like a pressure cooker. THEY'RE COOKIN! but he keeps a tight rein, and remains outwardly composed. he can share in the melancholy, at least. ]
...I never imagined, when we first woke, that things would become so dire.
diluc is someone who internalizes their feeling like a pressure cooker. THEY'RE COOKIN! but he keeps a tight rein, and remains outwardly composed. he can share in the melancholy, at least. ]
...I never imagined, when we first woke, that things would become so dire.
[ sidon looks over, and he isn't exactly closed off—there is a spark of welcome, gratitude for the company, but also grief. the everyday grief of losing three people in one breathe.
but it doesn't still doesn't pick up out of control, and he still nods. ]
Yes... I had hopes it would be simpler than this. [ he still does. ] But it has been strange from the start. Perhaps I was only ignoring the signs.
but it doesn't still doesn't pick up out of control, and he still nods. ]
Yes... I had hopes it would be simpler than this. [ he still does. ] But it has been strange from the start. Perhaps I was only ignoring the signs.
[ the quiet fury threaded into diluc's emotions subsides when he's greeted with sidon's kindness, but it remains there, simmering. he does his best not to let it bleed over too much—he does not think it appropriate for sidon to have to suffer his worse temperaments. ]
...We had reason to be wary, but this is...
[ flashes of the violence they've witnessed rise, unbidden. he quells them as quickly as he can. ]
...Inhumane. I wouldn't call it ignorance.
[ on the contrary, it would be far stranger to anticipate this sort of savagery, would it not? ]
...We had reason to be wary, but this is...
[ flashes of the violence they've witnessed rise, unbidden. he quells them as quickly as he can. ]
...Inhumane. I wouldn't call it ignorance.
[ on the contrary, it would be far stranger to anticipate this sort of savagery, would it not? ]
[ my typos... anyway it's fine for him to feel the full gamut of feelings—anger feels like the right emotion right now. he may not be a furious man, but he knows when the occasion demands it.
nothing in him invites repression. his sharklike sharpness enters his eyes. ]
It feels intentional, yes.
Whatever did this to Scien and Dahut is not resolved.
nothing in him invites repression. his sharklike sharpness enters his eyes. ]
It feels intentional, yes.
Whatever did this to Scien and Dahut is not resolved.
[ i didn't see any if it makes you feel better :') but also me as you, as i reread literally every tag i sent out yesterday, I CAN'T GRAMMAR OR TYPEEEEE ]
...No. And so, it will likely happen again.
[ and it could be done to anyone, by anyone. even you and i. ]
...No. And so, it will likely happen again.
[ and it could be done to anyone, by anyone. even you and i. ]
[ imagine being able to type or read or remember things!! couldn't be me ]
It's true. [ his thoughts and his words both. while sidon is an optimist, and sometimes runs full tilt at head empty, he isn't going to deny the truth that looks them in the face. what optimism really means is seeing what could go right—striving for it when all goes wrong.
it's harder on days like this, but persevere they must. ] Still, it must not be some all-powerful force, or we'd all be at each other's throats. If it is a blight, we can contain it. If it is a foe—I'm certain we vanquish it.
It's true. [ his thoughts and his words both. while sidon is an optimist, and sometimes runs full tilt at head empty, he isn't going to deny the truth that looks them in the face. what optimism really means is seeing what could go right—striving for it when all goes wrong.
it's harder on days like this, but persevere they must. ] Still, it must not be some all-powerful force, or we'd all be at each other's throats. If it is a blight, we can contain it. If it is a foe—I'm certain we vanquish it.
[ diluc's arms fold across his chest, and he nods curtly in agreement. the emotions here are heated but resolute, like the tempering of a blade. ]
Mhm. The odds are against us, but we are far from powerless. No matter what, we must fight against whatever endeavors to bind us to its will.
Mhm. The odds are against us, but we are far from powerless. No matter what, we must fight against whatever endeavors to bind us to its will.
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