[ stares out into the void... honestly zhongli is quiet, calm, but the tension from the end of trial is still rigid in his spine. his arms are folded behind his back as he tilts his head up, looking up at the unfamiliar stars of the night sky. it has no answers, and he doesn't expect there to be any.
but he looks up at them, anyways. maomao can come join him and he'll hum a noise to let her know he's aware that she's there. ]
We have that small mercy. But the double-edged blade comes in the fact that it will get increasingly more difficult for us to be able to weather the verdicts as they come.
We came too close to voting for Yves, and the mere suggestion of his guilt caused much upset. Miss Neverah's guilt did little to bring relief.
[ he's worried for how people are going to take every loss. if they'll be able to survive the heartbreak.
but he does hold her hand as she takes hold, running his thumbs briefly over her knuckles like he's checking how she's doing with the touch. ]
[ outwardly, she appears as her usual but rather tired. ]
I have been wondering the same. If everyone will be able to go through this every week.
[ there are some benefits to viewing everything with a glass half empty mindset, but at the same time it makes it hard to know what to say during these moments ]
It also does really make me think about how limited out time is here.
[ at least zhongli is realistic - he is hopeful, and knows that the glass is half full; but he's also aware that it's half empty, and, should they continue to fill it, it will overfill. the balance has to be maintained.
so, he stays steady for everyone. ]
Eight weeks feels like forever, like we might have all the time in the world - and then, we blink, and we are already heading into the halfway point of this quest for redemption.
[ he doesn't need to stay steady for her. with the size of the group, it's hard for her to maintain her usual of keeping her head down or minimizing herself to appear like she isn't a threat. she is expecting to die here before reaching their atonement.
her gaze is going to move across him again, pondering for a moment what teas to give him to ease whatever ache he may feel later in his muscles and shoulders. ]
I won't say the numbers out loud or our chances. I am already going with the assumption I won't make it for the full eight weeks. While I don't want to die again, I am already used to the idea that I may die at any point.
[ that is how it is in her world ]
However, I do hope you take the time to take care of yourself in all of this.
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wk 2; saturday
but he looks up at them, anyways. maomao can come join him and he'll hum a noise to let her know he's aware that she's there. ]
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It will be a long five weeks if this is to continue.
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It will be, however with each one we are also learning.
[ at least she is learning. she is going to turn her hand around to take a hold of his ]
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We came too close to voting for Yves, and the mere suggestion of his guilt caused much upset. Miss Neverah's guilt did little to bring relief.
[ he's worried for how people are going to take every loss. if they'll be able to survive the heartbreak.
but he does hold her hand as she takes hold, running his thumbs briefly over her knuckles like he's checking how she's doing with the touch. ]
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I have been wondering the same. If everyone will be able to go through this every week.
[ there are some benefits to viewing everything with a glass half empty mindset, but at the same time it makes it hard to know what to say during these moments ]
It also does really make me think about how limited out time is here.
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so, he stays steady for everyone. ]
Eight weeks feels like forever, like we might have all the time in the world - and then, we blink, and we are already heading into the halfway point of this quest for redemption.
At such a cost.
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her gaze is going to move across him again, pondering for a moment what teas to give him to ease whatever ache he may feel later in his muscles and shoulders. ]
I won't say the numbers out loud or our chances. I am already going with the assumption I won't make it for the full eight weeks. While I don't want to die again, I am already used to the idea that I may die at any point.
[ that is how it is in her world ]
However, I do hope you take the time to take care of yourself in all of this.