he's cold, so he's probably been out here for a bit. and once zhongli is a little closer, he'll see that jiaoqiu has a huge bruise across his face. wow. wild.
he doesn't move much. a beat, as he takes in a deep breath. ]
I died for the future of the Xianzhou Alliance. I would choose that every time, and here is no different. An insignificant life is nothing in the face of thousands.
[ comes back to this like I THOUGHT YOU'D SAY THAT YOU STUPID FOX I BET THAT'S YOUR CANON POINT ]
... a noble sacrifice, in many ways, but I would choose your words more carefully in front of those that would let their emotions take the lead were you to say that in front of them. [ staring ahead, rather than at him, simply watching the tide. ] Because after every sacrifice, there are always those that remain behind - alive, yes, but their lives a little less brighter because they have lost someone that they cherished. Something that they will carry with them for the rest of their days.
It's nothing to do with age. I don't mean to preach by any means. But I am sorry that you have, as it's not something that I would wish on anyone. [ looks at today ]
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he's cold, so he's probably been out here for a bit. and once zhongli is a little closer, he'll see that jiaoqiu has a huge bruise across his face. wow. wild.
he doesn't move much. a beat, as he takes in a deep breath. ]
Hello.
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[ it's not disapproving or reproachful, for either of them, merely a gentle inquiry as he lowers himself down into the sand next to him. ]
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[ idly. kind of dead voiced. it's fine. ]
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[ he lost one of them and the other one decided to self sacrifice? yeah, ]
... but it does not take much to tell how Jing Yuan means to you, and to your home, just by the actions you've displayed today.
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[ he says, after a moment. ]
I died for the future of the Xianzhou Alliance. I would choose that every time, and here is no different. An insignificant life is nothing in the face of thousands.
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... a noble sacrifice, in many ways, but I would choose your words more carefully in front of those that would let their emotions take the lead were you to say that in front of them. [ staring ahead, rather than at him, simply watching the tide. ] Because after every sacrifice, there are always those that remain behind - alive, yes, but their lives a little less brighter because they have lost someone that they cherished. Something that they will carry with them for the rest of their days.
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a pause. ]
I may not be as old as you, Mister Zhongli, but I am acutely aware of what it's like to be the last one left alive.
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but a wry huff is the answer. ]
It's nothing to do with age. I don't mean to preach by any means. But I am sorry that you have, as it's not something that I would wish on anyone. [ looks at today ]
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[ ... ]
I appreciate what you're telling me.
[ it won't change his tendencies (looks at today), but he hears it. ]