[ we are... somewhere in the neighborhood? the gazebo, maybe, so that zhongli's easy to find for those that are coming and going through all of, well. this. there's a light, golden glow coming from his hands - and as part of his hands, as well - as he can be found manipulating geo energy quietly. his emotions are still distant enough to not really be there, but his thoughts are filled with shapes, and brief blips of peoples' words or faces as he works.
a bottle of osmanthus wine sits next to him, but no glass. so he's probably just been drinking from it directly while doing his task at the moment. on his lap is a velvet-lined box, with a few things in the bottom of it already. what they are isn't immediately apparent, but they're the same color as whatever is in his hands right now.
without looking up right away: ] The final day comes tomorrow. How are you feeling about it?
[ the light fades, and he deposits his work into the box - then looks up at firefly, offering her a small, fond smile. a little sad around the edges, but... still there for firefly. might be the last time they see each other, and he will miss her so sorely. he knows it. ]
[ She takes a seat next to him and looks out into garden.
Of course she misses her friends and she misses her partners. Her odd little family at home, even if they are all criminals.
But there are so many people in Heaven that she's grown so close to. It's strange to think she'll wake up and not just see him there in her life. He's one of the kindest people she's met and his steadiness was so reassuring for all these weeks.
Her emotions are still there, loud, love, warm and sad, yearning. ]
I'll... Really miss you.
[ Maybe if she makes big puppy dog eyes at Silver Wolf she can tear a hole in reality. ]
And I will miss you. [ he reaches up to very gently brush a little of her hair from her face, knuckling her cheek. his first and only roommate - they've been through quite a lot together.
he's seen her grow as a person. into a person. he wants for nothing but her happiness, a long life with as little strife as possible, and... selfishly, he would like to see her again.
until then, he'll have her bracelet, and she - ]
I've made you something, in exchange for your gift.
[ She's a pathstrider of Finality, really, and there's only one kind of destiny. Death will come for them all, sooner or later. She doesn't want forever- and at the end... well, she knows it will be a sweet reunion one day. ]
I wanted to make them for everyone, but a special touch to each one.
[ he nudges whatever is in the box around, until he comes to the one that he wants. a charm, but made of pure cor lapis instead, on a red chord that he's woven her tell-tale teal into. ]
Until we meet again, however, whenever, and wherever it might be.
We will. Many of us will be working to find a way to, before we might reunite again here.
[ he'll make certain of it.
but at least she will get to live, without the weight of sickness dragging her down, as she finds her way back to soaring into the skies. ]
Cor lapis. It's a precious gemstone made of Geo energy condensed into crystal - and, seeing as I have my power returned to me, I have a surplus of Geo energy. [ he reaches and taps a golden finger against golden stone. ] Should you need a shield, it will provide you one - but only once.
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a bottle of osmanthus wine sits next to him, but no glass. so he's probably just been drinking from it directly while doing his task at the moment. on his lap is a velvet-lined box, with a few things in the bottom of it already. what they are isn't immediately apparent, but they're the same color as whatever is in his hands right now.
without looking up right away: ] The final day comes tomorrow. How are you feeling about it?
[ the light fades, and he deposits his work into the box - then looks up at firefly, offering her a small, fond smile. a little sad around the edges, but... still there for firefly. might be the last time they see each other, and he will miss her so sorely. he knows it. ]
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Of course she misses her friends and she misses her partners. Her odd little family at home, even if they are all criminals.
But there are so many people in Heaven that she's grown so close to. It's strange to think she'll wake up and not just see him there in her life. He's one of the kindest people she's met and his steadiness was so reassuring for all these weeks.
Her emotions are still there, loud, love, warm and sad, yearning. ]
I'll... Really miss you.
[ Maybe if she makes big puppy dog eyes at Silver Wolf she can tear a hole in reality. ]
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he's seen her grow as a person. into a person. he wants for nothing but her happiness, a long life with as little strife as possible, and... selfishly, he would like to see her again.
until then, he'll have her bracelet, and she - ]
I've made you something, in exchange for your gift.
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You did?
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[ he nudges whatever is in the box around, until he comes to the one that he wants. a charm, but made of pure cor lapis instead, on a red chord that he's woven her tell-tale teal into. ]
Until we meet again, however, whenever, and wherever it might be.
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Until we meet again. We will, one day.
[ Even if that day is far in the future... she doesn't have to worry about her sickness anymore. Now there are new things to chase. ]
What kind of stone is this?
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[ he'll make certain of it.
but at least she will get to live, without the weight of sickness dragging her down, as she finds her way back to soaring into the skies. ]
Cor lapis. It's a precious gemstone made of Geo energy condensed into crystal - and, seeing as I have my power returned to me, I have a surplus of Geo energy. [ he reaches and taps a golden finger against golden stone. ] Should you need a shield, it will provide you one - but only once.
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Whoa... Thinks about how often she's burning through her own HP. ]
I'll do my best to stay safe enough it won't need to deploy.