[HELP THE ALPHA RAIN ESCAPING JUST GOT THEM RIGHT ONTO MURDER EXPRESS USA. Lucas' shoulders hunch a little, though. The emotion is... DISGUST.]
I dislike them, yes.
[The mysterious liquid everyone thought was corgi drool was actually just tears from Lucas panicking over bugs.
But!! They can walk around for a while and Lucas will just gently hold his arm the whole time and also probably scream a little in gentle surprise when the barrier briefly drops and his hair is turned pink by an immediately appearing angry wizard. Fair, he has caused them many losses. They can be dropped off at the garden, the one fucking place that has been untouched by evil. Lucas perks up a little when the doors open and nothing is immediately amiss.]
Did you perhaps get the magazine item, at some point..?
[ the vibe is AMUSEMENT, hysterical. he can't help it, and it's much easier to focus on this disgust than it is the guilt.
also if this is true i will lose my absolute shit, rip to lucas.
virches suffer with pink hair. zhongli nearly trips over his own feet because suddenly one of them is absolutely massive while the other is so teeny tiny, wizards lashing out as they attempt to flee and he tries to get the shield back up. at least leaving the car fixes them, but it's... it's the getting out of the car in the first place. christ alive. ]
... oh. [ mild !! emotions and thoughts, after the exasperation fades. ] An oasis in all of this..?
Oh... I did, actually. Though I was able to read it...
[IT'S EASIER TO FOCUS ON THE DISGUST THAN THE GUILT RUNS FROM THE GUILT IT'S FINE.
Also maybe..... FUCKING HEP THOUGH NOT THE DOUBLE FEET IN DIFFERENT SIZES. HELP. It's fine... THEY'RE FREE. Lucas absently checks his hair to make sure it's no longer pink before he starts moving further inward.]
It seems so? ...Though I suppose some of the other places have initially looked fine, as well.
[ damb so it wasn't him that said that he was afraid of spiders.
you and i should not be allowed to shitpost even a single second, but at least it's not like hx and mahito. it's so mild. so tame. yet so much more stupid, somehow....
he takes a moment to warily look around, before he very carefully allows his renewed shield to drop in a glimmer of geo energy. there are no more tiny wizards, which are the biggest problem since they're so tiny and justified in their rage; anything bigger, they can just hit it and get rid of it quickly. ]
Mm, I noticed that the Equestria location was largely unaffected in the tours I was given of it. [ and, you know. the train. ] How interesting...
[IT WASN'T... though he did leave a secret behind.
god i don't think anyone will beat them BUT THIS IS FINE. They are free of their pink hair and different sized feet, respectively, and there are no more angry wizards chasing them. Lucas will still stick a bit close regardless, less out of concern for being unable to handle anything they might come across and more just for the sake of it.]
It was? [A frown.] I wonder... I'd guess that perhaps the older locations are more easily influenced by the Entity, but the neighborhood is in pristine condition. Perhaps it's too close under the eye of God?
[ woee, bugge be upon him, as i contemplate using the zine that i got to see what new secrets have been put in it.
with a small shake of one of his feet, as if getting used to the sensation of normal feet again, zhongli can't help the mild exasperation, though it fades into the background of the contentedness that comes with being in lucas' company. sticking close is perfectly fine with him. ]
It was. Firefly and I did a bit of investigation in the Archives, although we didn't discover anything that was not already there, I think. [ though... this is a good point. ] Perhaps so? It is something of the nexus to this pocket of Heaven, after all; the heart. Now that the tree has been finally removed, the Entity might not hold any power there.
[BUGGE BE UPON HIMMM you should though, last minute secrets...
Not his weird feet. He's doing his best. Lucas will still stick close as they move into the garden but will probably let go when they get closer to the tables so he can go have a seat.]
Ah, I see... [And then a little curl of agitation at the mention of the ENTITY and its EVIL TREE.] It was a relief to see it gone, finally. What a wicked thing...
he lets lucas step away, but mostly so that he can pull the seat back for him, before going to take his own, flipping up the back of his jacket so that he doesn't sit on it as he does. ]
Truly, I am not sad to see it completely uprooted and destroyed. [ a grumbling dragon sort of energy. irritated and protective and just. cranky. but there's a silver lining... ] At least the apples can be used for good, now, I suppose. It sounds as if that they truly are empowered.
[A GENTLEMAN... He will repay the favor by pouring some cups of tea for the both of them. There's a bit of amusement in response to the grumbly dragon vibes, though something a little uncertain follows.]
I didn't have any doubts about that, at least... [That they would work, on account of the metatext.] But I did have my reservations about using them. It's for the better that I was never able to collect the ones I was "granted", I feel.
[ a tilt of his head, to the thanks, before he gives him a grateful smile for the tea in return. ]
The temptation was already terrible enough. I had suspected, then worried for many, that they were empty promises, even if the innate knowledge said otherwise. [ because their hands were forced, they... might as well get something out of it. but he soothes his own trepidation and hopefully lucas'. ] It will be good to put its presence behind us, at the end of this.
Though I suspect Judgement Day will be an interesting affair.
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I dislike them, yes.
[The mysterious liquid everyone thought was corgi drool was actually just tears from Lucas panicking over bugs.
But!! They can walk around for a while and Lucas will just gently hold his arm the whole time and also probably scream a little in gentle surprise when the barrier briefly drops and his hair is turned pink by an immediately appearing angry wizard. Fair, he has caused them many losses. They can be dropped off at the garden, the one fucking place that has been untouched by evil. Lucas perks up a little when the doors open and nothing is immediately amiss.]
...Oh?
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[ the vibe is AMUSEMENT, hysterical. he can't help it, and it's much easier to focus on this disgust than it is the guilt.
also if this is true i will lose my absolute shit, rip to lucas.
virches suffer with pink hair. zhongli nearly trips over his own feet because suddenly one of them is absolutely massive while the other is so teeny tiny, wizards lashing out as they attempt to flee and he tries to get the shield back up. at least leaving the car fixes them, but it's... it's the getting out of the car in the first place. christ alive. ]
... oh. [ mild !! emotions and thoughts, after the exasperation fades. ] An oasis in all of this..?
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[IT'S EASIER TO FOCUS ON THE DISGUST THAN THE GUILT RUNS FROM THE GUILT IT'S FINE.
Also maybe..... FUCKING HEP THOUGH NOT THE DOUBLE FEET IN DIFFERENT SIZES. HELP. It's fine... THEY'RE FREE. Lucas absently checks his hair to make sure it's no longer pink before he starts moving further inward.]
It seems so? ...Though I suppose some of the other places have initially looked fine, as well.
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you and i should not be allowed to shitpost even a single second, but at least it's not like hx and mahito. it's so mild. so tame. yet so much more stupid, somehow....
he takes a moment to warily look around, before he very carefully allows his renewed shield to drop in a glimmer of geo energy. there are no more tiny wizards, which are the biggest problem since they're so tiny and justified in their rage; anything bigger, they can just hit it and get rid of it quickly. ]
Mm, I noticed that the Equestria location was largely unaffected in the tours I was given of it. [ and, you know. the train. ] How interesting...
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god i don't think anyone will beat them BUT THIS IS FINE. They are free of their pink hair and different sized feet, respectively, and there are no more angry wizards chasing them. Lucas will still stick a bit close regardless, less out of concern for being unable to handle anything they might come across and more just for the sake of it.]
It was? [A frown.] I wonder... I'd guess that perhaps the older locations are more easily influenced by the Entity, but the neighborhood is in pristine condition. Perhaps it's too close under the eye of God?
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with a small shake of one of his feet, as if getting used to the sensation of normal feet again, zhongli can't help the mild exasperation, though it fades into the background of the contentedness that comes with being in lucas' company. sticking close is perfectly fine with him. ]
It was. Firefly and I did a bit of investigation in the Archives, although we didn't discover anything that was not already there, I think. [ though... this is a good point. ] Perhaps so? It is something of the nexus to this pocket of Heaven, after all; the heart. Now that the tree has been finally removed, the Entity might not hold any power there.
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Not his weird feet. He's doing his best. Lucas will still stick close as they move into the garden but will probably let go when they get closer to the tables so he can go have a seat.]
Ah, I see... [And then a little curl of agitation at the mention of the ENTITY and its EVIL TREE.] It was a relief to see it gone, finally. What a wicked thing...
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he lets lucas step away, but mostly so that he can pull the seat back for him, before going to take his own, flipping up the back of his jacket so that he doesn't sit on it as he does. ]
Truly, I am not sad to see it completely uprooted and destroyed. [ a grumbling dragon sort of energy. irritated and protective and just. cranky. but there's a silver lining... ] At least the apples can be used for good, now, I suppose. It sounds as if that they truly are empowered.
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[A GENTLEMAN... He will repay the favor by pouring some cups of tea for the both of them. There's a bit of amusement in response to the grumbly dragon vibes, though something a little uncertain follows.]
I didn't have any doubts about that, at least... [That they would work, on account of the metatext.] But I did have my reservations about using them. It's for the better that I was never able to collect the ones I was "granted", I feel.
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The temptation was already terrible enough. I had suspected, then worried for many, that they were empty promises, even if the innate knowledge said otherwise. [ because their hands were forced, they... might as well get something out of it. but he soothes his own trepidation and hopefully lucas'. ] It will be good to put its presence behind us, at the end of this.
Though I suspect Judgement Day will be an interesting affair.
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Yes... I had worried that even if they worked perfectly, the person who picked them might still suffer in some way.
[Like a monkey's paw wish... But with the tree gone, there's little else to consider, so he'll just move along.]
I'll be grateful to have this all in the past, certainly. Though I'm curious about Judgment Day in full... What do you think it might look like?