I would be glad to simply join you in exploring, if that would be alright. The train was novel enough - I know that a neighboring nation has a railway on the water, and Liyue has its mines - but I don't know where to begin here.
[ with a nod, he lifts himself up from his seat and leaves the plate behind. the gulls will have it, as they've politely waited, and he will come to join ali proper. ]
Once they're at the arcade, Ali will actually stop and think. If Zhongli struggled with a smartphone, will he be able to play arcade games? Hmm.
After much overthinking, he decides to just go for the skeeball. It's simple enough to pick up, Ali remembers seeing young children pick it up easily.]
Just checking, but have you ever played anything like this before?
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[Ali does, because he is a modern. But he has many years of memories and would never have dreamed any of this up hundreds of years ago.]
Was there anything you wanted to check out? I could go with you.
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Humanity marches on. Innovative as ever.
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Alright then, let's explore a bit.
[To the arcade! Maybe grampa will enjoy some arcade games.]
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By all means, lead the way.
[ maybe! ]
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Once they're at the arcade, Ali will actually stop and think. If Zhongli struggled with a smartphone, will he be able to play arcade games? Hmm.
After much overthinking, he decides to just go for the skeeball. It's simple enough to pick up, Ali remembers seeing young children pick it up easily.]
Just checking, but have you ever played anything like this before?