[ comic con is SO bemusing to peepaw, but you know what? it's fine. he's still interested in seeing all of the cars in the train, and... fortunately, it's safe for them to do that. drawing on the geo energy that he's had access to since his death, zhongli expands it out around he and chrono to keep them safe from tiny wizard attacks. depending on the frequency of their attacks, he might have to dispel and redo it, but for now.
Now then. At least these cars seem largely undisturbed, outside of our small friends. Shall we take a look around, while we are able? We have festivals and gatherings, but nothing quite like this, so I am interested in seeing what I missed out on, here.
[ god bless you peepaw you're literally the only one he'd be out here with right now. determined to avoid the rest of the messed-up weirdness from every other location, this one... seems okay? chrono had only passed through here briefly on previous trips (italy is better).
the protective bubble of zhongli's powers is only outweighed by the protective aura of his presence, so chrono tries to relax, and nods. ]
This is pretty similar to some events back home. [ ... ] Didn't you guys make a panel for this, actually?
[ he'll be glad to explore all of the train cars, to be honest. it's very novel to him! they don't have stuff like this in teyvat - the normal train is new on its own, nevermind all this stuff. thanks infinity train.
his calm aura continues, as he keeps an eye out for any actual threats, keeping close to chrono both for that and just the proximity. the shield moves with them as they walk, one hand held low to better guide it. ]
Ah, yes. The slideshow. That was to help bridge the connection between our sides - our chao helped with much of it, and I intentionally made a "slide" to distract Brimstone while he was cursed.
[ as long as he's able to keep them safe, chrono is happy to go with him. unfortunately as a normie (citation needed) with no powers (citation needed), he's a bit of a sitting duck on his own.
it's a bizarre sight to see all the tiny wizards darting around the faceless congoers. but it's so nice to have zhongli close again. it still barely feels real. ]
Oh, that was his handwriting over it? [ and the million mora question ] What was with the corndog?
[ citation big needed after that memshare. but a bunch of tiny wizards are nothing for him, and he just lets them do what they like against the barrier while checking out the various vendors and tables with mild interest.
it shifts to something exasperated and irritated, for a blip, but it could be a whole hell of a lot more volatile considering - ]
You would have to ask Claude why on earth he decided to do that, first. [ emotions back to calm again. ] But I was sending him corndogs in the mail in the hopes that he would comment on it to someone and they would make a connection.
Mm. He and I did not speak much after he joined us. I was not interested in retribution, but his answer to me when I asked him whether he was afflicted in some manner or not was not satisfactory for me.
[ so he's civil! but not planning on being friends, and clearly has sympathy and irritation alike on chrono's behalf. to go to the teens after everything he did...
he does snort abruptly at him saying it was funny, though. ]
I do not stoop low often, but I will commit to it when I do.
[ ugh. yeah, that's fair. he might try and speak to him if they run into each other, but... he won't go out of his way. ]
If you're gonna do it, you gotta commit. Deserved it, anyway. [ oh. he holds up a little dragon acrylic charm, questioningly, even as the actual topic veers elsewhere. ] What kind of stuff did you guys do over there?
[ others can still be his friend, and zhongli won't hold that against them. but they will be going separate ways and he won't find himself very upset over it. ]
Someone as old as I am has to get his entertainment somewhere. [ this is clearly a joke. but he holds out his hand for the charm, gladly, interested, even as they continue on. ] Observed and spent time together, mostly. Exploration didn't yield anything the way it does on this side, though there was a variety of things we could see and do - a movie theater appeared as one of our locations that was very interesting. We don't have such things in Teyvat. Kameras have only recently developed enough to do moving films.
[ thinks... ]
Ah, the Wednesday event before our return was something called virtual reality. We had to complete quests to help reconnect our sides - it was fun, actually. I was able to take my dragon form for it.
[ something pleased and warm settles in, as he holds the charm up to look at it. he's pulling his phone out and fiddling with it afterwards, to figure out how to attach it to that - he's seen a handful of the others with charms like that, so! ]
Ah, yes. We watched that by proxy. Terrible tragedy, but it was rather romantic all the same, and some of the reactions by the others were just as enjoyable. [ they really did just. watch you guys do shit when you were in public. ]
Of course. I'm not sure that I'm able to take it while here, even with powers returned, but I'll see when things have calmed down - or, you will know it if I find myself needing it.
[ ...peepaw do you need help attaching your phone charm. chrono will find a blue dragon in a similar style for himself, and sort of pointedly hold out his phone to attach it to the loop.
oh everyone saw him sob like a baby. cool. there were a lot of really funny reactions though, that's true. ]
It definitely holds up as a story. Did you guys watch anything fun?
[ hmm. he hopes it doesn't get bad enough for that. ]
You could show me in a different way? There's a bunch of imagery effects right now, basically.
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Now then. At least these cars seem largely undisturbed, outside of our small friends. Shall we take a look around, while we are able? We have festivals and gatherings, but nothing quite like this, so I am interested in seeing what I missed out on, here.
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the protective bubble of zhongli's powers is only outweighed by the protective aura of his presence, so chrono tries to relax, and nods. ]
This is pretty similar to some events back home. [ ... ] Didn't you guys make a panel for this, actually?
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his calm aura continues, as he keeps an eye out for any actual threats, keeping close to chrono both for that and just the proximity. the shield moves with them as they walk, one hand held low to better guide it. ]
Ah, yes. The slideshow. That was to help bridge the connection between our sides - our chao helped with much of it, and I intentionally made a "slide" to distract Brimstone while he was cursed.
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it's a bizarre sight to see all the tiny wizards darting around the faceless congoers. but it's so nice to have zhongli close again. it still barely feels real. ]
Oh, that was his handwriting over it? [ and the million mora question ] What was with the corndog?
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[ citation big needed after that memshare. but a bunch of tiny wizards are nothing for him, and he just lets them do what they like against the barrier while checking out the various vendors and tables with mild interest.
it shifts to something exasperated and irritated, for a blip, but it could be a whole hell of a lot more volatile considering - ]
You would have to ask Claude why on earth he decided to do that, first. [ emotions back to calm again. ] But I was sending him corndogs in the mail in the hopes that he would comment on it to someone and they would make a connection.
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[ he's still sore over it all, himself. that was a rough fucking week.
he'll pick through things, holding up a couple of g*npla kits with some fascination. mecha... cool ]
You just kept sendin' them? [ pff ] That's pretty funny.
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[ so he's civil! but not planning on being friends, and clearly has sympathy and irritation alike on chrono's behalf. to go to the teens after everything he did...
he does snort abruptly at him saying it was funny, though. ]
I do not stoop low often, but I will commit to it when I do.
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If you're gonna do it, you gotta commit. Deserved it, anyway. [ oh. he holds up a little dragon acrylic charm, questioningly, even as the actual topic veers elsewhere. ] What kind of stuff did you guys do over there?
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Someone as old as I am has to get his entertainment somewhere. [ this is clearly a joke. but he holds out his hand for the charm, gladly, interested, even as they continue on. ] Observed and spent time together, mostly. Exploration didn't yield anything the way it does on this side, though there was a variety of things we could see and do - a movie theater appeared as one of our locations that was very interesting. We don't have such things in Teyvat. Kameras have only recently developed enough to do moving films.
[ thinks... ]
Ah, the Wednesday event before our return was something called virtual reality. We had to complete quests to help reconnect our sides - it was fun, actually. I was able to take my dragon form for it.
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he's bright and pleased when zhongli takes the charm, and finds a similar one for himself. he is also a dragon guy, after all, if not as literally. ]
Oh, that's great. Movies are really good when you can get into then. We had a movie night here, too.
[ wow vr......... ]
That's cool. Virtual reality is pretty new and undeveloped even where I'm from. [ ... ] Can I see it, sometime? Your dragon form.
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Ah, yes. We watched that by proxy. Terrible tragedy, but it was rather romantic all the same, and some of the reactions by the others were just as enjoyable. [ they really did just. watch you guys do shit when you were in public. ]
Of course. I'm not sure that I'm able to take it while here, even with powers returned, but I'll see when things have calmed down - or, you will know it if I find myself needing it.
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oh everyone saw him sob like a baby. cool. there were a lot of really funny reactions though, that's true. ]
It definitely holds up as a story. Did you guys watch anything fun?
[ hmm. he hopes it doesn't get bad enough for that. ]
You could show me in a different way? There's a bunch of imagery effects right now, basically.