[Damn. I tried. Also the way the picture is so small I didn't even notice it's snowy here damn HE REALLY IS RIGHT AT HOME... not that he's not usually in a decent mood anyway, but there's a little more brightness now that he's in his element.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT THIS.]
[NOT THE HAPPINESS RETURNING BECAUSE OF THE FRIGID WINTER AIR. Help him. Childe is so stupid.]
Yes, probably. She may not even have anywhere to put it. Her area would be a mess. Just pick a few very good things. Maybe a few for utility and a few which she might just enjoy.
[LISTEN.... Listen.... Yeah. He was in Eiselcross, the frigid norths. Childe would have had an amazing time. Frozen wastelands. Ice trolls. Aeor, the fallen city from the Age of Arcanum full of flesh tunnels, magical temporal technology, and horrific ghosts.]
You should send her some supplies then. Or were you thinking it would be better to make her some of the gifts instead?
[NOT THE FLESH TUNNEL!!!! I think about how there are technically body tunnels in Dragonspine too. God. Essek how do you feel about becoming a Harbinger (no) (unless?)]
He looks briefly pleased and starts picking things up off the stall tables to pile in his arms--though, after a moment, he pauses, looking at the woodcarving kit he's holding.]
...I'm worried she might've killed Scaramouche.
[Which--he would've been gathering up a ridiculous amount of gifts for her anyway because he is rich and used to spoiling his loved ones, but. It feels important to mention it to at least one person.]
I saw one of her memories. [...] Her confession, to Lavi.
If it was a choice this time, that's fine, of course. If it was her at all. [He won't take that away from her, even if the thought of her feeling driven to dirty her hands makes his chest hurt.] But if it wasn't, she'll be hurting.
[He suspects that she'd be hurting either way, really, but. He doesn't actually have proof that it was her, only his own concerns.]
[Why did you share this, Pazu.......... Their Kate. His expression is pensive, but he at least knows Childe understands what Kate has gone through in that regard.]
She'll hurt anyway.
[He will simply say it because it's true. Perhaps a bit of difference between giving a girl her autonomy and understanding she isn't doing well.]
[GOD, idiot. Just asks for him because he's more of an alpha. He will take the carving kit to hold for Childe.]
That is Ylfa's world. It doesn't mean all worlds are the same. There are plenty of princesses who do not go crazy, I'm sure. Ylfa's might be an exception... There were a lot of questionable things going on there, from what I saw.
[Will you still be an alpha if he holds your hand binch]
Mm... I heard a little bit about her own situation. [They are not quite Same Hat, not even as much as Essek and Childe are, but there are enough similarities nonetheless. Sometimes you leave home and come back Wrong.] It won't hurt to ask her preferences, though. Maybe she dreams of being something else once she gets her humanity back.
[What if he assigned her princess when she wants to be a QUEEN]
[Okay bet takes his free hand now that one is full and can't smack him away]
Yes, I think so too. [Kate is so mature and smart that it's easy for others to forget sometimes, he thinks, but he cares too much about kiddos to ever let that happen.
[NOOOO. Already becoming mildly flustered, but refuses to acknowledge what is happening. Sometimes, men just hold hands, or whatever. Damn, he really can't smack Childe now.
He doesn't pull his hand away because he's not a bottom.]
...A younger brother. [...] Verin.
[Is it expected Essek is the older sibling, or surprising? Anyhow, there are TWO Thelyss boys, what a disaster.]
[RUNNING OUT FOR WHAT? Well, for him to be alpha, yes.]
...We are.
[He is so hesitant to say very much because of this reason. But, so far, Childe has become more of a safe place to tell certain secrets. He frowns gently and glances away.]
He is the only person to never have criticized me for my beliefs against the Luxon.
[Yeah he's gonna go back to his natural state of blushy bottom once the clock strikes midnight... just like Cinderella
If nothing else, he doesn't seem inclined to be too pushy; he just waits curiously for whatever Essek is willing to share, though he smiles softly at the answer he gets.]
I'm glad. [Sincerely--maybe with the tiniest hint of melancholy in his voice, but. This ain't about him.] Having someone you can be your truest self around... there's no one better for that than family.
Yes, I... never had to be perfect for Verin, but I wanted to anyway. He made me regret it almost every day of my life.
[A huff of an exhale which puts fog into the air.]
I think you would prefer him better. He's nothing like me, of course. Enjoys swinging a glaive around, practicing fighting. He hates menial book work and would never do it, but he loves literature. Maybe that was because of me.
He's the Bright Queen's Taskhand, a commander in the Aurora Watch in Bazzoxan under the Bright Queen's partner, Captain Quana.
A commander, huh? You're right, you two should swap places. [He's clearly joking, but he winks anyway just to make it clear.] You both served your Queen together, then? Or did he join after you?
But he'll at least trade him a truth for a truth.]
I don't know what I'd do if my younger siblings decided to join the Fatui. Sometimes I think it's bad enough that all of them except Teucer already know the truth, even if they don't know all the details.
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HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT THIS.]
One of everything is probably too much, right?
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Yes, probably. She may not even have anywhere to put it. Her area would be a mess. Just pick a few very good things. Maybe a few for utility and a few which she might just enjoy.
[WHY HAVE THEY BECOME KATE'S MOM AND DAD.]
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Also they are her parents now because this game is about Kate? Obviously? Who cares about the rest of it]
She likes making things, doesn't she? When I asked her what we ought to send to you all, she suggested paper crafts.
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You should send her some supplies then. Or were you thinking it would be better to make her some of the gifts instead?
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How about both? [HAVE SOME SELF-CONTROL]
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A relenting sigh escapes him. He guesses he has to compromise somewhere.]
Alright. Just do not overload her with too much.
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He looks briefly pleased and starts picking things up off the stall tables to pile in his arms--though, after a moment, he pauses, looking at the woodcarving kit he's holding.]
...I'm worried she might've killed Scaramouche.
[Which--he would've been gathering up a ridiculous amount of gifts for her anyway because he is rich and used to spoiling his loved ones, but. It feels important to mention it to at least one person.]
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He follows Childe's eyes down to the kit, then slowly lifts them again.]
Did she talk to you about... the village?
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If it was a choice this time, that's fine, of course. If it was her at all. [He won't take that away from her, even if the thought of her feeling driven to dirty her hands makes his chest hurt.] But if it wasn't, she'll be hurting.
[He suspects that she'd be hurting either way, really, but. He doesn't actually have proof that it was her, only his own concerns.]
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[Why did you share this, Pazu.......... Their Kate. His expression is pensive, but he at least knows Childe understands what Kate has gone through in that regard.]
She'll hurt anyway.
[He will simply say it because it's true. Perhaps a bit of difference between giving a girl her autonomy and understanding she isn't doing well.]
But she may hurt less hearing from you.
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Do you think so? [Wait it's alpha week. Stops fiddling.] I did promise to ask her what nickname she'd prefer anyway.
[Ylfa your feelings about princesses]
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I think so.
[Childe is too nice to childes, so it's understandable.]
A nickname besides Kate?
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Hands him a woodcarving kit. Hold this.]
Besides "princess"! My youngest sister loves princess stories, but Ylfa said that princesses in her world always go crazy...
[YLFA YOUR VERY SPECIFIC TRAUMAS]
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That is Ylfa's world. It doesn't mean all worlds are the same. There are plenty of princesses who do not go crazy, I'm sure. Ylfa's might be an exception... There were a lot of questionable things going on there, from what I saw.
[:tails:]
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Mm... I heard a little bit about her own situation. [They are not quite Same Hat, not even as much as Essek and Childe are, but there are enough similarities nonetheless. Sometimes you leave home and come back Wrong.] It won't hurt to ask her preferences, though. Maybe she dreams of being something else once she gets her humanity back.
[What if he assigned her princess when she wants to be a QUEEN]
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I think asking her would be your most respectable path. For what it's worth, she is still a young girl, and likely has young girl desires.
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Yes, I think so too. [Kate is so mature and smart that it's easy for others to forget sometimes, he thinks, but he cares too much about kiddos to ever let that happen.
He glances over, curious.]
I never asked you if you had any siblings.
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He doesn't pull his hand away because he's not a bottom.]
...A younger brother. [...] Verin.
[Is it expected Essek is the older sibling, or surprising? Anyhow, there are TWO Thelyss boys, what a disaster.]
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Are you close?
[Tell him family stories... he wants to hear]
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...We are.
[He is so hesitant to say very much because of this reason. But, so far, Childe has become more of a safe place to tell certain secrets. He frowns gently and glances away.]
He is the only person to never have criticized me for my beliefs against the Luxon.
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If nothing else, he doesn't seem inclined to be too pushy; he just waits curiously for whatever Essek is willing to share, though he smiles softly at the answer he gets.]
I'm glad. [Sincerely--maybe with the tiniest hint of melancholy in his voice, but. This ain't about him.] Having someone you can be your truest self around... there's no one better for that than family.
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Yes, I... never had to be perfect for Verin, but I wanted to anyway. He made me regret it almost every day of my life.
[A huff of an exhale which puts fog into the air.]
I think you would prefer him better. He's nothing like me, of course. Enjoys swinging a glaive around, practicing fighting. He hates menial book work and would never do it, but he loves literature. Maybe that was because of me.
He's the Bright Queen's Taskhand, a commander in the Aurora Watch in Bazzoxan under the Bright Queen's partner, Captain Quana.
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A commander, huh? You're right, you two should swap places. [He's clearly joking, but he winks anyway just to make it clear.] You both served your Queen together, then? Or did he join after you?
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He gives the words AND the wink a LOOK. OKAY!!!!! A huff. Yes, his brother is the better offer, thank you. HE KNOWS.]
He is a little younger than me, so he joined some time after I became Shadowhand, but we did serve at similar times until I left.
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But he'll at least trade him a truth for a truth.]
I don't know what I'd do if my younger siblings decided to join the Fatui. Sometimes I think it's bad enough that all of them except Teucer already know the truth, even if they don't know all the details.
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