[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.
It's not like they'd be forced if I hadn't joined or anything. It's a privilege to serve the Tsaritsa in the motherland. It's just... [Well. While he's figuring out what he wants to say, memshare kicks in. Yippee!!]
[HELP ME. Blinking his eyes slowly a few times. Why do these memories subsist on every waking moment it feels like? Damn.]
A toy seller, hm?
[Your fucking toy cover, Childe. One day, the brother will know that Santa isn't real, and his big bro is a Fatui Harbinger. One day.]
They aren't forced, no, but you are Fatui so they don't have to be. It's why I encouraged Verin to follow a warrior's path. I don't like the idea of him caught up in violence, in war, in what lies around Bazzoxan, but... it is... considerably better than the work I did.
[THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE WHEN THE MEMORY ENDS IS A VERY SOLID "MYEK."]
Does this place have to keep bringing that up... [GOD!!!! At least Essek didn't have to see him make a fool of himself in even worse ways. Childe has very little shame and would do it all again for his sweet baby bro, but it's not impossible to embarrass him.
He'd rather focus on what Essek says, anyway.]
As a Shadowhand, right? [Spies and investigations, he remembers.] I don't know all that much about magic in your world, but I can imagine what sort of things that entails. I don't blame you for wanting him away from that.
[Honestly he teases Essek enough that he would take being laughed at with a decent amount of grace, but he appreciates the courtesy all the same.]
Yes. [At least if his siblings did desperately want to join the Fatui, he could direct them into becoming like. Bank staff or something. Benefits of being such a vast organization.
Idly, as he picks up hair ribbon--] I wonder if you would've caught me.
"Run into" is an interesting way to put it. [HELP. He sounds a little amused as he says it... bad.]
Hmmm... in simple terms, we represent Her Majesty the Tsaritsa across all of Teyvat, carrying out her will as her honored servants. We do anything she requires of us--diplomacy, trading, negotiations, research... or military action.
[Three guesses which division he usually works in]
Kate deserves something sparkly even if he isn't sure Kate would wear it. Hmmmmm. He shakes his head again.
They need to find something more Victorian and Dark Academia here.]
I feel as if the Dynasty and the Fatui would have an understanding alliance actually. The Bright Queen had a similar sort of court. We did as she requested, though she always looks out for the Dynasty first and foremost.
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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.
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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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It is a terrible thing when they know the truth.
[This is said with something pensively knowing.]
But you're Fatui so they don't have to be.
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He shakes his head a little, though.]
It's not like they'd be forced if I hadn't joined or anything. It's a privilege to serve the Tsaritsa in the motherland. It's just... [Well. While he's figuring out what he wants to say, memshare kicks in. Yippee!!]
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A toy seller, hm?
[Your fucking toy cover, Childe. One day, the brother will know that Santa isn't real, and his big bro is a Fatui Harbinger. One day.]
They aren't forced, no, but you are Fatui so they don't have to be. It's why I encouraged Verin to follow a warrior's path. I don't like the idea of him caught up in violence, in war, in what lies around Bazzoxan, but... it is... considerably better than the work I did.
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Does this place have to keep bringing that up... [GOD!!!! At least Essek didn't have to see him make a fool of himself in even worse ways. Childe has very little shame and would do it all again for his sweet baby bro, but it's not impossible to embarrass him.
He'd rather focus on what Essek says, anyway.]
As a Shadowhand, right? [Spies and investigations, he remembers.] I don't know all that much about magic in your world, but I can imagine what sort of things that entails. I don't blame you for wanting him away from that.
[Just assumes magical torture was involved tbh]
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A Shadowhand, yes. [Haha............. You're right.] I was someone who dealt a lot with Dynasty spies.
So, as you could imagine.
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Yes. [At least if his siblings did desperately want to join the Fatui, he could direct them into becoming like. Bank staff or something. Benefits of being such a vast organization.
Idly, as he picks up hair ribbon--] I wonder if you would've caught me.
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It depends. Typically, the Watch did the capturing, and spies would be taken to the Dungeon of Penance.
Then that is where they would run into me.
What do the Fatui do exactly...?
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"Run into" is an interesting way to put it. [HELP. He sounds a little amused as he says it... bad.]
Hmmm... in simple terms, we represent Her Majesty the Tsaritsa across all of Teyvat, carrying out her will as her honored servants. We do anything she requires of us--diplomacy, trading, negotiations, research... or military action.
[Three guesses which division he usually works in]
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Kate deserves something sparkly even if he isn't sure Kate would wear it. Hmmmmm. He shakes his head again.
They need to find something more Victorian and Dark Academia here.]
I feel as if the Dynasty and the Fatui would have an understanding alliance actually. The Bright Queen had a similar sort of court. We did as she requested, though she always looks out for the Dynasty first and foremost.
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