firstworldproblem | IC Inbox 2 (Imeeji)

I'm surprised Tartaglia hasn't told you that much. Teyvat itself is ruled by the "Archons". Every nation has its own deity to protect and guide them, and that's what the Archons are.

But they are not the gods the Tsaritsa is planning to fight against. Those reside up in the sky, by and large just ignoring whatever is going on beneath them. The Archons are just convenient pieces on a board.

[He would face palm if not for the makeup applying.]

So whom do wish revenge against? The gods above? The archons? Or perhaps your maker?

My maker is one of the Archons. Though "was" is more accurate now. I did think she was the one I wanted revenge on. But in the end, the entire world would be more correct.

Close your eyes.

[ Unless he wants him to blind him with a brush ]

You must have put the pieces together by now, no? About what I am.

[Not something he'd enjoy today so he will oblige.]

A vessel.

Remarkably spot on.

[ he's going to continue he's work, taking Emet's chin to move his face to better angles when he needs, and so on ]

Though I was only a prototype. I was never supposed to gain consciousness and I was left to rot like trash, sealed and forgotten. Yet here I am.

[He does visibly stiffen because they are this close. He didn't exactly want to be right.]

Yet here you are with enough of a passion to chase after revenge. How did you manage that?

Mmm... I wonder.

[ he pulls back now, tapping on Emet's shoulder and taking a mirror so he can show him his work. He's pretty good so it's probably a good enhancement to what Emet already had, though it's definitely less subtle ]

Perhaps it simply means that I am a being that surpasses mortals and gods alike. Neither them nor fate are qualified to meddle with me.

It is lovely.

[With a whole 10% sincerity as he's definitely looking at Scaramouche through the mirror and not the make up.]

Or perhaps that you always had a soul, but it was simply just shy at first. You aren't wishing to go back, are you?

Can souls be created? I told you I don't think I have one to start with.

Why are you asking? Worried for me now?

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No. They cannot. You could simply be another soul that got to close and filled the vessel.

If there is naught for you there, then going back would be pointless. Not when endless possibilities lie before you. But you are taking a shine to Caeli, are you not? As for why, I simply dislike wasted efforts.

[ he's making a face ]

I am not "taking a shine" on Caeli. He's conveniently here and he happens to be a brat who's seeking affection just because I'm a familiar face. The novelty of my presence here is going to wear off soon enough, and I'll just move onto something else to keep me occupied when that happens. I don't care.

You're right that there's nothing waiting for me back in my world. And I don't care about going back to it. But where I'll go from here - I don't know yet.

[He does take a good look at the makeup now, giving a compliment for the job well done.]

What an odd way to phrase it. Not that you will bore of him, but he will bore of you. I imagine you will care when that happens. Just a little.

[He does reach out to pat his arm or his hand.]

Good. You have time to decide. This place isn't terribly quick about graduations. And here I thought I would have to slowly convince you over time to not return to a place you are not fond of. You'd be surprised how stubborn people can be.

[ he decides to ignore the first part entirely because he doesn't want to be read ]

Not really, I know how stupid mortals are, with their tendency towards being sentimental. So little time to live and so much eagerness to waste it.

But I'm not like that.

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Mortals are rather curious yet feeble creatures. Though now you've piqued my curiosity. If not being 'sentimental', what ought they do with their limited time?

They can be sentimental so long as it doesn't end up harming them. What's the point in being loyal to something or someone if it's only going to hurt you? Years and years chasing after a person or an ideal. Maybe trying to get stronger to protect someone. And by the time you've realized it, you're already old and the one you wanted to protect is gone.

They're foolish.

I will not deny the foolishness. Even here there are those that chase ideals they cannot possibly hold in our current situation. And each time reality does rear its head, it shatters them, leaving them wondering if the failure is from within.

But we can do naught but seek out others, even in the worst of times. That is part of the reason I did ask you out here.

[ he shrugs ]

They shouldn't wonder. The failure is from within.

Should I take that to mean you're feeling lonely, old man?

Oh, dear. I've been caught red-handed, haven't I?

Well, we are here already. We might as well buy more clohes.

You said it's difficult to put together a production here. But from my experience, four talented actors can cover most plays just fine. Even two, if you use your imagination right.

I think you found the flaw in your plan. Talented actors. Most hardly remember their own name.

There’s already Tartaglia and myself. The rest will appear eventually.

Just drop me the name of the production you want to see.

Caeli?

[He will tell him a name but is pending Yvette's suggestion at the moment!]

Rumor has it he likes watching shows from time to time. And join them when the mood strikes.

And by rumor I mean my underlings told me after following him around.

Then I will have to surprise him. And you had underlings follow him around? Was there truly so little trust?

[He finishes up in the department store and just starts to head upwards sort of expecting him to follow.]

[ he does follow, and laugh at the question ]

We Harbingers all had our own agenda. Of course we wouldn't trust each other. Ah, but beyond that, he's a troublemaker and has a tendency to make things worse.

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