Diluc Ragnvindr

#ooc: if we take as an example poor Auntie Atea from Natlan, she died even after being purified from abyssal corrosion. But she was a human, not fae. Since we don't know much about them, you can get creative and play with what's already set on the table!

could rest it on his palm.
The scar on his lip twitches as he smiles again, gaze full on the man's golden eyes. It's almost if you can feel its weight on you. Reading you.

"Care to fill this empty space with some conversation? I assure you the wait will most certainly be worth it."

He's just being playful and it's not the first time he's done it to a stranger.

"Per tradition, one must let the wine breathe for 12 minutes. All this time crammed up in this casket must surely be a stressful situation for this poor liquid spirit." He leaned on the counter, tilting his head so he »

tavern's specialty, Dandelion Wine."

He set the cup on the table, filled with precision so it was not half full. A taste. Diluc smiled to the newcomer, as if encouraging him to try it.
But then, fast as a diving hawk, the man put his hand on top of the cup, his smile wide and a little mischievous.»

Catching the man's attention with practiced politeness, the man turns to face the foreigner and smiles placidly, picking up a cup from the lower cabinet and filling it up with wine.

"Then I shall welcome you to the warmest place on the entire city of Mondstadt. Let's start with this humble »

Any mondstadtian would see Diluc behind the counter and just go on with their day, because it has become a regular sight.
All the better for Diluc, who had a different meaning for his presence behind the bar.

But... no one had to know the real reasons. »

#ooc: been too invested in drawing lately sob

#ooc: I'll get to reply stuff today I thINK

#ooc: rereading this........ speedrunning all 5 stages of grief in seconds

So many feathers.....

there's really just one thing that we have in common
neither of us will be missed

mama , we all go to hell

navigate through them. So prove it."

He offered him his hand.

"Show me that you're not going to tarnish my name for a petty desire to get the upper hand. Practice?"

"I am the wealthiest man in Mondstadt." Diluc made a pause, examining one of the records thoroughly.

"My reputation is high enough to have all my actions there scrutinized."

He extracted it and put the disc on the turntable, then faced the Doctor again.

"My trusty companion should be able to »

A hasty response? Hell no. That would be giving him what he wants, and he's never been compliant.

He took one step away, eyeing the Doctor with an unreadable gaze before walking away, giving him the back.
He doesn't go far, though. Stopping by the phonograph, he muses quietly the next movement. »

exposed to candid and heated thoughts between the words."

The way he's just snowballing this for his enjoyment should be illegal.

"Thought you were sooo uninterested when you opened the box! Whatever made you change your opinion, good sir?"

He's not getting inside the manor directly, he's taking a turn through the other road, trying to keep the rest of the workers out of range of eavesdropping.

"You risk yourself to be »

"Not lazy, I just used the tool most adequate for my requirements."

Yes, he's using that language to bite back.
He's already walking away with a placid smile just to entertain himself for a moment before the inevitable happens.

fueling the fire, now that it's been lit.

"Would you like to know?"

"Apparently. There's a secret admirer of mine that keeps sending me words of their most earnest appreciation through all kinds of puzzles and mechanisms."

He shrugs, putting the box under his arm.

"I'd say it's their way to say that their situation is rather... complex towards me."

He's just »

#ooc: so it begins...

The man arched his eyebrows when the box was put back in his hands, but didn't miss a beat. He quickly snatched the message inside and slid it into his pocket with a half smile.

"Apologies, then. Next time I'll make sure it's laced with a chemical explosive of your liking."

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