Week 1 Mingle;

[omnivoracious]

❤ Week 1 Mingle

Welcome to a new week, lovebirds! Monday dawns gray and misty, and it's actually not long before a thunderstorm rolls in! You can, of course, kiss dramatically in the yard in the rain and risk getting struck by lightning-- or you can stay inside, cuddle in the conversation pit, USE THE GODDAMN BOOM BOOM ROOM or do anything else until the storm blows over by the evening! Don't worry, the rest of the week will be bright and sunny and beautiful!

There's also a new section of the house, weirdly enough! There's a bright turquoise door located near the bedroom and opening it leads to... a massive indoor pool. The water is a pleasant temperature, there's a hot tub, there's an assortment of flotation devices for those of you who might have trouble swimming (tubes, life vests, boogie boards, pool noodles that can also be used to wage Deadly Combat if you are Sara and Kasque or Jeritza or anyone else ready for Violence). And if you somehow didn't pack a swimsuit because why on earth would your canon let you have one--

Worry not!! There's a rack of swimsuits in every size you lot could need! The catch (or not): they're all sexy. Like. Barely there sexy. Impossibly adhering to you sexy. Shoelaces would maybe cover more sexy. Absolutely great to play Chicken Fight in sexy. You get the idea.

Anything having to do with being able to write is still also Not Present.

Enjoy!!!

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[dendrobium]

... I see.

[ A little wistful, and a little guilty. She's used to her god being an all-encompassing presence, with both the Grand Shrine and the peak of Tenshukaku visible from across Narukami island and beyond — without them, she has nowhere to look for reassurance. Even the thunder sounds aimless to her ears; lacking the Shogun's will. (But then, what is she to the Almighty Shogun, compared to Yae? What is she to Ei? Nothing could shake her faith, but she suspects the answer would not be a kind one.) ]

What do you think she would make of this? [ Of the house, the game, the others... of two devoted servants, pining for their Archon together? ]

[kitschief]

[a moment of quiet envelops the room, before Miko tilts her head slightly towards Sara, gaze still affixed on the stormy sky outside. the unsaid part don't go unnoticed-- of two devoted servants, pining for their Archon together-- but she is most certainly going to dodge that loaded subject. Miko can be completely shameless about many things, but genuine feelings? what are those!!]

Oh, she'd likely find it rather intriguing. . . and then be completely awkward about it.

[a small laugh]

Ei doesn't have the best people skills, after all.

[dendrobium]

[ Ei... that name again. Still so unfamiliar, and still not one Sara's comfortable with using, as a form of address. She doesn't think she'll ever be — but that doesn't stop the sudden, biting envy she feels at the ease with which it leaves Yae's mouth. In whose name did she fight countless battles, or duel challengers before the throne?

(It scares her, sometimes, how little it matters; how little she must matter, that she would throw her life away for someone she never truly knew. But whether the Shogun, Ei, or both, Sara would still follow her to the ends of Teyvat without hesitation.) ]

Are you saying that even the Almighty Shogun is not without fault? A bold claim for the Guuji herself to make.

[kitschief]

[meanwhile, Ei is the name Yae has to use. . . to her, "Shogun" refers to Ei's puppet. the one who had truly been ruling Inazuma all of these years-- for better and worse. and this conversation is about Ei herself, not about Ei's Shadow]

[Miko also isn't blind to Sara's complicated feelings on the matter, but neither is she in a place to counsel her fellow electro user through them. after all, her own emotions regarding Ei are just as complicated, even if they're less restrained by feelings of duty and staunch loyalty]

Of course I am. I've seen that firsthand.

[in far more ways than one]

But no one is without fault. That, of course, includes myself.

[dendrobium]

[ ?! ]

My apologies, but could you repeat that last part?

[kitschief]

Hm? Which part?

[:)]

[dendrobium]

... Nevermind.

[ SIGH, as expected... but she knows what she heard!! ]

Regardless, I will hear no slander against Her Excellency from you. [ Slander against Yae Miko is, of course, perfectly fine and encouraged. ] Even if she was, hypothetically, lacking skill in such a small and unimportant matter, that is not a fault... but a most commendable act of prioritization, given the needs of her role.

[kitschief]

[another flash of irritation, but. . . she quells it quickly, ears twitching as her gaze remains focused on the window]

Think what you wish, then.

[. . . Miko thinks Ei's dedication to her mistaken sense of "eternity" has done nothing but harm her and those around her. after all. . . was it not the reason she had closed Miko out of her life entirely? shut herself away for 500 years without so much as a "hello" or a "I miss you?" and after all of these years, knowing that Ei is finally making a bit of progress towards growing up. . . hearing what Miko considers to be one of Ei's greatest faults lauded as a strength drives her slightly batty]

But I won't take back my words.

[dendrobium]

Of course not.

[ Disappointed, but not surprised. It's Yae, after all — Sara doubts she's taken a single word back in her life. She lapses into silence again, before rather suddenly blurting out: ]

Is it true that Her Excellency has a fondness for sweet things? I... I did not believe it at first, but during my Tenryou patrols, I overheard a merchant discussing the increased sales of dango milk, due to the Raiden Shogun's personal endorsement.

When questioned, he was able to provide proof of his claims — and even the Yashiro Commission confirmed they received a large order in her name, to be distributed among the citizens. Tsk... just what is the extent of my ignorance...?

[ Yae might have noticed Sara's frequent forays into the kitchen, working furiously to perfect her egg rolls. Coincidence? Of course not. ]