Still all new to me, alright? Superpowers and all that. Got some weird guys on my planet, but being born with unnatural powers isn't really a thing.
[ He pauses at the suggestion though, giving it a thought. Fire... well, he's got one primary image to conjure where fire is concerned. He imagines it, making the motion of flipping a zippo with his free hand, the flick of the spark, and -- a small floating fire, just above his palm. ]
...That was maybe easier than tryin' to imagine ice.
Right, my bad. But you get the idea, I mean -- being born or granted to 'em, this stuff isn't really a thing.
[ You get total freaks like Legato and Midvalley, but theirs is allegedly more based on freaky future science and superhuman control of physics rather than actual magic of any kind. ]
I don't think I have an affinity for anything, but if I had to choose, I guess I do see fire more often than I see ice.
[ Heated deserts, fire from a gun, the scorch of explosive gunpowder -- skin that runs a little warmer than most. He turns his palm over, watching the fire curl around his hand but not burn, like the way he never burns himself with his own lighter. ]
I bought one of every dish at a restaurant in Liyue to try a little bit of each. I didn't finish them. I didn't want to miss the taste of food when I returned to the mountains. I gave the rest to the people around me.
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Doesn't look like it affects me in any way. It's all you.
[ He thinks about it... ]
You do look like a natural with it.
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... Interesting. [she glances down at her hand.] I would be surprised if I weren't a natural. I've been in possession of a Vision since I was a child.
You should try mine.
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[ He pauses at the suggestion though, giving it a thought. Fire... well, he's got one primary image to conjure where fire is concerned. He imagines it, making the motion of flipping a zippo with his free hand, the flick of the spark, and -- a small floating fire, just above his palm. ]
...That was maybe easier than tryin' to imagine ice.
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[but she lets it go, because he can summon fire just fine - it seems easy for him, and she leans a little closer, looking at the flame in his hand.]
You must have an affinity for it. [...] You are a much warmer person than me.
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[ You get total freaks like Legato and Midvalley, but theirs is allegedly more based on freaky future science and superhuman control of physics rather than actual magic of any kind. ]
I don't think I have an affinity for anything, but if I had to choose, I guess I do see fire more often than I see ice.
[ Heated deserts, fire from a gun, the scorch of explosive gunpowder -- skin that runs a little warmer than most. He turns his palm over, watching the fire curl around his hand but not burn, like the way he never burns himself with his own lighter. ]
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You do that often, you know.
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Do what?
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[she tilts her head.] This is why I don't find you threatening.
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Didn't think I was, really. But it's not like I find the need to look super threatening in front of other people right now.
Just gotta look not weak.
[ Twisting his wrist, the fire going out. ]
How's a priest supposed to make business if he keeps scarin' away everyone?
[ He just doesn't want to come off as some kind of showboating, power-hungry bastard. ]
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I don't think you're weak, either. I know you aren't. [...] Are you really a priest?
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[ Hmm. ]
I'm not not a priest. Just not the standard kind who stands around in holy houses and blesses you.
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[this is actually a compliment if you can believe it]
What do you do, then?
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Like I said -- wander around, doing services for people who ask... and I take on odd jobs here and there beyond that to make ends meet.
Gotta make money to survive.
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I don't want you to stay here. But at least the resources aren't as scarce.
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[ Thoughtful pause... ]
...This place doesn't have the things I need.
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What is it that you need?
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Outwardly, though, he just says -- ]
Money I can take home.
[ Flatly. ]
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[she says, like she's just made the decision that he's making it to the end]
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No use for money out in the mountains much?
[ Said like she'll be there too. ]
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You can have what I have at the end, if you'd like.
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You ever bought something just for, you know, fun?
[ He's pretty sure of the answer, but. ]
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Does food count?
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[she will let him decide...]
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[ Just to try. Though the fact that she denied enjoying them too much because she wouldn't be able to have them anymore is sad. ]
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