[ HER SHENSHEN IS UNdER ATTACK BY SQUIRRELS and also WHAT IS SHE WEARING... ]
Shenshen!
[ unfortunately yuzuriha also has food in her hands so even though she wants to rescue her, she's attracted 3 more squirrels. this pc has 8 squirrels and counting. ]
Ah. They like food. [there's one sitting on her head and the rest are climbing her, and like listen, she doesn't seem to mind. they're just squirrels. she's feeding them spaghetti? why.]
[ with tears in her eyes, you can wear anything you want queen ]
—Ah.
[ at least the squirrels aren't hostile? just little gluttons. and also this kind of makes for a cute picture, d*sney princess shenhe... yuzuriha immediately tries to take out her phone to snap a photo but is interrupted by a squirrel trying to climb up her leg. the picture will have to wait. ]
...Do you like animals, Shenshen?
[ awkwardly holding onto food while a squirrel hangs from her arm ]
Fate. [is the answer to the first question - she did say that she'd allow questions, but that's something she doesn't know how to just say. as far as the second question:]
My parents are dead. [she says, indifferently.] My Master is the one who raised me. Mortals call her Cloud Retainer.
Yes. [surprisingly, cloud retainer was a decent mom? for a bird.] ... She and the other adepti raised me as well as they could. There was only so much they could do.
Hmm. [ yuzuriha has to think on it too, try to put words to a certain feeling. ]
I suppose it's because you don't say things to make people feel one way or another. You just speak what's on your mind, but you aren't cruel about it. And you listen, too.
...You're tranquil, but turbulent at the same time. It's sort of like... standing next to a waterfall? [ ...she's worried shenhe might take her too literally. actually she is not the best at this. ]
[oh, no, she really likes that description, actually. a waterfall... that's nicer than things she's heard before.]
... Thank you. [she's going to take it as a compliment, she thinks.] I didn't know those were qualities that are considered good, but I'm glad they are.
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[ HER SHENSHEN IS UNdER ATTACK BY SQUIRRELS and also WHAT IS SHE WEARING... ]
Shenshen!
[ unfortunately yuzuriha also has food in her hands so even though she wants to rescue her, she's attracted 3 more squirrels. this pc has 8 squirrels and counting. ]
Where are they even coming from?!
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Ah. They like food. [there's one sitting on her head and the rest are climbing her, and like listen, she doesn't seem to mind. they're just squirrels. she's feeding them spaghetti? why.]
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—Ah.
[ at least the squirrels aren't hostile? just little gluttons. and also this kind of makes for a cute picture, d*sney princess shenhe... yuzuriha immediately tries to take out her phone to snap a photo but is interrupted by a squirrel trying to climb up her leg. the picture will have to wait. ]
...Do you like animals, Shenshen?
[ awkwardly holding onto food while a squirrel hangs from her arm ]
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shenhe watches her struggle with the squirrel, vaguely amused.]
I grew up among them, so it'd be fair to say that I like them.
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...You grew up in the woods?
[ somehow that explains a lot and nothing at all. ]
Come to think of it, I don't know very much about you at all, Shenshen.
[ she looks thoughtful, and then peeved as she tries to shake the squirrel off her arm. BEGONE! ]
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You can ask me whatever you'd like. [...] I grew up in the mountains of Liyue. I'm much more comfortable out here than I am in buildings.
[pets a squirrel. feeds it cotton candy, which is terrible.]
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but that makes sense, that shenhe feels more at ease here than she does around people. ]
I'm not even sure where to start. How did you end up in the mountains? [ something to do with her curse...? ]
...What was your family like? [ biological or otherwise ]
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Fate. [is the answer to the first question - she did say that she'd allow questions, but that's something she doesn't know how to just say. as far as the second question:]
My parents are dead. [she says, indifferently.] My Master is the one who raised me. Mortals call her Cloud Retainer.
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[ she looks like she doesn't really agree, but she doesn't raise any arguments, either. ]
I see. Was your master kind to you, at least?
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[ yuzuriha looks somewhat appeased to hear it, and nods. ]
I'm glad you weren't all alone. Though, you do seem pretty lonely sometimes, Shenshen. I hope you don't mind me saying so.
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... Do I? [she says, finally, softer.] I suppose that isn't wrong. I don't know that I realized that was what the feeling was until recently.
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she'll reach out to put a light hand over hers. ]
I hope you won't have to feel that way here at least. ...Even with everything going on.
[ or, maybe that's what sparked the realization. suddenly being surrounded by people all the time. ]
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I haven't, so far. [she says, after a moment.] I have never had this many people willing to speak to me, before.
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I'm glad. I think you're easy to talk to. I'm sure the others must feel the same.
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What makes me easy to talk to? [she's curious - she's never heard that before.]
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I suppose it's because you don't say things to make people feel one way or another. You just speak what's on your mind, but you aren't cruel about it. And you listen, too.
...You're tranquil, but turbulent at the same time. It's sort of like... standing next to a waterfall? [ ...she's worried shenhe might take her too literally. actually she is not the best at this. ]
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... Thank you. [she's going to take it as a compliment, she thinks.] I didn't know those were qualities that are considered good, but I'm glad they are.
At least for you.
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[ she smiles, and laughs lightly. ]
You're also tall, and beautiful, and powerful.
[ naturally, she does not sound embarrassed at all to say it. ]
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Ah... um. [FLUSTERED.] Thank you, I suppose.