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[moongrass]

prompts: rain, memory share, birthday, insomnia, random scenario
also, lmk if you'll be playing from pre- or post-sumeru archon quest!

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rainy!! lmk how this works

[narbrawl]

[Somehow, Childe hadn't expected "rainforest" to be quite so literal. No sooner had their little party- himself, the traveler and perhaps the tiniest girl he's seen in his life- begun their expedition into Apam Woods, the heavens had opened and they were forced to find shelter. The plants here are as oversized as the trees and the undergrowth along the river, heavy with the scent of rich soil and flowers he couldn't even begin to name, provides ample cover.

Admittedly, he likes it far more than the scorching heat of the desert; though he's soaked to the bone, his ego has been saved the blow of passing out face-first in the sands. His freckled face is still sunburnt, the bridge of his nose reddened where even the most carefully wrapped scarf couldn't protect it. As he watches the downpour, he has to fight the urge to scratch at the skin where it's starting to peel.

The biggest mystery right now, however, is the aforementioned tiny companion- Nahida, as he's come to learn, though that's the extent of it. With the traveler- as ever, indifferent to the weather- out looking for mushrooms, the two of them have been left to wait out the storm. But, as curious as he is about her and the extraordinary abilities she's demonstrated so far, there's something more important to consider right now.]

Are you sure you don't want me to build a fire?

[Big brother instinct? Big brother instinct.]

[moongrass]

[ the thing about being granted freedom again after spending centuries trapped in a gilded cage is that most people take the little things in the wild for granted. the dendro archon can only glean so much information from the akasha, and reading about it and experiencing for yourself are two entirely different things.

so here she was, accompanying the traveler and their friend along this part of the rainforest. isn't that such a privilege? but while nahida is greatly acquainted with the traveler by now, her interest is more piqued by childe than anything else. not just because of his companionship w her first sage, but because of something else. she is the god of wisdom, after all, and it's just in her nature to be curious.

for now though, she's just watching a couple of wild sumpter beasts seeking shelter nearby, tilting her head at childe when he pipes up. ]

It should be fine, if you can find dry firewood. Damp ones tend to be really smokey when lit up, and it'll attract a lot of monsters our way.

[ tighnari would be so proud of her... ]

[narbrawl]

[Dry firewood? It's so humid that he can't imagine such a thing exists here even when it isn't raining.]

That's true.

[Normally, he might not object to attracting monsters; he's been on his best behaviour since arriving in Sumeru and he's itching for a good fight. That can come later, though. For now, he's content to exercise some patience and wait for the traveler to return without causing a scene.

Instead, he ducks further under cover and sits himself down on a particularly robust looking mushroom.

... not one of the spring-loaded or poisonous ones, thank goodness.]

You're quite the little ranger. [He smiles.] Everyone here seems so in sync with the land- it's wonderful to see.

[moongrass]

Mhm. With the Withering finally coming to a halt, the forest is finally regaining some of its vitality. But that doesn't mean we can always leave everything to the forest rangers -- everyone has to do their part, even mere passersby.

[ she really is quite the ranger. though being one and vicariously living through other people's eyes with the akasha are two different things entirely.

and anyway, childe is fortunate that he's talking to the dendro archon herself. nahida can just turn around and find a bundle of dry firewood nearby, as if it's lying there all along and not because she manifested it or anything. ]

Here. You can make do with these. [ she made them too big though, and she may or may not be struggling in lifting them with her bitty hands. help? ]