@kaeyasbraid when miko became ei's 眷属 (familiar), it was a kind of "marriage" that intertwined their paths and connected their beings intimately, soul-bonded way. their bond is beyond unique, miko doesn't want anyone "better," and their love isn't comparable to mortal standards
@kaeyasbraid I feel like some people don't realize that miko's waiting for ei wasn't just physically waiting for her to come back. she's waiting for her in every sense of the word. after all, this is the meaning of the rainbow aster in cn/jp:
@Darkestknightfr but she isn't as attached to it as ganyu is. mortal bonds come and go, but the divine will last forever. miko embraces transience, yet she yearns for something eternal. in the servant's path, miko says that "a nation to last for all eternity" is a dream that she and ei share
@Darkestknightfr actually, miko isn't questioning ganyu's foolish love for her god, but rather her being bound to the people of liyue as a divine, long-lived being. she wonders why she would accept morax's contract, which inherently restricts her to mortal affairs. miko enjoys the human world, +
@mikodolls people forget that they embody the core design of Inazuma, both as a pair and as separate characters. miko's character is as important to the Inazuma narrative as ei is. they are perceived and acknowledged as the region's higher figures. is not just ei this, ei that, ei ei
@Darkestknightfr to make ei understand, miko did indeed put down her barriers and was her true, most sincere self in the PoE scene. however, she wouldn't hug ei in front of the trav/others. we literally don't know how she actually got her vision bcs it's extremely personal to her
@mikodolls @eim__k00 and what she did to sara (having someone who is blindly loyal to the shogun in the tenryou commission), were just part of her master plan and to secure ei's rule
@mikodolls @eim__k00 miko never meddled in government affairs until she exploited the raiden gokaden situation to ensure the kamisato clan's eternal loyalty to the shogun. this situation, +
@mikodolls this includes miko, who came to know human beauty deeply. yet, humans come and go, and she always yearned for something eternal. she waited for ei, bcs they are divine, and their bond transcends the mortal knowledge
@mikodolls 'It is companionship that gives eternity meaning' is the key to their relationship. and i agree that ei's development comes with understanding mortal standards. when i say 'never will' is bcs idt immortal beings would fully align with what a mortal heart desires, and vice versa