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﹙ surprising ﹖ hardly. she’s usually the one who stumbles upon him somewhere, thoroughly defeated by alcohol. this, by comparison, might be the most ordinary place she’s ever found him. ﹚
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ha !̲ i would love nothing more than to indulge in this grand discussion, but alas !̲ a captain’s work is never done. i must attend to… high-level strategic matters, faaar away from here !̲ * 👋🏻
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Varka, you do realize there are way /many/ blonde guy around all of teyvat .ᐣ
don't you know his name .ᐣ or... a description, perhaps .ᐣ
...
.....
and i don't possess so 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 wrinkles upon my forehead .ᐟ
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say, anything else to add ?̲ ﹙ hauls wooden chair across flagstones, its legs grating against stone. broad quadriceps splay as he settles into seat. ﹚
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now that was a speech, no wonder you get along with captain benedikta so well, i can hardly tell which of you has the bigger mouth, and i’ve only known you for mere minutes !̲
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It’s called “speaking for what it is”, is all, Knight of Boreas. I assure you, a lot of other people have tongues sharper than mine – the life at the court and involvement in its affairs to the contrary left me rather soft-spoken, as most of the time it served better the +
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by bristling at every provocation, you learn early that the man who loses his temper has already surrendered the upper hand. ﹚
i’ll have you know, death holds *no terror for me. now, let’s not turn this hostile !̲
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quite the sharp tongue you carry. ﹙ grandmaster lets the torrent of words wash over him without so much as a ripple in his composure. he’s weathered far worse than a sharp tongue in his time. a rank like his is not maintained »
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Flattering, but unnecessary. That is, you know as well as anyone who faced Rerir – who was barely at 10% of his strength and power, - that against the 100% Sinner none stand a chance. Relax, thus. +
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easy there, wild horse !̲ keep scowling like that and those forehead wrinkles are only gonna get worse.
relax——i’m talking about that tall blonde guy, not myself. obviously !̲
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... you still didn't answered to my question.
He 𝑊𝘩𝑜 .ᐣ
and don't hide your arm after you threw already a stone .ᐟ do i have to remind the beautiful dare you gave me .ᐣ
( she raised a brow, staring while arms were crossed )
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i hear you loud and clear, my friend !̲ but i’m keeping a close eye on you regardless. now, as a proper host, allow me the courtesy of showing you around mondstadt, starting with a bottle of our very best vintage !̲
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Nothing in particular, really. I was... visiting miss Benedikta, is all. And took a chance to look around the city and take in its sights and (in)famous drinks, of course.
(He couldn't help but chuckle, waving off his hand leisurely and dissmissively.) +
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who, me ?̲ i haven’t the faintest memory of saying anything out of line. blame the dandelion wine ! you, on the other hand, are stone-cold sober and fully aware… or so you’d like me to believe !̲
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wait... he 𝑤𝘩𝑜 .ᐣ
... are you Out of your mind now ?
Varka, it was a dare.
A
Dare.
Not the truth for the love of Barbatos .ᐟ
In which you participated 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 and with no less awkward statement to make me sayin' .ᐟ
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ah, no wonder he made the trip to mondstadt for you. listen to your grandmaster for once and use protection, please——my old heart can’t take being an uncle to any more kids.
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I hereby ( ... )
s-solemnly ( ... )
declare ... that I...
( ♨️♨️♨️ )
I...
... shall make all the efforts possible in this sacred mission of... r...rep..op...ula-ting... ( very very very 𝑉𝐸𝑅𝑌 low voice ) ... 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖽𝗈𝗆 𝗈𝖿 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝖪𝗁𝖺𝖾𝗇𝗋𝗂'𝖺𝗁.