[ Worth working hard for... It comes out of her mouth so easily. And, as is customary for him now, he hides the expression on his face with the tilt of his hat. ]
[She smiles brightly at that, humming a little. That sort of thing--even if it's him trying to hide what he's feeling about it, it's still nice for her to hear. When was she ever truly able to do whatever she wanted?
Not until this place.]
Okay! I will. And you can count on that. [It'll always be what she wants to do.]
[ They continue to chatter for a bit after that, but eventually the night gets too late for Altria to stay out and she makes her way back home. The Wanderer takes the gift back to his office storage space and sits there for a few hours, both reminiscing and contemplating whether or not he would take up the hammer again.
He should bring the five arts back to Inazuma, he eventually determines. He's the only one left in Teyvat with enough knowledge to try. So he would begin with the Isshin Art, the one he's most familiar with.
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[It's kind of funny that his tastes are so opposite of hers, but isn't that the case for them in so many ways?
In a way, that leads to some sort of balance.]
I don't know very much about bitter flavors, but... I'm excited to try to learn!
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[ Except for sweets... but he won't mention that just yet. ]
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... ....!!]
That's okay! It's okay that it'll be complicated. You're the sort of person who's worth working hard for, so that's what I'll do!
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...do what you want.
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Not until this place.]
Okay! I will. And you can count on that. [It'll always be what she wants to do.]
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He should bring the five arts back to Inazuma, he eventually determines. He's the only one left in Teyvat with enough knowledge to try. So he would begin with the Isshin Art, the one he's most familiar with.
Now, he had to find a forge... ]