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When; Day 435

[ it's time for some memory roulette,
ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?! ]

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Yeah, well... you've had my back a lot, is all.

[Falling in next to him, as they turn toward the hotel]

We've had each other's backs.

Ah... I mean.

I been trying, anyways.

Always trying and succeeding often. Even under the most difficult circumstances.

You really think so?

Of course I do. This place would be a much colder place - at least for me - if not for the light that you carry with you.

Well... I'm glad that I been some help, then.

[ Once they get to the hotel, it's a quick trip to the elevator and up to the Heart Dorm. Zhongli probably waxes on about the winter season in Tokyo and how mild it is due to the proximity of the ocean.

As he opens the door on their floor: ]

I don't think I've ever asked if you are fond of the cold?

Naw, not so much.

You're super not a fan, right?

Not particularly. But I was curious if you'd like to eat anywhere outside of the dorm.

Oh.

...yeah. Sure.

Perhaps today is not the best day as we are preparing dishes, but next time we might back a lunch to go.

Next time sounds good to me.

S'gotta be spring soon, right? Could pack a lunch and go see the sakura, maybe.

That sounds lovely.

Our last picnic was interrupted by having to do fan requests after all.

I'll make us something nice.

I got some practice doing like fancy-style picnics.

You do? Pardon my surprise, but where did you pick up such a skill?

Trial and error, mostly.

I mean... they probly ain't as fancy as stuff you're used to. But they ain't bad.

Quite high praise. I look forward to experiencing it firsthand.

[ And as they make their way to the Heart Soldier kitchen. ]

I assume you mean then that it is a skill you have acquired since arriving here.

Yeah. I mean... I cooked back home, but I dunno how fancy it was.

It was just like... dinners, and whatever.

Is it ever just dinner? I wonder.

What d'you mean?

[Opening up the fridge when they get to the kitchen]

I simply am commenting on how you go above and beyond to make sure that others are tended - both their needs being met and knowing that they are cared for.

But that is not the conversation I meant to have.

Or at least, perhaps not directly.

Do you mind if I start while you are cooking? Perhaps the distraction of doing something with our hands will make this a bit easier on me.

Ah... yeah. That ain't a bad call.

[ He turns to a different cupboard to pull down some of the higher quality tea leaves. Not that Zhongli's entire collection isn't high quality tea. ]

Perhaps it is just my age, but loss is a well acquainted concept - through normal and abnormal means over the course of millennia. That does not make it easier to deal with, just more practiced in the motions.

But I also think someone who does not dabble in the fantasy of those pleasant memories or the opportunities lost is a lonely individual indeed. As long as it remains that - a fantasy.

[He gets going on the riceballs, himself, hands steady and practiced despite his attention being on Zhongli]

What're you trying to say?