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[temperedinpride]

Who: Cosmo
Where: Lobby
When: 436

[Cosmo is rocking a look. Minus the plague mask, it's just his normal mask. He's got a set of fruity drinks in front of him, and he's leaning back with a drink in hand.]

"Risk" and "Reward".

Half of these drinks are non-alcoholic, most of the rest are quite potently alcoholic, a few are drugged.

The risk is obvious, the reward is engaging in the live. Or perhaps in avoiding the traps.

The drugs are one of three kinds--a potent psychedelic, a numbing agent, and something to get you a little hot under the collar. Do take it elsewhere if you get that last one.

[He sips his drink.]

Of course some say the best way to win at gambling is not to play, but where's the fun in that?

((OOC: tag any toplevels with the aphro as nsfw and you can have like, multiple if you want. I'll toplevel Lahabrea to talk to but you can also just engage with drugs.))

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Re: DONE

[leaveofabsence]

[ He's just passing by like you do. As if it's hard not to notice the massive boulders from a distance. ]

Childe. Felicity.

My apologies but I couldn't help overhear my name...

Re: DONE

[pyromagiac]

—M-Mister Zhongli!

[ looks back to the rock

looks back to childe

looks back to zhongli ]

Uhm. . . Uhm. . .

Re: DONE

[childeishly]

It is! and that's why I should crack it open, so I can give him a human's worth of gems, like you said.

[ ]

Or... should I let him do the... Xiansheng! Yes! Were your rock senses tingling? [ oh, he heard his name, that's... basically the same thing! ] I bought this for you and Felicity helped me pick out the best of the bunch!

Re: DONE

[leaveofabsence]

[ A slow blink. Rock senses...?

Oh.

He inclines his head to the both of them. ]

That is very kind of both of you. I see that you have gathered quite the collection of specimens to choose from.

(splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Oh no, Mister Caeli was the one who collected them for you! I just happened to be passing by.

Uhm, he said you were a rock enthusiast. . . Is it right to assume you have an interest in geology?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[leaveofabsence]

I do. You could say that it was a hobby of mine.

Are you similarly interested in the field, Felicity?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Yes—!

To be more accurate, I'm a volcanologist!

Re: (splitting threads here)

[leaveofabsence]

I see.

And what about volcanoes has so thoroughly captured your interest?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Ahaha, well. . .

I don't remember why I started with volcanology yet, or what my motivation was in the past, but. . . for now, I think the way the world works is fascinating. We still don't fully understand the ground that we live on, or what happens underneath our feet, and I want to understand more and more of it.

There are differences between this planet and the planet that I come from—and I'm sure there are differences between them and your planet, too, even when it comes to basic building blocks of life, and I think that's fascinating.

Re: (splitting threads here)

[leaveofabsence]

Then would you perhaps be interested in sometime travelling further from the city to see how the world of Tokyo-F moves under all our feet? I must admit I have been curious, too. This world is similar to my own but yet different enough that it still feels so... foreign. And I do not know if that's due to my lack of attunement to the geo element here or something else.

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

—Yes, I'd love to! Actually, in my research, I've learned there's a volcano here in this part of the island, and I'm planning an expedition there sometime!

I have a weak constitution, so I'm waiting until the weather is warmer for us to go—I'd want to have an overnight expedition there, after all. But I'd be happy to accompany you with shorter trips! And if you'd like to join us for the expedition to Mount Hakone, I'd be honored!

Re: DONE

[childeishly]

I did. I bought a bunch of rocks and she helped me to pick out a suitable one to gift to you. I wanted to choose the best rock for the best married. [ drapes himself over zhongli, because he's still drunk among other things. ] Do you like it? She said it's a geode and that's special, because it has crystals inside, but... if you like salt I have a salt rock and something about fast moving lava.

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[leaveofabsence]

[ He reaches up to run a hand through Childe's hair as he unconsciously shifts to support the weight now draped across his shoulders. ]

I do like it.

Though I cannot say I have a preference for geodes or rocks of volcanic origins or salt rocks.

All of them are beautiful and precious in their own way. And they all have their own unique stories to tell.

Re: DONE

[childeishly]

Inside the geode is a bunch of crystals. I figure if we break it open you could display it in your room, or if you’d like to make some jewelry out of the crystals we can do that too. But, yes, Felicity was sharing those stories with me. I think she likes rocks as much as you, Xiansheng.

Re: DONE

[leaveofabsence]

[ He presses his palm against the stone. ]

Yes, it is rather large to be storing indoors. But perhaps a few pieces stored in my room and yours -- that would be lovely, wouldn't it?

Then I could look at it always.

Re: DONE

[childeishly]

We can break it in half-! and, yes, I like that idea. [ pats the rock again. ] Do you want to use your heart weapon on it?

Re: DONE

[leaveofabsence]

An interesting proposal.

I do not know if I have enough negative feelings toward this rock to make it do the trick. But I will attempt so.

Re: DONE

[childeishly]

...oh. [ his ears droop. ] oh. [ and he is sad. ]

Here, let me punch it. [ he's not even waiting for zhongli to tell him not to. HE'S PUNCHING THIS ROCK and likely breaking his hand... not that he seems to care, because he's drunk x10, but the sickening crack might be a dead give away. ]

Did I do it? [ his tails all wag. ]

(splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Oh. . . I suppose the insides are what's valuable. . .

[ she'll pause, letting the two of them talk ]

Does that mean you're happy with this rock?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[childeishly]

I am! I'm real happy with it. Maybe I can even use some of the gems inside to make him jewelry. [ going to scoop her up into his arms. ] If you'd like one of the other rocks, then you're welcome to it. Did you have a favorite? Was it the salt rock? It was the salt rock, wasn't it?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

[ sheep: scooped. she's very small and very light so this is very easy. ]

Oh! T-they're all really interesting to me. . . I don't know if I have a favorite, exactly, but, uhm, I suppose the basaltic andesite is fascinating? The rock with the unconformity is, too. . . oh, the sylvite is too, especially given the size, but my area of expertise is in volcanic rocks, since I'm a volcanologist, so . . .

Re: (splitting threads here)

[childeishly]

How about taking that one then? If that's your area of expertise, then maybe you can pick it apart some more. Who knows where the shop found this thing, so it's possible you can learn a lot more from it. But you're free to choose whichever you like of the remaining three.

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Is that really okay? Uhm, if you don't mind, then I'll take the first rock. . . !

Re: (splitting threads here)

[childeishly]

It's yours! and thanks for all the rock facts. If I ever need any help with rocks or geodes or any of that stuff I can count on you, yeah?

Re: (splitting threads here)

[pyromagiac]

Thank you! And—well, I don't know everything about rocks or anything, but if you find something about geology that you're curious about, I'd be happy to look at it, even if I don't know anything about it!