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Re: Day 384 late

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🌸🌼🌻🌷🌺🌹🍃: ????
🌸🌼🌻🌷🌺🌹🍃: Are you okay?

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[ Glaze Lily is typing.




This goes on and off for many minutes. ]

Glaze Lily: door

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[ After a few moments, sensitIV's door is pulled open. ]

What is-- . . . .

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[ A tiny stuffed dragon peers up at Venti, Hell phone tucked carefully under its paws and open to the texting app. His tail flicks back and forth when Venti opens the door. ]

I apologize for the difficult messages.

These devices do not seem well suited to my current form.

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Morax!? You're so cute!

[ Stooping down and holding out a hand ]

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[ There is a squeaky sound that could only translate to a sigh as Zhongli sets both paws on Venti's hand, haunches rising as if he is debating climbing up Venti's arm. ]

Yes, you had mentioned that before about this particular type of caricature from the arcade.

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[ Don't squish tiny dragon Morax don't squish tiny dragon Morax don't--

He straightens back up, lifting Zhongli with him. ]

Uwaaaah! I want to hug you and kiss you and squeeze you, but I'll refrain~~~

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[ Wriggling in Venti's grasp until he's comfortable, tail coiling twice around Venti's forearm as tiny plush claws press into the front of his shirt. ]

I will begrudgingly allow the first. But please do refrain from the latter two.

1/2

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[ TIME TO HUG HIS LITTLE MORAX!!!!!!

Is this how it felt every time Venti was in his true form? Things to ponder. ]

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Ah, but wait . . .

[ Pulling back again ]

You weren't here for help, were you? Did something happen?

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[ He suffers this affection as he "suffers" all of Venti's affection. Though the pleased thumping of his tail fluff against Venti's arm does not match the rest of his body language. ]

Ah, no. I am fine. There is no reason for concern. I just---

[ "Wanted to see you" is clearly too embarrassing to say.

There is a low rumble as he thinks of what to say. ]

I suppose I just ended up here by habit.

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[ Oh . . . ]

Hehe . . . alright.

[ Closing the door and bringing Zhongli to his room. ]

How did this happen? Wild City's abilities?

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AlcheME! potion actually.

[ And he curls more around Venti as he starts walking, face tucked over his shoulder and long body wrapping around him. ]

For some reason Wild City does not have the ability to change people into divine creatures or elemental spirits.

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[ No force in Hell could prevent Venti from petting him. Long, gentle strokes from the head down -- not unlike someone who spends a lot of time hanging out with woodland creatures. ]

So they're limited to animals then . . . hmm.

Well, at least their wings actually work.

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[ A low rumbling sounds starts from deep in his belly and the swishing of his tail picks up speed. ]

If it is working wings you desire---

Perhaps you could ask one of them to gift you wings for a short time. All of them have been nothing but courteous and kind when I have talked with them.

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[ DRAGON PURRING

Petting intensifies!!! ]

Oh, Caeli has already done so a few times. It was very kind of him.

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[ He perks up - both at the increased petting and Venti's words. ]

Oh?

[ Wag wag wag ]

The two of you are getting along? I was finding it difficult to determine the nature of your relationship when he was thoroughly inebriated.

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[ Bursts out laughing ]

Oh yes, for all that big Snezhnaya talk, he really can't hold his liquor at all!

Anyway, I have no idea what his opinion of me is, but I like him just fine~

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If your using yourself as a frame of reference, no one else can hold their liquor.

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I am the best as drinking, that's true.

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[ Tail-thwaps him, but it hits as hard as one might expect a plush to hit. ]

Your modesty is showing.

[ And then he wriggles to climb up on Venti's shoulders. ]

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[ WHINES, even though he barely felt it. Habits. ]

Hey! Given the company you keep, I'm probably the most humble person you know.

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[ Curling comfortably around his shoulders, face tucked in his paws as his tail is still swishing behind him. ]

Oh? What makes you say that?

Or perhaps a better question is what company do you think I keep?

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[ Scritching under his chin ]

Probably people who aren't homeless, for one!

[ Also he's met your adepti, Morax. ]

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[ Oh.

Is Venti saying something?

Zhongli is too busy almost toppling over purring and trying to tilt his head like a cat for maximum scritching. ]

Mmmmrrrrrrr.