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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.

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Hoooh? Have I discovered the great Rex Lapis's weakness?

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[ Zhongli just tries to glare at him while he's still purring and leaning for scritches.

It is not super effective. ]

I could say many things to that but I will refrain.

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[ But can he be huffy if Venti changes gears and scritches both of his cheeks at the same time. ]

Ehehe, feel free to go on.

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[ Well.



No.

The huffiness evaporates. But so does any attempt to retort over the happy purring and the thumping of his tail against Venti's leg. ]

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[ THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF VENTI'S LIFE!!!! ]

Just think, Morax. For millennia you could have been getting all the cheek scritches you wanted, if you'd only asked~ ♪

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[ A low grumble of dissatisfaction among the purring. ]

As well as never hear the end of it from you for those millennia.

Furthermore, this form is unfit for a ruling Archon.

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Surely you don't believe I wouldn't scratch your cheeks just as readily in your original form?

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[ His tail thumps one against Venti's leg. ]

I suppose I will have to take your word for it. Unfortunately, that was the original intent of the AlcheME! potion. But alas - this was the end result.

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Oh dear.

[ VALIANTLY, he doesn't laugh. But it's a near miss. ]

But you're at ease with the outcome regardless?

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I am not in any distress, no. And the effects are temporary.

So if you will humor me staying here until it wears off...

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You can stay here whenever you want, for as long as you want, whether you're a cute little stuffed dragon or not.

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Quite the generous offer.

[ And he settles back down on Venti's shoulders, tail tucked under his paws. ]

I would be foolish not to take you up on it at present.

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[ He goes to carefully flop on the bed, making sure plushie Zhongli is still comfortable and tucked in safely. ]

Then would you care to join me? I was just reading about poetry and music from other worlds.

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Oh? One of my unitmates was listening to a genre known as pop. It was very lively.