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[ Tittering above him, fingers threading through Zhongli's bangs. Oblivious to his struggles. ]

Moraaaax~ ♪ Did you accidentally drink too much?

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[ Why is Venti like this?

Without giving up his hiding spot, he blindly reaches for Venti's face with one hand to give him a shove. ]

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[ LICKS HIS HAND ]

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[ The knee jerk reaction to something wet and slimy touching him is to make a truly undignified yelp and go tumbling to the floor. ]

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[ THERE HE GOES.

This is an even better reaction than Venti anticipated.



PffffffffffFFFF LOL ]

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[ He picks himself off the floor and scoots away, mouth moving in what is undoubtedly an unflattering response. Luckily for Venti, no sounds comes out. ]

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[ Dropping off the bed and draping on him from behind before he can retreat too far ]

Aww, don't be like that. Fine, fine, you've had a bad day -- I won't tease you anymore.

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[ Mean girl tugs on one of his braids ]

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Ow ow ow owwww-- c'mon, I really mean it--!!

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[ Makes an attempt to manhandle Venti so that Venti is in his lap (where he belongs) and Zhongli is braced up against the side of the bed. ]

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[ Acceptable! He straightens out his braids and settles there easily. ]

How about I sing for you? Since I can't reach my lyre now.

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[ Zhongli raises an eyebrow at Venti before places both hands on Venti's cheeks, squishing just a little (not painfully so just to get his attention) and turning Venti's head once to the left and once to the right.

And then just---

Pulling Venti closer to him. ]

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[ He makes a tiny little wheezed sound of protest through this indignity, but doesn't actually do anything to stop it. ]

I can't tell if that's a yes or a no.

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[ Just this look.

It was obviously one of them! ]

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[ ............ ]

I'm just going to start singing, and if you do something violent to stop me, I'll know which it was.

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[ Takes Venti's face in his hands a second time and gives him another look.

Though this one is followed by a touch to a inked flower on Venti's skin there. And then a real flower braided into his hair here. And one by one he categorizes all the marks and gifts that SensitIV! gave him while he was asleep. ]

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[ TRULY INSCRUTABLE, THAT MORAX!

He hums in amusement before inspiration strikes, and he sings a Mondstadt lullaby -- light and airy, just like its city. It goes through all of Mondstadt's wildflowers, perhaps as a way of teaching children to remember them all. ]

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[ Ah.

Then Zhongli will busy himself brushing his fingertips against any flower that Venti happens to name throughout the course of the song.

Is this something about Windblumes? ... Probably. ]

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[ Probably.

And once he works his way through the song, he adlibs a Liyue version to the same melody. And as expected, he knows a shocking amount about Liyue's wildflowers. ]

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[ Ah, well.

Since Venti probably has no Liyue flowers on his person that means Zhongli's hands can be content to draw circles in the small of his back while he plays. ]

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[ He leans back a bit and tapers to a stop only after exhausting every bloom he can think of. ]

Well? Was it accurate?

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[ Well, he can't really voice his opinion, so--- takes one of Venti's hands in his and turns it palm up. ]

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[ Oooo, the Morax is communicating. Allowing this. ]

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[ Zhongli traces the outline of Liyue flowers against his palm.

First a silk flower near the base.

A qingxin across the center.

And a sprawling glaze lily whose petals dip over into the base of his fingers. ]

notif jail AGAIN

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Hehe . . .

Say, Morax -- have you by any chance taken up painting in recent years?