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[ironwind]

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[ironwind]

It's a promise.

I don't know if I can give you a time frame, though.

It might take me a while to save up.

[qiquan]

I see. In that case, you may find that I am very patient.

[ironwind]

[ ... ]

Do you think you'll be happy?

[qiquan]

I'm not comfortable guessing what I'll feel like in a week without any surprises, let alone a longer period with more large events to arrive.


...But if I didn't think there might be a chance of that, I wouldn't be agreeing to try.

[ironwind]

Okay. That's fair.

[He'll leave it at that. Because what else is there to say or ascertain, really? He'd just like Zhongli to be happy. He'd just like to make Zhongli a little happier. He tells himself that; it's easier if that's what he believes.]

Thank you, Zhongli.

[qiquan]

You're welcome. Although I confess I"m not sure what for - you are the one who helped provide me with a gift, after all.

[ironwind]

That's okay. It's not worth worrying about.

[qiquan]

Hm.

I think we have a difference in opinion there.

[ironwind]

Is it so strange for me to thank you?

[qiquan]

I meant a difference of opinion about what I am and am not allowed to worry about, but...yes, I do find it strange.

I suppose it's simply that your thank you's have a sound to them that makes them seem almost...

Well. I will patiently wait until this conversation can be properly continued, someday.

[ironwind]

I didn't say you're not allowed to worry about it. I just said it's not worth worrying about.

The value of a thing varies from perspective to perspective, though... but you would know that better than most.

It's okay. I promise I'm okay.

[qiquan]

You're correct, it seems; I apologize for misspeaking. [ Mis...typing? ]

If you are promising such a thing, I expect you are telling me the truth. And...it doesn't feel quite right to thank you for such an odd turn of events, so I will simply say that I am grateful there are still pleasant surprises left for me to discover. [ Aether. Aether is the pleasant surprise. ]