[ lumine doesn't look back even when she hears him call her name, quickly slipping inside a cab that manages to stop in front of her.
the ride back to the inn was quiet, smooth. none of the nonsensical conversation she found herself in earlier that day. the innkeeper seemed disappointed that she was leaving early, but lumine assured them that something has simply come up back at home and she won't really request any kind of refund for the remainder of her unused stay. still unsatisfied, they hand over the teapot sitting in her room before calling a cab for her again.
aether was even more surprised when she's back home early, sending a barrage of questions her way. lumine, however, ignores it all and decides to simply drown herself in whatever work that's piled up in the couple of days she was gone.
it was simple and effective, very successful in keeping her mind off of the events in liyue and also the vague feeling of emptiness that seems to settle inside of her. at the very least, it doesn't bother her as much for the next several days or so, enough for her to finally even return to her normal life.
or so she thought, agreeing to a dinner invitation from a friend. it had been going so well, their conversations about university and work and even aether quite lively and mundane over fish and wine, until lumine pauses, her surroundings shifting and melting away once more. ]
No ... No, waitβ!
[ her cries fade as she finds herself staring at what's clearly inazuman architecture this time: the panels, the sliding doors, the painted screens. another unfamiliar girl stands to her side while paimon (right, she remembers her name) floats next to her.
hey, tartaglia! where do you think you're going? trying to sneak off on us, huh!?
lumine turns in the direction of his chuckle, tilting her head to one side in curiosity. where did he go anyway? he sure suddenly disappeared just before they got to this last room. ]
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the ride back to the inn was quiet, smooth. none of the nonsensical conversation she found herself in earlier that day. the innkeeper seemed disappointed that she was leaving early, but lumine assured them that something has simply come up back at home and she won't really request any kind of refund for the remainder of her unused stay. still unsatisfied, they hand over the teapot sitting in her room before calling a cab for her again.
aether was even more surprised when she's back home early, sending a barrage of questions her way. lumine, however, ignores it all and decides to simply drown herself in whatever work that's piled up in the couple of days she was gone.
it was simple and effective, very successful in keeping her mind off of the events in liyue and also the vague feeling of emptiness that seems to settle inside of her. at the very least, it doesn't bother her as much for the next several days or so, enough for her to finally even return to her normal life.
or so she thought, agreeing to a dinner invitation from a friend. it had been going so well, their conversations about university and work and even aether quite lively and mundane over fish and wine, until lumine pauses, her surroundings shifting and melting away once more. ]
No ... No, waitβ!
[ her cries fade as she finds herself staring at what's clearly inazuman architecture this time: the panels, the sliding doors, the painted screens. another unfamiliar girl stands to her side while paimon (right, she remembers her name) floats next to her.
hey, tartaglia! where do you think you're going? trying to sneak off on us, huh!?
lumine turns in the direction of his chuckle, tilting her head to one side in curiosity. where did he go anyway? he sure suddenly disappeared just before they got to this last room. ]
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