[ she watches aether struggle, the difficulty clearly genuine. that'll do for now, at least until her master arrives and shows them what this entire farce is all about. and then maybe, maybe she can finally get a body of her own; she is starting to like this one, after all. maybe she'll be allowed to keep it. ]

I'd explain it to you, but you probably wouldn't understand.

[ in the modern world of teyvat, it seems like the supernatural has lost its place already. at the very least, this will remind these people that they do still exist. ]

Now, let's do something fun, shall we? [ she shimmies the phone from the dress's pocket, tinkering with it for a few moments. ] There we go! This girl right here is quite smart, isn't she? And to think she seemed like she's only good for her pretty face.

[ once more, she gestures at the both of them, that grin on her face twisting in intense amusement. very much unlike lumine's smile, it's tinted with something darker, something more sinister. ]

I want you to kiss him.

[ what? aether's golden gaze flickers between his sister's form to ajax. ] I said, I want you to kiss him. You know, like what lovers do.