[this is so embarrassing he just has a hand over his face.]
... He was a man who knew my abilities even better than I did. My only hope was to use a tactic that defied common sense -- something he wouldn't anticipate.
Anyway, before Childe can respond to this, his own memory pops up and begins to play--and, well. It's not terribly fun having your business spilled all over the place, but this one isn't so bad, so.]
[The fact that Zel isn't even the first person to say this and Childe's not sure if he should be offended or not. Does he not talk about his family enough... maybe he should do it more... (he should not. But he will now actually because he loves talking about his family)]
You could say that! I have three younger siblings--you just saw Teucer, and then there's Anthon and Tonia.
Ahaha, that depends on who you ask! My little sister would say the first. [SWEET TONIA who would fight anyone who talked bad about Childe even if they were just saying the wholeass truth.] I suppose it's something in-between--not dissimilar to the way things are here, from what I understand. The Fatui is a very large organization, but few work directly under the Tsaritsa the way my colleagues and I do. We're mostly responsible for handling our divisions as we see fit, so long as it's in service to Snezhnaya. Whether that's acting as diplomats in foreign lands, managing local affairs, running the banks... [He waves a hand.] Me, I prefer to be on the front lines. It's the best way to find worthy opponents.
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Childe takes a minute to process this?? A lot just happened. Eventually:]
She flew really far... [why is that what he took from this]
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... He was a man who knew my abilities even better than I did. My only hope was to use a tactic that defied common sense -- something he wouldn't anticipate.
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That's smart thinking! [THIS IS WHY HE DIDN'T BRING ALL HIS WEAPONS TO TRIAL the element of surprise is important okay]
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Anyway, before Childe can respond to this, his own memory pops up and begins to play--and, well. It's not terribly fun having your business spilled all over the place, but this one isn't so bad, so.]
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...Childe scratches the back of his neck awkwardly]
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... I'm guessing it could have gone worse.
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[DON'T JUST LAUGH AWKWARDLY]
Yes, of course--I wouldn't let anything happen to him. But he did scare me half to death running off...
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[it's basically on his profile but look.]
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You could say that! I have three younger siblings--you just saw Teucer, and then there's Anthon and Tonia.
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It sounds nice. Having someone to grow up alongside.
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What changed?
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