but also yeah. listen they can go to earth at some point but right now it feels too fresh and ryo is still paranoid and jealous. she may be better at dealing with emotions but that does not mean her emotions are normal.
but akira will get more meat and veggies on his plate now. ]
Unfortunately you're going to have to hide your wings. If they see yours they might think you're some kind of god and that's more annoying to deal with than anything.
Mm. You probably won't need to hide them all the time like you would on Earth. People can just get obnoxious over there about that kind of thing.
[ they are all so religious but in a different way than on earth, and ryo finds it also agitating. but she doesn't have personal beef with teyvat's archons so it's easier to deal with, at least. simply annoying. ]
she kisses akira's shoulder at the spoiled comment, not denying it. yes they can both fly but there is something very peaceful about being princess carried all over the place. sometimes happiness is being pressed against your now boyfriend's tits
at the other thing though, ryo thinks for a second. ]
It's complicated. They don't have just one god that created everything like we do, and their gods can be more involved with the people at times. They're extremely powerful, however it is possible to kill them and for them to die by other means.
[ her expressions sours for a second, before turning more neutral. ]
There are people entirely dedicated to their archons, like religion on Earth. And then there are others who don't care, or hate them-- it depends. But typically each region is controlled by a specific god.
[Don't kiss him and pretend like you aren't getting more and more spoiled. It's only been, like, maybe a week. Under a week.
He watches her while she explains, lowering the chopsticks. Maybe he should have asked Scaramouche more about the world, but Scaramouche was rarely in the room, and also he didn't ever seem to want to talk about things.
Uh, not with him at least.]
Oh, they're like our gods. [Wait.] Um, the Japanese ones. Sort of.
[He really spent so long with Miki's family he didn't put much thought into the fact he lived in a place which has a history of many gods.]
[ ryo nods. unfortunately for akira, this is a topic that greatly fascinates ryo so even with all her hangups regarding deities, it is something she is ready to talk about. sometimes you go to another word and spend a lot of time learning about their gods. ]
It's sort of similar, yes. There's actually a lot of connections between our world and theirs-- each region sort of mirrors areas from Earth. Scaramouche and [ grimaces ] Itto are from Inazuma, which is like another version of Japan. Mondstadt is rather Germanic, and Liyue can be compared to China.
[ a pause. this is getting a little off topic to the god talk. ]
There was this one ancient country that was more or less wiped out by gods, but you can still find people who come from there. They typically have a deep hatred for the archons, for obvious reasons...
[ ryo can keep going please stop her, she has done so much fuckin research on this while in teyvat ]
It's so rare for Ryo to actually like something, or have strong interest in anything (outside of, like, him). So he would much rather Ryo babble on about this than be apathetic, disinterested.
The ghost of a smile twitches at the corner of his lips. Not about the topic. Ryo is cute like this... being a nerd.]
Sounds pretty cool. I mean, that world, not... [The one country. ANYWAY.] You must have studied them a lot. You sound like a professor again.
[ it's so funny since ryo did technically have a life and went to school and did so many things before reuniting with akira back in japan, but literally all of it went out the window the second she started obsessing over demons. and then it got worse and worse when the satan aspects of her personality got more and more prominent.
so, now we have someone who is trying to figure out how to make the human traits and habits she's learned co-exist with her inhumanity. it is a Journey. ]
Hm... well, admittedly one reason I went there was because Scaramouche told me about the gods. [ it was also the sappy emotional reason but ryo wouldn't make a major decision like that without something logical to fall back on. ] And I did want something to focus on. We did a lot of exploration and learning the culture, but you still end up with free time outside of that.
[He wants to be, like, Scaramouche better shut his twink mouth, but... with the fact he was breaking away from Ryo and going to do his own thing, he didn't have any say in the matter. It wouldn't have been fair, among other things.
And he trusted Scaramouche to relate enough to Ryo to have Ryo's best interest in mind. In terms of freedom and pursuit. Not in terms of doing the right thing. Fucking Scaramouche!]
[ there's a slight smile on her face, although it's not really a happy one. ]
But they're interesting. Some were more human than others, but those ones more or less abandoned their duties as gods. They intermingle with the common folk as if they are one of them. And then there were others, like... Scaramouche's. It seemed like there was some sort of recent change with her, but she had previously been extremely fierce in how she ruled Inazuma. A little familiar to ours, in some ways, from what I heard.
... I think I learned a lot, but it still wasn't enough, in the end.
[He pauses, watching Ryo's face gently. Hilariously, he doesn't even know their own God. At first, he wasn't sure if he could trust Ryo's depiction of God either. It was so different than Miki's parents' depiction.
But what did they know either really?]
God didn't bother you there, right? And God didn't bother you here either so far...?
[Ryo had been here when he got back.
He reaches up to brush his fingers through the side of Ryo's hair. He bumps her with his shoulder lightly.]
... I've been fine here. And Teyvat as well, but I don't know if that's because it's the domain of other gods.
[ interdimensional travel is such a fascinating concept but the problem is that you don't quite know how it works and what might affect what. ]
As soon as I went back to Earth, though, it was pretty immediate. After... [ she glances at akira and quickly looks away ] I ended up having to flee back here. And it's been okay since.
[ admittedly, ryo also isn't sure if she's been undisturbed because technically she's been miserable the entire time so that's still a form of punishment. akira being here does add some uncertainty to that into the mix, but also ryo is aware that's the paranoia talking and akira might point that out if she voices the concern. ]
... we can try a different Earth. It could be okay if it's not ours.
[ ryo is still unsure about it but she's trying very hard to make staying with her sound as appealing as possible. what if some other random human comes and seduces akira??? one day ryo will be normal about this but today is not that day. ]
As long as I have you, it'll be fine.
[ maybe one day ryo will be able to properly articulate how running into akira again felt like being given permission to live again. for now she'll try to convey this by being a hole. ]
[ they have learned there are a lot of worlds out there, so they could be visiting other ones for a while. which is good, considering they have so much time to spend.
there's a pause, and ryo will just reach out to take another sip of the beer. ]
And whenever we're tired of that we can just come back to our house.
[ the conversation got so heavy for a date... then again, it's them, it's weird if they don't start talking about something serious at least once a conversation.
at least they're not arguing. if they were then the host might swoop in to save the day...... (no) ]
Right. Maybe we'll get to see an even more beautiful sky together.
[ it would probably be best not to just yeet themselves off immediately considering they still need to like. get used to being around each other in general. it's been less than a week and they are admittedly still in the honeymoon stage of the reunion.
ryo is not thinking that they will leave this honeymoon stage but, objectively speaking, they are. ]
There's still a few things I'd like to do with you first before we go anywhere.
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but also yeah. listen they can go to earth at some point but right now it feels too fresh and ryo is still paranoid and jealous. she may be better at dealing with emotions but that does not mean her emotions are normal.
but akira will get more meat and veggies on his plate now. ]
Unfortunately you're going to have to hide your wings. If they see yours they might think you're some kind of god and that's more annoying to deal with than anything.
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He waits until Ryo has bestowed more food upon him before he uses the chopsticks to put it right into his mouth. He's such a hungry, black hole boy.]
Okay. I hid them for so long already. It doesn't bother me.
[Once he was free to let them out, he thought it was just more convenient to keep them that way for when they were needed.]
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[ they are all so religious but in a different way than on earth, and ryo finds it also agitating. but she doesn't have personal beef with teyvat's archons so it's easier to deal with, at least. simply annoying. ]
... plus, I like flying with you.
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You're getting spoiled.
[It's light and teasing, said in a way where it doesn't bother him at all. He even sort of grins around the chopsticks.]
Do they not really like gods or something there? Do, uh... their gods usually have... bat wings?
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she kisses akira's shoulder at the spoiled comment, not denying it. yes they can both fly but there is something very peaceful about being princess carried all over the place. sometimes happiness is being pressed against your now boyfriend's tits
at the other thing though, ryo thinks for a second. ]
It's complicated. They don't have just one god that created everything like we do, and their gods can be more involved with the people at times. They're extremely powerful, however it is possible to kill them and for them to die by other means.
[ her expressions sours for a second, before turning more neutral. ]
There are people entirely dedicated to their archons, like religion on Earth. And then there are others who don't care, or hate them-- it depends. But typically each region is controlled by a specific god.
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He watches her while she explains, lowering the chopsticks. Maybe he should have asked Scaramouche more about the world, but Scaramouche was rarely in the room, and also he didn't ever seem to want to talk about things.
Uh, not with him at least.]
Oh, they're like our gods. [Wait.] Um, the Japanese ones. Sort of.
[He really spent so long with Miki's family he didn't put much thought into the fact he lived in a place which has a history of many gods.]
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It's sort of similar, yes. There's actually a lot of connections between our world and theirs-- each region sort of mirrors areas from Earth. Scaramouche and [ grimaces ] Itto are from Inazuma, which is like another version of Japan. Mondstadt is rather Germanic, and Liyue can be compared to China.
[ a pause. this is getting a little off topic to the god talk. ]
There was this one ancient country that was more or less wiped out by gods, but you can still find people who come from there. They typically have a deep hatred for the archons, for obvious reasons...
[ ryo can keep going please stop her, she has done so much fuckin research on this while in teyvat ]
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It's so rare for Ryo to actually like something, or have strong interest in anything (outside of, like, him). So he would much rather Ryo babble on about this than be apathetic, disinterested.
The ghost of a smile twitches at the corner of his lips. Not about the topic. Ryo is cute like this... being a nerd.]
Sounds pretty cool. I mean, that world, not... [The one country. ANYWAY.] You must have studied them a lot. You sound like a professor again.
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so, now we have someone who is trying to figure out how to make the human traits and habits she's learned co-exist with her inhumanity. it is a Journey. ]
Hm... well, admittedly one reason I went there was because Scaramouche told me about the gods. [ it was also the sappy emotional reason but ryo wouldn't make a major decision like that without something logical to fall back on. ] And I did want something to focus on. We did a lot of exploration and learning the culture, but you still end up with free time outside of that.
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And he trusted Scaramouche to relate enough to Ryo to have Ryo's best interest in mind. In terms of freedom and pursuit. Not in terms of doing the right thing. Fucking Scaramouche!]
What'd you learn about the gods?
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[ there's a slight smile on her face, although it's not really a happy one. ]
But they're interesting. Some were more human than others, but those ones more or less abandoned their duties as gods. They intermingle with the common folk as if they are one of them. And then there were others, like... Scaramouche's. It seemed like there was some sort of recent change with her, but she had previously been extremely fierce in how she ruled Inazuma. A little familiar to ours, in some ways, from what I heard.
... I think I learned a lot, but it still wasn't enough, in the end.
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[He pauses, watching Ryo's face gently. Hilariously, he doesn't even know their own God. At first, he wasn't sure if he could trust Ryo's depiction of God either. It was so different than Miki's parents' depiction.
But what did they know either really?]
God didn't bother you there, right? And God didn't bother you here either so far...?
[Ryo had been here when he got back.
He reaches up to brush his fingers through the side of Ryo's hair. He bumps her with his shoulder lightly.]
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[ interdimensional travel is such a fascinating concept but the problem is that you don't quite know how it works and what might affect what. ]
As soon as I went back to Earth, though, it was pretty immediate. After... [ she glances at akira and quickly looks away ] I ended up having to flee back here. And it's been okay since.
[ admittedly, ryo also isn't sure if she's been undisturbed because technically she's been miserable the entire time so that's still a form of punishment. akira being here does add some uncertainty to that into the mix, but also ryo is aware that's the paranoia talking and akira might point that out if she voices the concern. ]
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He’s disappointed, but can’t say he’s surprised really. Strange how God can be so forgiving and also so unforgiving somehow.
He looks away himself, pushing food around with the chopsticks.]
If you’re okay here, good. That’s what matters. We just won’t go back there anymore ever again.
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[ ryo is still unsure about it but she's trying very hard to make staying with her sound as appealing as possible. what if some other random human comes and seduces akira??? one day ryo will be normal about this but today is not that day. ]
As long as I have you, it'll be fine.
[ maybe one day ryo will be able to properly articulate how running into akira again felt like being given permission to live again. for now she'll try to convey this by being a hole. ]
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[They don’t have to leap back into a similar world. He has spent a quarter and a whole lifetime in two.
He can wait.
He glances sidelong at Ryo.]
I want to see other worlds with you. Ones not like ours too.
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[ they have learned there are a lot of worlds out there, so they could be visiting other ones for a while. which is good, considering they have so much time to spend.
there's a pause, and ryo will just reach out to take another sip of the beer. ]
And whenever we're tired of that we can just come back to our house.
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[He has nothing against abandoning adventure to return home for some time. If they’re together.
He puts the last little bit of food into his mouth, what he had pushed around idly before.]
It’ll be like… vacations.
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at least they're not arguing. if they were then the host might swoop in to save the day...... (no) ]
Right. Maybe we'll get to see an even more beautiful sky together.
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We’ll see a lot, I’m sure.
[And not a sky from everything being annihilated terribly, and not a sky where God’s wrath is raining down.]
Do you want to go later? After a bit. I know you’ve been here for a while already.
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[ it would probably be best not to just yeet themselves off immediately considering they still need to like. get used to being around each other in general. it's been less than a week and they are admittedly still in the honeymoon stage of the reunion.
ryo is not thinking that they will leave this honeymoon stage but, objectively speaking, they are. ]
There's still a few things I'd like to do with you first before we go anywhere.
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He gives Ryo a playful sidelong look.]
Oh yeah? Like what?
[What is Ryo going to show him…?]
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[ the last time ryo decided to surprise akira she showed up as a girl
so
mystery ]
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He makes a disgruntled expression and sulks mildly at the fact he will be left in suspense for who knows how long!!]
Something you’re gonna show me later, or…?
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[ she reaches over to pat akira on the cheek (face). pat pat. ]
Maybe after the date.
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