ohthehumanities | catchall; wolfwood

[I need you to know he's picturing like a little wooden bicycle and it's the most bizarre mental image but he's trying VERY hard to be nice

That makes sense, though. He's made it clear that he spent a lot of time trying to survive, which, understandably, wouldn't leave room for leisure. Kaveh's lived through some rough things, but not for the first time, he thinks of how lucky he's been.]

Well, I don't know if I'd say this is the time or place--but I'd be happy to teach you if you ever want to learn.

[Art and beauty are crucial parts of life, as far as he's concerned. If he can bring that someone, he'll gladly do so.]

[ Help ]

What, arts? Gonna be completely honest and say I don't think I have the talent or the heartfelt interest needed for it.

But the picture you drew on our warehouse is really nice.

Talent's a much smaller part of it than you'd think. [Says the genius who couldn't make friends because he was too smart.] I don't intend to force you, of course. But the ability to appreciate and produce beautiful things is a learned skill just like anything else.

[At the end of the day... it all comes down... to math]

Thank you, though. It's a bit rushed, but I'm pleased with how it turned out all the same. And Shenhe seemed to like it, which is the most important part.

[ Okay boy genius. ]

You're good friends, huh.

[Before this week, Kaveh would've had a different answer. But now, his expression shifts into something complicated, and a little sad.]

I'm not sure about that, [Because Kaveh's really not quick to jump to conclusions about his relationships with people, regardless of how much they seem to be on good terms--] but that dream world, or wherever we went on Thursday? It borrowed from her past. I have a feeling she's been through a lot.

[ Oh, there's something he didn't know, because he didn't talk to any of you nerds because me dying in sleep on Thursday. ]

Her past?

[ His eyes narrowing. Oh, that's very not good. ]

[tucks you in with a lemon frappe blanket]

She confirmed part of it was, at any rate. Toward the end, when... [He falters slightly, but he's said it enough times by now that he's able to push on] when she, Jonas, and Shu died--the battle that we were in was something from her past. If any of the rest of it was... [He presses his lips together and shakes his head.] ...then I think she's had a hard time.

[ IT'S 4PM ]

Sounds like you went through a lot. They were just illusions though, weren't they?

'Cause those guys -- they're not from her world. And they're still here, none of them are dead.

[Perfect time for a lemon nap]

That's the strongest possibility we've come up with. Some kind of dream world or something like it. Fortunately, none of them have any recollection of what happened. [So whatever it was, it wasn't those three. It doesn't make the trauma any less tangible, but it's something to be grateful for.] And I'll grant that it's possible that the rest of it had nothing to do with her. But Nahida and I are both from Sumeru, not Liyue. And there was only one thing that happened that wasn't clearly tied to Liyue.

[So he's not sure friends is the right word, but it doesn't feel right to think of her as a stranger when they endured something that was tied so closely to her.]

[ I'll lemon nap you you weenie hut ]

That bodes well for our futures here if that's the kind of shit they're tapping into next.

[NOOOOO WHY AM I A WEENIE HUT]

Mm. [He pushes a lock of hair out of his eyes, looking troubled.] I have no idea what the cause was, or what might've tied Nahida and I to Setsu and Matsui. So--be careful? Please.

[Without any real way to take precautions, all they can do is brace themselves, but. He knows what he went through in that place. He doesn't like the thought of Wolfwood going through anything similar, no matter how much of a self-sufficient lone wolf he is.]

It can't be a weird curse or a psych, that's way more powerful than anything else we've seen.

[ It nearly killed four people?? That would be insane. ]

Can't promise I won't stumble into anything weird, but I can try.

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