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[pragmatism]

Who: Zhongli and you!
What: Settling in, catherding Venti, etc
Where: All around
When: Throughout December
Content Warnings: None for now



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[realway]

[ ahsoka tano has been on her feet so long that she can feel them getting sore with each slow step she takes.

she has a very unique problem. every time she tries to take a seat, no matter where she is in the void, a pointed crystal box materializes to stop her. the first time it happened caught her completely off guard. the next time it became clear she was getting pranked by some unknown entity. then the next and next and next times she kept trying and failing to understand why this was happening to her.

this was a very curious oddity that turned downright annoying by the time she tried to go to sleep, and again the box appeared as she moved to sit on her mattress. the best she managed was to flop on her bed face first to game the system. it's the only little victory she's gotten from this situation. nothing she does to the box - kick it, throw it, ignore it - does anything. she opened it once or twice and all that was inside was a coin. nothing odd about it when she took it out, so she slipped it back in and let it be. not like there's any currency in the void.

there was a hope that if she held the box while trying to sit, then she could. however the box would just blink out of her hands and appear right beneath her.

for now she carries it around, grumbling, wondering if she can get someone to volunteer to take it off her hands. yet the possibility that she may unwittingly pass on this curse, or whatever it is, to someone else is not an option she wants to explore. for now she paces slow in mortis forest near the lake, trying to get her thoughts arranged.

...maybe if she throws it in the lake? hm. she looks out and debates, not knowing if it'll do any good but thinking it may be her best move. ]

[pragmatism]

[ Zhongli fell into the habit of taking frequent walks around the void-world ever since he came here. Taking in the scenery lets him slowly build a mental map of the area - it's quite a large place, meaning that its few inhabitants are rarely encountered. Ahsoka's presence is thus notable to him - he's not alone for now - and naturally he diverts his path to come closer to the unfamiliar woman.

Ah, is that...?

The shine of the Mora coin is very familiar to him, given that he was the one who created such a metal in the first place. Zhongli quickens his pace to arrive in polite speaking distance ]

Excuse me, can I have that coin?

[realway]

[ ahsoka lifts the box, gives it a toss in her hand a couple times to judge its weight, and winds back her arm to throw the box. it's a sudden voice that gets her to grind her throwing arm back, the toss halted mid-throw. her fingers press in sharp to keep the crystal from slipping out of her hand, while one foot steps forward to plant hard on the ground to keep herself from falling. ]

Huh?

[ her body half-turns toward the direction of the voice, an unfamiliar face with no name in her mind. a new person? ]

Coin? [ she repeats his last word, confusion striking her face. ] Wait - do you know what this is?

[pragmatism]

[ He comes to a stop next to Ahsoka - good thing he had stopped her from throwing the Mora into the lake. It would be hard to fish it out again given that he's cut off from his Geo abilities here ]

This is a Mora coin.

[ He doesn't like to speak too loudly - his usual voice is calm and soothing. ]

The Mora is the standard currency of my homeland.

[realway]

[ well, that does provide an explanation for what it is but- ]

So then, is the Mora coin cursed or is it just me?

[pragmatism]

Cursed?

[ This he says carefully, taking the coin and the box from Ahsoka. Looking at it, he cannot detect anything magical. It just seems like a normal coin. ]

What did it do?

1/2

[realway]

[ so he doesn't know anything about what's been going on. partly a relief because it likely won't happen to him. partly not so because then the void is definitely messing with her. ]

I'll... just show you.

[ because it's the sort of thing that warrants demonstration. ahsoka steps away from the edge of the lake, giving herself space on a patch of grass. she inhales and then carefully bends down, planning to sit- ]

[realway]

[ and then, from his hand, the box will blink out and reappear right on the spot she sits on. she hisses and hops up, turning to give it a glare. ]

That has been happening to me for a day now.

[pragmatism]

[ That's strange. Very strange indeed... Zhongli walks forward, holding out one hand. Even though he doesn't have his powers now, maybe there's something he could do? ]

Can I have the coin?

[ He closes his hand around the box. Nothing particularly interesting happens, but since he's had a similar experience with that lyre, maybe both are related. Objects from other worlds falling in tend to be how this world gets more content. Venti's observations told him that these items tend to belong to someone else. This is probably his, but he can't tell because he's made countless Mora coins in his long life. ]

Given that it originates from my world, I do believe it will become more ordinary if it is left with me.