#130. ❝follow me once more into the breach.❞ — V2 ( genshin impact )

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unprompted asks // accepting // @mmriesoftvat Diluc doesn't always go to the library inside the knight's headquarters, since he wants to minimize contact with them as much as possible. However, there are things he can do in there, such as trying to find certain texts, avoiding eye contact with Lisa, and making sure no one talks to him. This time, the library is mostly empty. Diluc would be grateful for the privacy to read at his own pace, save for Caelus lurking in the library as well. Diluc's first reaction is to roll his eyes, his second, to walk over and sit by the other man. At least Caelus doesn't annoy him too much. "I take it you're seeking solitude as well?" Diluc asks. "Or are you doing anything with the knights?"

THERE WAS A NEED TO LEARN IMBUED WITHIN HIM — one that he could not seem to quell no matter how hard he tried; investigating items around the city & outside of it had never sated his sense of curiosity & he had turned to books long ago, ravenously consuming any & all knowledge he could. Perhaps his own lack of memories had contributed to this, the day he had arrived in Mondstadt marking the beginning of his obsession with learning all that he could.

( they had walked toward the city with no memories aside from their name & nothing but the clothes on their back & a dendro vision on their hip. they wonder, sometimes, what they did to gain the favour of the gods. two years later, they are no closer to an answer. )

Within that time, he would be the first to admit that Diluc Ragnvindr was an elusive presence — if only because they did not frequent the same places, considering Caelus' tendency to remain at the library or roam the wilderness searching for various plants & the like, if only to study them in an attempt to understand more about the world around him. It is unexpected, really, to see him at the library, considering Caelus is well aware ( as are most people ) that the other does not exactly associate with the knights.

Although, he can't exactly blame him for that.

Nonetheless, there must be some reason that Diluc has approached him aside from the fact they both seem to be in the same place. ❝Solitude isn't what I tend to seek out.❞ Caelus replies, shaking his head in response to the question asked. ❝I'm curious as to why you're here, though. I'd have thought it'd take someone's convincing to get you to come here.❞ He wastes not a moment in his questioning of the other, albeit it is less overt than he might usually be.

Caelus is well-versed in his knowledge of social skills & he is aware that it isn't the best idea to back someone into a corner in his attempts to know everything, no matter how tempting it might be.

❝I'm just here to read. There are so many things I don't know still & going through the books is the closest I can get to figuring that out. Aside from travelling, at least.❞ & he has little desire to journey across Teyvat at the moment, his sense of wanderlust depleted by his own frustrations at his uncertain identity — he doesn't know where he would even begin to search for his past & it is for the best, in the end, to focus on his future rather than remnants of what could have been.

❝I'd be outside to learn instead, but I've been told rummaging through boxes, barrels & pretty much anything that can have something inside is unnerving for the general public.❞ Caelus' voice carries no real care for that, as if his actions should be normal by societal standards rather than a cause for concern. Nonetheless, it would be best to avoid getting in trouble for now by ending up classed as a public nuisance.

❝I don't see why it matters all too much. Someone's going to go through them eventually anyway. Why do they care that it's me & not someone else?❞

#002. ❝transmissions: down with the fallen.❞ — answered #& fandom — genshin impact #128. ❝go on then icarus; take your turn.❞ — caelus #130. ❝follow me once more into the breach.❞ — V2 ( genshin impact ) #& verse — 2.3 ( of teyvat ) #mmriesoftvat #addressed to — diluc (mmriesoftvat)

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TAG DUMP // BLADE, CAELUS.

#134. ❝plant your curse under my skin.❞ — blade #135. ❝i cannot stop this sickness taking over.❞ — V1 ( main ) #136. ❝you can’t be lost if you’ve gone awol.❞ — V2 ( genshin impact ) #137. ❝wake me when the new day comes.❞ — V3 ( yingxing ) #128. ❝go on then icarus; take your turn.❞ — caelus #129. ❝pull the wool out from your eyes.❞ — V1 ( hsr ) #130. ❝follow me once more into the breach.❞ — V2 ( genshin impact ) #& verse — 2.1 ( present ) #& verse — 2.2 ( past ) #& verse — 2.3 ( of teyvat ) #131. ❝some reality got a hold of me.❞ — V3 ( modern )