sagau with the language barrier issue except... the creator is sick and tired of trying to ask for things so they do everything themself.
and it gives their followers mass anxiety bc they can't even ask what you're doing... bc they know they won't understand anything...
SUCH A GENIUS NARVI 10/10 GOOD WORK SORRY IM SUPER LATE BUT THIS IS *chefs kiss*
Like, that's literally how I feel like I first played Genshin LMAO
Also this has a cont. Part 2 at the bottom bc tumblr fucking hates me UPDATE I FIXED IT THANK FUCK
Paimon was like "and then we go to Mondstadt- ! NO, not Wolvendom, to Mondstadt! NOT THE THOUSAND WIND TEMPLE WITH ENEMIES OUT OF UR LEAGUE, ENTER MONDSTADT FOR THE FIRST TIME BEFORE U EXPLORE THE REST OF THE MAP!! >:("
SO MANY IDEAS YET SO LITTLE WRITING SKILL GUYS HELP-
Also warning this is ROUGH in terms of spelling and editing and im so sorry abt that! I have my art show today so you're welcome to come back if you want to see it a little more readable tomorrow lmao
Edit Update 4/6/23:
Revised and fixed all the bad spelling and grammar (hopefully) so make sure to give another read if you havent read the cleaned up version lol
I dont have a beta reader so its just me trying my best ok-
Everything was like kinda chaos tbh at first
WOW- MY FIRST 1,000+ NOTES POST??!?! U GUYS, WHAT ARE R YOU DOIN??!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! IM GLAD U GUYS ENJOYED IT SM!! Also look out for more encoded stuff in the future since i mentioned wanting to continue stuff like this + ARG stuff :) <3
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Like u wake up under the Irminsul, and u think ur hallucinating a goddamn gacha game for like a solid 5 minutes, or ur lucid dreaming,Ā
but once u actually took what felt like hours to process that u might actually be in fucking Genshin Impact-
Nahida came running from, somewhere?? Its kinda just very floaty dreamy in here so, unclear, sheās beaming with a giddy little smile (š)
Itāsā¦ so much more than what her game model could manage.
I mean, you knew that, of course you did, but- to see the tiny goddess smiling in person, her cute chubby arms waving in the air, her cheeks all plump with baby fat from her excited smile, pretty green eyes that sparkle only in the way excited toddlers do-
It was justā¦wow. š„ŗ
You canāt help it, her sheer carefree excitement, exactly like a child but you know that she must be really overwhelmed with joy if shes letting herself act like that so blatantly, you feel ur muscles tug gently into a smile, you try to muffle it but ur happiness leaks out anyway
She's panting as she stumbles on short chubby legs to reach you.
After just staring at you with those big green clover eyes for a few seconds, she physically shakes her head to knock herself out of it,
Nahida places her hand over her heart, and bows elegantly, going back to looking at you with a small but bright smile, her voice is kind of quiet, muffled in a soft way, much like her game depiction,
āHzozn! R'ev yvvm dzrgrmt gl nvvg blf! R wrwm'g gsrmp blf dlfow wvhxvmw fmgro R dzh zg ovzhg z uvd gslfhzmw bvzih low!ā *
ā¦Nahida begins to look a little concernedā¦ her eyes get impossibly bigger.
ā¦Oh no.
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Nahida had apparently quickly spread the news that you canāt understand them, but luckily it seems like all the characters still know you!
Alhaitham is pretty much a constant by your side, you knew he was vaguely studying linguistics in the akademiyaā¦ but that knowledge still didnāt prepare you to be intensely stared at with his diamond pupils for hours. š
Then heād tap your shoulder or something, and you quickly picked up that he wanted you to just try and say something.
Then he would scribble for hours.
Turns out they can understand you about as much as you understand Teyvat language (s? You canāt even tell if there are multiple languages, thatās how unrecognizable this language is, damn)
The more extroverted or friendly people, like Venti, Yoimiya, Kazuha, Jean, Noelle, Amber, Xingqiu, Hu Tao, Zhongli, Ganyu, Barbara, Beidou, Collei, Ayaka, Gorou, Nilou
At least attempt to talk to you, and try very hard to watch what you gesture with your hands or body language
They're pretty much ready to play charades at all times for you lol
Interestingly enough, they only ever understood you when you typed in the chat (with other ppl)
But even then not immediately,Ā
Sumeru scholars basically had to make a whole new department (regardless of how much you play with others) to decipher your ancient language (to them) like those old clay tablets with cuneiform weāre still translating?
Like that, your words appear in elemental magic heavy places (so like that abyss lang. Itāll appear on walls or structures, so like Andriusā stone colosseum? in Wolvendom gained some of your chat replies inscribed and glowing a rainbow of colors on the top edges of the walls)
Much like the abyss language you see throughout genshin, most Teyvat scholars (across nations/internationally) agreed your language is the oldest form of language known!
Itās like modern languages having roots in older ones, like English with Latin, greek, or German roots, or Sanskrit and the Prakrit for Hindi language today
ā¦so of course no one really speaks the root languages anymore, because theyāre so old, so those ancestors who spoke those languages would have little to no understanding of their modern counterpartsā¦
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Occasionally if you turned your mic on for whatever reason there would be a gentle whisper on the winds in Mondstadt of your voice,
or your laugh in the waves washing ashore in Inazuma and Fontaine,
your startled noises or screams from battling bosses mixed with the landslides in the mountains of Liyue
So they know what you sound like, but that doesnāt mean they understood your language :/
Nahida had been hoping that youāre actual physical form being here would help improve the language barrier
But unfortunately, those things remained the same, but at least you were physically here to talk to now and give more content for the scholars to study rather than them having to make do with your snippets of language from chats
ā¦so needless to say, it took you a long time to realize they viewed you as a god of sorts.
You kind of knew something was up when at least two allogenes were by your sides at all times, or eremites would replace them if they really couldnāt stick around
You figured they knew you werenāt nearly as combatant-ready as they were at all times, hell you obviously didnāt have a vision hanging off you somewhere, and you only really had a knife strapped to a belt, courtesy of the Thirty Corps
You are still kind of convinced that the people of Teyvat, or Sumeru at least, are just pretty polite (and in the allogenes case, very kind or friendly, even people like Alhaitham or Cyno, resting bitch faces they have, seem to soften a little when theyāre walking around with youā¦ maybe youāre just imagining itā¦)
And as much as you would love to wait until they understand you to do something more fun, as you can see the frustration on Tighnariās face (and his ears try to flatten back hehe) as he looked like he was debating heatedly with some of the Sumeru sages who insist you stay in the city
ā¦so why not go?
Itās not like theyāre going to get it anytime soon, and itās still too frustrating for yourself to charade things or draw things for them because you canāt even hear their guesses š
You can totally handle being like the traveler too,Ā
You still have access to your inventory afterall! Plus, lucky for you, you still find a pass for the Serenitea Pot in your little pocket dimension!
So now you have somewhere to sleep at night, and while most of your stuff went to the travelerās pack, the things like Primogems
(which.. Okay now you really want primogems bc theyre so pretty and shiny irl)āØļø
And other high-level things, or just objects of no use for the traveler (so basically all your hoarded level up stuff and infinite amount of weapons lol) came along with you
So you did have to wander the first week or so around the city and even commission the Adventurerās Guild to grab you food supplies to cook with
Filling up, along with a few big waterskins, youāre off!
...and everyone collectively has a heart attack!
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When you show up in Ghandaraville essentially all āāØļøšāŗļøāØļøā on Tighnariās doorstep-
He chokes on the tea heād been sipping on before he opened the door lol
He looks a little frazzled so you try to just gesture with ācalm yourself small animalā energy with your hands
āTivzgvhg Oliw! R'n- R- sld wrw blf-?! Mvevinrmw, xlnv rm, xlnv rm, ivhg! ...R mvvw gl hvmw z nroorlm ovggvih mld gl ylgs gsv vmgriv xrgb lu Hfnvif, gsv Zxgrmt Tizmw Hztv, zmw gsv Nzgiz nlhg orpvobā¦ā he began out looking at you and talking and gesturing to his small dining table (the game sucks, his house looks great and has lots of cool rooms filled with interesting plantsā¦ ooooā¦so pretty...)Ā
But then he kinda just devolved into rambling, no need to understand, you can read the vibes and just know that's what he's doing lol
Collei eventually ducks in, and she looks a little panicked?
Sheās quickly followed by Cyno, pushing past her to call out into the house,
His voice seems hard and stressed, looking at Tighnari, āGrtsmzir, szev blf hvvm gsv Tivzgvhg Oliw zmbdsviv, gsvb dviv hvvm xlnrmt gl Tszmwziezeroov ozhg-āĀ
Cyno stops and blinks.
Colleiās mouth is slightly dropped open, she also just, blinks.
You blink.Ā
Tighnari blinks tiredly, he looks like heād rather be done for the day, you think.
The doctor sighs, and moves his head to nod towards the other dining seats.
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Sumeru foods are so much better looking in real life, and theyāre so good too, your practically bloated by the end of dinner,Ā
As a thank you, bc u cant say it obv, you just gesture for Tighnari to stay sitting, and he gives you a raised eyebrow and a suspicious ear twitch
But stays still, and you reach out to finally hit the eight-pointed star hovering over his, and all playable characters chests at all times.
Like you suspected, it brings up a holographic character menu, but rather than his full model, it kind of hovers in front of Tighnariās face, replacing his old 3D model self with framing the real thing for a portrait just in front of his face
The poor Denro user nearly jumps a foot out of his chair as he looks in shock at your screen, you do the same āchillll boyā gesture with your hands and press his shoulders for a second to remind him to not run off or panic
Cyno and Collei had done the dishes and put up leftovers, and are now standing behind Tighnari, watching with equally wide eyes,
ā...Dszg ziv gsvb wlrmt gl blf?
Cynoās voice is even deeper and quieter than usual, you feel goosebumps run up your spine
āZiv blf tvggrmt yovhhvw, Nzhgvi Grtsmzir?!ā Colleiās sweet voice is also hushed like sheās witnessing something sacred, Tighnari gently shakes his head negatively in response, his shoulders shrugging,
āNzbyv? R uvvo... z orggov hgilmtvi, zmw nb Erhrlm rh zxgrmt fk zh dvooā¦ā
Though heās replying, Tighnariās eyes havenāt once left your ancient magic? technology device? hovering in front of him,
and as he crosses his arms and squints to try and look closer at everything floating in front of him, you can see the childlike gleam of awe in his green eyes, (so cute) in fact, now that you glance up and look, both Collei and Cyno have the same quietly excited and fascinated sparkle in their eyes too
With a displeased sneer, you chuck his old level one bow into the material grinding spots, hope he wasnāt attached to thatā¦
Oh well, heāll like the new one better, afterall, with no characters, all your best weapons and artifacts are ready to use!
With a small smile of reassurance, you finally finish gearing Tighnari up, tap a miniature version of that 8-point star in the corner like an āXā button, and it retreats like a classic TV setšŗ turning off into his chest, he startles but then carefully stands
You decide to just start making decisions bc its worked out so far ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
And grab his hand and haul him out into the forest, Collei letting out a surprised squeak, her and Cyno hurrying after
You reach the nearest clearing, and gesture at Tighnari like a bow and arrow firing, he gets it, and your glad he already trusts you, because he doesnāt take long to summon his bow
He takes aim at a smaller tree about two cars length away
You can feel them all holding their breathe, as Tighnari charges it with Dendro, the arrowhead glowing, (it looks so cool and badass irl god you feel envious even tho ur already here-)
The ranger lets it fly, it streaks neon green, whistling through the air, it hits the tree-
and it fucking explodes.
Vines and leaves and the trees roots all rapidly swell like theyre filled with water, like it literally got hit by a superhero with plant powers, which, not that far off actually.
The green floating Dendro seeds make a ring around the tree its so full of elemental energy-
You give a wild grin, you still got it, hell yeah. >:)
Your grin widens as you look over at Tighnari, Collei, and Cyno
Cyno has a smirk lighting up his face, eyes eager, Colleiās jaw has dropped and sheās just frozen staring as the tree finally settles from the burst of the dendro powered arrow
ā¦Tighnari has lowered his bow, and his mouth is only slightly open, his ears perked straight up into the air, shaking with excitement? Happiness? Interest? You donāt know how peopl-animal-hybrid ears work,
and you STILL cant talk to any of them to ask what they thought, so looks will have to do >:/
Tighnari is the first to move, his head snapping over to look at you, the brightest, kinda feral tbh, smile taking over his face-
āBlf pmld, dv xzm'g fmwvihgzmw blf, zmw blf fh, bvg R xzm'g dzrg gl hvv dszg rm gsv dliow blf'iv tlrmt gl wl mvcg. Blf'iv znzarmt."
ā¦ and you just š? Cool!
And give a thumbs upšLMAO
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Bonus:
Alhaitham was literally running around Sumeru City trying to find you when you left, tho you did try and leave a translatable-in-3-to-5-business days-note, he didnāt have time to translate that because you were gone.
Or worse, lost in the city, and he would never forgive himself if he lost you, esp as Acting Grand Sage-
Kaveh got a letter a day and a half later from Tighnari letting them know you were having a sleepover in Ghandarvaville lol
Kaveh also had to hunt down Alhaitham to give him said news, then force his roommate to go sit or lay down for the rest of the day to recover lmao
(Haitham honestly kinda freaked Kaveh out bc heās never seen him that... desperate, it was like seeing a statue emote lol)
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ARE YOU KIDDING WE ALMOST HIT LIMIT AGAIN?!
Bro has anyone else had this problem???
I literally had to switch from PC to mobile and copy and paste it there to get all my shit in and tumblr not throw a hissy fit???!!!
FUCKING TUMBLR- SUCK MY BIG FAT- š¹š¹ UGH
ANYWAYYYY SO I FINALLY CAVEDĀ
And started doing ciphers for when you dont get teyvatās language! I meant to do something fun like this for awhile but I wasnāt sure if that would be kind of annoying, but if youāre interested in learning what they actually say (which the whole point of this is that dw it doesnt rlly matter lol) hereās a hint:
*hint = Atbash
:> good luck!
Wish me luck on my art exhibition today!! Then Iāll be homefreeeee š
Safe Travels,
šā
ā” the beloveds ā”
@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist
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how I think different members of the chain would sneeze because Iāve fully lost my mind
wild:
before the calamity, he was one of those people who suppress their sneezes, mainly so that he could stay silent. anyone who saw him sneeze would hear a small sound and see him violently jerk with the force of the sneeze, and that was just it.
post-calamity, though, he fully embraces his loud sneezing. rumor has it his sneeze is louder than the roar of a lynel, and flora once joked that he could defeat ganon by the sheer force of it. the chain hates it. every single one of them is put on edge by loud noises, so every time wild sneezes all eight of them have a flash of panic as they all reach for their weapons before they realize, ah. everything is fine. wild just got some dust in his nose.
they all hate it, but they donāt try and tell him to be quiet. heās an unstoppable force that will not be silenced again
wind:
he screams āACHOOā with every sneeze. heās competing with wild to see who can do it the loudest, but so far wildās still winning. windās isnāt a scary as wildās is, because while wildās is sudden and ear-shattering, everybody within a ten mile radius knows when windās about to sneeze because of the fact he goes āah-ah-ahāACHOOOā every time it happens. he does it on purpose because he thinks itās funny, and is currently running in first place on the Most Obnoxious Sneeze list. he takes pride in his position.
time:
time is third on the Most Obnoxious Sneeze list, after wild and wind. heās got one of those loud dad sneezes, and every time it happens he groans as if heās shattered all his bones and says something along the lines of, āthat was a doozy.ā if he sneezes multiple times in one day heāll start counting them, and every time he goes, āunbelievable. fourth sneeze of the day!ā there are multiple groans from the chain. everyone thinks thatās just How He Is, but in reality heās just being a little shit and takes great amusement in the fact they all think heās some old man.
when they get to timeās hyrule, malon plays along, acting as if itās just timeās old age catching up to him. in private, however, the both of them are in hysterics at how seriously the entire chain believes it all. theyāre both little shits. will the chain ever know?
four:
heās one of those people who sneezes about fifty times in one breath. the number of tiny, quick sneezes depends, but theyāre always in intervals of four. sometimes itās four sneezes at once. sometimes itās eight. sometimes itās sixteen. the chainās impressed and a little concerned, and at one point legend makes a comment about how it sounds like heās multiple people sneezing at once. four just laughs it off (perhaps a little too hard?).
legend:
bunny sneeze. thatās all. heās got the tiniest, and quite honestly the cutest sneeze out of all of the chain. for the longest time he tried to hide it, because he knew exactly how theyād all react, but alas, one day it was a little too dusty in one of hyruleās caves, and it had to happen eventually.
obviously the entire chain had to comment about it (read: make fun), and it only stopped when legendās face became as pink as his hair. wind made some comment about how he was grateful legend wasnāt an annoying sneezer like the trio currently battling for the title of Most Obnoxious Sneeze, which resulted in a large argument about who was truly worthy for the title, which changed the topic quickly.
and if there are still a couple of muffled laughs every time legend sneezes, he guesses it is kind of funny. but only kind of.
sky:
he legitimately just sounds like heās coughing. wheezing, even. nobody knows whether or not to say ābless you,ā because they donāt know if heās sneezed or if heās just got something in his throat. sky thinks itās funny and will say āno ābless youā?ā after he coughs sometimes, just to be a little shit and confuse them. they all hate it, because how are they supposed to be polite if sky calls every sneeze a cough and every cough a sneeze?! sky thrives off of their distress. he is the original link, after allāwhere do you think the others got it from?
hyrule:
they have never heard him sneeze once in his life. heās so incredibly quiet with it that everyone thoroughly believes he just canāt sneeze. maybe itās a fairy thing, who knows, they donāt want to be rude! in reality he just needs to be quiet to survive in his hyrule, so his sneezes are a lot less earth-shaking then some of his brothersā sneezes (hint, hint). still, he doesnāt correct their assumptions. they can handle a little mystery solving, canāt they? plus, heās a little curious to see how long it will take for them to find out the truth. and seeing them tiptoe around it is a little amusing, too. maybe heāll even start giving them false cluesāwould they believe him if he said that fairies didnāt breathe through their noses? that fairies donāt sneeze because they use their wings to breathe?
yes. every link is a little shit, in case you couldnāt tell. hyrule is no exception.
twilight:
sneezes like a dog. sometimes it just sounds like heās hacking. his head shakes like a dogās when he sneezes, too, and he is 100% made fun of for it. ādid the ghost of that wolf pelt possess you, rancher?ā ābeen spending too much time around wolfie?ā post-wolfie reveal it makes a lot more sense to the chain, but pre-wolfie reveal itās the funniest thing ever. heāll sneeze when somethingās too strong-smelling or at random moments when sneezing really doesnāt make any sense, and heās been given the title of āawkward sneezerā because it always happens at the worst time. itās happened mid-battle beforeābut really, who can blame him? wildās bokoblins were putting WAY too much seasoning on their food!
warriors:
his sneeze is normal. too normal. so remarkably normal that the rest of the chain are determined to find out how he does it. what does he mean, thatās just how his sneeze has always been? it isnāt too loud? too quiet? too canine or feline or any other type of -ine? is he really sure heās a link, if his sneeze doesnāt sound like something even ganon would fear? he has a sneeze, itās just soā¦basic.
warriors just shrugs and says that maybe heās the only normal one among them. out of all nine, maybe heās the only sane one. the chain knows this isnāt true.
what they donāt know, however, is that warriors is a master of deception, and that he goes to sleep at night with a smile on his face at the knowledge that the chain will never, ever know his secretā¦
his sneeze is louder than wildās.
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