#okay i am thinking of how to translate pianos story into genshin bc so much of her character revolves around this contention between

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#oc rambling incoming Sorry #okay i am thinking of how to translate pianos story into genshin bc so much of her character revolves around this contention between #reality and fiction and the ways that fiction (art specifically) often paradoxically transcends reality #and how the two are presented as diametric opposites despite that not being the case at all; theyre reflections of each other and are #carefully intertwined as each builds upon the other #art and artist; creation and creator; author and audience; all being part of one huge ouroboros #in which each party constitutes the other i.e. ''we are what we eat'' #and this concept is juxtaposed with the concept of connection and humanity i.e. we are collages of each other #we are every little fragment from every little moment that passes us by and we carry bits and pieces of all the people we have ever loved #we constitute each other #and this can be used for incredible connection and kindness and fulfillment #as well as facilitation for unimaginable hurt and violence #SO. with those as the core concepts. #i think pianos story can be translated into something similar or adjacent given the existence of irminsul #literally being able to turn reality into fiction and vice versa #and the really obvious thing of how teyvat's ''true reality'' or original timeline can only be preserved using fables #piano as a ghost because she is a work of fiction brought to life via irminsul? #something compeltely artificial only given meaning because it is observed by others? #because someone else wanted it to be there... #huh okay. add that one to the list (throwing her in a box with scara and albedo)