[ Along the way Childe had managed to pick up a few trinkets here and there; a stuffed brown dragon (as blasphemous as it was to be labelled "the corpse of Rex Lapis", it was still a really good rendition), some small boxes wrapped in brown paper, a few herbs and medicines Zhongli might recognize as being distinctly Liyuen. Given that there was only one good pharmacy in town, it begged the question of whether or not Childe made them himself, got them from some other shady merchant at marked up prices, or they were all things he'd stored away for himself and was just now fetching. The latter was probably the most agreeable scenario.
He's on his way to the docks when his foot catches on something and he suddenly goes tumbling forward. But thanks to his years of experience in combat and quick reflexes he's able to right himself, though not without losing the little plushie, which flies out of his arms and tumbles down the slope. Turning back to see what had tripped him, he sees the little raised stone and squints at it for a moment before realization hits him in the form of spotting Zhongli a little ways behind him.
Oh. Well, at least he's not laying out in a field somewhere bleeding out.
Childe is quick to right go and retrieve the plushie, and thankfully this part of Liyue isn't dirty enough that the little monster avoids collecting much dust and grime. The few patches here and there Childe's easily able to go over with a bit of Hydro and clean, and once he's satisfied he sets all his items under one arm and glances over at Zhongli.
Admittedly, seeing him like this sparks something in him that he'd just as soon not think about - nostalgia, maybe - and for a moment he wonders if the consultant has gotten his memories back.
But there's a certain... air about him that a Zhongli with his memories distinctly lacks, and he knows that's not the case. ]
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He's on his way to the docks when his foot catches on something and he suddenly goes tumbling forward. But thanks to his years of experience in combat and quick reflexes he's able to right himself, though not without losing the little plushie, which flies out of his arms and tumbles down the slope. Turning back to see what had tripped him, he sees the little raised stone and squints at it for a moment before realization hits him in the form of spotting Zhongli a little ways behind him.
Oh. Well, at least he's not laying out in a field somewhere bleeding out.
Childe is quick to right go and retrieve the plushie, and thankfully this part of Liyue isn't dirty enough that the little monster avoids collecting much dust and grime. The few patches here and there Childe's easily able to go over with a bit of Hydro and clean, and once he's satisfied he sets all his items under one arm and glances over at Zhongli.
Admittedly, seeing him like this sparks something in him that he'd just as soon not think about - nostalgia, maybe - and for a moment he wonders if the consultant has gotten his memories back.
But there's a certain... air about him that a Zhongli with his memories distinctly lacks, and he knows that's not the case. ]
You couldn't have just said hello?