𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕤-Venlumi-

2

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It had been all day since the last time she saw that stupid Anemo Archon! Ever since he decided to tease her outside Mondstadt she swore he had been avoiding her. Not even her bold calls to the wind that she was about to go out on an adventure seemed to lure him out. Either he had suddenly become busy or he was all too aware of her much needed revenge.

"Paimon thinks you should give up on that Tone-Deaf Bard," Paimon huffed, floating above one of the chairs at the Good Hunter while Lumine just groaned in response from her own seat. It was not surprising now that she had been on the hunt for the bard even though she would never tell her traveling companion the real reason for it. "Why would you even need his help anyway? He has been nothing but useless and grubby for booze at every turn, hmph."

"Booze... That's it!" Lumine said so suddenly that it caused Paimon to jolt in surprise especially when she pushed herself up from her seat after the outburst remark.

"What's it-- Lumine?! Where are you going?!" Paimon called out as Lumine was already making her way down the nearby steps and through the streets of Mondstadt.

"Go hang out with Amber for a bit! I have something to take care of real fast," Lumine called out to Paimon who gave a fussy huff at the obvious brush off.

"No fair! Paimon wants to go with you though!" The smaller woman called out, but Lumine was already far out of earshot that left her crossing her arms and pouting. "F-Fine! Amber's more fun anyway, hmph."

It did not take long for Lumine to reach Angel's Share in a huff, not paying much mind to the odd look that Patton gave her when she rushed inside. Charles was working the bar at that earlier hour as she headed over to him with a broad smile. Your best and most expensive bottle, please!"

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Holding the bottle of the infamous Death After Noon mixture that Lumine was surprised they even carried considering it was a mixture of two different wines, she made her way upstairs. Opening it inside the bar would be useless as she knew she needed to be somewhere that the wind could carry both her voice and the smell of it. That was where she decided to head out to the balcony.

It was still the afternoon which was a bit early to be drinking, but it also meant the tavern was not as crowded as it is at night. This was all part of her plan as she had even gone the extra length of procuring her usual room there as she set the key beside the bottle on one of the tables. There was a faint brush of wind through the balcony which was perfect for her plan, that was if her guesses were right on how this worked.

" Oh my, what a nice, expensive bottle of Death After Noon I have!" Lumine said with a raised voice, though poorly acted as she began to uncork the bottle. The loud pop of it was much louder than her words while she leaned in to take a sniff of it as she had not tried this mixture herself. The strong aroma of the sparkling wine mixed with dandelion was potent for sure as she had to let out a hard breath after smelling it. She gave a light wave of her hand over the opened bottle, hoping maybe some of its scents would carry on the wind too.

In hindsight, this idea seemed pretty stupid to try to catch the attention of Venti with the vague notion he could hear everything upon the wind. Lumine was determined and figured this was the best course as she sat down at the table and began to wait...

Okay , she had expected it would not be instant, but she let out a sigh as the anxiety was starting to kick in while she waited. She had made a few more cringy calls out about how great the wine tasted and how it would be such a waste to only drink it alone, but all she got were strange looks from passersby below in the streets. Perhaps she was wrong thinking she could just summon him with wine.