With You | Thoma x Ayaka | Genshin Impact

"I'm On Your Side"

        "I'm Yoimiya Naganohara, I make fireworks!" Yoimiya introduced, "The only reason why I come out here to practice with my bow and stuff."

      "Come on Yoimiyer, tell them that you also only make fireworks!" Thoma whispered.

     "I heard that Thima!" Yoimiya snapped.

      "Oh! You two already have nicknames for each other?" Hu Tao asked excitedly, "I'll call you that too Yoimiya!"

     "No, please don't." Yoimiya shook her head, full seriousness in her voice.

     "Director, introduce yourself," Zhongli reminded, "Ahem, my name is Zhongli, I'm a consultant at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, it's nice to meet you."

      "Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?" Yoimiya tilted her head.

      "I'm Hu Tao, 77th director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor," Hu Tao said, "Make sure to stop by for any funeral or matters that you need to finish up in order to go onto the other side!"

     "Oh! Then you two are from Liyue!" Yoimiya realized, "How is it? I got this hair clip from Ayaka over here as a souvenir from Liyue!"

     Yoimiya proudly showed off a small bow accessory that she was wearing and seemed proud to had received it.

     "I've never really met people from Liyue other than Beidou!" Yoimiya exclaimed, she then looked and saw that a few slimes were coming towards them. Yoimiya readies her bow and fired multiple arrows, hitting each slime perfectly, "I hope we get along you two!"

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      "Huh? I've never seen this dish before." said Zhongli examining an Egg Roll very carefully.

     "That's an Egg Roll." Thoma said.

       "What? But they're not crispy!" Hu Tao exclaimed.

      "I don't know how Egg Rolls are on Liyue but here, they're... rolled eggs." Thoma scratched the back of his head, confused on how to elaborate on the dish when the name literally was the description.

(Editors Note: In China, which is what Liyue is styled after, Egg Rolls is a dish with a crispy outside and multiple things like vegetables, noodles, and meat on the inside (usually called Spring Rolls) while in Japan, which is what Inazuma is based off of, Egg Rolls are basically tamagoyaki.)

      "Thoma is good at cooking," Ayaka assured, "It won't taste bad."

     "Oh? Then I'm digging in now!" Hu Tao said and picked up an Egg Roll with her chopsticks, she couldn't help but look at the tiers of egg and then shrugged, eating it in one go.

     "Zhongli, it's egg. Don't worry." Hu Tao sighed, patting Zhongli's back after watching him do a careful inspection.

      "Since it's autumn now, the best thing to have is soup, right?" Thoma asked, "That's why... I made my specialty dish, Warmth!"

      Ayaka gave him a small applause after no one said anything after a solid ten seconds.

     "It's okay Young Lady, you don't need to do that." Thoma assured and wiped away a fake tear.

   "Thoma, is this... miso?" Zhongli asked.

    "Yup! Miso, seagrass, and tofu!" Thoma nodded.

     "Tofu!" Hu Tao exclaimed.

      "Thank you Thoma, why don't you join us now?" Ayaka said.