A gender-neutral Y/N works for Dr Baizhu at Bubu Pharmacy alongside the young Zombie girl Qiqi but what confuses Y/N is that they have no memory of their time before working at the Pharmacy.
And Liyue commerce is already quite competitive, but what...
Hu Tao: "Oh! There you are Zhongli! Aiya! I've been looking all over for you you know!"
Zhongli: "Ah, Director, there you are. From your apparent exasperation, I take it that you were not informed that I would be taking my break here at the Third Round Knockout then?"
Hu Tao: "Hmph! I'm glad it looks like that, because that's exactly how it is! *phew* Gosh, I'm practically standing dead after running around for you for so long!"
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Zhongli: "Is that so? Then please, take a seat and catch your breath. After all, I have something I would like to discuss with you."
Hu Tao: "Hmm? O-ya?"
Zhongli: "... Indeed."
As Zhongli requested, I took a seat down at the table that he was currently relaxing at. He sure likes this place a lot doesn't he! Perhaps it's just because of his being a connoisseur for storytelling, and this place tends to have a bunch of storytellers frequent it?
Plus it's got a pretty decent view of the pathways that are used by most everyone. An observant person like Zhongli would be able to watch all those that come and go throughout this city from such a spot as this.
Hu Tao: "Soooo... what's this super interesting thing you wanted to pull me away from my very busy workload and tell me, hmm?"
Zhongli: "Well, by most fortunate circumstances, I happened to... get in contact with an Illustrious Being. One whom recalls the days that your contracted partner was first taken, and can also recall their day of birth."
Hu Tao: "Aiya... so much to unpack there! Let's see... so you got in touch with one of the Adepti, and they told you more about... my contracted partner?? Oh! You don't mean Y/N, do you?!"
Zhongli: "I do, yes."
Hu Tao: *sigh* "You and your contracts... your dedication to Rex Lapis' methodology is something else!"
Zhongli: ". . ."
Hu Tao: "So... if you were talking about Y/N, then this Adeptus you spoke to told you more about their past then? And also knows their day of bir—... Wait! Their real birthday! I never even thought of that!!"
We were just going to use the day that Qiqi found them as their birthday, but I guess it'd make sense for the Adepti to know more about Y/N's past right? Huh, I wonder how Zhongli of all people was able to just ask something like that of an Adeptus?
Hu Tao: "So! Tell me, tell me! When's their birthday? Is it sometime soon?"
Zhongli: "From what I understand, I believe it is today."
