ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 ˚*･༓☾ Kazuscara

ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ １

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── ─── ･ ｡ﾟ

I feel wind grazing my arms as it punches me to the ground, engulfing me in pain.
"Who do you think you are, casually ambushing a soon-to-be God like this?!"
He lifts his hair.
"Kaedehara..?"
"Kunikuzushi."

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Strolling through a path through Liyue's auburn forests, I look up to see a familiar string of red hair hanging from a tree.
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"Tartaglia. What are you doing?"
"Ah—! Hi, Scaramouche!"
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He fell out of the tree with small cuts on his face, pulling leaves out of his hair.
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"What are you doing..?"
"I was stuck in a tree, cause Liyue's people are so angry after what I did!"
"What did you do..?" I asked.
"You haven't heard?"
"I was in Inazuma before."
"Ah.. well.. Let's say I summoned a sea god which destroyed the Jade Chamber and ruined my reputation.."
"And what does Liyue's people have to do with you being stuck in a tree?"
"Someone stuffed me in here."
"..."
"What?"
"How long have you been here..?"
"A night!"
"..."
"Say something!"
"No."
"Anyways, what brings you here?"
"I'm going to Snezhnaya to pick up some delusions."
"By walking?"
"Yes."
"Why not just take a ship?"
"I prefer to travel alone."
"Am I an exception?"
"No, go away."
"Aww.."
"I'm serious. Go."
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He vanished, so I went on with my day to retrieve my delusions. Soon, night passed and I was right in front of the Zapolyarny Palace, where the Tsaritsa resided. I didn't like the archon that much, that's why I want to get the electro gnosis before that witch (Signora) does. So I went up to a Fatui guard and he gave me delusions. I didn't know they gave you them, I thought the Tsaritsa gave them out, so I had a hard time finding how to get one.
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Noon came, and I was back at Liyue Harbour, meeting up with Childe and such, discussing how I was to get to Inazuma.
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"I hear you want to get on by the Alcor."
"I could just get on illegally, you know. Saves the time to pay and do all that businessy stuff."
"Whatever floats your boat."
"I'll just.. hide in the ship, no-one'll find me.. I hope."
"Yeah.. what time does the ship return?"
"5:30 tomorrow."
"Oh, and also, I heard the Traveler's going to Inazuma too!"
"I know, that's why I'm going."
"Well, see ya sometime, Scarasmooch. I have to go now."
"Bye, Children."
"Children? Can't you come up with a bett—"
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Next day, I was waiting by Guyun Stone Forest for the ship to arrive. I knew the people on there wouldn't like me so when the time came I snuck on. But the time was delayed, so I was stuck on the boat until the Captain actually finished whatever she was doing. I was completely exhausted by the time the boat started moving, so I may have fallen asleep.

༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ

"Hellooo? Earth to purple guy..? Wake up.."
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I awake to a blurry figure on top of me, slapping my face for Shogun knows what reason.
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"Ah- Ow! What are you doing!?"
"The ship miight sink.. well it might. Soo I'm hiding here."
"What excuse is that for waking me up?!"
"Soo thaat you don't ship with the siink.."
"Are you okay..?"
"Huuuh?"
"Can you please get off of me?"
"Uhh.. okay..."
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Once he got off, I could finally observe his appearance. He tumbled off, looking confused. He wore an Anemo vision with a red streak in his soft, white hair which was tied into a low ponytail and had red, glowing eyes which were glued to a small cardboard box he was close to. I shuffled to him and glanced at the box. I wonder what sparks his interest in it. It looks so.. boring. It doesn't really feel like there's anything exciting about it, yet he made it out to seem like it. Suddenly, waves flowed through the floor boards and dampened his socks.
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"See.. I told you.."
"We should probably go—"
He snatched my hand and rushed me out. I have a high tolerance for drowning, so it wasn't a problem for me if I stayed asleep, since I'm not really human, but for him, apparently, it was urgent he gets out right now.
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"You have bandages on your hands?"
"Oh, yeah.. just a scar, I think."
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He seemed a little more sober than before, so maybe I might get a chance of understanding him properly.
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"What's your name, funny purple guy..?"
He doesn't seem like a threat, so I might as well.
"It's Scaramouche, what about you?"
"Kaede..hara..Kazu..ha.."
"Your first name.."
"It is Kazuha, funny purple guy!"
"My name is Scaramouche."
"Funny purple guy!"
"Scaramouche."
He lost sight of where he was going and slipped on the floor, but I caught him just in time.
"Be more careful next time!"
"Will..do!"
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The ship endures raging thunderstorms, which makes me want to retch and feel sick to my stomach, yet Kazuha has no sign of seasickness at all.
"Kazuha.. can we go back to where we were.. before?" I spluttered.
"Why?"
"Uh.."
I wanted to tell him that I got on illegally, but he seemed too much of a goody two-shoes to listen.
"I just.. feel safer at the back."
"Okay then! Let's go!" He said with a bright smile on his face, like the fucking Kool-aid man being as creepy as he can be. Honestly, I don't feel safer near him than I do out in the open. Didn't he want to 'immediately get out as soon as possible' earlier?
"Wow, it's all dry now! We might be safe here!"
"Why are you so bright and happy now?"
"Scara, look at this box!"
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Scara? That's a new name. I don't think anyone's called me that, not even Childe, the one who calls me the worst of the weirdest of nicknames.
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"It has a label.. and it says poetry!"
"That says.. pottery.."
"I love poetry, Scara! Do you?"
"Huh? Do you write poems?"
"Yeah!"
"Can I see one of your poems?"
"Yeah, I have them stuffed in my bag, let me see..."
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