Verisimilitude (GI Various x Reader)

Chapter Thirty-Four

        "She still shows no sign of waking. We may need to get medical help in Ritou." Yinxing, the Crux's medic, explains to Captain Beidou. Beidou eyes the examination notes.

"I see... Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Ritou is notorious for bleeding foreigners dry of their Mora, no matter who they are. I can only imagine what a medical bill would look like over there." Yinxing grimly nods.

"I'll keep an eye on her health in the mean time. If she wakes, you'll be among the first to know." Beidou nods.

"Thanks, Yinxing. I should go tell the Traveler about how she's doing today." Beidou waves and heads off to go find Lumine. The storm was still battering the Alcor pretty hard, but Beidou had full faith in her fleet to get them all to Inazuma safely. There's a slight crowd in the mess hall right about now, and a short figure passes by as she spots Lumine sitting all alone with Paimon by her side in the mess hall of the boat.

"Ah, there you are." She calls out.

"Oh, Beidou! How's (Y/N)?" Paimon asks. Lumine sits up straighter, her eyes full of hope.

"How is she? Is she awake yet?" Beidou shakes her head with a frown. She hasn't even gotten the words out yet and they're both already simmering down back into their depressed states from just moments ago. Beidou sighs at the sight.

"She's still completely unconscious. Yinxing deduced she's in a coma from her head injury. There's no telling when she'll wake up." Beidou explains and Lumine slouches at the news.

"I see..." Paimon frowns down at her friend.

"Oh... Lumine... It's going to be okay. It's not like this was your fault or anything. No one could have forseen what would happen to her... We're not fortune tellers like she is, you know?" Beidou watches as Paimon tries to lift Lumine's spirits, only to fail miserably. She sighs and sits down beside her.

"You really care about her, don't you?" Beidou knows when to be serious, and this was one of those times. Lumine nods.

"Is it that obvious?" Beidou lightly patted Lumine on the back.

"A little." Lumine pouts, causing Beidou to laugh.

"Relax! Besides, I find it quite sweet that you care about her so much. You two have been through quite a lot, haven't you? From fighting dragons to stopping ancient gods and Fatui Harbingers. You both have been pretty busy lately. If I had to put my say in what's going on right now, I think she's been overworking herself and not telling anyone." Lumine frowns at that. Could it be like the time back on Starsnatch Cliff when she passed out? Diluc, Jean and Venti were all in agreement back then that (Y/N) did a poor job of taking care of her own needs. Always putting others before her own. But yet, even still. Wouldn't (Y/N) say something at the very least? Lumine would always be willing to stop and listen to what she has to say. Although, now that she really thinks about it, when was the last time she saw (Y/N) relax?

"You think really so? But, why wouldn't she tell me at least? She should know after all we've been through together that I have her back and I'd be willing to stop anything and everything to make sure she's okay." Lumine admits. Beidou sighs, giving Lumine an uncharacteristically soft look.

"Because she cares about you just as much, too. She doesn't want you to worry about her when she knows you have your own troubles already." Beidou looks around, watching the various members of her crew doing their own things and relaxing while off-duty. She notices the suspicious disappearance of a certain Inazuman fugitive. Beidou can't help but wonder what it is that Kazuha is up to at the moment. Though, now that she thinks about it, she's almost certain she'd passed him while heading into the mess hall. She had just been too focused on finding the Traveler at the time to even notice him walking right back down the hall she'd came up from. She shakes her head to herself with a short, amused huff. She can already figure out where he would have been heading without even needing to go and confirm. It's probably for the best, anyways. If anyone would be able to notice any changes with the Sleeping Beauty they have on deck, it would be Kazuha.