Opening 13
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Lucius and Paimon have returned back to Mondstadt, mainly due to Amber's request for them to visit.
Right now, the two are in front of the Mondstadt Cathedral where they are taking a leisurely stroll.
Paimon: So Ganyu's now your girlfriend, huh? How many does that make?
Lucius: Six, I think.
Paimon: Ayaka confessed first, and then Mona, followed by Keqing, then Amber, Nilou and finally Ganyu. So yeah, that makes six~! And potentially many more?
Lucius: Uh, I won't answer that.
Paimon: Hehe. Say, what happened to that new cape Ganyu gifted you?
Lucius: Oh, I'll start wearing it when I get my new outfit from Noelle.
Paimon: Oh yeah, she's been working on that for a while.
Lucius: She's busy after all. I told her to take her time.
Paimon: Ah, okay, okay... Huh? What's... she doing?
She points forward as just nearby, they see a little girl playing with her imaginary friend.
Paimon: She's... all by herself, right? Because she's acting as if she's talking and laughing with somebody else... Uhhh! Paimon's creeped out...
Lucius: An imaginary friend... I used to be like that when I was a kid.
Paimon: What? You mean you used to act like that too, Lucius?
Lucius: Yeah, Aurora and I shared an imaginary friend before.
Paimon: Uh... so is this... an invisible friend who hangs out with you sometimes? Or... do they just exist in your imagination?
Lucius: "In your imagination" means "imaginary", Paimon.
Paimon: Oh, you must mean "imagined friend," right? Why didn't you just say so! So, this "imaginary friend" of yours... When does Paimon get to meet them?
Lucius: I grew up, and we don't hangout anymore.
Paimon: Seriously? So imaginary friends just... disappear when you grow up?
Lucius: Yep, that's part of moving on from childhood.
Paimon: Oh... Paimon was looking forward to meeting yours... And you said that you and Aurora shared an imaginary friend? You guys are so lucky... Because they have this game in Liyue — have you heard of it? It's a four player game, but it seems you guys could play it with just the two of you!
Venti: Lucius! Fancy meeting you here.
Venti arrives onto the scene, as he stops next to Lucius and smiles.
Lucius: Heya Venti, whatcha doing here?
Venti: I'm here because Lisa has been making some exciting new contraptions.
Paimon: Why does the thought of Lisa's contraptions make Paimon so nervous...
Venti: Come now, that's no way to speak about the elegant Miss Lisa! For this particular contraption, Lisa had to import some dangerous materials from Sumeru.
He takes out a monocle and hands it to Lucius.
Lucius: A monocle equipped with some sort of... detector?
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New World (Genshin Impact x OC)
Fanfiction"We were just orphans... living by the day with no purpose or goal, and now we're here, separated. We had no time to say goodbye... so let's not call it that." Lucius, a 19-year-old boy, having lived a life full of hardships, is mysteriously transpo...
