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Tʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ ғᴇʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴄᴏʀᴛ?

Though M/n was wary about running into Dottore, he stuck to only visiting the harbor when Xiao and Gale weren't busy but other than that M/n enjoyed his time lazing around the courtyard of his lovely home. Not only that, it was quite the rare day where he was alone, usually someone was always around but today it was just him.
"I wonder where Ai went today, Maybe she's trying to get Yelan's attention again? I wish her the best if that is the case. Hm, I'm suddenly craving apples."M/n sat up from the fluffy grass and headed out from the walls surrounding his home. M/n knew there was an apple tree nearby where he could take some apples.

While he did this, M/n was none the wiser that his sudden craving for apples was induced. Someone was watching him walk peacefully around the field.
"Hmm oh here's a super healthy apple tree! Time to grow a few apples and return home."However just before he could touch the tree, M/n heard the grass behind him shift. Not taking any chances he pulled up roots from the ground to capture whomever it was behind him.
"My oh my~ Is this a way to treat someone you've met?"

"....Why are you here, Dottore?"The blue-haired man only smiles, throwing his hands up to show he meant no harm. The Dendro user could care less but he didn't want to cause any problems with the Fatui after Childe did so much to fix his relationship with the people of his home away from home. This Dottore knew. Which is why he so boldly approached M/n in the field without an ounce of reluctance.
"I was just taking a walk, is that such a crime?"

"I suppose it's not but...Why here of all places?"

"It's just a coincidence, I promise. I'm curious about something if you would like to indulge me for the time."M/n scoffs, he drops the doctor on the ground to place the roots back to their original place. The male pops a few apples and throws one at the doctor.
"Usually an apple a day keeps the creepy mask-wearing Doctor away but not you, I guess...What do you wish to know?"

"That was very targeted but how is it that you're not affected by the Abyssal energy that Tartaglia let out that day we met in the market?"This question immediately confused M/n, at what point did Tartaglia let that energy out? M/n voices that he didn't understand what the doctor meant, so he explained what M/n didn't see while being behind Tartaglia.
"His eyes were no longer blue and his left hand began to change, it all returned to normal when you begged to leave, feeling off I believe is what you said?"

"What can I say, you don't give off the vibe of a friendly person...I don't trust you, especially with how my sweet Tagila acted."

"Ha, calling that young lunatic sweet?! You might as well call a knife safe."

"And you're any better?"M/n said stonewalling the equally crazy man before him, he chuckles at the hypocrisy before him but if he was given the choice of choose and die, he'd always pick Childe. Not because it's a safer option but because M/n genuinely loved the ginger as much as he loved Zhongli. Dottore scoffs at this and decides now is the time to drop the card he has in his sleeve.
"So you'll never mention that I had you before then both?"

"Huh?"

"You act as if you don't remember. I find that interesting more than anything."

"Oh, that's because I don't, a couple of months before all the chaos I hit my head and lost a bit of my memories. I'm not hung up over it and neither should you, whatever happened between us in the past doesn't matter. You should forget it too, might help with your crazy."This just further Dottore's annoyance to hear M/n talk so calmly about this situation. He of course has no idea that M/n wasn't kidding when he said that, the only reason M/n was here was because the original was accidentally stuck on the head before his original death date, meaning some memories were unattainable but a large majority of them were free to roam.
"Pft didn't mommy ever tell you not to get stuck on a hook up? Plenty of fish in the world honey, have fun."With that M/n quickly leaves with his apples in hand.