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...
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* HU TAO'S POV *
Hu Tao: "Yoo–hoo! Anybody home? Helloooooooooo?"
It's always such a trek to head up here, to this quaint little pot of land that my darling Y/N ended up building their own home. That Sakura tree that Qiqi and the Kujou Sara woman from Inazuma planted together up here was looking quite good and strong now too– most likely due to Y/N's meticulous care. Who would have thought my waterlily to have had such a green thumb!
The interior decorations of this clifftop residence wasn't lacking either! It would seem that not only did my Y/N have quite the eye for furniture, but they also had quite the collection of friends who wished to give them housewarming gifts. There was quite the mishmash of cultures all clashing within this abode; with trinkets and furnishings from Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, and even Inazuma! And yet, despite the hodgepodge of materials, colours and styles... it really did feel like a home. But not my home... not yet anyways! Although... it's quite the walk from all the way up here down to the city below without the use of a glider. And it's even longer trying to climb up from the city to Y/N's home! So, perhaps this can just be a holiday home, when I have the time off work and want some peace and quiet with my sweetie~
And yet... despite how warm of a home this place is, the silence as I walked through the hallways and poked my head into each room was starting to get to me a little bit, I must admit...
Hu Tao: "h–Hello? Sweetie? Where are you?! Hmph. I swear, if this is you trying to 'get' me again by jumping out from the shadows..."
???: "Hm? Oh, it's you. Good morning, Director Hu."
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Hu Tao: "Ehh? Oh, heya Shenhe! Sorry, I totally forgot you'd be here about now. I didn't mess up your uh, quiet time, did I?"
Shenhe: "You mean my meditation? No, you didn't. In fact, it was actually quite helpful. Master told me that I should try to meditate in more difficult situations, but the harbour is so loud and annoying... And Y/N is quite mindful to remain quiet during my times of meditation of which proves quite problematic for my newly set goal by master."
Hu Tao: "Oya? Well, why didn't you say so! As Y/N always likes to say: I can be quite the distraction! Hee-hee! Oh, and speaking of Y/N... You haven't seen my sweetie around the place, have you? I've been looking all over for them!"
Shenhe: "Hm? Y/N? Yes, I know where they are."
Hu Tao: "You do?! Where are they?!"
Shenhe: "They are in their Adeptal Realm. I believe they were working on something."
