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@afierys 
            
            c'mon,   c'mon,    c'monnn!    ):<

because i said so.  and no.  go bother somebody else about it.

@afierys 
            
            what??     why    not??    just    a    few    shiny,
            lovely    coins    and    i’ll    never    bother    yo
            -u    ever    again! 

[   the bard's features tighten into a small,  disappointed frown.  paying zhongli irregular visits is fun,  because they do their little dance around formalities and teasing,  and they end up spending time together anyways,  reminiscing,  before venti up and goes as dawn bleeds over the horizon,  heading back to mondstadt each time.  the lantern rite can sometimes be seen from a mountain near mondstadt,  and therefore the question of whether or not it's still an annual event was purely to keep a conversation flowing.  venti visibly brightens up,  though,  at the mention:  ]   sealed a deal then,  have you?  i'd gladly play something for you.

@ALIFER0US 
            
            you   haven't   visited   liyue   in   that   long?    i    can   take    you!     just    a   bit    of    mora   in    exchange    will   do!    the   lantern   rite?     of   course!    why    wouldn't   we   celebrate   an   adepti's    day?     it's    already    over,    but    i'm    sure   it'll   be   up    again    next    year.     dandelion    wine..     we    don't    have    any     of    that    in    liyue..      i'll    stop    by    dawn    winery    later    then!

liyue  —   what a beautiful city,  it’s been what feels like  /  eons  /  since i’d last paid it a visit!  ah,  is the lantern rite still an annual event?  ..   ehe,  depends on what you’d like me to play  ..   and on whether i’m in the mood or not.  otherwise,  i could certainly be convinced with a cup of dandelion wine.

@phazingteyvat 
            
            eyes    shining    like    a    glistening    anemoc
            -ulus,    the    female    pranced    up    and   do
            -wn    in    joy.     "   yippee!    let’s    go    kick  
            some    fatui    butt!   "

@pantaIone 
            
            crap!     liang    froze    in    her    tracks,    hand 
            stopping    whatever    it    was    doing.    the
            female    gave    a    slight    grin,   "   i    —    um
            ..      i    need    it!     please??    "