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[abovefate]

[ he's going to look over the crowd in the dream, and then finally shakes his head ]

I don't really know anything about you. But it's not like I mind learning more.

And the full story is not exactly a secret either.

[fallingleaf]

[ "it's not a secret" says the man who erased all memory from it from the irminsul.

but kazuha considers, and makes the conscious decision to take a step, shifting the scenery once more to his friend's grave, where he can put the vision where it belongs. ]

Then ask away, if you want to know.

Otherwise, even if the story isn't a secret, it's not like I know it.

[abovefate]

I want to know who was this person, and how you lived your life before this moment. ... How was your family, and how much you struggled.

[fallingleaf]

He was a friend, and a fellow wanderer. One of the first I met after I determined there was nothing I could do to save the Kaedehara clan.

As for my family... My mother died in childbirth, and my father worked himself into an early grave.

[ hmm. ]

Your turn. I want to know the story that led to your seeking revenge.

[abovefate]

[ he said it's not a secret but still. It's not like he makes it a habit of talking about his past ]

You must have noticed I look like her.

The Shogun.

[fallingleaf]

[ he takes a fresh look at him, in light of that statement, and nods. ]

You do.

[abovefate]

She's my mother.

Though the terms is not exactly correct. She created me.

[fallingleaf]

[ suddenly, a lot of his questions coming around to the Raiden Shogun make a lot of sense. ]

... I see.

[ he tilts his head, waiting for him to go on ]

[abovefate]

I was just a prototype and I didn't fit what she had in mind, so she discarded me. A little while later I woke up and was found by a blacksmith. I was taken to live in Tatarasuna.

You've surely heard of the Tatarasuna incident.

[fallingleaf]

[ a nod, though he doesn't need to elaborate on this much. ]

I have.

[ after all, it was one of his ancestors that fled, wasn't it? ]

[abovefate]

I was there at the time. The furnace went out of control and people started getting sick.

Everyone who left to look for help never came back, so eventually I decided to travel to Inazuma city to get an audience with the Shogun. While I was away Niwa ... your ancestor. He decided he'd sacrifice himself to stop the furnace, but was stopped by the very person who made that disaster happen.

He was killed, all just so his heart, obtained through murder, could be used to mess with me. That person wanted to see if a puppet could be corrupted by a heart full of curses.

[fallingleaf]

[ his eyes widen just slightly, considering. ]

So that’s the truth of it…

[ all to mess with him. ]

Thank you for telling me, I know that can’t be easy to recall.

[abovefate]

You can't recollect how things went because I changed history. I tried to remove myself from it so Niwa and the others could have another chance.

It's what they deserved.

[fallingleaf]

[ he glances at the grave, and then back to the man in front of him.

He doesn’t know exactly how he should feel, but he knows how he does feel.

And so he steps forward to hug him, even knowing he’ll immediately run ]

[abovefate]

[ Well. The good news is that he doesn't run. But he does put his hands on his shoulders and push him away ]

I didn't tell you because I want you to pity me. In either case I failed, so it doesn't matter.

Now it's your turn again. Tell me about your wanderings.

[fallingleaf]

[ he chuckles at that, and does drop the hug. ]

Hmm. Which parts?

[ the scenery shifts, and now they are aboard the crux, raucous with cheers and drinking after a successful run, with beidou in the midst of them ]

I’ve discovered that I love the seas. Being free of the Kaedehara clan’s name has given me that. Or perhaps, I could spend my time telling you of the Liyue countryside?

[ he’ll wax poetic about both of them, if he’ll let him ]

[abovefate]

[ he will let him, and though he doesn't comment, it's clear he's listening intently. It's not sights he's never seen - he's been to Liyue, and he's done his fair share of traveling over the centuries. But he still enjoys hearing it all as described by Kazuha ]

Does it bring you peace? wandering.

[fallingleaf]

It does.

[ with zero hesitation ]

[abovefate]

It’s not a bad life after all, mmm. I feel the same. Though I prefer to stay alone.

[fallingleaf]

Why, if I might ask?

[abovefate]

I’m just used to it. It’s a lot more quiet like that, too.

[fallingleaf]

You should try keeping others around, too. What good is seeing the beauty in the world, if you're the only one that can appreciate it?

[abovefate]

Are you asking me to join you?

[fallingleaf]

Would you, if I did?

[abovefate]

Mmm… maybe from time to time, if you don’t annoy me.