I know. Or have you forgotten that I used to be the 6th Harbinger already?
[Wanderer gives Childe a bit of a deadpan look. He knows that the other would hold back on such a transformation. Wasn't it so that it affected his body too much? Something like that?
How weak.]
If the Doctor dies, I want him to die at my hands. [And everyone within the Fatui, Harbinger or not, knows that defeating any of the top seats can be quite impossible.
Wanderer smiles sharply at Childe. Maybe he cannot undo his sins, but it would be quite good to undo the man who ruined him.]
He doesn't know what it is, not yet. He'll need some more time to analyze the situation and compare what he knows to what the Wanderer tells him. He'd been one of the Doctor's test subjects, he knew that much- but past that, Childe never concerned himself with what went on behind closed doors. He never wanted to know.
But to him, the two of them had used each other to some mild success. Had Dottore set Scaramouche up to fail, to be defeated by the traveler and Lesser Lord Kusanali, or was it something else? He can't see Dottore, a man of science, purposely running an experiment that he would sabotage himself. And they didn't seem to be on bad terms until now.]
Well, [he begins,] that is a good of a reason as any. I can't say I'm a fan of Dottore myself, but to want his blood on your hands...guess your relationship broke down more than what he was reporting on, huh? Humor me, what did he do?
I am just laughing because I always beat up boss!Childe with Wanderer
[Oh, to have Dottore's blood on his hands would be a very nice consolation price. It wouldn't bring Niwa back, it wouldn't undo any of the sins he has committed but it would be the only right way to end that chapter.
And he truly wants anyone who brought him to ruin, who manipulated and lied to him, to pay the highest price.]
He lied to me. [That is the best way to describe it.] And I have been the fool who believed that lie. [And spent half of his existence angry and terribly jaded because of that lie.]
When we fight, do not hold back. Just give in to your need for battle. I will endure.
[He always did.]
OMG I ALWAYS BEAT UP MOUCHE WITH CHILDE LOL and signora looooool
[He'd point out how obvious that should have been to begin with, but from the way he says it, this feels like something else. Something he's not privy to, and something that he'll never know unless Wanderer decides to open up to him one day and really tell him what the true origin of his beef with Dottore is.
That's fine. He's a patient man. But for now, he'll be happy to grant the other man's request.]
You don't have to tell me twice. I'll give you everything I've got.
[He promises.]
The good news is, if you fight him here, you'll have home turf advantage. There's a lot of resources he's cut off from here. Train with me, and you'll beat him.
I BEAT UP SIGNORA WITH MOUCHE AND CHILDE (and Zhongli and Ei)
And maybe that is why you are the most fitting person to ask. You are stupid and thirsty for battle.
[That's a compliment, really.
Still, there is a point to what he says afterwards. The game would be different here. Perhaps he would be less strong, perhaps he would have the disadvantage of not being able to control his seasonal strength well.]
Perhaps. [But then again there is a soft voice in the back of his head telling him that there is more at stake than his own grudges. Things have changed.] But in any way, I will not underestimate him.
[And if finishing him would mean he had to finish himself off as well...to be fair, that would be a good way to go.]
But all of this has had an interesting turn of events, really. It had started with a little fire under Childe's ass to give Scaramouche...no, Wanderer, the beating of his life for his betrayal to the Fatui and Her Majesty. But as the conversation had continued on, he's found that he's changed his mind about things. He's far more interested now in being able to challenge the former Sixth to fights- and to what happened in Sumeru.]
You know, if you need any help, don't be afraid to call me. I'd take the opportunity to fight any one of the Harbingers...even Columbina, as cautious as I'd have to be with her.
[Wanderer doesn't do friends even though he knows that, deep inside, he wouldn't mind making some friends, or not be alone. Yet, he also knows that that is not the way the cookie has crumbled.]
See it as an agreement. You want something from me, I need something from you.
[Maybe this agreement would be a bit less harsh than the one he had with the Doctor.
Oh, that doesn't even surprise him. Knowing Childe he'd even take on the Captain himself. So all he can do in return is chuckle softly.] Columbina would tear you apart.
[Not friends? Challenge accepted. Those who strive to become strong like him are to be called a friend...
Childe laughs, a gutteral, crazed laugh at Wanderer's opinion of what the outcome of the battle would be between himself and the Third.]
Ahahahaha, what do you mean? I know there's something not quite right with her, but I assure you, I wouldn't go down so easily. Besides, I won't die. Maybe if she shows up here, you can have a front row seat for our battle...
[He's getting all worked up now, look at him. Happy as a clam thinking about how he'd plan his moves and fight her.]
But for now, let's focus on our own battle. Honestly, I was ready to met out punishment to you, but I think our time will be better served sniffing out any possible weaknesses the Doctor might know about you and your fighting style, since that's your goal. Then, we work on making those disappear. Delightful plan, wouldn't you say?
I refuse. I have on intention to be covered in your remains when she's done with you.
[Wanderer gestures in a dismissive way. Now he won't mind facing Dottore head on, just because of what is at stake. Yet, Columbina...no. There's something very wrong about her. And that comes from a puppet who has committed more warcrimes than most of the Fatui.
And, oh, Childe seems really enthusiastic about the idea. Almost like a puppy that cannot stop wagging its tail when its owner presents it a toy of some sort.]
The Doctor has pulled me apart, bit by bit, limb by limb. He should know every weakness. [But, of course, there is the matter of what he knows now. Has Irminsul erased his memories as well? Or did he manage to weasle himself out of such a thing? Would he know about his newly aquired Anemo Vision?] If you truly wish to be so helpful, Tartaglia, the best way to approach it is to go with the worst case scenario.
[That would be that the Doctor would know everything.]
did you wanna wrap it here and we can move onto new stuff?
[He taps his chin a few times. Some of that, if they're going worst case scenario, are things he won't be able to help him with- physical issues where perhaps Dottore knows where to hit in order to disable the puppet, or things of that nature. All he can do is think of ways to prevent that from happening.]
Alright, I've got a few ideas in mind. Let's hurry off now so we can start training- not a single second should be wasted when you're dealing with someone like Dottore. He could show up any day now...that's the last thing we want.
[Not if they want Wanderer to be successful in his revenge...but hey, it'll be entertaining for Childe regardless.]
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[Wanderer gives Childe a bit of a deadpan look. He knows that the other would hold back on such a transformation. Wasn't it so that it affected his body too much? Something like that?
How weak.]
If the Doctor dies, I want him to die at my hands. [And everyone within the Fatui, Harbinger or not, knows that defeating any of the top seats can be quite impossible.
Wanderer smiles sharply at Childe. Maybe he cannot undo his sins, but it would be quite good to undo the man who ruined him.]
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He doesn't know what it is, not yet. He'll need some more time to analyze the situation and compare what he knows to what the Wanderer tells him. He'd been one of the Doctor's test subjects, he knew that much- but past that, Childe never concerned himself with what went on behind closed doors. He never wanted to know.
But to him, the two of them had used each other to some mild success. Had Dottore set Scaramouche up to fail, to be defeated by the traveler and Lesser Lord Kusanali, or was it something else? He can't see Dottore, a man of science, purposely running an experiment that he would sabotage himself. And they didn't seem to be on bad terms until now.]
Well, [he begins,] that is a good of a reason as any. I can't say I'm a fan of Dottore myself, but to want his blood on your hands...guess your relationship broke down more than what he was reporting on, huh? Humor me, what did he do?
I am just laughing because I always beat up boss!Childe with Wanderer
And he truly wants anyone who brought him to ruin, who manipulated and lied to him, to pay the highest price.]
He lied to me. [That is the best way to describe it.] And I have been the fool who believed that lie. [And spent half of his existence angry and terribly jaded because of that lie.]
When we fight, do not hold back. Just give in to your need for battle. I will endure.
[He always did.]
OMG I ALWAYS BEAT UP MOUCHE WITH CHILDE LOL and signora looooool
That's fine. He's a patient man. But for now, he'll be happy to grant the other man's request.]
You don't have to tell me twice. I'll give you everything I've got.
[He promises.]
The good news is, if you fight him here, you'll have home turf advantage. There's a lot of resources he's cut off from here. Train with me, and you'll beat him.
I BEAT UP SIGNORA WITH MOUCHE AND CHILDE (and Zhongli and Ei)
[That's a compliment, really.
Still, there is a point to what he says afterwards. The game would be different here. Perhaps he would be less strong, perhaps he would have the disadvantage of not being able to control his seasonal strength well.]
Perhaps. [But then again there is a soft voice in the back of his head telling him that there is more at stake than his own grudges. Things have changed.] But in any way, I will not underestimate him.
[And if finishing him would mean he had to finish himself off as well...to be fair, that would be a good way to go.]
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But all of this has had an interesting turn of events, really. It had started with a little fire under Childe's ass to give Scaramouche...no, Wanderer, the beating of his life for his betrayal to the Fatui and Her Majesty. But as the conversation had continued on, he's found that he's changed his mind about things. He's far more interested now in being able to challenge the former Sixth to fights- and to what happened in Sumeru.]
You know, if you need any help, don't be afraid to call me. I'd take the opportunity to fight any one of the Harbingers...even Columbina, as cautious as I'd have to be with her.
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[Wanderer doesn't do friends even though he knows that, deep inside, he wouldn't mind making some friends, or not be alone. Yet, he also knows that that is not the way the cookie has crumbled.]
See it as an agreement. You want something from me, I need something from you.
[Maybe this agreement would be a bit less harsh than the one he had with the Doctor.
Oh, that doesn't even surprise him. Knowing Childe he'd even take on the Captain himself. So all he can do in return is chuckle softly.] Columbina would tear you apart.
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Childe laughs, a gutteral, crazed laugh at Wanderer's opinion of what the outcome of the battle would be between himself and the Third.]
Ahahahaha, what do you mean? I know there's something not quite right with her, but I assure you, I wouldn't go down so easily. Besides, I won't die. Maybe if she shows up here, you can have a front row seat for our battle...
[He's getting all worked up now, look at him. Happy as a clam thinking about how he'd plan his moves and fight her.]
But for now, let's focus on our own battle. Honestly, I was ready to met out punishment to you, but I think our time will be better served sniffing out any possible weaknesses the Doctor might know about you and your fighting style, since that's your goal. Then, we work on making those disappear. Delightful plan, wouldn't you say?
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[Wanderer gestures in a dismissive way. Now he won't mind facing Dottore head on, just because of what is at stake. Yet, Columbina...no. There's something very wrong about her. And that comes from a puppet who has committed more warcrimes than most of the Fatui.
And, oh, Childe seems really enthusiastic about the idea. Almost like a puppy that cannot stop wagging its tail when its owner presents it a toy of some sort.]
The Doctor has pulled me apart, bit by bit, limb by limb. He should know every weakness. [But, of course, there is the matter of what he knows now. Has Irminsul erased his memories as well? Or did he manage to weasle himself out of such a thing? Would he know about his newly aquired Anemo Vision?] If you truly wish to be so helpful, Tartaglia, the best way to approach it is to go with the worst case scenario.
[That would be that the Doctor would know everything.]
did you wanna wrap it here and we can move onto new stuff?
[He taps his chin a few times. Some of that, if they're going worst case scenario, are things he won't be able to help him with- physical issues where perhaps Dottore knows where to hit in order to disable the puppet, or things of that nature. All he can do is think of ways to prevent that from happening.]
Alright, I've got a few ideas in mind. Let's hurry off now so we can start training- not a single second should be wasted when you're dealing with someone like Dottore. He could show up any day now...that's the last thing we want.
[Not if they want Wanderer to be successful in his revenge...but hey, it'll be entertaining for Childe regardless.]
Yep!
Hmn. [Finally he reaches out to grab his arm and yank him a little closer.] Do know that I do not trust you one bit.
[After that he lets go and continues to follow the other.]