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[phoenixblessed]

"This is Diluc. Leave a message."

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[acutabove]

[ he can't help it; seeing the pinwheel treated as an actual flower makes him crack up, and it's a good thing Diluc isn't around to see it. Childe's laughter could seem boyish and light on good days, mocking on the worst. better not to sour this "reunion" with the other thinking he was making fun of him. ]

never. your honesty is one of the things i like best about you, you know.

[phoenixblessed]

[It is a little silly, perhaps, but at the time it felt better than laying it flat. Besides, it's not as if a vase like that would ever be used for anything else in the house.]

I remember.
I take it that everything has come back to you, then? I'm not going to pretend I'm not pleased.

[acutabove]

if i said no, would you agree to a rematch between us? maybe a sound thumping on the head is exactly what i need

[ in other words yes ]

[phoenixblessed]

[He thinks about it. The time he takes to reply stretches out into minutes.

The first time he had agreed to fight Childe he had still despised the man, though his persistence in trying to fight when he was injured and Diluc's own sense of honour even against an enemy had been what had eventually set them on the path towards where they are now.

It's difficult to feel bitter about it.]

When and where?

[acutabove]

[ it's a good thing Diluc can't see his expression, because Childe is laughing, bright and delighted and definitely endeared. ]

if i doubted you before, i certainly don't now. you really know how to make a guy feel special.

are you sure you're up to it? maybe i've been practicing.

[phoenixblessed]

I would hope that you have.

I don't want you to disappoint me when I've finally agreed to face you again.

[This opportunity is quite hard to come by...]