Childe
"Okay come on..."
Childe was helping you up, and you took a look around. It was mostly deserted, with patches of water strewn about.
You
"It's much more creepier down here than it was up there."
Scaramouche
"Agreed..."
Childe
"Haha! Scaramouche is scared!"
Scaramouche
"I'm not scared, dipshit!... This place is just creepy, that's all."
Childe
"Yeah, yeah, I still won't believe you."
You were hungry again before you knew it. You couldn't tell what time it was because you couldn't see the outside of the domain, you were trapped underground. You built a fire to stay warm and began roasting random foods from your bag.
Scaramouche
"Childe, why didn't you wake us up?"
Childe
"... Huh?"
Scaramouche
"To watch the tent. We all agreed on taking turns. But your lazy ass decided to stick yourself into the tent and sleep in between me and Y/N."
Childe
"Oh- So I'm the lazy ass?!"
You
"Mhm."
Childe
"What?! Okay- I tried waking you both up but you're the ones who are the lazy asses here! I couldn't wake you guys up, you looked so peaceful and you both looked like you were ready to smack the shit out of me!... In your sleep!"
You
"So? Just go on, wake us up, and deal with it."
Childe
"Hey- I was trying to stay in good condition for the following morning, thank you very much. And!... I had no other choice but to stay inside the tent. I was tired, and it was raining."
Scaramouche
"We're underground dumbass, the weather can't affect us here."
You
"No, the weather can affect us here."
Scaramouche
"... Are you kidding me?"
You
"No. What Childe was feeling wasn't exactly rain. It was raining in Liyue, and the rain from the ground simply made its way down to the underground portion of Liyue. Simple."
Scaramouche
"So... Say that there's a snowstorm in Liyue."
Childe
"Snowstorms don't happen in Liyue, shit for brains."
Scaramouche
"Oh my- It's a goddamn example, Childe, deal with it. As I was saying, say there's a snowstorm in Liyue. Would it affect the underground?"
You
"Not really. We'll just have the cold temperature, and there wouldn't be anything like wind or snow down here. It's really just rain that affects it."
Scaramouche
"Huh."
Childe
"Don't you think we should... Start looking for a way out?"
You
*Sigh* "For once, I agree with Childe. Let's go."
You put out the fire and continued your journey through this unknown part of the domain.
Scaramouche
"Are you shitting me?! This was right where we started!"
Childe
*Sigh* "We've been going in circles... Y/N, are you sure you know where you're going?"
You
"... No."
You'd walked around the same area a million times, trying to see if there was something new each time. You were all exhausted and running low on food and water. You sat down, trying to regain your energy.
Scaramouche
"... Fuck this. I'm gonna go look on my own."
Childe
"You aren't tired?"
Scaramouche
"I am. I'll make it quick. I just wanna get out."
Scaramouche looked to the left, then to the right, and chose to take the right path.
You
"Was Scaramouche always like this?..."
You asked, as soon as Scaramouche was out of your sight.
Childe
"Like what?"
You
"Mean."
Childe
"Oh... Well, ever since I met him he was like that. But I do remember hearing about how he's kind to children and elderly people. That's pretty hard to believe."
You
"Heh, I agree. Knowing him, he'd either steal an old man's cane or throw a child into a lake with no shame at all."
Childe
"Trust me, I thought that too. Scaramouche was uh... Once the Raiden Shogun's puppet."
You
"Wait- The Raiden Shogun?"
Childe
"Mhm. Then he was abandoned."
You
"Mommy issues?"
Childe
*Cough* "Pardon?-"
You
"Mommy issues. You heard me."
Childe
"Wait- Wait- So you're saying that he has mommy issues?"
You
"... Well what do you think I was saying? I've got them too."
(if you don't have mommy issues, you do for this story so enjoy! 😋)
Childe
"And you say this freely?!"
You
"I was also abandoned by my mother at some point in my life. She left, I didn't have a father, and I was left alone. So, my only option was to steal. And this is what I ended up as."
Childe
"I am... Very sorry about that?..."
Childe said, awkwardly.
Childe
"How did you uh... Make this place?"
You
"Originally, it was my friend's idea to make it. For the treasure hoarders. I was up for it, then some stupid fatui snapped his neck like it was nothing."
Childe
"Wait- The fatui?!-"
You
"Yeah, no wonder why I despise your little underlings so much."
Childe
"I am- Wow!... I am so sorry!... Extremely sorry!"
You
"... It's fine. He'll be back with me once we find that device, so don't feel so bad. Plus, you weren't the one who killed him. It was a tall woman with blonde hair. Ooh! And she had humongous boobs."
Childe
"Humongous boobs... Are you talking about Signora?"
You
"If that's her name, then yeah. I want her dead more than anyone else. Even you."
Childe
"Oh!... Uh... About that-" She's already dead.
Scaramouche's feet shuffled about, and you noticed him motioning for the two of you to follow him. He couldn't say anything.
You and Childe exchanged puzzled glances before following Scaramouche. He then escorted you to another familiar location, where you could overhear a conversation between two abyss lectors.
Abyss Lector 1
"They aren't down here either."
Abyss Lector 2
*Sigh* "Forget them. We just need the device."
Scaramouche
"They're looking for the device too,"
Scaramouche whispered, keeping as quiet as he could.
You
"And for us."
Childe
"... Huh?"
You
"The abyss lectors. They're looking for both the device and us."
Scaramouche
"They've gotta be the ones who tried crushing Y/N with that boulder. I mean - They're the only other 2 people down here, right?"
You
"Could be."
You hid behind rocks while listening in on the abyss lectors. Childe shuffled his feet a little, which moved the pebbles on the ground.
But even a simple movement like that got you in deep shit.
Childe
"Shit!"
Scaramouche
"What did you do?!"
Childe
"I- I dunno! I just-"
Abyss Lector 2
"That's them! Over there!"
Even though the place was small, they chased you around it. You basically ran in circles while Childe's hand gripped your wrist tightly.
Childe
"It's no good, they're going to catch us!"
Scaramouche
"No, they won't!"
Even though you were already exhausted, you slammed your weapon into the rock wall on your right, causing it to collapse. The abyss lectors were blocked by a massive pile of rocks. The obvious plan for the abyss lectors was to turn around since this part of the domain was going in circles, but Childe had taken care of that by bringing down another rock of wall, blocking their path once more. This section of the domain was now divided in two.
You
"Shit... And we still haven't found a way out yet!"
Childe
"Don't panic! At least the abyss lectors can't get us now... We'll find a way..."
Scaramouche
"How, Childe?! We've blocked off the part where the hole was! Honestly, I was about to go insane and try to dig out all these walls."
You
"Let's do that then."
Scaramouche
"... What?"
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