"One, Two, Three"
He counts as the sakura blossoms fall down the tree he stands beside.
Scaramouche has agreed to meet a certain, young man by the foot of Mt. Yougou. Well to begin with, they always meet anyway. But this day, the breeze blows a little differently than what he is used to. Not that he is bothered with it. He never really cared for anything nor anyone. What can a puppet possess when even a heart it does not have?
"Oh, you're here."
Scaramouche turns around and stares back at the man who wears a distinguishable Tiger Mask. Scaramouche hates waiting for people. They tend to be slow and have a limitation due to their mortal strength. "Albedo." Albedo steps forward and stands beside the puppet. A short silence stands between them as they stare back at the view of the sea. "You know, we usually meet every night. What is the reason for you to be meeting me earlier than usual?" Scaramouche asks. Ever since he met Albedo, he never expected to grow a sense of comfort around the man. He never wished for company, but having someone to talk to felt, rather nice. Though he does not know much about this man, nor does he remember meeting him, he still enjoys his company- though he'll never admit it.
Albedo softly laughs and looks at Scaramouche. "Say, if I told you that right here, right now, by the strike of sunset, my body will disperse, and my soul will ascend to the heavens? Would you believe that?" Scaramouche looks at him in confusion. Albedo always talks in riddles. Sometimes it irritates him that he is able to keep a conversation with this man. "What kind of dumb question is that? And even if you did say disperse, what does that have to do with me?" Scaramouche aggresively responds to Albedo. Though Scaramouche could not see his face, he knows that Albedo is grinning behind the mask. "Well, you believe in ghosts or supernatural beings right? Or the existence of a higher being that has a throne in the heavens?" Albedo replies. Scaramouche flatly responds with a yes. "Is this another one of your supernatural stories? If so, I'll be taking my leave then." Scaramouche turns around and proceeds to take a step forward.
"I used to be human once." Albedo says. Scaramouche stops on his tracks and slowly turns his head to the man still staring at the ocean. "Rather I was created. An artificial human if that sounds more applicable." He adds. "My master- my creator told me to coalesce with the humans. I was a perfect product of alchemy. And what was born out of this science, is what I myself dedicated my life to. I wanted to be the best. I strived and worked all day in my laboratory. Tinkering away and researching to improve this branch of science. I became well-known. My experiments were successful and my work has been known throughout Teyvat." He pauses and looks up to the sky. "This man, what's up with him? Why is he sharing things that doesn't make sense?" Scaramouche thought. "Scientists and researchers from all over Teyvat would travel and look for me. Asking advice regarding their work." Albedo continues.
Scaramouche laughs "What on earth are you saying? You're a what now? Artificial human? And since when were you an alchemist? I know you like messing around, but what kind of joke are you up to this time?". Albedo looks back and steps forward towards him. "Well... Behind that success, I have lost the people that mattered. Even the person most important to me." Albedo holds Scaramouche's hands gently as he pauses for a bit. "Myself" He then added. "As time passes, even the body I possess can wither away like rock in a state of erosion." He lets go of Scaramouche's hand and stares back to the ocean. "As I sat on my death bed, I pondered to myself.. Why has no one come to recognize all my works?" He added. "Ok get to the point will you?" Scaramouche irritately replies. Albedo laughs softly at Scaramouche. "You know, you've been acting a bit more.. different lately. What's up with you?"
Albedo runs a hand to his hair and sighs. "I was sent back to Earth and was given a mission as a punishment for my.. vain and selfishness. I couldn't enter the heavens until I learned my lesson." Albedo looks back at Scaramouche and sees curiosity in his eyes. "I was.. Sent back here to teach you, a puppet to learn how to have emotions." He laughs and adds "I thought to myself when they told me regarding this mission, 'How could a puppet learn to have emotions?" Is this some sort of joke?" He then looks back to Scaramouche " I was wrong. Not only did you learn to have emotions, I did too." As Albedo says this, the sun slowly hits the end of the ocean signaling the start of the sunset. His body slowly starts fading to dust blowing towards the sun. "Ah look, the sunset isn't it beautiful?" Albedo flatly says.
"What's going on with you?! Albedo?!" Scaramouche grabs both Albedo's arms. "What sick joke are you playing?! This is no way funny!" Scaramouche looks at Albedo. With a surprised face, Albedo removes the mask and places it on Scaramouche's face. 'I've never seen his face before' Scaramouche thought. "Let this mask be a reminder of the relationship we have created. May this serve as a memory of me to you." The sunset is nearing it's end and as Scaramouche reaches out to hold on longer, he asks "Will we meet again?" He falls to the ground wearing the mask feeling the tears drip down his porcelain face. And there, he was left unanswered.
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