my illness is slowly leaving me thank barbatos
kindly consider a situation where a rapidly rising crime syndicate decided to try their hands into infiltrating the mondstadt underground. on the surface, their knights and people seem to mostly be honorable and pacifist, and the illegal activity seems vanilla. they dont understand why other groups haven't done anything in the city just yet.
unfortunately for them, both diluc's and kaeya's respective intel networks caught wind of said plans.
diluc is immediately on high alert, while kaeya reports to varka asap.
varka, having known of this group from the curatorium, is immediately concerned. this particular group is known for awfully brutal crimes that had even seasoned adventurers fearing to venture alone. varka considers his next move. who does he assign to this issue?
kaeya flips a coin, catching varka's attention. the cavalry captain smirks at the grandmaster before casually saying " i heard that vice captain lohen has returned from his espionage mission."
varka raises an eyebrow at kaeya, knowing full well what he was trying to imply. it's not the first time kaeya and lohen have suggested it, but rarely does a mission require both of them.
"I'd love to learn more from him."
"we'd make a wonderful team."
the thought of lohen and kaeya working together... it really brings the cold sweat out of him! but with no one else free to take this mission, and considering the success rate of these two when it comes to these missions...
still, isnt this a bit overboard?!
"... alright, I'll leave this to you two..." varka finally mutters with a sigh, still unsure if this was the right decision.
" perfect! then, if that is all, I'll head off to tell my partner of our new mission, grandmaster." kaeya cheerfully says, turning around quickly.
" ... wait!" varka exclaims, making kaeya pause in his step. he glances back at his grandmaster, waiting for the elder to speak up.
the grandmaster furrows his brows in worry, pondering what to say for a moment, before simply saying " don't overdo it."
kaeya smiles widely at that, and it doesn't really make varka feel any better with his decision. in fact, it makes him feel worse!
"don't worry, grandmaster varka" kaeya softly says, his visible eye glinting in mischief. varka worries even harder.
