( @museguided ) asked : "H-Hey, Albedo! Thought I could fi-find you here." Bennett offered a crooked smile, partly to be polite, but mostly to brave the pain as he dragged his feet through the snow. Arms crossed tight against his midriff, he shivered violently. "Do you mind if I hang around by your campfire for a bit? I won't bother your research, I promise! But, uh, since you are here, you wouldn't happen to have a first aid kit, would you?" — Bennett & Albedo
Ever since the Traveller had taken it upon themselves to get to know him better, include him in their adventures and relationships, even causing Albedo's limited circle to expand, it should have been expected that occasionally someone would drop by.
Some did indeed, though he nevertheless saw more of Timaeus and Sucrose than anyone else, with only Eula ever greeting him in passing as she ventured over the mountain, clearly in her element despite its dangers. Moreso now that Fatui have decided to set up small encampments throughout the frozen wastes.
Aside from the traveller, no one frequently visits, so when Bennett's voice sounds, small and pained as usual, it draws his brows upwards as he takes a step back from his papers and calculations in favour of greeting the unexpected guest.
It quickly becomes apparent that the trip up the mountain has not been an easy one for the young man, cuts and scrapes covering him and drawing forth a frown from him. Bennett's unnatural bad luck is something even he has not managed to explain, but it nevertheless bothers him to see its effects so brutally marked upon normally smooth skin.
"Of course. Take a seat, please." Turning towards his shelves, Albedo is quick to grab what he needs before taking the chair opposite to the one Bennett had chosen. He works gently and carefully as he takes about disinfecting and bandaging the most obvious and easy to reach injuries before grabbing a light blue potion and handing it to the other.
"Here, this will help against the cold, at least until you've eaten something." It would also counteract any beginning frostbite, just in case… "Are you hurt anywhere else?"
And, speaking of which… "What are you doing here on Dragonspine, Bennet?"
