#au02 || crossover

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@fctcdimpcct || Continued~

The longer the man rambled on, the more Lohen's smile stretched. By the Seven, what a prattle that was.

"You're the kind of guy who likes to listen to the sound of his own voice, aren't you?" He said, once given room to respond. Unbothered by the presence of that gun, too, the Vice Captain shrugged with the light raise of one hand. "You'd better be. Otherwise, I'm forced to assume I'm making you nervous just by standing right here."

A humored huff came through his grin.

"It's far too early to be afraid of me."

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@poeticphoenix liked for an Aether Starter [Muse Testing!]

"I'm starting to think we took a wrong turn somewhere, Paimon... Paimon?" And just like that, his little self-appointed guide in Teyvat was gone! Aether looked over both of his shoulders and even above his head for good measure. After all, a little flying... somebody the likes of Paimon could be anywhere right now, and he really had no better inkling of where.

Ah, but wait, wasn't that a familiar figure over there?

"Childe?" He calls as he approaches the redhead from the back. But the closer he gets, the more something feels off. No, this man is not Childe. A little shorter, maybe. And the style is... well, kind of different.

"Ah, sorry. I think I mistook you for someone else." He immediately apologizes the moment he realizes the mistake, a sheepish smile on his face. "Um... you wouldn't happen to have seen a little girl flying around by any chance...?"

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@poeticphoenix liked for a starter! || Closed starter for Genesis Rhapsodos and Cyno!

"Thank you. I promise, I am all right now. It really felt no different than having a bad dream." Sitting in bed with his legs still tucked under the blankets, Cyno took another long sip of water from the bottle.

He wasn't really thirsty anymore, but he wanted to reassure Genesis everything was fine. It looked like he had given the man a serious spook while lost in his sleep. His head was still a little dazed from being shaken awake so abruptly.

The images before his eyes were starting to fade, and now, rather than running away from them like he had in his dream-like state, he found himself chasing the fleeting memory, trying to piece his visions together.

"Somehow, I feel like it was more than simply that..." He muttered to himself.

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@scorching-passion said:

"... you should continue with the knock-knock jokes. far less droll."

"I'm not your entertainer, SOLDIER." He replies with a calm but serious voice. Which to be fair, it's the voice Cyno always uses. "My jokes are out of necessity. If you need one, though, all you need is to ask."

He actually had one just now.

"Why did the mercenary miss his Omni-Slash? Because he used a Busted Sword."

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“Are you scared of being hurt?” (Regulus)

Note: Muse was not specified, so I am replying to this with Cyno as the default option. If this isn't the interaction you were looking for, go right ahead and send a new ask with the muse you're interested in!

Way to break the ice. Cyno looked alert before the stranger, but not intimidated. He'd had his fair share of strange encounters in the past; however exotic-looking this guy may seem, what was one more?

"I'm used to pain, it would be unprofessional of me to be afraid of something like that. Particularly on the job." He said, tossing a look down the path he'd been following before the voice had forced him to an abrupt stop. Again, he watched the man in white.

"Is that meant to be some kind of threat? If so, you would have benefitted more from the element of surprise."

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@hostradio || Continued from here~

Of all the ways to wake up in some unknown place, this had to be the most overwhelming yet. Cyno's mind struggled to retain focus when his very senses were clashing against one another to pay attention to different things. As the creature before him spoke, his expression remained frozen in confused suspicion, eyes bouncing up and down his form (and past it, yes, that poster was quite eye-catching and concerning) while the words he heard entered one ear and threatened to leave through the other without making a due stop in the middle.

"... My name is Cyno." He found the presence of mind to return the introduction, a bit deadpan and dry when he finally had a moment to collect his thoughts and put together everything he'd seen and heard. "Very much a living human being, last I checked."

A hint of sarcasm that however lacked any bite in that moment. What manner of question was that? As if one could speak to the dead. And just what on Teyvat was a radio?

Pushing himself to sit up, he was quick to get back on his feet. He felt... surprisingly well and healthy for what little he remembered prior to waking up. Any sign of battle on his body had completely healed, and even his muscles lacked the typical soreness of a struggle.

Hopefully the Traveler would also...

"That's right..." He muttered to himself as the memory came to him. Immediately, dusk-colored eyes scanned his surroundings for a familiar face... only to meet his sole company, this walking puzzle of never-before-seen features and anatomically questionable shape. "I was protecting my friend when they were about to be thrown through a rift opened by the Abyss... I remember rushing to them to push them out of its pulling force. I must have fallen through with them."

But there was no sight of the Traveler.

"... Or in their stead." He muttered in thought. "What is this place...?"

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@poeticphoenix said:

If I said that your body was wonderful, Cyno... would you hold it against me?

"Sure. Come here, it is a little chilly tonight anyway."

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@azure-steel (Cloud Strife) said:

*Ties Cyno's hat straps around his head tight enough to keep his mouth shut for 5 minutes*

Five minutes later, a very deadpan and unamused General Mahamatra finally wrestles out of his own headdress to shoot a certain spiky-haired mercenary a dirty look.

"Speaking of rooms. That bathroom stall still occupied?"