#just joking... unless??

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The funniest dynamic I can imagine between Scaramouche and Tartaglia when they were both Harbingers is just like

Scaramouche: nice scarf, nerd. Did your mommy knit it for you?

Tartaglia (cheerily): yeah! She did, actually! :)

Scaramouche (holding back tears): cringe

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Saw someone call Tighnari "Sumeru Albedo", which is ridiculous but also can you imagine these two interacting

Tighnari: here's a field guide to the rainforest

Albedo: (leafing through field guide) my, what an interesting variety of mushrooms to try

Tighnari: ...you mean to avoid, right?

Albedo: ........

Tighnari: you mean to avoid, right?

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You: clinical depression

Xiao, an intellectual: Ephemeral circumstance. Perpetual agony.

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Liyue: This is Rex Lapis, he is the Lord of Geo, oldest of the Seven, the source of all Mora on the continent, protector of Liyue and Prime of the Adepti :)

Mondstadt: This is Barbatos, he’s drunk

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If Xiao and Albedo ever met, I think it would go something like this:

Albedo: if I ever become a monster, you must kill me

Xiao: if you ever become a monster, I will kill you with impunity

And that’s how they instantly become friends.

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This was a throwaway detail in the quest, that probably isn’t going to be relevant or elaborated on for years, but I love that Fontaine has a God of Thieves.

Barbatos: defeated previous god and took his place

Rex Lapis: spent 6000 years systematically eliminating rival gods

Hydro Archon: lets a god of thieves run around, presumably just to generate spicy courtroom drama

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There’s this voiceline Xinyan has about Zhongli:

There was this one fellow who invited me to perform at his place, back when there weren't many who would give my music the time of day. I was touched, let me tell you what. Like, hey, someone gets it! I agreed right away... But when I got there, I found out that he was the consultant at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. What a weird guy. I mean, how was that appropriate?

I love this because--

Okay, before I get to the pun, I love this also because it implies that Zhongli, far from being some stuffy traditionalist, is actually someone who keeps up to date and even anticipates trends in Liyue. Yes, he can talk your ear off about the history of any random object, but this isn’t necessarily history to him, it’s living memory. He’s not a just traditionalist, he’s just been around since before the traditions were created and adopted them when they were new trends.

He supports Xinyan, and even if he’s a bit of an out of touch old man at times, he’s still perceptive enough to know that this new musical trend is something that will catch on.

But primarily, I love this voiceline because it implies that Zhongli rocks.

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I love how one of Xiao’s combat lines is just him barking ‘Disperse!’ like an angry mall cop chasing off teenagers drinking in the mall parking lot.