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[mondstadtwater]

@rubiedhex { unprompted }

Alice  joyfully  sauntered  up  to  Lohen  carrying  a  large  mace  as  it  rested  against  her  shoulder.  With  it's  size  and  menacing  design  it  would  be  more  apt  to  actually  call  this  large  weapon  a  'fuck  off  mace'.

"i  come  bearing  a  gift  for  you  vice-commander~"  She  proclaimed  jubilantly  as  she  carefully  adjusted  the  weapon  fit  for  a  demon  king  to  put  it's  end  face  down  as  she  carefully  held  the  pommel.  "Every  time  you  swing  this  rough  looking  sweetheart  it'll  shout  something  most  dreadful.  By  which  I  mean  'nothing  personnel  kid'.  i  tried  correcting  its  phrasing  to  personal,  but  for  some  reason  it'd  start  swearing  in  French  instead.  So...  Try  not  to  trigger  that  around  my  precious  little  Klee  okay?  I'd  hate  to  have  to  take  a  gift  back  because  my  daughter  learned  to  swear  in  a  language  she  doesn't  know  yet."

He  didn't  realize  previously  that  he  had  asked  an  angel  for  something  that  Alice  was  providing  and  out  of  embarrassment,  he  had  neglected  asking  again.  Why  would  he  wish  to  admit  that  he  mixed  up  Alice  and  Nicole?  They  were  all  witches  as  far  as  he  was  concerned,  did  it  truly  matter?  It  mattered  enough  to  make  him  anxious…

He  shoved  that  fear  in  the  back  of  his  head  —  Alice  had  no  reason  to  know  about  the  embarrassment.  Why  did  he  wish  to  come  clean  about  it?  He  bit  his  lip  and  groaned,  reaching  up  to  press  deeply  into  his  temples  before  he  could  stop  to  realize  he  was  being  spoken  to.

Don't  forget  you're  being  offered  a  big  ‘fuck  off  mace’  be  happy.  That  he  was,  pulling  his  hand  away,  a  big  smile  grew  on  his  face. 

“  A  mace  that  speaks  french,  huh?  ”  Lohen  chuckled  at  how  it  was  introduced. 

“  What  possibly  made  this  glorious  weapon?  ”  He  needed  to  ask,  reaching  out  to  touch  the  pommel  for  himself  and  take  a  closer  look  at  the  handiwork.  Then  he  paused,  withdrawing  his  hand  for  a  moment.

“  Thanks,  Alice,  for  your  gift.  I  genuinely  do  appreciate  it.  ”

[angelichex]

"Since you've given me permission to give you your special gift..." With a magical poof, and small floating text that even said poof beside it, a small box dropped into Alice's hand and opened itself to reveal a two piece rose gold ring. The simpler band had five diamond studs while the larger band had two leafy vine bands that each had a diamond of their own. They stopped at the top and bottom of the setting that housed a large kite cut Moss Agate.

"I made it myself! If you kiss the Moss Agate I'll be teleported directly to you. I should warn you though, it only works once every twenty-four hours. So you won't be able to teleport me around thirty times a day."

Did she need to even state the implications to Nicole? Probably not. The Angel was a smart cookie, and even then the two had known each other for centuries at this point. Oh, but no pomp and ceremony was really bothering her.

"My hope with this ring was that you might guide me toward more- no, no. That word is taboo for this! We'll both be around for centuries if not millennia more and my heart would absolutely soar if you'd accept spending all that time with me in a more romantic capacity!"

@rubiedhex

           𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃  𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐋𝐘  𝐀𝐓  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐘  𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐃  𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄  𝐇𝐄𝐑-𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋  𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒  𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄  𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐎𝐔𝐓  𝐎𝐅  𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.  She  carefully  takes  the  small  box  currently  holding  the  beautiful  ring,  lightly  turning  it  around  each  way  as  she  studies  it.  The  beautiful  moss  agate,  cut  in  a  kite  shape  really  gave  a  more  magical  and  elegant  feel  to  the  beautiful  rose  gold  ring.  Nicole  isn't  surprised  she  made  it  herself…if  anything,  she  expected  nothing  less  from  the  fellow  mage.  Still,  it  didn't  change  the  fact  that--while  she  expected  so  much  from  Alice,  this  wasn't  one  of  them  at  all.  She  was  well  aware  of  how  her  and  Kleiner  were--the  amount  of  times  Alice  had  rambled  on  and  on  about  her  little  family  and  how  loving  and  caring  Kleiner  was--and  accepting,  too.  So  she  knew  their  relationship  was  polyamorous-and  she  was  fine  with  that,  herself.  She  too  felt  her  heart  had  room  for  many…

Not…that  she  would  openly  admit  such.  Especially  not  with  Phanes  still…watching.

            Still,  the  angel…had  a  feeling  the  mage  would  not  take  ‘no’  for  an  answer  unless  she  genuinely  didn't  feel  that  way  for  her.  Thus,  aquamarines  look  to  her--albiet  shining  with  a  gentle  wetness  to  them  from  tears  unshed. 

           ❛  Alice…  ❜  She  starts  off,  noticing  at  first  she  had  used  a  very  specific  phrasing--only  to  halt  on  that.  A  silent  laugh  shakes  her  shoulders,  one  hand  in  front  of  her  lips.  She  was  right--they  would  be  around  for  a  millennia  or  more…

Unless  Phanes  decided  they  had  grown  tired  of  the  silent  angel.

           ❛  …Your  gift  is  accepted…and  your  answer  is  yes.  But,  you  potentially  knew  it  would  be,  didn't  you?  ❜  Maybe…maybe  in  this  instance,  just  like  all  those  years  ago…there  was  a  bit  of  hope  brewing  in  the  back  of  her  mind.

Maybe  she  could  look  forward  to  the  future  of  things.  Just  a  little  more.

[boreaswind]

Alice lays a frozen over swordfish on Varka's desk before him. It's so cold frost visibly pours off it like flowing water.

"I brought you a new greatsword to try out Varka. I assure you it isn't a blunt object, it cuts quite well!"

@rubiedhex || A little gift~

           𝐎𝐅  𝐀𝐋𝐋  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒  𝐇𝐄  𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃  𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄  𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃  𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐘  𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇,  𝐈𝐓  𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄  𝐀𝐒  𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐍𝐎𝐓  𝐀  𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐄𝐍  𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇.  He  had  heard  about  Lohen  being  gifted  a  musket  and  a  lance--not  of  which  were….well,  creative,  with  what  they  did.  Lohen's  already  used  the  lance  near  him,  as  well,  so  he  was  morbidly  curious  if  this  did  anything  special…or  was  just  as  she  said  it  was.

Maybe  it  was  better  he  didn't  find  out.

           ❝  Huh.  Well  uh…Thanks,  Alice.  I  appreciate  the  gift.  Do  I  uh…need  to  avoid  using  this  around  the  spark  knight  or…?  ❞ 

[angelichex]

"Oh Nicole~" Alice Chimed. "Would you like a gift too? I have a special one in mind just for you!"

@rubiedhex || semi-unprompted

           ❛  Not  particularly,  no.  Besides…you've  already  given  plenty,  don't  you  think,  Alice?  Anyway-I..should  get  back  to  Mister  Nine,  so  that  we  can  work  on  the  book  I'm  writing.  ❜

[frostforgededge]

Alice hands Lohen a fontainian-style musket. "While it's not a special lance I've given to you in another life, I can offer you this... Defunct? No, it still works it's just... let's go with troubled. Much like a certain lance I once made it has quite the personality. It has a tendency to scream 'you little shiitake'. I'm sure you understand my meaning here you've always been smart! All I ask is you enjoy it as far away from my cute little Klee. Do that for me and it's yours forever to play with!"

@rubiedhex || a gift for the vice captain

           𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐘  𝐙𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄  𝐇𝐔𝐄𝐒  𝐄𝐘𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐅𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍-𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄  𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐓,  𝐀  𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐈𝐓  𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃  𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄  𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎  𝐇𝐈𝐒  𝐎𝐖𝐍.  He  turns  it  around,  making  certain  to  fully  examine  the  weapon  she  had  given  him.  It  is  fully  loaded-that  much  he  could  tell.  Rather  beautifully  crafted.  A  deep  black  coating,  inked  with  blue  decorative  carvings.  He  spins  it,  it  landing  perfectly  in  his  hands  as  he  aims  it  at  the  nearby  target  practice  dummy,  a  shot  heard  across  the  space  they  were  in.  The  bullet  was  clean  and  precise-dead  on  what  would've  been  a  head.

The  words  ❝  You  little  shit  ❞  heard  perfectly  clear  and  loud.

           ❝  My  my.  What  a  beautiful  craftsmanship.  I  promise--I  won't  fire  it  around  our  ❛  Spark  knight  ❜.  In  fact,  she'll  be  the  furthest  away  when  I  use  it.  Now,  a  certain  Grand  Master,  on  the  other  hand…well.  He  did  say  I  have  to  train  with  him.  ❞

[frostforgededge]

"Is one of my missing cryo slimes in your fridge by any chance?"

@rubiedhex || fridge asks~ (always accepting~)

❝ ...And...why do you carry cryo---actually, nevermind. I don't want to know. ❞