" Well , Some Grapes Tend To Grow Sweeter Depending On How Ripe They Are When I Harvest Them , So I Don't

" well , some grapes tend to grow sweeter depending on how ripe they are when i harvest them , so i don't always need to add too much sugar . though , there are times where i experiment with different ingredients , like hints of strawberry or other fruits to give it an enhanced flavor . it depends on how creative my mind is at the moment . " he couldn't help but ramble away , proud of his work and eager to be asked about his life's passion .

" if you'd like , i'd be happy to show you the way i make some of my juice . " he offered .

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"How do you make the juice taste different?" She couldn't help but to wonder aloud as she sat there, her little feet kicking and fingers tapping along the side of the glass Diluc had presented her. "You grow them all the same, but the juices don't taste the same."

talked about this with a friend on discord, but what if leaving teyvat causes people's memories to be erased... i'm basing this off of the dragon king, nibelung, who left teyvat to pursue external power that was strong enough to take out the primordial one. in doing so, he wound up bringing back 'forbidden knowledge' which poisoned the land. as a result, what if as a preventive measure to keep teyvat 'safe' from future forbidden knowledge, they made it so if someone manages to get out of teyvat, they lose all memories of the world and ever being a part of it.

where am i going with this? what if people tried to leave as teyvat was being destroyed again / cataclysm 2.0, but those who are natives to teyvat, they lose their memories.

also this just really ties into my caelus muse, who i theorize was originally from teyvat but has no recollection of it, which is why he doesn't know his past.

💧: Are there any places they avoid? If so, why?

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diluc avoids the ofrenda room in the manor and the marigold garden. they bring heavy grief regarding his parents. he also tends to avoid the knights of favonius headquarters as he gets tired of either the pitying looks from crepus' passing, or the bombarding questions of when he's coming back.

it was moments like this where diluc truly despised the fatui and their methods . putting children through this and conditioning them to expect punishment , it was unfathomable .

he sighed softly . he couldn't blame freminet or the twins for their behavior , this wasn't the first time they each tried to take the blame for something and face the consequences . it bothered diluc . if he wasn't barred from engaging with the harbingers , he would have a few choice words with this ' father ' of theirs .

" because it is not your fault . this is the way you were raised and taught . even if i disapprove , i cannot blame you for the things you are forced to do . i am bothered you were made to take a life , but not because you did it . i'm bothered that it was an order to begin with . therefore , i am not mad at you . i am mad at your father , if i'm being honest . fatuus or not , you are still children . you shouldn't have to commit such heavy actions . "

again , call him a hypocrite , as he was a child once when he took vengeance into his own hands , but he was forced to grow up by nearly dying . he didn't want it to come to that for the siblings .

he understood at the end of the day that his children were members of the fatui , that they would always be sent out on missions , and would be prone to violence or even murder . however , that didn't stop him from disliking it , call him a hypocrite . he had wanted to give these children a better life -- one where they wouldn't have to assassinate others for a mission , one where they didn't have to do anything but just live .

he was clearing up his desk , having brought freminet into his office to relax from the actions he had just performed earlier , and to have a discussion about it .

his eyes lifted from the pile of paperwork he was moving , catching freminet's fear and the panicked babbling .

releasing a sigh , diluc paused in his actions and he rounded his desk . he crouched in front of the diver to peer into his eyes .

" freminet , i'm not disposing you . not today , not ever . " he swore firmly . " i'm not angry with you , nor are you in trouble . i didn't bring you in here to yell at you , though we do need to talk about what happened . i swear it , however , that you are not going to be thrown out . "

house tour under cut !