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[ANYWAY here they are!!! Childe's wandering around one of the Arquero towers, which is unmanned at the moment. When he spots Hyth, he waves a little!!]

Hey there--ah, Hy...thlodaeus, right? [He actually does okay with this pronunciation, wow. Sometimes both your names are "Greek."] How've you been?

[oh!! he remembers this guy. hythlodaeus waves a little, cheerful as ever.]

Certainly less wet. [he jokes, adjusting his mask.] It was Childe, correct? I hope you are doing well in return.

Glad to hear it! [I haven't checked the log but I'm positive he couldn't say the same for some others... there are definitely people who faceplanted back into the Pool, I just feel it in my bones]

Haha, I've certainly been stuck in worse places. [An understatement. But it's fine.] I've found a few familiar faces here with me, which was a surprise.

As have I. [a pause.] In both respects. Are you pleased to see them? Those who you find familiar, I mean.

[Hmmm. that's--a good question actually.]

Well, a handful are strangers, but it's nice to have people from Teyvat. [Since if nothing else, he can at least gauge their combat skills within a frame of reference he already understands; he's relatively confident they'll be able to handle these so-called kaiju without using the jaegers, because he doesn't know how pacrim works.] As for the two I do know--one's rather at odds with my organization, but he didn't try to kill me, [objectively the best choice but kinda disappointing, thinks childe, insane] and the other is... someone I haven't seen in a while.

[A pause.]

Yes, I suppose I'm glad he's here. We didn't part on the best of terms, but it's water under the bridge now.

[he chuckles quietly at that last part.]

A lively crew, it seems. [a pause.] Good to know that we all may work together, should the need arises.

[he peers up at the robots.] And have you been inside one of these?

[That makes him laugh a little.]

Here's hoping. [Will the people from Teyvat work together? Yes, almost certainly so. Everyone else, though? It's too soon for him to say either way. It seems like cooperation would be in everyone's best interests, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

He doesn't elaborate, though. Instead, the humor slips from his face as he nods.]

I have--what about you?

I have been inside the things on my own, but not with others.

[he tilts his head.] You seem rather solemn about this. Does something terrible happen upon entry?

[He hums, looking thoughtfully back at the towers. I think they're like towers. Close enough.]

I'm not sure I'd go that far, but it was--unpleasant. That "drifting" they mentioned... [whoever "they" is] it gets inside your head.

This most certainly will not do.

[it's hyth's room that he's directing his ire at, right now-- he'd let hythlodaeus pick one first and then determined he would stay in the same one, as clearly their needs should be roughly equivalent.

foremost of those needs, though, is the fact that... well, hythlodaeus is just too big for these beds.]

What, do they expect you not to sleep?

[as ever, he's amused by this.]

At least there are beds. [he says, thoughtfully, crouching to inspect said bed.] I do not mind sleeping sitting up, you realize.

[he's really just going to be like yeah it's fine whatever i'll just die]

You are not going to sleep sitting up on this floor for our entire stay. But if your size has not been provided for--

[he'll have to do it himself, he supposes.

emet-selch focuses on the bed, then snaps; it not only lengthens to suit hyth, but becomes thicker, a little more comfortable to lie on. it compromises the amount of space in the room, but it's fine.]

There. Your neck will certainly thank you for not merely making do.

[aw, emet. hythlodaeus smiles, a little, pushing his hood back. he slips his mask off as well. it's only hades - it isn't like he hasn't seen his face before.]

I take it that means you've not found a way out of this place. [he remarks, and gingerly settles on the bed.] Oh - you've adjusted the thickness, as well. Thank you.

[could he have done this? probably. would he have? no, not when he knows hades will.]

Unfortunately not. It seems that, however we have been brought here... escape is not as simple as it ought to be.

[which he's VERY miffed about. he should just be able to slip into the rift with hythlodaeus and go, thank you very much.]

But if we must stay for now, then you shall at least have somewhat suitable quarters.

[wow. so the threat of having to perform certain duties in order to eat sure is something. and by something it's annoying. it's annoying! this whole base kind of sucks, actually, in terms of what's available and the things they're being asked to do. by now nico's at least accepted he's alone and he'll have to figure things out for himself. that's fine. it isn't as if he hasn't gotten used to being alone even if...

...well. whatever.

higher ground is usually helpful, so it means he's off on his way to check out one of the arquero towers. it isn't hard to notice that as he approaches he isn't exactly as alone as he thought. he's silent in his approach, footsteps inaudible and it's only when he's behind hythlodaeus and staring up at everything that he speaks.]

Have you bothered to look? Or are you leaving this to someone else, too?

[this is absolutely how you make friends.]

[this actually catches hythlodaeus off guard, which is rare. he can sense most people by their aetheric signature, but everybody here is so low on it that he can't quite make it work. still... nico has a higher output than most, he's found. interesting.

in any case, he peers over his shoulder from where he was casually inspecting the robot with his hands, a little sheepish.]

Hm? Oh. Yes, I've been inside the large, metal death traps. [c:] Have you bothered to look?

[as always, nico is unaware of what he's projecting and he may stay blissfully unaware. he doesn't seem to mind that he's just sort of jumpscared hyth, peering at him unblinking and silently before his gaze slides over to the machine.]

I haven't activated it. But I've looked. [so. no. but he's been busy (?)] How bad is the inside?

[a little shrug.]

It is... unusual. Unlike anything I've seen. But I have not managed to activate it, as I have largely come here alone. I do find myself curious.

Which means there's a trick to it that they won't outright tell us until we try it ourselves. [that's annoying, too. but there's a moment's pause where he seems to be weighing his options before he turns, beginning to head forward toward one of the arqueros and expecting hythlodaeus to follow him.]

We may as well.

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