whirlwindthrust | IC INBOX

[All there is to find is a simple little note of paper with the flowy and neat handwriting of someone familiar.]

I love you as the plant that doesn’t bloom but carries
the light of those flowers, hidden, within itself,
and thanks to the love the tight aroma that arose
from the earth lives dimly in my body.

[Oh... Might be another part of a certain sonnet written? How mysterious.]

[Zhongli doesn't make an overt habit of checking in on Xiao; he knows the Yaksha likes to work on his own, and he can get thrown off his usual routine if Zhongli checks in too often. He's usually content to let Xiao do his own thing, occasionally checking in by claiming to be passing by, or by fateful encounters in town or dreamscapes. But after his conversation with Venti, he's had a few thoughts on his mind about the Archon and the Yaksha. Thoughts that he tries to let settle for a few weeks, but after some time lead him to pick up his quill and write a message to Xiao.]

Good evening, Xiao. I hope you are not preoccupied with anything at the moment. I was hoping you had a moment to speak with me.

Xiao, are you there?

It's me, Hu Tao! I was wondering if you're planning on celebrating "Halloween" with Zhong and I!

[This will appear near the end of the day, a mysterious little box with no note inside. But it might be obvious who it might be from. Inside is a small set of anemo crystalfly earrings.]

Greetings Xiao.

I trust this message finds you well. If you have the time, I would like to speak with you.

delivery april 17;

Backdated to before the Story Eater attack

On the day of Oct 31

delivery; 🎐

Sometime mid-February