#fcreststridcr

She’s cleaning up her bar as she hears someone walk in. Her gaze soon meets the strangers as she rests her hand on her hips. Well this was new, well new to her at least. But she still gives that lil smile as she makes her way to the counter.

@eliteimperialism - I've always felt so lucky getting to write with you and with Shigemasa and I'm so happy we've been making traction this year! Can't wait to do more.

@the-expatriate - You and Pari both are amazing presences on the dash - you're such good friends and you are often the first to spread the love and support around, which is why it hurts so much when people can be needlessly rude to you and Pari - you're both gems, don't ever forget that.

@the-flower-karasu - The idea of an AU/canon divergent/genderbent muse is always a really bold and interesting one so it's fun to see Gogo develop and stand on her own!

@fcreststridcr - I've been slow when it comes to Genshin but I'll always adore and think highly of you from your days writing Bartz! Super excited to properly play 5 on the Pixel Remaster soon!

@orbitaldeathwoomy - I honestly had no idea but I'm glad we are interacting now! I think Splatoon is a really fun and interesting series and I love how the unlikely crossover of Persona 5 and Splatoon seems to have become a thing on here and I'm just so excited to write with you and do stuff with you here! Makes me excited to think about it!

@cflight - It's funny you say that 'cause I've been shy about writing with you too, but I was really happy when we started on our one mini thread together and I hope over time, we'll have many fun interactions together! Ekira's a good boy, too!

@isaaccecilbryant - I think I covered most of it on Discord but I'll always be grateful to count you as a friend and I'll always be in your corner and support you!

@hexes-and-headaches - You seem super nice too! Hope we'll get to interact more.

@heartwilled - An amazing blog run by an amazing mun! It's always a pleasure to do stuff with you and our interactions mean the world to me!

@shiigures - We really do go far back and I'm always happy to see them still here! I feel a sort of camaraderie with them in that we've both been here for quite a bit now and I guess maybe part of the 'old guard' of P5 lol - a lot of blogs have fallen by the wayside as fandom tends to, but it's always encouraging to see them still writing and still on Tumblr.

@musaeon - You're always a mutual who's meant a lot to me and I've always wanted to just properly plot and write with you!! We'll have our time!! No way I'll ever miss writing with someone as awesome as you!

Starter for: @fcreststridcr

The arrival of Liyue's lantern rite comes with it's fair share of drawbacks. Malicious creatures and demons congregate by cover of night, each attracted by the lights and festivities. By the people who gather within the harbour for celebrations. It is always times like these that the adeptus increases the efforts of his patrols.

And it is always times like these that unexpected problems rear their ugly heads.

For many a night, he has kept a silent eye on the curious man who took to exploring the wilderness of Liyue instead of remaining at the booths and attractions that were set up. While Xiao would rather observe from a distance and avoid interaction with others, he knows there are certain situations in which he will not be able to do that. Not when it is answers he is seeking. On this particular occasion, the adeptus finally makes his presence known by descending with the wind, kicking up a gentle breeze in the process.

He'd gotten used to the colorful vocabulary his friend could be capable of by now. Yet, after all the years, Cyno would be hard-pressed to recall the last time he'd seen him this livid.

It was a scary sight, and scary places were where the matra felt truly at home. How interesting that he wouldn't necessarily need to find a tomb to feel this kind of thrill. Moving closer to Tighnari's bed to look over his slumped form felt a bit like prying into a cursed sarcophagus just now.

"Look at the bright side, Tighnari." He said in his usual dry tone that hid just the perfect pinch of amusement well laced behind the words. "There's definitely mushroom for improvement."

Could this be called kicking his friend while he was down?

He wasn't far away, nothing could keep this tanuki away from flowers. Maybe he could learn a few things here that would help him out with his own garden. Kounosuke is quick to walk up to who appeared to be the main gardener, only to notice how red his face had gotten.

"Hey you."

Curious frown, he steps up.

Hope had been feeling absolutely helpless since the night Tighnari had found her and brought her back to Gandharva Ville. Her natural healing process- while still a little faster than a normal human’s- was much slower than usual, and for once she was someone else’s patient rather than the other way around. She had been doing what she could to help out, to repay her new friend’s kindness, but there was only so much she could do while limping and with her arm the way it was. It was more than a little frustrating...

So maybe that’s why she didn’t see the Forest Watcher’s hug coming until his arms and tail were already around her. It was really that obvious, huh? After a moment the hug is returned, the half breed hiding her face in his shoulder as she did so. “...Thanks Tighnari...”

“I can’t say impressions are something I care about, but in a general sense I’m sure that’s true for most.” The Scribe agreed, waiting for Tighnari to make himself comfortable. These fluffy ears had been proving quite the distraction, so the hope was that once his curiosity had been sated he could easily return his focus to his previous thoughts. So, it was with a gentle hand that he reached out to brush his fingers over the fur of Tighnari’s ears, running them from base to tip before pulling back his hand.