#it's 8am

Dropped in a land with purity and freedom built into its foundation. Yet he was a boy tainted in the abyss and tied to his fate. A world where they tell stories of his homeland as a cautionary tale, where they speak of his people as lost souls and not ones crying out for help.

No wonder he never felt safe to reveal himself. Even past his mission, just his existence goes against Mondstadt's ideals. Maybe not Venti's because I doubt Venti cares, but he wasn't raised with Venti's ideals. He was raised by the ideals of the devout church visitors, the loyal knights, the reverent beliefs of the citizens.

What I do want to say is huge fucking thanks Philza and Roier, they both did everything in their power to help Baghera and Etoiles when it felt like everything was against them. Roier has been Etoiles' emotional support since day 1 and he always manages to at least make him laugh when shit gets annoying in purgatory, and Philza kept a clear head the whole time.

Now from a roleplay standpoint, it was also really nice. Roier, who can see his friend struggling to find any reason to keep going, who knows how Etoiles works and thinks, and who does everything he can to be useful and help. Even more, Roier then wiped the slate clean and made it so that the one thing he and his friend like doing (pvp) is now more fun and less frustrating to lose.