[Yeah that's fair. He hears the comment for what it is and laughs, leaning back in his chair.]
I'll take that compliment, thank you. But yes--twice, in fact. Apparently death and I don't get along.
[Childe really does have a track record of surviving things he shouldn't. Granted, the second revival at the station hadn't been exclusive to him, but still.
He takes a minute to enjoy the surprise on Zhongli's face before he continues.]
Shortly after we parted ways, I was given an invitation of sorts. I'd anticipated some kind of deadly trap, and I suppose it was meant to be, in a roundabout way... our hosts intended to betray us in the end, to free themselves from some kind of technological beast. [And to get their wishes but he's not telling Zhongli about that part.] Before that, though, we were rewarded for killing each other--so long as you covered your tracks, and you were able to get away with it.
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I'll take that compliment, thank you. But yes--twice, in fact. Apparently death and I don't get along.
[Childe really does have a track record of surviving things he shouldn't. Granted, the second revival at the station hadn't been exclusive to him, but still.
He takes a minute to enjoy the surprise on Zhongli's face before he continues.]
Shortly after we parted ways, I was given an invitation of sorts. I'd anticipated some kind of deadly trap, and I suppose it was meant to be, in a roundabout way... our hosts intended to betray us in the end, to free themselves from some kind of technological beast. [And to get their wishes but he's not telling Zhongli about that part.] Before that, though, we were rewarded for killing each other--so long as you covered your tracks, and you were able to get away with it.