Apple cider it is, then. I'll give Charles my best regards.
[ he says easily, preferring to not address the second statement. Is he surprised? Not entirely-- but in the sense that he wasn't expecting today of all days... ]
And we can discuss how surprised I am over those drinks, hm?
[ first assessment: kaeya is one of those people. the kind of person who does not answer questions, and paints a picture according to their own will and whims. dainsleif, here, is simply one of the many colors being used.
he doesn't entirely mind it. there is a bigger picture to be seen. ]
Are you more likely to run your mouth under the influence of alcohol, or keep quiet?
[ it is, despite the wording, not shade, but mere curiosity. ]
Ahhh, but I don't need any help with that, of course.
[ he'll go get the drinks, low key grateful that it isn't the owner bartending today. Charles is much easier to deal with, in terms of simple exchange of money for alcohol.
[ more likely to run his mouth, he says, and dainsleif doesn't believe it one bit.
he watches as kaeya leaves to fetch the drinks from the corner of his eyes, and watches as he returns with them. dainsleif, being dainsleif, doesn't touch the cider just yet. ]
Is it a Mondstadt custom to drink during work hours?
[ again, a question bathed in curiosity and nothing more. ]
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[ he says easily, preferring to not address the second statement. Is he surprised? Not entirely-- but in the sense that he wasn't expecting today of all days... ]
And we can discuss how surprised I am over those drinks, hm?
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he doesn't entirely mind it. there is a bigger picture to be seen. ]
Are you more likely to run your mouth under the influence of alcohol, or keep quiet?
[ it is, despite the wording, not shade, but mere curiosity. ]
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Ahhh, but I don't need any help with that, of course.
[ he'll go get the drinks, low key grateful that it isn't the owner bartending today. Charles is much easier to deal with, in terms of simple exchange of money for alcohol.
he returns, with two glasses. ]
As thanks, in advance.
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he watches as kaeya leaves to fetch the drinks from the corner of his eyes, and watches as he returns with them. dainsleif, being dainsleif, doesn't touch the cider just yet. ]
Is it a Mondstadt custom to drink during work hours?
[ again, a question bathed in curiosity and nothing more. ]
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You've been here at least once, haven't you? Surely you've gotten some grasp of it.
Besides, it's my lunch break.
[ is it? who knows, nor cares. No one seems surprised in the slightest to see him there, either. ]