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Scaramouche is minding his business elsewhere within the Zapolyarny Palace. Since coming back from Mondstat he wasn’t given any further orders aside from looking into the intel he has obtained and reading over his own report. The trip was a tedious one, but what was done is done. As he walks through one of the halls, a hydro arrow is shot his way, which he dodges with ease even catching it before breaking it in his hands letting out small electric sparks.
Scaramouche’s eyes narrow at the direction the arrow was shot from, behind him. Not at all to his surprise, there was Childe smirking. The taller of the two was some meters away from the Ballader. He put away his bow before casually walking towards him, “Welcome back.~” Scaramouche groans, “You better make this good Tartaglia.” Childe fakes a pout, “I just wanted to see how one of my seniors was doing now that he came back. Maybe be willing to spar a little before I make my leave.”
He did recall Childe was being brought to Liyue soon for an upcoming mission. "Now!” Childe brings out his hydro blades grinning like a madman, “Bring it shorty!" Childe grins holding out his water blades. Scaramouche sighs, he guesses this is what he gets. Despite his loss of sanity, Childe was probably one of the more human out of all the Harbingers. The Ballader first humoured the youngest with some sparring sessions but didn’t realize how bad the other’s bloodlust was until later down the line.
"Insolent brat, you're just wasting time," warns Scaramouche crossing his arms. Childe laughs, "Then come on and fight me if you think you can wipe me out so easily." There's a sound of cackling electricity until an agent scrambles towards Scaramouche, "Sir!" "What." The skirmisher gulped hearing the venom seep from Scaramouche’s voice, but he continues, "You have a package from Liyue." Scaramouche stills and turns away from Childe, he sees the package in the skirmisher’s hands. Scaramouche huffs taking the package in hand and stomps past Childe, "Stop trying to get me to fight you, you annoying little shit!" With that, he continues to stomp away.
The agent sighs in relief. Childe huffs and releases his blades as he crossed his arms in frustration. "What in Teyvat can stop the little man's short fuse so fast?" The agent shrugs, "I'm not sure myself sir, though you tend to stop everything for your family's letters as well right?" Childe scoffs, "Like that guy of all people has family who likes him."
Scaramouche goes into his quarters in the palace with the package in hand. It was fairly... big... he sighs to himself, he loves his mama dearly, but what did he send this time? The package included a letter, a heavier envelope with something else inside it, and... what looked to be junk. Hilichurl masks, chaos cores, bottled-up slime condensate, crystal ores. Gliding wings? Scaramouche groans and begins to read the letter.
Dear Kunikuzushi,
*I hope you're doing alright and that you like your surprise package! Mama's currently going on his own world tour around Teyvat and decided to send some souvenirs your way! I even got a Kamera, so I hope you like the pictures I sent you. Teyvat's so beautiful, I wish I could bring your mother and your sister with me. Though, I ran into some of your co-workers. Many of them are so rude! I hope they aren’t a bad influence on you at all. I made new companions along the way, there's Paimon, a strange fairy thing and this cute little seelie named Cuma we have with us now. By the time I send this package, I should be on my way back to Liyue. Kunikuzushi, I hope you're doing well. Mama loves and misses you very much. I'll try talking to the Katherines at the Adventurer's Guild for mail updates. I'm excited to hear from you soon my little lightening!~
Love,
Mama
What the- what had him decide to do this? The last time he checked, Mama was so in love with his mother didn't think he'd actually leave... Did they have a fight? Scaramouche looks at the heavier envelope figuring it may contain the pictures his Mama was talking about. Curious, he opened it up to check it out. From the first picture alone his eyes went wide.
The first picture in his hand was the Traveler... THE mysterious traveller around Teyvat handling a dragon saving Mondstat. Scaramouche also gulped, it has been a very long time since he went home and the new get-up made him realize he had encountered his mother on the job. Scaramouche groaned before he looked at the other pictures and saw one that gave him dread. There was a picture with a blond girl, a certain astrologist, a small floating child and with the Traveler as they posed in the picture. On the back, it was labelled,
Reunited with the meteorite group! Kunikuzushi, if you encounter them you better say sorry!
... Scaramouche decided to put the pictures away for now... Maybe he'll look at them later…