Chapter 10: Unexpected Family Reunion (Gloom)
"Welcome to Inazuma." Beidou told Gloom, "Normally i would tell you to come back quickly cause we wont be waiting for you... But I'll make an exeption cause I'm sure your mother-" She was saying, but Gloom quickly interrupted "Father." The reincarnation corrected, "Father, sorry. Wont be happy about me leaving you here." Beidou apologized as she finished what she was saying.
Looking around, Gloom spotted a Fatui ship symbol beside the Fatui one, "...I think father might be here actually." She said, pointing at said ship.
Beidou nodded looking at the ship, "In that case do you think you could ask her to bring you back to Liyue?" She asked, thinking it would be a time saver.
"Probably, it might also be Signora, she requested to be assigned anywhere, but Mondstadt." Gloom explained, knowing Rosalyne had a rocky relationship with the Anemo Archon.
Having said that, Gloom turned to leave, "I'll be heading off now, got time sensitive things to do." She told the one eyed Electro user.
At that Beidou gave a salute, "Then I'm not gonna be keeping ya." She said, "See ya another time." She said before heading off to do her own things.
Seeing the Crux's captain leave, Gloom went to the Fatui ship, "I hope it is Father..." She muttered to herself, wanting to see her brothers and sister too.
At the ship.
Gloom walked to the ship where she was greeted by a Geo Skirmisher and a Mirror Maiden, "Halt, identification please." The Skirmisher requested.
"Right, Jacques prevention measures." Gloom remembered, "Second Daughter of Arlecchino, Gloom." She said as identification.
The Mirror maiden smiled hearing that, "Oh my! It's been a while!" She said, "I remember when you were this small." She added, putting her hand so it measures about 3ft in height.
This made Gloom blush, "Please don't..." She requested, already feeling awkward, 'Why are Mirror Maiden all so hot?' She wondered.
"Come on, don't make the young lady embarassed." The Skirmisher scolded his colleague, "You know the Knave is going to have do her paperwork for that." He reminded.
"It's worth it." The Mirror Maiden replied, "Anyhow, you'll find the Knave in the captain's cabin." She told Gloom.
The reincarnated girl nodded and headed onto the ship, where immediatly she saw two familiar people practicing magic tricks, "Lyney, Lynette." She greeted, catching the attention of the two.
They turned towards Gloom, Lyney smiling widly and Lynette having a slight smile, "Gloom!" Lyney said as he rushed to give the shorter girl a hug, lifting her off the ground even.
"How have you been?" Lynette asked, "Have you finally decided to bsell your mead in Inazuma too?" She deduced.
"Maybe another time." Gloom replied, "Right now I wanted to ask the Shogun, or as Beidou suggested, the pink Shrine Maiden to teach me how to use my vision." She explained.
That made the twins look at Gloom in surprise, "Wouldn't it be best to ask a Cicin Mage? Some of them use actual Electro Visions." Lyney reminded.
This suggestion only caused Gloom to blush, "She is a lesbian Lyney, don't you remember how embarassed she gets whenever she talks to Rosalyne or Columbina? Hell, even Sandrone?" Lynette reminded.
"Right, right." Lyney said, remembering that tidbit, "In that case though... You're out of luck." Lyney stated simply, "Both the Shogun and Shrine Maiden have a corporature that's very much like a Mirror Maiden." He explained.
Gloom looked dejected at that, "I should have gone to Mondstadt and asked Razor..." She lamented, thinking how that was the better option.
Lyney gave Gloom a pat on the shoulder, "You're better off finding your own way to use it either way." He informed.
"...You know that's actually not a bad idea." Gloom responded, "Father did say I should do my own thing after all." She remembered, before getting confused, "Why is father here?" She asked.
"Focalors wanted to ask the Shogun for her gnosis, so she can power a machine that should supposedly make a bridge from Liyue to here." Lynette explained, "Now for my question: Why do you suddenly want to learn how to use your Vision?" She asked.
Now Gloom remembered she didn't really explain it, "I started a competition with another reincarnated girl on who can achieve Godhood first." She explained, surprising the twins.
"It wouldn't have happened to be Shimmer right?" Arlecchino asked, having come out of the captain's cabin and heard that part.
Gloom bowed to greet her adoptive father/mother, "Greeting father-" She said, stopping when she realized the question, "...Yes actually." She replied surprised.
The Knave nodded, "Hearing that she wants to achieve Godhood after hearing she wants to make her own nation is dead give away." She commented, "She stopped by in Dawn Winery two days ago to ask Diluc for a vouher to get into Mondstadt." She explained.
"Making a nation?" Gloom repeated for confirmation, to which Arlecchino nodded, "Guess that makes sense considering she was given one of these too..." Shje rationalized, holding her wand.
"What's that?" Aelrecchino asked, "It kind of looks like the staff Sibley had when she was a Dawn Breaker." She remembered.
Gloom gave a closer look at the wand, "I'm still not sure actually." She replied, causing Arlecchino to give a slight smile.
"This kind of reminds me when you first got on Teyvat and you were still figuring things out." She said, her voice sounding nostalgic.
"Yeah... It's crazy that it's already been fifteen years." Lyney said, remembering how small Gloom was at three years old.