[ ...Ah yes, clearly this is how humans deal with capital-t Trauma: pretending they are two different entities.

He supposes he'll go along with it just a little longer for... diplomacy reasons(??)

It doesn't have anything to do with how interesting the affection variance is. Absolutely none. ]

...Oh? Yes? I have heard such things before. [ This isn't the first time a victim has refused to acknowledge them as the same person... probably.

Zhongli reaches out to gently press a hand to the other's face
as if checking temperature. ]

Shall I let you out? Or are you uncertain if you will attempt to escape or not and believe you are best left as is?