[This is, Childe thinks as he meets Zhongli's gaze, perhaps a more dangerous mission than he thought it was going to be.]
You run this place all by yourself?
[Which means that as long as there's no customers, it'll just be the two of them in this place at all time. Dangerous, a kind of danger the Fatui have never thrown him into before, but one he's willing to face head first all the same.
He'll probably get burned, but it wouldn't be the first time or the last time Childe does something far too reckless chasing a thrill. Besides, in the grand scheme of things, flirting with someone is much tamer than half the things he does. It could even work out quite well for him, which is more than you can say for his usual missions. Even those that end successful usually see him bloody and bruised at the end.
(Which isn't entirely out of the picture here, technically, but that could still be a good thing.)]
But I think that depends.
[If he thought Childe was the sort to back down, he's about to be sorely mistaken as he grins crookedly. He's never been very good at sticking to playing coy, always giving up and just being as direct as he could possibly be. Not that he has overmuch experience in this particular arena, his methods are the same.]
I'd be more than happy to go if you're going to be joining me.
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You run this place all by yourself?
[Which means that as long as there's no customers, it'll just be the two of them in this place at all time. Dangerous, a kind of danger the Fatui have never thrown him into before, but one he's willing to face head first all the same.
He'll probably get burned, but it wouldn't be the first time or the last time Childe does something far too reckless chasing a thrill. Besides, in the grand scheme of things, flirting with someone is much tamer than half the things he does. It could even work out quite well for him, which is more than you can say for his usual missions. Even those that end successful usually see him bloody and bruised at the end.
(Which isn't entirely out of the picture here, technically, but that could still be a good thing.)]
But I think that depends.
[If he thought Childe was the sort to back down, he's about to be sorely mistaken as he grins crookedly. He's never been very good at sticking to playing coy, always giving up and just being as direct as he could possibly be. Not that he has overmuch experience in this particular arena, his methods are the same.]
I'd be more than happy to go if you're going to be joining me.