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" Thanks, Miss Xilo! Just leave a pile of Quenepas and all the squirrels will be here. Mister Bat gives Quenepas to the Glider Squirrels a lot, so I had to try them. Do you know Mister Bat? "

Mind focused on this new topic, Sōngshū doesn't make any move to leave as she munches on an acorn from her tail.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" Hm? At home, we give the coins before the product is made. But if it works differently here, that's good too! How about... I give you a bag of snacks now and the Mora later? "

The squirrel is already reaching into her tail and pulling out fistfuls of roasted almonds, placing them into a small bag meant for Mora. Once the bag is filled, she loosely ties the top with a thick piece of thread and offers the snack pack to Xilonen with a grin.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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Looking at the red sky over the old ruins to the northwest, Sōngshū squints at the line in the sky with a very focused expression... behind her, a squirrel chitters away as the child nods sagely.

" So the red sky eyes are why Miss Mavy smelled like death... She used Miss Red Eyes' power of death to defeat the Ever-Purple, but Miss Red Eyes said that after using Her power, Miss Mavy has to die... aw... She promised to fight me but the rules of nature come first. I'll have to find Miss I-san instead. "

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Happy another year of staying alive 💥💥💥‼️‼️

" Okay, thanks! Want acorns or almonds or pinecones or a different tree nut? "

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" Well, you're making the thing for me, and I'm a squirrel, so I don't know how many coins it is. My bird-lion friend has lots of Mora, and gave me some as 'allowance' for my vacation. This would be a good thing to spend it on, so I'll give you all the coins. That should be enough for a cool new weapon... "

Getting out a sizeable bag of Mora, she holds it towards Xilonen with a smile, ears up. From size alone this is more than enough Mora for the job usually, though given the more difficult nature of the commission and the effort that'd be needed in making sure the Phlogiston within would be contained in such a way that it would not fade outside of Natlan, the extra Mora should cover the additional work that this job will require.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" No, not Pyro. Phlogiston, it's the better fire. All the Tepetlis use it, and I gotta have a good weapon if I'm gonna friendly-fight Miss Mavy. "

Making her way to the nearest chair, the squirrel sits in a very human-like way before changing into her human shape, her outfit clearly heavily inspired by Xilonen and Mavuika's usual garb. Her large, fluffy tail rests in her lap, the perfect position for her to get a handful of raw acorns out and begin snacking on them.

" Can you make it in two weeks? "

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" Yes, please! You make weapons like my bird-cat friend at home, can you make me one too? Here, let me show you the one my friend made for me. "

Calling forth her weapon, the squirrel holds up a large claymore fit for an adult man with ease. It's adorned in squirrel and acorn motifs, down to the tail-like curled head and squirrel head-shaped pommel, in a traditional Liyuese style of forging. Despite the size and weight of the weapon, the eager rodent isn't straining to hold it at all.

" It doesn't have to look like this, of course! Just needs to be big and strong so I can protect my family at home, and use the better fire from Natlan. "

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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Sunflower seeds!!!!

Drops 10 packets of roasted sunflower seeds for Sōngshū.

" *excited squirrel noise 1,* snacks! Thanks! I'll definitely share these with my family when they wake up during the warm time. Now, I gotta go meet Miss Xilo to get a new club, the one my bird-lion friend made isn't as cool as the ones here in Natlan and I want one that uses the better fire. "

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Settling down for a snack, Sōngshū pulls assorted nuts and vole meat from her tail before quickly chomping away at the delicious meal...

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Tail twitching, Sōngshū looks in the direction of Mondstadt with ears up.

" I feel a disturbance... "

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" Is it that day where humans eat those weird berries and pretend to be other creatures, like they want to hunt, but don't even try to smell like them? Oh no, it always confuses my family! I hope my bird cat friend can make sure my family are all safe... "

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" I hope my friends and family in Sumeru remember to give Miss Branch a bunch of her favorite nuts! The big green ones from the big sand are part of her favorite snack, <joyful squirrel noise 1>. It's the big flower day, so she should get lots of those green sand nuts. It's a special day for her, though I don't know why. "

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Sōngshū: Vacation Time Form

Standard and Digging Modes

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Talking with Flying Squirrels, Sōngshū finds herself amused by the discussion...

" Any humans handing out Quenepas recently? "

" Mister Bat gave me Quenepas the other day and they were so good! "

" Ooh, who's Mister Bat? "

" Ever-Dark Flame again... Mister Bat is a person that likes bugs and icky foods. He lives alone and Saurifa visits him for food. He feeds us good foods like Quenepas, and never gives the icky foods like the radys. Why don't you go meet him, since you smell like the Ever-Dark and Fire. "

" I smell like the Evil Purple and Pyro? But my family say I just smell like gold and woodsmoke. Do you have better noses than my family? "

" Probably. Go talk to Mister Bat or Capytaro so we can talk now. "

" Okay, thank you Glider Squirrels! "

" ...It's Flying Squirrels!! And she's gone, finally. So much energy, even for us. How does she even have that much, let alone survive using it? "

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" I protect them from bad humans and the weird floating rabbits with <squirrel noise 1> powers, they protect my family if I'm away, and they give my family extra food before the Cold Rain happens again. We're good friends! Do you have Hili-friends too? "

With no awareness of the connection between the Abyss and many Hilichurls, Sōngshū has no reason to believe that befriending the cursed former humans is unusual in any way. She instead smiles, tail twitching with pent-up energy.

Did you know squirrels can talk–

Mavuika raised an eyebrow, her expression a mix of curiosity and amusement. “You know, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if squirrels could talk,” she replied with a chuckle. “Given everything that’s happened in Teyvat, anything seems possible! Between the elemental powers, the creatures roaming around, and the magic that flows through the land, a chatty squirrel would just be an average Tuesday here.”

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" Ooh, sounds cool! I only got my powers by exploring a place and learning I am and that I want to be alive. I could use Pyro after, and learned Geo from the big glowy orange rock guy who looks after the furry guys in masks who look like they should be dead but never smell like death. "

Sōngshū explains, not seeing anything strange about the way she learned to use Geo. As far as she knows, it's a completely normal way to learn to use newfound powers, regardless of who does the teaching.

Did you know squirrels can talk–

Mavuika raised an eyebrow, her expression a mix of curiosity and amusement. “You know, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if squirrels could talk,” she replied with a chuckle. “Given everything that’s happened in Teyvat, anything seems possible! Between the elemental powers, the creatures roaming around, and the magic that flows through the land, a chatty squirrel would just be an average Tuesday here.”

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" We should friendly-fight before I go back home! I've been learning from the Tepetlis and watching the humans with fake Tepetli heads to get better at fighting so I can protect my family. Gotta show that squirrels can be strong too, hehe! "

Assuming a proud stance, Sōngshū grins with her tail swaying side to side and ears straight up. One hand is on her hip, the other hand balancing her club over her shoulder.

Did you know squirrels can talk–

Mavuika raised an eyebrow, her expression a mix of curiosity and amusement. “You know, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if squirrels could talk,” she replied with a chuckle. “Given everything that’s happened in Teyvat, anything seems possible! Between the elemental powers, the creatures roaming around, and the magic that flows through the land, a chatty squirrel would just be an average Tuesday here.”