#dottore hiyori was too real for me not to do this

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yttd, but genshin au, because i have free will

✧ sara leads a primarily ordinary life in inazuma city alongside joe, set apart only by her training as a skilled swordswoman from the kanjou commission. for reasons unknown to her, though, she hasn't ever been allowed to visit the kanjou commission headquarters on ritou. cryo vision, sword user.

✧ shin, being a job hopper, has led several different jobs across inazuma. though he has multiple part time jobs currently, he doesn't like to speak of a certain job he once had - as a helper at mikage furnace. he was always visionless, and sought only to be more than the coward he'd always been. it all came to a head once he came into contact with hiyori, who gave him the power he had always longed for: a delusion. suddenly, he could hold his own against anyone, regardless of the price it took. but of course, this couldn't last long. the physical toll on him was far too much, and he had to quit using the delusion. not long after, hiyori disappeared, and shin soon came to find out what delusions were really made out of, as well as about the delusion factory and the fatui stronghold in inazuma. it takes him too long to realize his biggest strength is his own humanity. anemo delusion, catalyst user. eventually gains an anemo vision. close enough welcome back scaramouche

✧ asunaro functionally serves as the fatui, and all asunaro members have delusions:

✦ rio ranger, pyro delusion, debt collector agent, uses knives

✦ tia safalin, cryo delusion, controls cicins

✦sue miley, geo delusion, primarily uses a gun

✦ gashu satou, pyro delusion, similarly a gunslinger

✦ kai satou, electro delusion, knives

✦ maple and midori both wield delusions, but their elements are unknown

✧ maple's delusion is found inside her very body, and manifests as a dark purple energy and grows ever stronger as her emotions become more intense. generally seen with no weapon, the delusion alone is enough and is also her main power source

✧ midori is never seen using his delusion, so it's hard to know he even uses it, or whether it's functional. the few times he is seen using some kind of power, though, it manifests as the same as the one seen in khaenriahn automatons and ruin mechanisms. there are markings around his neck just like the ones found on ruin guards, that he hides with his scarf. unlike the others, there is no trace of archon residue on him, implying he doesn't use his delusion. often dresses up as other fatui positions to carry out his plans, which is how he managed to trick reko and alice. alice was accused of using a delusion borrowed from the fatui, and then he showed up as a debt collector, telling them they're now indebted to the fatui, and the only way to break free was to do as he says. frequently found hanging around ruins, or wherever ancient mechanisms can be found, claiming to be a researcher studying "the principles of this world". similarly tricked shin, whom he pitied for being visionless and scarcely having a chance in this world. having studied fate as many times as he had, he wanted to see what change could be made to shin's destiny if he introduced him to the power he had always lacked.