#it was like leveling qiqi all over again lol

[princeinsomniavoid]

Just leveled my Wriothesley to 90 lets gooo

[kyogre-blue]

For the last couple weeks, I've been on a big grinding kick in Genshin again... it's been something, that's for sure. But I got a lot done (for some reason).

On alt:

Obtained Baizhu C2

Obtained Ayato

triple crowned Diluc, Kaeya and Zhongli, with also enough books for Childe to be triple crowned whenever I finally get him

Did the Narzissen quest line and explored a good chunk of Fontaine

...bought some cute wings...

I'm more or less finished off the Mond book domain. There's only Anemo Traveler left at 6/6/6, but since swirl scales from EM anyway, the talent levels aren't important enough for me to do another 114 gold books right now (for context, that's two weeks or so of doing the mond book domain every single day).

I did buy Welkin, so I'm going to keep logging in for the next few weeks, but I'm going to take it easy otherwise. My only current plan is to mess around in the teapot. I've finished another of the farming achievements, so I'll take the opportunity to rearrange the second area of Emerald Peak (since I can remove those fields). That should complete it, since I finally furnished the fourth area, and I've got some plans for Floating Abode next.

For future grinding, I should do artifacts (Deepwood/Gilded, then Emblem) and also the slow march to triple crown the next batch (Baizhu, Qiqi, Ayato). For future pulls, my priority will be Itto, Childe, and Neuvillette (for his kit lol), but since I don't care about the 4 stars now that I have C4 Thoma, it's just a matter of dumping everything I have into whoever comes around first and whether I get them or not isn't really pressing. The pity will carry over anyway. (Alhaitham and Wriothesley will be skips for now.)

On main:

prefarmed Navia levelling stuff (no artifacts or weapon for now, pending what the build guides will say)

obtained Kirara, currently finishing her last ascension

done most of Fontaine exploration, with every area except the Court at 100%

finished all world quests that aren't gated by the archon quest

finished all achievements except the commission and archon quest ones

Man, Genshin exploration is so... you just turn your brain off, and then suddenly it's six hours later. Repeatedly. Still kinda fun seeing the numbers go up though. Hopefully, the final region will be pretty small and easy to complete... But I'm 8 hydroculi short, which is not a good sign, since I can't get the resonance stone formula (no archon quests = no reputation).

The world quests this time were kind of a mixed bag, but mostly a miss. I liked the stuff about the Melusines and Elynas, very uh Durin-style. Generally, the Melusines kind of grew on me, though I still don't like their design, especially the bottom half. I liked the Pahsiv quest too, and unexpectedly the final little quest with Lanoire. (The handling of the camera on the small interactions at the very end?? Dang, who knew Genshin could do that kind of fine detail.) However, I really did not care about the Narzissenkreuz at all, or the Fontaine Research Institute stuff. The Narzissen fiasco was especially very tedious and convoluted. I know it's setting up Sandrome, but like... a perfect example of the issues with Genshin's lore and how it negatively warps the current day storyline, plus the worst of their excesses.

I'm going to be rolling for Navia in 4.3 because she is Geo (easy guarantee to get her, with 150 saved wishes, 10 pity, and 22K primos), and I'm considering the weapon banner. I think it'll come down to what the 4 stars will be (I really want Akuoumaru refines, so I might decide based on which half it's on). I did also fish for Kirara on the Ayato banner, and I did get her within 20 pulls, so that was great. She was the last pre-Fontaine 4 star I was missing, and I wanted to go ahead and build her. I'm not taking the Fontaine 4 stars past lv20, and now the only "backlog" character I am missing is Dehya.

I also... got Qiqi C1 in those twenty or so pulls. So hey, guarantee on Navia, which will put me quite a bit over budget. I can save for supposedly-Geo Chiori and Arlecchino, who has actual pants, holy shit. (That said, where's my Mond boy, Mihoyo??)

This 4.2 patch and the upcoming 4.3 one have some nice QoL updates, which bring some much needed minor conveniences. For me, the most impactful was probably the ability to quickstart weekly bosses. (Farming Apep on my alt to finally get some Dendro crystals, god...) But shout out to being able to unlock but not start story quests, and being able to replace daily commissions with exploration or events.

For next patch, we'll be able to one-click collect and resend expeditions and start at the key when doing a domain multiple times. Tiny things but holy shit, they're finally actually updating something. Man, if I drag this out enough, maybe they'll let you quickstart reputation too. And maybe even a goddamn skip button one day... we can dream.

But I gotta say the most exciting thing for next patch is probably the annual Lost Riches rerun with the new water-capable mini seelie. Really want that for my alt, where I have almost no pets.

[rinzis]

what your favourite genshin impact character says about you: no holding back edition

i’m finally allowed to post again!!! great joy

aether/lumine: you’re basic as hell sorry . also stop fighting over who the better twin is they’re literally the same person but different genders. you’re pretty fun to be around ig but i feel like you eat food off the floor. 5 second rule not 5 hour rule ok

amber: ok i’ve actually met a bunch of people whose fav is amber and you guys are actually really sweet but pls learn when to stfu you’re so loud . also you guys go feral whenever someone (everyone else in the fandom) says amber sucks like chill bae

kaeya: jesus fucking christ your horny is off the scale. every kaeya stan i’ve ever met cant keep it in their pants. and we know the only reason you like him is bc of his giga bouncer supreme ultra man rack 3000. stop saying you want him to smother you with his tits. get some help.

lisa: YOU GUYS ARE COOL AS HELL!!!!!! as someone who relates to lisa you’re very cool. most chill people to be around and you’re definitely super smart. not lazy but just reserved. 11/10. oh btw do you use her for climbing?

diluc: do you have daddy issues? you guys definitely have a thing for the tsundere archetype and you probably like zhongli too. just admit you want diluc to do the kabedon thing on you and move on. we know what you’re like. also how does it feel being so short? i swear every diluc stan is small as hell

jean: YOU GUYS are so sweet pls whenever i play co op with a jean main it’s just like wow you’re so strong and nice and thanks for healing my entire team wow........ however although you’re so responsible you probably enjoy cancelling people on twitter for fun . sorry

venti: VENTI STANS. I LOVE YOU. is it partially because i myself am a huge venti stan? yeah no. you probably missed out on his first banner and are saving for his rerun..... same......... anyways you guys give off the best vibes n it’s always so fun to be with you. i love you all

razor: i have one question for you guys . did you either like warrior cats or were you a wolf kid?

albedo: you guys are so smart wtf !!!!!!!!! you’re so rational in co op mode too and if you have albedo you probably use him as a sub dps for your teammates bc you’re so good at reading situations........ then again you also have some weird shit going on like cmon it’s milk after cereal you psychopaths

sucrose: you either kin sucrose or are creepy sorry . ok but she’s so underrated like her passive 3........ WOAH.............. you definitely use her in spiral abyss,,, also are you a burnout successful kid who used to kiss teachers’ asses and middle school was a breeze before getting to college/university and realising that professors don’t give a shit anymore? wow who would have guessed

diona: wannabe catgirls assemble! please move on from your warrior cats phase you’re almost as bad as the razor stans but you’re adorable too. you probably want qiqi or klee but don’t have them so you’re settling for diona

barbara: thanks for healing my team in co op barbara stans !!!! you guys are genuinely so nice omg thank you for being so reliable all the time,,, do you highlight your notes so it’s more art than notes? yeah that’s what i thought

mona: ok if no one else is gonna say it i will,,, no one understands shit about your astrology thing going on. i’m a caprisun? great

bennett: YOURE ALL ADORABLE. thanks for helping us out in co op!!!! you definitely advocate for bennett rights and yes pls do,,,, we all love benny deep down!!!! you either don’t have him or have him at like C218372

fischl: jojo stans

just kidding but you all probably act like fischl irl. also did you have an emo phase

klee: ok if your favourite is klee you definitely don’t have her . waiting patiently for klee’s rerun!!!! shes just so adorable and so are you guys,,,,, so fun to be around !!!!! you probably have diluc and hate him

noelle: you guys....... the rarest of the rare. you love trying to convince people that she’s a great healer dps n everything else...... no bae you probably use her because you like geo and claymores like hmm yes i will now hit things hard with my big sword and rock power

ok onto liyue now sweats nervously

childe: you guys are ALL simps. ALL OF YOU. go n touch some grass bro!!!!! you either think he’s super sexy or you bully him and make the ed sheeran jokes (not funny) . you follow griffin burns on tiktok too dont you

zhongli: you either love him for his gentle demeanour or you want him for his fat giga dumptruck 3000. make up your minds!!!!! you guys are so clueless in co op mode but you’re hilarious. you probably have his energy recharge at like 200% so you can use his ult and hear I WILL HAVE ORDER every 4 seconds

xiao: STOP GROWLING AT PEOPLE. every xiao main is so aggressive not joking . yeah the only reason you saved for him is because you want to stare at him all day n listen to him growling . you guys genuinely scare me . no he would not hold ur hand and do cute things with you,,,,,, if given half the chance he’d probably decapitate you

ningguang: alright jeff bezos, hand over the cash. yeah so you’re either rolling in it or want to be her sugar baby. but you guys have such an intimidating aura like playing with ning mains is just .... you always build her so well she’s an absolute tank!!!!!! thanks for scaring the shit out of me but also protecting me

beidou: YOU GUYS. you’re fun to be around but i also feel like you could probably destroy me in 3 seconds flat !!!!!!!! do you hate diluc too? i love playing with you guys because all i hear is TO ASHES every 2 seconds and she’s just cool as hell so yeah i really like beidou stans. i feel like you all have her so congrats

qiqi: you’re so cute,,,,, best healer !!!! you probably love playing qiqi because her skills look so cool and you prefer playing heal/support,, if you don’t have her you just love her bc she’s so tiny . spoiler alert but do you have a thing against xiao for killing her lol

xiangling: you’re so chaotic help,, you definitely pair her with xinyan too because you give off the most uncontrollable vibes,,,,,,, did you level her to use her in the spiral abyss or do you just think polearms are neat and don’t have xiao or zhongli

xinyan: please reread xiangling paragraph but replace polearm with claymore . you like either bring me the horizon or bubblegum pop there’s no in between

chongyun: you’re all the nicest people ever and you’re so chill . you love chongyun with your whole hearts and i adore you !!!!!! the animation of him eating the popsicle melts your hearts (no pun intended) and you just think he’s really cool :( ily all

xingqiu: chongyun vibes but make it kinda unnerved . burnout successful kids 2.0 ,,,,, are you clever too? you also love xingqiu and believe he’s worthy of being a 5 star with his heal and damage reduce !!!!! he’s so helpful wtf and so are you . please stop going on about his legs though it’s highkey weird asf

keqing: COOL PERSON SYNDROME! i main this gal so i love you all . do you get as mad as i do when people say she doesn’t deserve to be a 5 star? yeah . are you a procrastinator and try and take lessons from keqing but are just so lazy? do you use her teleport because you can’t be bothered to climb mountains? yeah that’s what i thought

ganyu: you’re all the nicest people alive and i adore you all . thanks for being so kind in co op mode . every ganyu main i’ve met is so sweet and you’re all so powerful too woah....... you hate the cocogoat jokes too >:( pls mihoyo give her more attention !!!!!

scaramouche: you have rights guys we know you exist. also we know you want him to be playable. we know that you think his hat is neat. we know you love this shawty but please be quiet.

signora: wait you guys exist

hu tao: you prank people for fun like pls stop im so on edge when youre around . plus i feel you laugh at videos of babies falling over n shit,,,,,,, you cant wait for her banner but also please shut the fuck up

dainsleif: please leave me the fuck alone we did 1 (one) quest with him and you’re all obsessed with him . ok second hand dmitri from fire emblem you want a medal for being a fucking simp?

[cinnamonest]

And then there's me, having the audacity to lvl up all my characters bc I don't want them to feel left out. Even characters I'll never use I just want them to feel included 😅

Like I have my main six at like lvl 80, everyone else is all over the place but it be like that sometimes bc resources yo and money ;7; pls I'm just one hoe

I usually level up characters to 20 so I can ascend and get the fates from them then never touch them again lmaooo eventually I'll do that... And maybe keqing a bit bc my friends are appalled that I have keqing and haven't really used her ever... I got her during her banner, but not from her banner, but on the permanent banner at the same time that hers was ongoing lol. I was just like oh cool

Then I have some I leveled up for a while until I got a character I liked better that served the same purpose and never touched them again... Although tbh I do plan to eventually level up Diona hc she heals. The only female character I've put leveling into is Xinyan bc I have her full constellation, and I'm working on Sucrose after I get Venti done

If I had Qiqi though... God I can only dream of being a Qiqi haver

[dl4draws]

YES IT DID and i don’t even like playing with the shogun ToT

yeah i’ve won the 50/50 three times in a row (i pulled qiqi off the standard banner) but i’ve never gotten a five star weapon so all my best characters are thriving off four star weapons 🤡

i want hu tao so bad i’m gathering for her already, one of my friends is at 80 pity, guaranteed, has 30 fates saved and has saved all of the stuff to 90 and triple crown hu tao and i’m just over here with my six primo geovishap drops like 😃

i lost kazuha's 50/50 and then i never wished on that banner again, im saving my guaranteed for xiao lol, i dont care how long i'll have to wait, plus i need to save primos once again since i fell to the temptation and pulled 20 today :/// so hopefully xiao banner comes next year so i can at least get 20k primos, im at almost 10k now since i used 3200

ashkdjasgd i understnd your friend perfectly because i have everything i need to level xiao till lvl 90, im farming for his talents now, but the little shit childe keeps giving me the wrong thingy i hate him (sorry im not pulling for you this time king, i'll get you to my lvl 80 kaeya soon)

as for xiaos talents i already have the crowns, just need to gather the prosperity scrolls (i think those are the ones, same as keqing's, but i cant remember the name)

genshin is consuming my brain

[windblooms]

I saw you giving advice and I hope you can maybe help me? I dont usually play this style of game so I'm not used to building teams (I mean with Pokémon I barely used stat boosts/field moves. Just tried to cover all types with STAB). Ultimately I'd like to have Keqing, Xiao, and Diluc (if he ever comes home sob) on my team. I currently have Qiqi and kind of building Ningguang to use her shield powers, but idk what to do or if I should replace anyone? I like to play based on (p1)

(p2) characters I like but because of that I'm not sure if I'm accidentally using too many dps characters, idk what I'm doing with support, etc... I'm so lost lol. Should I replace anyone? Or just get nice artifacts/buffs to make them too strong so it doesn't matter (is that even possible?)? I'm all over the place sorry but I was also considering going for Venti and Zhongli if he gets a rerun. Thanks for any help! 😣

hi there!  what i’m going to say is based off of my experience of the game (playing since october, currently ar55).  feel free to dismiss this advice if it doesn’t vibe with you!!  it’s ultimately your game and i’m only trying to give guidelines, but if you should enjoy this game the way you want.

also, anon who asked for albedo dps, im working on it rn!!  i just don’t own him so i need to read up more than usual.

SHOULD YOU REPLACE ANYONE?  i don’t see any problem with having keqing, xiao, qiqi, diluc (when he comes home to you) and ning on the same team or rotating in and out in overworld.  it sounds like you’re a new-ish player, so i don’t think you’re in spiral abyss yet - and if you are in spiral, definitely in later levels, you shouldn’t organize your teams this way.  as you progress more and more throughout genshin (i’d say starting ar45), you’re going to need to focus on strategic team comp more, get used to switching out characters for abilities and comboing, etc.  so my answer to this question is that, if you’re below ar45, you shouldn’t stress about being particular with overworld team comp.

but if you want my recommendation for overworld?  i don’t know which characters you have right now, so i’ll just name teams (of 4star characters) that i think would suit keqing, xiao, and diluc.

team keqing:  keqing, beidou, xinyan, diona. 

team xiao:  xiao, razor, diona, bennett.

team diluc:  diluc, xingqiu, sucrose, diona. 

DON’T BUILD NINGGUANG AS A SHIELDER.  i don’t think building ningguang for her shields is an efficient use of her abilities; ning is inherently made as a dps character, and all of her abilities are offensive, with her screen serving dual purposes as offensive and defensive.  molding all of her potential (normal attack, skill, burst) into a different role than initially designed will take more resources and you will make this an extra challenge for yourself.  if you want a shielder, why not try noelle, or diona, or xinyan?  they all have build-in shields that are more instantaneous and flexible than going out of your way to make ningguang a full support. 

shield strength made from geo interactions scales off of the elemental mastery of the character the shield is on.  think about this for a bit: shields made from geo crystals are the most effective when they match the element of the attack being dealt towards your character.  but this assumes that you can pick up that element to react with geo in the first place, which is impractical, considering that the only common enemies that have elements on them are abyss mages and whopperflowers - and even then, whopperflowers don’t generate those elements all the time on themselves.  so if you continue to build ningguang as a shielder, i’d say around 80% of the time in overworld, you won’t be making effective shields and are stunting her damage-dealing capabilities (because shielder ning would be stacked with elemental mastery instead of attack). 

USING TOO MANY DPS CHARACTERS?  again, this isn’t a problem in overworld.  in later adventure ranks, you’ll start realizing though that you won’t need the majority of your current team to be dps/damage-oriented.  practically, why would you load all of  your sources on damage when all of that damage isn’t necessary?  (that was just what i myself came to realize as well around ar40, so personal opinion right there.)  overworld is very lax though, so again i will stress, no need to fuss over team-comps in overworld.  

MAKE THEM TOO STRONG SO IT DOESN’T MATTER?  in overworld, yes, it is possible to do this.  you can absolutely solo-character-carry yourself with buff units, assuming you get good artifacts.  but i really, really would recommend you not focus on artifacts until around ar40+, and then start getting picky with them after ar45+.  this is because the endgame goal is to get all 5star artifacts for your main characters, since they provide the highest stats.  you are guaranteed at least one 5star artifact per level 90 artifact domain run starting at ar45, so if you try farming for them beforehand, a lot of your resin will be wasted.

on the off chance that you’re attempting hardcore spiral, i’ll put this here: in spiral, the logic “make them too strong [off of artifacts] so it doesn’t matter” flies straight out of the window.  you cannot solo-character-carry yourself through the later floors of spiral, especially floors 9-12.  not putting this next bit into boast, but just instead to prove my point: both my keqing and xiao (my main dps characters) have over 200% crit damage and over 55% crit rate, with over 1,800 attack each.  keqing has a maxed normal attack (level 10) and xiao has his ultimate maxed (level 10 as well).  both have, essentially, pay to play weapons.  i still get my ass kicked on floor 11.  

so, no, unless you are a whale, you can’t solo-character-carry yourself through spiral abyss.  in later spiral floors, you will need to get used to switching between characters, and building supportive characters like sucrose, bennett, xingqiu, diona, etc.  

VENTI OR ZHONGLI?  venit is broken in overworld.  he’s so accessible in co-op as well that i’m tempted to say venti > zhongli.  however, for spiral abyss floors 9-12, zhongli will actually be more useful than venti because venti’s ultimate won’t pick up the monsters in those floors, which is all he is practically useful for.  so from a practical, midcore/hardcore standpoint, i would recommend zhongli over venti for spiral. 

long answer, whew.  let me know if i can help with anything else!

[sonnetos]

RELATIONSHIP INTEREST TRACKER 

i have finally jumped on this bandwagon from the last couple of days. bear in mind these will for the most part be a list of non romantic relationships as i don’t really feel comfortable shipping venti with people. it’s mentioned in my rules but i’ll only ship venti with immortals who also appear young / use the teen model. at the moment i’m singleship but am tentatively open to more ships so long as they follow these terms. 

KEY

💕 = romantic 

🧡  = platonic

💙  = familial 

💚  = mentor / student

🖤  = enemies / frenemies / rivalry 

thank you mars / royalstorm for the helpful little guide! without further ado here’s my thoughts.

MONDSTADT

albedo /  🖤🧡:  i actually really love the idea of albedo & venti being sort of frenemies for a while. venti has already expressed a great deal of mistrust when it comes to albedo whereas they seem to be fairly friendly with everyone else. i don’t foresee this staying that way & can easily see them becoming unlikely friends eventually but certainly in the beginning i can see them butting heads. 

diluc  /  🧡💙:  i tend to see these two as sort of buddy film comedy duo for obvious reasons. but on a more serious note i think given it’s heavily implied venti fought in the rebellion with diluc’s ancestor, i think there’s a good chance venti also kinda views diluc like a concerned parent would. especially if venti knows of diluc’s history & what became of crepus.

jean  /  🧡💙💚:  in mondstadt i tend to view jean as one of venti’s closest friends & trusted allies. a great deal of this is due to how much jean resembles vennessa in spirit & personality. with that in mind i tend to feel jean is one of the few people venti will actually listen to when it comes to advice & one of the only people who is capable of guiding him to a place where he’s taking better care of himself. there’s very few people alive today he trusts more then jean.

kaeya  /  🧡:  drinking buddies! unfortunately kaeya is an outsider & didn’t participate in the save dvalin mission. therefore venti’s a lot more closed off to him in particular. not as far to albedo’s extent where he doesn’t trust him but he is less inclined to expose himself when in kaeya’s presence than he would if he were with jean or diluc. i do think they’d get along well though! maybe even work together to tease diluc. 

lisa, amber & the other knights  /  🧡:  same deal as kaeya but likely even less close. i think they’d be relatively friendly though. in terms of lisa & amber i think venti also trusts them a good amount compared to most of the others in mondstadt. 

barbara  /  🧡💙💚:  on a similar level as jean, venti respects & trusts barbara a lot. i don’t think they’d be as close as first but i think they’d be really sweet friends. i’d love to see them bond over music & maybe even learn some things from each other. 

fischl, diona, razor & bennett  /  🧡💙: i’m losing steam so i’ll be brief. c’mere kids grandpa would like to tell you some stories. 

klee  /  🧡💙:  “hey wanna help me blow up dawn winery?” “boy do i?!”

mona  /  🧡:  what if we sat on a bench in mondstadt...and we were both broke & hungry 

rosaria  /  🖤🧡:  i can see their relationship being on similar levels of mistrusting but somewhat friendly frenemies. though i think most of the mistrust would be on rosaria’s end because i don’t think venti would have much issues with her. 

LIYUE

zhongli  /  🧡:  hag best friends!!! as much as venti likes to tease him, i would say zhongli is one of venti’s closest friends & trusted allies. but they’re the sort of friends who disagree on everything & bicker all the time. an unlikely best friends kinda deal

xiao  /  💕🧡💚:  it is not a secret that this ship has be down bad. but! as i’m ship exclusive for it already ( hi sam ) i’ll just go over non romantic stuff. i think they have potential to be pretty close friends! i would like to explore the possibility of venti being kind of a mentor to xiao in terms of anemo spirit & what not.

ganyu  /  💕🧡:  outing myself as a crackshipper once more but outside of xiao, ganyu’s the only canon character i would be open to shipping with. i think their dynamic would be really fun & fresh. think howl’s moving castle kinda deal lol. i’m not super invested in them as of right now as i haven’t written with any ganyus so i mostly see this dynamic as platonic but i would not be opposed to seeing it as romantic either. 

hu tao  /  🧡:  bane of zhongli’s existence buddies! but for real i really like the potential of this friendship. i think it would be a lot of fun. 

beidou  /  🧡:  drinking buddies electric boogaloo 

xinyan  /  🧡💚:  i think venti would really like xinyan actually! he’d find her refreshing & her music like a breath of fresh air. i think they’d be a similar sort of deal to how venti & barbara are only more punk rock lol. 

chongyun, xingqiu & xiangling  /  🧡💙:  come hang out with grandpa part 2

qiqi  /  🧡💙:  "i’ve had qiqi for a day & a half but if anything happened to her i’d destroy liyue harbor”

ningguang, keqing & the qixing  /  🧡:  genuinely haven’t thought about their dynamics much. i think they’d probably get along well though! though perhaps in a similar vein to how venti is with diluc or zhongli where they can’t stand venti half the time ( & i can’t blame them ) 

baizhu  /  🖤🧡:  another frenemies situation possibly! i feel like unlike zhongli venti would possibly be wary of baizhu & the way he goes about business. he definitely thinks baizhu is a scammer though. again i don’t think it’d be as much mistrust as albedo but venti’s got his eye on you, doctor.

MISCELLANEOUS 

fatui members  /  🖤:  yeah if you’re fatui or aligned with the tsaritsa in any way venti inherently mistrusts you. which is primarily due to the encounter with signora. signora in particular venti dislikes & wants to steer clear of. but if you’re fatui in general it’ll be a tough job trying to gain his trust or friendship. 

traveler & paimon /  🧡💙💚:  a similar deal venti has with jean. venti trusts traveler a lot & considers them a close friend & trusted ally. this somewhat extends to paimon but i feel venti is suspicious of them as well. not to mention venti would be more likely to tease paimon as well. 

other archons, ocs & crossovers  /  💕🧡 💙 💚🖤: this is a circumstantial case obviously but everything is on the table! feel free to come hit me up if you want some of this bard in any shape or form.