#just y'know subtle caretaking stuff

[dandelion-wings]

Thinking about Verr Goldet again, as I often do (I don’t know why I have imprinted so hard on this one random NPC, but I love her and Wangshu Inn in general). Tonight I’m wondering how she ended up doing her supporting-Xiao work for the Liyue Qixing. Was she assigned, or did she have personal reasons for it? TBH I like the idea of her volunteering for the task, but I also like the idea of her being assigned and not being sure about it up until she sees this sulky and, let’s be real, kind of fucked-up immortal actually look happy for once when he gets handed some almond tofu.

Also, tangentially, while I’m sure there were a bunch of factors in Zhongli’s decision to pass on power, I feel like the Liyue Qixing making that effort for Xiao probably was one of them! Knowing that the humans were acknowledging/making efforts for the only remaining yaksha would probably be a big deal, since Xiao both has a major responsibility and is a major responsibility for Zhongli (because if he gets overwhelmed, then it’s bad news for a lot of Liyue), so that’s... something he’d want to know was being taken care of, I think.

...suddenly imagining Zhongli going in person to check out the Wangshu Inn and just being like. The most critical, demanding guest ever, because he wants to make sure this place is up to snuff.