idolpro | Zhongli's Ideal World Session 1

Don't hurt, right?

C'mon, let's go see.

[Nudging her and heading off toward the gate]

Edited 2021-12-30 02:17 (UTC)

You arrive just in time to see Zhongli greet the newest arrivals through the gate - the Imeeji idols Hurricane and Nemesis. Zhongli himself looks just as he does in Imeeji, complete with Heart Soldier Senshi uniform and golden horns crowning his head. Quietly, he exchanges a few words with the new arrivals, laughing softly before gesturing somewhere farther into the Harbor. Hurricane whoops excitedly before grabbing Nemesis's hand and heading off in that direction.

In addition, you will find the two Elven twins Alphinaud and Alisaie among the visitors to Liyue as well as Izanagi, who seems to be finishing up his own trip.

The edges of the world fade around you as you suddenly come face to face with yourself. The sound of the other Travelers and Liyue harbor become indistinct. Your doppleganger bows in a standard Liyue greeting, posture too perfect and movements too precise, making it seem uncanny for a moment.

[ "Hey dude, you finally made it. I got something for ya." ]

A gaming menu also flickers to life in front of your eyes:

Please choose one upgrade:

Details: You may ask your doppleganger questions until you get one answer that will assist you in repairing Zhongli's erosion.
Ascend: You may add +1 to any stat (following the rule that it does not exceed +2).
Refine: You will be healed to full health or can choose to be revived to 1 HP should you fall to 0 health.

[[ Disclaimer: You may get an upgrade from your doppleganger only once. Should the area your doppleganger exists in be cleansed of erosion, you will still be able to interact with them. ]]

[Scrolling through the gaming menu, though he doesn't have to go far]

[Option one is what they're here for, right?]

Details.

If, like. If that's cool.

Of course, dude. What do you want to know?

Well... I mean. There's this erosion thing, right? And it's messing with Zhongli.

So we gotta find all the stuff that's weird around here and fix it, so he can go back to being him again.

So I guess... what's the best thing we can do to help stop the erosion before stuff goes sideways? And where do do go to do it?

It's all about his memory. He's seeing people that shouldn't here, yanno. And they're everywhere. So in order to fix it, you need to either get rid of them like they should be or convince Zhongli that they're not actually here.

...huh. Well, there's a ton, so it's probly faster to convince him, right?

Hey. C'mere, dude, come talk to Zhongli with me.

[Going to tug his double by the arm over toward Zhongli]

[ Note: Something in this area is causing your vision to pulse. ]

[ Zhongli blinks in confusion when Hurricane comes back with...

Hurricane. ]

Ah. . .

Is something wrong?

I mean... that's kinda what I'm here about.

[He points at the double, and then back at himself]

Stuff's kinda weird here, ain't it?

[3 on an ELM roll to see that that weird pulsing is about]

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[ Everything seems wrong about this place.

Everything ]

What do you mean? Last year you asked if you could see the Rite of Descension. So I made sure to invite you and Nemesis specifically so you would not miss it.

No, like. Look at me, dude.

I'm here, and I'm right next to me. There's Nem and there's Nem 2.0.

We ain't both real.

[Cha check 7]

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[ Well that's a striking success.

Please hold as Zhongli comes to terms with this. ]

[ This happens.

And Hurricane's doppleganger disappears ]

The edges of the world fade around you as you suddenly come face to face with yourself. The sound of the other Travelers and Liyue harbor become indistinct. Your doppleganger bows in a standard Liyue greeting, posture too perfect and movements too precise, making it seem uncanny for a moment.

[ "Didn't expect to see you here. I've got something for you if you want it." ]

A gaming menu also flickers to life in front of your eyes:

Please choose one upgrade:

Details: You may ask your doppleganger questions until you get one answer that will assist you in repairing Zhongli's erosion.
Ascend: You may add +1 to any stat (following the rule that it does not exceed +2).
Refine: You will be healed to full health or can choose to be revived to 1 HP should you fall to 0 health.

[[ Disclaimer: You may get an upgrade from your doppleganger only once. Should the area your doppleganger exists in be cleansed of erosion, you will still be able to interact with them. ]]

[That's--weird. But surely, she can trust herself, right?]

...Details. I wanna find out what's going on here, y'know?

[ Dopple!Nemesis nods in return ]

Like the contract says, Zhongli's memory is going. He's seeing so many people here that shouldn't be in Liyue. Either dead or gone or were never here in the first place.

[Real Nemesis nods]

We count as that too, right?

So...just gotta kick us all out?

In the end, yeah.

But you've nailed the first one right on the head. No one from Tokyo-F was ever in Liyue.

Yeah. Figure we couldn't get there anytime soon, neither.

...Do we gotta make the old man kick us out, then? Or at least admit that we shouldn't be here like this?

That or you could keep any more Travelers from coming in.

[ And she points to the gate. ]

So...break it. Pretty sure I can handle that much.

Anything else I should worry about?

[ The doppleganger moves to say something, but apparently Hurricane has taken care of it for you here ]

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