You do not give such an impression, and I did not mean it as a slight to either one of your characters. Above all else, a trade should be fair so having reason is all I ask.
[ Secrets of the self are a strange concept here to Zhongli anyway. Surely any holder of his Shard - Yima in particular - must have had some inkling as to who and what Zhongli was. Shrouded and muted as it is sometimes, glimpses of that self can also be found in Communion and in memory pools and who knows what else. So, for the most part, Zhongli thinks about the exposure of secrets here in Kenos is just a matter of when instead a matter of if. Furthermore as the God of History, preserving who they are is vital in preserving what little is left of their worlds. Is any secret worth keeping if in order to do so it prevents the wonders of a world being known? A philosophical question for another time.
John the Emperor has agreed with his terms (not as binding as Zhongli normally likes but it serves his purpose well enough), and John the Archivist - one whose powers deal in information - intrinsically understood probably better than anyone in this room the power of knowledge and how to properly handle it.
And thus those thoughts are squirreled away as Zhongli's focus returns to the door.
He gives an approving nod to John the Archivist as he backs away - the hallway from whence they come should be statistically safer than whatever lies behind this door. And weakened as they are, as long as both John the Emperor have the advantage of surprise, the combination of earth and bone should be enough to hopefully not be completely overwhelmed.
To the Emperor: ]
Then I'll force the door open. Be prepared to greet who-or-whatever may be on the other side. Even if it is only the custodian.
[ He holds his spear at an angle, ready to wedge it between the door and the frame and pry it open on their command. ]
no subject
[ Secrets of the self are a strange concept here to Zhongli anyway. Surely any holder of his Shard - Yima in particular - must have had some inkling as to who and what Zhongli was. Shrouded and muted as it is sometimes, glimpses of that self can also be found in Communion and in memory pools and who knows what else. So, for the most part, Zhongli thinks about the exposure of secrets here in Kenos is just a matter of when instead a matter of if. Furthermore as the God of History, preserving who they are is vital in preserving what little is left of their worlds. Is any secret worth keeping if in order to do so it prevents the wonders of a world being known? A philosophical question for another time.
John the Emperor has agreed with his terms (not as binding as Zhongli normally likes but it serves his purpose well enough), and John the Archivist - one whose powers deal in information - intrinsically understood probably better than anyone in this room the power of knowledge and how to properly handle it.
And thus those thoughts are squirreled away as Zhongli's focus returns to the door.
He gives an approving nod to John the Archivist as he backs away - the hallway from whence they come should be statistically safer than whatever lies behind this door. And weakened as they are, as long as both John the Emperor have the advantage of surprise, the combination of earth and bone should be enough to hopefully not be completely overwhelmed.
To the Emperor: ]
Then I'll force the door open. Be prepared to greet who-or-whatever may be on the other side. Even if it is only the custodian.
[ He holds his spear at an angle, ready to wedge it between the door and the frame and pry it open on their command. ]