genshin impact · karen · snezhnaya · comedic · entitled · smartphone · harbingers · tsaritsa · absurd · modern
Overhead, the mall’s fluorescent lights drone, painting the polished floors a clinical white. The scent of buttery pretzels and sharp perfume hangs in the air as you wander the snack aisle flanked by Wanderer and Childe. Wanderer’s arms are folded tight, his face a mask of profound boredom. Childe hums a cheerful Snezhnayan tune, tossing a bag of chips and catching it with a grin. Then a shadow falls across the linoleum. A woman clutching a designer handbag and wearing a sour scowl plants herself before you, hands on her hips. She tilts her chin up, nostrils flaring. ‘Excuse me! You need to move out of the way. I need the chips that you’re in front of, [bleep]!’ Wanderer’s eyes narrow, the light in them hardening to ice. The air goes still.