Just another dustbunny in my head.
Scaramouche "The Balladeer", the sixth Harbinger of the Fatui never imagined that he'll meet her again and here of all places. Here, on top of a mountain long forgotten, here, in Mondstadt, here, in the middle of bum-fuck nowhere and right in the middle of his mission for the Tzaritsa no less.
"What in the world are you doing here, you deadbeat bitch?"
He sneers at her, his eyes surveying her immortal form; from her stupid ancient clothing to her dumb surprised face. She even had a stupid bucket that held a flopping tiny fish inside. Great. First, the Traveler, then Pedrolino, and now her? When will he ever get a break?
"Oh! It's you! The nameless doll from Inazuma!" she smiled at him, making his anger flare once more. He has a name and he has power. How dare she address him like some nameless punk. "I can see that you're still the annoying mouthy piece of firewood. That's cool that you never change, at least you're consistent." The chatty girl shrugs as she attached a bait to her rod and casted it back to the waters, uncaring that a Harbinger of his caliber is here.
"at least cast it in deeper waters you idiot." He snaps at the girl as he snatched the fishing rod away from the girl and threw it farther, making the idiot beside him clap in awe, making him sigh. Seems like some things never change. An idiot will forever be an idiot.
"you're so good at this! Wanna live the island life with me?" her stupid face beamed at him, just like how it did all those years ago as he wandered the lands before joining the Fatui. It was nice, but nice things don't suit a Harbinger of his caliber so he scoffs at the silly girl beside him as he waits for a fish to take the bait.
"Unlike you, I'm employed. Maybe you should change your stupid outfit so you can get a fucking job."
She laughs, resembling a dying beached whale, unsuited for her delicate appearance, his insults not even once stinging the girl like how it should. "Heavens, Doll" she calls him, forcing back memories of his past, making him scowl at the idiot who continued to not be affected by his prickly personality. "you're still a massive hoot but I have no care for currency, I only want to live freely." She smiled, eyes gazing into the endless ocean before the two of them, content and happy living a shoddy lifestyle, isolated from everyone, no desire for revenge nor lust for power; her head empty.
He sighs, fed up with the stupid girl as he threw the rod into the sea making her squeak in surprise, her ancient clothes flowing in the air as she flails around, trying to jump in after it as he steps on her dress.
"Stop playing island survival, you idiot." He says before releasing her dress, making her fall into the water with a squeal. "You can't even fish properly."
He turns and leave, ignoring her shouts of protest, the previous disgusting nice and innocent girl mask now shattered, showing her true barbaric colors, making him smirk in triumph as she continued to curse him to high heavens, not even bothering to voice out a rebuttal. He's got a job and it's not good to associate with unemployed bums like her. He's got a reputation to uphold after all.
And so, he left her there, splashing and thrashing. There's no need to linger, the job is done.
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Her angry shrieks and the occasional splashing attracted spectators, namely the Traveler, his tour guide, the Astrologist, and the Prinzessin der Verurteilung.
"Are you okay?" the tour guide asked the girl in the sea who turned towards them, clearly surprised.
"Oh! Haha! I'm alright, who might you lot be?" Paimon blinked and side-eyed Aether who caught her gaze, communicating the same thing.
She's a total ditz.
"I, am Prinzessin der Verurteilung." Fischl introduces herself, her feathered friend butting in to interpret her. "You may address her as Princess Fischl." The girl smiled at the talking bird and greeted Fischl with a respectful low bow, their eyes never meeting.
"Greetings, your highness."
Giving each other a weirded-out glance, the Astrologist and the Traveler introduced themselves next. "And Paimon's name is Paimon!" the tour guide finishes the introduction, making the girl clap, a joyful smile on her face.
"it's nice that you all have names of your own! How lucky!" a ditzy smile on her face as she continued to talk nonsense. "It must be nice to be nobles."
"we're just adventurers and she's an astrologer." Aether says as he points at the girls at the mention of their respective occupations. "we're not nobles."
A surprised gasp escapes the girl's mouth, eyes wide and shining. "Commoners with names?" she whispers to herself, amazement evident. "Such progress! Tell me, where are you three from?"
"Mondstadt." Was the unanimous answer even though it's only temporary for Aether and Paimon. Still, it earned them a delighted clap from the girl in weird flowy garbs.
"And you? Where are you from?" Mona questions the girl as she eyed the expensive fabric of the mysterious girl's clothes.
"Me? I was birthed in Liyue." Her previous happy demeanor mellowed into something more somber even though the smile stayed on her face. "But now… I'm from whatever this island's name is!"
"Who are you anyway?" the little tour guide asked the girl who was still in the water. "You never mentioned your name." wariness evident in her voice. Who knows, she might be a part of the Fatui.
The girl blinked before her smile widened.
"Call me Lili!"
I might crosspost this on ao3 but first, I will try to learn how to tag properly.