Most people are, yes--or at least in villages and such. This area has some dangerous creatures and wandering thieves, so it's not really somewhere that people tend to stay. But I live in Sumeru City, and most of my recent work has been out in the desert.
It's not my favorite, personally. But I like being able to see the stars if I'm sleeping outside.
[He just watches Vash bounce, fond.]
Oh--yes, I was working on a big project out there a few months ago. And then my last client... ugh, I don't even want to talk about that.
[He isn't from the hangout route where he finished that job. TCH!!!]
Hold on, let me...
[With a little concentration, he adjusts the scene--I can't find a gif of it but he will make the Varunastra activate, the water swelling up into the sky just before it begins to rain, with large bubbles popping into existence around them.]
[ Hmm... Vash frowns to see that Kaveh has some gripes about work, but he doesn't press. Instead, he focuses on what Kaveh shows him instead. Hopping off of the mushroom, he watches the stream, then the bubbles.
Gently, he touches one giant bubble. Don't swallow him whole. ]
Wow... It kind of reminds me of what plants can do at home, but it would make sense since plants mimic nature.
[ Kaveh slowly picking up some creative ideas as Vash continues to pop the bubbles. He seems entertained enough. ]
Oh, right. That is what we call manmade powerplants. They're why humans can survive in No Man's Land at all since they can provide food, water, electricity, anything you need for survival as long as they're cared for.
They're why humans can fly out to space and expand.
[ He will try to change the terrain to one he knows... Green turns into swatches of warm tones, foliage to sand. Around them is a type of ship wreckage, but one that Kaveh wouldn't be overly familiar with (spaceships). He gestures for Kaveh to follow him deeper into the wreckage. Fortunately, it isn't dark. There are enough cracks and open space for light to shine through, but it unveils the futuristic technology that is lost to this barren wasteland.
In the center of the hub is a plant. It's curled up in its protective bulb, cocooned asleep within its angel wing-like feelers, with a soft blue light pulsing to what seems to be its breathing, or perhaps its heartbeat. A manmade powerplant ended up being very alive. ]
Usually, there would be more of them, but I thought showing you just one is enough.
[Hilariously, this is possibly the first time Kaveh's seen someone else do this--it's almost strange, being on the other end of it. He looks around curiously as he follows Vash; he doesn't spend much time exploring the Ruin Golems since that's not his field of study, but it gives him something of a similar feeling.
He looks surprised as they approach the plant, though he stops near Vash rather than recklessly reaching out to touch.]
So this--[Gesturing to the creature inside the bulb]--is what provides you all with what you need to live?
Yeah, though it looks like she's asleep. Why don't we wake her up?
[ Vash places a hand on the bulb. The plant stirs, feelers unfurling as she senses the presence of others, but not fully awake just yet. The bulb glows a soft life constantly now. ]
[If Vash approaches easily, Kaveh will follow!! The whole thing is a little startling because it's all such a new sight, but--honestly, there's such a wide variety of elemental beings in Teyvat already, that it's kind of hard to be that caught off-guard by appearances. So he nods, turning and waving.]
[ The plant opens her eyes, but there are no pupils or irises to see, it's much like watching a moving divine statue. She greets them with a smile, curious... Then places her hand against her bulb, fingers and palm matching Vash's.
The light pulses again with a pleasant humming sound. ]
She says "good morning." [ don't worry about it ] What should we ask from her?
[Kaveh watches, intrigued, his gaze traveling over the plant's face. WILD... he's so busy looking at it--her--that he almost misses Vash's question, though it confuses him slightly even when he registers it.]
Oh, I see. [He guesses that makes sense...? It's hard to say, honestly. It's not like they go around naming every single Fungi or Hilichurl they run into, but all their Archons obviously have names and such, as do most other significant things in his world, even technology. If plants are vital to survival, he assumes they're equally valued--though it does seem a little odd, for it/her to be in such an enclosed space, to him.]
Alright, in that case... [He pauses, contemplating. Well, they were just talking about rainforests and such, so--] ...could you please show me water?
[ The plant seems to acknowledge his request, then closes her eyes. The bulbs glows a brighter blue and it engulfs the scene before there's a small pond nearby in this encased ship wreckage. They didn't have a container for the water, so this will have to do.
[ It is clean, fresh water, very rare in the desert. At least No Man's Land desert. ]
Yeah! Usually, it's water and electricity, sometimes it's vegetation, food... [ There's a pause. ] No Man's Land lost the technology to produce them, so plants were becoming a scarce luxury. Ideally, humans should be using them only for necessities.
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But he will land with perhaps a surprising level of control.]
The Forest Rangers have all kinds of other techniques for getting around. Most of us don't need to bother with any of this, though.
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Because you guys are usually in the city?
[ HIS TURN TO JUMP and he jumps up and down on the mushroom, having the time of his life. ]
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Most people are, yes--or at least in villages and such. This area has some dangerous creatures and wandering thieves, so it's not really somewhere that people tend to stay. But I live in Sumeru City, and most of my recent work has been out in the desert.
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[ Still jumping and doesn't question bandits. Stealing is normal in most worlds. ]
I wouldn't mind camping outside if it was like this. [ Bounce, bounce. ] Are you designing something out there?
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[He just watches Vash bounce, fond.]
Oh--yes, I was working on a big project out there a few months ago. And then my last client... ugh, I don't even want to talk about that.
[He isn't from the hangout route where he finished that job. TCH!!!]
Hold on, let me...
[With a little concentration, he adjusts the scene--I can't find a gif of it but he will make the Varunastra activate, the water swelling up into the sky just before it begins to rain, with large bubbles popping into existence around them.]
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Gently, he touches one giant bubble. Don't swallow him whole. ]
Wow... It kind of reminds me of what plants can do at home, but it would make sense since plants mimic nature.
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But Vash's phrasing catches his attention, and he tilts his head.]
What do you mean?
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Oh, right. That is what we call manmade powerplants. They're why humans can survive in No Man's Land at all since they can provide food, water, electricity, anything you need for survival as long as they're cared for.
They're why humans can fly out to space and expand.
[ Thinking... ]
I can show you, if you want.
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Oh, yes, I'd love to! [...INSECURITY] Um, if you don't mind.
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[ He will try to change the terrain to one he knows... Green turns into swatches of warm tones, foliage to sand. Around them is a type of ship wreckage, but one that Kaveh wouldn't be overly familiar with (spaceships). He gestures for Kaveh to follow him deeper into the wreckage. Fortunately, it isn't dark. There are enough cracks and open space for light to shine through, but it unveils the futuristic technology that is lost to this barren wasteland.
In the center of the hub is a plant. It's curled up in its protective bulb, cocooned asleep within its angel wing-like feelers, with a soft blue light pulsing to what seems to be its breathing, or perhaps its heartbeat. A manmade powerplant ended up being very alive. ]
Usually, there would be more of them, but I thought showing you just one is enough.
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He looks surprised as they approach the plant, though he stops near Vash rather than recklessly reaching out to touch.]
So this--[Gesturing to the creature inside the bulb]--is what provides you all with what you need to live?
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[ Vash places a hand on the bulb. The plant stirs, feelers unfurling as she senses the presence of others, but not fully awake just yet. The bulb glows a soft life constantly now. ]
Give her a cheerful "good morning!"
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Good morning!
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The light pulses again with a pleasant humming sound. ]
She says "good morning." [ don't worry about it ] What should we ask from her?
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Ask from her? [Wait--] Can she talk?
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[ So give it a whirl, blondie. ]
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Alright, um--oh, does she have a name?
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Humans don't normally name plants... They have to take care of so many of them.
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Alright, in that case... [He pauses, contemplating. Well, they were just talking about rainforests and such, so--] ...could you please show me water?
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It really just does happen. ]
Thank you!
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Ah--yes, thank you! [He can be polite, of course.
To Vash:] And this is how you get everything you need?
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Yeah! Usually, it's water and electricity, sometimes it's vegetation, food... [ There's a pause. ] No Man's Land lost the technology to produce them, so plants were becoming a scarce luxury. Ideally, humans should be using them only for necessities.
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You don't produce more crops based on the yields of the ones the plants created? You should be able to use the seeds, right?
[It would take longer, maybe, but it would be more sustainable in the end, he thinks]
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Desert planet soil is just sand... Pretty bad for agriculture, so people need to use plants to give them farmland in the first place for crops.
It's rough... It's not like plants normally reproduce, either. Plants giving birth to new plants is extremely rare.
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But, hmmm. He frowns, contemplating as he stands and turns to look back at the plant.]
And leaving isn't an option, right? Wolfwood mentioned the crash.
[Not that he thinks they should have to leave if they don't want to--but it's a different story when the option itself isn't there.]
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