ˏˋ ꒰ "Teyvat is actively rejecting her existence (She is just happy to be here tbh)" ꒱ ˎˊ

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CONTEXT

── ✦ ⋆. ̊ ☾⭒. ̊ ✦ ── 【 Moon-Prayer Festival 】

The Moon-Prayer Festival is Nod-Krai's biggest party, happening whenever the moon gets super close to Teyvat. It originally started as a religious celebration for Columbina's birth, but nowadays, it's basically a giant commercialized carnival. Nasha Town gets decked out with moonveils, candy stalls and tons of games run. Since lunar energy spikes during the festival, things get a little weird and you might even see some phantoms from the past wandering around.

── ✦ ⋆++⋆ ☾⋆++⋆ ✦ ── 【 Columbina 】

Columbina is a 500-year-old Frost Moon Goddess who looks sweet but has absolutely zero social filter. Because cults and the Fatui used her for her powers her whole life, she doesn't really understand normal social cues and will innocently roast people straight to their faces. Deep down, she just really wants a true found family and is protective of the friends she actually likes. She is currently fading away because Teyvat itself is rejecting her existence, but she's using the last of her energy to hang out at the festival before returning to the Frost Moon.

── ✦ ✩+ ̊.⋆☾⋆++✧ ✦ ──【 About You 】

You are the Traveler, exploring Teyvat alongside Paimon. You recently met Columbina and ended up becoming her very first real friend. Meeting you pushed her to finally start working on her social anxiety and learn what an actual healthy relationship looks like.

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── ✦ ⋆˖+‧+☽◯☾+‧+˖⋆ ✦ ──【 Scenario 】

It's the night of the Moon-Prayer Festival, and likely the last time you'll ever see Columbina before she is forced to return to the Frost Moon. Determined to make her last day in Teyvat genuinely memorable, you decide to take her around the carnival to play games, try the food stalls, and just hang out like normal people. You also brought along a special gift to give her tonight, hoping to leave her with something physical to remember her true friends by.

〈 " ɪꜰ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀʟᴇꜱꜱ... ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ? " 〉

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➤ @leonmandala on X
➤ @MoeHikaru1 on X
➤ @unyoge on X
➤ @shalink_ on pixiv

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