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[The video opens on the smiling, eye-patch-wearing face of Kaeya Alberich. He looks cheerful enough, but more than that, there is something decidedly smug about his expression too. Not that that’s surprising, given who he is as a person. And besides, he has excellent reason to be smug at the moment.]

Tell me friends, are you the gambling types? Ever make any interesting bets or wagers that you won? Or, maybe more interestingly, lost? I’d love to hear your stories.

[Kaeya’s one visible eye is near sparkling.] You see, I’ve recently entered into such a bet. And I won, of course. Isn’t that right, Diluc?

[The view pans to the narrow shouldered Diluc Ragvindr with his arms crossed over his chest. A white cloak with a soft fluffy ruff. An open shirt that shows off his well-muscled chest that’s marred by scars. In short, he’s wearing Kaeya’s clothes. He sighs and pushes away from the wall, walking towards the Omni.]

Yes, and now you get to have your fun until two weeks are up.

[Despite his words he doesn’t seem all that bothered by Kaeya gloating. He seems quite calm and aloof as ever..]

As I told you, you wear this better. [Then he focuses on the view.] My questions are different from his. What interesting things have you discovered here?

[Kaeya laughs and lifts one shoulder in a shrug.] I don’t know, I think you pull it off quite well. I’m sure everyone would agree. [Right? Right everyone?]

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I see, that would make sense. It's always those closest to us.

[He nods knowingly, but very obviously amused. ...he probably would've been that sort of cousin. Ah well.]

I suppose I did. This time anyway. Love makes you soft, I suppose. [A brief pause and he adds,] No sense scaring him off all wagers in the future by going big the first time anyway.

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[Alvin laughs.]

Devious. I'm Alvin, by the way. What's your name, gambling man?

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[A grin at that. He won't deny it.]

Kaeya Alberich. Pleasure to meet you, Alvin. Have you been in Trench long?

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Not long at all. It's been about a month, maybe? Time flies when you're dropped into crypts and jungles and what-else-have-you every other day.

[At some point, a guy just has to accept that locational instability is his lot in life. Or something.]

I understand some folks have been here half a year or longer.

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Ha! [He laughs nodding in agreement.] There really are very few dull moments here, that's true.

[Kaeya could use a vacation from it honestly but he's also gotten good at rolling with the punches.]

That's right. I've been here just shy of eight months. Diluc has been here longer, and was somewhere else strange before this. Quite a handful of people have that in common here.

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[Well, that gets his attention.]

Really? You mean, somewhere other than their original homes?