—Gaby Mochizuki? / ██████
"What the actual Fuck?" The other me's words came out in an extremely confused manner, to be exact it wasn't exactly shocking, more of confusion, why you may ask, well it all started with a previous meeting with Evelyn.
"Hello it's nice to meet you~ I'm Evelyn, Cael Lucian's Wife, I hope we can get along now~"
"Ah—Hello?" My mind was half confused, normally those who met me reach in one of 2 ways, those who recognize me as a member of Aurelion's Party in our glory days, or those that recognize me as a member of The Family.
My intuition was confused, she showed no fear, no feeling of trying to take advantage of me, in a way it was similar to Lawrence Lim, and surprisingly we clicked! In a rather unexpected way. Fashion.
Unlike the other me, who basically just wears a hoodie wherever she goes, I actually do care for my appearance, though I'm not really that great with them, I usually just go with some skin tint, tinted lip balm, and some blush.
Mom and Grandma weren't very good with it… Shiro? Really now? Bronya??? way too focused with work, Mahiru and Sis? I couldn't understand a single thing, so I had to start from zero.
What I'm talking about specifically however, is clothing fashion. I usually wear rather modest clothing, half because I don't like the stares, half because the sun hurts me when my body's exposed to it.
My usual choices for daily life involve wearing a black turtleneck sweater, with a muted long oversized cardigan with wide leg trousers paired with a pair of heightened leather loafers to increase my pitiful height ever so slightly.
And sometimes when I feel like going fantasy, I'd try to use that Japanese style, Dark Mori or Strega was it? After all in this day and age, fashion styles have diversified, from those from fantasy worlds to futuristic ones
The literal reason we click though? Scuba diving, I had always liked scuba diving and the like using SCBA's or SCUBA's, Hazmat suits, Spacesuits, they were cool at the time
Of course in a dangerous situation, life and death matters far more than focusing on the clothing. Alas, we didn't have the money for it in the past, of course times have changed but yeah, it would indeed be fun to do something I liked…
Thus we return to the current scene, Kiana basically going What The Fuck, because of what we basically brought, a rather
"Question. How do you know my sizes…"
"Well… it is quite literally public information you know, fandoms and MiHoYo quite literally posted your body's 3 sizes in its own fandom page"
"…"
"I don't exactly need it though…"
"C'mon Eve and I literally spent a good amount of cash on it y'know~ Pleaseee"
"…Fine…"
And that was quite literally how we got her to wear what we bought, was it expensive? I exert my right to remain silent, anyways appearance?, I guess we'll have to talk about this when we splash in the water.
—
[Woah… it's Hhhh—Kshhhhh beautiful…] Evelyn's clear voice rang through in my helmet, her voice crystal clear—I was silent, not the judging kind, but the one mesmerized by the environment
[It's so beautiful…] My thoughts followed by Evelyn giving me a nod, we were wearing some rather high-end gear this time, the other me was silent as she looked at her surroundings, her eyes scanning everything only for a split second
[Indeed. It is.] she said, her voice softer than before, was she having a mood swing? I don't know, but at the very least she seemed like she was enjoying the scenery
We were at Raja Ampat, in a place known as Melissa's Garden, it was beautiful, the coral garden was mesmerizing and so was the marine life, of course there were many people here.
But using Kiana's authority of Sentience, we made sure the people perceive us as ordinary visitors. Now a question, what were we wearing that made Kiana ask Klein to swear to keep it a secret? A drysuit? Well no technically it's a—
A form fitting, skin tight drysuit that acted like a wetsuit, mine was a mix of emerald green and black wetsuit, Eve's a mix of muted gold and black, Kiana's a mix of indigo and black, wearing flippers and diving gloves with the same mix of color
On our backs were oxygen tanks, yellow in the middle and black at the edges while not exactly large, technology had grown making size a deception, a tank this size could last 500 hours? I dunno but that was what it said in the description.
The tanks themselves were connected to our LAMA helmets, black in color, blending with each of our suits, while the description itself sounds simple, it is not, the LAMA helmets and oxygen tanks were a design choice.
On the helmet itself it displays a few things, which include , Current Depth, Remaining Oxygen, Suit integrity, a night vision mode and an approximate map that shows where the other 2 of us were at.
The suit and helmet were made by combining several materials that I couldn't understand, it was extremely durable and felt comfortable as it stuck to me like a second skin, yet it didn't feel cold nor warm it felt perfect just perfect...
[Hhhh—Kshhhhh Say if this is private there's no need to share with me, but what's the relationship between you 2? I know you're both members of The Family, one is a member of Aurelion's Party the other One of the 5 Pillars.]
[…] Kiana was silent as she looked at me, her eyes looked at me with a single meaning, you can choose whatever you want to say, I won't say anything.
[Ah sorry did I touch a sensitive topic, Hhhh—Kshhhhh my bad you do—]
"Well… it's honestly a long story but it started rather early on, do you remember Hhhh—Kshhhhh that moment where a bright light engulfed the entire world for one minute?"
[Yeah I do remember, there were so many theories about it but it died down Hhhh—Kshhhhh rather quickly as there was no proof anything changed.]
["I" awoke as Kiana Kaslana, once an ordinary guy who loved fiction and made countless masks and alternate universes in my mind, suddenly "I" became a powerful character from the game "I" loved.]
[Oh? What type of game was it? Was it a popular Hhhh—Kshhhhh game?]
"You know the company MiHoYo? Known as Hhhh—Kshhhhh Hoyoverse worldwide?"
[I'm not really sure…] Evelyn answered, her mind racking trying to remember any terms known as MiHoYo or Hoyoverse
"A Chinese company, they've made several bangers, like Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail and Hhhh—Kshhhhh Zenless Zone Zero and the kind, but—"
[The ones we're talking about are the older games, Honkai Gakuen 2 , Flyme2theMoon and "I" guess the one we're focusing on is Honkai Impact 3rd. Gaining her powers as the Herrscher of Finality]
[As someone who once consumed a huge chunk of what were once fictional stories, my thoughts were surprisingly clear, I've read stories where they threatened the protagonists family]
"And "I" didn't want that to happen to my family so I Hhhh—Kshhhhh trained, but not before leaving an avatar that would basically Hhhh—Kshhhhh be me while the 'real' me trained for who knows how long."
[Slight correction , you were never an avatar, we've talked about this, for your information, the powers of the Herrscher of Finality was to control time and Honkai which was the building blocks of that world]
[And yes, "I" did train, "I" wasn't proficient with my powers, to be exact "I" only inherited her sense not experience, so "I" trained, "I" couldn't stop time yet, "I" dilated it, what was years for others, was… "I" don't want to talk about it]
[But it was a very long time, and all of a sudden I had a new power I guess? Was it from the original Honkai Impact 3rd or a new addition from here, I don't know but the power itself was simple. To Conclude]
"Which was also why this me is known as the Hhhh—Kshhhhh Pillar of Conclusion, and "I" had a mental breakdown, imagine living your whole life and then finding out you were Hhhh—Kshhhhh an avatar"
[Wait wait wait, just before you continue, first of all you girls sure have a complicated relationship, second of all is it really fine to tell me all this?] Evelyn asked her tone one of curiosity but also respect
My thoughts were simple at that moment, so without a moment of thought I blurted out the only words I could think of.
"[Intuition]" The other me also said the same thing even when we didn't talk to each other. In a way it shows, even when we're no longer the same person, some habits remain no matter how long.
[I see… Thank you for sharing that, I'm Hhhh—Kshhhhh so happy you trusted me to continue on?]
"Well, the fear of being assimilated was real at the time, and the first time I knew of this reality Hhhh—Kshhhhh was during the first appearance of the Vestige known as Jormugandr"
"Was it fear? Was it resignation? but in the end I flew to Japan, to start a new life there and I met my old friend Hhhh—Kshhhhh Aurelion Vireth and that was how 'my' journey started."
["I" was but an empty shell wearing the mask of a human, honestly "I" didn't care much, my humanity had eroded and almost dissipated, the only thing keeping me going was one, "No matter what happens, this family is mine. Mine to protect."]
"Things happen, life continues and in the end we did Hhhh—Kshhhhh reconcile and boom here we are right now, Main body and Ava—"
Thud.
The sound of Kiana's helmet headbutting mind could be heard, for a second I was shocked, after all she was far more powerful than I am, a single thought and everything would break without mercy.
[There is no 'Main Body' nor 'Avatar' both of us are one yet different,]
"Hhhh—Kshhhhh Well you heard what "I" said" my brain short-circuited for a while, before replying in a way that make sense,
[No matter how much you overthink it I'll always be here to reassure you, such things would never happen.]
"Hhhh—Kshhhhh I know,"
[Hhhh—Kshhhhh … Hhhh—Kshhhhh … Hhhh—Kshhhhh ] For some reason, Evelyn's breathing became ragged, as both of 'Me' looked at her, we could see tears starting to form.
"[Eh.]" Both of 'Me' said simultaneously before "I" came closer and gave Evelyn a hug while the other 'Me' snapped her fingers, making the tears disappear before it accumulated in her helmet, a refined use of the authority of Flame.
Pat Pat
"There there now… Hhhh—Kshhhhh it's all in the past" I said as I patted Evelyn's back, her tears no longer flowing, her nose no longer runny, but her eyes were still slightly watery.
[That could've been dangerous, we're underwater right now, You could've drowned] The other 'Me' said in a stern voice
"Ah actually no the valve would've Hhhh—Kshhhhh cleared it all"
[Oh… Sorry…] the other Me said as she gave a wry smile, Oh she is not hiding this shit from me, for everyone else she looked normal, but for me I could see those eyes turning lifeless again and those fake masks…
Thud
"Don't be a self deprecating Hhhh—Kshhhhh bastard, I don't know how it is for you, but you tried and warned her, that means you care."
[… Fuck you] She said, it was her way of saying thank you, and it was funny in it's own way
[Pfft Hhhh—Kshhhhh I see. That's how it is] Eve said as she seemed to give a slight chuckle
"[???]"
—A few hours later…
The 3 of us had been diving and exploring the entirety of Raja Ampat, every crook and cranny every single wild life, nobody stopped us, they couldn't see us after all, even what humans would consider dangerous are just… harmless for us
[Hey… I'm a normal human Hhhh—Kshhhhh, I'm joking~] Eve said in a slightly displeased manner before reverting it to a joke
"Honestly we've explored the entire place, how long till we have to go back?" I asked the other 'me' she pondered for a moment before saying
[4 more hours I'd say]
"Hhhh—Kshhhhh Should we leave early?"
[Hey Gaby, Hhhh—Kshhhhh do you wanna try something?]
"Uhhh… Sure? What thing though? Hhhh—Kshhhhh"
[We need to go somewhere private though… Hhhh—Kshhhhh]
[Ah. give me a second, I'm gonna ask Klein for something] The other me said before disappearing in front our eyes, it only took her a few seconds to reappear in front of our eyes
"What did you do with Klein? Hhhh—Kshhhhh"
[Oh nothing much, just told him that If you leak or try to take a peek I'll kill you and end everything. Before saying, I swear in my name ██████ as The Pillar of Conclusion. I'm not joking.]
"What?" That was my literal reaction as I heard the last part.
Author Note : Kiana does not need to breath which is why there is no Hhhh—Kshhhhh sequence when she talks