[ it is a curious thing, how fascination touches upon a human's features just the same as those who came before and those who will come long after. it is a grounding thing, he thinks, that no matter the course of lives and the struggles that mortals must endure, there is always room for such moments as these over the simplest parts of their reality. but, is that not what zhongli learned to find beautiful too? is it not what zhongli had come to appreciate, the novelties and innovations of man?
the puzzle in clarke's hands neither budges nor opens. it only rests there, gradual in its eventual erosion. particles of stone and shards of jade, the vein of ore unnamed - it all fragments as he too will one day. dust as dust become, so too will he wear away against the tides of time and the winds eternal. ]
Yes. [ it's a warm, little word. it catches at the edge of his eyes, the red lining never smudging as it vanishes, for a moment, into the minute crease of skin. ] In Liyue, they are known by a variety of names. However, due to the wards upon "outside" languages in this place, it would appear I might only call them by their Common name: burr puzzles.
[ he turns up a hand, the pale of his palm warming to something more golden as the rest of the puzzle dissolves. the debris reshapes between them, slow at first and somehow rough. a rounded body of a bird, perhaps? ]
Though their exact origins are not known, such puzzles have existed for many a century. Often, two master carpenters are given credit for their creation. However, due to the absence of records, it is subject to academic debate. [ he lowers his hand. the bird he's created settles into its form, smooths along its edges. it does not seem to echo the more delicate motions of its namesake, but seems instead to glide as though a kite would. its wings in a permanent stretch, it circles much like his puzzle did. ] What is not debated is their influence upon traditional joinery. Of the pair, one is often attributed the creation of a variety of woodworking instruments.
[ the knowledge isn't something he gets to share often, he thinks. not these days. ]
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the puzzle in clarke's hands neither budges nor opens. it only rests there, gradual in its eventual erosion. particles of stone and shards of jade, the vein of ore unnamed - it all fragments as he too will one day. dust as dust become, so too will he wear away against the tides of time and the winds eternal. ]
Yes. [ it's a warm, little word. it catches at the edge of his eyes, the red lining never smudging as it vanishes, for a moment, into the minute crease of skin. ] In Liyue, they are known by a variety of names. However, due to the wards upon "outside" languages in this place, it would appear I might only call them by their Common name: burr puzzles.
[ he turns up a hand, the pale of his palm warming to something more golden as the rest of the puzzle dissolves. the debris reshapes between them, slow at first and somehow rough. a rounded body of a bird, perhaps? ]
Though their exact origins are not known, such puzzles have existed for many a century. Often, two master carpenters are given credit for their creation. However, due to the absence of records, it is subject to academic debate. [ he lowers his hand. the bird he's created settles into its form, smooths along its edges. it does not seem to echo the more delicate motions of its namesake, but seems instead to glide as though a kite would. its wings in a permanent stretch, it circles much like his puzzle did. ] What is not debated is their influence upon traditional joinery. Of the pair, one is often attributed the creation of a variety of woodworking instruments.
[ the knowledge isn't something he gets to share often, he thinks. not these days. ]