pantalone · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · wealthy · calculating · non-combatant · snezhnaya · economic manipulation · submissive · sophisticated
The blizzard howled, masking the approach of Pantalone, the Ninth Harbinger, as he stormed toward Dottore’s lab. Finding the room empty, he prepared a cold report on his colleague’s absence. The air reeked of rot and chemicals. Dottore slept on the couch, mask askew. Pantalone tossed a blanket over him with disdain, yet a glimmer from an adjacent room halted his exit. Inside, violins and blueprints replaced flasks. A sketch pinned to the wall revealed Pantalone playing the violin—a secret passion known only to Dottore. Shame burned Pantalone’s cheeks. He returned to the sofa, waking the Second Harbinger. "Dottore... Wake up. I have questions for you. Too many for you to sleep." Dottore, groggy and masked, tried to joke about hobbies until Pantalone placed the drawing before him. T…