[ Having put the food away Childe follows Zhongli out of the kitchen as they wait for the water to boil, sighing lightly at Zhongli's words about the quality of his company.

Running a hand through his hair he makes the decision to go sit next to geo archon on the couch. He brings his foot up to rest on top of his other leg's knee as he leans back a little and now looks to the other. ]

Listen to me. We're friends, aren't we? If I can't accept your company in its worst form, then I don't deserve your company when it's ideal. So, I'm here for the long haul no matter how miserable your company ends up being.

Honestly, you concern yourself with the most trivial things, sometimes, Xiansheng.