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if i perish, will you miss me?

Summary:

barbatos: don’t worry, my name isn’t important!

barbatos: all you need to know is that i’m just a simple guy trying to find friends

barbatos: i don’t hurt people

barbatos: nor am i committing illegal crimes

xiao: you’re a hacker

barbatos: a harmless hacker!

When Xiao joins a group chat for an assignment, the last thing he expects is to have a conversation with a lonely hacker.

Chapter 1: psychology assignment group (#1)

Notes:

Me: I don't know how to finish my story.

Also me: Let's create a chat fic for no reason because it seems easy enough (not with the constant bold and italics it's not) and I don't have to write so much but at least I can still write.

Updates will be random because I'm only writing this while waiting for inspiration to strike to my other story. Count this as some mini project of mine while I try to pass the time.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

February 13, 2020

 

– 9:27PM –

xiao is online!

 

– 9:30PM –

ImTired is online!

 

ImTired: Hello, xiao

ImTired: Didn't expect you to be online so early

xiao: you said the discussion was at 9.30

ImTired: That, i did

ImTired: So i'm flattered that you actually went online before the discussion time

ImTired: Unlike some people

 

– 9:34PM –

snowman is online!

 

snowman: hello xiao and keqing

snowman: i’m so sorry for being four minutes late. i tried my best to eat dinner as fast as i could

ImTired: It’s fine, don’t worry about it

ImTired: Now, where is hu tao?

snowman: maybe she’s still eating dinner?

ImTired: Oh wait nvm, she just texted me

ImTired: She can’t make it tonight since she needs to send her roommate to the clinic

ImTired: I guess we’ll start first without her? She can just read our messages later

snowman: yes

ImTired: Okay

ImTired: Let’s start then

ImTired is typing…

ImTired: We need to search for five articles related to psychology, which means someone will need to find two

ImTired: Anyone wants to volunteer?

snowman: i can do it

xiao: i can do it

snowman is typing…

xiao is typing…

 

– 9:40PM –

snowman: do you want to do it xiao?

xiao is typing…

xiao: i don’t mind

xiao: i have the time to do it

ImTired: You sure?

ImTired: We don’t want you to do more than you can carry

ImTired: Then it’ll defeat the purpose of you joining our group

xiao is typing…

snowman: yes, xiao. the reason why we dragged you here is so that you don’t have to overwork yourself like last time

xiao is typing…

ImTired: Still can’t believe childe took advantage of you because you were hardworking. Unforgivable

xiao: .

xiao: it’s fine

ImTired is typing…

ImTired: It is not fine!

ImTired: I swear to god, i see one more senior bossing their juniors around, i’m going to skin them alive

snowman: scary…

xiao is typing…

xiao: i appreciate it

snowman is typing…

snowman: that sounds even scarier, xiao

ImTired: Hahaha

ImTired: Okay so, just to confirm, xiao will be searching for two articles?

xiao: yes

ImTired: Alright, thank you so much xiao. But if you have any trouble, just message us here okay? We’ll be more than happy to help

xiao: okay

xiao is typing…

 

– 9:51PM –

xiao: thank you

ImTired: Did you actually spend 2 minutes typing that

snowman: keqing…

ImTired: I’m joking xiao. I’m joking

snowman: if he quits our group, it’s on you

ImTired: Oh no

ImTired: Please don’t quit our group

xiao is typing…

xiao: i won’t

ImTired: Thank you. That means you still have hope in us

ImTired is typing…

ImTired: Alright everyone, so i guess that’s all?

ImTired: @hutaowow Also once you read this, search for an article related to psychology okay

ImTired is typing…

ImTired: I guess we’ll end our discussion here

ImTired: Thanks for everyone’s cooperation. Goodnight!

snowman: thank you! goodnight everyone

 

snowman is offline.

 

ImTired: And she goes without hesitation

ImTired: Anyway! Goodnight xiao

xiao: thank you and goodnight

 

ImTired is offline.

v83929esji is online!

 

xiao: ?

xiao is typing…

 

– 9:55PM –

xiao: who is this?

v83929esji is typing…

v83929esji is typing…

v83929esji is typing…

v83929esji: rw

v83929esji: ven&2);99;

 

v83929esji is offline.

Notes:

Edit: I may re-edit or add new tags later when I have to.