[open] invitation of windblume!

[concierto]

Sender: Venti
To: Everyone!
Subject: A rose by any other name is still a rose!

Hello there! It appears that this world is entering its Spring Solstice and with such a season brings new life and new flowers to everything the sun touches! I'd like to share with you a tradition during this time of year from my homeland, the beautiful and free city of Mondstadt. And that is the Windblume festival.

During this time of year, many will offer flowers in tribute to the god of freedom! Yet, what is more important is the tradition of gifting flowers to those you love and hold dear. The choice of flowers can say a lot about a person's feelings! When gifting precious flowers to those you love and adore the carefully picked flower should be one that means something to you and that precious relationship.

While this time of year doesn't necessarily have to mean these gestures are romantic there is another tradition of sending your most adored one a love poem. A perfect time to be confessing your heart's song to the one who holds your heart! Ehe, isn't that lovely?

I, as a travelling bard, have spent many years seeing the Windblume season! And with it, I have written hundreds of poems and know exactly how to weave love's verse. I would like to offer my assistance in helping you find the words to write your own love letter or poem to the one you hold dear or wish to confess to! Do tell me all about the one you hold in your heart and allow me to help you craft the words to express your heart's feelings.

Please, it would be my pleasure!

[Spill the tea on your love lives and in return Venti will help you confess in a love letter! Come on, get spilling! He loves the gossip!]

Comments

Sender: Susato Mikotoba

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato is learning more and more about flowers all the time, but she's never heard of the Windblume festival. Either way, the energy of the message makes her smile, even if she may or may not have already confessed.

Sorry, Venti! ]

Flowers have a language of their own, do they not? It depends on the color too, I have heard. Is your Windblume festival tradition accompanied by a guide of sorts?

[concierto]

[Aw, he wanted to hear all about the young love stories!]

Why yes! It's quite similar to the language of flowers! While there is no official guide on what each flower means it can be quite meaningful if you give a flower that speaks to your heart!

[Isn't that romantic? It's a bit about your own interpretation of flowers too!]

sender: Diluc

[disdelusioned]

I didn't realize you were here.

[That's it. That's the whole message.]

[concierto]

[Ah. He was expecting this at some point. So, he's only smirking.]

Hello there, Master Diluc! What a pleasant surprise to see your name!

Sender: Chongyun

[pureyang]

The Windblume Festival?
I have heard of this festival, though I have never experienced it for myself. From my understanding of it, the Windblume Festival is as important to Mondstadt as Lantern Rite is to Liyue, correct?
Are offering flowers and writing poetry the only tradition that occurs during this time?

[concierto]

That's correct, Chongyun! Although I do have to say I like the sweet air of the Windblume Festival just a little more than the Lantern Rite.

[Any chance to throw playful shade at Morax, okay.]

There is one more tradition of picking a representative to provide the tribute of flowers to the god of freedom. Although I think it would make sense to skip that part here.

Sender : Alphen

[refire]

There's someone I love deeply. A life without them would be a life that's incomplete.

When I'm with the one I love I feel like my existence has more meaning. I feel like it has purpose.

It's really hard to put this into words. Wouldn't you know how to write it down better?

[concierto]

[Venti would cut this answer out and put it on his fridge with a gold star???]

My! You already have the start of a poem itself right there! Do tell me more! How did you meet? How did your heart feel when you knew that this life would be incomplete without them?

sender: Shigeru

[mysophobic]

If the person we...like isn't here and doesn't feel the same way that you do about them, is it really worth it?

[concierto]

[This answer is bittersweet and it touches Venti.]

Perhaps it might not lead to the outcome you wish but writing down your thoughts can be just as therapeutic in your healing, my friend.

Sender: Ira

[iracorn]

Even if those feelings are complicated?

[concierto]

Of course! Sometimes the complicated ones are the ones that come out the most beautiful.

Sender: Mammon

[stupidmammon]

How much do you make per poem?

[concierto]

Oh, I don't charge a fee whatsoever!

Well, I wouldn't mind a few tips here and there. Perhaps a bottle of fine wine or two?

Sender: Xiao

[whirlwindthrust]

Is this all not a bit superfluous?

Words and flowers. Such things are fleeting.

[concierto]

What's so superfluous about gifting something as thoughtful as someone's thoughts? The flowers are always a meaningful gesture as well, Xiao.

sender: Thoma

[burnbrighter]

Oh, wow. It's been a long time since I've gotten to participate in Windblume!

[concierto]

It must be! Now, tell me! Do you have anyone special you would write a poem for?

[rotacalamitas]

"Many years?" Aren't you not all that much older than me, Venti?

[Venti looks so young, after all.... ]

[concierto]

[BENNETT NO]

I might be a tad older than you, Bennett. Ehe, but that only means I've seen my fair share of the festival. That's all!

sender: Tifa Lockhart; private

[starshower]

[If this were a phone, Tifa would have hit backspace so many times before finally hitting send, changing her question each time.]

Do people really like getting love poems from the ones they love? It's something I've only ever read about in books.

[concierto]

Of course! What's better than putting some thoughtful effort onto a page and giving it to someone special? It's a unique way of showing how much you care about someone. And seeing them react to such a thing is one of the best parts!

Sender: Sana Futaba

[inveilsible]

I don't have anyone like that, Venti-san. But it sounds like a nice tradition.

[concierto]

[Oh, sweet grandchild.]

That's alright, my dear Sana! Giving flowers to your friends is just as lovely. I'm sure you have friends and acquaintances that you could give flowers too, isn't that right?

sender: Oriphi | private (◡‿◡✿)

[hearthwarming]

Thank you for sharing this with us, Venti! It makes me happy to learn more about Mondstadt...

I think I would very much like to give flowers to everyone I've befriended here, to show how much I appreciate the kindness they've shown me, but... actually, could you tell me more about the flowers of Mondstadt? Diluc has told me about dandelions, but I'm curious about other ones too.

And... I could definitely use some help with writing poems...

[ oh gods. she's so glad this is all happening over writing, because she is definitely about ready to wither away at the mere thought of writing a romantic poem. ]

[concierto]

[He might be rubbing his hands together on this one.]

I'm more than happy to share such a heartwarming tradition with others! Sharing flowers with others is a joy!

I am curious what Diluc has told you so far about the flowers that grow around Mondstadt. There's such a variety. Aside from our staple of dandelions, true and free in any wind that blows there are also flowers like the Windwheel Aster. Come what may those beautiful flowers continue to grow and spin and don't look back at any sort of hardship. There are also such things like Wolfhooks and Valberries that while they do grow fragrant blooms also give back to the world by bearing fruit.

What you might find interesting is the glowing Lamp Grass flower. No matter how dark a night might be they glow bright and light the way for those who need it.

Reminds you of someone, don't you think?

Sender: Balthus

[grappleking]

Alright, so, this poem thing...

How do you tell someone that you care about them, but you're confused and it's kind of weird, but you're pretty sure you have feelings for them, but only if they have feelings back? If they don't, then no harm, no foul, and everything goes back to normal.

Any way to make that sound good?

[Because right now, things between himself and Hilda are not normal.]

[concierto]

[Goodness Celestia! It seems this one has a story and a half to tell!]

How chivalrous of you to offer your heart but if those feelings aren't returned keep yourself held high! I commend you for that! Ehe! There is plenty we can write about that.

Let's start at the beginning. How did you meet? And what did it feel like when you knew how they made you feel?

Sender: Beatrix

[roseofmay]

I am inclined to think that reducing one's feelings down into a flower or a poem is simplistic and fails to capture how convoluted the labyrinthine complexity of feelings can possess.

[She's totally not talking about her own feelings. Never.]

[concierto]

[Venti is smiling. There is always one or two in the batch of apples that tastes slightly sour than the rest. That's alright, though.]

Of course, feelings are never going to be as simple as words to a page. But the things that you can express with them can reflect the depths of any heart.

How would you express something as powerful as love?

Sender: Ventus

[brokenlight]

What's Windblume?

[And everything else about feelings and whatnot--yeah, he's skipping over that. That doesn't interest him.]

[concierto]

[Ventus? Hello, Ventus! This is Venti!]

Why, it's a splendid time of the year where the wind is on your side when you want to express feelings of love and adoration!

Is there someone who you love and wish to tell?

sender: Kiki Asukai

[longsilence]

Love is beyond me, but the festival sounds lovely. Where I'm from, some flowers when given can mean certain things. What kind of flowers were usually tributed to the god of freedom?

[concierto]

Love isn't beyond anyone! Is it that you have not fallen in love just yet?

As for flowers for the god of freedom it is often up to the giver what that flower might be. What a person might consider their kind of windblume, so to say. It could be a rose, a cecillia, a sweet flower full of sugar. Whatever flower they might think would represent their own version of being free.

text: sender - kinomoto

[keystaff]

This sounds so cute! Ah, but. Syaoran-kun isn't here. Maybe I could still write him something though. I wrote lots of letters and we sent lots of messages and phone calls to each other while he was in Hong Kong!

[Not. That things were the best between them initially. Eventually though, Sakura had wormed her way into his feelings. Even if she was oblivious until he actually confessed. Until she knew he was leaving. It feels like she just got him back and ended up here, basically. She does miss him though. So much. And her friends. Her family.]

[concierto]

[Oh! Adorable young love!!]

You could always draft a poem or letter to him with how you feel and send it off to him the moment you can! Ehe, it would be a lovely welcome, would it not? I'm sure the smile he would get at receiving it would be memorable all the same!

sender: Asura

[abyssbound]

And if that loved one isn't here?

[concierto]

Sometimes writing your heart's thoughts down, even if the receiver cannot read it, helps ease a longing heart.

sender: Gorou

[sangopearls]

[ Oh... What an interesting tradition. He's happy to learn more about where Venti comes from, but romance isn't really his thing. Still, though: ]

I may not have any romantic interests, but the act of gifting flowers...doesn't sound like such a bad idea. Would you be able to tell me more about how to gift flowers that express a general feeling of appreciation? Or ones that convey friendship, maybe?

[concierto]

Of course! Gifting flowers essentially comes from the heart. So while thinking of the ones you appreciate or are grateful for you should pick something that reflects just that.

Yellow is often attributed to friendship. Or white and pink for thoughts of joy and happiness. For someone bright and sunny? Perhaps a sunflower? For someone gracious and true? Perhaps a snapdragon.

Sender: Hythlodaeus

[nomoresharks]

[A kind offer to be sure, but there's something about the insistence that leaves Hythlodaeus to wonder if the desire to help is entirely unselfish.

It sounds like something he might do himself, actually.]

What a lovely tradition (if you'll pardon the pun).

Alas, tempted as I am to offer the individual I have in mind a poem, I must wonder if flowers would be preferred. I don't suppose you have any suggestions for the latter?

[concierto]

[Perhaps a little mixture of both! Ehe! he does love that hot gossip]

Consider yourself pardoned although I appreciate all puns big or small!

It's a shame that your receiver might like the flowers better, perhaps that's all the more reason to gift one?

Nonetheless! A simple collection of red roses for a lover is always well thought. But what is your individual like?

[Besides not liking poetry!]

Sender: Zelda

[multidisciplinary]

[ Zelda is significantly more interested in the "flowers" part of this whole deal than the "love poem" part. (But a little part of her that remembers how Juliet's essence felt is plenty interested in the latter.) ]

What sort of flowers grow in Mondstadt?

[concierto]

Quite the collection, in fact! Mostly wildflowers that love to grow in windy places. Or flowers that tend to bloom at night or grow berries after a time. I could go on and on. If you have the time, that is.