Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd know what drowning felt like, but here we are. Just moments ago, I was peacefully asleep in my bed, my little sanctuary where I could hide away for days on end without a care in the world—classic shut-in behavior, I know. But that's not the point.

I was sleeping soundly when suddenly I felt like I couldn't breathe. My eyes shot open, and I was underwater. What the heck?! Panic set in, and I flailed around, trying to make sense of it all. Just as I was losing hope, something yanked me up, and the next thing I knew, I was coughing up water on a sandy shore. Somehow, I had ended up in the ocean.

After catching my breath, I looked up, ready to thank whoever had saved me. But the words caught in my throat when I saw who it was: Aether and Paimon from Genshin Impact!

Okay, this has to be a dream or maybe I'm just hallucinating. I stared at them like a fish out of water, completely dumbfounded. Aether looked at me with concern in his eyes and asked, "Hey, are you alright?"

Paimon, floating around me with her usual energy, chimed in, "Maybe they're hungry?"

Right. I needed to say something—anything—before I made an even bigger fool of myself.