Claw n' Gnaw

When Baizhu woke up one morning, he was feeling rather ill. "I'm not feeling well!" he cried. "Oh no, we're not falling for another one of your tricks" remarked Yaoyao. "No, I'm serious, ever since that snow came, my hands are becoming more and more numb. "Oh, you poor Dendro, you're probably dealing with frostbite, do you need to take the day off? asked Collei. "No, I'm sorry, Baizhu but you just have to deal with it, today's gonna be extremely busy, more ships coming to the harbour means the extra workload" Nahida put in sternly. "Why can't Collei or Klee's squad fill in for me?" said Baizhu. "Collei has work of her own and Klee and her squad are busy with their own work, so there's only two options, either persevere and work, or we bring someone new to the team" Nahida suggested. "Well, I don't want Baizhu to suffer any longer, Nahida, so I think we do need another person" said Collei sympathetically. "Alright, I'll see what I can do" finished Nahida as the others left for work. Collei was the first to finish her work, she was heading to rest when she saw Nahida talking to a familiar person. "Oh Collei, this guy says he knows you, is that correct?" Nahida asked. "Yes, this was my mentor, his name is Tighnari" "But everyone calls me Tiga" he said. "Alright, Tiga, you have some jobs to do, so remember, don't be late doing them and do them right" explained Nahida. "Do you know what he's like, well work wise?" she told Collei. "He'll do any job given to him, but he did use to work as a Chief Officer, therefore his language can be quite strong" "I see" the old Dendro put in quietly. "Something I should also mention, don't know if you realized but he is dressed as a fox, and his nails are well similar to theirs, so he will Claw n' Gnaw at anything he can get his hands on" told Collei. Nahida just chuckled, "Don't worry, we'll make sure he doesn't scratch anything up" "What are you saying about me?!" Tiga grumbled as he bustled in. Collei told him, he felt rather insulted. "Oh please, I don't need simple apprentices and mediocre midgets to tell me how I do things, I know how to do work, thank you!" Collei looked hurt. "Nevermind him, Collei, he still has a lot to learn" Nahida told her. "As for you, Tiga, you still have one more job to do, you need to carry some crates up the hill" "Huh, can't even rest around here, but alright" he gave in. Tiga was climbing the hill so splendidly. "Ha, I told them I would have no issues" he boasted. And that's when he heard a loud sound, his claws scratched the crates, making him lose his grip, and rolled down the hill spontaneously. When Collei heard about his accident, she was cross. "Come on, girl, help her out" Nahida and Yaoyao told her. "No not this time, I'm sorry you two, but I warned him to be careful, but he took no notice and just called me names, I'm not moving a inch" she said. "I'm ashamed of you, Collei, think about the locals, what are they gonna do without their crates" said Nahida. "Oh right, I forgot about them, fine I'll go help" Collei said while rushing to Liyue. When Tiga returned to Sumeru later that night, he whispered something to Collei. "Thank you for helping me, Collei, I'm sorry I insulted you" "That's alright" she smiled. "But for pity's sake, please get a manicure" "Nah, I don't believe in that, but I'll try not to claw at things from now" he said, and the two Dendros went fondly to sleep.