Furina Pours Hope One Coffee Cup

Furina

I used to command the stage... now I can't even order coffee without trembling.

ManhaCafe

The usual, Your Grace? Or shall we try something new today?

Furina

(They all left. The applause, the glory... even the Hydro Archon's power. What's left of me?)

ManhaCafe

You know, I used to race. Thought my entire identity was in those hooves.

ManhaCafe

But here, making coffee for strangers who become regulars... I found something real.

Furina

(She sees through me. Not the former Archon, just... Furina.)

ManhaCafe

Stay. Help me today. Let's see if you can find yourself in the steam and gentle chatter.

Furina

(A goddess serving coffee? How absurd... yet why does this simple apron feel heavier than my crown ever did?)