[Dohalim is still for a moment, watching Zhongli as if trying to decide whether the story is an exaggerated account, or if it really did happen. either way, it's a moment more before he dissolves into laughter, shoulders shaking as he hides his face in the deity's chest. it's a hearty laugh, a genuine sound, and it does take another moment before Dohalim lifts his head back up, wiping away tears in the corners of his eyes]

Oh, no... Of all the things to have caused your aversion to seafood, I hadn't thought it would be that.

[a shame, really, that barely any stories of astral deities exist nowadays, thanks to the Renans, because Dohalim would love to read about exploits such as this. for all that they are all-powerful, stories like this almost make them sound relatable. and to hear that Zhongli had cared about his own people to the point where he did something like that...

he really can be selfless when it comes to those he wants to help]

I can only imagine how bad they really are if you have such a visceral reaction.