My Genshin buddy returned after 3 years

Guys, I just wanted to say how happy I am. My Genshin buddy who initially introduced me to the game in 2.2 started to play again after almost 3 years. While I've been steady they stopped playing entirely. I've kept them updated here and there outside the game but never expected them to actually return. They didn't like the grinding and the resin mechanics.

And then came nod krai. I showed them the teaser character and just told them how exited I was for some of them. And then suddenly I saw one day their character online. They powered through the story to get to the "moon land". We ranted about the same stuff (they hated Natlan xD). I helped them through some quiz parts, gave them tipps and now they actually save up for some upcoming characters, even login in regularly to get a constelation eventually; building some of their characters!

We coop together, we hang out together and it's been a blast. I don't know how long it will last because chances are they will come to a point where it's grindy again which made them stop in the first place. But right now I'm enjoying every minute.