Maybe it's because we're actually planning his inevitable funeral
I was thinking how it would have been interesting to pull Xiao's death during the Chasm event, considering how he's the last of the Yaksha. I doubt they'll kill him off considering they had their chance, but who knows.
I can see both Childe (given all of his red flags), and Zhongli (being the most mysterious of the archons). Maybe Diluc and Kaeya would be on the same level of possibility, especially the latter, given his ancestry.
100% this. It'd be nice if some of the events would be permanent to add end game content, though especially for multiplayer imo. It's pretty pathetic that the game advertises itself as a co-op, but you're limited to 15 minute domain runs daily. GI TCG is a step in the right direction, but at that point it's not Genshin Impact... It's exactly like TFT in League of Legends, where some people will outright avoid it altogether.
Being forced to skip her twice, I have no regrets getting her on her third rerun. Such a fun character!