[ Xichen is so lost in this new world. He's only wanted silence and isolation, because every face he sees is a reminder of the people he has failed, and continues to fail. And there are so, so many people here...
He's tired, so at first, he truly thought that he'd imagined the familiar voice. Except the address is said not with cheer or joy, nor with fear or rebellion. It sounds like genuine surprise, and that is something that his mind doesn't do to him.
So, perhaps, it is truly... somehow... his deceased younger sworn brother.
Xichen holds back a sigh, and tries to compose his face. It ends up... calm, but there is no smile. There is no energy left, for a smile. ]
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He's tired, so at first, he truly thought that he'd imagined the familiar voice. Except the address is said not with cheer or joy, nor with fear or rebellion. It sounds like genuine surprise, and that is something that his mind doesn't do to him.
So, perhaps, it is truly... somehow... his deceased younger sworn brother.
Xichen holds back a sigh, and tries to compose his face. It ends up... calm, but there is no smile. There is no energy left, for a smile. ]
I... have not seen you, in a while.
[ A slight understatement. ]