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[lanofsizhui]

So, I heard today is Mother's day. Question and advice.

How to...how do you honor your mother? What should I do? I was thinking of getting flowers.

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[inheritedpain]

[ Jin Ling halted, staring at Sizhui as he tried to process that information. A year?? In three days?? His lips parted, soundlessly, then snapped closed as he frowned, then finally opened again. ]

A year? That’s—

... that’s longer than me, I think. [ What a bizarre feeling, to suddenly be on the other side of the future divide. ]

I only remember up to - ah - when Wei Wuxian confronted my little uncle in Lanling. [ And the Jin Ling stabbed him. But they didn’t need to talk about that. ]

I’ve been told a bit about— what happens later, though.

[ He steps closer, frowning as he reaches out to brace a hand on Sizhui’s arm, as if to convince him that he was solid. ]

I thought you were just... avoiding me, or something. I’m glad you’re back.

[lanofsizhui]

When I came back, the scientists explained to me that I had been gone for three days. But for me, a year has passed. They said, I was sent back because I need to grow stronger to properly produce chroma.

[One year wasn't so much of a stretch. With a thoughtful look as they compare their timeline.]

Oh, I was there too. Perhaps a little beyond that. You were very guilty about it, but Senior Wei is fine, he turned out all right. That was my past. Coming from the future, I had seen Wei Wuxian and Hanguang-Jun departed from Cloud Recesses to go on a journey together.

[Once they're connected, there's a trickle of chroma exchanged between the both of them.]

You were worried? I'm sorry, I should have left a note. I wouldn't do that. [Then with sincerity] But that's what happened. Call it an accidental leave. I came back and I'm glad to see you and everyone too. I remember you, the other Sizhui, dad, Senior Wei, and everyone and what we did here.