[The corner of his mouth turns up in a slight smile, pleased to have lightened her mood, if only for a moment.
He tilts his head a little at her comment about how long it’s been, and he wonders how much time has passed for her, but he doesn’t actually question it. He’s had his own experience with how strange time can be. The passing of time in Borderland didn’t make much sense if you took any time to think about it. He figures being ricocheted between an alien world, her home and then here, to a Ximilia stuck in a time anomaly, would probably be even harder to make sense of.
So instead, he continues to focus on the lollipops.]
I brought a whole variety. I’m sure there’s some strawberry left.
[Possibly because he tucked a few away due to his own preference for that flavor.]
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He tilts his head a little at her comment about how long it’s been, and he wonders how much time has passed for her, but he doesn’t actually question it. He’s had his own experience with how strange time can be. The passing of time in Borderland didn’t make much sense if you took any time to think about it. He figures being ricocheted between an alien world, her home and then here, to a Ximilia stuck in a time anomaly, would probably be even harder to make sense of.
So instead, he continues to focus on the lollipops.]
I brought a whole variety. I’m sure there’s some strawberry left.
[Possibly because he tucked a few away due to his own preference for that flavor.]