[Before this week, Kaveh would've had a different answer. But now, his expression shifts into something complicated, and a little sad.]
I'm not sure about that, [Because Kaveh's really not quick to jump to conclusions about his relationships with people, regardless of how much they seem to be on good terms--] but that dream world, or wherever we went on Thursday? It borrowed from her past. I have a feeling she's been through a lot.
She confirmed part of it was, at any rate. Toward the end, when... [He falters slightly, but he's said it enough times by now that he's able to push on] when she, Jonas, and Shu died--the battle that we were in was something from her past. If any of the rest of it was... [He presses his lips together and shakes his head.] ...then I think she's had a hard time.
That's the strongest possibility we've come up with. Some kind of dream world or something like it. Fortunately, none of them have any recollection of what happened. [So whatever it was, it wasn't those three. It doesn't make the trauma any less tangible, but it's something to be grateful for.] And I'll grant that it's possible that the rest of it had nothing to do with her. But Nahida and I are both from Sumeru, not Liyue. And there was only one thing that happened that wasn't clearly tied to Liyue.
[So he's not sure friends is the right word, but it doesn't feel right to think of her as a stranger when they endured something that was tied so closely to her.]
Mm. [He pushes a lock of hair out of his eyes, looking troubled.] I have no idea what the cause was, or what might've tied Nahida and I to Setsu and Matsui. So--be careful? Please.
[Without any real way to take precautions, all they can do is brace themselves, but. He knows what he went through in that place. He doesn't like the thought of Wolfwood going through anything similar, no matter how much of a self-sufficient lone wolf he is.]
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You're good friends, huh.
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I'm not sure about that, [Because Kaveh's really not quick to jump to conclusions about his relationships with people, regardless of how much they seem to be on good terms--] but that dream world, or wherever we went on Thursday? It borrowed from her past. I have a feeling she's been through a lot.
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Her past?
[ His eyes narrowing. Oh, that's very not good. ]
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She confirmed part of it was, at any rate. Toward the end, when... [He falters slightly, but he's said it enough times by now that he's able to push on] when she, Jonas, and Shu died--the battle that we were in was something from her past. If any of the rest of it was... [He presses his lips together and shakes his head.] ...then I think she's had a hard time.
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Sounds like you went through a lot. They were just illusions though, weren't they?
'Cause those guys -- they're not from her world. And they're still here, none of them are dead.
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That's the strongest possibility we've come up with. Some kind of dream world or something like it. Fortunately, none of them have any recollection of what happened. [So whatever it was, it wasn't those three. It doesn't make the trauma any less tangible, but it's something to be grateful for.] And I'll grant that it's possible that the rest of it had nothing to do with her. But Nahida and I are both from Sumeru, not Liyue. And there was only one thing that happened that wasn't clearly tied to Liyue.
[So he's not sure friends is the right word, but it doesn't feel right to think of her as a stranger when they endured something that was tied so closely to her.]
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That bodes well for our futures here if that's the kind of shit they're tapping into next.
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Mm. [He pushes a lock of hair out of his eyes, looking troubled.] I have no idea what the cause was, or what might've tied Nahida and I to Setsu and Matsui. So--be careful? Please.
[Without any real way to take precautions, all they can do is brace themselves, but. He knows what he went through in that place. He doesn't like the thought of Wolfwood going through anything similar, no matter how much of a self-sufficient lone wolf he is.]
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[ It nearly killed four people?? That would be insane. ]
Can't promise I won't stumble into anything weird, but I can try.