I couldn't just leave him there. [ so, yeah. rynlan's got him in one. ] And - that doesn't even cover part of it! It was a struggle, to try and get him to wake up. I worked for a full day and night trying to crack the code on the lock on the pod.
[ ... and he knows, now, why he was able to get the lock, but he doesn't bother with that part, either, just smiling down at his cookie sheet; he won't let even that tiny bit of bitterness take away the warmth of the way he felt that day. ]
...He was mostly just confused, and - well, embarrassingly, the way I woke him up was pretty stupid, so, I'm sure he was judging me. [ he sounds incredibly affectionate even when he says that. ] But I explained to him where he was and took him back to Beijing Beta to run some tests and make sure he was okay. He said he didn't have any memories, at the time, but he was definitely lying.
It's funny, now. I was about to step out on my grand journey. I was going to travel all eight galaxies, and explore all over the place, but all I did was get Lin and turned right back around and went home.
lu bixing's quiet, for a moment, stilling entirely. fate. luck. both of those things. ]
...yeah.
[ there's more weight to that than he really means for there to be. lu bixing is good at keeping himself from overreacting to things, but - he's glad, that rynlan can't see his face. ] Yeah, we are.
[ he shakes his head a little, and then laughs. ] What a fate, though! Like finding the princess in the castle without the dragon.
Like stumbling on a castle you didn't even know was there in the first place.
[he busies himself with cleaning up a bit, then, gathering up used bowls and utensils, setting aside ingredients that need to be put away. just so that he's facing away still, not looking at each other.]
I wouldn't be surprised if he feels the same way. I've sort of been in his place, before.
Wouldn't have lived as long as I did, if someone hadn't found me in a similar sort of way. Obviously nothing like being out in space, but-- well, you know, analogous kind of situation.
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[ ... and he knows, now, why he was able to get the lock, but he doesn't bother with that part, either, just smiling down at his cookie sheet; he won't let even that tiny bit of bitterness take away the warmth of the way he felt that day. ]
...He was mostly just confused, and - well, embarrassingly, the way I woke him up was pretty stupid, so, I'm sure he was judging me. [ he sounds incredibly affectionate even when he says that. ] But I explained to him where he was and took him back to Beijing Beta to run some tests and make sure he was okay. He said he didn't have any memories, at the time, but he was definitely lying.
It's funny, now. I was about to step out on my grand journey. I was going to travel all eight galaxies, and explore all over the place, but all I did was get Lin and turned right back around and went home.
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Pretty big wrench in your plans, then, but... it seems like it was the kind that was meant to happen, if it meant you two meeting.
[with the way he talks about lin-- yeah. seems like it to him.
a little softer still:]
...you're lucky you have each other, I think.
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lu bixing's quiet, for a moment, stilling entirely. fate. luck. both of those things. ]
...yeah.
[ there's more weight to that than he really means for there to be. lu bixing is good at keeping himself from overreacting to things, but - he's glad, that rynlan can't see his face. ] Yeah, we are.
[ he shakes his head a little, and then laughs. ] What a fate, though! Like finding the princess in the castle without the dragon.
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[he busies himself with cleaning up a bit, then, gathering up used bowls and utensils, setting aside ingredients that need to be put away. just so that he's facing away still, not looking at each other.]
I wouldn't be surprised if he feels the same way. I've sort of been in his place, before.
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How so?
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[he shrugs, slightly.]
Always thought I was pretty lucky for it.