[video]

[weiward]

[the video starts with a close-up of a pair of brown eyes, his entire face coming more into view once he pulls back. his fellow offworlders are surely used to seeing people using this technology for the first time.

he doesn't look wary, or confused, or frustrated by it. it's only a moment before wei wuxian's breaking into a wide smile.]

Can everyone really see me through this thing? I wish we had something like this where I'm from! It would be a lot quicker than butterfly talismans...but certain elders would probably make anyone kneel just for using them...

[no names mentioned.

lan qiren.]

Ah! I'm Wei Wuxian, newly arrived with a vow to help however I can! [he holds up his hand in a promise salute.] One question, not everyone here is as shiny and cold as the one who gave me this device, right?

Oh! Speaking of unpleasant, if anyone happens to run into a tall, rigid and uptight-looking guy who also looks like he's wearing mourning clothes, could you let me know? I'll buy you a drink at the nearest bar!

[for the first time, wei wuxian's smile slowly fades, his expression turning more worried.]

Eh...there are bars here, aren't there?

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[iustaegis]

[ Pyra shakes her head-- at his first question, and answers the second one. ] Ah-- yes. A number of people here, you'll find, come from the same world and have been taken from different points in time.

If this Lan Zhan appears here, you'll just have to keep that in mind, mm?

[weiward]

Oh...

[he does feel a little concerned about that now, quiet for a rare moment. what if lan zhan comes and doesn't even remember him? not that wei wuxian still wouldn't try to be his friend, but it does feel strange and...lonely somehow.]

I will. It's okay! Whether it's a Lan Zhan who needs me to cut up his food or a Lan Zhan who's old and grey, it still beats no Lan Zhan at all!

[that's right. thinking of it that way makes him smile again.]

I'm curious now, how long have you been here?

[iustaegis]

[ And she smiles when he smiles once more. For a moment there, she had been worried that perhaps what she had said was a little too much... ]

About a year, Wei Wuxian, but some have been here longer.

But... even so, [ ready for this shoujo shit She brings a hand up to her chest, her voice earnest and sincere. ] no matter how many people come and go-- I want you to know that you are welcome here, too.