[ As punishment for his transgressions, his shirt shall be the receptacle for her tears she buries her face into his shoulder. What a relief that he's opaque and solid and warm. ]
You're here sooner than I expected... Welcome back.
[ She'd given up hope, shameful as that thought is. This is the longest he's been away; what could she assume but that he was gone for good?
A bit reluctantly, she lets go of him and straightens back up, taking his appearance in. Has he lost an ear again, aged up, changed colors somewhere? There's no telling what might happen to people around here after they've disappeared for a while. ]
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You're here sooner than I expected... Welcome back.
[ She'd given up hope, shameful as that thought is. This is the longest he's been away; what could she assume but that he was gone for good?
A bit reluctantly, she lets go of him and straightens back up, taking his appearance in. Has he lost an ear again, aged up, changed colors somewhere? There's no telling what might happen to people around here after they've disappeared for a while. ]
So, um... what happened?
[ If there's even an answer to that question. ]