[ He nods. Because all he can do is nod, at this point. ]
Your mother told me about you.
[ He ultimately decides it's better if he sits down for this conversation, and moves to sit beside Jin Ling on the bench. He isn't sure how this whole thing is going to go-- he doesn't really know anything about Jin Ling other than that he grew up without his parents. Not knowing what to expect certainly makes him nervous, but he rationalizes it by thinking that he's navigated scarier waters than this before. ]
This world is... strange. People come and go, and sometimes they return. And when they return, they often don't remember being here before. [ Wei Wuxian didn't. He assumes that's the case with Jin Ling, but he can't know for sure. ]
What's more than that, the people who are brought to this world come from many different points in time. [ As is probably obvious from the fact that Jin Ling is the age he is, and Jin Zixuan is, well, alive. ] From my perspective, your mother and I haven't been married yet, and she is still pregnant with you. Her time point is, from what I understand, shortly after my... death.
[ That word is hard. Everything about this is hard, but he pushes through because it's important. ]
You were here before. Back, before I arrived. Your mother told me she met you. I thought... I thought I would never get that chance. But now here you are.
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Your mother told me about you.
[ He ultimately decides it's better if he sits down for this conversation, and moves to sit beside Jin Ling on the bench. He isn't sure how this whole thing is going to go-- he doesn't really know anything about Jin Ling other than that he grew up without his parents. Not knowing what to expect certainly makes him nervous, but he rationalizes it by thinking that he's navigated scarier waters than this before. ]
This world is... strange. People come and go, and sometimes they return. And when they return, they often don't remember being here before. [ Wei Wuxian didn't. He assumes that's the case with Jin Ling, but he can't know for sure. ]
What's more than that, the people who are brought to this world come from many different points in time. [ As is probably obvious from the fact that Jin Ling is the age he is, and Jin Zixuan is, well, alive. ] From my perspective, your mother and I haven't been married yet, and she is still pregnant with you. Her time point is, from what I understand, shortly after my... death.
[ That word is hard. Everything about this is hard, but he pushes through because it's important. ]
You were here before. Back, before I arrived. Your mother told me she met you. I thought... I thought I would never get that chance. But now here you are.