[ If this had happened a week ago, before Ori had gone home, Thoma's reaction might have stirred some confusion. All she had earnestly been asking was if her lovers had managed to avoid the sort of trouble that this place often pulls its residents into in her absence. But now, with a little more perceptiveness around how her partners react to things she does, a little less obliviousness, and a bit more self-assuredness, she knows exactly what of what she's said caused her sunshine to fluster.
She's so relieved to find that he's just as sweet and adorable as when she'd left.
The thoughts are lost to the ether of the next revelation facing Oriphi, however, which is that the amount of time that had passed here is much, much less than what's passed for her. ]
A little over a week?
[ She repeats it, in disbelief, as she props herself up on her arms and looks around at what she can see of the house. In the corner of her eye she spots a vase full of the flowers she had left for Diluc when they had said their goodbyes - still alive, blooming and well. Surely, dreamotion has played a part in keeping them fresh - but only by so much. And most everything else is almost exactly as she'd left things, with the exception of a few things that Thoma has most certainly tidied up and organized since waking up, Ori suspects.
Her brow furrows as she contemplates the meaning of it all, but perhaps it's all for the best. That means Diluc was only alone for a few days before Thoma woke up, and that both of them have only had to be without her for a few days - and on her end, even if eight months had passedā¦ she didn't remember them. And she didnāt know that she didnāt remember them, didnāt know how much she missed them, until now.
If she had actually returned here eight days after she woke up from her first time in Reverein... well, she would be in much worse shape. Thank goodness that Thoma and Diluc didn't have to see her in such a state. Hopefully they never have to. Misalignments in the passage of time surely don't make things any easier to grapple with, but in a way, it's a small blessing.
At length, she looks back down at Thoma, and thereās no small measure of bittersweetness in her eyes as she answers, ]
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She's so relieved to find that he's just as sweet and adorable as when she'd left.
The thoughts are lost to the ether of the next revelation facing Oriphi, however, which is that the amount of time that had passed here is much, much less than what's passed for her. ]
A little over a week?
[ She repeats it, in disbelief, as she props herself up on her arms and looks around at what she can see of the house. In the corner of her eye she spots a vase full of the flowers she had left for Diluc when they had said their goodbyes - still alive, blooming and well. Surely, dreamotion has played a part in keeping them fresh - but only by so much. And most everything else is almost exactly as she'd left things, with the exception of a few things that Thoma has most certainly tidied up and organized since waking up, Ori suspects.
Her brow furrows as she contemplates the meaning of it all, but perhaps it's all for the best. That means Diluc was only alone for a few days before Thoma woke up, and that both of them have only had to be without her for a few days - and on her end, even if eight months had passedā¦ she didn't remember them. And she didnāt know that she didnāt remember them, didnāt know how much she missed them, until now.
If she had actually returned here eight days after she woke up from her first time in Reverein... well, she would be in much worse shape. Thank goodness that Thoma and Diluc didn't have to see her in such a state. Hopefully they never have to. Misalignments in the passage of time surely don't make things any easier to grapple with, but in a way, it's a small blessing.
At length, she looks back down at Thoma, and thereās no small measure of bittersweetness in her eyes as she answers, ]
Itās been eight months for me.