[ An orphanage, huh. Kaeya wonders how different his life would have been if he'd been shuffled over to an orphanage instead of being taken in by the Ragnvindr family. He knows that the struggle wouldn't have been any different; he would have still felt every bit the outsider than he is right now, but —
Maybe the rift between him and Diluc could have been avoided. Maybe Master Crepus would still be alive to this day. Maybe neither of their lives would have ever been tainted by his presence, so he's sure they would have been better off for it.
Rosaria is right when she assumes that Kaeya doesn't think he lucked out. And when she asks him if he misses them, he can only take in exhale slowly. ]
... Who knows.
[ Of course he does. He wouldn't have kept the seashells both he and Diluc collected on this day if he didn't.
That's exactly what the Diluc in this memory is doing too, crouched by the sandy shore, digging into the sand. He's encouraging Kaeya to do the same or else the tide is going to sweep away the seashells before they find any. Kaeya hesitates for a moment before relenting, settling by Diluc to help him look. ]
I suppose it's been... six months now? Since I was told the world that I knew had ended. [ ... ] It doesn't get any easier, I think.
[ This is probably the most honest and vulnerable he's been around Rosaria, but it's not like this is something he can really lie about. Not when she's experiencing that same loss too. ]
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Maybe the rift between him and Diluc could have been avoided. Maybe Master Crepus would still be alive to this day. Maybe neither of their lives would have ever been tainted by his presence, so he's sure they would have been better off for it.
Rosaria is right when she assumes that Kaeya doesn't think he lucked out. And when she asks him if he misses them, he can only take in exhale slowly. ]
... Who knows.
[ Of course he does. He wouldn't have kept the seashells both he and Diluc collected on this day if he didn't.
That's exactly what the Diluc in this memory is doing too, crouched by the sandy shore, digging into the sand. He's encouraging Kaeya to do the same or else the tide is going to sweep away the seashells before they find any. Kaeya hesitates for a moment before relenting, settling by Diluc to help him look. ]
I suppose it's been... six months now? Since I was told the world that I knew had ended. [ ... ] It doesn't get any easier, I think.
[ This is probably the most honest and vulnerable he's been around Rosaria, but it's not like this is something he can really lie about. Not when she's experiencing that same loss too. ]