[ laurence has to squeeze his eyes shut beneath his hand, fight back against more tears and the knot in his throat before he can even think about replying. ]
...Yeah. Me, too.
[ elysia, too, but... zhongli was the closest thing laurence has ever had to family. ]
[ he doesn't look over because he's just going to start crying again if he does, but he's going to reach an arm around laurence's shoulders and pull him to his side in a half-hug. ]
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Sorry. It's just... hard not to think about it, right now.
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[ quietly. ]
I'm gonna really miss him.
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...Yeah. Me, too.
[ elysia, too, but... zhongli was the closest thing laurence has ever had to family. ]
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quietly, ] We've gotta find who killed them. Somehow.
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Somehow. We can figure it out. Everyone's gonna be trying.
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[ they came so close to voting for yves last week. ]