Ah, another tragedy... Under normal circumstances? He would absolutely flip for some sashimi. Right now, though, he feels much too guilty to have an appetite.
Ryunosuke opens his mouth to answer him, but he can't get the words out. He's had the whole journey back to think of what to say, but now that he's here? His mind is just blank. His mouth works silently for a moment, throat catching, before he just breaks and sinks into a deep bow of apology.
What is he apologizing for? Thoma's frown deepens as he slips around the table to approach Ryunosuke, hoping his scent isn't overwhelmingly unpleasant –not that that is much of a priority at the moment. He wonders what went wrong.
"It's okay... whatever it is, it's probably okay."
One hand settles on Ryunosuke's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze in an attempt to ease some of Ryunosuke's discomfort.
"Just take a deep breath– Was someone hurt or–?"
He doesn't want to think about what the worst thing Ryunosuke could say at this moment could be.
Somehow, Thoma showing such care and concern makes this hurt even worse. He can appreciate the effort, but he really feels as if he's failed him; Lumine may been the leader on the trip to Venera, but Ryunosuke still feels some responsibility for her safety.
"N... Not exactly."
At least, he hopes not.
"But... She's vanished. Miss Lumine." Ryunosuke doesn't let that hang for very long before launching into a hasty explanation. "I don't know how it happened--! One moment she was there, walking ahead of us, and the next-- she can't have been out of our sight for more than a few seconds! We looked everywhere--!"
His heart starts beating fast, fingers curling tightly, trying to remain calm. Charging after her isn't going to help anyone, especially when he doesn't have the full story. He tries to nod to acknowledge he heard Ryunosuke, but the gesture is a little stilted.
"Vanished into thin air? And with our mind link–..."
He tries to for a moment to reach out to her that way, a simple call of her name: Lumine. Yet no response comes. Just a faint, tugging feeling at the back of his mind, the wisps of what was there.
"Did she leave anything behind when she disappeared?"
Whatever remains of their connection, it's very faint and fragile, a frayed thread ready to snap, but it assures Thoma that she's not dead. That she's just very, very far away somewhere.
Ryunosuke watches him try to reach out via the Communion sadly, same as he and Dextera had attempted before. He doesn't try to stop him; it's something that's better for him to experience himself.
All the same, he feels horrible about this.
He shakes his head at the question. "I suppose any of her belongings here in the settlement must be where she left them, but everything she had on her at the time... It. It's like she turned the corner and walked into another world. I know that must sound insane, but..."
He flounders a moment, trying to think of what else to say. This is all just horribly, horribly sad... Even if he's fairly confident that Lumine is safe, wherever she is, the lack of proof is infuriating.
"It... It's possible that. She may have simply gone home," Ryunosuke says hesitantly. "Not by choice, but... We all showed up here so abruptly, I suppose it's not impossible we might leave the same way, right? And there are those among us who have... Seen their homes again, for lack of a better word. If you speak to Cid Garlond.... He can probably explain it better..."
"It doesn't sound as insane as you think!" Well, maybe to someone who isn't in the know about Lumine's unique abilities. "Back where I'm from, we called her the Traveler for a reason. She wasn't originally from Teyvat either."
If anyone was going to figure out how to leave this place, it was going to be her. He knows it seems unconventional to a lot –it was definitely a shock to Thoma the first time he'd heard it. He never imagined there was a whole other existence out there outside of their own, but it turns out they're just a very small piece of a tapestry that spans across many different worlds.
"Although it's a little abrupt she left without announcement or any goodbyes, but she probably didn't trigger it consciously. Maybe her power had manifested without warning from a deep wish or desire..."
He can't blame her. He wants to return to his world quite badly, too, as do they all. He should really be feeling relieved on her behalf.
"Does that mean... Cid Garlond– did he disappear once before? How about anyone else?"
...Lumine really possessed such an amazing power this whole time? He'd no idea...
Knowing that makes him feel... A little bit jealous, if he's being honest. If she did go home, even by accident. He does his best not to let it embitter him, casting the thought aside and addressing Thoma's question instead.
"I'm not certain if anyone else has... I just know that Cid claims to have gone home and returned again with new knowledge of events concerning his home world, and...." Ryunosuke pulls a face. "It, all went quite a bit over my head, I'm not certain I can adequately explain... Much though I'd like to."
Two Travelers... well, three really. Lumine had a twin brother that Thoma has yet to meet, but he never imagined there would be another world-hopper among them.
...Unless it was just a random event that happened to Cid alone without any conscious thought, which it could be. The important thing is that this is all further proof that their worlds remain intact, just out of reach at the moment, and he can breathe a minor sigh of relief, knowing he didn't lose his lord and lady nor his mother.
"Was he always able to move between worlds, or was this a first-time event for him? I'm afraid I don't know him too well, but I'm more eager than before to meet him."
"I honestly couldn't tell you for sure," Ryunosuke says. He's calming down quite a bit now that it's clear Thoma isn't upset with him, even if... He kind of feels like maybe he, Ryunosuke, would deserve that? But this is fine too.
"I'll definitely have to introduce you some time soon. Though you may also run into him, if you're ever by the ironworks... that's where he spends most of his time, I believe. He's... A blacksmith, and a tinkerer of sorts."
"I'll definitely need a blacksmith to patch my spear up after the beatings it's taken. It's not as sturdy as the one I use back home."
His fire is also doing well to eat through parts of it, which makes it less than ideal as a conductor. If only they had better materials... but that's not the point of this conversation. He can tell Ryunosuke is still upset about Lumine, so he tries to placate him further.
"I'm almost completely certain she just went back to Teyvat, so she's better off than us at the moment. It's a good thing for her, and maybe she can even get help now that she's no longer confined to this world."
She's spoken with the archon of Inazuma, who might have better insight on how to open the passageways between worlds. If not that, he knows Lumine wouldn't give up until she rescued all of them.
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Date: 2022-07-13 03:13 am (UTC)Ryunosuke opens his mouth to answer him, but he can't get the words out. He's had the whole journey back to think of what to say, but now that he's here? His mind is just blank. His mouth works silently for a moment, throat catching, before he just breaks and sinks into a deep bow of apology.
"Mr. Thoma, I... I am so sorry...!"
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Date: 2022-07-16 09:52 pm (UTC)"It's okay... whatever it is, it's probably okay."
One hand settles on Ryunosuke's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze in an attempt to ease some of Ryunosuke's discomfort.
"Just take a deep breath– Was someone hurt or–?"
He doesn't want to think about what the worst thing Ryunosuke could say at this moment could be.
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Date: 2022-07-26 02:05 am (UTC)"N... Not exactly."
At least, he hopes not.
"But... She's vanished. Miss Lumine." Ryunosuke doesn't let that hang for very long before launching into a hasty explanation. "I don't know how it happened--! One moment she was there, walking ahead of us, and the next-- she can't have been out of our sight for more than a few seconds! We looked everywhere--!"
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Date: 2022-07-28 01:06 am (UTC)His heart starts beating fast, fingers curling tightly, trying to remain calm. Charging after her isn't going to help anyone, especially when he doesn't have the full story. He tries to nod to acknowledge he heard Ryunosuke, but the gesture is a little stilted.
"Vanished into thin air? And with our mind link–..."
He tries to for a moment to reach out to her that way, a simple call of her name: Lumine. Yet no response comes. Just a faint, tugging feeling at the back of his mind, the wisps of what was there.
"Did she leave anything behind when she disappeared?"
Whatever remains of their connection, it's very faint and fragile, a frayed thread ready to snap, but it assures Thoma that she's not dead. That she's just very, very far away somewhere.
Hopefully.
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Date: 2022-07-30 04:01 am (UTC)All the same, he feels horrible about this.
He shakes his head at the question. "I suppose any of her belongings here in the settlement must be where she left them, but everything she had on her at the time... It. It's like she turned the corner and walked into another world. I know that must sound insane, but..."
He flounders a moment, trying to think of what else to say. This is all just horribly, horribly sad... Even if he's fairly confident that Lumine is safe, wherever she is, the lack of proof is infuriating.
"It... It's possible that. She may have simply gone home," Ryunosuke says hesitantly. "Not by choice, but... We all showed up here so abruptly, I suppose it's not impossible we might leave the same way, right? And there are those among us who have... Seen their homes again, for lack of a better word. If you speak to Cid Garlond.... He can probably explain it better..."
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Date: 2022-07-30 06:27 pm (UTC)If anyone was going to figure out how to leave this place, it was going to be her. He knows it seems unconventional to a lot –it was definitely a shock to Thoma the first time he'd heard it. He never imagined there was a whole other existence out there outside of their own, but it turns out they're just a very small piece of a tapestry that spans across many different worlds.
"Although it's a little abrupt she left without announcement or any goodbyes, but she probably didn't trigger it consciously. Maybe her power had manifested without warning from a deep wish or desire..."
He can't blame her. He wants to return to his world quite badly, too, as do they all. He should really be feeling relieved on her behalf.
"Does that mean... Cid Garlond– did he disappear once before? How about anyone else?"
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Date: 2022-08-08 01:12 am (UTC)Knowing that makes him feel... A little bit jealous, if he's being honest. If she did go home, even by accident. He does his best not to let it embitter him, casting the thought aside and addressing Thoma's question instead.
"I'm not certain if anyone else has... I just know that Cid claims to have gone home and returned again with new knowledge of events concerning his home world, and...." Ryunosuke pulls a face. "It, all went quite a bit over my head, I'm not certain I can adequately explain... Much though I'd like to."
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Date: 2022-08-12 03:33 am (UTC)...Unless it was just a random event that happened to Cid alone without any conscious thought, which it could be. The important thing is that this is all further proof that their worlds remain intact, just out of reach at the moment, and he can breathe a minor sigh of relief, knowing he didn't lose his lord and lady nor his mother.
"Was he always able to move between worlds, or was this a first-time event for him? I'm afraid I don't know him too well, but I'm more eager than before to meet him."
And talk his ear off probably.
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Date: 2022-08-18 12:28 am (UTC)"I'll definitely have to introduce you some time soon. Though you may also run into him, if you're ever by the ironworks... that's where he spends most of his time, I believe. He's... A blacksmith, and a tinkerer of sorts."
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Date: 2022-08-20 01:46 am (UTC)His fire is also doing well to eat through parts of it, which makes it less than ideal as a conductor. If only they had better materials... but that's not the point of this conversation. He can tell Ryunosuke is still upset about Lumine, so he tries to placate him further.
"I'm almost completely certain she just went back to Teyvat, so she's better off than us at the moment. It's a good thing for her, and maybe she can even get help now that she's no longer confined to this world."
She's spoken with the archon of Inazuma, who might have better insight on how to open the passageways between worlds. If not that, he knows Lumine wouldn't give up until she rescued all of them.