[it'd be stranger to sizhui too if he weren't already so used to the world-hopping. regardless of this, he finds comfort in wei wuxian's presence as well, feeling like maybe together they can face this obstacle head-on and perhaps figure out a way back home.

what a way to embarrass him even more! he would be the ever-humble lan boy and say that he's nothing too special, he's just lucky to already know how a lot of this stuff works, et cetera and so on. he would, however, maybe preen a little about being called bright and smart because he does know he has a good head on his shoulders and has been taught well by those closest to him.]

It's okay, we can start by learning more about this world together. [even if sizhui's already learned some things about the golden peacock that he almost wishes he hadn't. now, though it makes him feel a little bad that wei wuxian has to suffer through it too, they can go through it with each other rather than alone.] In a way, yes, you're right. Who knows? We'll just have to see what it has in store for us and prepare for the worst but hope for the best. [a beat then,] I miss everyone too, but it's nice to see a familiar face here.