...not really, no. But...you still lost people. Not too long ago, one of those people was still close to you. So...

[ Huaisang knew that feeling of fighting back tears; he felt it right now even as they spoke. This was a very rough few weeks for either of them, to be quite honest.

There's a moment where he's quiet, and then he held out his hands a bit. ]

Did you want a hug anyway? Sometimes words really aren't enough.

[ Which, you know, not everyone was like him and liked hugs, but he wanted to offer anyway. ]