[ in absence of being able to hold onto siff's hand directly, yves will just sit next to them. close enough for their sides to brush as he looks thoughtful ]

I got to see people I missed, which... felt like it healed a lot of wounds. [ a better answer than just 'i'm fine', hopefully ] I think on the other side... I really was okay, but I felt sort of heavy from it all. Missing people and not being with people I really treasured. Of course, when I got here, there was people I missed too so... it was never going to be perfect.

[ he traded one group for another, but at least in this case there were letters. he just smiles even still ]

... but how are you, Siff? [ gently ] You had... well, a day. A weekend.