[It's an exasperated sigh, but he catches the other man's tone. The thought instantly occurs to him, but--no. He can't get his hopes up. There's no reason for his light to have returned when it hadn't before.
Frowning, he tilts the tablet, schooling himself to expect the old distortions. But...all he sees is his own face, same as he sees when they occasionally encounter a mirror, dirty, hairy, and gaunt. He stares, mouth falling gently open. The bandaged arm comes up so he can touch his face, see himself touching it in the video.]
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Date: 2019-01-17 11:03 pm (UTC)[It's an exasperated sigh, but he catches the other man's tone. The thought instantly occurs to him, but--no. He can't get his hopes up. There's no reason for his light to have returned when it hadn't before.
Frowning, he tilts the tablet, schooling himself to expect the old distortions. But...all he sees is his own face, same as he sees when they occasionally encounter a mirror, dirty, hairy, and gaunt. He stares, mouth falling gently open. The bandaged arm comes up so he can touch his face, see himself touching it in the video.]
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Date: 2019-01-18 01:22 am (UTC)Hey, look at that! I can actually see you. Looks like someone got his 'light' back, whatever the hell that's supposed to mean.
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Date: 2019-01-22 01:47 am (UTC)[He lets out a laugh of his own; ducks his head as tears spring to his eyes.]
I don't--I have no idea when this happened---