[Lance's attention is drawn more by the commotion than the voice; although familiar, he doesn't really have time to place just why that is before suddenly there's a face he recognizes, and not just recognizes but is so glad to see. he'd already mentally prepared himself for the idea of being alone, even if by that he means he'd just carefully made himself aware of the possibility and then immediately brushed aside dealing the emotional aspect of that.
So seeing Ian is a shock, but in a good way, and it only takes a brief moment of surprise before he returns the hug and gives a small sigh that's halfway to being a relieved laugh.]
Hey.
[It's obvious Ian knows who he is, and so he doesn't have to worry about the idea of not being remembered, which is in some ways even worse than being alone.]
Imagine meeting you here.
[In his third new dimension, and Ian's second, and how do these sorts of things even happen? But he's certainly not complaining.]
yes good all they are is nerds in the wind
So seeing Ian is a shock, but in a good way, and it only takes a brief moment of surprise before he returns the hug and gives a small sigh that's halfway to being a relieved laugh.]
Hey.
[It's obvious Ian knows who he is, and so he doesn't have to worry about the idea of not being remembered, which is in some ways even worse than being alone.]
Imagine meeting you here.
[In his third new dimension, and Ian's second, and how do these sorts of things even happen? But he's certainly not complaining.]