[The time spent processing that voice perhaps takes a little longer than it should. So much like his own, but the little differences are there... and that note of weariness that piques his curiosity.
Not the sort of thing to address right out the gate, though. ]
Hey there... It's been a while.
[ Understatement of the year, and intentionally so. His voice sounds a more hoarse than it usually would, but there's warmth there. Maybe enough to cover his underlying trepidation. ]
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Not the sort of thing to address right out the gate, though. ]
Hey there... It's been a while.
[ Understatement of the year, and intentionally so. His voice sounds a more hoarse than it usually would, but there's warmth there. Maybe enough to cover his underlying trepidation. ]