[ Kaeya wasn't really joking when he said that a lot has happened. Trying to summarize all that has come to past in the time he spent at both Horos and Kenos is almost an impossible task, and so he has no idea how to proceed when Diluc finally asks him how long it's been. The question itself, at surface value, is simple enough — a simple number and nothing more — and yet trying to explain everything else in between is what makes it more complicated than it really is.

So he starts with the easier topic first: ]

... I'm not entirely certain if my clothes will fit you, but I'm sure I'll find something that works.

[ Diluc seems so different compared to the last time he saw him. Then again, it has been a long while since he last saw the man. ]

And— it's been almost a year, since I was whisked away from Teyvat.

[ It truly has been year of unfortunate events piling up one after another with little to no real break in between. Kaeya has no idea how he managed to keep himself standing, but thinking about what Diluc would have done in certain moments helped more than the man himself will ever know.

(Because deep down, he know that Diluc would have kept going no matter what.) ]

You must have a lot of questions. I'll do my best to answer all of them.

[ That's all he really has to say until they get to his place. It's not much further, and soon enough, Kaeya is unlocking the door to his house near the Fields of Fantasia. The house is nothing to really write about; barely finished, only the necessities. Diluc might see a pot of beautiful blue flowers in the living room, but that's about it as far as striking decor. ]