[ His curiosity does indeed inspire him to peek a bit at the handwriting only to see a few choice words and wisely...not ask about it. It's none of his business what sort of manuscripts others work on in their free time here, and everyone needs to find their own ways to cope with their circumstances.

Right. Anyway, he's going to take a moment to try and sketch his brother's face from memory, which is a lot more complex than sketching out eikons, but he has a fairly practiced hand. What he ends up with is a fairly good approximation of Clive's face, which is better than nothing. ]

There. Not quite fit to stand amongst the painting masters in my world, yet I hope it is clear enough. If our world were truly destroyed, then I would rather he be here than nowhere at all.

[ But he's desperately trying to avoid getting mired in that possibility. He doesn't want to lose Clive again. ]

I know you mentioned having others from your world with you, but is there anyone else I should keep an eye out for in case they are among the new arrivals?