[ Even after so many years, he would recognize his sister's voice anywhere. He just wasn't expecting to hear it here of all places. ]

Mei mei...?

[ He's happy to hear her voice again, but his heart aches at the same time. This wasn't how he wanted their reunion to go. He had wanted to be much sooner than this, with the whole family present and their dad finally awake.

He needs to take a moment to compose himself before he responds. ]

Look, I was tryin' to help! I figured moving cacti would be easy enough to get rid of, how was I supposed to know they'd be this much of a pain in the ass?

[ Yina, also recognizing Meilin's voice, perks up and starts to look around. When she doesn't see her anywhere, she gets restless and starts to whine. Jinhai ignores her for now. ]

But hey, there's no need to worry, okay? I'm fine, I just got...an unexpected acupuncture treatment.