[Yeah, it's... it's a lot. Lan Wangji's lived a lot of life in his 35 years, so he's getting by, but he can't deny that it's... uncomfortable, at best, to be missing such important pieces of himself. He can only imagine how it must feel for the younger people around here, or even for those who simply don't deal well with change and loss.]

It appears that the purpose of traveling to other worlds is to regain what we have lost. But it is not guaranteed. [Granted, they only got dumped in one world, but somehow he doubts it was a fluke.]