. . . What? Geez. You both have that same way of looking at me sometimes . . . if you think I'm holding out any hope for either one of you, you're mistaken. But obviously, you especially! Don't start worrying about that.

[the two Lan Wangjis are both different and the same. Magolor's used to that; he's known alternate versions before. it's not hard to reconcile that they are the same person in different stages and circumstances. but it is really unfortunate that the things they have in common are the things that really make him squirm, like that way of looking at him]