Originally uploaded to Bilibili.tv
I think that while miHoYo was commenting on their local issues between parents and children the topic is fairly universal. Here we have the new character Gaming telling the story of how he had a dream to be a lion dancer (in-game it's called Wushou Dancing) but his father disapproved so eventually the constant butting heads caused Gaming to decide to run away from home and he hasn't been back since. In a separate story we have the other new character Xianyun but she's actually just a different form of an old character Cloud Retainer. She is in a way also a parent and is very over-protective. Her version is mostly played for laughs like telling embarrassing stories about her daughters. However if I remember correctly she also had a moment when she needed to learn to let go. In more recent events she plays something of an elderly parent whose children had already left the house and lead busy lives. As a result they don't often have time to visit her which both makes her worry for them while also feeling lonely.
All of these are common issues between children and their parents. So at the end of today's episode Xianyun imparts a life lesson which is actually a message miHoYo likely wanted to bring up with the players. No matter what troubles you might have it's best to address them rather than let them fester. In this case that would be Gaming having run from home because of the dispute with his father. As Xianyun puts it, "address problems before they turn into regrets." To put this into context Xianyun was one of several soldiers in a war. Over time they became close enough to behave as a kind of family and like all families they had their petty squabbles. But by the end of the war most of them had died and any unresolved issues would just linger. A little dramatic but it works even in our less exciting lives. Parents get old. If you don't talk out the issues with them there will be a day you don't have the chance.
Anyway what do you guys think? Do you have your own words of advice on the subject? And how did you like the portrayal of the subject in this event?
