They did, [ Dorian responded, nostalgia creeping into his voice. Of course, the last time he saw Oscar...other things had happened (such as the wallpaper literally trying to kill him but Dorian was not mentioning that to Shade). And it was different. Same old Oscar, of course, but so much had changed between meeting him in England and that ratty old hotel in Paris. ]

And he was. He was certainly trying to not let it show, at least around me, but it was obvious that things had changed. [ There's a pause as Dorian takes a sip of his drink. ] Still, I'm glad I got to see him before he passed.