This starts well, but by the time the door is locked, the only comforting part of this is that the door is locked - there is something ominous about Zichen, and the locked door means he doesn't intend to leave. So Xingchen doesn't know what to expect. Only that it is getting Zichen ... worried? Uncomfortable? Something that is not good.

When the words do come, he tilts his head. "I have not seen him, but we did meet, when he first arrived. I tried to let him know a little bit what to expect, about the hotel and this place overall. It can be confusing enough, I am sure, with all the senses intact."