I don't think the bonds we make disappear entirely, even when we can't draw on the memories that forged them.

[ Geez... okay, right, no more crying, Maya. Pardon her, she's just going to quickly swipe at her eyes. ]

I still felt something familiar, when I ran into him for the first time. And with the others, too, even if I didn't-- well, I can't follow through on it now anyway.

It was just... I couldn't let someone just break in front of me. And especially not someone who was practically family in a time that didn't technically exist.

So if it helped him in the end... I'd be relieved.