I'm not quite sure why that's panicked him, exactly. "I think you and I met before all of this," I say gently. "I don't know if this'll make you feel better or worse, but I don't want to hide it from you. I talked it through with Megumi before."

I don't like the way his fingers are trembling on my shoulder, and I want to pull him into another hug, but it's not like that will fix everything. I'm here, if he wants to hug me. "I don't have any problems with my memories after that. What did you want to know, son?"