[no, he's. not entirely wrong. and again, he's a brand new person to her no matter how much it feels otherwise right now, but she's vulnerable, she's tearing at wounds. she can afford to let a little more go.]

It's just... like, you aren't totally wrong. I just haven't heard from her in a while. [saying it is one of the hardest things she's done in some time, but even she can't bring it to the natural fear lying underneath the statement.] But I know I didn't forget anyone or anything like the others did, so it's different. From what happened to Lillian.

I know I'm more complete, like as a person, when A2 is living inside me. But I know I'm different from a lot of other people. And I know how long it took me to feel that way.