...So just stuck no matter which way you looked at it, then.

[An awful reality, one that just couldn't be changed sometimes. He's had to learn to let those drift, to acknowledge them as what they are or else dismiss what truly happened and was left behind.

He finds his grip tightening just slightly, before he eases it back to a relaxed state.]

I'm sorry. It's good you came out the other end, but... I don't imagine having a reminder haunting you is an easy way to live.

[He would know. But it's not the place for that. All he can do is offer a half of a smile.]

You didn't give me your name before. Could I ask who you are?