We're all done being used, Rei. Letting other people decide for us.
[He brings a hand to his shirt pocket as if to present the letter itself, but... it's empty. He knew that already, but he'd just forgotten in the surprise of seeing Rei again.]
It was... I had it when... when I was in that program I mentioned, but it... didn't follow me out. But I could never forget. [His voice is soft as he glances to her. He'd been afraid that he would forget, that all his memories would be erased upon exit from the program, including everything he'd fought for so hard on that island. But it hadn't. Even if the physical evidence is gone,]
no subject
[He brings a hand to his shirt pocket as if to present the letter itself, but... it's empty. He knew that already, but he'd just forgotten in the surprise of seeing Rei again.]
It was... I had it when... when I was in that program I mentioned, but it... didn't follow me out. But I could never forget. [His voice is soft as he glances to her. He'd been afraid that he would forget, that all his memories would be erased upon exit from the program, including everything he'd fought for so hard on that island. But it hadn't. Even if the physical evidence is gone,]
"For... the one I love."