"You never asked, I never thought about telling you. We... we got caught up in more things and it just- slipped my mind, I guess," it was so nice to hear Rei laugh. It was a balm on a wound that had been opened since knowing Rei had been kidnapped.

"It... how much more do you remember?" she asked, wondering if it was only their first meeting. She swallowed, grasping Rei's hand. "It's okay, if that's all, I'm just... it's been so long since I've heard you say that name."