[ The reassurance that he's safe helps a little... but it isn't enough to get an unsteady smile to rest, tense, on his lips. ]

Yeah...

[ Swallowing thickly, he holds a blink... and then looks away. ]

... I was six. I've only had that memory back for-... [ quiet 'heh' ] It hasn't even been a year, even if time's never mattered when it comes to my memories.