[He nods, opening a packet of some sort of sweet sauce and squeezing it slowly onto his fried rice.]

Mmn. I mean, it wasn't just him, but... I don't know. It's weird, you know? He was from like, more than a year behind me. So for him, so much of the stuff between us hadn't happened. Without him and Kairi, I don't think I'd... be me right now. And you and I probably wouldn't be friends, because I wouldn't be... doing things.