...As am I. [There's no telling what he would have done to Kotetsu if he hadn't come to his senses when he had.]

I'd be lying if I said it's not difficult, but at least I have the chance to make new ones. That's something I try not to take for granted. [Until he gets Ported out anyway, but that doesn't make his life here meaningless.]

Either way, there's a lot about my past I don't entirely remember. [And likely a few people he wouldn't recognize if he met them today.] Even if it's a life that will never quite feel like mine, I'd still value the things my other self did, and the people he knew and cared about. [A pause.] Your life doesn't have to be forgotten, is what I'm saying.