I know... He's-- ... even if he didn't know me, I know nothing could've kept him from responding if he could help it. That's just the way he is. It's just...

_{[She shakes her head again, mouth curled into a bitter grin.]}

You remember that time Liquid and Otacon and I were drinking and we wound up all hungover outside of Violet?

... Well.

He saw that.

_{[She let her forehead thunk into one of her hands. It had been MONTHS and that STILL made her cringe.]}

Asked me if my parents had taught me better.