[It should be reassuring. It should send a sigh of relief through him, that Mista remembers Retrospec. Isn't that what he's wished for for so long?

But him remembering it now doesn't mean he won't forget tomorrow. Shuji could forget tomorrow and subject Mista to this pain.]

You lost Retrospec access eleven months ago. For almost a year now you didn't know what I was talking about when I mentioned it, and I couldn't tell you what was hurting me when it was wrapped up in past lives and unreality. I lied to you, more than once, because there was no way to convince you of the truth. We - we didn't even remember how we got together the same way.

[And none of this is Mista's fault, but Shuji can't hide the pain in his voice and he won't try, because it's been so long since he was able to be honest with Mista at all.]

I love you, I love you more than life itself and I always will, but - I never wanted those feelings to be a cause for pain. For either of us. You deserve better than that.

[Shuji deserves better than that.]