[Why, because she was about to ask him what was on his mind and maybe explain his absence, of course. And also, because he wants to know, or something.]
Don't you remember? When we met, you said you couldn't summarize your entire life in one story. And you didn't want to tell it because we were trying to escape the tunnels, anyway. But we have time now!
[He remembers the scars she tries so dutifully to ignore; he remembers flashes of white tentacles and promises of paradise. But, like all the other shared memories he saw, it's more of a memory of a memory than anything. He's interested... but that would invite her to pry into his backstory, too.]
If you don't want to talk about it, then no skin off my stem. Just thought I'd give you the chance to share it and not some memory-fog-crap. [He guesses he'll let her ask him questions if she wants, instead. She's earned that much.]
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Don't you remember? When we met, you said you couldn't summarize your entire life in one story. And you didn't want to tell it because we were trying to escape the tunnels, anyway. But we have time now!
[He remembers the scars she tries so dutifully to ignore; he remembers flashes of white tentacles and promises of paradise. But, like all the other shared memories he saw, it's more of a memory of a memory than anything. He's interested... but that would invite her to pry into his backstory, too.]
If you don't want to talk about it, then no skin off my stem. Just thought I'd give you the chance to share it and not some memory-fog-crap. [He guesses he'll let her ask him questions if she wants, instead. She's earned that much.]