[He's never really been good at handling the whole "genuine emotion" thing either, but he does at least appreciate the closeness. Considering the last thing his actual body experienced was a nailbat to the leg, back and head, this is - frankly more than he could have expected.

There are a lot of things about these new revelations that are upsetting too, of course. The bleakness of their current situation is starting to settle in one small step at a time. The reality of the War is oppressively dark and harsh and thinking about all of the possibilities of their nebulous future here and out there only makes him feel sick, so instead, he just focuses on the moment.

Diva is still here. He's still here. Even if they're dead, and even if they never move beyond this simulation, that's enough for him.]

—It's not the worst thing to have happened to me, but - thank you. [If only because he knows what a big deal it is for Diva to apologize at all.]

I'm sorry to have treated you so poorly, as well.