I hope so. [He answers so, mostly thinking about Aigis and Yukari as he does, but he then remembers that Jaime can't possibly be speaking of them; he doesn't know them.] I mean-- I'm okay. I have Kala-Nemi. As long as I have her, I can remember to keep going forward. Aragaki-san told me a long time ago that you have to keep going. Even if it isn't fair, even if it hurts. I didn't remember it! But I wonder... if I can get close to that one day.

[Ken's opinion and view of Shinjiro has done a serious 360. It's undoubtedly a result of their growth here, but the sixth months he'd spent away had only amplified them. He smiles a little to himself.]

For Minato-san-- I don't think I can keep it from him forever. But even if I can show him that I'm okay, before I do I want to hear it from him that he wants to live, that he's okay with it, and that he wants to give it his best here.